User Manuals: Chevrolet 1998 Prizm Compact Sedan

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Chevrolet 1998 Prizm Owner's Manual

Chevrolet 1998 Prizm Owner's Manual (364 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 18 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

15
- How to Use this Manual
  12
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  12
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  13
- Table of Contents
  15
- Seats and Seat Controls
  16
  - Manual Front Seats
    16
  - Reclining Front Seatbacks
    17
  - Head Restraints
    18
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  21
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    23
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
  26
- About Safety Belts and the Answers
  26
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  27
- Driver Position
  27
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    27
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  34
- Right Front Passenger Position
  35
- Air Bag Systems
  35
  - How the Air Bag Systems Work
    38
- Rear Seat Passengers
  44
  - Rear Seat Passenger Positions
    44
- Children
  47
- Built-In Child Restraint (Option)
  50
  - Securing a Child in the Built-In Child Restraint
    51
  - Storing the Built-In Child Restraint
    59
- Child Restraints
  62
- Larger Children
  72
- Safety Belt Extender
  75
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  75
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after
  76
Section 2 Features and Controls

79
- Keys
  80
- Door Locks
  82
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    83
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    84
- Keyless Entry System (if Equipped)
  84
  - Operation
    85
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    86
  - Battery Replacement
    86
- Trunk
  87
  - Trunk Lock Release
    88
- Theft
  88
  - Key in the Ignition
    88
  - Parking at Night
    88
- Ignition Switch
  89
- New Vehicle "Break-In
  89
- Starting Your Engine
  91
- Automatic Transaxle Operation 2-3
  92
- Manual Transaxle Operation
  96
  - Shift Speeds
    97
- Parking Brake
  98
- Shifting into Park (P)
  99
  - Shifting out of PARK (P) (Automatic Transaxle)
    100
  - Parking Your Vehicle (Manual Transaxle)
    101
- Parking over Things that Burn
  101
- Engine Exhaust
  102
  - Manual Windows
    103
  - Turn Signaumultifunction Lever
    105
  - Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
    105
  - Flash-To-Pass
    106
  - Windshield Washer
    107
  - Cruise Control (Option)
    108
  - Exterior Lamps
    110
  - Lamps on Reminder
    111
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    111
  - Automatic Light Control
    111
  - Interior Lamps
    112
  - Instrument Panel Brightness Control
    112
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    114
  - Storage Compartments
    115
  - Ashtrays and Lighter
    116
  - Sun Visors
    116
  - Visor Vanity Mirrors
    116
  - Sunroof (Option)
    117
  - Instrument Panel
    118
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    122
  - Temperature Display (Option)
    122
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    123
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    123
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    124
  - Charging System Light
    124
  - Brake System Warning Light
    125
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    127
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light)
    127
  - Engine Oil Pressure Light
    130
  - Overdrive off Light
    131
0 Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

135
- Comfort Controls 3-1
  136
  - Climate Control System
    136
  - Air Conditioner Controls (Option)
    137
- Heating
  137
  - Ventilation System
    138
- Defogging and Defrosting
  139
  - Rear Window Defogger (Option)
    139
- AM-FM Stereo (if Equipped)
  140
- Audio Systems
  140
- Setting the Clock
  140
- AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control (if Equipped)
  142
- AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and
  145
- Tips about Your Audio System
  148
- Understanding Radio Reception
  148
- Care of Your Compact Disc Player
  151
- Care of Your Compact Discs
  151
- Fixed Mast Antenna
  151
0 Your Driving and the Road Section 4

153
- Your Driving and the Road
  153
- Defensive Driving
  154
- Drunken Driving
  155
- Control of a Vehicle
  158
  - Braking 4-2
    158
  - Braking in Emergencies
    161
- Steering 4-2
  162
  - Power Steering
    162
  - Steering Tips
    162
  - Steering in Emergencies
    163
- Off-Road Recovery
  164
  - Loss of Control
    165
  - Driving at Night
    167
  - Night Vision
    167
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    168
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    170
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    170
  - City Driving
    171
  - Freeway Driving
    172
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    173
  - Highway Hypnosis
    173
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    174
  - Winter Driving
    176
  - 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 Tongue
    184
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    185
  - Safety Chains
    186
  - Trailer Brakes
    186
  - Driving with a Trailer
    186
  - Following Distance
    187
- Passing
  187
  - Making Turns
    187
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    188
  - Driving on Grades
    188
  - Parking on Hills
    188
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    189
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    189
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    189
Section 5 Problems on the Road

191
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  192
- Other Warning Devices
  192
- Jump Starting
  193
- Towing Your Vehicle
  198
  - Front Towing
    200
  - Rear Towing
    202
- Engine Overheating
  204
- Changing a Flat Tire
  213
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    217
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    222
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  213
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  224
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    227
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    228
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    231
  - Filling Your Tank
    232
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    234
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    235
  - Checking Engine Oil
    238
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    239
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    240
  - Engine Oil Additives
    241
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    241
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    242
  - Air Cleaner
    242
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    244
  - When to Check and Change
    244
  - How to Check
    244
  - How to Add Fluid
    246
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    247
  - When to Check
    247
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    248
  - Engine Coolant
    249
  - What to Use
    249
  - Checking Coolant
    250
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    251
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    252
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    253
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    253
  - Brake Fluid
    254
  - Brake Wear
    257
  - Brake Adjustment
    258
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    258
  - Vehicle Storage
    258
  - Bulb Replacement
    259
  - Rear Combination Lamps
    262
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    265
  - Buying New Tires
    266
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    267
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    268
  - Wheel Replacement
    268
  - Tire Chains
    270
  - Appearance Care
    270
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    271
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    272
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    272
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    272
  - Cleaning the Built-In Child Restraint
    273
  - Care of Safety Belts and Built-In Child Restraint Harness
    273
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    273
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    274
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    274
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    274
  - Finish Care
    275
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels (if Equipped)
    275
  - Cleaning Tires
    276
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    276
  - Finish Damage
    276
  - Underbody Maintenance
    277
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    277
  - Appearance Care Materials Chart
    278
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    279
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    279
  - Electrical System
    279
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    280
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    280
  - Replacement Bulbs
    284
  - Capacities and Specifications
    285
  - Wheel Nuts
    285
  - Capacities (Approximate)
    285
  - Vehicle Dimensions
    286
  - Air Conditioning Refrigerants
    286
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    286
0 Section 7 Maintenance Schedule

287
- Introduction
  288
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    288
  - How this Section Is Organized
    289
- Protection Plan
  288
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  290
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    290
  - Selecting the Right Schedule
    290
- Maintenance Schedule
  291
- Short Trip/City Definition
  291
- Short Tripkity Intervals
  292
- Long Tripmighway Intervals
  293
- Short Tripkity Maintenance Schedule
  294
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  323
  - At each Fuel Fill
    323
  - At Least Once a Month
    323
  - At Least Twice a Year
    324
  - At Least Once a Year
    325
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  328
  - Throttle System Inspection
    329
  - Brake System Inspection
    329
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  330
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  332

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