CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1998 3.G User Guide

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 0 The 1998 CheT ~ - :et Cavalier Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adiust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Roaa
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistan.ce and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects”
on page 8- 10.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
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CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the
name CAVALIER are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time
it
was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors
of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet
Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your vehicle,
so it will be
there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it
so the new
owner can use it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine welcome to the largest
automotive family in the
world
-- the family of Chevrolet
owners.
You have selected a
vehicle designed, engineered
and crafted
by teamwork, a
vehicle backed by a proud
history of performance and
value. Since the first “Classic
Six” rolled
off the line in 19 12,
more than 1 10 million
Chevrolet cars
and trucks have
Louis Clzevrolet, the other hdf oj the team,
at the u:heel qf his experimental “Classic
Six,” which entered production in 1912.
That Fear 2999 vehicles were produced.
worn the Chevrolet marque.
That kind of reception from
auto owners is unmatched
by
any other car manufacturer in
the world.
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In 1932 Chevrolet
introduced the
Synchro-Mesh transmission and
ofSered a host
of
accessories -- including
such niceties as a clock! The
legacy
of America's favorite sportscar
began in
1953, when 319 hand-assembled I

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and we are pledged to
make ownership of your
Chevrolet
an enjoyable
and rewarding experience.
60 j. automotive e.rc'iternent
included Chevrolet landmarks
like the Corvette Sting Ray,
the spore Cctmaro, and
powerplants like the
legendury 327 VH.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their
new vehicle. If you
do this, it will help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is the Index in
back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’s in
the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a
box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the 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’’ or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Also. in this book you will find these notices:
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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 sei5 warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
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These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD BAlTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,111,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BAITERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
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WINDOW ISJ
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
RUNNING 0
DAYTIME -0 0
LAMPS '**
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
CHARGING BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(a)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
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HORN )tr
SPEAKER
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FUEL p3
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 0 s ction 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Chewolet and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts.
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and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts--and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS)
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1-55 Rear
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
for Children
and Small Adults
Center Passenger Position
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children Safety Belt Extender
Checking
Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
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This section tells you about the seats -- how to
adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks
and head restraints.
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You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse
you, or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving. Lift the lever on the front of the driver’s seat to unlock
it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the
lever and
try to move the seat with your body, to make
sure the seat is locked into place,
Your vehicle will be equipped with one
of the following
passenger seat adjusters.
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