warning CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1994 1.G Owners Manual

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Information
This part includes important
information about reporting safety
defects and gives you details about the
“Roadside Assistance” program.
You
will also find customer satisfaction
phone numbers (including customer satisfaction numbers for the hearing
and speech impaired) as well
as the
mediation/ arbitration procedure. We’ve
also included ordering information for service publications in this part.
Part 9: Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing bf almost
every subject in this manual.
You can
use it to quickly find something you
want to read.
Service Station Information:
This is a quick reference of service
information.
You can find it on the last
page of this manual.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety
cautions in this book. We use a
box
with gray background and the word
CAUTION to tell you about things that
could hurt
you if you were to ignore the
warning.
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In the gray 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 circle with a slash
through it in this book. This safety
symbol means:
Don’t
Don’t
do this
Don’t let this
happen
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find
these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
In the 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.
You’ll also see warning labels on your
vehicle. They use yellow for cautions,
blue for notices and the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.

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These are some of the symbols you will
find
on your vehicle. For example, these
symbols are used on an original battery:
Caution Possible lnjuty
Protect Eyes
by
Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames Spark or Flame Could Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocklUnlock
Power Window
These symbols have to do with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
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Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
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These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
Rear Window Defogger
Ventilating Fan
These symbols are used on warning and
indicator
lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging
System
Fuel
Engine Oil Pressure
Brake
Anti-Lock Brakes
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Here are some other symbols you may
see:
Fuse
Trunk Release
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
Hood Release

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Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to
use safety belts properly. It also tells
you some things you should not
do with
safety belts.
This figure lights up as a reminder to
buckle up. (See
Safety Belt Warning
Light
in the Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces,
the law says to wear safety belts. Here’s
why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash.
If you do have a crash, you don’t know
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some
crashes can be
so serious that even
buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In
many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and sometimes walk away.
Without belts they could have been
badly hurt or killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts
in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most
crashes buckling
up does matter ... a lot!
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Safety Belt Warning
light
When the key is turned to Run or Start,
a chime will come on for about eight
seconds to remind people to fasten their
safety belts, unless the driver’s safety
belt is already buckled. The safety belt
light will also come on and stay on for
20 seconds, then it will flash for an
additional
55 seconds. If the driver’s
belt is already buckled, neither the
chime nor the light will come on.
How To Wear Safety Belts
Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult
size.
Be aware that there are special things to
know about safety belts and children.
And there are different rules for smaller
children and babies.
If a child will be
riding in your Chevrolet, see the section
after this one, called
Children. Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection. First,
you’ll want
to know which
restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Vehicles First SoldIn Canada
Was your Chevrolet first sold, when
new, in Canada?
(If it was, a sticker on
the driver’s door will say “conforms to
all applicable Canada motor vehicle
...”
etc.) If so, then the rest of Part 1 does
not apply to your vehicle.
To learn how to use your safety belts,
please read the
Owner’s Manual Safety
Belt Supplement. It comes with every
new Chevrolet first sold in Canada.
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many standard and' optional
features on your Chevrolet. and information on starting. shifiing 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 .
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Keys ........................................................................\
.................................................... 42
Locks
........................................................................\
.................................................. 43
Glove
Box ........................................................................\
.......................................... 47
Ignition
50 .. ........................................................................\
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Starting Your Engine ........................................................................\
......................... 51
Engine Coolant Heater ........................................................................\
...................... 52
Automatic Transaxle
........................................................................\
......................... 53
Manual Transaxle ................................... i ................................................................. 56
Parking Brake .......................................................... 1 .................................................. 58
Shfiing into
Park ........................................................................\
............ ................. 58
Windows ..... ........................................................................\
...................................... 62
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................................................................\
...... 63
Headlights
............................................. ..I.. ................................................. .: ............ -65
Interior Lights ........................................................................\
.................................... 67
Windshield Wipers
........................................................................\
............................. 68
Windshield Washer
........................................................................\
......... .l ................. 69
Cruise Control ........................................................................\
................................... 70
Mirrors
........................................................................\
............................................... 72
Ashtrays and Lighter
........................................................................\
......................... 75
Sunroof ........................................................................\
.............................................. 75
Instrument Panel
........................................................................\
............................... 80
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ..................................................................... 84

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RUN
.Ignition Switch
With the ignition key in the ignition
switch, you can turn
the switch to five
positions:
Accessory: An “on” position in which
you cm operate your electrical power
accessories. Press
in the ignition switch
as you turn the top
of it toward you.
Lock The only positiop in which you can
remove the key. This locks your steering
wheel, ignition and transaxle.
Off: ,Unlocks the steering wheel, ignition
and transaxle, but does not send electrical power to any accessories. Use
this position
if your vehicle must be pushed or towed,
but never try to push-start your vehicle.
A warning chime will sound if you open
the driver’s door when the ignition
is off
and the key is in the ignition.
Run: An “on” position to which the
switch returns .after you start your
engine and release’the syitch. The
switch stays
in the Run position when
the engine
is running. But even when
the engine is
not running, you can use
Run to operate your electrical power
accessories, and
to display some histru-
ment panel WarningJights.
Stark Starts the engine. When the
engine starts, release the key. The
ignition switch will return to
Run for
normal driving.
Note that even
if the engine is not
running, the positions
Accessory and
Run are “qd’ positions’that allow you
to operate your electrical accessories,
such as .the radio.
NOTICE:
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If your key seems stuck in Lock and
you can’t turn it, be sure
it is all the
way
in. If it is, then turn the steering
wheel le&’and right while you
iurh
the key hard. But turn the key only
with your hand. Using
a tool to
force it could break the key or the
ignition switch.
If none of this works,
then your vehicle needs service.
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Parking Brake
The parking brake lever is located
between the bucket seats.
To Set the Parking Brake:
Hold the brake pedal down and pull up
on the parking brake lever.
If the ignition is on, the brake system
warning light will come
on.
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To Release the Parking Brake:
Hold the brake pedal down. Pull the
parking brake lever up until you can
press the release button. Hold the
release button
in as you move the brake
lever all the way down.
NOTICE:
Driving with the parking brake on
can cause your rear brakes to
overheat.
You may have to replace
them, and you could also damage
other parts
of your vehicle.
Shijling Into C( P JJ (Park)
(AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE
MODELS ONLY)
1. Hold the brake pedal down with your
right foot and set the parking brake.

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Your Information System
Your instrument panel is designed to let
you know at a glance how your vehicle
is running. You’ll
know how fast you’re
going, how much fuel you’re using, and
many other things you’ll need to drive
safely and economically. The
main components of your
instrument panel are:
1. Side Vent
2. Instrument Panel Intensity Control
3. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
4. Hazard Warning Flashers Switch
5. Instrument Cluster
6. Ignition Switch
7. Windshield Wipermasher Controls
8. Interior Light Control
9. Audio System
10. Center Vents
1 1. Cup Holder
12. Side Vent
13. Glove Box
14. Climate Controls and Rear Window
15. Parking Brake Lever
16. Ashtray/Lighter
17. Gearshift Lever
18. Horn
19. Tilt Steering Wheel Lever (Option)
20. Fuse Panel
21. Hood Release Lever
Defogger