engine CHEVROLET S10 1998 Owners Manual

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Supplement to the 1998 Chevrolet S10 (with ZR2 Su.sp--lsion) and
Chevmlet Blazer (with ZR2 Suspension) Owner’s ~IManuals
7lis.information should be Included wirh the “‘Engine
Cornpartme fit Fwe Block” information located-in
Se.ction
6 in yuur owner’s .manwl.
DRL Not used for Daytime- Running .Lamps in
vehicles built for he -US domestic market.
‘0 Copyright General Motors Corporation 1998
.All. Rights Reserved
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Section .2
Here you can lem about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and inform\
ation on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that teII you if everything is
working properly -- and what to do if you have a problem,
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Keys
Door Locks
Keyless Entry System (If Equipped)
Tailgate
Theft
Passlock@
New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions Starting
Your Engine
Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped)
Automatic Transmission Operation
Manual Transmission Operation
Parking Brake Shifting
Into PARK (P) (Automatic
Transmission
Only)
Shifting Out of PARK (P) (Automauc
Transmission) Parking Over
Things That Burn
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Theft
YO vehicle is equipped .. with the Passlock
theft-de$errent system.
During normal qeratioq, the SECURITY light will go
off after the- engine i.~ started.
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Starting ‘Y6wr Engine.
D.on,”t.try* to shift to PARK (P).if yiriur vehicle
‘is movingw If yov do,: you aould damage :the.
trafl,sp&Sion.
Shift t6 PARK , ’1 anly~ when.
your vehic1e.k stopped,
.Starting Your-2.2 Liter-Engine
1. Withoutpushing the accele@atm pedal., turn your
ignition key .to START. Wen the engh starts, let.
gu .of the key. The idle speed wil1,:ga down 7ds your:
engine gets warm.
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NOTICE.:
.Holding your key-in START .for longer than
I5 secands st a time will cause your.batterg to
be- d.rained much sooner. And the excessive^ heat
can damage -your- starter matar.
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Engine. Coolant Heater (IfEquipped)l
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I .NOTICE’: I
.Shifthg to REVE-RSE (R) -while your vehicle
is moving fwward could. damage your
transmi&n. Shift-to
REVERSE [Rj Drily
after-your. vehicle is-stopped. S-hifting-aut
of PARK-(P) oi. Nk JTRAL (N)
while .your engine.: i$ “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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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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Tliis~light will corne on
when. you start yout engine,
and ii wlU: -flash .€or a few
.secqnds. Then the light
should go out, This means
the system. is- ready.
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-Voltmeter Gage
When your-engine is not
‘ReaXlings in :either warning zone indicate a possible
problem in the ele.ctric:al=ytem. Have the v:ehicle
serviced as .Swn as possil +
Shift Light
You have the shiftli-ght
if you. have a manual
transmis.sim. This light
Games on very briefly as
a bulb check-when you
start the engine,
:Shifting when the indicator light is on wi11;hdp you :get
the begt fuel ecmclmy. S.ee “Shift LigW in the-hdex.
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NOTICE:
Damage to yaut engine fjmn neglected oil-
problems
can be-costly and is n~t co.vemd by
your wiirranty.
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