Chevrolet 2004 Epica Manuals

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Chevrolet 2004 Epica Owner's Manual (338 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.58 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
    
    Power Seat
    9
    
    Driver Seat Height Adjuster
    9
    
    Manual Lumbar
    11
    
    Heated Seats
    11
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    12
    
    Head Restraints
    14
  - Rear Seats
    15
    
    Rear Seat Operation
    15
  - Folding the Seatback
    15
  - Safety Belts
    16
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    18
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    22
    
    Driver Position
    22
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    24
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    29
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    30
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    30
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    33
  - Child Restraints
    34
  - Older Children
    34
  - Infants and Young Children
    36
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    40
  - Where to Put the Restraint
    43
  - Top Strap
    43
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    45
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    49
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
    49
  - Air Bag Systems
    52
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    55
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    57
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    58
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    58
    
    Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    60
  - Restraint System Check
    61
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    61
- Features and Controls
  
  63
  - Keys
    64
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    66
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    67
  - Battery Replacement
    68
  - Doors and Locks
    69
    
    Door Locks
    69
    
    Central Door Unlocking System
    70
    
    Power Door Locks
    71
    
    Door Ajar Reminder
    71
  - Canceling the Rear Door Security Lock
    72
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    72
  - Lockout Protection
    72
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    73
  - Windows
    75
  - Power Windows
    76
  - Sun Visors
    76
  - Window Lockout
    76
  - Visor Vanity Mirror
    76
  - Express-Down Window
    76
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    77
  - Disarming the System
    78
  - How to Turn off the System Alarm
    78
  - How to Detect a Tamper Condition
    78
    
    Immobilizer Operation
    79
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    80
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    80
  - Starting Your Engine
    82
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    83
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    83
  - Adaptive Shift Logic
    86
  - Hold Mode Functions
    87
  - Parking Brake
    88
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    89
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    89
  - Torque Lock
    90
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    90
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    91
    
    Engine Exhaust
    91
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    92
  - Mirrors
    93
    
    Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    93
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    93
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    94
  - Storage Areas
    95
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    95
    
    Glove Box
    95
    
    Outside Heated Mirrors
    95
    
    Center Console Storage Area
    96
    
    Rear Seat Armrest
    96
    
    Sunglasses Storage Compartment
    96
  - Sunroof
    97
- Instrument Panel
  
  99
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    102
    
    Hazard Warning Flashers
    104
    
    Other Warning Devices
    104
  - Tilt Wheel
    105
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    105
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    106
    
    Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    106
  - Flash-To-Pass Feature
    106
    
    Windshield Wiper Lever
    107
    
    Windshield Wipers
    107
    
    Cruise Control
    108
    
    Windshield Washer
    108
  - Exterior Lamps
    111
  - Lamps on Reminder
    112
  - Daytime Running Lamps (Drl)
    112
  - Fog Lamps
    113
  - Interior Lamps
    113
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    113
  - Trunk Lamp
    114
  - Entry Lighting
    114
  - Map Lamps
    114
  - Dome Lamp
    114
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    115
  - Climate Controls
    116
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    116
    
    Climate Control System
    116
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    118
  - Automatic Climate Control System
    120
  - Automatic Operation
    120
  - Manual Operation
    121
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    126
  - Outlet Adjustment
    126
  - Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
    128
    
    Instrument Panel Cluster
    129
    
    Speedometer and Odometer
    130
  - Trip Odometer
    130
    
    Air Bag Readiness Light
    131
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Light
    131
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Tone
    131
  - Charging System Light
    132
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    134
    
    Traction Control System Active Light
    136
  - Hold Mode Light
    136
    
    Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    137
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    137
  - Check Engine Light
    137
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    138
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    138
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    139
    
    Maintenance Schedule
    140
    
    Oil Pressure Light
    140
  - Cruise Control Light
    141
  - Highbeam on Light
    141
  - Fuel Gage
    142
  - Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
    142
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    143
  - Secondary Information Center (SIC)
    144
  - Door Ajar Light
    145
  - Trunk Ajar Light
    145
  - Audio System(S)
    146
    
    Radio with CD
    146
  - Playing the Radio
    146
  - Finding a Station
    146
  - Setting Preset Stations
    147
  - Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble
    147
  - Playing a CD
    148
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    148
  - Using an Mp3 CD
    149
  - Trunk-Mounted CD Changer
    153
    
    Theft-Deterrent Feature
    156
    
    Care of Your Cds
    157
  - Backglass Antenna
    158
    
    Care of Your CD Player
    158
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

159
- 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
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    164
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    166
  - Braking in Emergencies
    166
  - Steering
    168
  - Power Steering
    168
  - Steering Tips
    168
  - Steering in Emergencies
    169
  - Off-Road Recovery
    170
  - Passing
    170
  - Loss of Control
    172
  - Driving at Night
    173
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    174
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    176
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    176
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    176
  - City Driving
    177
  - Freeway Driving
    178
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    179
  - Highway Hypnosis
    180
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    180
  - Winter Driving
    182
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    183
  - If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    184
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    186
- Towing
  
  187
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    187
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    187
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    187
  - Dinghy Towing
    188
  - Dolly Towing
    188
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    189
  - Towing a Trailer
    193
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

195
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  195
- Service
  
  197
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    198
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    199
- Fuel
  
  199
  - Gasoline Octane
    199
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    199
  - California Fuel
    200
  - Additives
    200
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    201
  - Filling Your Tank
    201
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    204
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  204
  - Hood Release
    205
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    206
  - Engine Oil
    207
  - Checking Engine Oil
    208
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    208
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    208
  - Maintenance Schedule
    210
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    210
  - Engine Oil Additives
    210
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    211
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    211
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    212
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    213
  - Engine Coolant
    213
  - Checking Coolant
    214
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    215
  - Engine Overheating
    216
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    216
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    217
  - Cooling System
    218
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    220
  - Power Steering Fluid
    224
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    225
  - What to Use
    225
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    225
  - Brakes
    226
  - Brake Fluid
    226
  - Brake Wear
    227
  - Brake Adjustment
    228
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    228
  - Battery
    229
  - Vehicle Storage
    229
  - Jump Starting
    230
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  234
- Bulb Replacement
  
  235
  - Halogen Bulbs
    235
  - Headlamps
    235
  - Front Turn Signal Lamps
    237
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    238
  - Parking Lamps
    239
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    240
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  241
- Tires
  
  242
  - Tire Size
    244
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    244
  - How to Check
    247
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    247
  - When to Check
    247
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    248
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    249
  - Buying New Tires
    250
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    251
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    252
  - Wheel Replacement
    253
  - Tire Chains
    254
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    254
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    255
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    256
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    257
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    258
  - Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
    261
  - Spare Tire
    262
- Appearance Care
  
  262
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    263
  - Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    263
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    264
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    264
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    264
  - Cleaning Leather
    265
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    265
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    265
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    265
  - Care of Safety Belts
    266
  - Weatherstrips
    266
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    266
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    266
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    267
  - Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    267
  - Finish Care
    267
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    268
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    268
  - Finish Damage
    268
  - Cleaning Tires
    268
  - Underbody Maintenance
    269
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    269
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    269
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  271
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    271
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    271
- Electrical System
  
  272
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    272
  - Headlamp Wiring
    272
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    272
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    272
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    273
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    273
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    275
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  279
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

281
- Introduction
  282
- Maintenance Requirements
  282
- Maintenance Schedule
  282
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  282
- How this Section Is Organized
  283
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  284
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  284
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  285
  - Short Trip/City Intervals
    285
    
    Short Trip/City Deﬁnition
    285
    
    Long Trip/Highway Deﬁnition
    286
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  286
  - Long Trip/Highway Intervals
    286
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  293
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    298
- At each Fuel Fill
  298
- At Least Once a Month
  298
  - Cassette Tape Player Service
    298
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  298
- At Least Once a Year
  299
  - Starter Switch Check
    300
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    301
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    301
- At Least Twice a Year
  299
- Exhaust System Inspection
  302
- Fuel System Inspection
  302
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  302
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  302
- Brake System Inspection
  303
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  303
- Throttle System Inspection
  303
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  304
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  305
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

309
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  309
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  309
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  310
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    310
  - Online Owner Center
    311
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    312
    
    P.O. Box
    312
    
    United States – Customer Assistance
    312
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    312
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with
    313
    
    Canada – Customer Assistance
    313
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    313
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    314
    
    Security While You Travel
    314
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    315
  - Courtesy Transportation
    315
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    316
    
    Transportation Options
    316
    
    Additional Program Information
    317
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    318
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  319

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Chevrolet 2004 Epica Owner's Manual (338 pages)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Instrument Panel

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Headlamp Aiming

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Maintenance Schedule

Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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