tow CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1993 4.G Owners Manual

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Front (A): Raise the front of the seat
by pushing the front of the switch
toward. the center
of the vehicle. Lower
the front of the sgat by pushing the
front
of the switch in the opposite
direction.
Center (B): Raise the entire seat
higher by pushing the control toward
the center
of the vehicle. Lower the ssat
by pushing the control in the opposite
direction.
Rem (C) : Raise the rear of the seat by
pushing the rear of the switch toward
the center
of- the vehicle. Lower the.rear
of the seat by pushing the rear of the
switch in the opposite direction.
Sport Seat (OPT/QNI
The Sport Seat Control allows you to
change
the contour of the driver and
passenger seats. It works independently
of the power seat control. Adjust your
seat €or the proper position first, then
adjust the contour.
Lumbar Support Adjustment:
Move the switch down to inflate the
area behind the small
of the back. Use
the-round buttons to deflate the
individual lumbar cushions, The
front
button deflates the bottom cushion, the
center button deflates the center
cushion,
and the rear button deflates
the
top cushion.
Side Bolster Support Adjustment:
Thisiswitch is-located on the corner of
-the front edge of both the driver's and
passenger's seat.
Press the outboard
edge
of the switch to open the bolsters.
Press the inboard edge to close
the
bolsters.
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Q: How does an air bag restrain?
A: In moderate to severe frontal or
near=frontal collisions, even belted
occupants
can contact the steering
wheel. The air bag supplements the
protection
provided by safety belts.
Air bags distribute the force of the
impact more
evenly over the
occupant's
upper body, stopping the
occupant
more gradually. But air
bags would not provide protection in
many types of collisions; including.
rollovers and rear and side impacts,
primarily because
an occupant's
.: - motion is not toward the air bag. Air
bags should never be regarded as
anything more than a supplement to
safety belt protection in hoderate to
severe frontal
and near-frontal
collisions.
Q: What wiu you see after an air bag
Mation?
A: Mer the air bag has inflated, it will
then quickly
deffate. This occurs so
quickly that some people may not
even realize that the air bag Sated.
The air bag will not impede the
driver's vision
or ability to steer the
vehicle,
nor will it hinder the
occupants from exiting the vehicle.
There
will be small amounts of
smoke
coming from vents in the
deflated
air bag. Some components
of the air bag module in the steering
wheel
hub may be hot for a short
time, but the portion of the bag that
comes into contact
with you will not
be hot to the touch. The nitrogen gas
used to inflate the air bag will have ventdinto
the passenger
compartment, and the
bag will be
deflated within seconds after the
"collision. Nitrogen makes
up about
80% of the air we breathe and is not
hazardous. As the nitrogen vents
from the bag, small particles we also
vented into the passenger
compartment.
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Larger Children
Children who have outgrown child
restraints should wear the vehicle's
safety belts.
Children who aren't buckled up can
Children who aren't budded up can
be
thrown
out in a crash.
strike other
people who are.
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wearing the same belt..'.The bdt
cafi't .properly spread 'the impact
forces. In a-crash, the.two childten
can be- crushed together
and
seriously.injured. A belt must be
used by only one person at a time.
Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-
- shoulder belt, but the child is so
small that the shoulder belt is very
dose to the child's €ace omeck?
A Move the child toward the center of
the vehicle, but be sure. that the
shoulder belt still is on the child's
shoulder,
so that in a crash the
child's
upper body would have the
restraint that belts provide.

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Ignition Switch
With the-ignition key in the ignition
switch, you can turn
the switch to five
p.ositions:
Accessory: An “on” position in which
you
can operate your .electrical power
accessories. Press in the-ignition .switch
as
you turn the top of it toward you.
Lock: The only position in which you
can remove the key. This locks your
steering wheel, ignition. and automatic
shift lever.
UE Udo:cks the steering wheel,
ignition, and automatic shift lever. Use
this pasition if your vehicle must be
pushed or towed, but never try to push-
start your vehicle-.
A warning chime will
sound if you open the driver’s door when
the ignition is
off and the key is in
the ignition.
Run: An “on” position to which the
switch returns after you start your
engine and release the switch. The
switch stays in
the Run position when
the engine is running. But -even when
the engine is-not running, you can use.
Run to operate your electrical power
accessories,
and to display some instru-
ment panel warning lights.
Start: Starts the engine, When the
engine starts, release the key. The
ignition switch will return to
Ruil fot
noma1 driving.
Note
that even if the engine is not
running, the positions
Accessory and
Run are “on” positions that allow y0.u
to operate your electrical accessories,
such
as the radio.
Key Release Button
(MANUAL TRANSMISSION)
..With a manual transmission, the
ignition key c-ot be removed from
the ignition unless the key release
button is used.
To Remove the Key:
Turn the key to the Lock position while
pressing the
key release buttoa down at
the same time. Keeping your thumb on
the button, pull the key straight out.

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Reverse
R (Reverse): Use this gear to back up.
To rock your vehicle back and forth to
get out of snow, ice or sand without
damaging your transmission, see the
' Index under If You're Stuck: In Sand,
Mud, Ice OY Snow.
Neutral
N (Neutral): In this position, your
.engine doesn't connect with the wheels.
To restart when you're already moving,
use N (Neutral) only. Also, use
N (Neutral) when yourvehicle is being
towed.
CAUT/ON
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Shifting Down to Lower Gears
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NOTICE
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rhe six-speed transmission has springs
'hat center the shift lever near
3 and 4.
rhese springs help you know which
gear
you are in when you are shifting.
Be careful when shifting from 1 to 2 or
downshifting from 6. to 5. The springs
will
try to- pull the gear shift lever
towards 3 and 4. Make sure you move
the lever into
2 or 5. If you let the lever
move in
the direction of the pulling, you
may end up shifting from 1 to 4 or from
6 to 3.
€ngine Power Switch (LT~ ENGIwJ
The LT5 or ZR-1 engine has two sets 0%
intalce runners and fuel injectors-
primary and secondary. The pr-imary set
may
be mn indeperidently from the
secondary system, providing NORMAL
engine power, or both primary-and
secondary systems
may be used to
provide FULL engine power. This
feature allows FULL power
performance only at the driver's
discretiun.
In the NORMAL setting,
engine
and exhaust. noise are less
evident.

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:It can be, dangerous.iu.get: '
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:out- of .your vehicle'if the: shift
lever is nut fully in P (Park) with
the -parking .brake firmly set.
Your
vehicle can roll,
If you have left the engine. running,
the vehicle can move suddenly. You
.or others could be injured. To be
sure' your vehicle won't move, when
you're on fairly level ground, use
the
steps that follow. If you are
parking on
a hill, also see the Index
under Parking on Hills.
1. Hold the bralre pedal down with your
right foot and set the p-arlting
brake.
2. Move the shift lever into the P (Park)
position
by holding in the button on
the lever and pushing t-he 1ever.all the
way toward the front of the vehicle.
3. Move the ignition key to Lock.
4. Remove the key and take it with YOU.
If you can walk away from your
vehicle with the ignition key in your
hand, your vehicle
is in P (Park).
Leaving Your Vehicle With the
Engine
Running
(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)
If you have-to leave your vehicle with the
engine
running, be sure your vehicle is in
P (Park) and your parking brake is
firmly set be€ore you leave it. After
you've moved the shift lever into the-
P (Park) position, hold the regular brake
pedal
down. Then, see if you can move
the shift lever away from P (.PC&)
without first pushing the button.
If you can, it means that the shift lever
wasn't
fully lockdinto P (Park).

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At dusk, the exterior lights will come on
automatically and both front turn 9ignal
lights
will go out. At dawn, the exterior
lights will
go out and both front turn
signal lights
will come on (if the
headlight switch is
off).
Of course, you may still turn on the
headlights any time you need to.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off,
set the parking brake while the ignition
is in the Off or Lock position. Then
start the vehicle. The DRL will stay off
until you release the parking brake.
Changer
To change the headlights from low
beam to
high or high to low, pull the
turn signal lever all the
way toward you.
Then release it.
When the
high beams are on, a blue
light
on the instrument panel also will
be
on.
Instrument Panel Intensity
Confro!
During daylight, the brightness of your
instrument cluster lights will be
maintained automatically. But when
your headlights or parking lights are on,
you can brighten or dim your
instrument cluster lights by
sliding the
DIMMER control up or down. Slide
the control all
the way up to turn on the
interim courtesy lights,
reading and
map lights, and cargo area lights. Slide
the control
down to dim the instrument
cluster lights and displays.
To avoid draining.your vehicle's battery,
be sure to turn off all lights when.:. -
leaving your vehicleA

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Fog Lights
Use your fog lights for better vision in
foggy or misty conditions.
The fog light button is located under the
headlight knob.
To turn the fog lights on, push the
button. Press the button again
to turn
them off. An indicator light will glow
above the button when the fog lights are
on.
When using fog lights, the parlung
lights and/or low beam headlights mrrst
be
on.
Fog lights will go off whenever the high
beam headlights
come on. When you
turn the high beams off, the fog lights
will come
on again.
Reading LightsIMap Lights
These lights and the interior courtesy
lights will corne
on when you open a
door (unless it is bright outside). They
will stay on for about 30 seconds and
will turn
off when you turn on the
ignition.
To turn on the reading lights when the
doors
are closed and the ignition is on,
press the switch back. Press it forward
to turn the lights off.
To avoid draining your vehicle's battery,
be sure to turn
off all lights when
leaving
your vehicle.
lnside Manual DaytMght
Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you,
move the lever toward you to the night
position.

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Door Ajar Light
This .li.ght.tells you that one of the doors
isn2 fully closed. Have your Corvette
serviced if this light
comes on and stays
on when your doors are closed.
DOOR AJAR Reminder
If a-do-or is not fully-closed when the
ignition ley is in the Run position, the
hformafion center in the instrument
cluster will diq$ay DOOR AJAR.
If the ley is in the Lock position and
the driver’s door is ajaq :a chime will
sound also. Your vehicle has a theft
deterrent system.
See the Index under
Universal Theft D-gterrent.
This; light will also cor ne^ on when y0.u
set your parking brake:, and Will stay on
if your parking brake doesn’t releast.
fully. If.itstay-s on after your parking
brake is fully released, it means you
have a brake. problem.
If the light comes on while driving, pull
off the road and stop carefully. You may
notice that
the p.eda1 is harder ta push.
Or, the-pedal may go closerto the floor.
It may tale longer to stop. If the light is
still on, have the vehi-cle towed fo’r
service. (See the Index under Towing
Your Corvette. )
When yo.ur ,aziti-loclr systerfi is working,
the
ABS ACTIVE light will come on.
This means that slippe-ry road
conditions may exist. Adjust your
driving accordingly.
See the Index
under ABS Active Light.
if the brake light, SERVICE ASR light
and SERVICE ABS Iight come on at
the same time, you may have low brake
fluid. See the Index under Brake Master
Cylinder.
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-with the brake- warning light. on can
lead .to awaccident. ,If thclight is
stiI.1 .on after you’ve.:,ptilled off the
mad- .ad.
st0ppe.d carefully; :have
the vehicle.towed
for service.