rear hatch CHEVROLET ASTRO CARGO VAN 1995 2.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine These symbols have to do with your lights:
Master Lighting Switch
1 P=-
Parking Lights
I Turn Signal
Direction
I Daytime
Running Lights
I II I Hazard Warning
Headlight
Flasher High Beam
These symbols are on some of your controls:
Hood
Release
Windshield
Wiper Windshield
Washer
Ventilating
Fan Rear Window
Wiper
6: Washer
rl
Windshield
Defroster
Rear Window
Defogger Hatch
Release
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear Doors
If you have the Dutch doors, you must open the hatch first.
To open the rear doors
from the outside, open
the right rear door
first. Grasp the handle
and pull the door
open.
To open the left rear
door, pull on the latch
release handle in the
inside of the door.
To close the rear doors, close the left door first. Check to make sure both
doors are completely closed.
The rear doors have
a check assembly to keep the doors from opening
beyond
90".
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle:
From
the outside: Use
your door key.
From the inside:
To
lock front doors and sliding side door, slide
the lock levers down.
To unlock the front
doors and the sliding
side door from the
inside: Slide the lock
levers up.
Rear doors cannot be manually locked from the inside.
To unlock the rear hatch and Dutch doors from the inside: Push the top of
the
HATCH REL switch.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear Hatch and Dutch Doors Release
If you have this option, your vehicle must be in either PARK (P) or
NEUTRAL
(N) to release the hatch and unlock the Dutch doors. If your
battery is dead, the hatch and doors will not open, even from the outside
with a key.
To release the hatch
and unlock the doors
from the inside of the
vehicle, press the
HATCH REL switch
on the instrument
panel. It is located on
the driver’s side of the
steering column. The
hatch will release with
or without the key in
the ignition.
Then, pull up on the hatch handle and open the doors.
To release the hatch using the optional Keyless Entry hand held transmitter,
see “Keyless Entry System” in the Index.
To release the hatch
and unlock the doors
from the outside of the
vehicle, put the key in
the lock and turn
clockwise. Then, pull
up on the hatch and
open the right rear
door first. Grasp the
handle and pull the
door open.
The hatch and doors will automatically lock when
the hatch is shut.
If the hatch is partially closed, the rear doors will lock and you will need to
use the key or HATCH
REL switch to unlock them.
Also, see the Caution under “Swing Out Windows”, located in this section.
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If your vehicle has
power door locks,
push the power door
lock switch to lock or
unlock all the doors at
once.
The power door lock switch will not lock or unlock the rear hatch and Dutch
doors.
You must use the HATCH REL switch. See “Rear Hatch and Dutch
Doors Release’’ in this section.
Every vehicle with power door locks has
a pulse lock system. A pulse lock
system works like this:
If the sliding door is open and you push the power door lock switch, the
sliding door will not lock immediately. After
you close the door, the system
comes on and, in about five seconds, locks the sliding door.
All models have overriding door locks. When
a door is locked, the door
handle will not work the latch. This will help stop a door from being
accidentally opened. However, power door locks do
not affect the operation
of the hatch.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your door and set the
locks from inside. Then get
out and close the door.
Keyless Entry System
If your vehicle has this option, you can lock and unlock your doors or hatch
from up to
30 feet (9 m) away using the key chain transmitter supplied with
your vehicle.
Your Keyless Entry System operates on a radio frequency subject to Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) Rules.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Should interference to this system occur, try this:
0 Check to determine if battery replacement is necessary. See the
instructions on battery replacement.
has a maximum range.
Check the distance. You may be too far from your vehicle. This product
Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may be blocking the
See your GM dealer or a qualified technician Tor service.
signal.
Changes or modifications to this system by other than an authorized service
facility could void authorization to use this equipment.
Operation
When you press UNLOCK, the driver’s door will unlock automatically. If
you press
UNLOCK again within five seconds, all doors will unlock. All
doors will lock when
DOOR is pressed. Pressing REAR will unlock the
hatch.
Matching Transmitter(s) To Your Vehicle
Each key chain transmitter is coded to prevent another transmitter from
unlocking your vehicle. If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can
be purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring any remaining
transmitters with you when you go to your dealer. When the dealer matches
the replacement transmitter to your vehicle, the remaining transmitters must
also be matched. Once the new transmitter is coded, the lost transmitter will
not unlock your vehicle.
You can match a transmitter to as many different vehicles as
you own,
provided they are equipped with
exactly the same model system. (General
Motors offers several different models
of these systems on their vehicles.)
Each vehicle can have only two transmitters matched
to it.
aee your dealer to match transmitters to another vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Assist Handles
Assist handles may be located on the inside passenger vehicle pillars.
Grasp them as
necessary to help
you enter and exit
your vehicle.
Storage Compartments
If you have the
optional rear hatch and Dutch doors, you
will also have an
assist handle on the
inside hatch.
Your front storage
compartment is at the
center
of the engine
cover.
To open the
compartment, press
the two tabs together
and pull.
If you have an
optional sliding tray
storage compartmen
it is under the front
passenger
seat. To
open the
compartment, move the latch in the top
handle and pull the
tray forward.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Instrument Cluster
Your instrument cluster is designed to let you know at a glance how your
vehicle is running. You’ll know how fast you’re going, about
how much
fuel remains, and many other things you’ll need to know to drive safely and
economically.
The optional digital cluster on your vehicle’s instrument panel
is displayed
electronically and will tell you everything the standard cluster does.
The digital cluster will give readings in either English or Metric. To switch
from English to Metric, just press the
EM button.
Instrument Panel
AB C DE ZF G H If Z
A. Light Switches
B. Dimmer Switch
C. Instrument Cluster
D. Gearshift Lever
E. Air ConditionerEIeater
E Remote Outside Mirror Switch
G. Rear Heater Switch
H. Rear A/C Switch
I. Interior Lamp Override Switch
J. Audio System
K. Convenience Tray
L. Glove Box
M. Ashtray
M L
N. Cigarette Lighter
0. Hood Release Handle
P. Hazard Warning Flasher
Q. Ignition Switch
R. Horn
S. Brake Release Handle
T. Multifunction Lever
U. Cruise Control
V. Tilt Wheel Lever
W. Rear Wipermasher Switch
X. Hatch Release Switch
Y. Rear Window Defogger Switch
Z. Vent
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.............................................. 2-38
ToResume
.................................................. 2-36
ToSet
...................................................... 2-36
Cupholder
...................................................... 2-48
Customer Assistance Information
.................................... 8-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
..................................... 8-1
Customer Assistance for
the Hearing
or Speech Impaired ................. 8-3
Daytime Running Lamps .......................................... 2-41
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Indicator Light (See “Lights”)
Differential (See “Axle’’)
Doors
.......................................................... 2-4
Locks ........................................................ 2-7
PowerDoorLocks
............................................ 2-10
RearDoors
................................................... 2-6
Rear Hatch and Dutch Doors Release ............................... 2-9
SideDoors
.................................................... 2-4
Sliding Side Door
.............................................. 2-5
Drive
Axle (See “Axle”)
Driving AtNight
.................................................... 4-12
City
........................................................ 4-15
Defensive
.................................................... 4-1
Freeway ..................................................... 4-16
Hill and Mountain Roads
....................................... 4-18
If You’re Caught
in a Blizzard ................................... 4-21
IntheRain
................................................... 4-13
LossofControl ............................................... 4-11
Nightvision ................................................. 4-12
OnGrades
................................................... 4-32
OnSnoworIce
............................................... 4-20
Passing
...................................................... 4-9
Through Deep Standing Water
................................... 2-16
Winter
...................................................... 4-19
DrunkenDriving
................................................. 4-2
Highway
Hypnosis
............................................ 4-17
E
Electrical System
Engine Add-on
Equipment
........................................... 6-59
Adding Coolant .......................................... 5-1 6. 6-24
Aircleaner
.................................................. 6-17
Control Module System ........................................ 6-40
Coolant
..................................................... 6-23
Coolant Heater
...................................... 2-1 7,3-3, 6- 12
Coolant Temperature Gage (See “Gages”)
Cover
....................................................... 6-13
Exhaust ..................................................... 2-25
FanNoise
................................................... 5-20
Identification
............................................ 6-57, 6-62
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