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Chevrolet 2005 Classic Owner's Manual (320 pages)

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
Section 2 Features and Controls

61
- Features and Controls
  
  61
- Keys
  
  62
- Doors and Locks
  
  67
  - Door Locks
    67
  - Power Door Locks
    68
  - Door Ajar Reminder
    68
  - Delayed Locking
    68
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    69
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    70
  - Lockout Protection
    71
  - Trunk
    71
- Windows
  
  73
  - Power Windows
    74
  - Sun Visors
    74
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  75
  - Passlock
    75
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  75
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    75
  - Ignition Positions
    76
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    77
  - Starting the Engine
    77
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    78
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    78
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    79
  - Second-Gear Start
    82
  - Parking Brake
    82
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    83
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    83
  - Torque Lock
    84
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    84
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    85
  - Engine Exhaust
    85
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    86
- Mirrors
  
  87
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    87
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    87
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    88
- Storage Areas
  
  88
  - Glove Box
    88
  - Cupholder(S)
    88
  - Center Console Storage Area
    88
Section 3 Instrument Panel

89
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  92
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    94
  - Other Warning Devices
    94
  - Horn
    94
  - Tilt Wheel
    94
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    95
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    96
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    96
  - Flash-To-Pass
    96
  - Windshield Washer
    97
  - Windshield Wiper Lever
    97
  - Cruise Control
    98
  - Headlamps
    101
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    102
  - Headlamps off in PARK (P)
    102
  - Delayed Headlamps
    102
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    102
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    103
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    104
  - Dome Lamp
    104
  - Entry/Exit Lighting
    104
  - Trunk Lamp
    104
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    104
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    105
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    106
- Climate Controls
  
  106
  - Climate Control System
    106
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    108
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    109
  - Outlet Adjustment
    109
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  110
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    111
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    112
  - Trip Odometer
    112
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    113
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    114
  - Charging System Light
    115
  - Brake System Warning Light
    115
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    116
  - Maintenance Schedule
    117
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    117
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    117
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    118
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    119
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    119
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    120
  - Oil Pressure Light
    120
  - Passlock Warning Light
    121
  - Highbeam on Light
    122
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    122
  - Door Ajar Light
    122
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    122
  - Fuel Gage
    123
- Audio System(S)
  
  124
  - Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio Data Systems (RDS)
    124
  - Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS)
    124
  - Radio with CD
    125
    
    Finding a Station
    125
    
    Playing the Radio
    125
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    126
    
    Playing a CD
    127
    
    Radio Messages
    127
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    129
    
    Rds and XM
    132
    
    Rds Messages
    133
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    134
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    136
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    136
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non-RDS Radios)
    139
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios)
    139
  - Radio Reception
    139
  - Care of the Cassette Tape Player
    139
  - Care of Your Cds
    141
  - Care of the CD Player
    141
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    141
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    141
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

143
- Driving Your Vehicle
  143
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  144
  - Defensive Driving
    144
  - Drunken Driving
    144
  - Control of a Vehicle
    147
  - Braking
    147
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    148
  - Braking in Emergencies
    149
  - Steering
    150
    
    Power Steering
    150
    
    Steering Tips
    150
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    151
  - Off-Road Recovery
    152
  - Passing
    152
  - Loss of Control
    153
  - Driving at Night
    155
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    156
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    158
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    158
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    158
  - City Driving
    159
  - Freeway Driving
    159
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    161
  - Highway Hypnosis
    162
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    162
  - Winter Driving
    164
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    165
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    166
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    168
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    169
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    169
- Towing
  
  174
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    174
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    175
    
    Dinghy Towing
    175
    
    Dolly Towing
    176
  - Towing a Trailer
    177
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    178
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    178
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    179
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    180
    
    Safety Chains
    180
    
    Trailer Brakes
    180
    
    Following Distance
    181
    
    Making Turns
    181
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    181
    
    Driving on Grades
    182
    
    Parking on Hills
    182
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    183
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    183
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

185
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  185
- Service
  
  187
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    188
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside
    189
  - Of Your Vehicle
    189
- Fuel
  
  189
  - Gasoline Octane
    189
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    189
  - California Fuel
    189
  - Additives
    190
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    190
  - Filling the Tank
    191
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    193
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  194
  - Hood Release
    194
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    196
  - Engine Oil
    197
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    198
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    199
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    200
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    200
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    200
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    201
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    202
  - Engine Coolant
    202
    
    What to Use
    203
    
    Checking Coolant
    204
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    205
  - Engine Overheating
    206
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    206
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    207
  - Cooling System
    208
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    210
  - Power Steering Fluid
    213
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    214
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    214
  - Brakes
    215
    
    Brake Fluid
    215
    
    Brake Wear
    216
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    217
  - Battery
    218
  - Jump Starting
    218
  - Vehicle Storage
    218
  - Bulb Replacement
    224
  - Halogen Bulbs
    224
  - Headlamps
    224
  - Front Turn Signal Lamps
    226
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    226
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    227
  - Replacement Bulbs
    229
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  230
- Tires
  
  231
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    232
  - Tire Size
    234
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    234
  - When to Check
    237
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    237
  - How to Check
    238
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    238
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    239
  - Buying New Tires
    240
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    241
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    242
  - Wheel Replacement
    242
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    243
  - Tire Chains
    243
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    244
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    244
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    246
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    247
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    253
  - Compact Spare Tire
    254
  - Fabric/Carpet
    255
    
    Appearance Care
    255
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    256
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    256
  - Vinyl
    257
  - Instrument Panel
    257
  - Interior Plastic Components
    257
  - Glass Surfaces
    257
  - Care of Safety Belts
    257
  - Weatherstrips
    258
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    258
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    258
  - Finish Care
    258
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    259
  - Aluminum Wheels
    259
    
    Finish Damage
    260
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    260
    
    Tires
    260
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    260
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    261
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    261
    
    Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    262
    
    Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    262
    
    Add-On Electrical Equipment
    263
    
    Electrical System
    263
    
    Headlamp Wiring
    263
    
    Power Windows and Other Power Options
    263
    
    Windshield Wiper Fuses
    263
    
    Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    264
    
    Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    264
    
    Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    267
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  269
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  
  270
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

271
- Introduction
  272
- Maintenance Requirements
  272
- Maintenance Schedule
  272
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  272
- How this Section Is Organized
  273
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  274
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  274
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  275
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  276
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  282
- At each Fuel Fill
  286
- At Least Once a Month
  286
  - Cassette Tape Player Service
    286
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    286
  - Engine Coolant Level Check
    286
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  286
- At Least Once a Year
  287
  - Key Lock Cylinders Service
    287
  - Body Lubrication Service
    287
  - Wiper Blade Check
    287
  - Weatherstrip Lubrication
    287
  - Starter Switch Check
    288
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    289
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    289
- At Least Twice a Year
  287
- Exhaust System Inspection
  290
- Fuel System Inspection
  290
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  290
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  290
- Brake System Inspection
  291
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  291
- Throttle System Inspection
  291
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  292
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  293
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

297
- Customer Assistance and Information
  297
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  298
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    298
  - Online Owner Center
    299
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    300
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    300
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    301
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    301
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    302
  - Courtesy Transportation
    302
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    303
    
    Transportation Options
    303
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    304
    
    Additional Program Information
    304
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  306

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Chevrolet 2005 Classic Owner's Manual (320 pages)

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Airbag System

Restraint System Check

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Storage Areas

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Audio System(S)

Section 4 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

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

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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