CHEVROLET S10 1998 Manual Online

I .NOTICE’: I
.Shifthg to REVE-RSE (R) -while your vehicle
is moving fwward could. damage your
transmi&n. Shift-to
REVERSE [Rj Drily
after-your. vehicle is-stopped. S-hifting-aut
of PARK-(P) oi. Nk JTRAL (N)
while .your engine.: i$ “racing” (Wnning, .at high
speed)
is dangerous. Unless your foot is firmly-an
the brake pedal,
your vehkle cau1d.mot.e very
rapidly.
You could lose control and hit: people or
objects, Don’t
shift QU~ of PARK (P) or
.NEUTRAL (N) while your engine is racing.
I NOTICE:.
Damage.to your transmission caused by shifting,
out of PARK (PI or NEUTRAL (N) with the
engine: racing isn’.t covered
by .your warranty.
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DRIVE (D); This .pasixion: is for: normal dsiving . If you.
need morepower for passing, and you.’re:
Gbing less Thanlabout 35 mph (55 kmh), push your
r) G6hg about 3.5 .m.h (55 km/h) of more, push the
:accelerator pedal abo.ut halfway down.
accelerator all the way down.
FIRST (I): This, psition gives YOU -even more power-
(but lower fuel-economy) than SECOND (2). You-cm.
.use:i;t on very Steep hills, or in deep $now;or mud. If the
-seke.ctoT lever is$ut in FIRST (1.)- while ;the vehicle is
moving forward,. the transmission. won’t shift..into-
FIRST (€) until ,the vehicle is going. slowly enough.
I€ your- rear wheels can’t rotate, don’t. try to
drive. This might. happen if you :were stuck in
very
deep sand or mud or were up againsit a solid
object.
Yau could.darnage- your t.ransmission.
Also, if you stop when goin.guphill, don’t hold
your -vehicle there with only ;the. .accelerator
~ -pedal. Thts- could overheat and damage the
1 transmission. Use your brakes or shift into.
~ ..a:biu,
PARK (PI to hold your .vehicle in pasition on
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Shift .Light
If y~u skip more $hap ane..b.--lr when you
downshiftFt, -you could lose control of .yous-
vehicle. And_ you. could injure yourself .or
others. Do&t shift ddwn.more. than one gear:
when you downshift.
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.Parking Brake
To .set the-parkirig brake,: hold the- regular brake pedal
down with- your right foot. -Push dowb- thparking brake
p&al:with your left €oat. If the ignition is on, the brake
system wslrining light will come on.
To:release the parking brake hold the regular b.rake
pedal down.
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NOTICE:
Driving with the parking, brake. on can cause
your rear brakes. to overheat. You may have to
replace them, and you could also damage.other
parts:
of your vehicle,
If you are towing. a trailer and you must p-ark.-on.-a-hill,
see
“Towing a Tiailer” in the 1nde.x. That section.:shows.
what to do;first to keep the trailer from moving.
Pull the BRAICE RELEASE lever. It is lo.cated .on the
bottom of the driver ’S side gf the instrument panel,
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Shifting Into PARK (P)
(Automatic Transmhsion Only)
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CAUTION:
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Parking Your Vehicle
(Manual Transmission Models Only)
Before yo,u get: out of your vehicle, turn off yautiengi.ne,
.pat your manual. transmission in REVERSE (R) and
Brm1y:'apply he parking:brake.
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Parking Over ' lings Burn
Thi--,s that can burmould touch hot exhaust-
parts under your vehicle and ignite. Don't park-
over papers, leaves, dry-grass os other thingsthat
can burn.
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Running- YQUP“ Engine
Parked (Automatic Transmission)
It’s better not to park with the engine running. But if
ever you have to, here are some things to know,
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A CAUTION:
Idling the engine with the ah system control
0.E could allow dan.gerous exhaust^ into .your
vehicle (see the ear1ier Caution under
CZEngine Exhaust”’).
Also, idling< in a dosed-in place can let deadly
carbon monoxide (CO) into your vehicle even if
the fanswitch is at the highest setting. One place.
this can. happen
.is a garage. Exhaust -- with
CO -= can come in eadly. NEVER park. in:a
-garage with the engine running.
Another closed-in place can be .a blizzard.
(see
‘‘Blizzard” in the Index.)
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