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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
If you live in Canada, and you believe that your vehicle
has a safety defect, you should immediately
notify
Transport Canada, in addition to notifying General
Motors
of Canada Limited. You may write to:
Transport Canada
Box 8880
Ottawa, Ontario K1 G 352
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
TO GENERAL MOTORS
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada)
in a situation like this, we certainly hope you’ll notify
us. Please call
us at 1-800-222- 1020 or write:
Chevrolet Motor Division
Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 7047
Troy, Michigan 48007-7047 In
Canada, please call us at 1-800-263-3777 (English)
or 1-800-263-7854 (French). Or, write:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre, 163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1
H 8P7
Ordering Service and Owner
Publications in Canada
Service manuals, service bulletins, owner’s manuals and
other service literature are available for purchase for all
current and past model General Motors vehicles.
The toll-free telephone number for ordering information
in Canada is 1-800-668-5539.
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The following publications covering the operation and servicing of your vehicle can be purchased by filling out
the Service Publication Order Form in this book and mailing it\
in with your check, money order,
$88
or credit card information to Helm, Incorporated (address below\
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CURRENT PUBLICATIONS FOR 1997 CHEVROLET/GEO
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair information
on engines, transmission, axle, suspension, brakes,
electrical, steering, body, etc.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $90.00
TRANSMISSION, TRANSAXLE, TRANSFER CASE
UNIT REPAIR MANUAL
This manual provides information on unit repair service
procedures, adjustments and specifications for the
1997 GM transmissions, transaxles and transfer cases.
RETAIL SELL PRICE:
$40.00
SERVICE BULLETINS
Service Bulletins give technical service information needed
to knowledgeably service General Motors cars and trucks.
Each bulletin contains instructions to assist in the
diagnosis and service of your vehicle. In-Portfolio: Includes
a Portfolio, Owner's Manual and
Warranty Booklet. RETAIL SELL PRICE: $1
5.00
Without Portfolio: Owner's Manual only.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $1
0.00
CURRENT 8t PAST MODEL ORDER FORMS
Service Publications are available for current and past
model GM vehicles. To request an order form, please
specify year and model name of the vehicle.
OWNER'S INFORMATION
Owner publications are written directly for Owners and
intended to provide basic operational information about the
vehicle. The owner's manual will include the Maintenance
Schedule for all models.
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information within 30 days of delivery. On returns, a re-stocking fee may be applied (Monday-Friday 8:OO AM - 6:OO PM EST)
1-800-782-4356. Material cannot be returned for credit without packing slip wit\
h return 1-800-782-4356
service. If further information is needed, write to the address s R own below or call (NOTE: For Credit Card Holders Only)
Orders will be mailed within 10 days of receipt. Please allow ade uate time for postal
FAX Orders Onlv 1-31 3-865-5927 against the original order.
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is : Mail completed order form to: .. I. j. name of the person to whose attention the shipment should be sent.
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GM-CHE-ORD97 *(Prices are subject to change without notice and without incurring
obligation. Allow ample time for delivery.) Note to Canadian
Customers: All listed prices are quoted in U.S. funds. Canadian residents
are to make checks payable in U.S. funds. To cover Canadian postage, add $11.50 plus the US. order processing.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-31
Fluid
....................................... 6-28
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-28
Parking
..................................... 2-23
Pedal Travel
................................. 6-3 1
Replacing System Parts ........................ 6-3 1
System Warning Light
......................... 2-52
Trailer
...................................... 4-34
Transmission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-47
Wear
....................................... 6-30
Brakes. Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking in Emergencies
........................... 4-9
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Break-In. New Vehicle
.......................... 2-16
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-38
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-32
BTSICheck
................................... 7-47
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Carbon Monoxide .................... 2-28.4-26. 4-34
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-45
Cassette Tape Player
....................... 3- 11. 3- 13
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-27
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
................... 2-61
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................... 1-35
Certification Label
.............................. 4-27
CertificatiodTire Label
.......................... 4-27
Capacities
and Specifications
...................... 6-64
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-35 Chains. Safety
................................. 4-34
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-49
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-23
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-52
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-56
Child Restraints
................................ 1-40
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-42
Securing
in the Center Front Seat Position ......... 1-44
Securing
in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-44
Securing in the Center Seat Position
.............. 1-44
Securing in the Passenger Seat Position ........... 1-46
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-46
TopStrap
................................... 1-42
Where to Put
........................... 1-40. 1-41
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-45
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-60
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-17
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
..................... ....... 6-55
Fabric
...................................... 6-50
Glass
....................................... 6-53
InsideofYourGM
............................ 6-50
Instrumentpanel
............................. 6-52
Leather
..................................... 6-52
Outside
of Your GM ........................... 6-54
Special Problems
............................. 6-51
Stains
...................................... 6-50
Tires
....................................... 6-55
Vinyl
....................................... 6-52
Wheels
..................................... 6-55
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-53
9-2
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Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-5
Bulb Replacement ............................ 6-33
High/Low Beam Changer ...................... 2-34
OnReminder
................................ 2-40
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-7
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-34
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-22
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-33
Hood
Checking Things Under
......................... 6-7
Prop
........................................ 6-8
Release
...................................... 6-7
Horn
......................................... 2-32
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4- 18
Headlamps .................................... 2-39
Wiring
..................................... 6-59
Ignition Switch
................................ 2- 16
Inflation. Tire .................................. 6-42
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-43
Inspections
.................................... 7-49
Brakesystem
................................ 7-50
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-49
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-49
RearAxle
................................... 7-50
Ignition Transmission
Lock Check
................. 7-47 Steering
.................................... 7-49
Suspension
.................................. 7-49
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-49
Cleaning
.................................... 6-52
Cluster
..................................... 2-48
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-60
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-40
Brightness Control
............................ 2-38
.................................... J ack. . Tire 5-25
Jump Starting ................................... 5-3
Keyless Entry System
........................... 2-6
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels 4-27
Certification
................................. 4-27
Certification/Tire
............................. 4-27
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-58
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-27
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-58
Dome
...................................... 2-40
Interior
..................................... 2-40
OnReminder
................................ 2-40
Panel
....................................... 2-40
Underhood
.................................. 2-42
Lalnps
........................................ 2-38
Leaving
Your Vehicle with the Engine Running ....... 2-26
Lighter
....................................... 2-45
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....................... 1.27. 2.5 1
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ............ 2.53. 4.7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-52
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-54
Interior
..................................... 2-40
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 . I 1. 2.50
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-54
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-27
Locks
......................................... 2-4
Door
........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-47
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-5
Sliding Door Child Security
...................... 2-5
LossofControl
................................ 4-13
Lubricants and Fluids ............................ 7-5 1
Lubrication Service. Body ........................ 7-46
Maintenance. Normal Replacement
Parts ........... 6-67
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-53
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7- 1
Long Tripmighway Definition ................... 7-6
Long Tripmighway Intervals
..................... 7-7
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-45
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-49
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-5 1
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................. 7-4 Short
Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-5
Short Trip/City Intervals
........................ 7-5
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-56
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-37
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-54
ManualFrontSeat
............................... 1-2
Mirrors
....................................... 2-43
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-44
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-43
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-43
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-46
MMT
......................................... 6-4
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads
................................ 4-22
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-33
Neutral. Automatic Transmission ................. 2-21
New Vehicle Break-In ........................... 2-16
NightVision
................................... 4-15
Noise Control System
........................... 6-11
Odometer
.................................... 2-49
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-49
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-12
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-11
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-12
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-45
Owner Publications. Ordering
..................... 8-11
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Park Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-24
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-27
AtNight
.................................... 2-15
Brake
...................................... 2-23
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-48
Lots
....................................... 2-15
OverThingsThatBurn
........................ 2-27
With a Trailer
................................ 4-37
Passenger Position
.............................. 1-25
Passenger Temperature Control
..................... 3-5
Passing
....................................... 4-12
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-49
Power
Antenna Mast Care
............................ 3-28
DoorLocks
................................... 2-5
Option Fuses
................................ 6-60
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-43
Seat
......................................... 1-3
Steering ..................................... 4-9
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-26
Windows
................................... 2-29
Power Seat
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-24
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner ................... 8-1 1
Shifting Into ................................. 2-24
Parking Radiator
..................................... 5-19
Radiator Pressure Cap
............................ 6-25
Radio Reception
................................ 3-26
Radios
......................... 3.9.3.11.3.13. 3.18
Rain. Driving In
................................ 4-16
Reading Lamps
................................ 2-41
Rear Axle
....................................... 6-22
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-5
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-32
Seatpassengers
.............................. 1-32
Towing
..................................... 5-11
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-43
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............... 7-51
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-16
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning
.................... 6-67
Remote Compact Disc Player
..................... 3-22
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-68
Parts
....................................... 6-67
Wheel
...................................... 6-47
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-52
Reporting Safety Defects
......................... 8-10
Restraints
Checking
................................... 1-52
Child
....................................... 1-40
Head
........................................ 1-5
System Check
................................ 7-46
Reverse. Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-21
Replacing Parts After
a Crash
................... 1-52
9-7
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Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Roadside Assistance. Canadian ..................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-38
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-43
Safety Belt Extender
............................ 1-52
Safety Belts
................................... 1 - 10
Adults
...................................... 1-15
Care ....................................... 6-53
Center Passenger Position
...................... 1-35
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-35
Children
.................................... 1-37
Driver Position
............................... 1 - 15
Extender
.................................... 1-52
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1 - 15
Incorrect Usage
.............................. 1-50
LapBelt .................................... 1-36
Lap-Shoulder
................................ 1-15
Lap-Shoulder
................................ 1-33
Lap-Shoulder
................................ 1-33
Larger Children
.............................. 1-49
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 - 14
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............ 1-32
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-32
Reminder Light
......................... 1-1 1. 2-50
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-52
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-29
Incorrect Usage
.............................. 1 - 19
Lap Belt .................................... 1-36
Passenger Position
............................ 1-25 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1 . 18
Smaller Children and Babies ............... 1.37. 1-39
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-24
WhyThey Work
.............................. 1-11
SafetyChains
.................................. 4-34
Safety Defects. Reporting
........................ 8- 10
Safety Warnings and Symbols
....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4
Seatback Reclining Front
............................... 1-3
Seats ManualFront
................................. 1-2
Power
....................................... 1-3
Rear
........................................ 1-5
Restraint Systems
.............................. 1-1
Seat Controls ................................. 1-2
Securing
a Child Restraint ...................... 1-42
Second Gear. Automatic Transmission
.............. 2-22
Service
........................................ 6-2
Bulletins, Ordering
............................ 8-11
EngineSoonLight
............................ 2-54
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-58
Publications. Ordering ......................... 8- 11
Work. Doing
Your Own ......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
................... 8- 11
Service Publications ............................. 8- 11
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped GM .............. 1-31
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-55
Shift Lever
............................... 2-20. 2-25
...
Manuals. Ordering ............................ 8- 11
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BATERY
P6-32
TI RES P6-41
ENGINE COOLANT RECOVERY TANK
P6-24
SECONDARY
HOOD RELEASE
P6-8
WINDSHIELD
WASHER FLUID
P6-27 HOOD RELEASE P6-7
I
FUEL DOOR P6-5
For detailed information, refer to the page number listed, or see the index in the back of the owner’s manual.