CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1993 1.G Owners Manual

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If you are stopped by heavy snow, you
could be
in a serious situation. You
should probably
stay with your vehicle
unless you know for sure that
you are
near help and you can
hike through the
snow. Here are some things to do to
summon help and keep yourself and
your passengers safe:
Turn on your hazard flashers.
Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert
police that you’ve been stopped by
the
snow.
Put on extra clothing or wrap a
blanket around you. If you have
no
blankets or extra clothing, make body
insulators from newspapers, burlap
bags, rags, floor mats-anything
you
can wrap around yourself or tuck
under your clothing to keep warm.
You can run the engine to keep warm,
but be careful.
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A a
-C L Snow can trap exhaust gases
L under your vehicle. This can
cause deadly
CO (carbon
monoxide) gas to get inside.
CO
could overcome you and kill you.
You can’t see
it or smell it, so you
might not know
it was in your
vehicle. Clear away snow from
around the base of your vehicle,
especially any that is bloclng your
exhaust pipe. And check around
again from time to time to be sure
snow doesn’t collect there.
Open a window just a
little on the
side of the vehicle that’s away from
the wind. This
will help keep CO
out.

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lf bu're Caught in a Blind
(CONT)
Run your engine only as long as you
must, This saves fuel. When
you run
the engine, make it go a little faster
than just idle. That is, push the
accelerator slightly. This uses less fuel
for the heat that you get and it
keeps
the battery charged. You will need a
well-charged battery to restart the
vehicle, and possibly
for signaling
later on with your headlights. Let the
heater run
for a while. Then,
shut the engine
off and close
the window almost all the way to
preserve the heat.
Start the engine
again and repeat this only when you feel really uncomfortable from the
cold.
But do it as little as possible.
Preserve the fuel
as long as you can.
To help keep
warm, you can get out of
the vehicle and do some fairly
vigorous exercises every half-hour
or
so until help comes.
If You're Stuck in Deep Snow
This manual explains how to get the
vehicle out of deep snow without
damaging it. See the
Index under
Rocking Your Ehicle.

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Your Cavalier is neither designed nor
intended to tow a trailer.

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Problems on the Road
Hazard Warning Flashers .......................................... .164
Towing Your Chevrolet ........................................... .169
Engine Overheating
.............................................. ,174
If a Tire Goes Flat ............................................... .184
ComDact Spare Tire
.............................................. .191
Jumpstarting
....................................................164
ChangingaFlatTire .............................................. 184
If You’re
Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ................... ...... .192
Here you’ll find what to do about
some problems that can occur on
the road.
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Hazard Warning Flashers
Your hazard warning flashers let you
warn others. They also let police know
you have a problem. Your front and rear
turn signal lights will flash on and off. Move
the switch to the right to make
your front and rear turn signal lights
flash on and off.
Your hazard warning flashers
work no
matter what position your key
is in, and
even if the key isn't in.
To turn off the flashers, move the switch
to the left.
When the hazard warning flashers are
on, your turn signals won't work.
Other Warning Devices
If you carry reflective triangles, you can
set one up at the side of the road about
300 feet (100 m) behind your vehicle.
Jump Starling
If your battery has run down, you may
want to use another vehicle and some
jumper cables
to start your Chevrolet.
But please follow the steps here to do it
safely.

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- b can be dangerous because:
They contain acid that can burn
They contain gas that can
They contain enough electricity
If you don’t follow these steps
exactly, some or
all of these things
can hurt you.
you.
explode
or ignite.
to burn you. Ignoring these
steps could result in
costly damage to your vehicle that
wouldn’t be wered by your
warranty.
Trying
to st your Chevrolet by
pushing
or pulling it could damage
your vehicle, even if you have
a
manual transaxle. And if you ha---
an automatic transaxle, it won’t
start that way.
To Jump Start Your Chevrolet:
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have
a 12-volt battery with a negative
ground system.
If the other system isn’t a 12-volt
system with a negative ground,
both vehicles can be damaged.
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Jump Starting (CONT:)
2. Get the vehicles close enough so the
jumper cables can reach, but be sure
the vehicles aren’t touching each
other.
If they are, it could cause a
ground connection
you don’t want.
You wouldn’t be able to start your
Chevrolet, and the bad grounding
could damage the electrical systems.
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A You could be injured if the
vehicles roll. Set
the parking
brake
firmly on each vehicle. Put
an automatic transaxle in P (Park)
or a manual transaxle in N (Neutral).
3. Turn off the ignition on both
vehicles. Turn off all lights that aren’t
needed, and radios. This
will avoid
sparks and help save both batteries.
And it could save your radio!
If you leave your radio on, it could
be badly damaged. The repairs wouldn’t be covered by
you-
warranty.
4. Open the hoods and locate the
batteries.
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1 An electric fan can start up I I
even when the engine is not
running and can injure you. Keep
Find the positive
(+) and negative
(-) terminals on each battery.

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can cause battery gas to
explode. People have been hurt
doing
this, and some have been
blinded. Use a flashlight if you
need
more light.
Be
sure the batteries have enough
water. You
don’t need to add water
to the Delco Freedom@ battery
installed in every new GM vehicle.
But if a battery has filler caps, be
sure the right amount
of fluid is
there. If it is low, add water to take
care of that first. If you don’t,
explosive gas could be present.
Battery fluid contains acid that can
burn you. Don’t get it on you.
If
you accidentally get it in your eyes
or on your skin, flush the place
with water and get medical help
immediately.
5. Check that the jumper cables don’t
have
loose or missing insulation. If
they do, you could get a shock. The
vehicles could be damaged, too.
Before you connect the cables, here are
some things you should know. Positive
(+) will go to positive (+) and negative
(-) will go to negative (-) or a metal
engine part.
Don’t connect
(+) to (-) or you’ll get a
short that would damage the battery and
maybe other parts, too.
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Fans or other moving engine
parts can injure you badly.
Keep your hands away
from
moving parts once the engines are
running.
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Jump Starting (conrr.)
6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to
the positive
(+) terminal of the
vehicle with the dead battery.
Use a remote positive (+) terminal if
the vehicle has one.
7. Don’t let the other end touch metal.
Connect it to the positive
(+)
terminal of the good battery.
Use a remote positive
(+) terminal if
the vehicle has one.
6. Now connect the black negative (-)
cable to the good battery’s negative
(-) terminal.
Don’t let the other end touch anything
until
the next step. The other end of the
negative cable
doesn’t go to the dead
battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted
metal part on the engine of the vehicle
with the dead battery.
9. Attach the cable at least 18 inches
(45 cm) away from the dead battery,
but not near engine parts that move.
The electrical connection is just as
good there, but the chance of sparks
getting back to the battery is much
less.
10. Now start the vehicle with the good
battery and run the engine for a
while.
1 1. Try to start the vehicle with the
dead battery.
If it won’t start after a few tries, it
probablv needs service.