Chevrolet 1996 Express Van Manuals

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Chevrolet 1996 Express Van Owner's Manual (376 pages)

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Removing the Rear Seat
4
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
8
How to Use this Manual
9
Safety Warnings and Symbols
9
Vehicle Damage Warnings
10
Model Reference
12
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
13
Manual Front Seats
13
Seats and Seat Controls
13
Reclining Seatbacks
15
Head Restraints
17
Rear Seats
17
Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
20
Why Safety Belts Work
21
About Safety Belts and the Answers
24
Driver Position
25
Lap-Shoulder Belt
25
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System
33
How the Air Bag System Works
36
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
39
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
40
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
41
Right Front Passenger Position
41
Rear Seat Passengers
41
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
42
Center Passenger Position
45
Smaller Children and Babies
46
Child Restraints
49
Top Strap
50
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
51
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position
53
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
54
Larger Children
57
Safety Belt Extender
60
Checking Your Restraint Systems
60
Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
60
Section 2 Features and Controls
63
Door Locks
65
Child Security Locks
66
Operation
67
Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
68
Battery Replacement
68
Your Doors and How They Work
69
Front Doors
69
Rear Doors
72
Parking Lots
74
Key in the Ignition
74
Parking at Night
74
Ignition Switch
75
Starting Your Gasoline Engine
76
Engine Coolant Heater (Option)
78
Automatic Transmission Operation
79
Locking Rear Axle
82
Parking Brake
82
Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
85
Torque Lock
85
Shifting out of PARK (P)
85
Parking over Things that Burn
86
Engine Exhaust
86
Running Your Engine While You're Parked
87
Manual Windows
88
Power Windows
88
Swing-Out Windows
89
Tilt Wheel (Option)
91
Turn Signavmultifunction Lever
91
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
92
Windshield Wipers
93
Windshield Washer
94
Cruise Control (Option)
94
Daytime Running Lamps (if Equipped)
98
Dome Lamps
99
Inside Mirror
101
Outside Mirrors
101
Convex Outside .Mirror
102
Storage Compartments
103
Sun Visors
103
Cigarette Lightedashtrays
104
Instrument Panel
105
Instrument Cluster
106
Trip Odometer
107
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
108
Safety Belt Reminder Light
108
Airbag Readiness Light
109
Charging System Light
109
Brake System Warning Light
110
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
111
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
111
Service Engine Soon
112
Oil Pressure Gage
114
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
116
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
118
Comfort Controls
121
Heater Controls
121
Heater/Air Conditioning Controls
123
Rear Heater (Without Air Conditioning)
125
Rear Air Conditioning and Rear Heater
125
Air Conditioning
127
Ventilation Tips
128
Rear Window Defogger (Option)
128
Audio Systems
129
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo and AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
129
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
129
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control
139
Theft-Deterrent Feature
143
Understanding Radio Reception
146
Tips about Your Audio System
147
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
148
Care of Your Compact Discs
148
Power Antenna Mast Care
149
Adjustable Mast Antenna
149
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
153
Defensive Driving
153
Drunken Driving
154
Control of a Vehicle
157
Anti-Lock Brakes
158
Braking in Emergencies
160
Power Steering
160
Steering Tips
160
Steering in Emergencies
161
Loss of Control
164
Driving at Night
165
Night Vision
166
Driving through Deep Standing Water
169
Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
169
City Driving
170
Freeway Driving
171
Before Leaving on a Long Trip
172
Highway Hypnosis
173
Hill and Mountain Roads
173
Winter Driving
175
Driving on Snow or Ice
175
If You're Caught in a Blizzard
176
Loading Your Vehicle
178
Towing a Trailer
180
Weight of the Trailer
182
Weight of the Trailer Tongue
183
Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
184
Safety Chains
185
Trailer Brakes
185
Following Distance
186
Driving on Grades
188
Parking on Hills
188
When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
189
Trailer Wiring Harness
189
Section 5 Problems on the Road
193
Hazard Warning Flashers
193
Other Warning Devices
194
Jump Starting
194
Towing Your Vehicle
198
Front Towing
200
Rear Towing
201
If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
202
Engine Overheating (Gasoline Engine)
202
If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
203
Cooling System
204
How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
208
Engine Fan Noise
211
If a Tire Goes Flat
212
Changing a Flat Tire
212
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
213
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
219
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
225
If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
227
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
229
Doing Your Own Service Work
229
Fuel (Gasoline Engine)
230
Filling Your Tank
232
Checking Things under the Hood
234
Noise Control System
237
Tampering with Noise Control System Prohibited
238
Engine Oil (Gasoline Engine)
239
Checking Engine Oil
239
What Kind of Oil to Use
240
Engine Oil Additives
241
When to Change Engine Oil
242
What to Do with Used Oil
242
Air Cleaner
243
When to Check and Change
244
How to Check
244
Automatic Transmission Fluid
244
- Engine Coolant
  248
- Checking Coolant
  250
- Radiator Pressure Cap
  251
- How to Check Power Steering Fluid
  252
- When to Check Power Steering Fluid
  252
- Adding Washer Fluid
  253
- Windshield Washer Fluid
  253
- Brake Wear
  256
- Brake Adjustment
  257
- Brake Pedal Travel
  257
- Replacing Brake System Parts
  258
- Vehicle Storage
  258
- Bulb Replacement
  259
- Halogen Bulbs
  259
- Sidemarker Lamps
  263
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  267
- Tire Pressure
  270
- Tire Inspection and Rotation
  271
- Buying New Tires
  273
- Dual Tire Operation
  273
- Uniform Tire Quality Grading
  274
- Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
  276
- Wheel Replacement
  276
- Appearance Care
  278
- Tire Chains
  278
- Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
  279
- Cleaning Leather
  281
- Cleaning Vinyl
  281
- Care of Safety Belts
  282
- Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
  282
- Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
  283
- Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
  283
- Washing Your Vehicle
  283
- Finish Care
  284
- Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
  284
- Finish Damage
  285
- Sheet Metal Damage
  285
- Chemical Paint Spotting
  286
- Underbody Maintenance
  286
- Appearance Care Materials Chart
  287
- Engine Identification
  288
- Service Parts Identification Label
  288
- Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
  288
- Electrical System
  289
- Instrument Panel Fuse Block
  290
- Capacities and Specifications
  293
- Cooling System Capacity
  294
- Crankcase Capacity
  294
- Air Conditioning Refrigerants
  296
- Section 7 Maintenance Schedule
  301
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  301
- How this Section Is Organized
  302
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  303
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  303
- Short Tripkity Maintenance Schedule
  307
- Gasoline Engines
  309
- Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule
  318
- Long Tripmighway Maintenance Schedule
  330
- At each Fuel Fill
  343
- At Least Once a Month
  344
- Brake System Inspection
  348
- Rear Axle Service
  348
- Automatic
  349
- Identification Number
  357
- Loading
  373
- Nuttorque
  374

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