ECU CHEVROLET CAMARO 1993 Owner's Manual

Problems on the Road
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=Towing Your Vehicle
Try to have a CM dealer or a professional
towing service tow your Chevrolet. The
usual towing equipment is a sling-type
(A) or a wheel-lift (B) or car carrier (C)
tow truck.
If your vehicle has been changed or
modified since
it was factory-new by
adding aftermarket items like fog lamps,
aero skirting, or special tires and wheels,
these instructions and illustrations may
not be correct.
Before you do anything,
turn on the
hazard warning flashers.
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When you call, tell the towing service:
0 That your vehicle cannot be towed
from the front or rear
with sling-type
equipment.
drive.
That your vehicle has rear-wheel
0 The make, model, and year of your
Whether you can still move the shift
If there was an accident, what was
When the towing service arrives, let the
tow operator know
that this manual
contains detailed towing instructions and
illustrations. The operator may want
to
see them.
vehicle.
lever.
damaged.
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TO help avoid injury to you or
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b others:
Never let passengers ride in a
vehicle that is being towed.
Never tow faster than safe
or
posted speeds.
Never
tow with damaged parts not
fully secured.
Never
get under your vehicle after
it has been lifted by the tow truck.
Always use separate safety chains
on each side when towing a vehicle,
Never use “J” hooks. Use
T-hooks instead.
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When your vehicle is being towed, have
the ignition
key off. The steering wheel
should be clamped
in a straight-ahead
position,
with a clamping device designed
for towing service.
Do not use the
vehicle’s steering column lock for this.
The transmission should be in Neutral
and the parking brake released.
Don’t have your vehicle towed on the rear
wheels, unless you must.
If the vehicle
must be towed on the rear wheels, don’t
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CAUTION:
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I Front Towing Hook-Ups
A vehicle can fall from a car
Attach T-hook chains to slots in frame
carrier if
it isn’t properly rearward of front wheels on both sides.
secured. This can cause a collision,
tightly secured with chains or steel
cables before
it is transported.
Don’t
use substitutes (ropes, leather
straps, canvas webbing, etc.) that
can be cut by sharp edges
underneath the towed vehicle.
Farther than
50 miles (80 km j or your
transmission
will be damaged. If these
limits must be exceeded, then
the rear
wheels have to be supported on
a dolly.
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Do not attach winch cables or
1 hooks to suspension components
en using car carrier equipment
I Always use T-hooks inserted in the
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I T-hook slots. II
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2.
3.
4.
Start with the vertical (up and down)
headlight aim. Don’t try to adjust the
horizontal (left and right) aim first.
Check the vertical aim for each
headlight and adjust it as necessary.
Turn the vertical aiming screw until
the bubble comes
to the center of the
gage-
5. Now adjust the horizontal aim. Check
the horizontal aim for each headlight
and adjust it as necessary.
until the line comes to
the center of
the gage.
repeat steps
2 and 3.
6. Turn the horizontal aiming screw
7. If the gage readings are not centered,
Try not to touch threaded parts other than
the vertical and horizontal aiming screws.
If the vehicle body has been damaged in
an accident or something, the headlight
should be aimed after repairing the body.
To replace a headlight:
Before replacing a headlight that does not
light, check to make sure that the wiring
connector is securely fastened
to it.
See “Replacement Bulbs’’ in the Index
to check the size and type of headlight
you need to use before you begin to
replace the headlight. You must replace
a headlight with one that is exactly the
same.
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Service 81 Appearl nee Care
NOTICE: 11 CAUTION:
Your warranty does not cover parts
or components that fail because of
overloading.
If you put things inside your vehicle
-
like suitcases, tools, packages, or
anything else
- they will go as fast as the
vehicle goes.
If you have to stop or turn
quickly, or if there is a crash, they’ll keep
going.
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Things you put inside your
vehicle can strike and injure
people in a sudden stop or tu&, or
in a crash.
a Put things in the rear area of
your vehicle. Try to spread the
weight evenly.
m Never stack heavier things,
like suitcases, inside the
vehicle so that some of them
are above the tops of the seats. ~
When you carry something
inside the vehicle, secure it
whenever you can.
a Don’t leave a seat folded down
unless
you need to.
Tires
We don’t make tires. Your new vehicle
comes with high quality tires made by
a
leading tire manufacturer. These tires are
warranted by the tire manufacturers and
their warranties are delivered with every
new Chevrolet.
If your spare tire is a
different brand than your road tires, you
will have a tire warranty folder from each
of these manufacturers.
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Service & Appearance Care
Tire Chains
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The wrong wheel can also cause
problems with bearing life, brake
cooling, speedometer/odometer
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calibration, headlight aim, bumper32
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height, vehicle ground clearance,
and tire or tire chain clearance to the
body and chassis. 1
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Used Replacement Wheels
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vehicle is dangerous. You can’t
nnOW how it’s been used or how
many miles it’s been driven. It could
fail suddenly and cause an accident.
If you have to replace a wheel use a
new GM original equipment wheel.
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If your Chevrolet has P235/55R16
or
P245/50ZRlf; cize tire. don’t 11c~ I
tire chains: the --In dm e vow I
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vehicle.
If
you ,.-ve other tires, “st; LIIC
chains only when you must. Use
only
SAE Class “S” type chains
that are the proper size for
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tires. Install them on the rear tires
and tighten them as tightly as
possible
with the ends securel)
fastened. Drive slowly and
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stop and retighten them. If the I
the chain manufacturer’s
instructions.
If you can hear th
chains contacting your vehicle
contact continues, slow down until
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it stops. Driving too fast wit
chains on will damage yourg
vchicle.
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Index
340
Road. Your Driving and the ...... 13 1
Roads. Hill and Mountain ....... 165
Roadside Assistance. Chevrolet ... 3 19
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out .................. 216
Roof Panels. Twin Lift-off ....... 88
Running Lights. Daytime
......... 85
Running Your Engine while
You’re Parked
................ 75
Safety Belts
Adults
...................... 21
Air bags
.................... 25
Care of .................... 269
Children .................... 34
Extender .................... 44
How to Wear Properly ......... 21 Lap-Shoulder
................ 2 1
Larger Children .............. 43
Questions People Ask ......... 19
Reminder Light .............. 20
Replacing after a Crash ........ 45
Seats and .................... 11
Smaller Children and Babies .... 35
They’re for Everyone .......... 15
Use during Pregnancy ......... 31
Why They Work .............. 17
Safety Chains ................. 177
Safety Defects
Reporting to General Motors
... 3 19
Reporting to the Canadian
Government
.............. 318
Reporting to the United
States Government
......... 3 18
Safety Warnings and Symbols ...... 7
Schedule. Maintenance ......... 285
Scheduled Maintenance Services
. . 289
Seats And Safety Belts
...... ; ....... 11
And Seat Controls ............ 12
Manual Front ................ 12
Manual. Four-Way ............ 12
Power. Six-Way
.............. 13
Folding Rear ................. 15
Latches. Front ............... 14
Reclining Front .............. 13
Rear Seat ................... 38
Right Front Seat .............. 40
Seatback
Securing
a Child Restraint
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Index
... 342
TTop Sunshades .............. 90
Tachometer
.................... 99
Tank. Filling Your ............. 222
Temperature Control Knob
....... 110
Theft ......................... 52
Theft Deterrent Feature/
Delco-Loc
I1 ................ 124
How to Change Your Security
Code
.................... 127
Setting Your Security
Code
.................... 124
Shutting
off the .............. 125
Unlocking the Audio System after a Power Failure
....... 126
Thermostat
................... 242
Tilt Wheel
..................... 76
Tips. Steering
................. 146 Tips. Ventilation
................ 1 14
Tire Loading
.................. 255
Tires
........................ 256
Balance. Wheel
Alignment and
............ 262
Buying New
................ 259
Chains .................... 264
Inflation Pressure
............ 257
Changing a Flat
............. 205
Inspection and Rotation
....... 258
Temperature Grades
.......... 261
Total Weight on Your
Vehicle’s
................. 176
Traction Grades
............. 261
Treadwear
.................. 26 1
Uniform Quality Grading ...... 260
When It’s Time for New
...... 259
White Sidewall
.............. 272 Tone.
Setting the
AM/FM Stereo with Cassette
Delco-Base@ AMEM Stereo
Tape
Player
................ 118
with Compact Disc Player
... 122
Top Strap (Child Restraints)
....... 37
Torque Lock (Automatic
Towing Transmission)
............... 169
A Trailer
................... 173
Front Hook-Ups
............. 191
Rear Hook-Ups
............. 192
Your Vehicle
................ 190
Traffic Lights ................. 134
Traffic Officer
................ 136
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