warning CHEVROLET ASTRO PASSENGER 1993 1.G Owners Manual

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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.
1 CAUTION
I These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people.
I - -
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 safety
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:
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 the same co\
lors,
and the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Master Lighting
Switch Turn
Signal
Direction
Parking Lights
Fog Lights
A
Hazard Warning
Flasher
Daytime
Running Lights Headlight
High Beam
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These symbols are on some of your controls:
Hood Release Windshield
Wper
Ventilating Fan Windshield
Washer Windshield
Defroster
Rear Window
Wiper
L? Washer Rear Window
Defogger Hatch
Release
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Engine Coolant
Temperature
BRAKE
Brake
(Standard Cluster) mrtery
Charging
System
I
ANTI-
LOCK
Four- Wheel
Anti-lock Brakes
Fuse Fuel
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Engine Oil
Pressure
Here are some
other symbols you may see:
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. Also\
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
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Keys ........................................................................\
............................................... 2-3
Your Doors and How They Work
........................................................................\
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Door
Locks ........................................................................\
.................................. 2-1 0
Theft ........................................................................\
............................................. 2-1 2
New Vehicle “Break-In”
........................................................................\
.............. 2-1 3
Ignition Switch ........................................................................\
............................. 2-1 3
Starting Your Engine ........................................................................\
................... 2-14
Fuel Regulator
........................................................................\
......................... 2-15
Driving Through Deep Standing Water
.......................................................... 2-16
Engine Block Heater
........................................................................\
............... 2-1 6
Automatic Transmission ........................................................................\
.............. 2-1 7
Locking Rear Axle ........................................................................\
....................... 2-20
Parking Brake
........................................................................\
.............................. 2-20
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Shifting Into P (Park) ........................................................................\
.................. 2-21
Shifting Out
of P (Park) ........................................................................\
............. 2-23
Parking Over Things That Burn
........................................................................\
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Engine Exhaust
........................................................................\
........................... 2-24
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked
.................................................. 2-25
Windows
........................................................................\
....................................... 2-26
Horn
........................................................................\
.............................................. 2-28
Tilt Wheel
........................................................................\
..................................... 2-28
Turn Signal/MuItifunction Lever
........................................................................\
.. 2-29
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
....................................................... 2-30
Headlight High-Low Beam
........................................................................\
...... 2-31
Windshield Wipers
........................................................................\
................... 2-32
Windshield Washer
........................................................................\
.................. 2-33
Rear Window WiperNVasher
........................................................................\
... 2-34
Cruise Control
........................................................................\
.......................... 2-35
Lights
........................................................................\
............................................ 2-40
Mirrors
........................................................................\
.......................................... 2-45
Sun Visors
........................................................................\
................................... 2-48
Luggage Carrier
........................................................................\
........................... 2-49
Cigarette Lighter/Ashtrays
........................................................................\
........... 2-50
Storage Compartments
........................................................................\
............... 2-51
Instrument Cluster
........................................................................\
....................... 2-52
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
.......................................................... 2-57
Indicator Lights
........................................................................\
......................... 2-64
Trailer Wiring Harness
........................................................................\
................ 2-67
Assist Handles
........................................................................\
............................. 2-68
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Use your optional fog lamps for better vision in foggy or misty conditions.
Your parking lights and/or low beam headlights must be on or your fog lamps
won't work.
Your fog lamp switch
is in the center of the instrument panel above the radio.
Slide the right side
of the switch to turn the fog lamps on, and the left side
of the switch to turn them
off. A warning light in the switch will remind you
that your fog lights are
on.
Remember, fog lamps alone will not give off as much light as your headlights.
Never use your fog lamps in the dark without turning on your headlights.
Fog lamps will go
off whenever your high beam lights come on. When the
high beams go
off, the fog lamps will come on again.
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You may wonder what happens
if your vehicle needs a new odometer
installed.
If the new one can be set to the mileage total of the old odometer,
then it must be. But if it can’t, then it’s set at zer\
o, and a label must be put
on the driver’s door to show the old mileage reading when the \
new odometer
was installed.
Trip Odometer
Standard Cluster Digital Cluster
km/h
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The trip odometer can tell you how far your vehicle has been driven since
you last set the trip odometer to zero. Make sure button is completely
depressed.
To reset the trip odometer on the standard cluster, press the but\
ton near the
readout.
The trip odometer on the digital cluster
will appear in place of your regular
odometer when you press the
TRIP button.
To reset the trip odometer on the digital cluster, press the
RESET button. To
change back to the regular odometer, press the
TRIP button again.
Warning Lights, Gauges and Indicators
This part describes the warning lights and gages that are on your vehicle.
The pictures
will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that something is wrong before it
becomes serious enough to cause an expensive repair or replacement. Paying
attention to your warning lights and gages could also save you or other\
s from
injury.
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Warning lights go on when there may be or is a problem with one of your
vehicle’s functions.
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 familiar with this section, you should not
be alarmed when this happens.
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 problem, 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
K E
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.
If the warning light goes on, there could be a brake problem. Have your
brake system inspected right away.
This
light should come on as you start the vehicle. If it doesn’t come on
then, have
it fixed so it will be ready to warn you if there’s a problem.
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on if your parking brake doesn’t release fully. If it stays on after your parking
brake is fully released, it means you 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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Your brake system may not be working properly if the brake warning
light is on. Driving with the brake warning light on can lead
to an
accident.
If the light is still on after you’ve pulled off the road and
stopped carefully, have the vehicle towed for service.
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
Standard Cluster Digital Cluster
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With anti-lock, this light will go on when you start your engine and may stay
on for a several seconds
or so. That’s normal.
If the light doesn’t come on, have
if fixed so it will be ready to warn you if
there is a problem.
If the light stays on, or comes on when you’re driving, your \
vehicle needs
service. Unless the regular brake system warning light is also \
on, you will
still
have brakes, but not anti-lock brakes. If the regular brake system warning
light is also on, see “Brake System Warning Light” earlie\
r in this part.
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