Chevrolet 2005 Cavalier Manuals

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Chevrolet 2005 Cavalier Owner's Manual (354 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.38 MB

Table of Contents

1
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
    
    Manual Seats
    8
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    10
    
    Head Restraints
    11
    
    Easy Entry Seat
    12
    
    Seatback Latches
    12
  - Rear Seats
    13
  - Rear Seat Operation
    13
  - Safety Belts
    14
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    15
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    18
    
    Driver Position
    19
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    19
    
    Four Door Models
    25
    
    Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    25
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    26
    
    Right Front Passenger Position
    26
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    26
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    32
  - Child Restraints
    33
  - Older Children
    33
    
    Infants and Young Children
    36
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    39
  - Where to Put the Restraint
    42
  - Top Strap
    43
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    44
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    47
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    47
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    49
  - Airbag System
    52
    
    Where Are the Airbags
    55
    
    When Should an Airbag Inﬂate
    57
    
    How Does an Airbag Restrain
    58
    
    What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate
    58
    
    What will You See after an Airbag Inﬂates
    59
  - Restraint System Check
    61
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    61
    
    Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    61
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    62
- Features and Controls
  
  63
  - Keys
    64
    
    Remote Keyless Entry System
    65
    
    Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    66
    
    Battery Replacement
    68
  - Doors and Locks
    70
    
    Door Locks
    70
    
    Power Door Locks
    71
    
    Rear Door Security Locks
    71
    
    Lockout Protection
    72
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    73
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    73
  - Windows
    74
  - Sun Visors
    75
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    76
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    76
    
    How to Detect a Tamper Condition
    77
    
    How to Turn off the System Alarm
    77
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    78
    
    Ignition Positions
    78
    
    New Vehicle Break-In
    78
    
    Automatic Transaxle
    80
    
    Starting Your Engine
    80
    
    Engine Coolant Heater
    81
    
    Manual Transaxle
    81
    
    Automatic Transaxle Operation
    82
    
    Manual Transaxle Operation
    85
    
    Shift Speeds
    86
    
    Parking Brake
    87
    
    Shifting into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)
    88
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    89
    
    Torque Lock
    89
    
    Parking Your Vehicle (Manual Transaxle)
    90
    
    Shifting out of Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)
    90
    
    Engine Exhaust
    91
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    91
    
    Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    92
  - Mirrors
    93
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    93
    
    Outside Remote Control Mirror
    93
    
    Outside Breakaway Mirror
    94
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    94
  - Onstar System
    95
  - Storage Areas
    97
  - Sunroof
    97
  - Center Console Storage Area
    97
  - Convenience Net
    97
- Instrument Panel
  
  99
Section 3 Instrument Panel

100
- Instrument Panel Overview
  102
  - Tilt Wheel
    104
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    105
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    106
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    106
  - Windshield Wipers
    107
- Cruise Control
  108
  - Windshield Washer
    108
- Daytime Running Lamps
  111
- Exterior Lamps
  111
- Headlamps on Reminder
  111
- Fog Lamps
  113
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    113
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    114
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    114
- Entry Lighting
  114
- Front Reading Lamps
  114
  - Map Lamps
    114
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    115
- Climate Control System
  116
- Climate Controls
  116
- Defogging and Defrosting
  117
- Outlet Adjustment
  118
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  119
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    120
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    121
  - Trip Odometer
    121
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    122
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    122
  - Charging System Light
    123
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    125
  - Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    126
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    127
  - Enhanced Traction System Active Light
    127
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    129
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    130
  - Oil Pressure Light
    131
- Check Gages Warning Light
  132
  - Highbeam on Light
    132
  - Fuel Gage
    133
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    133
- Audio System(S)
  134
- Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS)
  134
- Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio Data Systems (RDS)
  134
- AM-FM Radio
  135
- Setting Preset Stations
  136
- Radio with CD (Base Level)
  137
  - Finding a Station
    138
  - Radio Messages
    139
  - Playing a CD
    140
- Radio with CD (up Level)
  142
  - Playing the Radio
    143
  - Rds and XM
    145
  - Rds Messages
    146
- Radio with CD (MP3)
  152
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    155
  - Using an Mp3 CD
    162
- Personal Choice Radio Controls
  167
- Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non RDS Radios)
  167
- Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios)
  167
- Care of Your CD Player
  168
- Care of Your Cds
  168
- Radio Reception
  168
- Chime Level Adjustment
  169
- Fixed Mast Antenna
  169
- XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
  169
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

171
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  172
  - Defensive Driving
    172
  - Drunken Driving
    172
  - Control of a Vehicle
    175
  - Braking
    175
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    176
  - Braking in Emergencies
    178
  - Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
    178
  - Steering
    180
    
    Power Steering
    180
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    181
  - Off-Road Recovery
    182
  - Passing
    182
  - Loss of Control
    184
  - Driving at Night
    185
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    186
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    188
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    188
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    188
  - City Driving
    189
  - Freeway Driving
    190
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    191
  - Highway Hypnosis
    192
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    192
  - Winter Driving
    194
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    195
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    196
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    198
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    199
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    199
- Towing
  
  205
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    205
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    205
    
    Dinghy Towing
    206
  - Towing a Trailer (Automatic Transaxle)
    207
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    208
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    208
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    209
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    210
    
    Safety Chains
    210
    
    Trailer Brakes
    210
    
    Following Distance
    211
    
    Making Turns
    211
    
    Driving on Grades
    212
    
    Parking on Hills
    212
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    212
  - Towing a Trailer (Manual Transaxle)
    213
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

215
- Service
  
  217
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    218
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    219
- Fuel
  
  219
  - Gasoline Octane
    219
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    219
  - California Fuel
    219
  - Additives
    220
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    220
  - Filling Your Tank
    221
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    223
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  224
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    224
    
    Hood Release
    224
    
    Engine Compartment Overview
    226
    
    Engine Oil
    227
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    228
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    228
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    230
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    230
    
    Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    231
    
    How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    232
    
    Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    233
    
    Hydraulic Clutch
    233
    
    Manual Transaxle Fluid
    233
    
    Engine Coolant
    234
    
    What to Use
    235
    
    Checking Coolant
    236
    
    Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    237
    
    Engine Overheating
    237
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    238
    
    Cooling System
    239
    
    How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    240
    
    Power Steering Fluid
    244
    
    Windshield Washer Fluid
    245
    
    Brake Fluid
    246
    
    Brakes
    246
    
    Brake Wear
    248
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    249
    
    Battery
    250
    
    Vehicle Storage
    250
    
    Jump Starting
    251
- Bulb Replacement
  
  255
  - Halogen Bulbs
    255
  - Headlamps
    256
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    258
  - Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps
    258
  - Back-Up Lamps
    259
  - Replacement Bulbs
    259
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  260
- Tires
  
  261
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    262
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    264
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    267
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    268
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    269
  - Buying New Tires
    270
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    271
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    272
  - Wheel Replacement
    272
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    273
  - Tire Chains
    274
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    275
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    276
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    277
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    279
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    284
  - Compact Spare Tire
    285
- Appearance Care
  
  286
  - Fabric/Carpet
    286
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    287
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    287
  - Care of Safety Belts
    288
  - Glass Surfaces
    288
  - Instrument Panel
    288
  - Interior Plastic Components
    288
  - Vinyl
    288
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    289
  - Finish Care
    289
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    289
  - Weatherstrips
    289
  - Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    290
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    290
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    291
    
    Finish Damage
    291
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    292
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    292
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    292
  - Tires
    291
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  293
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    293
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    294
- Electrical System
  
  294
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    294
  - Headlamp Wiring
    294
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    295
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    295
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    295
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    296
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    298
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  299
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  
  300
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

301
- Introduction
  302
- Maintenance Requirements
  302
- Maintenance Schedule
  302
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  302
- How this Section Is Organized
  303
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  304
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  304
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  305
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  306
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  313
- At each Fuel Fill
  318
- At Least Once a Month
  318
- At Least Twice a Year
  318
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  318
- At Least Once a Year
  319
  - Starter Switch Check
    320
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    321
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    321
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  322
- Exhaust System Inspection
  322
- Fuel System Inspection
  322
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  322
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  322
- Throttle System Inspection
  322
- Brake System Inspection
  323
- Caliper/Knuckle Maintenance Inspection
  323
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  324
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  326
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

329
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  330
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    330
  - Online Owner Center
    331
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    332
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    332
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    333
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    334
  - Courtesy Transportation
    335
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    335
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    335
    
    Transportation Options
    336
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    337
    
    Additional Program Information
    337
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  338

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Instrument Panel

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

Service and Appearance Care

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 and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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