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While parked, and with the parking brake set, try to turn
the ignition key to
LOCK in each shift lever position.
With an automatic transmission, the key should turn
to LOCK only when the shift lever is in PARK (P).
0 With a manual transmission, the key should turn to
LOCK only if you push the key in farther, while
turning it towards LOCK.
On vehicles with a key release lever,
try to turn the key
to LOCK without pressing the lever. The key should
turn to
LOCK only when you press the key lever.
On all vehicles, the key should come out only in LOCK.
Parking Brake and Automatic Transmission
PARK (P) Mechanism Check
A C [TION:
I
When you are doing this check, your vehicle
could begin to move. You or others could be
injured and property could be damaged. Make
sure there is room in front
of your vehicle in case
it begins to roll.
Be ready to apply the regular
brake at once should the vehicle begin to move.
Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake, set
the parking brake.
0
0
To check the parking brake’s holding ability:
With the engine running and transmission in
NEUTRAL (N), slowly remove foot pressure
from the regular brake pedal.
Do this until the
vehicle is held by the parking brake only.
To check the PARK (P) mechanism’s holding ability:
With the engine running, shift to PARK
(P).
Then release all brakes. If your vehicle is
four-wheel drive, be sure the transfer case is
not in NEUTRAL
(N).
Underbody Flushing Service
At least every spring, use plain water to flush any
corrosive materials from the underbody. Take care
to clean thoroughly any areas where mud and other
debris can collect.
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Inspect the throttle system for interference or binding,
and for damaged
or missing parts. Replace parts as
needed. Replace any components that have high effort
or excessive wear. Do not lubricate accelerator and
cruise control cables.
Rear Axle (All) and Front Axle
(Four-wheel Drive) Service
Check the gear lubricant level and add if needed. See
“Rear Axle” and “Four-wheel Drive” in the Index. A
fluid loss may indicate a problem. Check the system(s),
and repair the system(s) if needed. Refer to “Scheduled
Maintenance Services,” earlier
in this section, to
determine when to change the lubricant.
Brake System Inspection
Inspect the complete system. Inspect brake lines and
hoses for proper hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks,
chafing, etc. Inspect disc brake pads for wear and rotors
for surface condition. Also inspect drum brake linings
for wear and cracks. Inspect other brake parts, including
drums, wheel cylinders, calipers, parking brake, etc.
Check parking brake adjustment.
You may need to have
your brakes inspected more often if your driving habits
or conditions result in frequent braking.
Clutch System Service
Check clutch pedal free travel and adjust as necessary.
See “Clutch Adjustment” in the Index.
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Services” or “Periodic Maintenance” can be added on
After the scheduled services are performed, record the the following record pages. Also, you should retain all
date, odometer reading and who performed the service maintenance recei\
pts. Your owner information portfolio
in the boxes provided after the maintenance interval. is a convenient place to store them.
Maintenance Record
ODOMETER
DATE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED
SERVICED
BY READING
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The following publications covering the operation and servicing of your vehicle can be purchased by filling om
the Service Publication Order Form in this book and mailing it in with your check, money order,
or credit card information to Helm, Incorporated (address below\
.)
SERVICE MANUALS
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS FOR 1998 CHEVROLET
OWNER’S INFORMATION
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair information Owner publications are written directly for Owners ana
on engines, transmission, axle, suspension, brakes, intended
to provide basic operational information about tt
electrical, steering, body, etc. vehicle. The owner’s
manual will include the Maintenancc
RETAIL SELL PRICE:
$90.00 Schedule for all models.
TRANSMISSION, TRANSAXLE, TRANSFER CASE
UNIT
REPAIR MANUAL
This manual provides information on unit repair service
procedures, adjustments and specifications for the
1998 GM transmissions, transaxles and transfer cases.
RETAIL SELL PRICE:
$40.00
SERVICE BULLETINS
Service Bulletins give technical service information needed
to knowledgeably service General Motors cars and trucks.
Each bulletin contains instructions to assist in the
diagnosis and service of your vehicle. In-Portfolio: Includes a
Portfolio, Owner’s Manual and
Warranty Booklet. RETAIL SELL PRICE:
$1 5.00
Without Portfolio: Owner’s Manual only.
RETAIL SELL
PRICE: $1 0.00
CURRENT & PAST MODEL ORDER FORMS
Service Publications are available for current and past
model GM vehicles. To request an order form, please
specify year and model name of the vehicle.

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Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle ..... 6-3
Air Bag
....................................... 1-25
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-3 1
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-29
How it Works ................................ 1-27
Location
.................................... 1-27
Readiness Light
......................... 1-26. 2-59
Servicing
................................... 1-31
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-28
What Will You See After
it Inflates ............... 1-29
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-28
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-15
Air Conditioning ................................ 3-3
Air Conditioning Refrigerants ..................... 6-63
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-46
Antenna
...................................... 3-17
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-24
Anti-Lock Brake System Active Light
................. 2-62. 4.9
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.61. 4.7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-56
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Ashtrays ...................................... 2-40
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-54
AppearanceCare
............................... 6-48 Audio Systems
.................................. 3-6
Automatic
Overdrive
................................... 2-15
Overdrive
Off Switch .......................... 2-15
Automatic Transmission
.......................... 2-9
Check
...................................... 7-48
Fluid
....................................... 6-17
Operation
................................... 2-11
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-50
Starting Your Engine
........................... 2-9
Front
....................................... 6-23
Rear
....................................... 6-22
Shifting
..................................... 2-11
Axle
Battery
...................................... 6-33
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Warnings
................................ 5.3. 5.4
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard
...................................... 4-41
Brake
Adjustment
.................................. 6-33
Fluid
....................................... 6-30
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-29
Parking
..................................... 2-21

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................................. 6-32
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-33
System Warning Light
......................... 2-60
Trailer
...................................... 4-52
Transmission Shift Interlock
.................... 2-25
Transmission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-49
Wear
....................................... 6-32
Brakes. Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking in Emergencies
........................... 4-9
Break-In. New Vehicle
........................... 2-7
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-37
BTSICheck
................................... 7-49
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-34
Braking
........................................ 4-6
BTSI
......................................... 2-25
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Canvas Top
Lowering and Raising
......................... 2-47
Preparing for Storage
.......................... 2-52
Removing and Installing
....................... 2-51
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-61
Carbon Monoxide
..................... 2.6.2.27. 4.42
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-47
Cassette Tape Player
............................. 3-8
CareofYour
................................. 3-16
Certification Label
.............................. 4-46
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-51
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-47 Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-22
Charging System Light
.......................... 2-59
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-51
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-55
Child Restraints
................................ 1-38
Securing in a Rear Seat Position
................. 1-44
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-46
Top Strap
................................... 1-43
Where to Put
................................ 1-42
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-40
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-58
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-15
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-54
Canvas Top and Plastic Windows
................ 6-53
Fabric
...................................... 6-49
Glass ....................................... 6-51
Inside of Your Vehicle
......................... 6-49
InstrumentPanel
............................. 6-50
Outside of
Your Vehicle ........................ 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
........................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-6
Clutch Adjustment
.............................. 6-21
Clutch System Service
........................... 7-52
Coinholder
.................................... 2-40

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Compact Disc Player
............................ 3- 11
Care
....................................... 3-17
Errors
...................................... 3-13
Control. Loss of
................................ 4-14
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-6
Convertible Top
................................ 2-41
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-39
Coolant
....................................... 6-24
Levelcheck
................................. 5-15
Radiator
.................................... 5- 19
RecoveryTank ............................... 5-16
Temperature Gage
............................ 2-62
Cooling System
................................ 5-14
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Cruise Control
................................. 2-33
Cupholders
.................................... 2-40
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 8-2
Damage Finish
...................................... 6-55
SheetMetal
................................. 6-54
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-37
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-67
DeadBattery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8-10
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-5 Defogging
..................................... 3-5
Defrosting
..................................... 3-5
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-63
Dome Lamp Bulb Replacement
.................... 6-40
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-38
Door Locks
....................................... 2-4
Storage
..................................... 2-39
Downshifting
.................................. 2-17
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-13
DriverPosition
................................. 1-18
Driving
City
........................................ 4-34
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-35
Guidelines
.................................. 4-15
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-41
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-31
Night
...................................... 4-29
Off-Road
................................... 4-15
OnCurves .................................. 4-10
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-54
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-37
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-39
Throughwater
............................... 4-33
WetRoads
.................................. 4-31
Winter
...................................... 4-39
WithaTrailer
................................ 4-52
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
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Easy Entry Seat ................................ 1-4
Electrical Equipment. Adding
................ 2.10. 6.57
Electrical System
............................... 6-57
Engine
....................................... 6-10
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-47
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-62
Exhaust
..................................... 2-27
Identification
................................ 6-57
Oil Level Check
.............................. 7-47
Overheating
................................. 5- 12
Running
We Parked ......................... 2-27
Specifications
................................ 6-6 1
Starting Your ................................. 2-9
Engine Compartment Main Fuse Block
.............. 6-60
Adding
..................................... 6-12
Coolant
..................................... 6-24
MainFuseBlock
............................. 6-60
Engineoil
.................................... 6-11
Additives
................................... 6-14
Checking
................................... 6-12
Used
....................................... 6-15
Whentochange
.............................. 6-14
Equipment, Adding
to the Outside of Your Vehicle ...... 6-3
What
Kind to Use ............................. 6-13
Ethan01
........................................ 6-4
Exhaust. Engine
................................ 2-27
Exterior Lamps
................................. 2-37
Fabric cleaning
............................... 6-49
Fifth
Gear. Manual Transmission ................... 2-16 Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................... 6-7
Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Filter.
Air ...................................... 6-16
Finishcare
.................................... 6-52
FinishDamage
................................. 6-55
First Gear, Manual Transmission
................... 2-15
Flashers, Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flash-to-Pass Feature
........................... 2-31
Flat Tire, Changing
............................. 5-22
Capacities
................................... 6-62
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-53
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear, Manual Transmission
................. 2-16
Four-wheel Drive
.................... 2-18,2-20, 6-22
Front Seat Side Pockets
.......................... 2-40
Fluid
Levelcheck
................................. 7-48
French Language Manual
u
FrontAxle .................................... 6-23
Front Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement
........... 6-37
FrontTowing
................................... 5-9
Front
Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .......... 6-36
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Canada
...................................... 6-3
DoorLock ................................... 6-6
FillingYourTank
.............................. 6-5
Gage
....................................... 2-67
.. ...........................
Filling a Portable Container ...................... 6-7
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-58
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.................... 2-62
Fuel ....................................... 2-67
GAWR
....................................... 4-46
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2- 11
GloveBox
.................................... 2-39
Gross Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-46
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-46
Guide en Franqais
-11
GVWR ....................................... 4-46
Gear Positions. Manual Transmission
............... 2-
15
.. ................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-34
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
HeadRestraints
................................. 1-4
Headlamps
.................................... 2-3 1
Bulb Replacement ............................ 6-34
High/Low Beamchanger
...................... 2-31
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-3
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-37
Hill and Mountain Roads ......................... 4-37
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-51
Hood Checking Thingsunder
......................... 6-8
Prop
........................................ 6-9
Release
...................................... 6-8
Hood Latch Operation Check
..................... 7-47
Horn
......................................... 2-29
Hubs. Freewheeling
............................. 2- 18
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-33 Ignition
Positions
............................... 2-8
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
................. 7-50
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-41
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-38
Inspections Brakesystem
................................ 7-52
Engine Cooling System
........................ 7-51
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-51
Front Axle
.................................. 7-52
Front Drive Axle Boot
......................... 7-51
Front Drive Axle Seal
......................... 7-51
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-50
Rear Axle
................................... 7-52
Steering
.................................... 7-51
Suspension
.................................. 7-51
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-52
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-54
Brightness Control
............................ 2-37
Cleaning
.................................... 6-50
Cluster
..................................... 2-56
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-58
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-37
Jack. Tire
.................................... 5-24
Jumpstarting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service
..................... 7-48
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
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................................. 4-46
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-57
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-46
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-57
Control
..................................... 2-30
Dome
...................................... 2-38
Exterior
.................................... 2-37
Interior
..................................... 2-37
OnReminder
................................ 2-31
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-5
Lamps
Leaving
Your Vehicle With the Engine Running
....... 2-24
Lighter
....................................... 2-40
Anti-Lock Brake System Active
............. 2.62. 4.9
Lights
Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1.26. 2.59
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2.61. 4.7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-60
Charging System
............................. 2-59
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-67
Oil Pressure
............................ 2.65. 6. 11
Overdriveoff
................................ 2-66
Power Indicator
.............................. 2-66
Rear Window Defogger
......................... 3-5
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1.13. 2.58
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-63
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-46
Locks
......................................... 2-4
Cylinders
................................... 7-48
Door
........................................ 2-4 Fuel
Door .................................... 6-6
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-50
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-48
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-4
RearDoorSecu
rity ............................. 2-5
Window
.................................... 2-29
Long Trip, Before Leaving
....................... 4-36
Low, Automatic Transmission
..................... 2-13
Lowering and Raising the Canvas Top
.............. 2-47
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-53
Lubrication Service, Body
........................ 7-48
Maintenance. Normal Replacement parts
........... 6-61
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-55
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
How it is Organized
............................ 7-2
Introduction
.................................. 7-2
LongTrip
................................... 7-31
Long Trip/Highway Intervals
..................... 7-7
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-47
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-53
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
ShortTrip
.................................... 7-9
Short TripKity Definition
....................... 7-5
Short TripKity Intervals ........................ 7-5
Your Vehicle and the Environment ................ 7-2
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-55
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-56
Long
Tripmighway Definition
................... 7-7
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-51
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