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CHEVROLET 1996 Astro Manual (373 pages)

Brand: CHEVROLET | Category: Automobile | Size: 19.32 MB

For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
4
How to Use this Manual
5
Safety Warnings and Symbols
5
Vehicle Damage Warnings
6
Model Reference
8
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
9
Seats and Seat Controls
9
Manual Front Seat
9
Reclining Seatbacks
11
Head Restraints
13
Rear Seats
13
Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
19
Why Safety Belts Work
20
Driver Position
24
Lap-Shoulder Belt
24
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System
32
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
37
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
38
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
38
Right Front Passenger Position
39
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
39
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
42
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
44
Smaller Children and Babies
46
Child Restraints
49
Top Strap
50
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
51
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
54
Larger Children
57
Safety Belt Extender
59
Checking Your Restraint Systems
60
Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
60
Section 2 Features and Controls
61
Front Doors
63
Rear Doors
63
Door Locks
65
Power Door Locks
66
Leaving Your Vehicle
66
Keyless Entry System
67
Operation
67
Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
68
Battery Replacement
68
Sliding Door
69
Key in the Ignition
72
Parking at Night
73
Parking Lots
73
Ignition Positions
74
Starting Your Engine
75
Fuel Regulator
76
Engine Coolant Heater (Option)
76
Automatic Transmission Operation
78
Locking Rear Axle
81
All-Wheel Drive (Option)
81
Parking Brake
81
Shifting into PARK (P)
82
Torque Lock
84
Shifting out of PARK (P)
85
Engine Exhaust
86
Running Your Engine While You're Parked
86
Power Windows
87
Manual Windows
87
Swing-Out Windows
88
Tilt Wheel (Option)
89
Turn' Signavmultifunction Lever
89
Turn and Lane-Change Signals
90
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
90
Windshield Washer
91
Cruise Control (Option)
92
Headlamps on Reminder
96
Daytime Running Lamps (if Equipped)
96
Interior Lamps
97
Dome Lamps
97
Convex Outside Mirror
99
Storage Compartments
100
Convenience Net (Option)
106
Luggage Carrier (Option)
107
Sun Visors
109
Visor Vanity Mirror
109
Accessory Power Outlets (Option)
109
Instrument Panel
110
Instrument Panel Cluster
112
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
113
Safety Belt Reminder Light
114
Airbag Readiness Light
114
Brake System Warning Light
116
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
117
Oil Pressure Gage
120
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
122
Daytime Running. Lamps, Indicator Light
122
Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
125
Heating/Air Conditioning System
125
Heating System
127
Air Conditioning
129
Ventilation System
130
Rear Window Defogger (Option)
131
Audio Systems
132
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo and AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
132
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
132
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (Option)
134
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and Automatic Tone Control (Option)
136
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control (Option)
140
Playing a Cassette in the Remote Cassette Tape Player (Option)
144
Theft-Deterrent Feature
147
Understanding Radio Reception
150
Tips about Your Audio System
150
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
151
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
155
Defensive Driving
155
Drunken Driving
156
Control of a Vehicle
159
Anti-Lock Brakes
160
Braking in Emergencies
162
Power Steering
162
Steering Tips
162
Steering in Emergencies
163
Off-Road Recovery
164
Loss of Control
166
Driving at Night
167
Night Vision
167
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
168
Driving through Deep Standing Water
170
Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
170
City Driving
171
Freeway Driving
172
Before Leaving on a Long Trip
173
Highway Hypnosis
174
Hill and Mountain Roads
174
If You're Caught in a Blizzard
178
Loading Your Vehicle
180
Trailering Package
182
Add-On Equipment
182
Towing a Trailer
183
Weight of the Trailer
184
Weight of the Trailer Tongue
185
Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
186
Safety Chains
186
Trailer Brakes
187
Driving with a Trailer
187
Making Turns
189
Driving on Grades
189
Parking on Hills
190
When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
190
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
190
Trailer Wiring Harness
191
Section 5 Problems on the Road
193
Hazard Warning Flashers
193
Other Warning Devices
194
Jump Starting
194
Towing Your Vehicle
198
Engine Overheating
205
If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
205
If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
206
How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
211
Engine Fan Noise
214
If a Tire Goes Flat
214
Changing a Flat Tire
215
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
216
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
221
Compact Spare Tire
228
If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
229
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
231
Doing Your Own Service Work
232
Fuels in Foreign Countries
234
Checking Things under the Hood
237
Hood Release
238
Engine Oil
241
Checking Engine Oil
242
What Kind of Oil to Use
243
Engine Oil Additives
244
When to Change Engine Oil
244
Engine Cover
245
Air Cleaner
249
Automatic Transmission Fluid
250
When to Check and Change
250
How to Check
251
How to Add Fluid
253
All-Wheel Drive
253
Transfer Case
253
Front Axle
254
Engine Coolant
255
Checking Coolant
257
Radiator Pressure Cap
259
When to Check Power Steering Fluid
260
How to Check Power Steering Fluid
260
Windshield Washer Fluid
261
Adding Washer Fluid
261
Brake Fluid
262
Brake Wear
264
Brake Pedal Travel
265
Brake Adjustment
265
Replacing Brake System Parts
265
Vehicle Storage
266
Bulb Replacement
266
Halogen Bulbs
266
Front Turn Signal -Lamps
270
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
272
Tire Inspection and Rotation
274
Buying New Tires
275
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
276
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
277
Wheel Replacement
277
Appearance Care
279
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
280
Cleaning Vinyl
282
Cleaning Leather
282
Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
283
Care of Safety Belts
283
Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades
283
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
284
Washing Your Vehicle
284
Finish Care
284
Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
285
Aluminum Wheels (if so Equipped)
285
Sheet Metal Damage
286
Finish Damage
286
Underbody Maintenance
286
Fiberglass Springs
287
Chemical Paint Spotting
287
Appearance Care Materials Chart
288
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
289
Service Parts Identification Label
289
Electrical System
290
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
291
Replacement Bulbs
296
Capacities and Specifications
297
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
298
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
299
Vehicle Dimensions
299
Your Vehicle and the Environment
301
How this Section Is Organized
302
Using Your Maintenance Schedule
303
Selecting the Right Schedule
303
Maintenance Schedule
304
Short Tripkity Definition
304
Short Trip/City Intervals
304
Long Trip/Highway Intervals
305
Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule
306
Short Tripkity Maintenance Schedule
311
Long Tripmighway Maintenance Schedule
329
Long Trip/Highway Maintenance Schedule
335
At each Fuel Fill
341
At Least Once a Month
341
At Least Twice a Year
342
At Least Once a Year
342
Brake System Inspection
346
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information
351
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
351
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
353
Chevrolet/Geo Roadside Assistance Program
354
Canadian Roadside Assistance
356
Courtesy Transportation
356
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
358
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
359
Service and Owner Publications
359
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
359
Service Bulletins
360
Owner Publications
360

Chevrolet 1996 Astro Owner's Manual (340 pages)

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Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 16.95 MB

Table of Contents

6
- How to Use this Manual
  7
Seats and Safety Belts Section

13
- Seats and Seat Controls
  14
  - Frontseats
    14
  - Rear Seats
    17
  - Head Restraints
    22
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  23
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    24
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    28
- Adults
  28
  - Driver Position
    29
    
    Lap-Shoulder Belt
    29
  - Driver's Facial Air Bag System
    37
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    41
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    42
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    43
  - Center Passenger Positions
    46
    
    Lapbelt
    46
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  28
- Children
  47
  - Smaller Children and Babies
    48
  - Child Restraints
    49
  - Larger Children
    56
- Safety Belt Extender
  58
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  59
- Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash
  59
Features & Controls Section

61
- Features & Controls
  61
  - Keys
    63
  - Your Doors and How They Work
    65
  - Doorlocks
    68
  - Theft
    71
  - New Vehicle "Break-In
    72
  - Ignition Switch
    73
    
    Fuelregulator
    75
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    75
  - Automatic Transmission
    77
  - Locking Rear Axle
    80
  - Parkingbrake
    80
  - Shifting out of "P" (Park)
    82
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    83
  - Engineexhaust
    84
    
    Running Your Engine While You're Parked
    84
  - All-Wheel Drive (Option)
    86
  - Windows
    86
  - Horn
    89
  - Tilt Wheel (Option)
    89
    
    Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
    90
    
    Headlight High-Low Beam
    92
    
    Windshield Wipers
    92
    
    Windshield Washer
    93
    
    Cruise Control
    95
  - Lights
    101
  - Mirrors
    105
  - Sunvisors
    107
  - Cigarette Lighterlashtrays
    108
  - Assist Handles
    109
  - Storage Compartments
    110
  - Instrument Cluster
    111
    
    Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    115
    
    Indicator Lights
    117
    
    Gages
    121
  - Luggagecarrier
    125
  - Trailer Wiring
    126
    
    Harness
    126
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems Section

129
- Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
  129
  - Flow-Through Ventilation System
    130
    
    Heating System
    132
    
    Heating/Air Conditioning System
    133
    
    Rearheater
    134
    
    Conditioning
    134
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    136
  - Audiosystems
    136
    
    FM Stereo
    136
    
    Amstereo
    136
    
    How to Operate Your ETR@ am Radio
    137
    
    How to Operate Your ETR@ AM-FM Stereo Audio System
    139
    
    Cassette System
    144
    
    How to Operate Your ETR@ AM-FM Stereo Audio Cassette System with Equalizer
    144
    
    Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    147
    
    How to Operate Your ETR@ AM-FM Stereo Audio 20 Compact Disc (CD) System
    148
    
    Care of Your Compact Discs
    153
    
    Fixed Mast Antenna
    153
Your Driving and the Road Section

155
- Your Driving and the Road
  155
  - Defensive Driving
    156
  - Drunken Driving
    156
  - Control of a Vehicle
    159
    
    Braking
    159
    
    Steering
    161
    
    Steering Tips
    162
    
    Passing
    164
    
    Loss of Control
    165
  - Driving at Night
    166
  - Driving in the Rain
    167
  - Citydriving
    169
  - Freeway Driving
    170
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    172
  - Winter Driving
    174
  - Towingatrailer
    177
Problems on the Road Section

185
- Problems on the Road
  185
  - Hazard Warning Flasher
    186
  - Other Warning Devices
    187
  - Jumpstarting
    187
  - Towingyourvehicle
    191
  - Engine Overheating
    195
  - Engine Fan Noise
    202
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    202
    
    Changing a Flat Tire
    203
    
    Compact Spare Tire
    216
  - If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud. Ice or Snow
    217
Service & Appearance Care Section

219
- Service & Appearance Care
  219
  - Service
    220
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    225
    
    Hood Release
    225
    
    Enginecover
    233
    
    Air Cleaner
    237
    
    Automatic Transmission Fluid
    238
    
    Rearaxle
    242
    
    Transfercase
    242
    
    Frontaxle
    243
    
    Engine Coolant
    244
    
    Windshield Washer Fluid
    249
    
    Brake Master Cylinder
    250
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    253
  - Battery
    253
    
    Vehiclestorage
    253
  - Fluidleakcheck
    254
  - Bulb Replacement
    254
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    262
  - Tires
    265
  - Appearancecare
    272
  - Vehicle Identification Number
    281
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    283
  - Capacities and Specification Charts
    286
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    290
Scheduled Maintenance Services Section

295
- Scheduled Maintenance Services
  295
- A Word about Maintenance
  296
- Scheduled Maintenance Services
  297
  - Selecting the Proper Maintenance Schedule
    297
    
    Maintenance Schedule I
    297
    
    Maintenance Schedule I1
    297
  - Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Services
    301
- Owner Checks and Services
  304
  - At Least Once a Month
    304
  - At Least Once a Year
    304
- Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  306
- Recommended Fluids & Lubricants
  307
- Maintenancerecord
  309
- Service Station Checks
  310
- Customer Assistance Information
  313
- Index
  325

Chevrolet 1996 Astro Owner's Manual (342 pages)

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