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... and safety belts properly. page Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. 0 1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual The 1-1 2-1 3- 1 4- 1 5- 1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Your Driving and the Road Here you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on...
... and safety belts properly. page Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. 0 1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual The 1-1 2-1 3- 1 4- 1 5- 1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Your Driving and the Road Here you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on...
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... 1997 All Rights Reserved ii you 're on the road. GENERAL MOTORS, GM,the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name LUMINA are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. I We support voluntary technician certification. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute name the "General Motorsof Canada Limited"for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE c For...
... 1997 All Rights Reserved ii you 're on the road. GENERAL MOTORS, GM,the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name LUMINA are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. I We support voluntary technician certification. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute name the "General Motorsof Canada Limited"for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE c For...
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Louis Chevrolet, the other half of the team, at the wheel of his experimental "Classic Six, '' which entered production in I91 2. That year 2999 vehicles were produced. I The dynamic William C. "Billy" Durant shiftedgears frommaking carriages to making cars, forming half the team that gave I birth to Chevrolet.
Louis Chevrolet, the other half of the team, at the wheel of his experimental "Classic Six, '' which entered production in I91 2. That year 2999 vehicles were produced. I The dynamic William C. "Billy" Durant shiftedgears frommaking carriages to making cars, forming half the team that gave I birth to Chevrolet.
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Please read their owner's manual beginning from to end when they receive their new vehicle. vi In this happen." Index A good place to look what 's in list the manual, and the page number where you or other people. In the ... this Manual Many people read these cautions. You will also find a number safety cautionsin this , it will find a circle with a slash through in for your vehicle. you first If do this" or "Don't let this manual, you we tell what to do help you or others could hurt is . If you...
Please read their owner's manual beginning from to end when they receive their new vehicle. vi In this happen." Index A good place to look what 's in list the manual, and the page number where you or other people. In the ... this Manual Many people read these cautions. You will also find a number safety cautionsin this , it will find a circle with a slash through in for your vehicle. you first If do this" or "Don't let this manual, you we tell what to do help you or others could hurt is . If you...
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When you read other manuals, you might see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION NOTICE. Butthe notice will NOTICE: In the noticeweabout area, something that can damage your vehicle. You'll also see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in this damage ...find these notices: would be not covered your by warranty, and it could damage your vehicle. or These mean there is something tell you what do to help to avoid the damage. Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in different words. Many times, this you book will tell you that...
When you read other manuals, you might see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION NOTICE. Butthe notice will NOTICE: In the noticeweabout area, something that can damage your vehicle. You'll also see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in this damage ...find these notices: would be not covered your by warranty, and it could damage your vehicle. or These mean there is something tell you what do to help to avoid the damage. Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in different words. Many times, this you book will tell you that...
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...COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM 1-1 (@) FUSE P LIGHTER HORN BRAKE BURNS ) . Vehicle Symbols These aresome of your controls: These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Here are some other symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: These symbols are... important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have todo with your lamps: These symbols are on some of the symbolsyou may see: I I AVOID SPARKSOR FLAMES ...
...COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM 1-1 (@) FUSE P LIGHTER HORN BRAKE BURNS ) . Vehicle Symbols These aresome of your controls: These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Here are some other symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: These symbols are... important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have todo with your lamps: These symbols are on some of the symbolsyou may see: I I AVOID SPARKSOR FLAMES ...
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... This section tells you how adjust the seats and to explains reclining seatbacks and head restraints. 2-Way Manual Front Seat You can lose control the vehicle if you try to of the vehicle is not moving . Slide of adjust a manual driver's seat while the...
... This section tells you how adjust the seats and to explains reclining seatbacks and head restraints. 2-Way Manual Front Seat You can lose control the vehicle if you try to of the vehicle is not moving . Slide of adjust a manual driver's seat while the...
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... injuries. Then sit well back in motioncan be dangerous. In a crash you 're reclined likethis. For proper protection when the vehicle is moving. In a crash the job belt couldgo up , your vehicle a is in front of you. Even if you buckle up over your pelvic bones. The belt forces would be against...
... injuries. Then sit well back in motioncan be dangerous. In a crash you 're reclined likethis. For proper protection when the vehicle is moving. In a crash the job belt couldgo up , your vehicle a is in front of you. Even if you buckle up over your pelvic bones. The belt forces would be against...
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... crash, might you not beif you are more likely to be ejected from You can beseriously it explains the air bag system. Always fasten your vehicle that yourpassengers' belts are in any area your safety belt, and check that is in Safety Belts: They'refor Everyone This part of... a vehicle. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down that comeson as a reminder to buckle up . It also tells some things you should not do ...
... crash, might you not beif you are more likely to be ejected from You can beseriously it explains the air bag system. Always fasten your vehicle that yourpassengers' belts are in any area your safety belt, and check that is in Safety Belts: They'refor Everyone This part of... a vehicle. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down that comeson as a reminder to buckle up . It also tells some things you should not do ...
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... be a bad one. In many are of safety belts in a crash. Without belts they could have If a crash, you don't know it will be in vehicles, 30 the facts are mild, and some crashes can walk away. Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in between. Suppose it goes. you go... as as fast it 's a seat just on anything, you do have been badly hurt or killed. if A few crashes are clear. Take the simplest vehicle. But most crashes buckling up a person wouldn't survive. After more than years of them, people who buckle up survive and sometimes can be so serious...
... be a bad one. In many are of safety belts in a crash. Without belts they could have If a crash, you don't know it will be in vehicles, 30 the facts are mild, and some crashes can walk away. Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in between. Suppose it goes. you go... as as fast it 's a seat just on anything, you do have been badly hurt or killed. if A few crashes are clear. Take the simplest vehicle. But most crashes buckling up a person wouldn't survive. After more than years of them, people who buckle up survive and sometimes can be so serious...
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Then stop . 1-8 f Put someone onit. rider The doesn't stop the vehicle. Get it up to speed. i - _*.
Then stop . 1-8 f Put someone onit. rider The doesn't stop the vehicle. Get it up to speed. i - _*.
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In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... or the instrument panel... 1-9 I The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... or the instrument panel... 1-9 I The person keeps going until stopped by something.
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... and will be -- whether you are supplemental systems only; A: or the safety belts! Air bags are in the future. so they are belted. e."If my vehicle has air bage, why should I 'm wearing a safety belt? With safety belts, you $til1 have to and your chance of being consciousd a g a d afkf an... accident, SO you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down the vehicle does. Everyair bag system ever offered for sale has regraireidthe use of them . as You get the most of safety belts. Evenif you're in...
... and will be -- whether you are supplemental systems only; A: or the safety belts! Air bags are in the future. so they are belted. e."If my vehicle has air bage, why should I 'm wearing a safety belt? With safety belts, you $til1 have to and your chance of being consciousd a g a d afkf an... accident, SO you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down the vehicle does. Everyair bag system ever offered for sale has regraireidthe use of them . as You get the most of safety belts. Evenif you're in...
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...'t protect you 'll want to Wear Safety Belts Properly home, why should I wear safety belts? First, you from How to know which restraint systems your vehicle, the part of see this manual called "Children." Follow those rules for everyone . And there are special thingsknow to about safety belts and children. Most... -- Adults This partis only for everyone 's protection. &.' If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from things beyond your passengerscan be hurt. you 're in your vehicle has.
...'t protect you 'll want to Wear Safety Belts Properly home, why should I wear safety belts? First, you from How to know which restraint systems your vehicle, the part of see this manual called "Children." Follow those rules for everyone . And there are special thingsknow to about safety belts and children. Most... -- Adults This partis only for everyone 's protection. &.' If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from things beyond your passengerscan be hurt. you 're in your vehicle has.
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Before you can damage both it, the belt and your vehicle. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should go back out of the be are seriously injuredif they more likely to ...
Before you can damage both it, the belt and your vehicle. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should go back out of the be are seriously injuredif they more likely to ...
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...safety belt is worn properly, it . in rollover, rear, side low-speed Your vehicle has "Next Generation" reduced-force frontal crashes. the way, youwill engage the child...front passenger. If this section. l or to inflateat al in a have provided in the past. Everyone your vehicle in moderate to severe crashes where the front of Air Bag System your chance of an inflating should wear a ... things know about the air to bag system: You can be hurtin a crash. one thing. -inside the vehicle being ejected from Air bags or it 's more forceful air bags have air bags. is mother. The best ...
...safety belt is worn properly, it . in rollover, rear, side low-speed Your vehicle has "Next Generation" reduced-force frontal crashes. the way, youwill engage the child...front passenger. If this section. l or to inflateat al in a have provided in the past. Everyone your vehicle in moderate to severe crashes where the front of Air Bag System your chance of an inflating should wear a ... things know about the air to bag system: You can be hurtin a crash. one thing. -inside the vehicle being ejected from Air bags or it 's more forceful air bags have air bags. is mother. The best ...
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... instrument panel, which CAUTION: shows AIR BAG. To read how, see the and you if there an electrical is true even though your vehicle. There is designed them. If you . Always secure children it could seriously injure you 're too closeto an inflating air bag, system can... provide. Air bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for malfunctions. adults, but notforybungchildrenand Neither the vehicle's safety system nor its bag belt air CAUTION: (Continued) The system checksthe air bag electrical system for ifns nat. Safety belts help air...
... instrument panel, which CAUTION: shows AIR BAG. To read how, see the and you if there an electrical is true even though your vehicle. There is designed them. If you . Always secure children it could seriously injure you 're too closeto an inflating air bag, system can... provide. Air bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for malfunctions. adults, but notforybungchildrenand Neither the vehicle's safety system nor its bag belt air CAUTION: (Continued) The system checksthe air bag electrical system for ifns nat. Safety belts help air...
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...have inflated simply because the damage of to safety belts, and then only in of U I or because what the repair costs were. If your vehicle goes straight a into that so stopping the occupant more gradually. bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it can contact the steering wheel or... bag restrain? But bags would not moderate to 24 km/h). help you in a crash. The threshold level the impact more than a supplement to a vehicle of When should never be somewhat above or below this range. Air bags should an air bag inflate? The inflator, air bag and related bag...
...have inflated simply because the damage of to safety belts, and then only in of U I or because what the repair costs were. If your vehicle goes straight a into that so stopping the occupant more gradually. bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it can contact the steering wheel or... bag restrain? But bags would not moderate to 24 km/h). help you in a crash. The threshold level the impact more than a supplement to a vehicle of When should never be somewhat above or below this range. Air bags should an air bag inflate? The inflator, air bag and related bag...
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...breakage may not even realize the air bag inflated. If you have breathing problems but nottoo hot to If you don't get fresh air by vehicle deformation. When ~ diagnostic module, which records information about the readiness of asthma or other parts. your air on 1 This dust could cause...that some new parts your for passenger's bag -- What will be hotfor a short time. a Let only qualified technicians work properly. to a Your vehicle is safe so. The service manual your air bag for people with a history of the system, when the sensors are broken by opening a window or...
...breakage may not even realize the air bag inflated. If you have breathing problems but nottoo hot to If you don't get fresh air by vehicle deformation. When ~ diagnostic module, which records information about the readiness of asthma or other parts. your air on 1 This dust could cause...that some new parts your for passenger's bag -- What will be hotfor a short time. a Let only qualified technicians work properly. to a Your vehicle is safe so. The service manual your air bag for people with a history of the system, when the sensors are broken by opening a window or...
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...steeringwheel or both theair bag moduleand the instrument panel for to do so. Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle Air bags affect how your vehicle ever gets into a of water -- Your dealer andthe Lumina Service Manual have to if replace the a r bags as well as lot water up to10 minutes... after the ignitionkey is turned off the vehicle immediately. Don't let anyone start your vehicle, the damage could make air the bags inflate, even there's ...
...steeringwheel or both theair bag moduleand the instrument panel for to do so. Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle Air bags affect how your vehicle ever gets into a of water -- Your dealer andthe Lumina Service Manual have to if replace the a r bags as well as lot water up to10 minutes... after the ignitionkey is turned off the vehicle immediately. Don't let anyone start your vehicle, the damage could make air the bags inflate, even there's ...