reset CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1964 Owners Manual

SPEEDOMETER
AND
ODOMETER
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TACHOMETER
The tachometer indicates
the speed of the engine in revolutions per minute. Two different tachome­ters are used in the Cor­
vette, depending upon the engine option installed
in the vehicle.
The speedometer, indicating the forward speed of
your Corvette in miles per hour, is calibrated to a
maximum of 160. The odometer registers total ac­cumulated vehicle mileage and is useful in keeping
track of lubrication and maintenance intervals. Corvette
250
hp and 300 hp engines are equipped with a tachometer which has a orange zone from
5000 to 5300 rpm (indicating valve float area) , and a red zone from 5300 to 5500 (indicating maximum permitted rpm) .
The tachometer supplied with the Corvette 365 hp engine has an orange zone at 6300 to 6500. Don't permit the pointer to enter the red zone beyond
6500 rpm.
TRIP
ODOMETER
The trip odometer may be reset to zero by means of
the knurled knob extending beneath the instrument
cluster to the right of the steering column.
This in­
strument may be used to record trip mileages as well as during sports car rallies.

FUEL
GAUGE
..
The ele ctr ically o p erated fuel gauge will indicate
th e amoun t o f fuel in the lan k when th e ig nition
switc h i s turned on. W hen the ignition switch is
turned off, the nee dle will not necessar ily retur n to the em pty mark.
TEMPERATURE
GAUGE
..
Showing engin e coo lant temperature, gauge readings w ill vary with air temp eratur e and operating condi­
tions. Hard driving or prolonged idling in very hot
weather may produc e above normal readings. The ignitio n swit ch must be o n [or accur ate r eadings.
CLOCK
..
Resetting the dock provides a utomatic regulat io n
providing ther e is an error, either fast o r slow, of at
lea st 3 minu tes. No regulat ion will be introd uced if
the clock is reset for an error of less than 3 minutes. When resetting, pull out the small knob and turn in the direction in whi ch you wi sh to set the hands­clockwise if the clock is slow, counterclockwi se if the clo ck is fast. Do not move the hand s pas t the cor­
rect time. Your clock should be cleaned and oiled periodi cally.
The courtesy lights beneath the o u ter
en ds of the dash p a nel, as well as the Sport Coupe dome light and the Con-
COURTESY vertible r ear compartment light, will
LIGHTS come on when eithe r door is opened. They may a lso be lighted by turning the headlight switch fully counter­clockwise past the slight resi stan ce.

• AM-FM SELECTION-To select AM or FM recep ­
ti on, move the sli de bar, located to the left of the
dia l, up and down until
the letters "AM" or "FT\1" are fully exposed.
• PUSH BUTTON TUNING
-To preset these push
buttons: Turn on the radio, set the AM-FM selector
bar to the desired band, pull the push button stra ight out as far as i t will go, tune in the desir ed station manually, and then push the button all the way in.
Set each push button in the same manner.
• MANUAL TUNING-
The left hand control knob
The optional 'fully ttansis'toriz~,d standaTd AM reception clear
broadcasts. FM stations nla y pe
mpes from. th,e ,endil)g station, .dc~p'~*dlil)J~.~I!l<'l'!;'~l1li,l power of the station and the
fringe areas where FM signals are weak, it may be possi
ble to manually retune the radio to mair,ltain
peak reception. lf nOt, retune to serves as the "on-off" switch
and volume control. Turn the wing knob at the base of this contro l to
adjust for tone quality . T he right hand control knob is the manual station selector.
• ANTENNA
-Maximum FM recept io n is obtained
wi th the antenna extended to .. 30 inches (app roxi ­
mately two antenna sections) . For best AM reception
the antenna should be fully extend ed.
• CONELRAD- T h e t
wo triangular symbols a t 640 and 1240 on the AM dial only, indicate the Cone lrad
freq uencies which will be used in the event of a
nationa l em ergency .