width CHEVROLET CAMARO 1973 2.G Owners Manual

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(The latch is designed so that
this attachment
can only be com­
pleted before fastening the lap
belt.) Tilt the knob
as neces­
sary, to pass it through the slot.
Pull the knob firmly upward to
seat it at the narrow end of the
keyhole, then fasten the lap
belt.
• Shoulder belts are lengthened
and shortened
in the same man­
ner
as center seat lap belts.
• Shoulder belt should have suffi­
cient slack to insert a fist's
width between your chest and
the belt. This can be checked
by inserting a clenched
fist be­
tween the belt and your chest
with thumb against chest and
back of hand facing upward.
• When not in use, the shoulder
belt may be stowed by leaving
it attached to the lap belt and
allowing the lap belt to rewind into
its retractor. Take up re­
maining slack using the shoul­
der belt adjustment feature.
• To completely restow the shoul­
der belt, .remove the belt knob
from the keyhole (tilting knob
as necessary). Then restow belt
along roof rail in accord with
illustration. .
When not in use, all loose lap
and shoulder belts should be se­
cured to reduce the danger of
the
metal ends striking an occupant in
an accident. When special stowage
provisions are not provided, the
8 loose
ends should be attached to
each other and adjustment
made
to remove the slack in the belt sys­
tem. Be sure that belts are not left
in a position where the webbing
or
hardware can be pinched in the
seat structure
or door, and thus
become damaged.
Seat Belt Inspection
• Periodically inspect belts, buc­
kles, retractors, and anchors for
damage that could lessen the ef­
fectiveness
of the restraint sys­
tem.
SHOULDER BELT
STOWAGE

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objects away from belts.
• Replace belts if cut, weakened,
frayed, or subjected to collision
loads.
• Check that anchor mounting
bolts are tight.
• Have questionable parts re­
placed.
• Keep seat belts clean and dry.
• Clean only with mild soap solu­
tion and lukewarm water.
• Do not bleach or dye belts since
this may severely weaken belts.
Child Restraint
Children in automobiles · should
be restrained to lessen the risk of
injury in accidents, sudden stops
or other hazardous situations.
General Motors dealers offer re­
straint systems designed specific­
ally for use with infants. In using
any infant or child restraint
sys­
tem, read and comply with all in- stallation
and usage instructions.
All unused seat belts near the
child should be stowed properly to
help prevent them from striking
him in the event of an accident.
Lap belts and shoulder belts with­
out storage provisions should have
buckles latched and belts adjusted
to remove slack.
Cars Not Equipped With
Special Child Restraints
If a child is traveling in a vehi­
cle not equipped with a General
Motors
inf~mt restraint or other
safe infant or child restraint
sys­
tem, . the following precautions
should be taken:
1. Infants unable to sit up by
themselves should be restrained
by placing them in a covered,
padded bassinet which
is placed
crossways in the vehicle (width­
wise) on the rear seat. The bas­
sinet should be securely re­
strained with the regular vehi-
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cle seat belts. An alternate me­
thod
is to position the bassinet
so that it rests against the back
of the front seat, again cross­
ways in the vehicle.
2. Children able to sit up by them­
selves should be placed on a
seat and lap belted, preferably
in the rear seat. Never allow a
child to stand or kneel on any
seat.
If the child cannot see out
the car windows he should sit
on a firm cushion with the reg­
ular lap belt restraining him at
the hips. The cushion should be
as firm as practical and just
high enough to enable the child
to look horizontally out of the
car windows. The use of the
cushion should be discontinued
as soon as the child is old
enough to see out of the car
windows without it.
3. General Motors recommends
that children be restrained

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cle are recommended.
Use of any
other tire size or type tire may
seriously affect ride, handling ,
speedometer / odometer calibration
vehicle ground clearance and tire
clearance to the body and chassis.
The following also should be con­
sidered when replacing tires:
• To achieve best all around ve­
hicle performance, belted-bias
tires and bias tires should not
be mixed
on the same car.
• Because of possible adverse ef­
fects on vehicle handling, do
not mix radial ply tires with
other type tires on the same
vehicle.
• It is recommended that new
tires be installed in pairs on the
same axle.
.. When replacing only one tire, it
should be paired with the tire having
the least wear, to equal­
ize braking traction.
• When replacing original tires
with an optional recommended
size of different diameter, the
speedometer must be recali­
brated by installing the correct
speedometer driven gear.
Snow Tires
If you equip your vehicle with
snow tires, they should be inflated
4 psi above the recommended
pressures shown on the tire pla­
card up to a maximum of 32 psi
( cold) for load range B tires and
40 psi for load range D tires. It is
recommended that vehicle speeds
be limited to a maximum of 75
mph if snow tires are installed.
Replacement Wheels
When replacing wheels for any
reason, care should be taken to in-
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sure that the wheels are equiva­
lent to those removed in diameter,
rim width and off-set.
Warranty
Tires are warranted by the tire
manufacturers
as covered in the
New Vehicle Warranty and Policy
on Owner Service folder furnished
with your vehicle. However, for
the added convenience of owners,
many Chevrolet dealers are
equipped to handle tire warranty
adjustments
on certain makes of
tires provided
on 1973 Chevrolet
cars.
Tire Traction
A decrease in driving, corner­
ing, and braking traction occurs
when water, snow, ice, gravel,
or
other material is on the road sur­
face. Driving practices and car
speed should be adjusted to the
road conditions.

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VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Car-Stamped on Vehicle Identification Plate attached to left
of instrument panel.
Engine-Stamped on boss on block.
6-Cylinder-On right side of block to rear of distributor.
S-Cylinder-On right side of block at front.
Body-Stamped
on plate attached to cowl panel.
DIMENSIONS
Overall Length (Coupe) ....................... 1 SS.5"
Height ..................................... 49.1"
Width .............•............•......... 74.4"
Wheelbase ................................ 10S.0"
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BATTERY RATING
L6 and 307-VS engine equipped vehicles-I 2 volt, 54 plate, 2300 watts'
350 VS engine equipped vehicles-12 volt, 66 plate, 2900 watts'
Heavy Duty-I 2 volt, 90 plate, 3750 watts'
'Cranking power at O°F.
CAPACITIES
Gasoline Tank
(Approx.)
Crankcase
(Refill)
6 and S Cylinder
U.S. Measure
IS.O gal.
Oil
change only . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 qt.
Oil and Filter change . . . . . . .. 5 qt.
Imperial Measure
15.0 gal.
3% qt.
4% qt.