lock CHEVROLET TRACKER 1993 Workshop Manual

Your Driving and the Road
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If you have no blankets or extra
clothing, make body insulators from
newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floor
mats
- anything you can wrap around
yourself or tuck under your clothing to
keep warm.
You can run the engine to keep warm,
but be careful.
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Snow can trap exhaust gases
under your vehicle. This can
cause deadly
CO (carbon
monoxide) gas to get inside.
CO
could overcome you and kill you.
You can't see it or smell it,
so you
might not know it was in your
vehicle. Clear away snow from around the base
of your vehicle,
especially any that is blocking your
exhaust pipe. And check around
again from time to time to be sure
snow doesn't collect there.
Open a window just a little on
the
side of the vehicle that's away
from the wind. This will help keep
co out. Run your engine only as long as you
must. This saves fuel. When
you run the
engine, make it go a little faster than
just idle. That is, push the accelerator
slightly. This uses less fuel for the heat
that you get and it keeps the battery
charged. You will
need a well-charged
battery to restart the vehicle, and
possibly for signaling later on with your
headlights.
Let the heater run for
awhile.
Then, shut the engine off and close the
window almost all the way to preserve
the heat.
Start the engine again and
repeat this only when you feel really
uncomfortable from the cold. But do it
as little as possible. Preserve the fuel as
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Your Driving and the Road
Recreational Towing
There may be times when you want to
tow your Geo behind another vehicle for
use at your destination. Be sure to use
the proper towing equipment designed
for recreational towing. Follow
the
instructions for the towing equipment.
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Towing Your Geo from the Rear
The best way to tow your Geo is from
the rear. Follow these steps:
1 . Put the rear wheels on a dolly.
NOTlCE
Do not tow your Geo with the re--
wheels in contact with the grounL,
or
the transmission could be
damaged.
2. Set the parking brake.
3. If your Geo is a four-wheel-drive
vehicle, set your manual
free-wheeling hubs to
FREE or
unlock your automatic free-wheeling
hubs. See “Four-Wheel Drive’’
in
the Index.
4. Turn the ignition key to ACC to
unlock the steering wheel.
5. Clamp the steering wheel in a
straight-ahead position,
with a
clamping device designed for towing.
6. Release the parking brake.
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Make sure that the towing speed
dues not exceed 55 mph
(90 km/h), or your Geo could be
badly damaged.
Towing Your Geo from the Front
If your vehicle has automatic
I free-wheeling hubs or two-whet
drive, do not tow it
on all fa
I wheels. If you do, you transmission could be damaged.
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If you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle
with manual free-wheeling hubs, it can
be towed from the front with all four
wheels on the ground. Follow these
steps:
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Turn the ignition key to ACC to
unlock the steering wheel.
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That your vehicle has rear-wheel
drive, or that
it has the
four-wheel-drive option.
vehicle.
The make, model, and year of your
Whether you can still move the shift
levers for the transmission and
transfer case,
if you have one.
If there was an accident, what was
damaged.
When the towing service arrives, let the
tow operator know that this manual
contains detailed towing instructions and
illustrations. The operator may want to
see them.
* T- help avoid injury to you or
Never let passengers ride in a
vehicle that is being towed.
Never tow faster than safe or
posted speeds
Never tow with damaged parts
not fully secured.
0 Never get under your vehicle
after it
has been lifted by the
tow truck.
chains on each side when towing
a vehicle.
hooks instead.
* Always use separate safety
Never use T-hooks. Use “J”
When your vehicle is being towed, have
the ignition key off. The steering wheel
should be clamped
in a straight-ahead
position, with
a clamping device
designed for towing service.
Do not use
the vehicle’s steering column lock for
this. The transmission and transfer case,
if you have one, should be in Neutral
and the parking brake released.
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front with sling-type or wheel lift
equipment, the rear wheels must be
supported on a dolly.
If your vehicle has four-wheel drive,
don’t have it towed on the front wheels
unless you must. If a vehicle with
four-wheel drive must be towed on the
front wheels, set your manual,
free-wheeling hubs to
FREE or unlock
your automatic free-wheeling hubs, and
set your transfer case to two-wheel
drive.
If your vehicle must be towed on
the front wheels, don’t go more than
55 mph (90 km/h).
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CAUTION Don’t have your vehicle towed with the I
rear wheels in contact with the ground.
If
a vehicle must be towed from the I A vehicle can fall from a car A
’ carrier if it isn’t properly
,,cured. This can cause a
collision, serious personal injury
and vehicle damage. The vehicle
should be tightly secured with
chains or steel cables before it is
transported.
Don’t use substitutes (ropes,
leather straps, canvas webbing,
etc.) that can be cut by sharp
edges underneath
the towed
vehicle.
Front Towing Hook-Ups
Attach “J” hooks to the rear o
control arms inboard of springs
If lower
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Insert your key into the wheel lock and
pull the wheel lock
off.
Remove wheel nuts with the wheel
wrench.
Remove the spare tire from the
mounting bracket and place it near your
flat tire.
Attach the jack handle to the jack bolt.
Rotate the jack handle clockwise (to the
right). That will raise the lift head a
little. Using
the wheel wrench, loosen all the
wheel nuts. Don’t remove them yet.
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Under the vehicle near each wheel,
there are bosses in the vehicle’s rocker
flange. Position the jack and raise the
jack head until
it fits firmly onto the
bosses nearest the flat tire.
Do not raise
the vehicle yet.
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A Getting under a vehicle when
d it is jacked up is dangerous. If
LII~ vehicle slips off the jack, you
could be badly injured or killed.
Never get under
a vehicle when it
is supported only by a jack.
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Raising your vehicle with the jack
improperly positioned will damage
the vehicle
or may allow the
vehicle to fall off the jack. Be sure
to fit the jack lift head into the
proper location before raising your
vehicle. Raise
the vehicle
by rotating the wheel
wrench clockwise. Raise the vehicle far
enough
so there is enough room for the
spare tire to
fit.
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Lower the vehicle by rotating the wheel
wrench counterclockwise. Lower the
completely. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a
criss-cross sequence as shown.
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nuts Incorrect
wheel nuts
or
improperly tightened wheel
can cause the wheel to I
become loose or even came off.
This could lead to an accident. Be
sure to use the correct wheel nuts.
If you have to replace them, be '
sure to get the right kind.
Stop
as soon as you can and have
the nuts tightened with a torque
wrench to
60 pound-feet (80 N-m).
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Service & Appearance Care
Filling Your Tank
bA u 1 lU/V
1 Gasoline vapor is highly
and that can cause very bad
injuries. Don’t smoke if you’re
near gasoline
or refueling your
vehicle. Keep sparks,
flames, and
smoking materials away
from
gasoline. flammable.
It bums violently,
The cap is behind a hinged door on the
right side of your vehicle.
To take off the cap, turn
it slowly to the
left (counterclockwise).
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If you get gasoline on you and
then something ignites it, you
could be badly burned. Gasoline
can spray out on you if you open
the fuel filler cap too quickly. This
spray can happen if your tank is
nearly full, and is more likely in
hot weather. Open the
fuel filler
cap slowly and wait for any
“hiss” noise to stop. Then
unscrew the cap all the way.
When you put the cap back on, turn it to
the right until you hear a clicking noise.
NU I ILt
If you need a new cap, be sure to
get the right type.
Your dealer can
get one
for you. If you get the
wrong type, it may not fit
or have
proper venting, and your fuel
tank
and emissions system IT ‘It be
damal ‘ ~
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3. Turn the lock ring to the left to
release the bulb.
4. Puli the lock ring and the headlight
bulb straight out. Save the lock ring
and use with the new bulb.
5. Reverse the steps with a new bulb.
Front Parking and Turn Signal Lights
To replace the parking and turn signal
bulb:
1 . Open the hood.
2. Turn the bulb socket to the left and I
pull it out of light housing.
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