New Vehicle Break-In Period; Trailer Towing; Maintenance - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

Take special care
'to
preVent the chance of carbon monoxide exposure if a
chi¥lQ8
Is
made to
ltl)8
vehicle (such
as u~
8
cover or camper),
01'
if
a
special body
or
othef
Elq!.JiprneI:lI b added foJ
recreational or other usage.
Also,
~
recreational
~ ~es
.(SUCh' as
-Ights.
-refrigerators. stoveS.
~~)
"l8y
~
I;If carbpo
monp~. ~ ~
appiances
ooty
if there
Is
"""""'¥
I
ventilation. ,
NEW VEHICLE "BREAK-IN" PERIOD
You can drive your ..
~
,vehicle
trOll')
its
v!ry"
first
mile/ JiiiorMeter ..
wi~i
following 8 formal
"tir~-in"
schedt,de.
t!towev~.
th_re are
Ihi~
you can do
during the' " first "few "fttJ'¥lred
mHes/ ki. l omete~s
of
driving
that
will
aQd
10 the ·
future performance
aile!
economy of your vehicle. .
We r~nd you
ilJ'lil your
sPeed
during
the
first
500 iniles (800 kiIometer~)
to
a
maximum
of
55
fT1)h
(~
tqn/
h); but do not drive for
Ipng
periods
at
any
one constant speed. either
fast"
or sloW.
During
this
~
aVoid
full
throttle
starts
and.-
if
possible.
avoid
hard
Slops
especiallY
during the
first
200 miles
(320
kiloi'neters)
ofmv~.
'
Atways
drive-
at-moderate
Speed until1he engine
has
completely
Warmed.up.
" you
plan
to
use
your
new
y~
for
trailer'
towing..
~ '~fOJ~. n g.
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TRAILER TOWING ·
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Since. this vehicle is designed , arid .. ln,teoded .19. be used mainly , as · a Ioad-
carrying vehlcie. towing - a trailer _
Wilt
affect
hatldling. durabi. l ily. and
~y.
Your
safely.
and
~Sf~n
.deP,!'ll1d
, u~J~'QP6I'
use
~
,correct .equipment.
Also. you should
avoid _overloadS' ~
other abUSivei'use: ': -.. ' .'
~.
maxmxn
~)r8iIei\'1~hi
You
~
eon
with
yoo,
vehic18
~
oA
yOu-
iltended
use
arlc f'iYhat special eqU~ has bEieri
installed
00
it. ..'
Information on trailer
~jng
.ability •..
spedaI equiprnenC
required,
and
optional
8(J.ripment.
avaiaabte
shOu1cfbe
~ Jrom" ~-oi," ~,.Ask for the
trailemg
broq/'MJr;:
Or,
- write: '''' ~ ' '' ~~ _~' _ _ ~o~ ~.
O/\:lsIon. Warren:
M~
4_ 8 090 .. (In;'
Cana.da;'
write, to General Motors Of
Can.ada
Umi1ed,
customer
~erviC~,oepartrnent, . 9 sh~a
.. .
qOtarlo
l1J SZ6) . .
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Tires .... ;.:., .. , . ,, '
~ ,.
"',. ' . : . . " .,: ,
When 1~,=;g trailers~
- do
dead~~EilQht hitC' h 9s' - '~leihe
tires
{edna
"COld' TIre
PreSsure" tor · " Maxd.oad"shown .on tharare·Placard 011"100
left door.
Whon
towing with' 8.wetght'dStributing
hitch ..
Increase
the
front tire pressure' 1{ kPa.
(2 ,psi)
above the pressure;: Shown on
the
li"e
PlaCa£d: ":rtiis
increase
should
never exceed the maxirrum pressure.shownon·the ·side·of.the tire. ' '
RemembeI thai , w hen a-trailer
is
cOnnected,
thetrailer- tOngue' ~t
Is part
of
the
load
being
carried by the vehicle and. therefore,
is
inckJded in
the
GWi
of
the
v~lcIe.
.., .. ' ..
MaIntenance
,'" ,
MonHr&qlfeni
Service
is_
required'Whet\
lfstng
yOU-
vetiicle
to' PUll
8'trailer." See
ttie M8intenanooSthed.JIe'fofdediJr·/AutOrnatic :TransmIS&!Oi"fFtuld. 'Engine Oil.
and Rear
Axle
lUbricanlchange requirements
fOr·trSilering.--'·· '
N6w a&:htien, ' c heck.
~t
' a ll'
tr, ~ hltcti ·~ns: livJ . n~is-:ai'e:~t. AlsO · s ee
the'
MaIntenance Schedu\e-1OIdei'; and the Index in·this manual.
lOr II'hpc)rt8nt
facts
on belts,
oooIing
system ca'"e
and brake
~
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