heating CHEVROLET PRIZM 1998 3.G User Guide

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine a Section 5 Problems on the Road
Here you’ll find what to do about some problems that can occur on the road.
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Hazard Warning Flashers
Other Warning Devices
Jump Starting
Towing Your Vehicle
Engine Overheating 5- 16
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Cooling System
If a Tire Goes Flat
Changing
a Flat Tire
Compact Spare Tire
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Engine Overheating
You will find a coolant temperature gage or a hot engine
warning light on your instrument panel.
If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine
Steam from an overheated engine can burn you
badly, even
if you just open the hood. Stay away
from the engine if you see or hear steam coming
from it. Just turn
it off and get everyone away
from the vehicle until it cools down. Wait until
there is no sign
of steam or coolant before you
open the hood.
If you keep driving when your engine
is
overheated, the liquids in it can catch fire. You or
others could be badly burned. Stop your engine if
it overheats, and get out of the vehicle until the
engine is cool.
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If your engine catches fire because you keep
driving with no coolant, your vehicle can be
badly damaged. The costly repairs would not be
covered by your warranty.
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Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine
parts, can be
very hot. Don’t touch them. If you
do, you can be burned.
Don’t run the engine if there is a leak.
If you run
the engine, it could lose all coolant. That could
cause an engine fire, and you could be burned.
Get any leak fixed before you drive the vehicle.
NOTICE:
Engine damage from running your engine
without coolant isn’t covered by your warranty.
If there seems to be no leak, with the engine on, check to
see if the electric engine cooling fans
are running. If the
engine is overheating, both
fans should be running. If
they aren’t, your vehicle needs service.
How to Add Coolant to the Coolant
Recovery Tank
If you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolant
level isn’t at
FULL, add a 50/50 mixture of clean water
(preferably distilled) and a proper coolant at the coolant
recovery tank. (See “Engine Coolant” in the Index for
more information about the proper coolant mixture.)
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Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water, or some other
liquid like alcohol, can boil before the proper
coolant mixture will. Your vehicle’s coolant
warning system is set for the proper coolant
mixture. With plain water or the wrong mixture,
your engine could get too hot
but you wouldn’t
get the overheat warning. Your engine could
catch fire and you or others could be burned.
Use
a 50/50 mixture of clean water and a
proper coolant.
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The following explains your cooling system and how
to add coolant when it is low.
If you have a problem
with engine overheating, see “Engine Overheating” in
the Index.
A 50/50 mixture of water and the proper coolant will:
Give freezing protection down to -34°F (-37°C).
Give boiling protection up to 265°F (129°C).
Protect against rust and corrosion.
Help keep the proper engine temperature.
Let the warning lights and gages work as
they should. Use
a mixture of one-half
clean water (preferably
distilled) and one-half coolant that meets
GM
Specification 1825-M, which won’t damage aluminum
parts.
You can also use a recycled coolant conforming
to
GM Specification 1825-M with a complete coolant
flush and refill. If you use this mixture, you don’t
need to add anything else.
IC ION:
Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water, or some other
liquid like alcohol, can boil before the proper
coolant mixture will. Your vehicle’s coolant
warning system is set for the proper coolant
mixture.
With plain water or the wrong mixture,
your engine could get too hot but you wouldn’t
get the overheat warning. Your engine could
catch fire and you or others could be burned.
Use a
50/50 mixture of clean water and the
proper coolant.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Radiator Pressure Cap
Wrning the radiator pressure cap when the
engine and radiator are hot can allow steam and
scalding liquids to blow out and burn you badly.
With the coolant recovery tank, you will almost
never have to add coolant
at the radiator.
Never turn the radiator pressure cap
-- even a
little -- when the engine and radiator are hot.
A CAUTION:
d if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol,
and it will burn if the engine parts are hot
enough. Don’t spill coolant on
a hot engine.
I NOTICE:
Your radiator cap is a 15 psi (105 kPa)
pressure-type cap and must be tightly installed to
prevent coolant loss and possible engine damage
from overheating. Be sure the arrows on the cap
line up with the overflow tube on the radiator
filler neck.
Thermostat
Engine coolant temperature is controlled by a thermostat
in the engine coolant system. The thermostat stops the
flow of coolant through the radiator until the coolant
reaches a preset temperature.
When you replace your thermostat, a General Motors@
thermostat is recommended.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To replace the rear combination lamps:
1. Open the trunk.
2. Remove the three plastic screws.
3. Pull back the access panel.
4. Turn the bulb socket to the left and pull it out.
5. To remove the tail/stop or turn signal lamps, turn the
bulb socket in, to remove it from the housing. Then
push in and turn the bulb to the left.
6. To remove the sidemarker socket, turn it to the left to
remove the housing. Then pull the bulb straight out from the socket.
7. Reverse the steps to install a new bulb.
Tires
Your new vehicle comes with high-quality tires made by
a leading tire manufacturer.
If you ever have questions
about your tire warranty and where to obtain service, see
your Chevrolet Warranty booklet for details.
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Overloading your tires can cause
overheating
as a result of too much friction.
You could have an air-out and
a serious
accident. See “Loading Your Vehicle” in
the Index.
Underinflated tires pose the same danger
as
overloaded tires. The resulting accident
could cause serious injury. Check all tires
frequently to maintain the recommended
pressure. Tire pressure should be checked
when your tires are cold.
Overinflated
tires are more likely to be
cut, punctured or broken by
a sudden
impact
-- such as when you hit a pothole.
Keep tires
at the recommended pressure.
Worn, old tires can cause accidents.
If your
tread
is badly worn, or if your tires have
been damaged, replace them.
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This engine compartment fusehelay block is located on
the passenger's side
of the engine compartment near the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
Fusemelay Usage
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HTR
HTR
DRL Air Conditioning System
Heating System
Heating System (Relay)
DRL System (Relay)
Replacement Bulbs
Headlamp High/Low Beam ................ HB 2
Front Turn SignaVSidemarker ............ 1157NA
Application Bulb Number
Stoplamp/"aillamp ....................... 1157
Back-up
................................ 921
Rear Sidemarker ......................... 168
Rear Turn Signal
........................ 1156
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Courtesy Transportation
....................... 8.6. 8.8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-30
Ending Out
of ................................ 2-32
Erasing Speed Memory
........................ 2-32
Increasing Speed While Using
................... 2-31
Passing Another Vehicle While Using
............. 2-3 1
Reducing Speed While Using ................... 2-31
Resuming
a Set Speed ......................... 2-31
Setting
..................................... 2-30
Using On Hills
............................... 2-32
CruiseLight
................................... 2-53
Cupholder
..................................... 2-37
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage Finish
...................................... 6-50
SheetMetal
................................. 6-50
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-33
Dead Battery ................................... 5-3
Defects, Reporting Safety ................... 8-10, 8-11
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogger, Rear Window
.......................... 3-5
Defogging
..................................... 3-5
Defrosting
..................................... 3-5
Dimensions, Vehicle
............................ 6-60
DomeLamps
.................................. 2-34
Door Locks
....................................... 2-4
Storage Compartment
......................... 2-37
Drive Position, Automatic Transaxle
................ 2- 16 Driver Position
................................. 1 . 13
Driving
City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-26
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-15
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-22
OnSnowandlce
............................. 4-25
Through Water ............................... 4-18
Wet Roads
.................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
WithaTrailer
................................ 4-34
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Electrical Equipment, Adding
.......... 2-14,3-15, 6-53
Electrical System
............................... 6-53
Engine
....................................... 6-11
Compartment
Fuse Blocks ............ 6-56,6-57, 6-58
Coolant
..................................... 6-23
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-37
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-49
Exhaust
.................. 2-9,2-24,4-27,4-33, 7-42
Identification
................................ 6-53
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-37
Overheating
................................. 5-14
Running While Parked ......................... 2-24
StartingYour ................................ 2-13
Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
............... 4-37

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Additives
6- 15
Checking ................................... 6-12
Used
....................................... 6-16
Adding
..................................... 6-13
Pressure Light
............................... 2-52
What Kind to Use
............................. 6-14
When to Change
.............................. 6-15
Ethanol
........................................ 6-5
Exhaust, Engine
............. 2-9,2-24,4-27,4-33, 7-42
Exterior Lamps
................................. 2-32
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-45
Fabric Protection
............................... 6-46
~ Fifth Gear, Manual Transaxle ..................... 2-18
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................... 6-8
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-6
Filter, Air
................................ 6-16, 6-60
Finish Damage
................................. 6-50
First Gear, Manual Transaxle ...................... 2- 18
Flashers, Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flash-to-Pass Feature ........................... 2-28
Flat Tire, Changing
............................. 5-23
Fluid Capacities
................................ 6-59
Fluid Level Check
.............................. 7-38
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-44
Folding Rear Seatback
............................ 1-5
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear, Manual Transaxle .................... 2-18
French Language Manual
........................... ii
Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .......... 6-33
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Finishcare .................................... 6-49
FrontTowing
.................................. 5-10
.......................................... Fuel 6-3 Canada ...................................... 6-3
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................. 6-8
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-6
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Remote Door Release
........................... 6-6
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-54
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-49
GAWR
....................................... 4-29
Gear Positions, Manual Transaxle
.................. 2-18
Gross Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-29
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-29
....................................... Gage 2-54
Fuel
....................................... 2-54
GloveBox
.................................... 2-37
Guide en Frangais
11
GVWR ....................................... 4-29
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Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-33
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints ................................. 1-4
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-33
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-28
Hearing Impaired, Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-22
Hitches, Trailer
................................. 4-33
Headlamps
.................................... 2-32
OnReminder
................................ 2-33
Heating
........................................ 3-3
High-BeamHeadlamps
.......................... 2-28
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Cylinder
.................................... 7-39
Door ........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transaxle Lock Check .................. 7-40
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-39
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-5
Remote Trunk Release
......................... 2-10
Trunk Release ................................ 2- 10
Low Gear, Automatic Transaxle ................... 2- 17
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-44
Lubrication Service, Body ........................ 7-39
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Maintenance. Normal Replacement
parts ........... 6-60
Maintenance Record
............................ 7 -46
Long TripMighway Definition
................... 7-6
Long Trip/Highway Intervals
..................... 7-7
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-37
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-42
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-44
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-5
Short TripKity Intervals
........................ 7-5
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-5 1
Making Turns While Driving a Trailer .............. 4-35
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-49
Manual Transaxle
.......................... 2- 13, 2- 18
Fluid ....................................... 6-21
............................ I Maintenance Schedule 7-1
ManualFrontSeat ..................,............ l-2
ManualMirror ................................. 2-35
Operation
................................... 2-18 Shiftspeeds
................................. 2-19 Shifting ..................................... 2-18
Starting
Your Engine .......................... 2-13
Manual Transaxle Fluid
.......................... 6-21
Methanol ...................................... 6-5
Convex Outside .............................. 2-36
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-35
Power Remote Control ......................... 2-36
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-38
Mirrors ....................................... 2-35
Manual ..................................... 2-35
MMT
......................................... 6-4
MountainRoads
................................ 4-22
Neutral Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2-16
Manual Transaxle
............................. 2-19
New Vehicle Break-In
........................... 2-11
Nightvision
................................... 4-15
Normal Maintenance Replacement
Parts ............. 6-60
Odometer
.................................... 2-44
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-44
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-12
Overdrive, Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-17
OverdriveOffLight
............................. 2-53
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-14
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-37
Owner Publications, Ordering
................ 8- 11, 8- 12
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-12
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