CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1997 1.G Owners Manual
Manufacturer: CHEVROLET, Model Year: 1997, Model line: EXPRESS, Model: CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1997 1.GPages: 386, PDF Size: 20.32 MB
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Adjustable Mast Antenna ........................ 3-28
AirBag
....................................... 1-25
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-32
How Does
it Restrain .......................... 1-30
How it Works
................................ 1-28
Location
.................................... 1-28
Readiness Light
......................... 1.27. 2-51
Servicing
................................... 1-31
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-29
What Will
You See After it Inflates ............... 1-30
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-29
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-17
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-67
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-47
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-55
Antenna. Adjustable Mast
........................ 3-28
Antenna. Power
................................ 3-28
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-22
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-53. 4-7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Appearancecare
............................... 6-49
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-7
Air Control. Climate Control System
................. 3-3 Appearance
Care Materials
....................... 6-57
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Ashtrays ...................................... 2-43
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-8
Automatic Transmission
Transmission Check
........................... 7-46
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-18
Transmission Operation
........................ 2-20
Shifting
..................................... 2-20
Transmission Park Mechanism Check
............. 7-48
Axle. Locking Rear
............................. 2-23
Axle. Rear
.................................... 6-22
Battery
...................................... 6-32
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
............... 2-8
Warnings
.................................... 5-3
Warnings
.................................... 5-3
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Before Leaving on a Long Trip
.................... 4-21
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard. Driving In
............................. 4-25
9-1
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.................................. 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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Climate Control System
........................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-8
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-27
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3-18. 3-22
Console Storage
................................ 2-44
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-6
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-44
Coolant
....................................... 6-22
RecoveryTank
............................... 5-16
Cooling System
................................ 5- 14
Courtesy Transportation ........................... 8-8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-36
Cupholders
.................................... 2-44
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage. Finish ............................... 6-56
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-55
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-54
Daytime
Running Lamps
......................... 2-40
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8- 10
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogging
................................. 3-2. 3-4
Defrosting
................................. 3.2. 3.4
Dome
Lamps .................................. 2-40
Door
Locks ....................................... 2-4
Sliding
..................................... 2-11
Storage
..................................... 2-45
Storagepocket
............................... 2-45
Swing-Out Side
............................... 2-9
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-22
Driver Position
................................. 1-15
Driving
City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-25
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
In the Rain .................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing
a Trailer ............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-22
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-24
Throughwater ............................... 4-18
WetRoads
.................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-45
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Electrical System
............
Electronic Road Speed Governor
Engine
....................
Coolant ..................
Coolant Level Check .......
Coolant Temperature Gage . .
Exhaust ..................
Fuse Block ...............
Identification .............
Oil Level Check ...........
Overheating ..............
Running While Parked ......
Starting Your .............
Engine Oil .................
Adding ..................
Additives ................
Checking ................
Pressure Gage .............
Used ....................
Cooling System ...........
................... 6-59
................... 6-59
(Gasoline Engines)
... 2-60
.................... 6-9
................... 6-22
................... 7-45
................... 2-59
................... 6-65
................... 2-28
................... 6-63
.............. 6.58. 6..65
................... 7-45
................... 5-12
................... 2-28
................... 2-17
................... 6-12
................... 6-12
................... 6-16
................... 6-13
................... 2-57
................... 6-16
Whentochange
.............................. 6-16
Exhaust. Engine
................................ 2-28
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-50
Fan Control. Climate Control System
................ 3-2
Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Filter. Air
..................................... 6-17
Finish Care
.................................... 6-54 Finish Damage
................................. 6-56
First Gear. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-22
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-23
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-51
Foreign Countries. Fuel
........................... 6-5
French Language Manual
11
Front ParkingKurn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .... 6-35
Front Storage Area .............................. 2-44
FrontTowing
.................................. 5-10
Fuel .......................................... 6-3
Canada
...................................... 6-5
FillingYourTank
.............................. 6-5
Gage
....................................... 2-58
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Tankcapacity
............................... 6-66
Fuses
and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-60
.. ...........................
Gages
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-59
Engine Oil Pressure
........................... 2-57
Fuel
....................................... 2-58
Speedometer
................................. 2-49
Voltmeter
................................... 2-60
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-20
Gross Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-28
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-27
Guide en Frangais
11
GVWR ....................................... 4-27
GAWR
....................................... 4-28
.. .................................
9-4
.
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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