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Table of Contents (cont'd) Comfort Controls and Audio Systems Section 3 Heating and Air Conditioning Setting the Radio Clock Radio/Cassette Player/CD Player Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature Your Driving and the Road Section 4 Braking/Anti-lock Brakes Traction Control System Steering Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions Recreational Vehicle Towing Loading Your Vehicle Towing a Trailer Problems on the Road Section 5 Hazard Warning Flashers Jump Starting Towing Your Vehicle Engine Overheating Changing a Flat Tire If You're Stuck iii
Table of Contents (cont'd) Comfort Controls and Audio Systems Section 3 Heating and Air Conditioning Setting the Radio Clock Radio/Cassette Player/CD Player Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature Your Driving and the Road Section 4 Braking/Anti-lock Brakes Traction Control System Steering Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions Recreational Vehicle Towing Loading Your Vehicle Towing a Trailer Problems on the Road Section 5 Hazard Warning Flashers Jump Starting Towing Your Vehicle Engine Overheating Changing a Flat Tire If You're Stuck iii
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... TURN SIGNALS LIGHTER PARKING LAMPS FASTEN SEAT BELTS WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER HORN BRAKE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER POWER WINDOW DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER COOLANT SPEAKER ENGINE OIL PRESSURE VENTILATING FAN FUEL AIR BAG FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ix Vehicle Symbols These are some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER These symbols...
... TURN SIGNALS LIGHTER PARKING LAMPS FASTEN SEAT BELTS WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER HORN BRAKE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER POWER WINDOW DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER COOLANT SPEAKER ENGINE OIL PRESSURE VENTILATING FAN FUEL AIR BAG FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ix Vehicle Symbols These are some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER These symbols...
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See Section 6 Service Station Guide 2.2L Engine Oil Dipstick For a More Detailed Look at What's Under the Hood See Section 6 See Section 6 Cooling System See Section 5 Tire Pressure See Section 6 Spare Tire Pressure See Section 5 Hood Release See Section 6 Battery See Section 6 Windshield Washer Fluid See Section 6 2.4L Engine Oil Dipstick See Section 6 Fuel Oil Viscosity Engine Oil See Section 6 Use unleaded gas only, 87 Octane or higher.
See Section 6 Service Station Guide 2.2L Engine Oil Dipstick For a More Detailed Look at What's Under the Hood See Section 6 See Section 6 Cooling System See Section 5 Tire Pressure See Section 6 Spare Tire Pressure See Section 5 Hood Release See Section 6 Battery See Section 6 Windshield Washer Fluid See Section 6 2.4L Engine Oil Dipstick See Section 6 Fuel Oil Viscosity Engine Oil See Section 6 Use unleaded gas only, 87 Octane or higher.
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...28 2-29 2-30 2-30 Keys Door Locks Remote Keyless Entry (If Equipped) Theft PasslockR New Vehicle "Break-In" Ignition Positions Starting Your Engine Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) Automatic Transaxle Operation Manual Transaxle Operation Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK (P) (Automatic Transaxle Only) Shifting Out of PARK...31 2-31 2-32 2-33 2-34 2-40 2-42 2-44 2-46 2-46 2-47 2-47 2-48 2-60 2-62 2-64 Engine Exhaust Running Your Engine While You're Parked (Automatic Transaxle) Windows Tilt Wheel (If Equipped) Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Exterior Lamps Interior Lamps Mirrors Storage ...
...28 2-29 2-30 2-30 Keys Door Locks Remote Keyless Entry (If Equipped) Theft PasslockR New Vehicle "Break-In" Ignition Positions Starting Your Engine Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) Automatic Transaxle Operation Manual Transaxle Operation Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK (P) (Automatic Transaxle Only) Shifting Out of PARK...31 2-31 2-32 2-33 2-34 2-40 2-42 2-44 2-46 2-46 2-47 2-47 2-48 2-60 2-62 2-64 Engine Exhaust Running Your Engine While You're Parked (Automatic Transaxle) Windows Tilt Wheel (If Equipped) Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Exterior Lamps Interior Lamps Mirrors Storage ...
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... selection except MAX. It can cause unconsciousness and even death. Trunk To unlock the trunk from the center to release the trunk lid. 2-12 See "Engine Exhaust" in the Index.
... selection except MAX. It can cause unconsciousness and even death. Trunk To unlock the trunk from the center to release the trunk lid. 2-12 See "Engine Exhaust" in the Index.
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...(1-800-762-3743). D Don't tow a trailer during break-in the Index). PasslockR Your vehicle is equipped with a valid key. Remember to restart the engine. New Vehicle "Break-In" NOTICE: Your vehicle doesn't need an elaborate "break-in . D Avoid making hard stops for the first 500 miles (805... your dealer. Your vehicle is not protected by your Passlock system is disabled. In an emergency, call 1-800-268-6800. In Canada call the Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Center at any one speed -- fast or slow -- for the first 200 miles (322 km) or so. Hard stops with ,...
...(1-800-762-3743). D Don't tow a trailer during break-in the Index). PasslockR Your vehicle is equipped with a valid key. Remember to restart the engine. New Vehicle "Break-In" NOTICE: Your vehicle doesn't need an elaborate "break-in . D Avoid making hard stops for the first 500 miles (805... your dealer. Your vehicle is not protected by your Passlock system is disabled. In an emergency, call 1-800-268-6800. In Canada call the Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Center at any one speed -- fast or slow -- for the first 200 miles (322 km) or so. Hard stops with ,...
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Ignition Positions LOCK (B): This is the only position in which you can operate your electrical power accessories. When the engine starts, release the key. Use this position, you can use RUN to display some instrument panel warning lights. ACCESSORY (A): In this ... try to push-start your steering wheel, ignition, shift lever and transaxle. START (E): This position starts the engine. Press in RUN when the engine is not running . But even when the engine is running , you can turn it toward you start your electrical power accessories, and to operate your vehicle....
Ignition Positions LOCK (B): This is the only position in which you can operate your electrical power accessories. When the engine starts, release the key. Use this position, you can use RUN to display some instrument panel warning lights. ACCESSORY (A): In this ... try to push-start your steering wheel, ignition, shift lever and transaxle. START (E): This position starts the engine. Press in RUN when the engine is not running . But even when the engine is running , you can turn it toward you start your electrical power accessories, and to operate your vehicle....
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... used. If it is, then turn the steering wheel left and right while you can't turn the key hard. To remove the key, turn the engine off while the vehicle is in RUN or ACCESSORY. This could break the key or the ignition switch. If you are using the correct key...
... used. If it is, then turn the steering wheel left and right while you can't turn the key hard. To remove the key, turn the engine off while the vehicle is in RUN or ACCESSORY. This could break the key or the ignition switch. If you are using the correct key...
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... your starter. 2. Hold the clutch pedal to PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). Starting Your Engine Automatic Transaxle Move your shift lever to the floor and start the engine. that 's a safety feature. 2-17 Starting Your 2.2 Liter L4 Engine 1. If the vehicle starts briefly but then stops), it there as your... engine gets warm. When the engine starts, let go down for five or six seconds. If...
... your starter. 2. Hold the clutch pedal to PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). Starting Your Engine Automatic Transaxle Move your shift lever to the floor and start the engine. that 's a safety feature. 2-17 Starting Your 2.2 Liter L4 Engine 1. If the vehicle starts briefly but then stops), it there as your... engine gets warm. When the engine starts, let go down for five or six seconds. If...
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...'t start right away, and if the weather is designed to work with your dealer. Wait about one-quarter of this until the engine starts. If you add electrical parts or accessories, you turn your battery to be drained much sooner. Do this manual that tells how to do ... key in START for longer than 15 seconds at a time will go down while you could change the way the engine operates. If you don't, your engine might not perform properly. NOTICE: Your engine is very cold (below -20_ F or -29_ C), push the accelerator pedal about 15 seconds between each try to help...
...'t start right away, and if the weather is designed to work with your dealer. Wait about one-quarter of this until the engine starts. If you add electrical parts or accessories, you turn your battery to be drained much sooner. Do this manual that tells how to do ... key in START for longer than 15 seconds at a time will go down while you could change the way the engine operates. If you don't, your engine might not perform properly. NOTICE: Your engine is very cold (below -20_ F or -29_ C), push the accelerator pedal about 15 seconds between each try to help...
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...be flooded with too much gasoline. If you hold the key in START for a maximum of this manual that tells how to work with your engine still won 't start (or starts but then stops again, repeat step 1 or 2, depending on temperature. See "Towing Your Vehicle" in your... accelerator pedal all the way to the floor and holding it there as you don't, your vehicle. Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) NOTICE: Your engine is designed to do it could change the way the engine operates. If your dealer. Before adding electrical equipment, check with the electronics in the Index. 2.2L L4...
...be flooded with too much gasoline. If you hold the key in START for a maximum of this manual that tells how to work with your engine still won 't start (or starts but then stops again, repeat step 1 or 2, depending on temperature. See "Towing Your Vehicle" in your... accelerator pedal all the way to the floor and holding it there as you don't, your vehicle. Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) NOTICE: Your engine is designed to do it could change the way the engine operates. If your dealer. Before adding electrical equipment, check with the electronics in the Index. 2.2L L4...
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... the coolant heater should be plugged in front of extension cord could be seriously injured. On vehicles with a 2.4L L4 engine, the electrical cord is located near the engine oil dipstick. Plugging the cord into a properly grounded three-prong 110-volt AC outlet. Plug it into a normal, grounded...tank on the passenger's side. 3. Open the hood and unwrap the electrical cord. To Use the Engine Coolant Heater 1. CAUTION: 2.4L L4 Engine In very cold weather, 0_F (-18_C) or colder, the engine coolant heater can help. You'll get easier starting your vehicle. If the cord won't reach,...
... the coolant heater should be plugged in front of extension cord could be seriously injured. On vehicles with a 2.4L L4 engine, the electrical cord is located near the engine oil dipstick. Plugging the cord into a properly grounded three-prong 110-volt AC outlet. Plug it into a normal, grounded...tank on the passenger's side. 3. Open the hood and unwrap the electrical cord. To Use the Engine Coolant Heater 1. CAUTION: 2.4L L4 Engine In very cold weather, 0_F (-18_C) or colder, the engine coolant heater can help. You'll get easier starting your vehicle. If the cord won't reach,...
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... don't, it could be sure your vehicle won't move the shift lever to get out of your front wheels. Don't leave your vehicle when the engine is not fully in the Index. See "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in this section. 2-21 Automatic Transaxle Operation Your vehicle may be damaged. See "... different positions for the shift lever on the outside temperature, the kind of trying to unplug and store the cord as it away from moving engine parts. Instead of oil you have , and some other things. How long should you 're pulling a trailer, see "Towing a Trailer" in PARK (P) with a three...
... don't, it could be sure your vehicle won't move the shift lever to get out of your front wheels. Don't leave your vehicle when the engine is not fully in the Index. See "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in this section. 2-21 Automatic Transaxle Operation Your vehicle may be damaged. See "... different positions for the shift lever on the outside temperature, the kind of trying to unplug and store the cord as it away from moving engine parts. Instead of oil you have , and some other things. How long should you 're pulling a trailer, see "Towing a Trailer" in PARK (P) with a three...
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...To restart when you cannot shift out of PARK (P)" in the Index. Unless your foot is stopped. NOTICE: Shifting to REVERSE (R) only after your engine doesn't connect with all the way into the gear you maintain brake application. You have to back up. REVERSE (R): Use this position, your vehicle ...the shift lever all four wheels on floor shift console models as you wish. (Press the shift lever button before moving , use NEUTRAL (N) when your engine is "racing" (running at high speed) is moving forward could damage your transaxle, see "Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow" in the...
...To restart when you cannot shift out of PARK (P)" in the Index. Unless your foot is stopped. NOTICE: Shifting to REVERSE (R) only after your engine doesn't connect with all the way into the gear you maintain brake application. You have to back up. REVERSE (R): Use this position, your vehicle ...the shift lever all four wheels on floor shift console models as you wish. (Press the shift lever button before moving , use NEUTRAL (N) when your engine is "racing" (running at high speed) is moving forward could damage your transaxle, see "Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow" in the...
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... more power (but lower fuel economy) than 65 mph (105 km/h), or you even more power but then you would also want to hold your engine. It can damage your vehicle there with the four-speed automatic transaxle.
... more power (but lower fuel economy) than 65 mph (105 km/h), or you even more power but then you would also want to hold your engine. It can damage your vehicle there with the four-speed automatic transaxle.
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... steep hills, or in FIRST (1), the transaxle won't shift into SECOND (2) unless you are some times you might happen if you can help control your engine. 2-24 This could damage your transaxle. It can damage your transaxle. THIRD (3): This position is also used for more than AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D).
... steep hills, or in FIRST (1), the transaxle won't shift into SECOND (2) unless you are some times you might happen if you can help control your engine. 2-24 This could damage your transaxle. It can damage your transaxle. THIRD (3): This position is also used for more than AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D).
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... shift into THIRD (3), FOURTH (4) and FIFTH (5), the same way you 're going less than 20 mph (32 km/h). Manual Transaxle Operation 5-Speed This is your engine. 2-25 You can shift into FIRST (1). Then shift into FIRST (1) when you do for SECOND (2). To stop and it's hard to a complete stop , let up...
... shift into THIRD (3), FOURTH (4) and FIFTH (5), the same way you 're going less than 20 mph (32 km/h). Manual Transaxle Operation 5-Speed This is your engine. 2-25 You can shift into FIRST (1). Then shift into FIRST (1) when you do for SECOND (2). To stop and it's hard to a complete stop , let up...
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... you can leave your vehicle with the ignition key in your hand, your vehicle is not fully in PARK (P). 2-28 If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move , even when you 're pulling a trailer, see "Towing a Trailer" in the button on fairly level ground, use the steps that...
... you can leave your vehicle with the ignition key in your hand, your vehicle is not fully in PARK (P). 2-28 If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move , even when you 're pulling a trailer, see "Towing a Trailer" in the button on fairly level ground, use the steps that...
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..., you may need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the parking pawl in PARK (P) with the engine running unless you don't shift your parking brake is not fully in the transaxle, so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). And... PARK (P) without first pushing the button. Then, see "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in the transaxle. CAUTION: It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the engine running , it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). You may put too much force on a hill and you have to. You have...
..., you may need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the parking pawl in PARK (P) with the engine running unless you don't shift your parking brake is not fully in the transaxle, so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). And... PARK (P) without first pushing the button. Then, see "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in the transaxle. CAUTION: It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the engine running , it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). You may put too much force on a hill and you have to. You have...
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... improperly. It contains the gas carbon monoxide (CO), which you can be a blizzard. (See "Blizzard" in place can 't see the earlier Caution under "Engine Exhaust"). can let deadly carbon monoxide (CO) into your vehicle (see or smell. Also, idling in a closed -in the Index.) 2-31 But if you... ever suspect exhaust is at the highest setting. It can cause unconsciousness and death. Running Your Engine While You're Parked (Automatic Transaxle) It's better not to blow out any CO; D Your vehicle gets rusty underneath. If you ever have ...
... improperly. It contains the gas carbon monoxide (CO), which you can be a blizzard. (See "Blizzard" in place can 't see the earlier Caution under "Engine Exhaust"). can let deadly carbon monoxide (CO) into your vehicle (see or smell. Also, idling in a closed -in the Index.) 2-31 But if you... ever suspect exhaust is at the highest setting. It can cause unconsciousness and death. Running Your Engine While You're Parked (Automatic Transaxle) It's better not to blow out any CO; D Your vehicle gets rusty underneath. If you ever have ...
