CHEVROLET TRACKER 1996 Owners Manual

Service Manuals
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information for all chassis and body systems. They
may be useful for owners who wish to get
a greater
understanding
of their vehicle. They are also useful for
owners with the appropriate skill level
or training who
wish
to perform “do-it-yourself” service. These are
authentic General Motors service manuals meant for
professional, qualified technicians.
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equipment and safety procedures necessary to service
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Gem Section 9 Index
Air ~ag ...................................... I -24
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-30
How Does it Restrain
........................ 1-28
How it Works
.............................. 1-26
Location
.................................... l-26
Readiness Light ......................... 1-25, 2-61
Servicing
................................... 1-2 9
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-27
What Will
You See After it Inflates ............... 1-28
AirCleaner
.................................... 6-13
Airconditioning
................................ 3-2
Air Conditioning Refrigerants ..................... 6-64
Alignment and Balance, Tire
...................... 6-46
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
...................... 6-54
Antenna
...................................... 3-19
Antifreeze
............................. 6-24
Anti-Lock
When Should it Inflate ......................... 1-27
Brake System Active Light ................. 2-64, 4-8
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-63, 4-6
Brakes ...................................... 4- 6
Appearance Care ................................ 6-48 Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-56
Arbitration Program .............................. 8-7
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-6
Overdrive
............................... 2-13
Overdrive
Off Switch .......................... 2-13
Shifting
..................................... 2-10
TEUIS~~SS~O~ ............................ 2-8.2-10
Transmission Check ........................... 7-48
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-15
Transmission Operation
........................ 2-10
Transmission Park Mechanism Check
............. 7-50
Axle, Front
.................................... 6-23
Axle, Rear
. . ............................. 6-21
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-40
Automatic
Starting Your Engine
........................... 2-8
Battery
................. .: ................... 6-33
Jump Starting ................................. 5-2
Warnings
.................................... 5-2
BBB Auto Line ................................. 8-7
Better Business Bureau Mediation ................... 8-7
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Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-33
Fluid
....................................... 6-29
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-29
Parking
..................................... 2-20
PedalTravel
................................. 6-32
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-33
System Warning Light
......................... 2-62
Trailer
...................................... 4-51
Transmission Shift Interlock
.................... 2-23
Transmission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-49
Wear
....................................... 6-32
Brakes.Ant i.Lock ............................... 4-6
Braking ........................................ 4-5
Braking in Emergencies
..... ................ 4-8
Break.In. New Vehicle
....................... 2-6
Brightness Control .............................. 2-36
BTSI
......................................... 2-23
BTSICheck
................................... 7-49
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-34
Canadian Roadside Assistance
. . ........ 8-6
Canvas Top And Plastic Window Care
...................... 6-53
Lowering
and Raising ......................... 2-49
Preparing for Storage
.......................... 2-54
Removing and Installing
....................... 2-53 Capacities and Specifications
.................... 6-62
Carbon Monoxide
......................... 2.25, 4.42
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-47
Cassette Tape Player
.................. . . 3.8, 3.11
Cassette Tape Player Care
........... ........ 3-18
CD Player Theft-Deterrent Feature
................. 3-15
Certification Label
.............................. 4-46
Certificationmire Label
........................ 4-46
Chains. Safety
.................... ........ 4-51
Chains. Tire ...................... ........ 6-47
Changing a
Flat Tire .............. ........... 5-22
Charging System Light
.......................... 2-61
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-46
Chemical Paint Spotting .......................... 6-55
Child Restraints
...................... ...... 1-37
Securing in a Rear Seat Position
......... ... 1-38
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position . . ... 1-40
TopStrap
................................. 1-38
WheretoPut
................................ 1-37
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-40
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-58
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-13
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-54
Canvas Top and Plastic Window ................. 6-53
Fabric
...................................... 6-49
Glass
....................................... 6-51
InsideofYourGeo ............................ 6-48
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Instrument Panel ............................. 6-51
Outside of Your Geo .......................... 6-52
Special Problems
............................. 6-50
Stains
..................... ............. 6-50
Tires
..................................... 6-54
Vinyl
....................................... 6-50
Wheels
..................................... 6-54
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-51
Climate Control System
............................ 3-1
Clock, Setting the
................................ 3-6
Clutch Adjustment
...................... ... 6-21
Coinholder
.................................. 2-40
Comfort Controls
....................... .... 3-1
Compact Disc Care
........................... 3-19
Compact Disc Player
............................ 3-1 1
Control
of a Vehicle ................ ............. 4-5
Convertible Top ................................ 2-42
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-38
Coolant
....................................... 6-24
Levelcheck ................................. 5-15
RecoveryTank
............................... 5-16
Radiator
.................................... 5-19
Temperature Gage
............................ 2-64
Cooling System
................................ 5 - 14
Courtesy Transportation ........................... 8-6 Cruise
Control
.................. .... 2-32
Cruise Light
................................. 2-33
Cupholders
.................................... 2-40
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-3
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
... .............. 8-1
Damage. Finish
...... ...... 6-55
Damage. Sheet Metal ..... ..... ...... 6-54
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-35
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-69
Dead Battery
................................... 5-2
Defects. Reporting Safety
... ............ 8-8
Defensive Driving ....... ............ 4-1
Defogger. Rear Window
....... .......... 3-5
Defogging
................................... 3-4
Defrosting ..................................... 3-4
Dimensions. Vehicle ............................ 6-64
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-36
Door
Locks ..... .................... 2-3
Storage
..................................... 2-39
Downshifting ............................. 2- 15, 2- 16
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-12
Driver Position
................................. 1-18
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Driving City
........................................ 4-34
Defensive
.................................... 4-1
Drunken ..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-35
Guidelines
.................................. 4- 14
InaBlizzard ................................. 4-41
In. Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
In the Rain
.................................. 4-31
Night ...................................... 4-29
Off-Road
................................... 4-14
On Curves.
.................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-53
On Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-37
On Snow
and Ice ............................. 4-40
Throughwater
............................... 4-33
WetRoads
.................................. 4-31
Winter
...................................... 4-39
With a Trailer
................................ 4-52
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-2
Easy Entry Seat ................................ 1-4
Electrical
Equipment. Adding ................. 2-9. 6-57
Electrical System
............................... 6-57
Engine
........................................ 6-8
Coolant
..................................... 6-24
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-47 Coolant Temperature
Gage
. . ......... 2-64
Exhaust
................ ......... 2-25
Identification
...... ........... 6-57
Main Fuse Block ...... ......... 6-60
Oil Level Check ............ ......... 7-47
Overheating
................................. 5-12
Running While Parked
......................... 2-25
Specifications
................................ 6-62
Stating Your
............................. 2-8, 2-9
Engine Compartment
Main Fuse Block .............. 6-60
EngineOil ..................................... 6-9
Adding
.............. ................... 6 -10
Additives ................................... 6-12
Checking ................................... 6-10
Used
....................................... 6-13
When to Change
.............................. 6-12
Ethanol
........................................ 6-3
Exhaust, Engine
.................. .............. 2-25
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-49
Fifth
Gear, Manual Transmission ................... 2-14
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-4
Filter.
Air ..................................... 6-14
Finish Care
.................................... 6-52
FinishDamage
................................. 6-55
First Gear, Manual Transmission ................... 2-14
Flashers, Hazard Warning
......................... 5-1
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Flash-to-Pass Feature .....
Flat Tire. Changing ...............
Fluid Capacities ......................
Fluids and Lubricants ................
Fourth Gear. Manual Transmission . .
Four-wheel Drive .............
French Language Manual . .
Front Axle ................
Foreign Countries. Fuel ...........
..... 2-30
..... 5-22
... 6-63
..... 7-53
...... 6-4
........ 2-14
..... 2.16. 6.22
.......... 6-23
.. ............. 11
Front Seat Side Pockets .......................... 2-39
Front Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement
........... 6-37
FrontTowing
................................... 5-9
Fuel .......................................... 6-2
Front
Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement
.......... 6-36
Canada
...................................... 6-3
DoorLock
................................... 6-5
Filling
Your Tank ............................... 6-4
Gage
....................................... 2-69
.Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-58
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
............ ... 2-64
..................................... Fuel 2-69
GAWR ....................................... 4-46
Gear Positions, Automatic Transmission ............. 2- 10 Gear
Positions. Manual Transmission
............... 2-14
GloveBox
.................................... 2-39
Gross Axle Weight Rating
.... ................ 4-46
Guide en FranGais
, 11
GVWR ................ .................. 4-46
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...................... 4-46 .. ......... .....................
Halogen Bulbs ..................... .... 6-34
Hazard Warning Flashers
.............. . . 5-1
Head Restraints
..................... ....... 1-3
Headlamps
....................... ......... 2-29
High/Low Beam Changer
.................... 2-29
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-37
Bulb
Replacement
............ ......... 6-34
Hearing Impaired, Customer Assistance
.............. 8-3
Heating ........................................ 3-3
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-37
Hitches, Trailer
........ ..................... 4-51
Hood Checking Things Under
............... ....... 6-6
Prop
..................... ............... 6-7
Release
...................................... 6-6
Horn
......................................... 2-28
Hubs. Freewheeling ............................. 2-17
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-33
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Ignition Positions ....... ............ 2-4
Inflation, Tire
................................ 6-41
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror ................. 2-37
Inspections
.................................... 7-51
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-5 1
Front-Wheel-Drive Axle Boot .................. 7-5 1
Front-Wheel-Drive Axle Seal ................... 7-5 1
Radiator and Heater Hose ...................... 7-51
RearAxle
................................... 7-52
Steering
.................................... 7-51
Suspension
................... ........... 7-51
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-52
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-56
Brightness Control
............................ 2-36
Cleaning
.................................... 6-51
Cluster ..................................... 2-58
Fuse Block .................................. 6-58
Interior
Lamps .................... ... 2-36
Brake
System
.... ....................... 7-52
Jack. Tire
....
Jump Starting . .
.................... 5-23
................... 5-2
Key Lock Cylinders Service ..................... 7-48 .
Keys .......................................... 2-1
Labels
Certification
................................. 4-46
Certification/Tire
............................. 4-46
Service Parts Identification ..................... 6-57
8 Tire-Loading Information ...................... 4-46
Vehicle Identification Number ................... 6-57
Lamps
...................................... 2-35
Dome ................. ........... 2-36
Interior
............ ......... 2-36
On Reminder ......... , ... ....... 2-29
Lamps Control
........................ . . 2-29
Leaving
Your Vehicle ............................. 2-4
Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
....... 2-22
Lighter
....................................... 2-40
Lights
Air Bag Readiness
................... 1-25.2.6. 2-61
Anti-Lock
Brake System Active ............. 2-64. 4-8
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
....... . . 2.63, 4.6
Brake System Warning
........... .... 2-62
Charging System
........................... 2-61
Cruise ...................................... 2-33
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator ............... 2-69
Oil Pressure ................................. 2-67
Overdrive0
fi ................................ 2-69
Rear Window Defogger
......................... 3-5
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Safety Belt Reminder ..................... 1-1 3. 2.60
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-65
Loading Your Vehicle
. . ..................... 4-46
Locks
............ ................... 2-3
Cylinders
....... ................ 7-48
Door ........... ................... 2-3
FuelDoor
.................................... 6-5
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-48
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-3
Steering Column Lock Check
................ 1 .. 7-50
Window
.................................... 2-27
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-4
Low, Automatic Transmission
..................... 2- 12
Lowering and Raising the Canvas Top
.............. 2-49
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-53
Lubrication Service, Body
........................ 7-48
Maintenance, Normal Replacement
Pa& ........... 6-62
Maintenance Record
............. ' ............... 7-55
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Long Tripmighway Definition
................... 7-6
Long Tripmghway Intervals
................ 7-6, 7-32
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-5 1
Owner Checks and Services ..................... 7-47
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-53
Scheduled Maintenance Services
... ............ 7-3 Short
Trip/City Definition
..................... 7-4
Short Trip/City Intervals
.................. 7.4,7. 7.8
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-55
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-55
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-65
Manual Adjust Mirror
........................... 2-37
ManualFrontSeat ............................... 1-1
Manual Transmission ........................ 2.8. 2.14
Shifting
.................. .................. 2-14
Starting Your Engine
........................... 2-8
Fluid
....................................... 6-19
Methanol
....................................... 6-3
Mirrors
....................................... 2-37
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-38
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-37
Manual Adjust ............................... 2-37
Power Remote Control ......................... 2-38
MMT ......................................... 6-3
Model Reference
......... ......... 111
Mountain Roads ............................ 4-37
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-28
...
Neutral, Automatic Transmission ................. 2-11
Neutral, Manual Transmission
..................... 2-15
New Vehicle Break-In ............................ 2-6
Night Vision ................................. 4-30
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