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passengers safe: Turn on your hazard flashers. Tie a red
cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you’ve been
stopped
by the snow. Put on extra clothing or wrap a
blanket around you.
If you have no blankets or extra
clothing, make body insulators from newspapers, burlap
bags, rags, floor mats
-- anything you can wrap around
yourself or tuck under your clothing to keep warm.
You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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b, CAUTION:
Snow can trap exhaust gases under your vehicle.
Thls can cause deadly CO (carbon monoxlda)
gas to get inslde. Cb could overcome you and
kill you. You can’t see It or smell it, 50 you might
not know it is in your vehicle. Clear away pow
from around the base of your vehicle I especially
any that is blocking your exhaugt pipe. And
cbk around again from time to time to be sum
snow doesn’t collect them
Open
a window just a little on the slde of the
vehicle that’s away from the wind. This will help
keep CO out.
CAUTION: (Continued)
Run your engine only as long as you must. This saves
fuel. When you run the engine, make it go
a little faster
than just idle. That
is, push the accelerator slightly. This
uses less fuel for the heat that you get and it keeps the
battery charged.
You will need a well-charged battery to
restart the vehicle, and possibly for signaling later on
with your headlights. Let the heater run for awhile.
Then, shut the engine off and close the window almost
all the way to preserve the heat. Start the engine again
and repeat this only when you feel really uncomfortable
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6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the vehicle with the dead battery. Use a
remote positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
7. Don't let the other end touch metal. Connect it to the
positive
(+) terminal of the good battery. Use a
remote positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle has one.
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8. Now connect the black negative (-) cable to the good
battery’s negative
(-) terminal.
Don’t let the other end touch anything until the next
step. The other end
of the negative cable doesn’t go
to the dead battery. It goes to
a heavy unpainted
metal part on the engine
of the vehicle with the dead
battery.
9. Attach the cable at least 18 inches (45 cm) away
from the dead battery, but
not near engine parts that
move. The electrical connection is just
as good there,
but the chance of sparks getting back to the battery
is
much less.
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10. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run
11. Try
to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
the
engine for a while.
If it won’t start after a few tries, it probably needs
service.

Weather Strips ................................ 266
White Sidewall Tires
........................... 266
Windshield and Wiper Blades
.................... 265
Comfort Control System
.......................... 11 8
Clock. Setting the
..................... 130.132.134. 137
Closed-In Places. Don't Idle in
...................... 81
COinYourExhaust
............................... 81
Color of Road Signs
.............................. 146
Comfort Control
& Audio Systems .................. 11 8
Compact Disc Care .............................. 142
Compact Spare Tire
.............................. 227
Contents. Table of
................................. 9
Control of
a Vehicle .............................. 158
Control.
Loss of ................................. 168
Controls. Features and
....... .- .................... 57
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... ;" 100
Convenience Net ................................. 101
Coolant. Engine ................................. 243
Coolant. Engine. Warning Light
.................... 110
Coolant. Safety Warnings About
.................... 208
Covers.
How to Remove Wheel ...................... 21 8
Cruise Control ................................... 89
Cruise Control. Changing Speed With
................. 92
Cruise Control. Turning
Off ......................... 94
Cruise Control. Using on Hills
....................... 94
Curves. Driving
on ............................... 163
Customer Assistance Information
................... 297
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 297
Courtesy Lights
.................................. 97
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(Drive) Third Gear 75
Automatic Overdrive
........................... 74
Damage to Finish
................................ 267 Damage to Sheet Metal
.......................... .26
7.
Damagewarnings
................................ 11
Daytime Running Lights ........................... 98
Dead Battery. What to Do
......................... 198
Defensive Driving
............................... 154
Defogger.
Rear Window ...................... 124. 127
Defogging
................................. 123. 126
Defrost
.................................... 124. 126
Delco Sound Systems
............................ 127
Dimensions
.................................... 273
Disc Brake Wear Indicators
......................... 162
Disposal. Used Oil
............................... 240
Door Locks
...................................... 59
Downhill Parking
................................ 182
Downshifting
.................................... 75
Driving
AtNight
.................................... 169
Defensively
.................................. 154
Drunk
...................................... 155
In a Foreign Country
........................... 232
In Cities
..................................... 175
In Fog. Mist or Haze ........................... 173
InRain
..................................... 171
In Winter
.................................... 185
On a Long Trip
............................... 178
On Freeways
................................. 176
On Curves
................................... 163
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 180
On Snow or Ice
............................... 186
Through Deep Standing Water
.................... 71
DrunkenDriving
................................ 155
Dual Automatic ComforTemp Climate Control
......... 119
307
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Electric Outside Mirror Control .................... 100
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.................. 128. 269
Emergencies. Braking
............................ 163
Emergencies on the Road
.......................... 195
Emergencies. Steering in
......... ; ................ 164
Emergency Starting. Dead Battery
................... 198
Emergency Wrecker Towing
....................... 203
Engine Energy Conserving
Oil ............................ 237
Block Heater
.............................. 72. 239
Coolant
................................. 21 1. 243
Coolant Temperature Warning Light
.............. 110
Exhaust
...................................... 81
Identification
................................. 269
Oil
......................................... 236
Oil Additives
................................. 239
Oil Life Monitor
.............................. 114
Oil Pressure Warning Light
..................... 112
Oil. When to Change
...................... 239. 277
Overheating
.................................. 208
Starting
...................................... 70
Warning Light. Need for Service
................. 111
Ethanol in Gasoline
.............................. 231
Expectant Mothers. Use of Safety Belts
............... 37
Explanation of Scheduled Services
.................. 286
Expressway Driving
.............................. 176
Extender. Safety Belt
.............................. 55
Exterior Appearance ............................. 265 Fasteners.
Replacement
.......................... 230
Features and Controls
............................. 57
Fetus. Risk to
.. From Safety Belt Use ................ 37
Filling Your Fuel Tank
............................ 233
Filter. Oil
...................................... 275
Finish Care
..................................... 266
Finish Damage
.................................. 267
First Gear. When to Use
............................ 75
Flat Tire
....................................... 216
Flooded Engine. Starting a
.......................... 70
Fluid
Capacities
................................... 275
Brake
....................................... 248
Power Steering
........... ; ................... 246
Transaxle/Transmission
........................ 241
Windshield Washer
............................ 247
Fluids and Lubricants Recommended
................ 293
FM Stereo Radio Reception
........................ 127
Fog. Driving
in .................................. 173
Francais. Guide En
................................. 2
Freedom Battery
................................. 249
Freeway Driving
................................ 176
French LanguageManual
........................... 2
Front Brake Disc Wear Indicators
................... 162
Front Towing Hook-Ups
.......................... 206
Fuel
.......................................... 231
Fuel Gage
...................................... 106
Fuel Tank. Filling Your
........................... 233
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
........................ 270
Fuseusage ..................................... 271
Foreign Operation
............................... 232
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Rotation. Tire ................................... 257
Run (Ignition Key Position) ......................... 70
Running Lights. Daytime .......................... -98
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked ............ 81
Safety Belt Care ................................ 265
Safety Belt Extender .............................. 55
Safety Belt Reminder Light ......................... 24
Safety Belt Replacement ........................... 55
Safety Belt. Lap .................................. 38
Safety Belt. Lap-Shoulder .......................... 25
Safety Belt. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ............. 27
Safety Belt Usage By Adults ........................ 24
Safety Belt Usage By Children ...................... 44
Safety Belt Usage During Pregnancy .................. 37
Safety Belts. Center. Adult Passenger ................. 38
Safety Belts. Cleaning ............................ 265
Safety Belts. Questions About ....................... 23
Safety Belts. Rear Seat Passengers ................... 35
Safety Belts. Right Front. Adult Passenger ............. 38
Safety Belts. Too Loose ............................ 28
Safety Belts. Torn ................................. 55
Safety Belts. Twisted .............................. 31
Safety Belts. Why They Work ....................... 19
Safety Belts. Worn Under Arm ...................... 30
Safety Defects. Reporting ......................... 299
Safety Warnings .................................. 10
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 280
Seat Adjustment ............................... 14. 56
Seats and Safety Belts ............................. 13
..................................... Safety Belts 17
SeatControls .................................... 14
Second Gear. When to Use ......................... 75
Securing a Child Restraint ..................... 45.48. 50
Security Lock,.Rear Door .......................... 65
Security Warning Light ............................ 67
Service Tips .................................... 230
Service and Appearance Care ...................... 247
“Service Engine Soon” Warning Light ............... 111
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 269
Service Publications .............................. 300
Setting the Clock ..................... 130.132.134. 137
Setting the Trip Odometer ......................... 105
Shape of Road Signs ............................. 149
Sheet Metal Damage ............................. 267
Shift. Brake-Transaxle Interlock .................. 73. 80
Shift Lever Positions ............................... 73
Shifting Into Park ................................. 78
Shifting Out of Park ............................... 80
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ....................... 27
Signaling Turns ................................... 85
Skidding ....................................... 168
Snow or Ice. Driving on ........................... 186
Snowstorm. If You’re Caught in a Bad ............... 187
Solvent-Type Cleaner on Fabric ..................... 263
Sound Equipment. Adding ......................... 128
Sound Systems .................................. 127
SpareTire ...................................... 227 Specifications Chart .............................. ‘275
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance for ............ 298
Speedometer .................................... 105
Start (Ignition Key Position) ........................ 70
Starting Your Engine .............................. 70
Starting Your Car if the Battery is “Dead” ............. 198
.................................... Signs. Road 146
Stains. Removing ................................. 264
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