Operation In Foreign Countries - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

SOouId
.the.
light
come on
right
atter re.tueJing
and
befo(e
the
vehlcte .
has
moved, it
~
a ..
large
amount .of
~e(
has;
be~ ~
into
the rue! t n
Tum ·pff
the
~ne
and
hayethe water'removed
Immediately.
(Your Chev"9Jet
dealef
can
dei ·this.for
you." . . .' ." .. . .
If
the
" WATER. IN
FU.B,." light comes on after,
tx"ab'Ig,
tu"ning,
etc .•
you
should
have . t he
ft.JeI
system
:qh~~
Md the .walElr
'removed
~
soon as pr@.CI:lcal. but
. within one·.Of
two
days.. .
OPERATION ... FOREIGN COUNTIIIES
All models
which
have
the
Computer 'Command
bootrol
system (see '''Service
and
MaIntenance,"
Section'
5)
are
de"sigled.
·to
use' unleaded gasoline as
specified undef " Fuel
Requirements
(Ga&oIioe
Engines)"
in
this section
of
the
manual, Therefore, th8H vehicles are not
Intended
tor
u .. ·.ln ar ...
··wher.
unteaded gasoline is
not
available.
Th9re
'also
is' a chance
the
gasolines available
in
some
countries
will not meet
the
needs of your
gasoline
engine ,ven if it ·1s
not
equipped wit!"! the Computer
Command
Control system .. Low·octane-rated gaso.linesmay cause engine
pre-
ignition
and.
serious engine
damage,.
for
which Chevrolet
is no4
responsible. "
IrI
either case
(with
or
withOut
the "CoopJter
Command
Contr~
system),dOO
use of
leaded
gasolirie
will
cause:· the·.:emission control system to lOse
'its
effectiveness.
If
unleaded g3soIine is
.
not
availabte, leaded
gaso~ne
may
be
used
In yoiJr 'vehickl
but
it
shoWd ·not be
used
eXClusivety.
If
you must use
leaded . gasoline . in a · vehicle ' des~ for
unleaded '
gadne.·· different
maintenance- intervals
wilt
be
required. for
lI(:Iditional
information
and 8
copy 01
the maintenance
scheclJle·
write
10:.:
Chevrol9t Motor Oivislon, Consumer
Refations Department:
Warren,
Michigan 48090 .. (In
Canada, write
to General
Motors
of
canada Umilee( · CUstomer Service Departmem, Qshawa,
Ontario
L1J 5Z6).'
When writing, please
include:
.: the Vehicle
IdentlfiCiIUon
Number and
• . the countries in
~ ~
pIoo .
to
travel.
I"
you have an
optional
~.
~ne, 8Jso ~re
"Diesel Fuel RecM:.emenls
8nd
FueI 'System"
in
"Sla.rmg
and
Op~ating," secll~:?:
of
tnls .manual. . . -
Before' laldngyour vehicle·to a foreign
·oountry.·Check
.to see
it,
the proper
fuel
is available. Most major oil COfI1)a!lies'Of domestic au1qclubs shou. 1 d
t\ave this
information .. Foreign offices
of major oif
C'Of11lM~
or· auto Clubs may also
be
~-
.
IMPORTANT FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FUEL
ECONOMY · AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT
How
you
drive,
where
yoti:driVe,
in:!
when
you drive all
affect
how ' many
miles/ kilometers
you
can get .worn
a~galion/ liter
of
fuet. You cail-Save
fuel
if
yeo avoid '" :Jackrabbit"
startS,"
m~ntain
as constant a
throttle
Position as traffIC
conditlons :'~1ow Once
·yoU ·have reaChecfcruislilg speed; 'and avoid '
sudden
stops ·which waste energy in"
the
form of heat generated in
tx"akinQ.
Frequent
short trips, excessiVe(ldIing
and
,use
of the
ail"
COIrltioner in
cool
weather
. (when "vent"
would provide adequate
comforl),
all can
contribute to
decreased fuel
eccinomy.
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