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Chevrolet 2004 Classic Owner's Manual (348 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.42 MB

Table of Contents

1
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
    
    Manual Seats
    8
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    10
    
    Head Restraints
    12
  - Rear Seats
    12
    
    Rear Seat Operation
    12
    
    Folding the Seatback
    12
  - Safety Belts
    14
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    15
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    18
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    19
    
    Driver Position
    20
    
    Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    23
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    28
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    29
    
    Right Front Passenger Position
    29
    
    Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    30
    
    Center Rear Passenger Position
    33
    
    Lap Belt
    34
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    35
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    37
  - Child Restraints
    38
    
    Older Children
    38
    
    Infants and Young Children
    41
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    45
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    48
    
    Top Strap
    49
    
    Top Strap Anchor Location
    51
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    54
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
    54
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position
    56
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    58
  - Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
    62
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    64
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    66
  - Restraint System Check
    68
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    69
- Features and Controls
  
  71
  - Keys
    72
    
    Remote Keyless Entry System
    73
    
    Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    74
    
    Battery Replacement
    76
  - Doors and Locks
    77
    
    Door Locks
    77
    
    Power Door Locks
    78
    
    Delayed Locking
    78
    
    Door Ajar Reminder
    78
    
    Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    79
    
    Rear Door Security Locks
    80
    
    Lockout Protection
    81
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle
    81
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    82
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    82
  - Windows
    84
    
    Power Windows
    85
    
    Sun Visors
    85
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    86
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    86
    
    Ignition Positions
    87
    
    Starting Your Engine
    88
    
    Engine Coolant Heater
    89
    
    To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    89
    
    Automatic Transaxle Operation
    90
    
    Parking Brake
    93
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    95
    
    Torque Lock
    95
    
    Engine Exhaust
    97
    
    Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    98
  - Mirrors
    99
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    99
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    100
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    100
  - Storage Areas
    101
    
    Center Console Storage Area
    101
    
    Glove Box
    101
    
    Garment Hooks
    101
Section 3 Instrument Panel

103
- Instrument Panel
  103
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    104
    
    Hazard Warning Flashers
    106
    
    Other Warning Devices
    107
    
    Tilt Wheel
    107
    
    Headlamps on Reminder
    110
    
    Windshield Wiper Lever
    110
    
    Windshield Washer
    111
    
    Cruise Control
    112
    
    Exterior Lamps
    115
    
    Automatic Headlamp System
    115
    
    Delayed Headlamps
    116
    
    Interior Lamps
    117
    
    Instrument Panel Brightness
    117
    
    Dome Lamp
    117
    
    Trunk Lamp
    117
    
    Accessory Power Outlets
    118
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    119
  - Climate Controls
    120
    
    Climate Control System
    120
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    122
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    122
    
    Outlet Adjustment
    123
    
    Operation Tips
    123
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    124
    
    Instrument Panel Cluster
    125
    
    Speedometer and Odometer
    126
    
    Trip Odometer
    126
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Light
    127
    
    Air Bag Readiness Light
    128
    
    Charging System Light
    129
    
    Brake System Warning Light
    129
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    130
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    131
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    131
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    132
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    133
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    133
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    134
  - Oil Pressure Light
    135
  - Passlock ® Warning Light
    136
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    136
  - Door Ajar Light
    136
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    137
  - Fuel Gage
    137
  - Audio System(S)
    138
  - Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio
    139
  - Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data
    139
  - Radio with CD
    140
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    145
    
    Using Rds
    148
    
    Rds Messages
    149
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    150
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    152
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    153
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non-RDS Radios)
    156
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios)
    156
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    156
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    157
  - Care of Your Cds
    158
  - Care of Your CD Player
    158
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    158
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    158
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

159
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  160
  - Defensive Driving
    160
  - Drunken Driving
    160
  - Control of a Vehicle
    163
  - Braking
    164
    
    Braking in Emergencies
    166
  - Steering
    167
    
    Power Steering
    167
    
    Steering Tips
    167
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    168
  - Off-Road Recovery
    169
  - Passing
    169
  - Loss of Control
    171
  - Driving at Night
    172
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    173
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    175
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    175
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    175
  - City Driving
    176
  - Freeway Driving
    177
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    178
  - Highway Hypnosis
    179
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    180
  - Winter Driving
    181
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    182
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    186
- Towing
  
  187
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    187
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    187
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    188
    
    Dinghy Towing
    188
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    190
    
    Dolly Towing
    190
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    191
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    192
  - Towing a Trailer
    196
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    197
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    197
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    198
    
    Safety Chains
    199
    
    Trailer Brakes
    199
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    200
    
    Making Turns
    200
    
    Following Distance
    200
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    201
    
    Parking on Hills
    201
    
    Driving on Grades
    201
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    202
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    202
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

203
- Service
  
  205
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    205
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
    206
- Fuel
  
  206
  - Gasoline Octane
    206
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    207
  - California Fuel
    207
  - Additives
    208
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    208
  - Filling Your Tank
    209
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    211
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  212
  - Hood Release
    212
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    214
  - Engine Oil
    215
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    216
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    216
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    218
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    218
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    218
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    219
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    221
  - Engine Coolant
    221
  - Checking Coolant
    223
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    224
  - Engine Overheating
    224
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    225
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    226
  - Cooling System
    227
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    229
  - Power Steering Fluid
    233
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    234
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    234
    
    How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    234
    
    Adding Washer Fluid
    235
  - Brakes
    236
    
    Brake Fluid
    236
    
    What to Add
    237
    
    Brake Wear
    238
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    239
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    239
    
    Brake Adjustment
    239
  - Battery
    240
  - Vehicle Storage
    240
  - Jump Starting
    241
- Bulb Replacement
  
  247
  - Halogen Bulbs
    247
  - Headlamps
    247
  - Front Turn Signal Lamps
    249
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    249
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    250
  - Replacement Bulbs
    252
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  253
- Tires
  
  254
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    254
  - Tire Size
    258
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    261
  - When to Check
    262
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    262
  - How to Check
    262
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    264
  - Buying New Tires
    264
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    265
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    267
  - Wheel Replacement
    267
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    268
  - Tire Chains
    268
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    269
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    270
    
    Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    271
    
    Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
    279
    
    Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    280
  - Compact Spare Tire
    281
- Appearance Care
  
  282
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    282
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    283
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    283
    
    Cleaning Vinyl
    284
    
    Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    284
    
    Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    284
    
    Cleaning Leather
    284
    
    Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    284
  - Care of Safety Belts
    285
  - Weatherstrips
    285
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    285
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    285
    
    Finish Care
    286
    
    Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    286
    
    Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    287
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    287
  - Finish Damage
    287
  - Cleaning Tires
    287
  - Underbody Maintenance
    288
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    288
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    288
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  290
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    290
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    290
- Electrical System
  
  291
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    291
  - Headlamp Wiring
    291
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    291
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    291
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    292
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    293
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  297
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  
  298
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

299
- Introduction
  300
- Maintenance Requirements
  300
- Maintenance Schedule
  300
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  300
- How this Section Is Organized
  301
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  302
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  302
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  303
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  304
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  310
- At each Fuel Fill
  314
- At Least Once a Month
  314
  - Cassette Tape Player Service
    314
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    314
  - Engine Coolant Level Check
    314
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  314
- At Least Once a Year
  315
  - Key Lock Cylinders Service
    315
  - Body Lubrication Service
    315
  - Wiper Blade Check
    315
  - Weatherstrip Lubrication
    315
  - Starter Switch Check
    316
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    317
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    317
- At Least Twice a Year
  315
- Exhaust System Inspection
  318
- Fuel System Inspection
  318
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  318
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  318
- Brake System Inspection
  319
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  319
- Throttle System Inspection
  319
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  320
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  321
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

323
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  324
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    324
  - Online Owner Center
    325
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    326
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    326
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    327
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    328
  - Courtesy Transportation
    329
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    330
    
    Transportation Options
    330
    
    Additional Program Information
    331
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Records
    332
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  333

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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