warning CHEVROLET S10 1993 2.G Owners Manual

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This section tells you how to use your manual and includes
safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.
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This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts
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This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
’ This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort
controls and how to operate your audio system,
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and
how to drive under different conditions.
This section tells you what to
do if you have a problem while
driving, such as a
flat tire or engine overheating.
’ Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running
properly and looking good.
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This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and
what fluids and lubricants to use.
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1 This section tells you how to contact your GM division for
assistance and how to get service publications.
It also gives
you information on “Reporting Safety Defects”,
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this
I manual. You can line it to quickly find something you want to
Illrcl. read.
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How To Use This Manual
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use yellow and
the word
CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to
ignore the warning.
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In the yellow caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you
what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If
you don’t, you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a red circle with a slash through it in this book. This safetv
symbol means “Don’t’’, “Don’t
do this”, or “Don’t let this happen.”
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Also, in this book you will find these blue notices:
NOTICE I
In the blue notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and
it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to
do to help avoid the
damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE \
warnings in different colors or in different words. In this manual, we’ve used
the familiar words and colors that General Motors has used for\
years.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use th\
e same colors. and the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Master Lighting Switch
Parking Lights I Turn Signal
Direction
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Daytime
Running Lights
lights.
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Hazard Warning Flasher
fog Lights
I Headlight
High Beam
These symbols are on some of your controls:
Windshield Washer
Ventilating Fan Windshield
Defroster
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Off
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Windshield Wiper Hood Release
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These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights.
Engine Coolant Temperature
BRAKE
Brake
(Digital Cluster)
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I Battery Charging
System
BRAKE
Fuel Engine Oil
Pressure
SHIFT
Brake
(Standard Cluster) Shift Light
Here are some other symbols you may see.
Fuse Lighter Horn Speaker
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Here you can learn about the many standard and optional featur\
es on your
vehicle, and information on starting, shifting, and braking. Als\
o explained are
the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you
if everything is
working properly-and what to do if you have a problem.
For explanation of vehicle symbols, refer to “Vehicle Symbols” in
Section 0.
Keys ......................,.........................,...........~...........\
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Your Doors and How They Work
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Side Doors
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Door Locks
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Theft
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............................................... 2-8
New Vehicle Break-In
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Ignition Switch
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............................... 2-9
Starting Your Engine
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................... 2-11
Driving Through Deep Standing Water
..................................................... .... 2-14
Automatic Transmission
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.............. 2-1 6
Five-Speed Manual Transmission ...................................................................... 2-1 9
Locking Rear
Axle ...... 1 ........................................................................\
................ 2-21
Parking Brake
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Parking Over Things That Burn
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Enain laust ........................................................................\
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hunnlng Your Engine While You’re Parked
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Four-wheel Drive
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........................ 2-27
Manual Transfer Case
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............. 2-28
Electronic Transfer Case
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......... 2-29
Windows
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....................................... 2-31
Tailgate
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......................................... 2-33
Horn
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Tilt Wheel
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..................................... 2-34
Turn Signal/MuItifunction Lever
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.. 2-35
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
....................................................... 2-36
Headlight High-Low Beam
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...... 2-38
Windshield Wipers
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................... 2-38
Windshield Washer
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.................. 2-40
Cruise Control
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.......................... 2-41
Lights
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............................................ 2-46
Mirrors
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Accessory Power Outlet
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............. 2.53
Cigarette LighteVAshtrays
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........... 2-54
Storage Compartments
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............... 2.55
Instrument Cluster
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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
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Trailer Wiring Harness
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If you skip more than one gear when you downshift, you could lose
control of your vehicle. And you could injure yourself or others.
NOTICE
Locking Rear Axle
If you have this feature, your rear axle can give you additio\
nal traction on
snow, mud, ice, sand or gravel. It works like a standard axle\
most of the
time, but one of the rear wheels has no traction and the other does, the
locking feature will allow the wheel with traction to move the vehicle.
Parking Brake
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To set the parking brake:
Hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot. Push \
down the
parking brake pedal with your left foot.
If the ignition is on, the brake system
warning light will come on.
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If you have the 4.3L High Performance engine (VIN Code W), you will have
a fuel regulator that shuts the fuel
off when the engine reaches 5600 rpm.
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
This section describes the warning lights and gages that are o\
n your vehicle.
The pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gages can s.ignal that something is wrong before it
becomes serious enough to cause an expensive repair or replacem\
ent. Paying
attention to your warning lights and gages could
also save you or others from
injury.
Warning lights
go on when there may be or is a problem with one of your
vehicle’s funcfions.
As you will see in the details on the next few pages,
some warning lights come on briefly when you turn the ignition\
key just to let
you know they’re working.
If you are fam’iliar with this section, you should not
be alarmed when this happens.
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Features & Controls
Gages can indicate when there may be or is a problem with one of your
vehicle’s functions. Often gages and warning lights work toge\
ther
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 gages shows there may be a probl\
em, check the
section that tells you what to do about
it. Please follow the manual’s advice.
Waiting to do repairs can be costly-and even dangerous.
So please get to
know your warning lights and gages. They’re a big help.
Brake System Warning Light
Standard Cluster Digital Cluster
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Your vehicle’s hydraulic brake system is divided into two parts. If one part
isn’t working, the other part can still work and stop you. \
For good braking,
though, you need both parts working well. Your vehicle also ha\
s rear wheel anti-lock brakes. If the warning light goes on, there could be a brake problem
with either your regular or rear wheel anti-lock brakes, or both. Have you\
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brake system inspected right away.
This light should come on as you start the vehicle. If it do\
esn’t come on
then, have it fixed
so it will be ready to warn you if there’s a problem.
This light will also come on when you set your parking brake, and will stay
on if your parking brake doesn’t release fully. If it stays on after your parking
brake is fully released,
it means you may have a brake problem. If the light
comes on while driving, pull
off the road and stop carefully. You may notice
that the pedal is harder
to push. Or, the pedal may go closer to the floor. It
may take longer to stop. If the light is still on, have the vehicle towed for
service. (See “Towing Your Vehicle” in the Index.)
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