tow CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1995 3.G Workshop Manual

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100,000 Miles (1 66 000 km)
Q Replace spark plugs. An Emission Control
Service.
Ll Change automatic transaxle fluid and filter
if the vehicle is mainly driven under one or
more of these conditions:
- In heavy city traf€ic where the outside
temperature regularly reaches
90 O F
(32°C) or higher.
- In hilly or mountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police or
delivery service.
If you do not use your vehicle under any of
these conditions, the fluid and filter do not
require changing.
Manual transaxle fluid doesn’t require
change.
DATE SERVICED BY: ACTUAL MILEAGE
7-26

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50,000 Miles (83 000 kt)
Change automatic transaxle fluid and filter
if the vehicle is mainly driven under one or
more of these conditions:
- In heavy city traffic where the outside
temperature regularly reaches
90" F
(32°C) or higher.
- In hilly or mountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police or
If you do not use your vehicle under any of
these conditions, the fluid and filter do not
require changing.
delivery service.
Manual transaxle fluid doesn't require
change.
I I I 1
DATE SERVICED BY ACTUAL MILEAGE
7-31

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100,000 Miles (I66 000 km)
0 Replace spark plugs. AIZ Emissior? Com-ol
0 Change automatic transaxle fluid and filter
if the vehicle is mainly driven under one or
more of these conditions:
Service.
- In heavy city traffic where the outside
temperature regularly reaches
90 O F
(32°C) or higher.
- In hilly or mountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police or
delivery service.
Manual transaxle fluid doesn't require
change.
DATE SERVICED BY ACTUAL MILEAGE
7-37

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Basic Care and Cuurtesy '" Care:
ROADSIDE Basic Care PROVIDES:
Toll-free number, 1 -800-CHEV-USA
Free towing for warranty repairs
Basic over-the-phone technical advice
Available dealer services at reasonable costs
(i.e., wrecker services, locksmith/key service, glass
repair, etc.)
Note: Roadside
Basic Care applies to all Chevrolet/Geo
vehicles regardless
of age or miles.
ROADSIDE
Courtesy Care PROVIDES:
Roadside Basic Care services (as outlined above)
Plus:
FREE Non-Warranty Towing (to the closest dealer
from a legal roadway)
on the road or locked inside)
FREE Locksmith/Key Service (when keys are lost
FREE Flat Tire Service (spare installed on the road)
FREE Jump Start (at home or on the road)
0 FREE Fuel Delivery ($5 of fuel delivered on the road)
Note:
Courtesy Cure is available to Retail and Retail
Lease Customers operating
1994 and newer
Chevrolet/Geo vehicles for
a period of 36
months/36,000 miles. All
Courtesy Care services must
be pre-arranged by Chevrolet Roadside or Dealer
Service Management.
Basic Cure and Courtes!: Cm-e are not part of or included in the coverage
provided by the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Chevrolet reserves the
right
to modify or discontinue Basic Care and Courtesy at any time.
For complete program details, see your Chevrolet/Geo
dealer to obtain a Roadside Assistance Center brochure.
The Roadside Assistance Center uses companies that will provide you with quality and priority service. When roadside
services are required,
our advisors will explain any payment
obligations that may
be incurred for utilizing outside services.
For prompt assistance when calling, please have
the
following information available to give to the advisor:
0 Vehicle Identification Number
0 License plate number
8-6

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Driver Position ................................. 1 - 10
Driver’s Seat Manual Lumbar Support ............... 1-2
Driving
AtNight
................................... 4-13
City ....................................... 4-17
Defensive
................................... 4-1
Drunken
.................................... 4-2
Freeway
................................... 4- I8
In a Blizzard
................................ 4-24
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
In the Rain ................................. 4- 14
OnCurves
................................... 4-8
OnGrades
.................................. 4-35
On Hill and Mountain Roads
................... 4-20
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-23
Through Deep Standing Water
.................. 2- I2
Winter
..................................... 4-22
With
a Trailer ............................... 4-34
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-2
Easy Entry Seat
................................ 1-4
Electrical Equipment. Adding ................ 3- 12. 6-5 1
Engine .................................... 6-8. 6-9
Enginecoolant ................................. 6-21
Adding
............................... 5-16. 6-22
Checking
................................... 6-23
Engine Coolant Heater
...................... 2- 12. 6. 14
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
................. 2-64
Engine Identification
............................ 6-5 1
Engineoil .................................... 6-10
Adding
.................................... 6-11
Additives ................................... 6-14
EngineExhaust
................................ 2-25 Checking
................................... 6-10
What Kind
to Use ............................ 6-12
What
to do With Used Oil ..................... 6-14
Whentochange
............................. 6-14
Engine Overheating ............................. 5-12
Engine, Running It While Your Parked .............. 2-26
Engine, Specifications
........................... 6-57
Engine, Starting Your
............................ 2-10
Ethanol (In Fuel) ................................ 6-3
Exhaust. Engine
................................ 2-25
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-43
Fifth Gear. Manual Transaxle
..................... 2-19
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-4
Filter. Air Cleaner .............................. 6-15
Filter, Engine Oil
............................... 6-14
Finish Care .................................... 6-46
Finish Damage
................................. 6-48
First ( 1 ), 3 Speed Automatic Transaxle .............. 2-16
First (1 ), 4 Speed Automatic Transaxle .............. 2-18
First Gear, Manual Transaxle
...................... 2-19
Flash-to-Pass Feature ........................... 2-30
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-1
Flat Tire, Changing ............................. 5-20
Fluids and Lubricants
....................... 6-55, 7-43
FogLamps
.................................... 2-40
Fold-Down Rear Seat
............................ 1-5
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-4
Fourth Gear. Manual Transaxle
.................... 2-19
French Language Manual
11
Front Reading Lamps ............................ 2-40
Front Seatback Latches
........................... 1-4
.. ...........................
FrontTowing ................................... 5-9
9-4

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Jack. Tire .................................... 5-20
Jump Starting ................................... 5-2
Key Lock Cylinders ............................ 7-39
Key Release Button .............................. 2-9
Keys .......................................... 2-1
Lamps ...................................... 2-37
Lamps On Reminder ............................ 2-37
Lane Change Indicator ........................... 2-29
Latches. Front Seatback ........................... 1-4
Leaving Your Vehicle ............................. 2-4
Light. Air Bag Readiness .................... 1-20. 2-61
Light. Safety Belt Reminder .................. 1-6. 2-61
Lighter and Ashtray ............................. 2-44
Air Bag Readiness ...................... 1-20. 2-61
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
........... 2-63. 4-6
Brake System Warning ........................ 2-62
Charging System ............................. 2-66
CheckEngine ............................... 2-68
Check Gages ................................ 2-64
CheckOil .................................. 2-66
Low Coolant Warning ......................... 2-64
Manual Transaxle Shift ................... 2-20. 2-68
Oilwarning ................................. 2- 65
Passlock Warning ............................ 2-70
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1-6. 2-6 1
Loading Your Vehicle ........................... 4-28
Lock. Steering Column .......................... 7-40
Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running ....... 2-23
Lights
Locks
......................................... 2-3
Door ....................................... 2-3
PowerDoor .................................. 2-4
Rear Door Security ............................ 2-4
Window .................................... 2-27
Long Trip. Before Leaving on a .................... 4-19
Low Coolant Warning Light ...................... 2-64
Low Maintenance Battery ........................ 6-29
Lubricants and Fluids ....................... 6-55, 7-43
Lubrication. Body .............................. 7-39
Maintenance Record ........................... 7-45
Maintenance Schedule ............................ 7-1
Maintenance Schedule. Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
................................. 7-43
Owner Checks and Services .................... 7-38
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
............... 7-42
Schedule I Definition .......................... 7-4
Schedule I1 Definition .......................... 7-5
Scheduled Maintenance Services ................. 7-3
Maintenance Schedule I ........................... 7-6
Maintenance Schedule I1 ......................... 7-27
Maintenance When Trailer Towing ................. 4-36
Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts ............ 6-57
Maintenance, Underbody ......................... 6-49
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) .... 2-68
ManualFrontSeat ............................... 1-1
Manual Transaxle
Fifth Gear
.................................. 2-19
Neutral
(N) Position .......................... 2-19
Parking Your Vehicle
......................... 2-24
Reverse (R) Position .......................... 2-19
FirstGear .................................. 2-19
FourthGear ................................. 2-19

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine SecondGear ................................ 2-19
Shift Light
............................. 2.20. 2.68
Shiftspeeds
................................ 2-20
Shifting
.................................... 2-18
Third Gear
.................................. 2- 19
Manual Transaxle Fluid
.......................... 6- 19
Adding .................................... 6-19
Checking ................................... 6-19
Mirrors
....................................... 2-42
Convex Outside
............................ 2-43
Inside Day/Night Rearview
.................... 2-42
Power Remote Control
........................ 2-43
Remote Control
.............................. 2-42
Methanol
(In Fuel) ............................... 6-3
MTBE
(In Fuel) ................................. 6-3
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-44
Neutral (N) Position. Manual Transaxle
............. 2-19
New Vehicle “Break-In”
.......................... 2-7
Nightvision
................................... 4-13
Neutral
(N) Position. Automatic Transaxle
........... 2- 15
OBD I1 ...................................... 2-69
Odometer. Tamper Resistant
...................... 2-59
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-60
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- IO
Oil Warning Light .............................. 2-65
Oil. Engine .................................... 6-10
Ordering
Owner Publications
............................ 8-8
Service and Owner Publications .................. 8-8
Service Bulletins .............................. 8-8
Service Manuals
.............................. 8-8
Overdrive (D). 4 Speed Automatic Transaxle
........ 2-17
Overheated Engine
.............................. 5-12
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-38
Owner Publications. Ordering
...................... 8-8
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-49
Park (P) Position. Automatic Transaxle
.............. 2-14
Park (P). Shifting Into
........................... 2-22
Park (P). Shifting Out
of ......................... 2-24
ParkingBrake
.................................. 2-21
Parking Lamps
................................. 2-37
Parking on Hills While Towing
a Trailer ............. 4-35
Parking Your Vehicle. Manual Transaxle
............. 2-24
Parking. AtNight
................................ 2-6
Passlock Theft-Deterrent System
................... 2-7
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-42
Power Door Locks
............................... 2-4
Power Remote Control
Mirror ..................... 2-43
Power Steering
.................................. 4-8
Power Steering Fluid Adding
.................................... 6-24
Checking ................................... 6-24
Power Windows
................................ 2-27
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-24
Problems on
the Road ............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner .................... 8-8
ParkingLots .................................... 2-6
Parking Over Things That Burn
.................... 2-25
Passing
....................................... 4-10
Passlock Warning Light
.......................... 2-70
9-7

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Radios ........................................ 3-5
AMRM Stereo
............................... 3-6
AMFM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
.......... 3-8
AM/FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
.......... 3-8
Rain. Driving In ................................ 4- I4
Rear Door Security Lock
.......................... 2-4
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
.................. 1-28
Rear Seat Outside Position
........................ 1-25
Rear Seat Passengers
............................ 1-25
Rear Towing
................................... 5- 1 I
Rear Window Defogger ........................... 3-4
Rearview Mirror. Inside Day/Night
................. 2-42
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-2
Recommended
Fluids and Lubricants ............... 7-43
Recreational Vehicle Towing
...................... 4-26
Front
...................................... 4-26
Rear
....................................... 4-28
Remote Control Mirror
.......................... 2-42
Remote Trunk Release
............................ 2-5
Replacement Bulbs
............................. 6-56
Replacement Parts
.............................. 6-57
Replacement. Wheel
............................ 6-40
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-45
Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts After a Crash 1-45
Restraints. Checking Your
........................ 1-45
Restraints. Child
................................ 1-34
Restraints. Head
................................. 1-4
Restraints. Replacing Parts After a Crash
............ 1-45
Reverse (R) Position. Automatic Transaxle
........... 2- 15
Reverse (R) Position. Manual Transaxle
............. 2- 19
Right Front Passenger Position .................... 1-25
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-8
Rocking Your Vehicle ........................... 5-28
Rotation. Tires
.................................. 6-35
Safety Belt Extender ............................ 1-45
Safety Belt Reminder Light ................... 1.6. 2.61
Safety Belts .................................... 1-5
Careof
.................................... 6-45
Adults ..................................... 1-10
Center Passenger Position ...................... 1-31
Driver Position .............................. 1 . 10
Extender ................................... 1-45
Incorrect Usage
............... 1.14. 15. 16. 17.43. 44
LapBelt
................................... 1-31
Questions People Ask
.......................... 1-9
Rear Comfort Guides ......................... 1-28
Rear Seat Passengers
......................... 1-25
Replacing After a Crash ....................... 1-45
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-25
How
to Wear Properly
........................ 1 . 10
Lap-Shoulder
.......................... 1 . 10. 1-26
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............ 1-25
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
.................. 1 . 13
Use by Children ............................. 1-32
Use by Larger Children
........................ 1-42
Use by Smaller Children and Babies
............. 1-32
Use During Pregnancy
........................ 1-24
Why They Work
.............................. 1-6
9-8

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Tachometer .................................. 2-60
Taillamps. Bulb Replacement
..................... 6-3 1
Tamper Resistant Odometer ....................... 2-59
TapePlayerCare
............................... 3-13
Theft
.......................................... 2-6
Theft Deterrent. Passlock
.......................... 2-7
Thermostat
.................................... 6-24
Third
(3). 4 Speed Automatic Transaxle ............. 2- 17
Third Gear. Manual Transaxle
..................... 2- 19
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-28
Time. Setting the
................................ 3-5
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-41
Tire Inspection and Rotation
...................... 6-35
TireLoading
................................... 4-28
Tires
.................................... 5-20. 6-33
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-39
BuyingNew
................................ 6-37
ChangingaFlat
.............................. 5-20
Compact Spare .............................. 5-27
Inflation .................................... 6-34
Inspection and Rotation
....................... 6-35
Temperature
................................ 6-39
Traction
.................................... 6-38
Treadwear
.................................. 6-38
Uniform Quality Grading
...................... 6-38
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-36
Wheel Replacement
......................... 6-40
When It’s Time for New
....................... 6-36 Top
Strap
..................................... 1-35
TorqueLock ................................... 2-24
Torque. Wheel
Nut ......................... 5.25. 6.55
Towing
a Trailer ........................... 4.30. 4.36
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-7
Towing. Front ................................... 5-9
Towing. Rear .................................. 5-11
Towing. Recreational Vehicle
..................... 4-26
Trailer
Brakes
.................................... 4-33
Driving on Grades ............................ 4-35
DrivingWitha
.............................. 4-34
Hitches
.................................... 4-33
Maintenance When Towing
a ................... 4-36
Parking on Hills
............................. 4-35
Safety Chains
............................... 4-33
Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires
............. 4-33
Towinga
.............................. 4-30. 4-36
Turn Signals
................................ 4-35
Weightof
................................... 4-32
Trailer Tongue. Weight
of ........................ 4-32
Transaxle Fluid
Checking
.............................. 6-16. 6.19
Manual
.................................... 6-19
Trip Odometer ................................. 2-60
Trunk Release. Remote
........................... 2-5
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator ............. 2-29
Turn SignalMultifunction Lever
................... 2-28
Turn Signals When Towing
a Trailer ................ 4-35
9-10

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Under Hood Fuse Block ........................ 6-54
Underbody Maintenance
......................... 6-49
Variable Controlled-Cycle Windshield Wiper
........ 2-3 1
Vehicle Damage Warnings vu
Vehicle Identification Number ..................... 6-5 1
Vehicle Loading ................................ 4-28
Vehicle Storage
................................ 6-29
Vehicle Symbols
................................. vlll
Vehicle. Control of a ............................. 4-5
Ventilation
..................................... 3-3
Ventilation System. Flow-Through
.................. 3-4
Ventilation Tips
................................. 3-5
Visors. Sun
.................................... 2-44
.. ..........................
...
warning Devices ............................... 5-2
Warning Flashers. Hazard
......................... 5-1
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators
............... 2-60
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-46
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-46
Wheel
Nut Torque ......................... 5-25. 6-55
Wheel Replacement
............................. 6-40
Wheel Replacement. Used
........................ 6-41
WindowLock
.................................. 2-27
Windows
..................................... 2-26
Auto Down
................................. 2-27
Power
..................................... 2-27
Windshield Washer
............................. 2-32
Windshield Washer Fluid
.................... 2-32. 6-25
Windshield Wiper
.............................. 2-30
Windshield Wiper. Blade Replacement
.............. 6-32
Windshield Wiper. Circuit Breaker ................. 6-54
Winter. Driving In
.............................. 4-22
Wiring. Headlamp
.............................. 6-54
WreckerTowing
................................. 5-7
9-11