Before Driving; Driver Daily Checklist; Before Driving Off; Guard Against Theft - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

SECTION 1.
BEFOAEDRIVINGYOUR
EL CAMINO,
DRIVER DAILY CHECKUST
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Be sure yoo know y6ur vehicle and lis
equi~em
and
hOw
to
use itsalely.
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· Bel"",
.EnIering.
the
Vehicle .,
1. '
See
that
windows.
mirrors and ligh1sare clean and unobstructed.
2.
Ch~
whether .1iDy tire is'
~ 'arllSt
. .
(If
My tire looks ditta' r ent .
from
nornlil. ,checkifwilh a tire pr' e sSure gage.) " ' .... '
3.
L;)ok"for IUd
" leaks: : '
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4. DO. NOT allow
8IlyoM
to ride where
thete '-
no seal
beIt. ..
MId
A~WA
YS pro.,.rly fasten the seal ben.
5.
Ch' 6 ck
the area behind
the
vehk:~
if you are
about
to
back up.
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1.
lock
aH
doors. . . " , ,'.
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2. t-dJust" lhe-sEiat
and,
fi- soeqUi~, movable~headrestr~ts
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3. Adjuat Inside and outside mirrors.
4. DO, 'NQT
.-qw anyone
10
r~ wtwr. ~
is
no ....
bieft, Mel
ALWAYS
",_rly
- .\!lO'oOoI
bell. . ' . . , . - . , -
5. Check that all
the
w~ing
iiQirts
wOrk
as the
key
is
turned
to
"start."
6. Ch8ck " all gages (nclUding the
fuel
gage):
· 7.
FI4:Itease
the parking'brake
(and
see:lhat
the " BRAKE" light
tutnS"otf) . .
See-ret8tecf ' l opcs In
'tfj9
"rMnuci.
Oi)tie
Mainierieoce. SchEdJIe
~:
.if
· 'probl9ms are
foUnd. ., " . " " .' .' ','
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GUARD AGAINST THEFT
Your
new
EI camino has
many
leaues 10
~
prevent theft of the
VeAcle
itself, its
eqJipment, '
arl(fits.oontents:
But
these
ant~theft
featu"es depend
upon you .to work.
The time to be molt on guard Is when ...
.vlng~
· v ehicle: .:'
• FYk in a
lighr.d
ipot .."..
you
can.
~
fully cJoM all
wJndowa.
• Be SlJfe to
tum
YQUI"steeI'ing
Wheel_- ~
tp
one side or
Ihft
other to
hefp
prevent lOWing oUm vehicle from the
r~ar.'
•
~k
the stee:ripg
coh:"mnand:take
the
kays;
.. Turn the key to 'tOCk" arid remove the
key.
ThIs
IQckS
the
i!:,ritlon
and both
steering
Mel
shift
controls. .
• . If
you must
11folaV~
akey:,
w.ilh~
the vehlae •.
leave,
the
.square-heacUey
only.
Take . t he oval-haad key with,YOl!. This will
help
prevent unWNlted
entry ..
irlto . yO.,W, .
~Ie
at
a)!lter .
dale.:
~Of
InlP Your' gIoye box
{if
iocked}- - ,_, .
• Fully ckiee an Wlndoft
and IocII:
alI-ctoor..
• KeeP
~, t"'" miY,appHf to ~
of
value out
of
~ and
locked
up
Wtwnpouibtt. ' ," . ,'"
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