ABS CHEVROLET EPICA 2005 1.G Owners Manual

Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
The front ashtray and cigarette lighter are located at the
lower part of the center instrument panel, behind a
cover. Press in the cover and it will automatically open.
To remove the front ashtray for cleaning, pull the bin
out. To replace, press the bin back into place.
The rear ashtray is located at the rear of the center
console. To remove the rear ashtray, press in the
retaining spring and pull the bin out. To replace the rear
ashtray, insert the bottom tabs first and then press in
the retaining spring and push the ashtray closed.
Notice:If you put papers or other ammable items
in the ashtray, hot cigarettes or other smoking
materials could ignite them and possibly damage
your vehicle. Never put ammable items in the
ashtray.
The cigarette lighter is located to the right of the front
ashtray. To use it, turn the ignition to ACC or ON, push
the cigarette lighter in all the way and let go. When it
is ready, it will pop back out by itself.
Notice:Holding a cigarette lighter in while it is
heating will not allow the lighter to back away from
the heating element when it is hot. Damage from
overheating may occur to the lighter or heating
element. Do not hold a cigarette lighter in while it
is heating.
Clock
Your vehicle has a digital clock located in the center of
the instrument panel. When the ignition is turned to
ACC or ON, the time is displayed in the digital clock.
There are three adjusting buttons for the digital clock:
H (Hour):To go forward one hour, press the H button
once. To go forward more than one hour, press and hold
the button until the correct hour is reached.
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Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle..........4-2
Defensive Driving...........................................4-2
Drunken Driving.............................................4-2
Control of a Vehicle........................................4-5
Braking.........................................................4-5
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS).........................4-6
Braking in Emergencies...................................4-7
Traction Control System (TCS).........................4-8
Steering........................................................4-9
Off-Road Recovery.......................................4-11
Passing.......................................................4-12
Loss of Control.............................................4-13
Driving at Night............................................4-15
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads..................4-16City Driving..................................................4-19
Freeway Driving...........................................4-20
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.......................4-21
Highway Hypnosis........................................4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads................................4-22
Winter Driving..............................................4-24
If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice
or Snow...................................................4-28
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out.................4-28
Loading Your Vehicle....................................4-29
Towing..........................................................4-33
Towing Your Vehicle.....................................4-33
Recreational Vehicle Towing...........................4-34
Towing a Trailer...........................................4-35
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle
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Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
Your vehicle may have anti-lock brakes. ABS is an
advanced electronic braking system that will help
prevent a braking skid.
If your vehicle has anti-lock
brakes, this warning light
on the instrument panel will
come on briefly when
you start your vehicle.
When you start your engine, or when you begin to drive
away, your anti-lock brake system will check itself.
You may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while
this test is going on, and you may even notice that
your brake pedal moves or pulses a little. This is normal.Let us say the road is wet and you are driving safely.
Suddenly, an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam
on the brakes and continue braking. Here is what
happens with ABS:
A computer senses that wheels are slowing down. If
one of the wheels is about to stop rolling, the computer
will separately work the brakes at each wheel.
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Skidding
In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable
care suited to existing conditions, and by not overdriving
those conditions. But skids are always possible.
The three types of skids correspond to your vehicle’s
three control systems. In the braking skid, your wheels
are not rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too
much speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip
and lose cornering force. And in the acceleration
skid, too much throttle causes the driving wheels
to spin.
A cornering skid is best handled by easing your foot off
the accelerator pedal.
Remember: Any traction control system helps avoid only
the acceleration skid. If your traction control system is
off, then an acceleration skid is also best handled
by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal.If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want
the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough,
your vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready
for a second skid if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice,
gravel, or other material is on the road. For safety, you
will want to slow down and adjust your driving to
these conditions. It is important to slow down on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and
vehicle control more limited.
While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration,
or braking, including engine braking by shifting to a
lower gear. Any sudden changes 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 brake system (ABS) helps
avoid only the braking skid.
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Driving on Snow or Ice
Most of the time, those places where your tires meet
the road probably have good traction.
However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and
the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You
will have a lot less traction, or grip, and will need to be
very careful.What is the worst time for this? Wet ice. Very cold snow
or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice
can be even more trouble because it may offer the least
traction of all. You can get wet ice when it is about
freezing, 32°F (0°C), and freezing rain begins to fall.
Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand crews
can get there.
Whatever the condition — smooth ice, packed, blowing,
or loose snow — drive with caution.
Traction control improves your ability to accelerate when
driving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle
has a traction control system (TCS), you will want
to slow down and adjust your driving to the road
conditions. Under certain conditions, you may want to
turn the TCS off, such as when driving through
deep snow and loose gravel, to help maintain vehicle
motion at lower speeds. SeeTraction Control
System (TCS) on page 4-8.
Your anti-lock brake system (ABS) improves your
vehicle’s stability when you make a hard stop on a
slippery road. Even though you have ABS, you will
want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry
pavement.
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SeeAnti-Lock Brake System (ABS) on page 4-6.
•Allow greater following distance on any
slippery road.
•Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine
until you hit a spot that is covered with ice. On
an otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in
shaded areas where the sun cannot reach, such
as around clumps of trees, behind buildings,
or under bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve
or an overpass may remain icy when the
surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patch of
ice ahead of you, brake before you are on it. Try not
to brake while you are actually on the ice, and
avoid sudden steering maneuvers.
If You Are 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 have been stopped by the snow.
•Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket around you.
If you do not have 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 to keep warm.
You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful.
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Fuses and Circuit Breakers
The wiring circuits in your vehicle are protected from
short circuits by a combination of fuses, circuit breakers
and fusible thermal links in the wiring itself.
Look at the silver-colored band inside the fuse. If the
band is broken or melted, replace the fuse. Be sure you
replace a bad fuse with a new one of the identical
size and rating.
Five spare fuses are provided in the engine
compartment fuse block. If you ever have a problem
on the road and do not have a spare fuse, you
can borrow one that has the same amperage. Just pick
a feature of your vehicle that you can get along
without — like the radio or cigarette lighter — and use
its fuse, if it is the correct amperage. Replace it as soon
as you can.
There are two fuse blocks in your vehicle: the
instrument panel fuse block and the engine compartment
fuse block.
There is a fuse puller located on the engine
compartment fuse block. It can be used to easily
remove fuses from the fuse block.
Instrument Panel Fuse Block
The instrument panel fuse block is located on the
driver’s side end of the instrument panel. To access the
fuses, grip the back end of the fuse panel door and
open by pulling the cover out.
To reinstall the door, insert the tabs at the front end
first, then push the door into the end of the instrument
panel to secure it.
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Fuses Usage
SPARE Spare
SPARE Spare
FUSE PLR Fuse Puller
ECMEngine Main Relay, Fuel Pump
Relay, Engine Control
Module (ECM)
BCK/UP
CRUISEBack-Up Lamp Switch,
Cruise Control
TPMSTire Pressure Monitor
System (Option)
AUTO A/C
BCMAutomatic Temperature Control,
A/C Compressor Relay, Body
Control Module (BCM)
HVAC
EPSManual Air Conditioning, Electronic
Power Steering (EPS) (Option)
AIRBAGSensing and Diagnostic
Module (SDM) (Option)
ABS Anti-lock Brake System (Option)
TCM
BTSITransmission Control Module
(TCM), Brake Transmission
Shift-Interlock/Automatic Transaxle
Shift-Lock (BTSI)
BCM
ABSBody Control Module (BCM),
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
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Fuses Usage
BLANK Not Used
LOW BEAM RT Right Side Headlamp Low Beam
LOW BEAM LT Left Side Headlamp Low Beam
INT LTS Interior Lamp
A/C Air Conditioning
HI BEAM
PASSINGHeadlamp Passing Light
HI BEAM Headlamp High Beam
FUELFuel Pump, Data Link
Connector (DLC)
ECM Ignition Coil
COOL FAN HI Electric Cooling Fan High Speed
BCM BATT Body Control Module (BCM)
IGN 1 Ignition Key (ACC, ON, START)
FOG LAMPS Fog Lamp Relay
STOP LAMPS Brake Switch
I/P FUSE BATT Instrument Panel Fuse Box
ILLUM RT Illumination, Right Parking Lamp
FRT DEFOG Front Defogger
ILLUM LT Left Parking Lamp
HVAC BLWR Blower Motor
IGN 2 Ignition Key (ON, START)
FOG DIODE Fog Lamp Relay
HORN HornFuses Usage
PWR/MIR Power Mirror
DRL Daytime Running Lamps
ENG 2Injector, Variable Induction
System (VIS), Electronic Exhaust
Gas Recirculation (EEGR), Canister
Purge Solenoid
ENG 1Oxygen Sensor, Generator, Engine
Control Module (ECM)
COOL
FAN LOWElectric Cooling Fan Low Speed
ABSElectronic Brake Control
Module (EBCM)
PWR/SEAT Front Power Seat
S/ROOF Sunroof
ECM 1Engine Control Module (ECM),
Transmission Control Module (TCM),
Engine Main Relay
SPARE Spare
SPARE Spare
SPARE Spare
SPARE Spare
SPARE Spare
PWR WNDW Power Window
FUSE PLR Fuse Puller
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Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-17
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-63
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-76
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-17
Air Conditioning......................................3-19, 3-22
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-34
Readiness Light..........................................3-33
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-49
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-63
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-56
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-58
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-62
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?......................1-55
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?.....1-56
When Should an Airbag Inflate?....................1-54
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-52
Antenna, Backglass.........................................3-62
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-37
Appearance Care............................................5-68
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-72
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-74
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-71Appearance Care (cont.)
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-68
Finish Care.................................................5-71
Finish Damage............................................5-73
Glass Surfaces............................................5-70
Instrument Panel.........................................5-70
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-70
Leather......................................................5-70
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-73
Tires..........................................................5-73
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-73
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-74
Vinyl..........................................................5-70
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-71
Weatherstrips..............................................5-71
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-72
Ashtrays........................................................3-18
Audio System(s).............................................3-47
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-61
Backglass Antenna......................................3-62
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-62
Care of Your CDs........................................3-61
Radio with CD....................................3-48, 3-51
Trunk-Mounted CD Changer..........................3-58
Understanding Radio Reception.....................3-61
Automatic Climate Control System.....................3-22
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-20
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