Owner Checks And Service; At Least Once A Month; At Least Four Times A Year; At Least Once A Year - Chevrolet 1994 S-10 Pickup Owner's Manual

Owner Checks and Services
Listed below are owner checks and services which would be made at the
time period specified to help ensure proper safety, emission performance,
and dependability of your vehicle.
Be sure any necessary repairs are completed at once. Whenever any fluids
or lubricants are added to your vehicle, make sure they are the proper ones,
as shown in this section.
At Least Once a Month
Tire Inflation Pressure Check
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Check the tires for proper inflation. If
they are low, inflate them to the level specified on the Certification label.
See "Inflation-Tire Pressure" in the Index.
At feast Four Times a Year
Tailgate Lubrication
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Lubricate tailgate latch bolt, handle assembly pivot
points, and hinges with lubricant recommended in this section. Lubricate
every 3,000 miles (5 000 kilometers) if following Maintenance Schedule I, or
every 7,500 &les (12 500 kilometers) if following Maintenance Schedule
II.
At Least Once a Year
Key Lock Cylinder Lubrication
-
Lubricate key lock cylinders with one
of the lubricants recammended in this section.
Transmission Neutral or Clutch Start Switch Operation
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1.
2.
3.
4.
Before you start, be sure you have enough room around the vehicle.
Firmly apply both the manual parking brake, and the regular brake. See
"Brakes" and "Parking Brake" in the Index. Do not use the accelerator
pedal.
Be ready to turn off the engine immediately if it starts.
On automatic transmission vehicles,
t r y
to start the engine in each gear.
The starter should work only in T" (Park) or
" N '
(Neutral).
On manual transmission vehicles, put the shift lever in
" N '
(Neutral),
push the clutch down halfway, and t r y to start the engine. The starter
should work only when the clutch is pushed down all the way to the floor.
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