CHEVROLET CAMARO 1998 4.G Owners Manual

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Accessory Plug ............................... 2-58
AirBag
....................................... 1-20
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-24
How it Works ................................ 1-22
Location
.................................... 1-22
Readiness Light
......................... 1-21, 2-76
Servicing
................................... 1-25
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-23
What Will You See After it Inflates
............... 1-24
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-23
Air Cleaner
.................................... 6- 18
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-3
Aircontrol ..................................... 3-2
Alarm
Arming the System
............................ 2-16
Content Theft-Deterrent
....................... 2- 15
Disarming the System ......................... 2- 17
Turning
Off the Alarm ......................... 2-17
AlarmPanicMode
............................... 2-9
Alignment and Balance, Tire
...................... 6-50
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
...................... 6-58
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-26
Anti-Lock
..................................... 4-7
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-78, 4-7
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...... 6-3
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Anti.Theft. Radio
..............................
Control Off Switch ............................ 4-10
Control System
................................ 4-9
System Warning Light
..................... 2.79. 4.9
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-23
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-6
Auto-Down Window
............................ 2-44
Automatic Overdrive
............................ 2-32
Automatic Transmission
......................... 2-30
BTSICheck
................................. 7-34
Check
...................................... 7-33
Fluid
....................................... 6-20
Operation
................................... 2-30
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-35
Shifting
..................................... 2-30
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-27
Axle, Limited-Slip Rear
......................... 2-43
Axle, Rear
.................................... 6-26
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Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement. Keyless Entry .................... 2- 11
Warnings
........................... 5.3.5.4. 6.37
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Before Leaving on a Long Trip
.................... 4-21
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard
...................................... 4-27
Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-36
Checking Fluid
............................... 6-34
Fluid
....................................... 6-33
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-33
Parking
..................................... 2-37
Pedal Travel
................................. 6-36
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-36
System Warning Light
......................... 2-77
Trailer
...................................... 4-34
Transmission Shift Interlock
.................... 2-43
Wear
....................................... 6-35
Brakes. Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking
in Emergencies .......................... 4- 10
Break-In. New Vehicle
.......................... 2-24
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-52
BTSICheck
................................... 7-34
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-37
BTSI
......................................... 2-43 Canadian
Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-69
Carbon Monoxide
.......... 2.12.2.41.2.42.4.28. 4.33
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-32
Cassette Storage
................................ 2-56
Cassette Tape Player
......................... 3.7. 3.9
Care
of
Your Cassette Tape Player .................. 3-24
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-24
CD Player Theft-Deterrent Feature
................. 3-21
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Bulb Replacement
.... 6-39
Certification Label
.............................. 4-29
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-34
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-51
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-27
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-85
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-46
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-60
Child Restraints
................................ 1-33
Securing
in a Rear Seat Position ................. 1-39
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-41
WheretoPut
................................ 1-37
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-57
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-63
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-18
Cleaning
Aluminurnwheels
............................ 6-58
Convertible Top
.............................. 6-58
Fabric
...................................... 6-53
TopStrap
................................... 1-38
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Inside of Your Vehicle
......................... 6-53
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-55
Leather
..................................... 6-55
Outside of Your Vehicle
........................ 6-57
Removable Roof Panel
......................... 6-56
Special Problems
............................. 6-54
Stains
...................................... 6-54
Tires
....................................... 6-59
Vinyl
....................................... 6-54
Wheels
..................................... 6-58
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-56
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-6
Close-Out Panel
................................ 2-56
Clutch. Hydraulic
............................... 6-25
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Compact Disc
.................................. 3- 14
Care of Your Compact Disc ..................... 3-25
Player
...................................... 3-14
Player Errors
........................... 3- 17. 3-20
Storage
..................................... 2-56
Careofyour
................................. 3-25
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-38
Content Theft-Deterrent
......................... 2- 15
Alarm/Panic Mode ............................. 2-9
Feature Customization
......................... 2- 19
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
ConvertibleTop
................................ 2-65
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-55 Coolant
....................................... 6-26
Bleed Valves
................................. 5-21
Heater, Engine
............................... 2-28
Cooling
........................................ 3-3
Cooling System
................................ 5-16
Courtesy Lamps
................................ 2-52
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Cruise Control
................................. 2-47
Ending Out of
................................ 2-50
Increasing Speed While Using
................... 2-49
Resuming a Set Speed
......................... 2-49
UsingonHills
............................... 2-49
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
RecoveryTank
............................... 5-17
Reducing Speed While Using
................... 2-49
Setting
..................................... 2-48
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-59
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-59
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-51
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety ........................ 8-10
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window .......................... 3-5
Defogging
..................................... 3-5
Defrosting
..................................... 3-5
Delayed Illumination
............................ 2-53
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Dolby
B Noise Reduction 3-13
Door Last Door Closed Locking Feature
................ 2-6
Lockout Prevention
............................ 2-6
Locks
....................................... 2-4
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-32
Driver Position
................................. 1 - 12
Driver’s Door Alarm Delay/Shock Sensor Enable
..... 2-23
Driving City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-27
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-17
Night
...................................... 4-15
OnCurves
.................................. 4-10
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-23
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-25
WetRoads
.................................. 4-17
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
8 .......................
Downshifting .................................. 2-36
Throughwater
............................... 4-19
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-2 Electrical
Equipment. Adding
.......... 2.28.3.23. 6.62
Electrical System
............................... 6-62
Engine
.................................. 6-10’6-11
Coolant ..................................... 6-26
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-28
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-32
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-80
Exhaust
..................................... 2-41
FuseBlocks
................................. 6-64
Identification
................................ 6-62
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-32
Overheating
................................. 5-14
Running While Parked
......................... 2-42
Specifications
................................ 6-69
Starting Your
................................ 2-27
Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
............... 4-37
Engineoil
.................................... 6-12
Adding
..................................... 6-13
Additives
................................... 6-17
Checking
................................... 6-13
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-83
Used
....................................... 6-17
What Kind to Use
............................. 6-14
Whentochange
.............................. 6-17
Ethanol
........................................ 6-5
Exhaust’Engine
................................ 2-41
Exit Lighting
............................. 2-20. 2-53
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Fabric Protection
............................... 6-54
Fancontrol
.................................... 3-2
Feature Customization
........................... 2- 19
Driver’s Door Alarm Delay/Shock Sensor Enable
... 2-23
Exit Lightingmelayed Illumination
............... 2-20
Keyless Entry Verification
...................... 2-21
Last Door Closed LockingLockout Prevention
..... 2-21
Theft-Deterrent Arming Method
................. 2-22
Theft-Deterrent Arming Verification
.............. 2-23
Fifth Gear. Manual Transmission
.............. 2.34. 2.35
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................... 6-8
Filter. Air
..................................... 6- 19
Filter. Engine Oil
............................... 6- 17
Finish Care .................................... 6-57
Finish Damage
................................. 6-59
First Gear. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-33
First Gear. Manual Transmission
.............. 2.34. 2.35
Fixed Antenna Mast Care
........................ 3-25
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing ............................. 5-27
Floor Mats
.................................... 2-59
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-37
FogLamps
.................................... 2-51
Folding Rear Seatback
............................ 1-6
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear. Manual Transmission
............ 2.34. 2.35
Four-Way Manual Seat
........................... 1-3
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-6
French
LanguageManual
11
FrontConsole .................................. 2-56
FrontTowing
................................... 5-9
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement
................ 6-39
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-6
Gage
....................................... 2-85
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-63
.. ...........................
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-80
Engine Oil Pressure ........................... 2-83
Fuel
....................................... 2-85
GAWR ....................................... 4-29
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-30
Gear Positions. Manual Transmission
.......... 2-34. 2-35
GloveBox
.................................... 2-55
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-29
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-29
Guide en FranGais 11
GVWR ....................................... 4-29
.. .................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-37
Hatch
........................................ 2-12
Hatch Release
.................................. 2-12
Hatch Release. Remote
.......................... 2-13
Hazard Warning Flashers .......................... 5-2
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Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-38
High/Low Beamchanger
...................... 2-46
OnReminder
................................ 2-50
Wiring
..................................... 6-63
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-4
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-46
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-23
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-33
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-8
Release
...................................... 6-9
Horn
......................................... 2-44
Hydraulic Clutch
............................... 6-25
Hydraulic Clutch System Check
................... 7-33
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4- 18
Ignition Positions .............................. 2-25
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-44
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror ................. 2-54
Inspections
.................................... 7-36
Brakesystem
................................ 7-36
Engine Cooling System
........................ 7-36
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-36
RearAxle
................................... 7-36
Steering
.................................... 7-36
Suspension
.................................. 7-36 Throttle System
.............................. 7-36
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-72
Brightness Control
............................ 2-52
Cleaning
.................................... 6-55
Cluster
..................................... 2-74
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-52
Jack. Tire
.................................... 5-29
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service
..................... 7-33
Key Release Button
............................. 2-26
Keyless Entry
................................... 2-7
Keyless Entry Verification
........................ 2-21
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels Certification
................................. 4-29
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-62
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-28
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-62
Lamps
........................................ 2-50
Courtesy
.................................... 2-52
Interior
..................................... 2-52
OnReminder
................................ 2-50
Last Door Closed Locking Feature
.................. 2-6
Latches. Front Seatback
........................... 1-5
Last Door Closed Locking
.................... 2-6. 2-21
Leaving
Your Vehicle ............................. 2-6
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