light CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1997 3.G User Guide

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If you skip more than one gear when you
downshift, you could lose control
of your vehicle.
And you could injure yourself
or others. Don’t
shift from FIFTH
(5) to SECOND (2) or
FOURTH
(4) to FIRST (1).
Up-Shift Light (Manual Transaxle)
SHIFT
If you have a manual
transaxle,
you have an
UP-SHIFT light. This
light will show
you when
to shift to the next higher
gear
for the best fuel
economy. (In Canada, the
Up-Shift Light will not
be functional on vehicles
with the
2.2L engine.)
When this light comes on, you can shift to the next
higher gear if weather, road and traffic conditions let
you. For the best fuel economy, accelerate slowly and
shift when the light comes on.
While
you accelerate, it is normal for the light to go
on and off if you quickly change the position of the
accelerator. Ignore the UP-SHIFT light when
you downshift.

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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.
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.

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To change the headlamps from low beam to high or high
beam to low, pull the
turn signal lever all the way
toward you. Then release it.
When the high beams are
on, this light on the
instrument panel also
will be on.
Flash-To-Pass
This feature lets you use your high-beam headlamps to
signal a driver in front
of you that you want to pass.
To use it, pull the turn signal/multifunction lever toward
you until the high-beam headlamps come on, then
release the lever to turn them off.
Windshield Wipers
You control the windshield wipers by moving the stalk
with the windshield wiper
symbol on it up or down.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For a single wiper cycle, press the stalk down until the
wipers
start, then let go. The wipers will stop after one
cycle. For more cycles, hold the wiper
stalk down longer.
For fixed delay wiper cycles, move the wiper switch to
DELAY for wiper cycles with a fixed time delay
between them.
For steady wiper cycles, move the wiper stalk up to
either
1 or 2, depending on the wiper speed you want.
To turn wipers off, move the stalk down to OFF.
Remember that damaged wiper blades may prevent you
from seeing well enough to drive safely.
To avoid damage,
be sure to clear ice and snow from the wiper blades before
using them. If they're frozen to the windshield, carefully
loosen or thaw them.
If your blades do become damaged,
get new blades or blade inserts.
Heavy snow or ice can overload your wipers.
A circuit
breaker will stop them until the motor cools. Clear away
snow or ice to prevent an overload.
Controlled Cycle Wipers (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has variable controlled-cycle windshield
wipers, you can set the wiper speed for a long or short
delay between wipes. This can be very useful in light
rain
or snow.
Move the stalk to
DELAY, then rotate the band to
choose the delay you want. Rotate the band up
for
shorter delay times between wiper cycles. Rotate the
band down for longer delay times between wiper cycles.
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Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When
you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down to the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you may have to step
on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill,
you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear
to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake
or clutch pedal takes you out
of cruise control. Many
drivers find this too much trouble and don’t use cruise
control on steep hills.
Ending Cruise Control
There are several ways to turn off the cruise control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal, or push the clutch
pedal, if you have a manual transaxle,
OR
0 Move the cruise switch to OFF.
Erasing Cruise Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,
your cruise control set speed memory
is erased.
Exterior Lamps
The band on the turn signaVmultifunction lever controls
your vehicle’s lamps.
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PC This position will turn on the following:
0 Parking Lamps
0 Sidemarker Lamps
0 Taillamps
0 Instrument Panel Lights
Headlamps
0: This position will turn on the following:
0 Headlamps
0 Parking Lamps
Sidemarker Lamps
Taillamps
0 Instrument Panel Lights
Turn the band clockwise all the way to turn the lamps off.
Lamps On Reminder
If you open the driver’s door with the ignition off and
the lamps on, you will hear a warning chime.
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Light Control
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to
see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
The DRL system will make your high-beam headlamps
come on at reduced brightness in daylight when:
The ignition is on with the engine running,
0 The headlamp switch is OFF,
0 The parking brake is released and
0 The transaxle is not in PARK (P) on models with an
automatic transaxle.
This indicator light on your
instrument panel comes on
when the DRL are on.

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Instrument Panel Intensity Control
You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lights by
turning the dial up or down.
Turn the dial up all the way to turn on the interior
courtesy lamps.
Illuminated Entry
When you open either front door, or open a rear door,
the lamps inside your vehicle will
go on. These lamps
will fade off after about
40 seconds, or when the ignition
is turned on after all the doors have been closed.
If the ignition has been off for less than two minutes,
the lamps inside your vehicle will stay on for about
15 seconds to provide an illuminated exit when you
remove the key from the ignition.
After
you exit the vehicle and all of the doors have been
closed,
the lamps will stay on for an additional four
seconds before fading
off. These lamps will also go on
when you press the
DOOR or UNLOCK button on the
optional Keyless Entry Transmitter.

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To use the lighter, just push it in all the way and let go.
When it’s ready, it will pop back out by itself.
I NOTICE: I
Don’t hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while it is heating.
If you do, it won’t be able to
back away from the heating element when it’s
ready. That can make it overheat, damaging the
lighter and the heating element.
To clean the front ashtray, push down on the snuffer
plate, lift the ashtray out then empty it.
To clean the rear ashtray, open it, push down on the
snuffer, and pull
it out.
I NOTICE:
Don’t put papers and other things that burn into
your ashtrays. If you do, cigarettes or other
smoking materials could set them on fire,
causing damage.
Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down the visors. You
can also swing them to the side.

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Your Chevrolet is equipped with one of these instrument panel clusters, which include indicator warning \
lights and
gages that are explained
on the following pages. Be sure to read about those that apply to the instrument panel cluster
for your vehicle.
Standard Cluster

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11 The tachometer displays the Warning lights and gages
can signal that something is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gages could ais0 save you or
others from injury.
Warning lights come on when there may be or is a
problem with one of your vehicle's functions.
As you
will see in the details on the next few pages, some
warning lights come on briefly when you start the
engine just to let you know they're working. If you are
familiar with this section, you should not be alarrned
when this happens.
Gages can indicate when there may be or is
a problem
with one of your vehicle's functions. Often gages and
warning lights work together to
let you know when
there's a problem with
your vehicle.
NOTICE:
-
I
Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in
the red area, or engine damage
may occur. I
When one of the warning lights comes on and stays on
when you are driving, or when one
of the gages shows I I there may be a problem, check the section that tells you
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
This part describes the warning lights and gages that
may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help
you
locate them. what to
do about
it. Please follow this manual's advice.
Waiting to do repairs can be costly
-- and even
dangerous. So please get to know your warning lights
and gages. They're a big help.
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