lock CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2005 3.G Owners Manual

Additional Program Information
Courtesy Transportation is available during the
Bumper-to-Bumper warranty coverage period, but it
is notpart of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
A separate booklet entitled “Warranty and Owner
Assistance Information” furnished with each new vehicle
provides detailed warranty coverage information.
Courtesy Transportation is available only at participating
GM dealers and all program options, such as shuttle
service, may not be available at every dealer. Please
contact your GM dealer for specic information about
availability. All Courtesy Transportation arrangements will
be administered by appropriate dealer personnel.
Canadian Vehicles:For warranty repairs during the
Complete Vehicle Coverage period of the General
Motors of Canada New Vehicle Limited Warranty,
alternative transportation may be available under the
Courtesy Transportation Program. Please consult
your dealer for details.
General Motors reserves the right to unilaterally modify,
change or discontinue Courtesy Transportation at
any time and to resolve all questions of claim eligibility
pursuant to the terms and conditions described
herein at its sole discretion.
Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders
Your vehicle, like other modern motor vehicles, has a
number of sophisticated computer systems that monitor
and control several aspects of the vehicle’s performance.
Your vehicle uses on-board vehicle computers to monitor
emission control components to optimize fuel economy,
to monitor conditions for air bag deployment and, if so
equipped, to provide anti-lock braking and to help the
driver control the vehicle in difficult driving situations.
Some information may be stored during regular
operations to facilitate repair of detected malfunctions;
other information is stored only in a crash event by
computer systems, such as those commonly called event
data recorders (EDR).
In a crash event, computer systems, such as the Air
Bag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) in your
vehicle may record information about the condition of
the vehicle and how it was operated, such as data
related to engine speed, brake application, throttle
position, vehicle speed, safety belt usage, air bag
readiness, air bag performance, and the severity of a
collision. This information has been used to improve
vehicle crash performance and may be used to improve
crash performance of future vehicles and driving
safety. Unlike the data recorders on many airplanes,
these on-board systems do not record sounds, such as
conversation of vehicle occupants.
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A
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-16
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-80
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-17
Air Conditioning..............................................3-18
Airbag
Readiness Light..........................................3-24
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-46
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-52
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-55
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-52
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?........1-53
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-51
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-49
AM-FM Radio.................................................3-37
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-71
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System..........................................3-71
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-27
Appearance Care............................................5-72
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-76
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-74
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-78
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-75Appearance Care (cont.)
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-72
Finish Care.................................................5-75
Finish Damage............................................5-77
Glass Surfaces............................................5-74
Instrument Panel.........................................5-74
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-74
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-77
Tires..........................................................5-77
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-78
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-78
Vinyl..........................................................5-74
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-75
Weatherstrips..............................................5-75
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-76
Ashtrays........................................................3-17
Audio System(s).............................................3-36
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-37
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-70
Care of Your CDs........................................3-70
Chime Level Adjustment...............................3-71
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-71
Personal Choice Radio Controls....................3-69
Radio with CD............................3-39, 3-44, 3-54
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data
Systems (RDS)........................................3-36
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-36
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-69
Understanding Radio Reception.....................3-70
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-71
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-20
B
Battery..........................................................5-36
Run-Down Protection...................................3-16
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-21
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-6
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-25
System Inspection.......................................6-23
System Warning Light..................................3-26
Brakes..........................................................5-32
Braking........................................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-16
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-41
Back-Up Lamps...........................................5-45
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps.............5-44
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-41Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Headlamps.................................................5-42
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-45
Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps..................5-44
Buying New Tires...........................................5-56
C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-5
Caliper/Knuckle Maintenance Inspection.............6-23
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-85
Carbon Monoxide...........2-10, 2-29, 4-24, 4-37, 4-43
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-74
Your CD Player...........................................3-70
Your CDs ...................................................3-70
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-35
Chains, Tire...................................................5-60
Charging System Light....................................3-25
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-30
Gages Warning Light...................................3-34
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-78
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-33
Infants and Young Children...........................1-30
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors.......7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Government............................................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-13
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Door
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-13
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-15
City...........................................................4-19
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-22Driving (cont.)
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-16
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-29
Winter........................................................4-24
E
Easy Entry Seat............................................... 1-6
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-80
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-84
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-81
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-80
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-82
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-81
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-81
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-17
Battery.......................................................5-36
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-30
Coolant......................................................5-20
Coolant Heater............................................2-19
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-29
Cooling System Inspection............................6-22
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-29
Oil .............................................................5-13
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Engine (cont.)
Overheating................................................5-23
Starting......................................................2-18
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)........................ 4-8
Active Light................................................3-29
Warning Light.............................................3-28
Entry Lighting.................................................3-16
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-26
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-13
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-17
Finish Damage...............................................5-77
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-71
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-61
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-62
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-70
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-19
Manual Transaxle........................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-30
Windshield Washer......................................5-31Fog Lamps....................................................3-15
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-16
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-5
Filling a Portable Fuel Container..................... 5-9
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-6
Gage.........................................................3-35
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
System Inspection.......................................6-22
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-84
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-81
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-82
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-81
G
Gage
Check Gages Warning Light..........................3-34
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-29
Fuel..........................................................3-35
Speedometer..............................................3-23
Tachometer.................................................3-23
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J
Jump Starting.................................................5-37
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-48
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-16
Exterior......................................................3-13
Fog ...........................................................3-15
Front Reading.............................................3-16
Map ..........................................................3-16
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-39
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-41
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-6
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-24
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-27
Brake System Warning.................................3-26Light (cont.)
Charging System.........................................3-25
Check Gages Warning.................................3-34
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Active Light.............................................3-29
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light..........................................3-28
Highbeam On.............................................3-34
Low Coolant Warning...................................3-30
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-30
Oil Pressure...............................................3-33
Passlock
®Warning.......................................3-34
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-24
Service Vehicle Soon...................................3-35
Up-Shift.....................................................3-26
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-16
Lockout Protection..........................................2-10
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-10
Power Door.................................................. 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance........6-13
Loss of Control...............................................4-14
Low Coolant Warning Light..............................3-30
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O
Odometer......................................................3-23
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-23
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-33
Older Children, Restraints................................1-27
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System.............................................2-33
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-20
Outside
Breakaway Mirrors.......................................2-32
Convex Mirror.............................................2-32
Power Mirrors.............................................2-31
Remote Control Mirror..................................2-31
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-26
Shifting Out of............................................2-28Parking
Brake........................................................2-25
Over Things That Burn.................................2-29
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-28
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services............ 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services................6-18
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections..........6-22
Part D - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......6-24
Part E - Maintenance Record...........................6-26
Passing.........................................................4-12
Passlock
®......................................................2-15
Personal Choice Radio Controls........................3-69
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-16
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.........................................5-81
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-18
Steering Fluid.............................................5-30
Windows....................................................2-13
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-12
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R
Radios..........................................................3-36
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-37
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-70
Care of Your CDs........................................3-70
Personal Choice Radio Controls....................3-69
Radio with CD............................3-39, 3-44, 3-54
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data
Systems (RDS)........................................3-36
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-36
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-69
Understanding Reception..............................3-70
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-9
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-24
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-7
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-20
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-31
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-35
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-65
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-63
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-45Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-55
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-56
Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-55
Replacing Parts...........................................1-56
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-18
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-20
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-29
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-30
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-24
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-74
Driver Position............................................1-13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-13
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts........1-12
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Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-35
Convenience Net.........................................2-35
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-35
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-28
Sun Visors.....................................................2-13
Sunroof.........................................................2-35
T
Tachometer....................................................3-23
Taillamps
Turn Signal Lamps......................................5-44
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-69
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-14
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-14
Passlock
®...................................................2-15
Throttle System Inspection...............................6-22
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-47
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-76
Buying New Tires........................................5-56
Chains.......................................................5-60
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-62
Cleaning....................................................5-77Tires (cont.)
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-71
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-61
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-53
Inspection and Rotation................................5-54
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-65
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-65
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-63
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-70
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-48
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-50
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-57
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-58
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-58
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-55
Top Strap......................................................1-37
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-38
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-35
Towing a Trailer..................................4-37, 4-43
Your Vehicle...............................................4-35
Traction
Enhanced Traction System (ETS).................... 4-8
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Active Light.............................................3-29
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