ESP CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1993 4.G User Guide

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Watch for traffic signs, pavement
markings,
-and lines. If you can see a
sign
up ahead that might indicate a
turn
or an intersection, delay your
pass. A broken center line usually
indicates -it’s all right
to pass,
(providing the road ahead
is clear).
Never cross a solid line on.your side
of the lane or a double solid line, even
if the road seems empty of
approaching traffic.
* If you suspect that the- driver of the
vehicle
you want to. pass isn’t .aware
of-your presence, tap the horn a
couple of times before. passing.
Do not.get too close- to the vehicle
you want
to pass while you’re
awaiting an opportunity. For one
thing, following tQo closely reduces
your area
of vision, especi-ally if you’re
following
a larger vehicle. Also, you
won’t have adequate space if the
vehicle
,ahead suddenly slows dr
stops. Keep back a- reasonable
distance.
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When it 1cr.oks like a chance to:pass is
.doming up, start to-accelerate but stay
in the- right lane and don’t -get- too
close. Time your move so, you will be
increasing speed as’the time comes to
move into the other
lane.3 the. way is
clear to pass, you will have a “running
start’” that
more than makes up fix
the distance you would lose by
dropping back. And
if something
happens to Cause you to cancel your
pass, you need only slow down and
drop back again and wait for another
opportunity.
If other vehicles .are lined up to pass a
slow vehicle, wait your turn. But: take
care that someone- isn’t trying to pass
you as you pull out to pass the slow
vehicle. Remember to glance, over
your shoulder andxheck the blind
spot.
Check your mirr-ors, glance over your
shoulder, aad start your left lane
change-,signal before
,moving aut of
the right lane to pass. When you are
far enough ahead of the. passed
vehicle to see-its front in your inside
mirror, activate.your right lane ,change
signal
and move back into the right
lane; (Remember that-your right
0-utside mirror is-convex. The vehicle
you just passed ‘may seem to be
farther away+from you than it redly
is.)
Try n0t.t.o pass more than one vehicle
at a time on two-lane roads.
Reconsider before passing the next
vehicle.
.vehicle too rapidly. Even though the
brake lights. are not flashing, it may be
slowing dawn or starting to turn.
If you’re- being passed, make it easy
for the following. driver to get ahead
of
you. Perhaps you can ease. a little to
the right;
Don’t overtake a slowly .m,oving

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Skidding (CONT.)
(including engine braking by shifting to
a lower gear). Any sudden change could
cause the tires
to slide. You may not
realize
the surface is slippery until your
vehicle
is skidding. Learn to recognize
warning clues-such as enough water,
ice or packed snow
on the road to make
a ‘‘mirrored surface”-and slow down
when you have any doubt.
Remember: Any anti-lock braking
system
(ABS) helps avoid only the
bralung skid.
Steer the way you want
the vehicle to
go.
Driving at Night
Night driving is more dangerous than.
day driving. One reason is that some
drivers are likely
to be impaired-by
alcohol or drugs, with night vision
problems, or by fatigue.
Here are some tips
on night driving.
Drive defensively. Remember, this is
the most dangerous time.
Don’t drink and drive. (See the Index
under Drunken Dn’ving for mure on
this problem.)
Adjust your inside rearview mirror to
reduce
the glare from headlights
behind you.
Since you can’t see as well, you may
need
to slow down and keep more
space between you and other vehicles.
It’s hard to teil how fast the vehicle
ahead
is going just by looking at its
taillights.
speed roads. Your headlights can light
up only so much road ahead.
Slow down, especially on higher
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you’re tired, pull off the road in a
safe place and rest.

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walking. 'Rad spray can often be worse
for vision than rain, especially if it
comes from: a dirty road:
So it is wise to keep your wiping
equipment in good shape and keep your
windshield washer tank-filled. Replace
your windshield wiper inserts when
they
show signs of streaking or missing:
areas on the wind,shi.eld, or when strips
of rubber start to separate from the
inserts.
Driving too fast through large water
puddles or even going
through some
vehiclewashes
em cause problems, too.
The water..may affect your 'brakes. Try
to avoid puddles. But if you can't, try to
slow down before you hit them.
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Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much
water
can build up under your tires that
they can actually ride-on the-water. This
can happen
if the road is wet enough
and you’re going-fast enough. When
youi vehi-cle. is hydroplaning, it
has little
or no-contact with the road.
You
might. not be aware of hydroplaning.
You could drive along
for some time
without realizing your tires aren’t in
constant contact with the road.
You
could find out the hard way: when you
have to slow, turn, move out to pass-
or
if .you get hit by-a gust of wind. You
could suddenly find yours& out of
control.
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Hydroplaning doesn’t happen often.
But it can if your tires haven’t much
tread
or if the pressure in one or more is
low. It can happen if a lot of water- is
standing on the road.
If you can see
reflections
from trees, telephone poles,
or other vehicles, and raindrops
“dimple” the water’s surface, there
could be hydroplaning.
Hydrop1anhg:usually happens at higher
speeds. There just isn’t a hard and fast
rule about hydroplaning. The best
advice is
to slow down when it is
raining, and be careful.
Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
9 Turn on your headlights-not just
your
parking lights-to help make you
more visible to -others.
Look for hard-to-see vehicles co-ming
from behind.
You may want to use
your headlights even in daytime if it’s
-raining hard.
Besides slo.wing down, allow some
extra follo~ng distance.
And‘be
especially careful when you pass
another vehicle. Allow yourself-more clear room ahead, and be prepared
to
have your view restricted by r-oad .
spray. If the road. spray is.50 heavy
you..are actually blinded, drop back.
.Don’t pass until conditions improve.
Going more slowly
is better than
having-an accident.
Use your defogger if it helps.
Have good tires with proper tread
depth. (See
the Index under Tires.)

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Driving in Fag, lMfst and Haze
Fog can occur with high humidity or
heavy frost. It can be so mild that you
can see through it for several hundred
feet (meters). Or it might be so thick
that you
can s’ee only a few feet
(meters) ahead. It’may come suddenly
to an athenvise dear road. And it can
be a mjolc hazard.
When you drive into .a fog patch, your
visibility will be. reduced quickly. The
biggest dangers ‘are strilung. the vehicle
ahead or being struck by the one behind.
Tryto “read” the fog density down the
mad. If the vehicle ahead starts to
become less clear or, at night, if the
tai11,ights are hader to see, the fog is
probably thickning. Slow down to give
tr&c behind you a chance to -slaw.down.
Everybody then has a .betta -chance to
avoid hitting the vehide ahead.
A patch of dense fog may extend only
€or a few feet (meters) or for miles
(kilometers); you can’t really tell while
you’re
in it. You. can only treat the
situation with extrbme care.
One cornmon fog condition-
sometimes called mist or ground fag-
can happen in weather that .seems
perfect, especially
at night or in the
early
morning in valley and low, marshy
areas. You can be suddenly enveloped
in thick, wet haze that may even coat
your windshield.
You can often spot
these fog patches or mist layers with
YOW~ headlights. But sometimes they
can be waiting for you as you come over
a hill or dip into a shallow valley. Start
yaur
windshield wipers and washer to
help clear accumulated road
dirt. Slow
down carefully.
Tips on Driving in Fog
If you get caught in fog, turn your
headlights on low bearit, even in
daytime. You’ll see-and be seen-
better. Use your fdg lights.
Don’t
use your high beams. The light
wil1,bounce off the water droplets that
make up fog and reflect back at you.
Use your defogger. In high humidity,
even
a light buildup of moisture on the
inside of the glass will -cut down on your
already limited visibility. Runyour
windshield wipers .and washer
occas.itmdl.y. Moisture
c5u1 bui1d:up on
the outside. glass, and what .seems to be
fog may’actnrilly b-e-moisture on the
outside
of yoarwindshield.
Treat dense
fog as an emergency. Try to
find. a-place to
pull off the road, Of
course
you want to respect another’s
property, but you might need-to put

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Tips on Driving in Fog (CONT.)
something between you and moving
vehicles-space, trees, telephone poles,
a private driveway, anything that
removes you
from other trafic.
If visibility is near zero and you must
stop but are unsure whether you are
away
from the road, turn your lights on,
start your hazard warning flashers, and
sound your horn at intervals or when
you hear approaching traffic.
Pass other vehicles in fog only if you
can see far enough ahead to pass safely.
Even then, be prepared to delay your
pass if you suspect the fog is worse up
ahead. If other vehicles try to pass you,
make it easy for them.
City Driving
One of the biggest problems with city.
streets
is the amount o€ traffic on them.
You’ll want to watch
out for what the
other drivers are doing
and pay
attention
to traffic signals.
Here are ways to increase your safety in
city driving:
* Know the best way to get to where
you-are going.
Try not to drive around
trying to pick out a familiar street or
landmark. Get a city map
and plan
your trip into an unknown part of the
city
just .as you would for a cross-
country trip.
9 Try to use the freeways that rim and
crisscross
most large cities. You’ll
save time
and energy. (See the next
section,
Freeway Driving.)
Treat a green light as a warning
.signal, A traffic light is there because
the corner
is busy .enough to need it.
When a light turns green, and just
before you start to move, check both
ways for vehicles. that have not
cleared
the intersection or may be
running the red light.
Obey all posted speed limits. But
remenher that they are
for ideal road,
weather
and visibility conditions. You
may need to drive bglow the .posted
limit
.in b.ad weather or when visibility
is especially poor,
clear
of intersections when you see or
hear emergency vehicles.
9 Pull to the right (with care) and stop
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If You're Caught in a Blizzard
If you are stopped by heavy snow, you
could be in
a serious situation. You
should probably stay with your vehicle
unless you
know for sure that you are
near help and you can hike through the
snow. Here are some things
to do to
summon help and keep yourself and
your passengers
safe:
Turn on your hazard flashers.
Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert
police that you've been stopped
by the
snow.
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Put on extra clothing or wrap a
blanket around you. If you have no
blankets or extra clothing, make body
insulators
from newspapers, burlap
bags, rags, floor mats-anything you
can wrap around yourself or tuck
under
your clothing tu keep warm.
but be careful.
4 You can run the engine to keep warm,
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Snow can trap exhaust gases:
under your vehicle..
This can.
cause :deadly CO (carbon '
monoxide) gas to get inside. ..CO . '
could overcome you and kill .you;
You can't see
it or smell it, so you
might not know it was in your
vehicle. Clear away. snow.from
around the'.base
of your vehicle,
especially any that
is blocking your
exhaust pipe.
And check around.
again
from time to time to be sure
snow doesn't collect there.
Open
a window just a little on-the
side
of the vehicle that's. away from
the wind. This will help keep CO
out.
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lJu Tire Goes Flat
It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out”
while you’re driving, especially if-you
maintain
your tires properly. If air goes
out of a tire, it’s much more likely to
leak out
slowly. But if you should ever
have a “blowout,” here are a few tips-
about what to expect
and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire will
create a drag that pulls the vehicle
toward that side. Take yuur foot 08 the
accelerator pedal
and grip the steering
wheel firmly. Steer to maintain lane
p-osition, then gently brake to -a stop
well out of the. traffic lam.
A rear blowout, particularly on a curve,
acts much like a skid and may require
the
same corre&ion you’d use in a skid.
h any rear bhwout, remove yop foot
from the accelerator pedal. Get the
vehicle under control by steering the
way you want the vehicbto go. It may
be very bumpy and noisy, hut you can
still steer. Gently brake to B stop, well
off’ the road if posiible.
If your tire go& flat, the next section
shows how to use your jacking
equipment to change a flat tire sdely.
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Fuel (CONT.)
What about gasoline with .blending
materialsthat contain oxygen, such as
MTBE or alcohol?
4 MTBE is ‘‘m&hYl tefiiary-butyl
ether,” Fuel that -is. no more than 15%
MTBE is fine %or your vehicle..
Ethanol is .ethyl or -grain alcohol.
.Prop,erly-bknded he1 that is no more
than 10% ethanol is fine €or your
vehicle.
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Gasdines for Cleaner Air
Your use of gasoline with detergent
additives will help pr-event deposits
from foxrning in your engine and fuel
system. That helps keep your engine in
tune and your emission control system
workijng properly. 1t”s good for.your
vehicle,
md.,yoU’ll be doing-your part
for cleaner- air.
Many gasolines are now blended with
materials called oxygenates, General
Motors ree.omrnends’that-.you use
ga.s.olines with these blending materials,
suchas MTBEa~~.~~~af?crX.By.doing
so, y.0~ can help clean the air, especially
in those parts. of thecountry that have
high carbon monoxide levels.
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In addition, some gasoline suppliers are
now producing reformulated gasolines.
These gasolinesare specially designed
to reduce vehicle emissions. General
Motors recommends that
you use
reformulated gasoline. By doing so, you
can help clean the air, especially in
those parts of the country that have
high ozone levels.
You should.aslc your service station
operators
if their gasolines contain
detergents and oxygenates, and
if they
have been reformulated to reduce
vehicle
emissions.
Fuels in Foreign Countries
If you plan on drivingh another
country outside the
U.S. or Canada,
unleaded
fuel may be hard to find.
Do not use leaded gasoline. If you use
even
one tankful, your emission
controls won't
work well or at all. With
continuous use,
spa& plugs can get
fouled,
the exhaust system can corrode,
and
your engine oil can deteriorate
quickly. Your vehicle's oxygen sensor
will be damaged.
All ofthat means
costly repairs that wouldn't be covered
by
your warranty.
To check on fuel availability, ask an
auto club,
or contact a major oil
cuspany that does business in the
countqrwhere you'll
be driving.
You can also write us at ,the following
address
for advice. Just tell us where
you're
going and give your Vehicle
Identification Number
(VIN) .
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
International Export Sales
P.O. Box 828
Oshawa, Ontario LlH 7N1, Canada