check engine light CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1997 3.G Owner's Manual

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The
headlamp wiring is protected by fuses. Should your
headlamps fail to function, have your headlamp system
checked right away.
Windshield Wiper Fuse
The windshield wiper motor is protected by a circuit
breaker and a fuse. If the motor overheats due to heavy
snow, etc., the wiper will stop until the motor cools.
If the overload is caused by some electrical problem,
have it fixed.
Power Windows and Other Power Options
Circuit breakers in the fuse panel protect the power
windows and other power accessories. When the current
load
is too heavy, the circuit breaker opens and closes,
protecting the circuit until the problem is fixed. The
wiring circuits in your vehicle
are protected from
short circuits by a combination of fuses, circuit breakers
and fusible thermal links. This greatly reduces the
chance of damage caused by electrical problems.
Look at the silver-colored band inside the fuse. If the
band is broken or melted, replace the fuse. Be sure you
replace a bad fuse with a new one of the identical size
and rating.
If you ever have
a problem on the road and don’t have
a spare fuse, you can “borrow” one that has the same
amperage. Just pick some feature of your vehicle that
you can get along without
-- like the radio or cigarette
lighter
-- and use its fuse if it is the correct amperage.
Replace it as
soon as you can.
There are
two fuse blocks in your vehicle: the instrument
panel fuse block and the engine compartment
fuse block.
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The engine compment fuse block is located on the
driver’s side of the engine compartment. Lift off the
cover to check the fuses.
Fuse
IGN
BATT
1
BATT 2
ABS
Usage
Ignition Switch Circuits
Power ACC/Stoplamp Circuits
Lighting Circuits
Electronic Variable Orifice Steering, Anti-Lock Brake System
COOLING FAN Engine
Cooling Fan
BLO Heater and A/C Blower
PCM Powertrain Control Module
AIC A/C Compressor
ABS/EVO Anti-Lock Brake System
GEN Gen Voltage Sensor (2.2L Engine)

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Restraint System Check
Make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your
belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are
working properly. Look for any other loose or damaged
safety belt system parts.
If you see anything that might
keep a safety belt system from doing its
job, have it
repaired. Have any
torn or frayed safety belts replaced.
Also look for any opened or broken air bag covers, and
have them repaired
or replaced. (The air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.)
Wiper Blade Check
Inspect wiper blades for wear or cracking. Replace blade
inserts that appear
worn or damaged or that streak or
miss areas
of the windshield. Also see “Wiper Blades,
Cleaning” in the Index.
Manual Transaxle Check
Check the transaxle fluid level; add if needed. See
“Manual Transaxle” in the Index. Check for leaks. A
fluid loss may indicate a problem. Have the system
inspected and repair if needed.
Automatic Transaxle Check
(Except
2.4L Code T Engine)
Check the transaxle fluid level; add if needed. See
“Automatic Transaxle” in the Index. A fluid loss
may indicate a problem. Check the system and repair
if needed.
Automatic Transaxle Inspection
(2.4L Code T Engine Only)
If you have the optional 2.4L Code T engine (see
“Engine Identification” in the Index) and an automatic
transaxle,
it is not necessary to check the transaxle fluid
level.
A transaxle fluid leak is the only reason for fluid
loss. Check for leaks. If a leak occurs, take the vehicle to
your Chevrolet dealership Service Department and have
it repaired as soon as possible. You may also have your
fluid checked by your dealer
or service center when you
have your engine oil changed.
Hydraulic Clutch System Check
Check the fluid level in the clutch reservoir. See
“Hydraulic Clutch Fluid” in the Index.
A fluid loss in
this system could indicate a problem. Have the system
inspected and repaired at once.

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Adapter Kit. CD ............................... 3- 17
AirBag
....................................... 1-22
How Does it Restrain
.......................... 1-26
How it Works ................................ 1-24
Location
.................................... 1-24
Readiness Light
......................... 1-23. 2-68
Servicing
................................... 1-27
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-25
What Will
You See After it Inflates ............... 1-26
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-25
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-17
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-5
Air Conditioning Refrigerants ..................... 6-64
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-46
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-55
Antenna. Fixed
................................. 3-25
Anti-Lock
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-70. 4-7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Anti-Theft. Radio
.............................. 3-2 1
Appearance Care
............................... 6-48
Appearance Care Materials ....................... 6-57
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9 Ashtrays
...................................... 2-50
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-23
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-8
Auto-Down Window ............................ 2-32
Automatic Overdrive
............................ 2-22
Automatic Transaxle Check
...................................... 7-42
Fluid
.................................. 6-18. 6-21
GearPositions
............................... 2-19
Operation
................................... 2-18
Shifting ..................................... 2-18
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-45
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-14
Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement
............... 6-38
Battery
....................................... 6-35
Charging System Light ........................ 2-69
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement. Keyless Entry ..................... 2-8
Saver
...................................... 2-45
Warnings
.................................... 5-3
BBB Auto Line ................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation ................... 8-9
Blizzard
...................................... 4-26

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.................................. 6-34
Fluid
....................................... 6-31
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-3 1
Parking
..................................... 2-26
PedalTravel
................................. 6-34
Replacing System
Parts ........................ 6-34
System Warning Light
......................... 2-69
Trailer
...................................... 4-40
Transaxle Shift Interlock Check
.................. 7-44
Wear
....................................... 6-33
Brakes, Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking in Emergencies
.......................... 4- 10
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2-12
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-44
BTSICheck
................................... 7-44
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-35
Back-up Lamps
.............................. 6-38
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
................. 6-39
Dome Lamp
................................. 6-39
RearTurnSignal
............................. 6-37
Taillamp
.................................... 6-37
Bypass Switch
................................. 2-60
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-63
Carbon Monoxide
............... 2.27.2.28.4.30. 4.39 Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-41
Cassette Tape Player
....................... 3- 10. 3.13
Care
....................................... 3-24
CD Adapter Kit
................................ 3-17
CDCare
...................................... 3-25
CD Player
..................................... 3-17
Theft-Deterrent Feature
........................ 3-21
Center Console Storage Area
...................... 2-48
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Bulb Replacement
.... 6-39
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................... 1-33
Certification Label
.............................. 4-34
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-40
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-48
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-23
Check Engine Light
............................. 2-73
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-77
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-48
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-56
Child Restraints
................................ 1-37
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position
........... 1-39
Securing
in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-41
Securing
in the Passenger Seat Position ........... 1-42
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-42
TopStrap
................................... 1-38
WheretoPut
................................ 1-37
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-59
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-17
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-50

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........................................ 4-21
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-22
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-28
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
In the Rain
.................................. 4- 18
Night
...................................... 4-16
OnCurves
.................................. 4-10
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-42
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-24
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-27
Throughwater
............................... 4-20
WetRoads
.................................. 4-18
Winter
...................................... 4-26
With a Trailer
................................ 4-40
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-2
Easy Entry Seat ................................ 1-6
Electrical Equipment. Adding ...... 2-15.2-16.3-23. 6-58
Electrical System
............................... 6-58
Engine
.................................. 6-10. 6-11
Coolant
..................................... 6-25
Coolant Heater
............................... 2- 17
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-41
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-72
Exhaust
..................................... 2-30
Fuse Block
.................................. 6-62
Identification
................................ 6-58
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-41
Overheating
................................. 5-14
Running While Parked
......................... 2-31 Specifications
................................ 6-64
Starting Your
...................... 2.14.2.15. 2.16
Engineoil
.................................... 6-12
Adding
..................................... 6-13
Additives
................................... 6-16
Checking
................................... 6-13
Used
....................................... 6-16
What
To Use ................................. 6-14
When to Change
.............................. 6-16
Enhanced Traction System Operation
................ 4-9
Enhanced Traction System Active Light
......... 2.72. 4.9
Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
....... 2.71. 4.9
Ethanol
........................................ 6-5
ETS Active Light ........................... 2.72. 4.9
ETS Warning Light
......................... 2.71. 4.9
Exhaust. Engine
................................ 2-30
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-49
Fifth Gear. Manual Transaxle
..................... 2-24
Filling Your Tank ................................ 6-6
Filter. Air
..................................... 6-17
Finishcare
.................................... 6-53
Finish Damage
................................. 6-56
First Gear. Automatic Transaxle
.............. 2.21. 2.23
First Gear. Manual Transaxle
...................... 2-24
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-23
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-48
FOgLmps
.................................... 2-43
Foreign Countries. Fuel
........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear. Manual Transaxle .................... 2-24
French Language Manual
11 1. ...........................
Front Reading Lamps ............................ 2-45

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Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service
..................... 7-43
Key Release Button
............................. 2-14
Keyless Entry System
............................ 2-6
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels
....................................... 4-33
Certification
................................. 4-34
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-58
Tire-Loading Information ...................... 4-33
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-58
Lamps
........................................ 2-41
Exterior
.................................... 2-41
Fog
........................................ 2-43
FrontReading
................................ 2-45
Interior
..................................... 2-44
Map
....................................... 2-45
OnReminder
................................ 2-42
Latches. Seatback
................................ 1-5
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-6
Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
....... 2-28
Lighter
....................................... 2-50
Lights Air Bag Readiness
..... i ................. 1-23. 2-68
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2.70. 4.7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-69
Charging System
............................. 2-69
CheckEngine
................................ 2-73
Enhanced Traction System Active
............ 2.72. 4.9
Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
..... 2.71. 4.9
CheckGages
................................ 2-77
ETS Active .............................. 2.72. 4.9
ETS Warning
............................ 2.71. 4.9
Interior
..................................... 2-44
Low Coolant Warning
......................... 2-73
Oil Pressure Warning
.......................... 2-76
Passlock
TM Warning ........................... 2-77
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1.8. 2.68
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-33
Locks Cylinders
................................... 7-43
Door
........................................ 2-4
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-43
Power Door
.................................. 2-5
Rear Door Security ............................. 2-5
Steering Column Lock Check
................... 7-44
Trunk
...................................... 2-10
Low Coolant Warning Light
...................... 2-73
Lowering the Convertible Top Manually
............. 2-59
Lowering Your Convertible Top
................... 2-52
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-48
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-43
Maintenance.
NO~Z~I Replacement parts ........... 6-64
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-50
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Long Trip/Highway Definition
................... 7-6
Long TripMighway Intervals
..................... 7-6
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-41
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-46
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-48
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-3
Short TripKity Definition
....................... 7-5
Short TripKity Intervals
........................ 7-5
Up-Shift
............................... 2.25. 2.77

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Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-43
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-73
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-2
Manual Lumbar Support
.......................... 1-3
Manual Remote Control Mirror .................... 2-47
Manual Transaxle Check
...................................... 7-42
Fluid
....................................... 6-22
Gear Positions
............................... 2-23
Operation
................................... 2-23
Shifting
..................................... 2-23
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-14
Methanol
...................................... 6-5
Mirrors
....................................... 2-46
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-48
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-46
Manual Remote Control
........................ 2-47
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-47
MountainRoads
................................ 4-24
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-33
Neutral. Automatic Transaxle
.................... 2-20
Neutral. Manual Transaxle
........................ 2-24
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2-12
Nightvision
................................... 4-17
Odometer
.................................... 2-66
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-66
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- 12
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-12
Oil Pressure Warning Light
....................... 2-76
Overdrive. Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-22 Overheating Engine
............................. 5-14
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-41
Owner Publications. Ordering
..................... 8-12
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-56
Park
Automatic -:ansaxle
.......................... 2-19
Shifting Into
................................. 2-27
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-29
Parking AtNight
.................................... 2-11
Brake
...................................... 2-26
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-45
Lots
....................................... 2-11
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-30
With a Trailer
................................ 4-42
Your Vehicle. Manual Transaxle
................. 2-29
Passenger Position
.................... 1-22. 1-28. 1-33
Passing
....................................... 4-13
With a Trailer ................................ 4-40
Passlock
” .................................... 2-11
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-46
Power
DoorLocks
................................... 2-5
Option Fuses
................................ 6-59
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-47
Steering
............................... 4.10. 6.29
Windows
................................... 2-32
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-21
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner
................... 8-12
Passlock”
Warning Light
........................ 2-77
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-29
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Radios
........................................ 3-8
Rain. Driving In
................................ 4-1 8
Raising the Convertible Top Manually
.............. 2-59
Raising Your Convertible Top
..................... 2-58
Rear
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-5
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-28
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
..................... 1-3 1
Seatpassengers .............................. 1-28
Towing
..................................... 5-12
Window Defogger
............................. 3-7
Rear Towing
................................... 5- 12
Rear Turn Signal Bulb Replacement
................ 6-37
Rearview Mirror. Inside Daymight
................. 2-46
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............... 7-48
Recreational Vehicle Towing
...................... 4-3 1
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning .................... 6-64
Remote Trunk Release
........................... 2- 10
Removing the Boot ............................. 2-56
Replacement
Bulbs
...................................... 6-63
Parts
....................................... 6-64
Wheel ...................................... 6-46
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-48
Reporting Safety Defects
......................... 8-10
Restraints
Checking
................................... 1-48
Child
....................................... 1-37
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-48
Systemcheck
................................ 7-42
Reverse. Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2-20 Reverse. Manual Transaxle
....................... 2-24
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-22
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-35
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-42
Safety Belt Extender
............................ 1-48
Safety Belts
.................................... 1-7
Care
....................................... 6-52
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-33
Children
.................................... 1-35
Driver Position
............................... 1-13
Extender .................................... 1-48
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1-13
Incorrect Usage
.................... 1-17.1-46. 1-47
LapBelt
.................................... 1-34
Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1 - 13. 1-28
Larger Children
.............................. 1-45
Passenger Position
.................. 1.22. 1-28. 1-33
Questions and Answers
........................ 1-12
Rear Comfort Guides
.......................... 1-31
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-28
Reminder Light
.......................... 1-8. 2-68
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-48
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-22
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1-16
Smaller Children and Babies
.................... 1-35
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-21
WhyTheyWork
............................... 1-8
SafetyChains
.................................. 4-40
Adults
...................................... 1-13
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............ 1-28
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