Brake System Warning Light; Tachometer; Voltmeter - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

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Bntke System Warning Light
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The .regular
braking
.sy~~
.Is.
a
~ ~~(TI
desigr:led
:SO
that
one Part
will
provide some
bralOOg
.aCtiOn
if,
there
is a
loss
of·
hyckaulic
Pressure in
the.ott"Ier
part
of the
.system.
The
.sys:tem.
has
a
.':I3I:\AKE"
wcvning light
located'
in
the
iOstrument
pa~J:
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To serve as a
r~,
the
"BRAKE"
light
is
designed to
.
s tay on
~
·the ptlrlring
br.q
is not
tully released and
the
9Wtion
key is
on.
.
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The'
iight
Is
also
~"
to
_
come
on brlefty
during
engIne
starting
so
you
can cheCk
thai the bulb is
0kaY-
.
"
H~ve
UMt'.systen1
i"epJ!.ired,'
If
:'
tI)e;·light"ooes·
not come on
duri~
engII:te
.
~
or
when
~
parking
brake
Is
set.
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ThIs,
warning
~ doeS:1')Ot
do away-wi(h
the-neE!d
for
brake
in$pection
8fId
rnBIntenance.
The
brake'
fluid
level
must be checked regularly
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See
your
,Main~ Sc~Iii)oldei'for
other"brake
checks.
.
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j
the
~ght
comes on and stays
on
When
the
engine
is
rul'V'ling.
attar
the'
brake
pedal has
_
been firmly
pushed
down, or comes
on
momentarily.
or SlaYs
on at
_
9 1rOJ time
~Ing.
ql9f"atioh -~
the'
v~,
-
~
may-mean'
that
thw~
is
aorrslf
iii
t9
wrong with
~
of
the
brake system.
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What
tO~:
.
1
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.
Check to
see
that
the-praItdng brake has been
reMased.-"
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jt
has
been:·-'
2.
Pull off the
road
and.stop
carefully.
And
r,e!TI~
,
~at;
'.".
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"
~oppIng~
maybe-bngef;
.
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You
may
have
to.push
harder
on the.pi9daJ.
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The
pedal'may
go
dowrl'~:umn
normal.
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Out
the'brakes
bY
-
S
tartirig,~
~'6n
the
rpad
sI)ouJdef-·then:
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If,.you
'
,
judge
tit
to
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be
~.e;
·
dflve
'cai,rtiously.,al
,a
:
~fe.,s~
10,
the
nearest dealer
tor
repair.
OK
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Have.
v~
to_
w
ed,
lei
the
r'!8!IWest dealer for repair
.
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C
on.li['tued_
-
-driVjng·:ovi~·~
'~
r8P8i!:s
_
could
be
dangerous.,
Tachometer.
(Guolino Ilnly)
."
Th_
e
' . '
; t~~e:r-
Y~G8-t~_:.~':~
·
O f ~:'QllQituj
if{revol~oiis
.J?9T
minute.
The
indicated number, times 100; 'giV8S
-the
engine
speed.
Operating
the
engimi
with
the
tachometer r8ating -in the coIQr·coded high-speed area
could lead
to
serious engine
damage.
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When
Itle
Ignition--key"
is
1tM'nei:S
to -the Ofi;"
posiIion,
lhe
poUlter may
nOt
neCessarily
return
to
the o RPM
poSiiioh,
For the
t8chometer
-to
.register
0
RPM
the
key must be
in
the RUN
positiOn'arid
I;!Ilgine'oot
running-
,
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Voltmeter
(GasoUne Ilnly)
wtien':'
t
he·
engine
Is
operating,
the'' - vOltn'aeter:,
indicateS
'the
ei~tfic8.l system
voltage.
-During'
ninimurn eIeiCtric8I ·t:laci
'-the
pointer'
wi.
I8EId
to-tna n(;tt
of
the'
center.
As the
electricaiiOad
IS,
increasecfor ifl
stori:-Md--go.Ct:Mng,
the pointer
will
rotate to
the
left.
A
meter reading
'continuously ,In
'
the
lett or
right
zone
inI:ica*es
an
eleCtIical
syStem
failure.
CaUSe
of
the
failure should
be
detE!ffllined
and
corrected.
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