CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1996 Owners Manual

3. Press and hold the CAL switch until the new zone number appears in
the display. After you release the switch, the display will
show a
compass direction within a few seconds.
Outside Mirrors
Adjust your outside
mirrors
so you can
just see the side
of
your vehicle, and have
a clear view of objects
behind you. Some
mirrors can be folded
in
to enter narrow
doorways.
Electric Outside Rearview Mirrors
If you have electric mirrors, they can be adjusted to point where you want
from inside the vehicle.
Select the mirror you
want to move by
moving the center
of
the switch, located on
the driver’s door
armrest, to
R (right) or
L (left).
Then, adjust the mirror angle by pressing the outer arrows on the switch
until the mirror is adjusted where you want it.
Convex Outside Mirror
Your passenger’s side mirror may be convex.
A convex mirror’s surface is curved so you can see more from the driver’s
seat.
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Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down the visors. You can also swing them
out to help
block glare at the front and side windows.
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Your visor may have a
mirror on it.
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Rear Window Wiper and Washer
Some visors have
mirrors with lights. If
the mirror has lights,
they will come on
when
you lift the
mirror cover.
The rear window wipedwasher switch
is on your instrument
panel, to
the passenger
side
of the gage
cluster.
To turn the wiper
on, slide the switch all the way up.
For delay wiping, slide the switch even with
DELAY in the center position
of the rear wiper control. The wiper will cycle every nine seconds.
To wash the window, push in on the switch. Window washer fluid will
continue to spray until the switch is released. The wiper will continue with
three more wipes and then return
to the setting that was chosen before the
lever was pushed.
The rear window washer uses
the same fluid bottle as the front windshield
washer.
If the fluid level is low in the washer fluid bottle, you may not be
able to wash your rear window.
If you can wash your windshield, but not
your rear window, check the fluid level.
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Cigarette Lighter/Ashtrays
NOTICE:
If you store paper or other things that burn in your ashtrays,
they could be set on fire by cigarettes or other smoking
materials. That could cause
a fire and possibly damage your
vehicle.
Do not store papers and other things that burn in your
ashtrays.
To use the cigarette lighter, push it in all the way, and let go. When it's
ready,
it will pop back by itself.
NOTICE:
Holding a cigarette lighter in with your hand while it is heating
can make it overload, damaging the lighter and the heating
element. Just push the lighter
all the way in and let go. When it's
done, it will pop back by itself.
To remove the front ashtray, pull on the front of the ashtray insert. Then
slide the insert out of the ashtray door.
You also have two auxiliary power outlets next to the cigarette lighter. Use
these outlets
to power mobile telephones or other devices designed to
operate with vehicle electrical systems.
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To use a rear ashtray,
if you have them, pull
at the top
of the
ashtray door to flip the
door open.
To remove a rear ashtray, if you have them, press down on the inside tabs
and open the door fully.
NOTICE:
If you store paper or other things that burn in your ashtrays, t\
hey
could be set on fire by cigarettes or other smoking materials.\
That
could cause
a fire and possibly damage your vehicle. Do not store
papers and other things that burn in your ashtrays.
Storage Compartments
Your vehicle has a variety of storage compartments designed to store small items.
Glove Box
To open your glove
box, move the switch
button toward the
passenger
side and pull
the door open.
Above the glove box,
two cup depressions are
provided in a
soft non-
removeable tray.
You can use the depressions to hold cups or other containers when the
vehicle is not moving.
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Center Floor Console
Your vehicle may have a console compartment between the bucket seats.
To open it, lift the
latch handle and
swing the
door open.
Your console also has
a cup holder that
swings out for the
back seat passengers
to use.
There
is also a drawer
that slides out at the
bottom
of the console.
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Memo Pad Holder
Cassette/Compact
Disc Holder
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Your vehicle may
have a memo holder
attached to the front
of
the console. Use it to
hold pads of paper or
similar items.
Your vehicle
may
have a
cassettekompact disc
holder at the front
of
the console. The
holder will store up to
four compact disc
cases, up to four
cassette tape cases,
or
any combination of
these items that adds
up
to four.
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Instrument Panel Cup Holder
Your vehicle has a cup
holder in the middle
of the instrument
panel.
Center Overhead Console
To use the cup holder,
pull the handle and
slide the
cup holder
tray open.
To close the cup
holder, slide it
back in
the instrument panel.
Your vehicle may
have an overhead
console. It has storage
compartments inside
it.
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Garage Door Opener Compartment
If you have a garage door opener, the front overhead compartment can be
used to conveniently store the opener.
To install the garage
door opener, first open
the compartment door
by pressing the release
button forward.
Peel the protective
backing from the
hook
and loop patch. Press
it firmly to the back of
your garage door
opener, as close
to the
center
of the opener as
possible.
Center the garage door
opener activation
button over
the
console door button,
and press the opener
firmly into place.
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The pegs inside the
compartment door are
used to make sure the
button
on the
compartment door
will contact the
control button on the
garage door opener.
Add one peg at
a time
until the
PUSH button
on the compartment
door operates the
garage door opener,
with the compartment
door closed, when
you
push the button
marked
PUSH.
With the garage door opener positioned properly and the right number of
pegs in place, you should only have to push the PUSH button slightly to
operate the opener.
Adjust the position
of the garage door opener and add or remove pegs, as
needed, until the opener operates properly.
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