light CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1996 4.G Owner's Manual

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Your Corvette’s radio receiver is in the rear
storage compartment.
To help avoid damage to
the receiver:
Securely store the jack (if equipped) in the
Store any other objects under the storage
Do not store items such as liquids or sharp
foam container
after use.
tray carefully.
objects that could puncture or cut the radio
receiver or wiring.
Also, to reduce the potential for radio receiver
interference, do not install any other electronic
module under the storage tray.
Ashtray and Cigarette Lighter
To use the ashtray, push on the right side of the door
next to the shift lever.
To remove it, lift up on the
snuffer.
NOTICE:
Don’t put papers and other things that burn into
your ashtray. If you do, cigarettes
or other
smoking materials could set them on fire, causing
damage.
You can remove the ashtray and use the space as a
second cupholder. When you put the ashtray back, first
put the ashtray into the rubber isolator, then be sure to
put the ashtray and isolator into the forward opening.
NOTICE:
Loose objects (such as paper clips) can lodge
behind and beneath the ashtray lid and prevent
movement of the lid. Avoid putting small loose
objects near the ashtray.
To use the lighter, push it in all the way and let go.
When it’s ready,
it will pop back by itself.
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Don’t hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while it is heating. If
you do, it won’t be able to
back away from the heating element when it’s
ready. That can make it overheat, damaging the
lighter and the heating element.
Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down the visors. You
can also swing them to the side.
With the hardtop roof removed or the convertible top
down, you can flip the visors straight up to help reduce
wind turbulence.
Visor Vanity Mirror
Pull down the sun visor and lift the cover to expose the
vanity mirror. When the ignition is on, slide the switch
next to the mirror up to turn the lamps on. Be sure to
turn the lamps off before closing the cover.
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NOTICE:
Before lowering the convertible top into the storage area, be sure there are
no objects in the
way of the folded, stored top. The weight of a
~ stored top on items in the storage area may cause
the convertible top back glass to break.
.
2. Unlock the front of the convertible top by turning the
latch handles outward. Then lift the top
off the
windshield slightly.
3. Unfasten the strips at the rear of each window
opening.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 5. Using the wrench, remove the two lower bolts (A)
from the lock pillar bracket on each side.
6. Remove the bolt (B) from the bottom flange of each
lock pillar bracket.
7. Then remove the two upper bolts (C) from the
receiver bracket on each side.
8. Slide both lock pillar brackets down and forward
from the receiver brackets.
You may need to lift the
hardtop slightly to remove the brackets.
9. Disconnect both wire connectors located behind the
lock pillar brackets. These
are the rear window
defogger wires.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Installing Your Convertible Hardtop
1. Park on a level surface, set the parking brake firmly
and shift an automatic transmission into
PARK (P).
Shift a manual transmission into REVERSE (R).
Lower both windows and sunshades. Turn off the
radio to lower the power antenna and turn the
ignition key to the
LOCK position.
2. Disconnect both rear window defogger electrical
3. Lower the convertible top. Refer to “Convertible
connectors
behind the lock pillar.
Top” in the Index.
This procedure will require the use of the storage
compartment lid release button behind the driver’s seat
or the center console release switch. The fuse that
enables these releases is not installed at the assembly
plant and should
be in your center console. See
“Instrument Panel Fuse Block” in the Index for
location of the fuse. The fuse is labeled HATCH (45). 4. With
one person on each side, carefully position the
hardtop over the vehicle. Lower the hardtop slowly,
aligning the rear bolt spacers onto the bezels, and
front conical nuts into the tapered receivers. Realign
the hardtop, if necessary.
NOTICE:
To help avoid damage, don’t force the rear
of the hardtop
down. The hardtop may rest
slightly above the storage compartment lid
until the release lever
is pulled. See Step 8 in
this procedure.
5. Move both seatbacks forward. Slide the lock pillar
bracket into the receiver bracket until the scribed line
is even with the lower edge of the receiver bracket.
6. Connect the electrical connectors and make sure they
are inside the vehicle.

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8.
9.
Insert the two upper bolts into both receiver
brackets. You may have to lift the hardtop slightly
to install the lock pillar bracket.
If the hardtop hasn’t lowered into position, pull the
release lever behind the driver’s seat (located under the storage compartment lid).
Secure but don’t tighten the rear corner bracket
bolts using the ratchet.
10. Tighten the front bolts using the wrench.
11. Insert the lower bolt into the bottom flange of the
lock pillar brackets and tighten. Install and tighten
the remaining bolts into the lock pillar brackets.
12. Using the ratchet, tighten the rear corner bracket
bolts.
Do not over-tighten these bolts.
13. Slide the rear trim panel in place.
If the hardtop isn’t secure, it can’t give as much
protection in a crash.
A loose hardtop could fly
off the vehicle in an accident or sudden
maneuver. You or others could be injured. Don’t
drive your vehicle until all the hardtop fasteners
are tight.
14. Remove the HATCH (45) fuse. Store it in the center
console while the convertible hardtop is in use.
(This will prevent accidental unlatching of the
storage compartment lid.)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 1. Acceleration Slip Regulation (ASR) Switch
2. Side Window Defogger Vent
3. Side Air Vent
4. Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
5. Tilt Lever
6. Instrument Cluster
7. Ignition Switch
8. Trip Monitor Controls
9. Solar Sensor
10. Center Air Vent
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1. Driver Information Center 12.
Comfort Controls
13. Fuse Panel
14. Audio System
15.
Ashtray/Lighter/Cupholder
16. Ride Control (Option)
17. Power Seat Control (Option)
18. Shift Lever (Automatic Shown)
19. Horn
20. Main Lamp Control
21. Fog Lamp Switch
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Your speedometer lets you see your speed in either miles Tachometer
per hour (mph) or kilometers p& how: (km/h). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven, in The
tachometer displays the engine speed in thousands
either miles or kilometers. Press the
ENG MET button on of
revolutions per minute (rpm).
the trip monitor to switch the display between English
units (miles) and metric units (kilometers).
Your Corvette’s odometer is tamper-resistant. It will
read
OD0 ERR if someone has tampered with it.
If a new odometer is installed, it will automatically reset to
the correct reading.
If an electrical or other problem makes
setting the odometer correctly impossible, then it’s set at
zero, but
a label on the driver’s door must show the old
reading and when the new one was installed.
Trip Odometer
The trip odometer can tell you how far your Corvette has
been driven since you last set the trip odometer to zero.
To display the trip odometer, press TRIP
OD0 on the
Trip Monitor.
To reset it, press and hold RESET TRIP
for two seconds. Fuel
will shut
off at about 6400 rpm for the LT4 (Code 5)
engine and at about 5850 rpm for the LT1 (Code P)
engine.
If you continue to drive your Corvette
at the fuel shut
off rpm, you could damage your engine. Be sure to
operate your Corvette below the fuel shut
off rpm or
reduce your rpm quickly when the fuel shuts
off.
Warning Lights, Gauges and
Indicators
This part describes the warning lights and gauges that may
be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gauges can signal
that something is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gauges could also save you or
others from injury.

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problem with one of your vehicle’s functions.
As you will
see in the details on the next few pages, some warning
lights come on briefly when you
start the engine just to let
you know they’re working.
If you are farniliar with this
section, you should not be alarmed when this happens.
Gauges can indicate when there may be or
is a problem
with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gauges and
warning lights work together to let
you know when
there’s a problem with your vehicle.
When one of the warning lights comes on and stays
on
when you are driving, or when one of the gauges shows
there may be a problem, check the section that tells you
what to do about it. Please follow this manual’s advice.
Waiting to do repairs can be costly
-- and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your warning lights
and gauges. They’re a big help.
Your vehicle also has a Driver Information Center that
works along with the warning lights and gauges. See
“Driver Information Center” in the Index.
Safety Belt Reminder Light
When the key is turned to RUN or START, a chime will
come on for about eight seconds to remind people to
fasten their safety belts, unless the driver’s safety belt is
already buckled.
The safety belt light will
also come on and stay on
until the driver’s belt is
buckled.
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There is an air bag readiness light on the instrument
panel, which shows AIR BAG. The system checks the
air bag’s electrical system for malfunctions. The light
tells you if there is an electrical problem. The system
check includes the air bag sensors, the air bag modules,
the wiring
and the diagnostic module. For more
information on the air bag system, see “Air Bag” in
the Index.
AIR
BAG
You will see this light flash
for a few seconds when you
turn your ignition to RUN
or START. Then the light
should go out. This means
the system is ready.
If the air bag readiness light doesn’t come on when you
start your vehicle, or stays on,
or comes on when you
are driving, your air bag system may not work properly.
Have your vehicle serviced right away.
Charging System Indicator Light
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This light will come on
when you turn on the
ignition, but the engine is
not running, as a check to
show you it is working. It
should go out when the
engine starts.
If it stays on or comes on while you are driving, you
may have a problem with the electrical charging system.
It could indicate that you have a loose or broken drive
belt or another electrical problem. Have it checked
right away. Driving while this light is on could drain
your battery.
If you must drive a short distance with the light on, be
certain to turn
off all your accessories, such as the radio
and air conditioner.
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