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Chevrolet 1998 Astro Owner's Manual

Chevrolet 1998 Astro Owner's Manual (414 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 21 MB

Table of Contents

For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
10
How to Use this Manual
11
Safety Warnings and Symbols
11
Vehicle Damage Warnings
12
Model Reference
14
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
15
Seats and Seat Controls
16
Power Seats - if Equipped
17
Manual Lumbar Support (if Equipped)
17
Reclining Seatbacks
18
Head Restraints
19
Rear Seats
20
Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
26
Why Safety Belts Work
28
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
32
Driver Position
32
Lap-Shoulder Belt
32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
39
Right Front Passenger Position
40
Airbag System
40
How the Air Bag System Works
42
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
45
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
46
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
46
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
49
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
52
Built-In Child Restraint (Option)
58
Securing a Child in the Built-In Child Restraint
59
Storing the Built-In Child Restraint
65
Child Restraints
66
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
76
Larger Children
79
Safety Belt Extender
82
Checking Your Restraint Systems
82
Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
82
Section 2 Features and Controls
85
Front Doors
88
Rear Doors
88
Power Door Locks - if Equipped
90
Leaving Your Vehicle
91
Keyless Entry System (Option)
91
Operation
92
Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
92
Battery Replacement
93
Sliding Door
94
Key in the Ignition
98
Parking at Night
98
Parking Lots
98
Ignition Positions
100
Starting Your Engine
101
- Fuel Regulator
  102
- Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)
  102
- To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
  102
- Automatic Transmission Operation
  103
- Parking Brake
  106
- Shifting into PARK (P)
  107
- Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
  109
- Torque Lock
  109
- Shifting out of PARK (P)
  110
- Parking over Things that Burn
  110
- Engine Exhaust
  111
- Running Your Engine While You're Parked
  111
- Locking Rear Axle (Option)
  112
- All-Wheel Drive (Option)
  112
- Manual Windows
  113
- Swing-Out Windows
  113
Power
113
- Turn Signavmultifunction Lever
  115
- Turn and Lane-Change Signals
  115
- Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
  116
- Windshield Wipers
  116
- Windshield Washer
  117
- Cruise Control (Option)
  118
- Exterior Lamps
  121
- Headlamps on Reminder
  121
- Daytime Running Lamps
  122
- Interior Lamps
  122
- Dome Lamps
  122
- Outside Mirrors
  124
- Convex Outside Mirror
  125
Storage Compartments
125
- Convenience Net (Option)
  131
- Luggage Carrier (Option)
  131
- Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
  132
Sunvisors
133
- Accessory Power Outlets
  134
- Universal Transmitter (Option)
  134
- Programming the Transmitter
  135
- Instrument Panel
  138
- Instrument Panel Cluster
  140
- Speedometer and Odometer
  141
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  141
- Safety Belt Reminder Light
  142
- Airbag Readiness Light
  142
- Brake System Warning Light
  144
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
  145
- Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
  145
- Oil Pressure Gage
  148
- Security Light
  149
- Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
  150
- Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
  153
- Comfort Controls
  154
- Heating/Air Conditioning System
  154
- Heating System
  155
- Air Conditioning
  157
- Ventilation System
  158
- Rear Window Defogger (Option)
  160
- Audio Systems
  161
- AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (if Equipped)
  163
- Rear Seat Audio (if Equipped)
  170
- AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control (if Equipped)
  171
- Remote Compact Disc Player (if Equipped)
  176
Theft-Deterrent Feature
178
- Understanding Radio Reception
  180
- Tips about Your Audio System
  180
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  181
- Care of Your Compact Disc Player
  182
- Fixed Mast Antenna
  182
- Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
  185
- Defensive Driving
  186
- Drunken Driving
  186
- Control of a Vehicle
  189
- Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
  191
- Braking in Emergencies
  192
- Power Steering
  192
- Steering Tips
  193
- Steering in Emergencies
  193
- Off-Road Recovery
  194
- Loss of Control
  196
- Driving at Night
  197
- Night Vision
  198
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  199
- Driving through Deep Standing Water
  201
- City Driving
  201
- Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
  201
- Freeway Driving
  202
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  203
- Highway Hypnosis
  204
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  205
- Winter Driving
  206
- If You're Caught in a Blizzard
  208
- Loading Your Vehicle
  210
- Trailering Package
  212
- Add-On Equipment
  212
- Weight of the Trailer
  214
- Weight of the Trailer Tongue
  215
- Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
  215
- Safety Chains
  216
- Trailer Brakes
  216
- Driving with a Trailer
  217
- Following Distance
  218
- Making Turns
  219
- Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
  219
- Driving on Grades
  219
- Parking on Hills
  220
- When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
  220
- Maintenance When Trailer Towing
  220
- Trailer Wiring Harness
  221
- Section 5 Problems on the Road
  223
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  224
- Jump Starting
  225
- Other Warning Devices
  225
- Towing Your Vehicle
  229
Towing from the Front
231
Towing from the Rear
233
- Engine Overheating
  235
- If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
  236
- Cooling System
  237
- How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
  241
- Engine Fan Noise
  244
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  244
- Changing a Flat Tire
  245
- Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
  246
- Removing the Wheel Covers
  249
- Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
  250
- Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
  256
- Compact Spare Tire
  258
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  259
- Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
  263
- Doing Your Own Service Work
  264
- Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
  265
- Fuels in Foreign Countries
  267
- Filling Your Tank
  267
- Filling a Portable Fuel Container
  269
- Checking Things under the Hood
  269
- Hood Release
  270
- Engine Oil
  272
- When to Add Engine Oil
  274
- What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
  274
- Engine Oil Additives
  276
- When to Change Engine Oil
  276
- What to Do with Used Oil
  276
- Engine Cover
  277
- Air Cleaner
  281
- How to Check
  282
- When to Check and Change
  282
- Automatic Transmission Fluid
  282
- How to Add Fluid
  285
- All-Wheel Drive
  285
- Transfer Case
  285
- Front Axle
  286
- Engine Coolant
  287
- Checking Coolant
  289
- Radiator Pressure Cap
  290
- When to Check Power Steering Fluid
  291
- How to Check Power Steering Fluid
  292
- Windshield Washer Fluid
  292
- Adding Washer Fluid
  292
- Brake Fluid
  293
- Brake Wear
  296
- Brake Pedal Travel
  297
- Brake Adjustment
  297
- Replacing Brake System Parts
  297
- Halogen Bulbs
  298
- Vehicle Storage
  298
- Bulb Replacement
  298
- Front Turn Signal Lamps
  302
- Tire Pressure
  305
- Tire Inspection and Rotation
  306
- Buying New Tires
  308
- Uniform Tire Quality Grading
  309
- Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
  310
- Wheel Replacement
  310
- Tire Chains
  312
- Appearance Care
  313
- Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
  313
- Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
  314
- Cleaning the Built-In Child Restraint
  315
- Care of Safety Belts and Built-In Child Restraint Harness
  316
- Cleaning Glass Surfaces
  316
- Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades
  316
- Finish Care
  317
- Washing Your Vehicle
  317
- Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
  317
- Cleaning Aluminum Wheels (if Equipped)
  318
- Cleaning Tires
  318
- Sheet Metal Damage
  319
- Finish Damage
  319
Underbody Maintenance
319
- Chemical Paint Spotting
  319
- Appearance Care Materials Chart
  320
- Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
  321
- Service Parts Identification Label
  321
- Engine Identification
  321
- Electrical System
  322
- Fuses and Circuit Breakers
  323
Underhood Electrical Center
326
- Replacement Bulbs
  328
- Capacities and Specifications
  329
- Air Conditioning Refrigerants
  330
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  331
- Vehicle Dimensions
  331
- Section 7 Maintenance Schedule
  335
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  336
- How this Section Is Organized
  337
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  338
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  338
- Long Trip/Highway Definition
  340
- Long Tripmighway Intervals
  341
- Short Tripkity Maintenance Schedule
  342
- Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule
  350
- Long Tripmighway Maintenance Schedule
  363
- Long Trip/Highway Maintenance Schedule
  367
- At Least Once a Month
  375
- At Least Twice a Year
  376
- At Least Once a Year
  376
- Brake System Inspection
  380
- Throttle System Inspection
  380
- Section 8 Customer Assistance Information
  385
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  386
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
  388
- Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program
  389
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  391
- Courtesy Transportation
  392
- GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
  393
- Warranty Information
  394
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
  394
- Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
  395
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  395
- Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada
  395
Vehicle
397
- Section 9 Index
  399
- Table of Contents
  407
Wrench
408

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