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Chevrolet 1997 Express Owner's Manual

Chevrolet 1997 Express Owner's Manual (386 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 20 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

8
- For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  4
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  5
- Model Reference
  7
- Table of Contents
  8
- Seats and Seat Controls
  9
  - Manual Front Seats
    9
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    10
  - Head Restraints
    12
  - Rear Seats
    12
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  17
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    18
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask
  21
- About Safety Belts and the Answers
  21
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  22
- Driver Position
  22
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    22
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  31
- Right Front Passenger Position
  32
- Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System
  32
- Rear Seat Passengers
  39
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    39
- Center Passenger Position
  42
- Children
  44
- Child Restraints
  47
- Larger Children
  56
- Safety Belt Extender
  59
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  59
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  59
  - Section 2 Features and Controls
    62
  - Door Locks
    65
  - Child Security Locks
    66
  - Keyless Entry System
    67
  - Operation
    68
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    68
  - Battery Replacement
    68
  - Rear Doors
    74
  - Key in the Ignition
    76
  - Parking at Night
    76
  - Parking Lots
    76
  - Ignition Switch
    77
  - Starting Your Gasoline Engine
    78
  - Engine Coolant Heater (Option)
    80
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    81
  - Locking Rear Axle
    84
  - Parking Brake
    84
  - Shifting into PARK (P)
    85
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    87
  - Torque Lock
    87
  - Shifting out of PARK (P)
    88
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    88
  - Engine Exhaust
    89
  - Running Your Engine While You're Parked
    89
  - Manual Windows
    90
  - Swing-Out Windows
    91
  - Tilt Wheel (Option)
    93
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    95
  - Windshield Wipers
    95
  - Windshield Washer
    96
  - Cruise Control (Option)
    97
  - Exterior Lamps
    99
  - Daytime Running Lamps (if Equipped)
    101
  - Dome Lamps
    101
  - Inside Mirror
    104
  - Outside Mirrors
    104
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    105
  - Storage Compartments
    105
  - Cigarette Lightedashtrays
    106
  - Sun Visors
    107
  - Instrument Panel
    108
  - Instrument Cluster
    109
  - Trip Odometer
    110
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    111
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    111
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    112
  - Charging System Light
    112
  - Brake System Warning Light
    113
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    114
  - Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
    115
  - Service Engine Soon
    115
  - Oil Pressure Gage
    118
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    120
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
    122
Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

126
- Comfort Controls
  127
- Heater Controls
  127
- Heater/Air Conditioning Controls
  128
- Rear Air Conditioning and Rear Heater
  130
- Rear Heater (Without Air Conditioning)
  130
- Air Conditioning
  132
- Heating
  132
- Ventilation Tips
  132
- Audio Systems
  133
- Automatic Tone Control
  133
- Setting the Clock for Systems with
  133
- Setting the Clock for Systems Without
  133
- AM-FM Stereo
  134
- AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (if Equipped)
  136
- AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and Automatic Tone Control (if Equipped)
  138
- AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control (if Equipped)
  143
- Theft-Deterrent Feature
  148
- Understanding Radio Reception
  150
- Tips about Your Audio System
  151
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  152
- Care of Your Compact Discs
  152
- Adjustable Mast Antenna
  153
- Power Antenna Mast Care (if Equipped)
  153
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

154
- Defensive Driving
  155
- Drunken Driving
  156
- Braking 4-2
  159
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    160
  - Braking in Emergencies
    162
- Control of a Vehicle
  159
- Steering
  162
  - Power Steering
    162
  - Steering Tips
    162
  - Steering in Emergencies
    163
- Off-Road Recovery
  164
- Passing
  165
- Loss of Control
  166
- Driving at Night
  167
  - Night Vision
    168
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  169
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    171
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    171
- City Driving
  172
- Freeway Driving
  173
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  174
- Highway Hypnosis
  175
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  175
- Winter Driving
  177
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    177
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    178
- Loading Your Vehicle
  180
- Towing a Trailer
  182
  - Weight of the Trailer
    184
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    185
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    186
  - Safety Chains
    187
  - Trailer Brakes
    187
  - Driving with a Trailer
    187
  - Following Distance
    188
  - Driving on Grades
    189
  - Parking on Hills
    190
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    190
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    190
  - Trailer Wiring Harness
    191
  - Section 5 Problems on the Road
    194
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    195
  - Other Warning Devices
    196
  - Jump Starting
    196
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    201
  - Front Towing
    203
  - Rear Towing
    204
  - Engine Overheating (Gasoline Engine)
    205
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    205
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    206
  - Cooling System
    207
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    212
  - Engine Fan Noise
    215
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    215
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    216
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    217
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    223
  - If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    230
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    231
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    234
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    235
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    236
  - Fuel (Gasoline Engine)
    236
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries (Gasoline Engines)
    238
  - Filling Your Tank
    238
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    240
  - Tampering with Noise Control System Prohibited
    244
  - Engine Oil (Gasoline Engine)
    245
  - Checking Engine Oil
    246
  - What Kind of Oil to Use
    247
  - Engine Oil Additives
    249
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    249
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    249
  - Air Cleaner (Gasoline Engines)
    250
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    251
  - When to Check and Change
    251
  - How to Check
    252
  - How to Add Fluid
    254
  - Engine Coolant
    255
  - Checking Coolant
    257
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    258
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    259
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    259
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    260
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    260
  - Brake Fluid
    261
  - Brake Wear
    263
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    264
  - Brake Adjustment
    264
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    264
  - Vehicle Storage
    265
  - Bulb Replacement
    265
  - Halogen Bulbs
    265
  - Sidemarker Lamps
    269
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    273
  - Tire Pressure
    275
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    276
  - Dual Tire Operation
    278
  - Buying New Tires
    278
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    279
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    280
  - Wheel Replacement
    280
  - Tire Chains
    282
  - Appearance Care
    282
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    283
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    285
  - Cleaning Leather
    285
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    285
  - Care of Safety Belts
    286
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    286
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    286
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    287
  - Cleaning Tires
    288
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    288
  - Finish Damage
    289
  - Underbody Maintenance
    289
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    289
  - Appearance Care Materials Chart
    290
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    291
  - Engine Identification
    291
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    291
  - Electrical System
    292
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    293
  - Capacities and Specifications
    297
  - Replacement Parts
    297
  - Crankcase Capacity
    299
  - Fuel Tank Capacity
    299
  - Air Conditioning Refrigerants
    300
Section 7 Maintenance Schedule

304
- Introduction
  305
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    305
  - How this Section Is Organized
    306
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  307
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    307
  - Selecting the Right Schedule
    307
- Short Trip/City Definition
  308
- Short Trip/City Intervals 7-5
  308
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  348
  - At each Fuel Fill
    348
  - At Least Once a Month
    348
  - At Least Twice a Year
    349
  - At Least Once a Year
    349
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  352
  - Rear Axle Service
    353
  - Brake System Inspection
    353
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  354
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  356

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