CHEVROLET ASTRO CARGO VAN 2003 2.G Owners Manual

Here are things some owners ask about. None of these
indicate a problem with your fuel gage:
·At the gas station, the gas pump shuts off before
the gage reads full.
·The fuel tank will take either a little more or a little
less fuel to ®ll up than the gage shows.
·The gage moves a little when you turn a corner or
speed up.
·The gage doesn't go back to empty when you turn
off the ignition.
Low Fuel Warning Light
The LOW FUEL light will
come on brie¯y when you
are starting the engine.
This light comes on when the fuel tank is low on
fuel. To turn it off, add fuel to the fuel tank.
See
Fuel on page 5-5.
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Audio System(s)
Notice:Before you add any sound equipment to
your vehicle ± like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio ± be sure you can
add what you want. If you can, it's very important to
do it properly. Added sound equipment may
interfere with the operation of your vehicle's engine,
radio or other systems, and even damage them.
Your vehicle's systems may interfere with the
operation of sound equipment that has been added
improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units.
Your audio system has been designed to operate easily
and to give years of listening pleasure. You will get
the most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with
it ®rst. Figure out which radio you have in your vehicle,
®nd out what your audio system can do and how to
operate all of its controls to be sure you're getting the
most out of the advanced engineering that went into it.
Your vehicle may have a feature called Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, you can play your
audio system even after the ignition is turned off.
See ªRetained Accessory Power (RAP)º under
Ignition
Positions on page 2-19.
Setting the Time for Radios with the
Set Button
Press SET. Within ®ve seconds, press and hold the
right SEEK arrow until the correct minute appears on the
display. Press and hold the left SEEK arrow until the
correct hour appears on the display.
Setting the Time for Radios with HR
and MN Buttons
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears on the
display. Press and hold MN until the correct minute
appears on the display. To display the time with
the ignition off, press RECALL or HR/MN and the time
will be displayed for a few seconds. There is an
initial two-second delay before the clock goes into the
time-set mode.
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AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
Power:Turn the VOLUME knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOLUME:Turn this knob to increase or to decrease
volume.
RECALL:Press this knob to switch the display between
time and radio station frequency. Time display is
available with the ignition turned off.
Finding a Station
AM-FM:Press this knob to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE:Turn this knob to tune in radio stations.
oSEEKp:Press the right or the left arrow to seek
to the next or to the previous station and stay there.
oSCANp:Press both SCAN arrows. SCAN
will appear on the display. The radio will scan to the
next station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the
next station. Press the RECALL knob or both SCAN
arrows to stop scanning.
Setting Preset Stations
The four numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite stations. You can set up to 21 stations
(seven AM, seven FM1 and seven FM2) by performing
the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM-FM to select AM, FM1 or FM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
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4. Press SET. SET will appear on the display.
5. Press one of the four pushbuttons within ®ve
seconds. Whenever you press that numbered
pushbutton, the station you set will return.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
In addition to the four stations already set, up to three
more stations may be preset on each band by pressing
two adjoining pushbuttons at the same time and by
performing the following steps:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. SET will appear on the display.
3. Press two adjoining pushbuttons at the same time,
within ®ve seconds. Whenever you press the same
two pushbuttons, the station you set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
BASS:Slide this lever up or down to increase or to
decrease bass.
TREB (Treble):Slide this lever up or down to increase
or to decrease treble. If a station is weak or noisy,
you may want to decrease the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
BAL (Balance):Turn the control ring behind the
upper knob to move the sound toward the left or the
right speakers.
FADE:Turn the control ring behind the lower knob to
move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
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Radio with CD
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Press this knob to turn the system
on and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease volume. The knob is capable of rotating
continuously.SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume):With SCV, your
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for
road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Turn the control
ring behind the upper knob clockwise to increase
the SCV. Each notch on the control ring allows for more
volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then,
as you drive, SCV automatically increases the volume,
as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The
volume level should always sound the same to you as
you drive. If you don't want to use SCV, turn the control
all the way down.
RECALL:Press this button to switch the display
between the radio station frequency and the time. Time
display is available with the ignition turned off.Finding a Station
AM FM:Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. The display will show your selection.
TUNE:Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it to
choose radio stations. Push the knob back into its stored
position when you're not using it.
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oSEEKp:Press the right or the left arrow to seek
to the next station or to the previous station and
stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either SEEK arrow for
two seconds until SCAN appears on the display. The
radio will scan to a station, play for a few seconds, then
go on to the next station. Press either SEEK arrow
again to stop scanning.
The radio will seek and scan only to stations that are in
the selected band and only to those with a strong signal.
P.SCAN (Preset Scan):Press this button to listen to
each of your favorite stations stored on the pushbuttons
for a few seconds. P.SCAN will appear on the display.
Press this button again or one of the pushbuttons to stop
scanning presets.
The radio will scan only to the preset stations that are in
the selected band and only to those with a strong signal.Setting Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations (six AM,
six FM1 and six FM2) by performing the following
steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM FM to select AM, FM1 or FM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
5. Press and hold one of the six pushbuttons. The
sound will mute. When it returns, release the
pushbutton. Whenever you press that numbered
pushbutton, the station you set will return and
the tone you selected will be automatically selected
for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
BASS:Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to increase or to decrease bass.
TREB (Treble):Press this knob lightly so it extends.
Turn the knob to increase or to decrease treble. If
a station is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease
the treble.
Return these knobs to their stored positions when
you're not using them.
AUTO TONE (Automatic Tone):Press this knob to
choose bass and treble equalization settings designed
for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock and classical
stations.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode, either
press and release the AUTO TONE button until the
display goes blank or press and release the BASS or
TREB knobs and turn them until the display goes blank.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
BAL (Balance):Press this knob lightly so it extends.
Turn the knob to move the sound toward the right or the
left speakers.
FADE:Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob to move the sound toward the front or the
rear speakers.
Return these knobs to their stored positions when
you're not using them.
Playing a Compact Disc
Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in. Wait a few seconds and the
disc should play. CD and a CD symbol will also appear
on the display. Anytime you are playing a CD, the
letters CD will be next to the CD symbol.
The integral CD player can play the smaller 8 cm single
discs with an adapter ring. Full-size compact discs
and the smaller discs are loaded in the same manner.
If playing a CD-R the sound quality may be reduced due
to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality
of the music that has been recorded and the way
the CD-R has been handled. You may experience an
increase in skipping, difficulty in ®nding tracks and/or
difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur
try a known good CD.
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Do not add paper labels to discs, they could get caught
in the CD player.
Do not play 3 inch discs without a standard adapter disc.
If an error appears on the display, see ªCompact Disc
Messagesº later in this section.
1 PREV (Previous):Press this pushbutton to search
for the previous track. If you hold this pushbutton
or press it more than once, the disc will advance further.
Sound is muted in this mode.
2 RDM (Random):Press this pushbutton to play the
tracks on the disc in random, rather than sequential,
order. RANDOM will appear on the display. Press this
pushbutton again to return to normal play.
3 NEXT:Press this pushbutton to search for the next
track. If you hold this pushbutton or press it more
than once, the disc will advance further. The next track
number will appear on the display. Sound is muted
in this mode.
REV 4 (Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton to
return rapidly to a favorite passage. You will hear
the disc play at high speed while you press this
pushbutton. This allows you to listen and ®nd out when
the disc is at the desired passage. Release this
pushbutton to resume playing.FWD 6 (Forward):Press and hold this pushbutton to
advance rapidly within a track. You will hear the
disc play at high speed while you press this pushbutton.
This allows you to listen and ®nd out when the disc is
at the desired passage. Release this pushbutton to
resume playing.
oSEEKp:The right arrow is the same as NEXT,
and the left arrow is the same as PREV. If the right
or the left arrow is held or pressed more than once, the
player will continue moving forward or backward
through the disc.
RECALL:Press this button to see what track is
playing. Press it again within ®ve seconds to see how
long the CD has been playing that track. Elapsed time is
displayed in minutes and seconds. The track number
will also appear when a new track begins to play. Press
this button again to return to the time display.
AM FM:Press this button to listen to the radio when
playing a CD. The CD symbol will still display but
the letters CD will be replaced with either AM, FM1 or
FM2. If the radio is turned off, the disc will stay in
the player and will resume playing at the point where it
stopped.
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CD AUX (Auxiliary):Press this button to play a CD
when listening to the radio. When a disc is playing, the
letters CD and the CD symbol will appear on the
display. If the radio is turned off, the disc will stay in the
player and will resume playing at the point where it
stopped.
EJECT:Press this button to eject the disc from the
player and play the radio. When the same or a new disc
is inserted, the disc will start playing on track one. If a
compact disc is left sitting in the opening for more than a
few seconds, the player will pull the CD back in. The
radio will continue playing. When the ignition is off, press
this button to load a CD.
Compact Disc Messages
ERR (Error):If this message appears and the disc
comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons:
·You're driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the disc should play.
·It's very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the disc should play.
·The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.
·The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
·There may have been a problem while burning
the CD.
·The label may be caught in the CD player.
Press RECALL to make ERR go off of the display.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason,
try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, contact your dealer.
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Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to any
of the music sources: radio, and CDs. However, the
rear seat passengers can only control the music sources
that the front seat passengers are not listening to. For
example, rear seat passengers may listen to a CD
through headphones while the driver listens to the radio
through the front speakers. The rear seat passengers
have control of the volume for each set of headphones.
Be aware that the front seat audio controls always
override the rear seat audio controls.PWR (Power):Press this button to turn the rear seat
audio system on or off. The rear speakers will be muted
when the power is turned on. You may operate the
rear seat audio functions even when the primary radio
power is off.
VOL (Volume):Press this knob lightly so it extends.
Turn the knob to increase or to decrease volume. Push
the knob back into its stored position when you're
not using it. The upper knob controls the upper
headphone and the lower knob controls the lower
headphone.
AM FM:Press this button to switch between AM, FM1
and FM2. If the front passengers are already listening
to the radio, the RSA controller will not switch between
the bands and cannot change the frequency.
Press AM FM to return to listening to the radio when a
CD is playing. The inactive tape or CD will remain
safely inside the radio for future listening.
wSEEKx:While listening to AM, FM1 or FM2,
press the up or the down arrow to tune to the next or to
the previous station and stay there. This button is
inactive if the front radio is in use.
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