lock CHEVROLET ASTRO 1998 2.G Manual PDF

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to turn
the ignition key to LOCK in each shift lever position.
The key should turn to LOCK only when the shift
lever is in PARK
(P).
0 The key should come out only in LOCK.
Parking Brake and Automatic Transmission
PARK (P) Mechanism Check
I A CAUTION: I
When you are doing this check, your vehicle
could begin to move. You or others could be
injured and property could be damaged. Make
sure there is room in front
of your vehicle in case
it begins to roll. Be ready to apply the regular
brake at once should the vehicle begin to move. Park
on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your
foot on the regular brake, set the
parking brake.
0 To check the parking brake’s holding ability: With
the engine running and transmission
in
NEUTRAL (N), slowly remove foot pressure from
the regular brake pedal.
Do this until the vehicle is
held
by the parking brake only.
To check the PARK (P) mechanism’s holding ability:
With the engine running, shift
to PARK (P). Then
release all brakes.
Underbody Flushing Service
,At least every spring,
use plain water to flush any
corrosive materials from
the underbody. Take care to
clean thoroughly any areas where mud and other debris
can collect.
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Part D: Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants
NOTE: Fluids and lubricants identified below by name,
part number or specification may be obtained from
your dealer.
USAGE
Engine Oil
Engine Coolant
FLUIDLUBRICANT
Engine Oil with the American
Petroleum Institute Certified For
Gasoline Engines “Starburst”
symbol of the proper viscosity.
To
determine the preferred viscosity
for your vehicle’s engine, see
“Engine Oil” in the Index.
50/50 mixture of clean water
(preferably distilled) and use only
GM Goodwrench@ DEX-COOL@
or Havoline@ DEX-COOL@
Coolant. See “Engine Coolant” in
the Index.
USAGE
Hydraulic Brake
System
Parking Brake Cable Guides
Power Steering
System
Automatic
Transmission
Key Lock
Cylinders
FLUIDLUBRICANT
Delco Supreme 11 @ Brake Fluid
(GM Part
No. 12377967 or
equivalent DOT-3 Brake Huid).
Chassis Lubricant (GM Part
No. 12377985 or equivalent) or
lubricant meeting requirements
of NLGI
# 2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
GM Power Steering Fluid (GM
Part No. 1052884
- 1 pint,
10500 17
- 1 quart, or equivalent).
DEXR0N’-I11 Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
Multi-h ose Lubricant,
Superlube
% (GM Part
No. 12346241 or equivalent).
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Assistance Program
n
To enhance Chevrolet’s strong commitment to customer
satisfaction, Chevrolet is excited to announce the
establishment
of the Chevrolet Roadside Assistance
Center. As the owner
of a 1998 Chevrolet, membership
in Roadside Assistance is free. Roadside
Assistance
is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year, by calling 1-800-CHEV-USA
( 1-800-243-8872). This toll-free number will provide
you over-the-phone roadside assistance with minor
mechanical problems.
If your problem cannot be
resolved over the phone,
our advisors have access to a
nationwide network
of dealer recommended service
providers. Roadside membership is free, however some
services may incur costs.
Roadside offers two levels
of service to the customer,
Basic Care and CourtesyTM Care:
Toll-free number, 1 -800-CHEV-USA
Free towing for warranty repairs
Basic over-the-phone technical advice
Available dealer services at reasonable costs (i.e.,
wrecker services, locksmith/key service, glass
repair, etc.)

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Roadside Basic Care services (as outlined previously)
Plus:
FREE Non-Warranty Towing (to the closest dealer
from a legal roadway)
FREE Locksmith/Key Service (when keys are lost
0 FREE Flat Tire Service (spare installed on the road)
on
the road or locked inside)
FREE Jump Start (at home or on the road)
0 FREE Fuel Delivery ($5 of fuel delivered on
the road) Chevrolet offers Courtesy Transportation
for customers
needing warranty service. Courtesy Transportation will
be offered in conjunction with the coverage provided by the Bumper
to Bumper New Vehicle Limited Warranty
to eligible purchasers of 1998 Chevrolet passenger car
and light duty trucks. (Please see your selling dealer
for details.)
Note:
Courtesy Care is available to retail and retail lease
customers operating 1998 and newer Chevrolet vehicles
for a period
of 3 years/36,000 miles (60 000 km),
whichever occurs first. All
Courtesy Care services must
be pre-arranged by Chevrolet Roadside or dealer
Service Management.
Basic Care and Courtesy Care are not part of or
included
in the coverage provided by the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty. Chevrolet reserves the right to
modify or discontinue
Basic Care and Courtesy Care
at any time.
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Accessory Power Outlet ......................... 2-50
Add-on Equipment ............................. 4-28
AirBag
....................................... 1-26
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-32
How Does
it Restrain .......................... 1-30
How
it Works ................................ 1-28
Location
.................................... 1-28
Readiness Light
......................... 1.27. 2.58
Servicing
................................... 1-31
What Makes
it Inflate .......................... 1-29
What Will You See After
it Inflates ............... 1-30
When Should it Inflate ......................... I -29
AirCleanerFilter
............................... 6-19
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-5
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-68
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-48
All-Wheel Drive
.......................... 2.28. 6.23
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning ...................... 6-56
Antenna. Fixed Mast
............................ 3-30
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-25
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.61. 4.7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Anti.Theft. Radio
.............................. 3-26
Appearance Care
............................... 6-5 1
Appearance Care Materials ....................... 6-58
Arbitration Program .............................. 8-9
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-48 Audio Equipment.
Adding
...................... 3-28
Audio Systems
........................... ... 3-9
Automatic Transmission Check
........................... 7-42
Transmission Operation
........................ 2-19
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-20
Front
......... ... ................... 6-24
Locking Rear
.............................. 2-28
Rear
...... ............................ 6-25
Axle
Battery
...................................... 6-35
Jump Starting ................................. 5-3
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
............... 2-9
Warnings .................................... 5-3
BBB Auto Line ................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard ...................................... 4-24
Brake Adjustment
................ .............. 6-35
Fluid
....................................... 6-31
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-31
Parking
..................................... 2-22
PedalTravel
................................. 6-35
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-35
Trailer
...................................... 4-32
Transmission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-43
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Wear
..................................
Brakes. Anti-Lock .........................
Braking ..................................
Braking in Emergencies .....................
Break-In. New Vehicle .....................
BTSI Check ..............................
Built-in Child Restraint .....................
Bulb Replacement ........................
System Warning Light ....................
Canadian Roadside Assistance ..............
Capacities and Specifications .................
Carbon Monoxide ..... 2- 13.2.27.2.30.4.25.
Care
of Compact Disc Player .................
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player .............
Care of Your Compact Discs .................
Cassette Deck Service ......................
Cassette Tape Player .......................
Cassette Tape Player Care ...................
Center Passenger Position ...................
Certification/Tire Label .....................
Chains. Safety ............................
Chains. Tire ..............................
Changing a Flat Tire ........................
Charging System Light .....................
Check Gages Light .........................
Checking Transmission Fluid Hot .............
Checking Your Restraint Systems .............
Chemical Paint Spotting .....................
Child Restraints ...........................
Care ..................................
Cleaning ...............................
9-2
..... 6-34
..... 2-60
...... 4-7
...... 4-6
...... 4-8
..... 2-15
..... 7-43
..... 1-44
.... 6-36
...... 8-7
..... 6-67
4.32. 4.33
..... 3-30
..... 3-29
..... 3-30
..... 7-41
3-1 1. 3.13
..... 3-29
..... 1-38
..... 4-26
..... 4-32
..... 6-50
..... 5-23
..... 2-59
..... 2-66
..... 6-21
..... 1-68
..... 6-57
..... 1-52
..... 6-53
..... 6-53 Securing
in a Rear
Outside Seat Position ........... 1-58
Securing in the Center Seat Position .............. 1-60
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-62
TopStrap
................................... 1-58
Where to Put ........................... 1-56. 1-57
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 2-48
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-61
Cleaner.
Air Filter .............................. 6-19
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels ............................ 6-56
Built-in Child Restraint ........................ 6-53
Fabric
...................................... 6-52
Glass ....................................... 6-54
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-51
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-53
Leather
..................................... 6-53
Outside of Your Vehicle
........................ 6-55
Stains ...................................... 6-52
Tires
....................................... 6-56
Wheels
..................................... 6-56
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-54
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-9
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-30
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3-19. 3-24
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-36
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
ConvenienceNet
............................... 2-47
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-41
Coolant
....................................... 6-25
Heater. Engine
............................... 2-18
Recovery Tank ............................... 5-16
Special Problems
................. ....... 6-52
Vinyl ....................................... 6-53

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Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users ......... 8-4
Courtesy Transportation
......................... 8-8
Cruise Control
................................. 2-34
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- I
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-57
Damage. Sheet Metal ............................ 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-38
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-66
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
................... 8- IO. 8- 1 1
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-8
Defrosting
..................................... 3-6
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-69
Dome Lamps
.............................. 2-39
Door Front
.......... ........................ 2-4
Rear
........................................ 2-4
Sliding
..................................... 2-10
Drive Position ................................. 2-21
Driver Position
................................. 1 - I 8
Driving
City
........................................ 4-17
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-18
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-24
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain .................................. 4-15
Locks
....................................... 2-6 Night
...................................... 4-13
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-35
On
Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-21
OnSnowandIce ............................. 4-23
Through Water
............................... 4-17
WetRoads
.................................. 4-15
Winter
...................................... 4-22
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-33
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.......... 2-18. 3-28. 6-60
Electrical System
............................... 6-60
Engine
........................................ 6-9
Coolant
..................................... 6-25
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-18
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-41
Cooling System Capacity
....................... 6-67
Cover
...................................... 6-15
Exhaust
................. 2-13.2-27.2.30.4.25. 4.33
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-64
Identification
................................ 6-59
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-41
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Running While Parked
......................... 2-27
Specifications
................................ 6-67
Starting
..................................... 2-17
Temperature Gage
............................ 2-61
Engineoil
.................................... 6-10
Adding ..................................... 6-12
Additives
................................... 6-14
Checking
................................... 6-11
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-64
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Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-21
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-32
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-7
Prop
....................................... 6-10
Release
...................................... 6-8
Horn
......................................... 2-30
Hydroplaning
................................ 4- I6
Ignition Positions .............................. 2- 16
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
................. 7-44
Inflation, Tire
.................................. 6-43
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-40
Inspections .................................... 7-45
Brakesystem
................................ 7-46
DriveAxle
.................................. 7-46
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-45
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-45
Steering
.................................... 7-45
Suspension
.................................. 7-45
Throttle System
.............................. 7-46
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive)
................ 7-46
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-54
Brightness Control
............................ 2-37
Cleaning
.................................... 6-53
Cluster
..................................... 2-56
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-61
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-38
Jack, Tire
............... ............... 5-24
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service ..................... 7-42
Keyless Entry System
............................ 2-7
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels CertificationiTire
............................. 4-26
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-59
Tire-Loading Information
....................... 4-26
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-59
Dome
...................................... 2-39
Exterior
.................................... 2-37
Interior
..................................... 2-38
OnReminder
................................ 2-37
Latches. Seatback
................................ 1-5
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-7
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-25
Lighter
....................................... 2-48
Lights
Air Bag Readiness ....................... 1-27. 2-58
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-61. 4-7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-60
Charging System
............................. 2-59
CheckGages
................................ 2-66
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-66
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 - 13. 2-58
Security
.................................... 2-65
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-62
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-26
Locks Cylinders
................................... 7-42
Door
........................................ 2-6
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-44
Lamps
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..................... 7-42
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-6
Sliding Door Child Security
..................... 2- 1 1
Lubricants and Fluids ............................ 7-47
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-42
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-47
Lumbar Controls
............................ 1-3
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts
........... 6-69
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-49
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7- I
Long Trip/Highway ........................... 7-29
Long Trip/Highway Definition
................... 7-6
Long Trip/Highway Intervals
..................... 7-7
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-41
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-45
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-47
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short Trip/City
................................ 7-8
Short Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-5
Short Trip/City Intervals ........................ 7-5
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-57
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-36
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-62
ManualFrontSeat
............................... 1-2
Manual Lumbar Support
.......................... 1-3
Methanol ...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-40
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-41
Inside Day/Night Rearview
..................... 2-40
Outside
..................................... 2-40
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-49 MMT
......................................... 6-4
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads
................................ 4-21
Net. Convenience
.............. ........ 2-47
Neutral
....................................... 2-20
New Vehicle Break-In
........................... 2-15
Nightvision
................................... 4-14
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
............. 6-69
Odometer
.................................... 2-57
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-57
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-10
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-10
Opener. Garage Door
............................ 2-44
Outside Mirror
................................. 2-40
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-43
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-13
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-41
Owner Publications. Ordering
.............. 8- 11. 8- 12
Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-57
Park
......................................... 2-19
Shifting Into
................................. 2-23
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-26
Parking AtNight
.................................... 2-14
Brake
...................................... 2-22
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-44
Lots
....................................... 2-14
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-36
Over
Things That
Burn ........................ 2-26
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Passlocks
................................... 2- 14
Payload
.............................. . . 4-27
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
........... . . 7-45
Power
Accessory Outlet
............................. 2-50
Option Fuses
................................ 6-60
Seat ......................................... 1-3
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-29
Windows
................................... 2-29
Pregnancy. Use
of Safety Belts .................... 1-25
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner
............ 8- 1 1. 8- 12
DoorLocks
................................... 2-6
Steering
..................................... 4-8
Radiator
..................................... 5- 19
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-28
Radio Reception
................................ 3-28
Radios
........................................ 3-9
Rain. Driving In
................................ 4- 15
Reading Lamps
........................... 2.39. 2.43
Rear
Air Conditioning System ........................ 3-5
Axle
....................................... 6-25
Heating System
............................... 3-4
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-32
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
..................... 1-35
SeatAudio
.................................. 3-18
Seatpassengers
............................ 1-32 Storage
............................. 2-42
Towing
................................ 5.11. 5.12
Window Defogger
............................. 3-8
Windshield Washer
............ ........... 2-33
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-40
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............... 7-47
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-16
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning
.................... 6-68
Regulator. Fuel
................................. 2-18
Remote Compact Disc Player
..................... 3-24
Removable Rear Seats
........................ 1-9
Replacement Bulbs
..................... ...... 6-66
Parts
....................................... 6-69
Wheel ...................................... 6-48
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-68
Reporting Safety Defects
.................... 8- 10. 8- 1 1
Restraints
Built-in Child ..... ....................... 1-44
Checking
................................... 1-68
Child
....................................... 1-52
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After
a Crash ................... 1-68
Systemcheck
................................ 7-42
Reverse
....................................... 2-20
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-26
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-37
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-44
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