engine CHEVROLET TRACKER 1998 1.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Opening and Closing Your Sunroof
1. Lower your antenna and swing your sun
visors down.
2. Squeeze the front top bow latch buttons and pull the
latch back.
3. Unhook the latch from the front top bow.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Swing the front top bow up and back while folding
the canvas top out from between the top bow and
the roof
support. Be sure that you don’t pinch the
canvas top between the front top bow arms and the
roof rails.
5. Unfasten the holding strap near the dome lamp
and pull it through the slot in the front top bow.
6. Fasten the holding strap to itself.
7. Push the front top bow latches down until
8. Swing your sun visors up and raise your antenna.
Reverse the steps to close your
sunroof. Be sure your
front top bow
is latched securely.
they “click.”
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing and Installing Your
Rear Window
The rear window of your vehicle is removable. This
allows
you to open the back opening all the way or to
replace the window
if it becomes deteriorated. To
remove the rear window:
1. Open the rear gate all the way.
2. Unfasten the canvas flaps at the lower corners of
the rear window to uncover the zipper pull.
3. Unzip the rear window.
4. Hang the rear window down so it hangs outside of
5. Push the clip on the driver’s side of the rear window
frame (see illustration above) and pull the bar
rearward. Then slide the bar to the left to release the passenger’s side.
the vehicle.
Reverse
the steps to install the rear window. Make sure
that the window is completely closed before driving.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing and Installing the Side Window
1. Unfasten the Velcro@ strips on the top and rear
quarter of the side window.
2. Unzip the zipper almost all the way, leaving about
3 inches (8 cm) of it still zipped and unfasten the
Velcro strips on the inside
of the window.
3. Release the plastic strip sewn along the bottom edge
of the window by gently pulling down and out. Then
release the plastic along the front edge
of the
window by pulling it forward and out.
4. Unzip the zipper the rest of the way and remove the
side window.
Reverse the steps to install the side window.
During installation you may want to start by zipping the
zipper about
3 inches (8 cm), to hold the window in
place. When zipping, place the rear bottom corner of the
window inside the rear
part of the vehicle body to help
you engage the zipper end.
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Be sure to:
Fit the side and rear part of the window into the
frame before completely zipping the window.
Push the inner lip of the canvas top all the way in
while zipping. After completing installation, make sure that the front
and bottom ends are securely hooked and the rear top
end of the window is under the canvas top.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Lowering and Raising the Canvas Top
1. Remove the side windows of the canvas top as
shown previously.
2. Open the rear window and hang it down inside the
luggage compartment.
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4. Unfasten the snaps that secure the canvas top to the
roof piece. The snaps are located on either side
of the
dome lamp.
I and push both sides of
the lock buttons on the
front
latches.
5. Lower the sun visors
3. Unfasten the snaps on the driver’s and passenger’s
sides of the roof side tension belts, located above the
doors
on the outside of the vehicle, underneath the
canvas top.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 6. Unhook the latches.
7. Pull back the swing arm, unfasten the five snaps that
secure the canvas
to the swing arm and remove the
canvas from
the swing arm.
8. Return the swing arm forward and hook it securely
with the latches.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 9.
10.
11.
Pull the tension belts located above the door frame
out through their rings.
Lay the front half
of the canvas top onto the
rear
half of the top. Then, fold it forward so it is
in “half.”
Put the rear bottom corners of the canvas top into
the luggage compartment.
12. Lower the top bows.
Make sure that the lower top
bow rests on the
rubber support without pinching any part
of the
canvas top.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 13. Lower the folded canvas behind the rear
seatback(s). Make sure that the rear seat belts
around the shoulder anchor are clear from the
folded top.
14. Fasten the upper top
bow with the belt on
the driver’s side seat
belt shoulder anchor
bracket.
Reverse the steps to raise
your canvas top.
After raising the canvas top, make sure that the canvas
extension is located outside the roof rail.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing and Installing the Canvas Top
1. Complete the steps listed previously for lowering the
canvas top.
2. Detach the rear bottom corners of the canvas top.
3. Unfasten
fastener. the Velcro@
4. Unsnap the canvas top to remove
it all the way.
See “Preparing Your Canvas
Top for Storage” in this
section for the correct storage procedure.
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