Steering Column Controls; Fuel Selection; Anti-Theft Steering Column Lock - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

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The carefijl ~on
yoU
give your ~Ie as
far
as maintenance and rePairs
ar:e concerned
·will
also
help fuel
eoonomy.
Proper
.
engine and ail" cleaner
""""'1enMCe,
".lubrication lntervals,:wheeI aIglment
~
tire
Inflation
pr6SSU"99
which,
wheo
dosety adhered
to,
'Wlli
pay dvidends
Rl.irrp"ovlild
fuel
economy
as wet!
as·
k:Migar vehicle
life.
Fuol Setection (Gasoline EngkIes)
....
Use
only'
unleaded'
gasoline
rrieeting the
octane'
ratings
given
under
"
Fuel
Requirements (Gasoline
Engines)"
in
this
section of
tM
manual.
Unleaded
gasoline must
be
uslild
lor the
emission
oontrol system to operate
properly.
leaded
gasOIne
will
damage
the
~er Command
Control
system oxygen
setlSO(
(if
so
equipped) and
atlet'·
EII"rissioo
control.
Using
leaded gasoline can
also damage othe("
partS
-of
the errission control system and coutd
(esWt
in
lOss of emission W8ITsnty coverage.
'
.
Fuel
Selection (Diesel Engines,
Use
Number 2-0 diesel fuel
·wh,enever
possible;
it
will .give better
fuel
economy
than Number
1-0.
see
"DIesel
Fuel·
Requirements and
Fuel
System" 'in
"
Starting
ard
Operating,"
Section
.2.
o!
lhis
manual for
guidelineS on selecting
"'" prop« fuel
STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS
ANn-THEFT STEERING COLUMN
,
LOCK
·
The
anti· theft
lock
(Ign.
l t1of:1)
on
the
·
~ighl"'Slde
of
the steering
oolumn
.has five
positions;
.
Accessory-You
·can use some electrical
~
when the engine is
not
hJnoing.
To I!*"I!JSI98 this
position,
push in the
square-head
key and turn
.
the top
of
tM
keY
toward you.
.
.'
.
'.
.•
Lock~
Normai
parking posItiOh.
It
lOcks the
ignition
and
prevents normal use
01
the
steering
wheel
and
shift
controls.
The
iglition
key
cannot.
be
turned
to
"lock"
and removed
until
the.shift
leVer
is
moved to
"
P"(Park).
on·You can IlXn
off
the
engine without k>cking
the steering
wheel Md
sI)ift
COfItrols.
Run-Normal
operating
position.
(On
diesel
~vehicles
"
Run" turns on
the
glow
.
plugs.
See
also "Siarting
the
Plesel
Engine"
in "Starting and
Operating," Section 2.)
.
'
Start·Cranks
the
engine.
'
..
2.
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