automatic transmission CHEVROLET S10 1996 2.G Owner's Guide

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Restraint System Check
Make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your
belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are
working properly. Look for any other loose or damaged
safety belt system parts. If you see anything that might
keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have it
repaired. Have any torn or frayed safety belts replaced.
Also look for any opened or broken air bag covers, and
have them repaired
or replaced. (The air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.)
Manual Transmission Check
Check the transmission fluid level; add if needed. See
“Manual Transmission” in the Index. A fluid
loss may
indicate a problem. Check the system and repair if needed.
Automatic Transmission Check
Check the transmission fluid level; add if needed. See
“Automatic Transmission” in the Index.
A fluid loss may
indicate a problem. Check the system and repair if needed.
Hydraulic Clutch System Check
At Least Four Times a Year
Tailgate Lubrication Service
Lubricate tailgate latch bolt, handle assembly pivot
points, and hinges with lubricant recommended in
Part
D. Lubricate every 3,000 miles (5 000 km) if
following schedule I or every
7,500 miles (12 500 km)
if following schedule 11.
At Least Once a Year
Key Lock Cylinders Service
Lubricate the key lock cylinders with the lubricant
specified in Part
D.
Body Lubrication Service
Lubricate all body door and fuel door hinges, latches
and locks including the glove box, console doors and the
body hood, and any moving seat hardware. Lubricate
the hood safety lever pivot and prop rod pivot. Part
D
tells you what to use. More frequent lubrication may be
required when exposed to a corrosive environment.
Check the fluid level in the clutch reservoir. See
“Hydraulic Clutch Fluid” in the Index.
A fluid loss in
this system could indicate a problem. Have the system
inspected and repaired at once.
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A CAUTION:
When you are doing this check, the vehicle could
move suddenly.
If it does, you or others could be
injured.
Follow the steps below.
1. Before you start, be sure you have enough room
2. Firmly apply both the parking brake (see “Parking
Brake” in the Index
if necessary) and the regular brake.
NOTE:
Do not use the accelerator pedal, and be
ready to turn off the engine immediately if
it starts.
3. On automatic transmission vehicles, try to start the
engine in each gear. The starter should work
only in
PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). If the starter works in
any other position, your vehicle needs service.
On manual transmission vehicles, put the shift lever
in NEUTRAL (N), push the clutch down halfway
and try to start
the engine. The starter should work.
only when the clutch is pushed down all the way
to
the floor. If the st,arter works when the clutch isn’t
pushed all the way down, your vehicle needs service.
around
the vehicle.
Brake-Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) Check
(Automatic Transmission)
t
--- I
When you are doing this check, the vehicle could
move suddenly.
If it does, you or others could be
injured. Follow the steps below.
1.
2.
3.
Before you start, be sure you have enough room
around the vehicle. It should be parked on a
level surface.
Firmly apply the parking brake (see “Parking Brake”
in the Index if necessary).
NOTE: Be ready to apply the regular brake
immediately if the vehicle begins
to move.
With
the engine off, turn the key to the RUN
position, but don’t start the engine. Without applying
the regular brake, try to move the shift lever
out of
PARK
(P) with normal effort. If the shift lever
moves out of PARK (P), your vehicle’s BTSI
needs service.
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,While parked, and with the parking brake set, try to turn
the key to LOCK in each shift lever position.
With an automatic transmission, the key should turn
to LOCK only when the shift lever is in PARK (P).
With a manual transmission, the key should
turn to LOCK only when the shift lever is in
REVERSE (R).
On vehicles with a key release button, try to turn the key
to LOCK without pressing the button. The key should
turn to LOCK only when you press the key button.
On all vehicles, the key should come out only in LOCK. Parking Brake and Automatic Transmission
PARK (P) Mechanism Check
When you are doing this check, your vehicle
could begin to move.
You or others could be
injured and property could be damaged. Make
sure there is room in front of your vehicle in case
it begins to roll. Be ready to apply the regular
brake at once should the vehicle begin to move.
~~
Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your foot
on the regular brake, set the
parking brake.
To check the parking brake: With the engine running
and transmission in NEUTRAL
(N), slowly remove
foot pressure from the regular brake pedal.
Do this
until the vehicle is held by the parking brake only.
To check the PARK (P) mechanism’s holding ability:
with the engine running, shift
to PARK (P). Then
release all brakes.
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Lubricants
NOTE: Fluids and lubricants identified below by name,
part number or specification
may be obtained from your
GM dealer.
USAGE
Engine Oil
Engine Coolant
FLUID/LUBRICANT
Engine oil with the American
Petroleum Institute Certified For
Gasoline Engines “Starburst”
symbol
of the proper viscosity. To
determine the preferred viscosity
for your vehicle’s engine, see
“Engine Oil” in the Index.
50/50 mixture of clean water
(preferably distilled) and GM
Goodwrench@ DEX-COOL
TM or
Havoline’ DEX-COOL
5M
(orange-colored, silicate-free)
antifreeze conforming to GM
Specification 6277M. See “Engine
Coolant”
in the Index.
USAGE
‘,Coolant
Supplement
Sealer
Hydraulic Brake
System
Hydraulic Clutch System
Power Steering System
Manual
Transmission
Automatic
Transmission
Key Lock
Cylinders
FLUIDLUBRICANT
GM Part No. 3634621 or
equivalent with a complete flush
and refill.
Delco Supreme
11 @ Brake Fluid
(GM Part No. 1052535 or
equivalent
DOT-3 brake fluid).
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid (GM Part
No. 12345347 or equivalent).
GM Power Steering Fluid
(GM Part No. 1052884 - 1 pt.,
1050017 - 1 qt., or equivalent).
Synchromesh Transmission Fluid
(GM Part
No. 12345349 or
equivalent).
DEXRON@-111 Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
Multi-Purpose Lubricant,
Superlube@ (GM Part
No. 1234624 1 or equivalent).
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USAGE
Chassis Lubrication
Front Wheel
Bearings
Differential,
Front and Rear
Axle
Transfer Case
Windshield Washer Solvent
FLUIDLUBRICANT
Chassis lubricant (GM Part
No. 1052497 or equivalent) or
lubricant meeting requirements
of NLGI Grade 2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
Wheel bearing lubricant meeting
requirements of NLGI Grade 2,
Category GC or GC-LB (GM Part
No. 1051344 or equivalent).
Axle Lubricant (GM Part
No. 1052271) or
SAE 8OW-90
GL-5 Gear Lubricant.
DEXRON@-I11 Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
GM Optikleen@ Washer Solvent
(GM Part No. 1051515) or
equivalent.
USAGE
Transfer Case
Shift Lever,
Propeller Shaft
Slip Splines and
Universal Joints
Clutch, Pushrod
to Clutch Fork
Joint
Constant
Velocity Universal Joint
FLUIDLUBRICANT
Chassis lubricant (GM Part
No. 1052497 or equivalent) or
lubricant meeting requirements
of NLGI Grade 2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
Chassis lubricant
(GM Part
No. 1052497 or equivalent) or
lubricant meeting requirements
of NLGI Grade
2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
Chassis lubricant (GM Part
No. 1052497 or equivalent) or
lubricant meeting requirements
of NLGI Grade
2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
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Accessory Power Outlet ......................... 2-47
Adding Sound Equipment
........................ 3- 17
Add-on Equipment
............................. 4-44
AirBag
....................................... 1-18
Adding Equipment ............................ 1-24
How Does
it Restrain .......................... 1-21
How
it Works ................................ 1-20
Location
.................................... 1-20
Readiness Light
......................... 1-1 9. 2.54
Servicing
................................... 1-23
What Makes
it Inflate .......................... 1-2 I
What Will You See After it Inflates ............... 1-22
When Should
it Inflate ......................... 1-20
Aircleaner
............................... 6.14. 6.67
Air Conditioning/Heater Controls
................... 3-2
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-68
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-50
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-58
Antenna. Fixed
................................. 3-18
Anti-Lock Brakes ............................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
......... 2.56. 4.6
Appearancecare
............................... 6-52
Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-60
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-7
Armrest. Storage ............................... 2-45
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-46
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-5
Automatic Overdrive
............................ 2-16
Automatic Transmission
Check
...................................... 7-48
Fluid ................................... 6-16. 6-68
Operation
................................... 2-14
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-50
Shifting
..................................... 2-14
Front
....................................... 6-23
Rear
.................................. 2.19. 6.21
Axle
Battery
...................................... 6-35
Jump Starting ................................. 5-2
Replacement. Keyless Entry
..................... 2-5
Warnings
.................................... 5-2
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-7
Better Business Bureau Mediation ................... 8-7
BrakeFluid .................................... 6-31
Brake. Parking
................................. 2-25
Brake System Warning Light
...................... 2-55
ChargeLight
................................ 2-54
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Compact Spare Tire ............................. 5-32
Control of
a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-44
Coolant
............................. 5- 13.6.24. 6.68
Coolant Heater. Engine .......................... 2- I3
Courtesy Transportation ........................... 8-6
Cruise Control ................................. 2-36
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8- 1
Damage. Finish/Sheet Metal ..................... 6-59
Daytime Running Lamps ......................... 2-40
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-61
Dead Battery
................................... 5-2
Defects. Reporting Safety ......................... 8-8
Defensive Driving ............................... 4- I
Defrosting .................................... 3-5
Delco LOC 11' ................................. 3- 14
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-69
DomeLamp ................................... 2-42
Door Locks
....................................... 2-3
StoragePocket
............................... 2-44
Drive. Automatic Transmission
.................... 2- 16
DriverPosition ................................. 1-12
Driving
........................................ 4-1
City ........................................ 4-32
Defensive
.................................... 4-1
Drunken ..................................... 4-2
Foreign Countries
.............................. 6-4 Freeway
.................................... 4-33
Guidelines
.................................. 4-13
Hill and Mountain Roads
....................... 4-35
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-39
Night
...................................... 4-28
Off-Road
................................... 4-13
OnCurves
................................... 4-8
Rainy Conditions
............................. 4-29
Snowy and Icy Conditions
...................... 4-37
Throughwater
............................... 4-31
WetRoads
.................................. 4-29
Winter
...................................... 4-37
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-52
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-2
Driving
On Grades While Towing
a Trailer ........... 4-54
Easy Entry Seat
................................ 1-6
Electrical Equipment. Adding ................ 3-1.7, 6-62
Electrical System
............................... 6-62
Capacities
................................... 6-68
Coolant ................................ 5- 13. 6-24
Coolant Heater ............................... 2-13
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-47
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-57
Exhaust
..................................... 2-30
Identification ................................ 6-61
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-47
Overheating
................................. 5-11
Specifications ................................ 6-66
Type ........................................ 6-66
Engine
........................................ 6-8
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....................... 2- 16
Manual Transmission .......................... 2- 18
New Vehicle “Break-In” .......................... 2-8
Nightvision
................................... 4-2 8
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ............. 6-47
Odometer
.................................... 2-52
Off-Road Driving
.............................. 4- 13
Off-Road Recovery ............................. 4- IO
Oil. Engine .................................... 6-10
Ordering Service and Owner Publications
............. 8-9
ManualAdjust ............................... 2-43
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-43
Convex
..................................... 2-44
Overdrive, Automatic Transmission
................ 2- 16
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 1 I
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-47
Owner Publications, Ordering
...................... 8-9
Outside
Mirror On
Hills with a Trailer ......................... 4-55
Over Things That
Burn ........................ 2-29
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-55
Your Vehicle. Manual Transmission
.............. 2-29
Parts. Replacement .............................. 6-67
Passing
....................................... 4-11
Payload
....................................... 4-44
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-51
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab
................. 4-47
Power Accessory Outlet
............................. 2-47
DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
Option Fuses
................................ 6-62 /
Remote Control Mirror ........................ 2-43
Steering
..................................... 4-8
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-29
Windows ................................... 2-31
Pregnancy, Use
of Safety Belts .................... 1-24
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications, Service and Owner .................... 8-9
..................................... Paint Spotting. Chemical 6-59
Park
Automatic Transmission 2- 14
Shifting Into 2-26
Shifting Out
of 2-28
AtNight 2-7
Brake
2- 25
Brake Mechanism Check 7-50 Radiator
5-18
. Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-28
Radio Reception 3-16
Radios
3-5
Rain. Driving 4-29
Rear
Axle 2-19, 6-21
Seatpassengers 1-27
Towing
5-10
Rearview Mirror 2-43
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Parking 4 .................................. ..................................... .............................. ...................................... ..................................... ....................... ................................ Lots 2-7 ........................................
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. Reclining Front Seatbacks ......................... 1-3
Recovery Tank. Coolant
...................... 5-13. 6-26
Recreational Vehicle Towing
....................... 4-41
Replacement Parts
............................. ... 6-67
Replacement. Wheel
............................ 6-50
Reporting Safety Defects
........................... 8-8
Child ........................................ 1-30
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-39
-! System Check ................................ 7-48
Automatic Transmission
.. , ..................... 2- 15
Recovery Hooks
....... ; ........................ 5-34
Replacement Bulbs
.............................. 6-66
Restraints Checking
.................................... 1-38
Reverse Manual Transmission
................. 8 ......... 2- 18
Right Front Passenger Position
...................... 1-25
Roadside Assistance
............................... 8-4
Canadian
.................................... 8-6
Rocking Yow Vehicle ............... ' ............ 5-34
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-46
safety Belts
.................................... 1-7
Adults
...................................... 1-12
Center Passenger Position
...................... 1-25
Children
................................ 1-28, 1-35
DriverPosition
............................... 1-12
Extender
.........................:........... 1-38
How to Wear Properly ......................... 1 - 12
Label
...................................... 1-39
Care
........................................ 6-56 Lap Belt
............................... 1-25. 1-27
Questions and Answers
........................ 1-11
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-27
Right Front Passenger Position
................... 1-25
Use During Pregnancy ......................... 1.- 24
Safety Defects, Reporting
......................... 8-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... iii
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................... 7-3
Lap-Shoulder
................................ 1-12
Reminder Light
......................... : 1-7, 2-53
Replacing After a Crash
......................... 1-39
Why They Work
................................ 1-8
Safety Chains
................................... 4-51
Seatback
Latches
..........,............................ l-5
Reclining Front ...... : ........................ 1-3
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 1-1
Manual Transmission ........................... 2-18
Service Engine Soon Light
....................... 2-57
Service Parts Identification Label
.................. 6-61
Second Gear
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-16
Service and Appearance Care
....................... 6-1
Service Publications
.......................... : .... 8-9
Service Work, Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
Sheet Metal Damage
.............................. 6-59
Swft Light ............................... 2-19, 2-61
Shifting
........ .4r. ............................. 2-14
Out of Park
................................... 2-28
Side Access Panel
............................... 2-4
Signaling
Turns ................................ 2-34
IntoPark
.................................... 2-26
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Trailer Hitches
................................. 4-5 1
Trailer Recommendations ........................ 4-47
.Trailer Tongue Weight
............................ 4-50
Trailer Weight
.................................. 4-49
Trailer Wiring Harness
............................ 4-56
Transfer Case
............................. 2-20, 6-22
Electronic
................................... 2-23
TrailerTowing
................................. 4-47
Manual
..................................... 2-20
'Transmission Fluid
Automatic
............................... 6-16, 6-68
Manual
..................................... 6-19
Transmitters, Keyless Entry
......................... 2-5
Transportation. Courtesy
.......................... 8-6
Trip, Before Leaving
............................ 4-34
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-52
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals
............... 2-34
Two-Tiered Loading
............................ 4-44
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-3
Turn Signals
When Towing a Trailer ................. 4-54
Underbody Maintenance
........................ 6-59
Vanity Mirror Lamp Bulb Replacement
............ 6-41
Underhood Lamp Bulb Replacement
................ 6-41
Used Replacement Wheels
......... : .............. 6-51
Vehicle Control
....................................... 4-5
Damage Warnings
.............................. iv
Dimensions ................................. 6-68
Loading
.................................... 4-42
Ventilation System
............................... 3-4
Voltmeter ..................................... 2-55
Identification
Number
......................... 6-61
. Storage ........ ............................ 6-35
Visors, Sun
..................................... 2-46
warning Devices
........................ ........ 5-1
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators
............... 2-53
Washer Fluid. Windshield
......................... 6-29
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-57
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-56
Wheel Alignment
............................... 6-50
Wheel Nut Torque
......................... 5-29. 6-68
Wheel Replacement
............................. 6-50
Sliding Rear
................................. 2-33
Windshield Washer
............................. 2-36
Fluid Level Check
............................ 7-47
Windshield Wiper
.............................. 2-35
Blade Replacement
...................... 6-42, 6-67
Winter Driving
................................. 4-37
Wiring, Headlamp
............................... 6-62
Wrecke~Towing
.................................. 5-7
Windows
..................................... 2-31
Express-Down
................................ 2-32
Swing-Out
.................................. 2-32
Fluid
....................................... 6-29
Fuses
...................................... 6-62
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