spare wheel CHEVROLET S10 1994 2.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine While driving on a surrace with reaucea traction, try yo best to a td
sudden steering, acceleration, or braking (including engme braki\
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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:
If you have the four-wheel anti-lock braking system, it helps
avoid only the braking skid. The rear-wheel anti-lock braking system helps
avoid only a rear braking skid. In a braking skid (where the\
front wheels are
no longer rolling), release enough pressure on the brakes to \
get the front
wheels rolling again. This restores steering control. Push the brake pedal
down steadily when you have to stop suddenly. As long as the front wheels
are rolling, you will have steering control.
Driving Guidelines
Off-Road Driving with Your Four-wheel
Drive Vehicle
This off-road guide is for vehicles that have four-wheel drive.
Also, see “Anti-lock Brakes’’
in the Index.
If your vehicle doesn’t have four-wheel drive, you shouldn’\
t drive off-road
unless you’re on a level, solid surface.
Off-road driving can be great fun. But it does have some definite hazards.
The greatest of these is the terrain itself.
“Off-roading” means you’ve left the great North American road system
behind. Traffic lanes aren’t marked. Curves aren’t banked. \
There are no
road signs. Surfaces can be slippery, rough, uphill or downhill\
. In short,
you’ve gone right back to nature.
Off-road driving involves some new skills. And that’s why it\
’s very
important that you read this guide. You’ll find many driving tips and
suggestions. These
will help make your off-road driving safer and more
enjoy able.
Before You Go Off-Roading
There are some things to do before you go out. For example, be sure to have
all necessary maintenance and service work done. Be sure
you read all the
information about your four-wheel drive vehicle in this manual. \
Is there
enough fuel?
Is the spare tire fully inflated? Are the fluid levels up where
they should be? What are the local laws that apply to off-roading where
you’ll be driving? If you don’t know, you should check with law
enforcement people in the area. Will you
be on someone’s private land? If
so, be sure to get the necessary permission.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Underbody Carrier
NOTICE:
Never remove or restow a tire from/to a stowage position under
the vehicle while the vehicle is supported
by a jack. Always
tighten the tire fully against the underside
of the vehicle when
restowing.
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Underbody Spare Tire Mounting
1. Wheel Wrench
2. Hoist Assembly
3. Retainer
4. Spring
5. Tire
6. Valve Stem (Pointed Down)
NOTICE:
To help avoid vehicle damage, do not drive vehicle before cable
is restored.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To Remove the Spare Tire
Insert the chisel end of
the wheel wrench, on
an angle, into the hole
in the rear bumper. Be
sure the chisel end
of
the wheel wrench connects into the hoist
shaft.
Turn the wheel
wrench to the left to
lower the spare tire. Keep turning the
wheel wrench until the
spare tire can be
pulled out from under
the vehicle.
When the tire has
been completely
lowered, tilt the
retainer at the end
of
the cable and pull it
through the wheel opening. Pull the tire
out from under the
vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Changing the Tire
Start with the jack,
wheel wrench and
wheel blocks.
Rotate the jackhandle
to the right. That will
raise the jack lift head
a little.
Before you start,
block the front and
rear of the tire farthest
away from the one
being changed. Then
put your spare tire
near the flat tire.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Remove any rust or
dirt from the wheel
surfaces
and spare
wheel. Place the spare
on the wheel
mounting
surface.
bolts, mounting
€'ut
on the spare tire.
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