park assist CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1997 Owners Manual

Remember: Anti-lock doesn’t change the time you need
to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease
stopping distance. If you get too close to the vehicle in
front of you, you won’t have time to apply your brakes
if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always leave
enough room up ahead
to stop, even though you have
anti-lock brakes.
Using Anti-Lock
Don’t pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal down
and let anti-lock work for
you. You may feel the brakes
vibrate, or you may notice some noise, but this is
normal. On vehicles with four-wheel drive, your
anti-lock brakes work at all times
-- whether you are in
two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive.
Braking in Emergencies
With anti-lock, you can steer and brake at the same
time. In many emergencies, steering can help you more
than even the very best braking.
Steering
Power Steering
If you lose power steering assist because the engine
stops or the system is not functioning, you can steer but
it will take much more effort.
Variable Effort Steering
This system varies the amount of steering effort
proportionate to your vehicle speed. Steering is easier at
lower speeds for maneuvering and parking ease. As your
vehicle speed increases, the steering effort also
increases. At highway speeds, the amount
of steering
effort is increased for vehicle control and stability.
Steering Tips
Driving on Curves
It’s important to take curves at a reasonable speed.
A lot
of the “driver lost control” accidents mentioned on
the news happen on curves. Here’s why:
Experienced driver or beginner, each
of us is subject to
the same laws of physics when driving on curves. The
traction of the tires against the road surface makes it
possible for the vehicle to change its path when you turn
the front wheels. If there’s no traction, inertia will keep
the vehicle going in the same direction. If you’ve ever
tried to steer a vehicle on wet ice, you’ll understand this.
The traction you can get
in a curve depends on the
condition of your tires and the road surface, the angle at
which the curve is banked, and your speed. While you’re
in a curve, speed is the one factor you can control.
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3. Pull the bulb straight out
of the socket.
Roof Marker Lamps
1. Remove the screws and lift off the lens.
2. Pull the bulb straight out of the socket.
3. Put a new bulb into the socket and push it in until it
is tight.
4. Replace the lens and tighten the screws.
4. Put a new bulb into the socket and push it in until it
is tight.
5. Put the socket back into the sidemarker assembly
and turn it to the right to tighten it.
6. Replace the parkingkurn signal lamp assembly and
tighten the screws.
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
The individual bulbs in the CHMSL are not replaceable.
See your dealer for assistance.
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Brake Adjustment
........................ ....... 6-35
Fluid
....................................... 6-32
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-32
Parking
..................................... 2-25
PedalTravel
................................. 6-35
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-35
System Warning Light
......................... 2-67
Trailer
...................................... 4- 50
Transmission Shift Interlock Check ............... 7-45
Wear
....................................... 6-34
Brakes, Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking
........................................ 4- 6
Braking in Emergencies ........................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle
........................ 2- 12
Brightness Control
............................ 2-42
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-37
BTSICheck
................................... 7-45
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-69
Carbon Monoxide
.......... 2-29,2-30,4-41,4-49, 4-50
Care
of Your Cassette Tape Player .................. 3-29
Cargo Security Shade
............................ 2-55
Cargo Tie Downs
............................... 2-56
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-43
Cassette Tape Player
....................... 3- 13, 3- 15
Cassette Tape Player Care ........................ 3-29
Cassette Tape Player Errors
.................. 3- 15, 3- 19
CD Player Theft-Deterrent Feature
................. 3-26
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-38
CertificatiodTire Label ........................... 4-42
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Bulb Replacement
.... 6-42 Chains. Safety
............................... 4-49
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-22
Charging System Warning Light
................... 2-65
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-73
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-62
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-59
Child Restraints
................................ 1-48
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position
........... 1-51
Securing in the Center Seat Position
.............. 1-54
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-56
TopStrap
................................... 1-51
WheretoPut ................................ 1-50
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-58
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-63
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-18
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-58
Exterior LampsLenses
........................ 6-57
Fabric
...................................... 6-53
Glass
....................................... 6-56
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-53
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-56
Leather
..................................... 6-55
Outside of Your Vehicle
........................ 6-57
Special Problems
............................. 6-54
Stains
...................................... 6-54
Tires
....................................... 6-59
Vinyl
....................................... 6-55
Wheels
..................................... 6-58
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-51
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-56
Climate Control, Optional
......................... 3-3
Climate Control, Standard
......................... 3-2
Climate Control System
........................... 3-2
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Seats
Easy Entry (2-Door Utility) ...................... 1-7
Entry to the Rear (Suburban Second Seat)
.......... 1-14
Folding the Rear
(2-Door Utility) ................. 1-8
Folding the Rear (+Door Utility) ................ 1-10
Folding the Second (Suburban) .................. 1- 12
Lumbar Adjustment
............................ 1-4
Manual Front
................................. 1-2
Power
....................................... 1-3
Rear
........................................ 1-8
Removing the Rear (Third) Seat (Suburban)
........ 1 . 15
Replacing the Rear (Third) Seat (Suburban) ........ 1-16
Seat Controls
................................. 1-2
Securing
a Child Restraint ............ 1-5 1. 1.54. 1-56
Second Gear. Automatic Transmission
.............. 2- 19
Security Shade
................................. 2-55
Service
........................................ 6- 2
Bulletins. Ordering
....................... 8- 11. 8. 12
EngineSoonLight
............................ 2-69
Manuals. Ordering
....................... 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-6 1
Publications. Ordering .................... 8- 1 1. 8. I2
Work. Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6- 1
Service and Owner Publications .............. 8- 1 1. 8. 12
Service Publications
........................ 8- 1 I. 8- 12
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ........... 1-36
Sheet Metal Damage
................... ..... 6-59
ShiftLever
.................................... 2-16
Shifting Automatic Transmission
....................... 2- 16
Into Park (P)
................................. 2-26
Out of Park (P)
............................... 2-28
Restraint
Systems
.............................. 1 . 1
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ................ 1.24. 1-43
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-34
SIR
.......................................... 1-31
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Sound Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-28
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-69
Specifications. Engine
........................... 6-69
Speedometer
................................... 2-63
Stains. Cleaning
................................ 6-54
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-45
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-13
Steam
........................................ 5-11
Steering
....................................... 4-9
In Emergencies
............................... 4-10
Power
....................................... 4-9
Tips
......................................... 4-9
Variable Effort
................................ 4-9
Wheel. Tilt
.................................. 2-33
Step-BumperPad
............................... 4-57
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-48
Storage. Overhead
.............................. 2-50
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-36
Stuck:
In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow .................. 5-39
Sunvisors
.................................... 2-59
Sunglasses Storage
.............................. 2-50
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-31
Symbols. Vehicle
.................................. v
Tachometer .................................. 2-63
Tailgate
........................................ 2-9
Glass Release
................................ 2-32
Tape Player Care
............................... 3-29
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
............... 8-4
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