light CHEVROLET S10 1998 Owners Manual

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How to Wear Sa.fety Belts Prop.e,rIy
Adults
Fist, ym'U want to know which reatmint systems your
vehicle has.;
We'll .start with the driver pasition.
Driv-er Position
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The. driver.has allap-shoulder belt. Here's haw to wear
it properly.
1. Close :and lock the. doox.
2. Adjwt the seat (to se:e how, see '4Seats'" in the Index)
SD you cansit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plateand pull the. belt across you.
Don't let it .get.twisted,
The .shoulder beit may- lock. -if you pull the belt-across;:
.you very .quickly. If this happens, let. the belt go back
- slightly to. unIock it;. Then pull the: belt across .you
more Slowly.
4. Push the latch plateinto the bu&?.e.until it clicks.
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The system. checks the air bag electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you if there is a. electrical
pKoblem. See “Air Ba,g Re@diness Light” in the Index
for myore information.
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A child in a. rear-facing child restraint can be.
seriously injure.d
or killed if the right front
passenger’s air
bag inflates, even. though your
vehicle has reduced-force.fronta1 air bags. This
is
because the back of the rearfacing chiZd
restraint would be very close to the inflating air
bag. Be sure to-turn off the air bag before using a
rear-facingkhild restraint in the right front seat
positian. E’a forward-facing child restraint is
suitable
for your child, always move the-
passenger seat
as far back as it will go.
To turn sff the. right fi-ont passenger’s airbag,. insert
your ignition key into the switch, push in, .md move the
switch to AIR BAG OFF.
The AIR BAG OFF light will corne on to let you know
that the right front pass-enger’s air bag: is off: The right
front passenger’s air bag. win remain off until you turn- it
back
on again, and the AIR BAG OFF light will stay on
to remind you that the air bag is off.
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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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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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If your four-wheel-drive
vehicle
has the .electronic
traWer
case, the transfer
.case switches are above the,
audio. system controls.
use these switches tg shift. into 1 x Qut: of four-wheel
drive.
You can choose among.three driving settings:
2HI: Thk setting is for driving in most street and.
highw3ay-situatians-. Your front..alcle
is not engaged .in
two-wheel drive. When this lamp i:s lit, it is about
one-half
as .bright :as the others
4IsI: This setting--eng.ages y:om front axle. to help
drive y'ourvehicle. U.se 4H1 when you, need .extra
tractim,
such as on snowy .. or icy goads, or in mast
off-road .situati.ons.
4LO: TI setting also eagageS your %r.ont .axle to ,give
you extra traction. You mhy never. need. 4LO. -1t:s:nds
the maximum-pawer to -all four wheels. Y0.u. milght
choose 4L0, if you were clmving sff+oad in..sand, mud,
-deep snow and climbing mdescending steep hllls..
Indicator lights
in the- switches sh0.w you which
-setting you arein. The indicqtoelights will came on
briefly when you turn on the. ignition and .one will
-stay -on.
If thelights do not come-.on, you should take
-your vehicle in for servke. -Anindicator light will flash
while shifting. 1t:will remain illurninat when the
shift
is completed.
Shifting from 2HI to 4HI
ILr=ss cUld tdease the; 4H1 switch. This cm.be~d~rne at
any speed, and the front axle will lo.& automatically.
Shifting from 4HI to 2HI
Press and release the 2HI switc.h.. This can be..,done at
:any speed, and the' front ,axle will unlock -automatically.
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Windows
Manual Windows
Turn the band crank on each door to raise or lower your
manual side door -windows.
Power Windows (If Equipped)
I€ you have the option4 power windows, .the controls
-are~-on each of the side doors. With powef windows, the
.switches. contra1 the win,do:ws
when the ignition is on or
when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is present. (See
“Retained Accessory
‘Power” in. the -Index.) The .driver’s
door
has a switch €or the passenger .window as well. Press
the side
af the switch
with’the down
arrow to
lower the -window.
Press the side
of the switch
with. the up arrow to rgise
the window.
Exp,ress-Down Window
The drivet’s. window switch also has an ,express-down
feature that allows
you to lower it without holding.the
window switch. Hold
the driver’s window switch
down. for more than .a half a second to activate the
expras-down fe,ature. Lightly tap the switch
to open-
the window slightly. The- expre-ss-down feature can be
interrupted -at any
time by pressing the up :anow end
of the switch.
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You control the windshield wipers by turning the band
with the wiper symbol an it.
For a single wiping cycle, turn the band t~ MIST. Hold
it there until the wip.ers start,^ then let go. The wipers will
stop after one wipe. If you warit more wip&, .hold the
band- on MIST longer.
You can set the-wiper speed for a long or shortdelay
ktween wipes.. This cw be very useful in light rain of
snow. Turn the band to: choose the delay time. The
closer to .LOW, the .shorter the -delay.
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In fireezilng weather, .don’t use your washer until
the windshield is warmed. Otherwise the. washer
fluid .can form ice on the. windshield, blocking
.your vision.
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