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Chevrolet 2000 Astro Owner's Manual

Chevrolet 2000 Astro Owner's Manual (391 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

13
- For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
  7
- How to Use this Manual
  8
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  8
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  9
- Vehicle Symbols
  10
- Model Reference
  11
- Table of Contents
  13
- Seats and Seat Controls
  14
  - Manual Front Seats
    14
  - Manual Lumbar Support (if Equipped)
    15
  - Power Seats - if Equipped
    15
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    16
  - Head Restraints
    17
  - Rear Seats
    19
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  25
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    26
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
  29
- Safety Belts -- and the Answers
  29
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  30
- Driver Position
  30
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    30
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  38
- Right Front Passenger Position
  39
- Air Bag System
  39
- Rear Seat Passengers
  46
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
  49
  - Lap Belt
    51
- Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
  51
  - Smaller Children and Babies
    53
- Children
  53
- Child Restraints
  57
- Larger Children
  71
- Safety Belt Extender
  74
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  74
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  75
  - Section 2 Features and Controls
    76
  - Front Doors
    79
  - Rear Doors
    79
  - Door Locks
    81
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    82
  - Power Door Locks - if Equipped
    82
  - Keyless Entry System (Option)
    83
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    84
  - Operation
    84
  - Battery Replacement
    85
  - Sliding Door
    86
  - Canceling the Sliding Door Security Lock
    87
  - Hatch Release
    89
  - Key in the Ignition
    90
  - Parking at Night
    90
  - Parking Lots
    90
  - Ignition Positions
    92
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    93
  - Starting Your Engine
    93
  - Fuel Regulator
    94
  - Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)
    95
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    95
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    96
  - Parking Brake
    99
  - Shifting into PARK (P)
    100
  - Torque Lock
    102
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    102
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    103
  - Shifting out of PARK (P)
    103
  - Engine Exhaust
    104
  - Running Your Engine While You're Parked
    104
  - Locking Rear Axle
    105
  - Manual Windows
    106
  - Swing-Out Windows
    107
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    108
  - Tilt Wheel (if Equipped)
    108
  - Turn and Lane Change Signals
    109
  - Windshield Wipers
    110
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    110
  - Flash-To-Pass
    110
  - Windshield Washer
    111
  - Cruise Control (Option)
    112
  - Exterior Lamps
    114
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    115
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    115
  - Lamps on Reminder
    115
  - Illuminated Entry
    116
  - Interior Lamps
    116
  - Exit Lighting
    116
  - Dome Lamps
    117
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    117
  - Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
    117
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    118
  - Storage Compartments
    119
  - Convenience Net (Option)
    126
  - Luggage Carrier (Option)
    126
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    127
  - Sun Visors
    128
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    128
  - Programming the Transmitter
    129
  - Homelink Transmitter (Option)
    129
  - Operating the Transmitter
    131
  - Training a Garage Opener with a "Rolling Code" Feature (if Equipped)
    131
  - Erasing Channels
    132
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    135
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    136
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    136
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    137
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    137
  - Brake System Warning Light
    139
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    140
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    141
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    141
  - Oil Pressure Gage
    144
  - Security Light
    145
  - Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
    146
  - Fuel Gage
    147
  - Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
    148
  - Comfort Controls
    149
  - Heating/Air Conditioning System
    149
  - Heating System
    150
  - Air Conditioning
    152
  - Ventilation System
    153
  - Rear Window Defogger (Option)
    155
  - Audio Systems
    156
  - AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (if Equipped)
    159
  - AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control (if Equipped)
    162
  - AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control (if Equipped)
    166
  - Rear Seat Audio (if Equipped)
    171
  - Remote Compact Disc Player (if Equipped)
    173
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (if Equipped)
    175
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    177
  - Tips about Your Audio System
    177
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    178
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    180
  - Care of Your Compact Disc Player
    180
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

181
- Defensive Driving
  182
- Drunken Driving
  183
- Braking
  186
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    187
  - Power Steering
    189
  - Braking in Emergencies
    189
- Control of a Vehicle
  186
- Steering
  189
  - Steering Tips
    189
  - Steering in Emergencies
    190
- Off - Road Recovery
  191
- Passing
  192
- Loss of Control
  193
- Driving at Night
  194
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  196
- City Driving
  199
- Freeway Driving
  200
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  201
- Highway Hypnosis
  202
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  202
- Winter Driving
  204
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    204
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    206
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  207
- Loading Your Vehicle
  208
  - Trailering Package
    210
  - Add-On Equipment
    210
- Towing a Trailer
  211
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    212
  - Weight of the Trailer
    213
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    214
  - Safety Chains
    215
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    215
  - Driving with a Trailer
    216
  - Trailer Brakes
    216
  - Following Distance
    217
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    218
  - Driving on Grades
    218
  - Making Turns
    218
  - Parking on Hills
    219
  - Parking on a Hill
    219
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    219
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    219
  - Trailer Wiring Harness
    220
Section 5 Problems on the Road

222
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  223
- Jump Starting
  224
- Other Warning Devices
  224
- Engine Overheating
  228
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    229
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    230
- Towing Your Vehicle
  228
- Cooling System
  231
  - Recovery Tank
    233
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    236
- Engine Fan Noise
  239
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  239
- Changing a Flat Tire
  240
- Compact Spare Tire
  253
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  254
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    255
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    256
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    257
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    258
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    260
  - Filling Your Tank
    260
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    262
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    263
  - Hood Release
    263
  - Checking Engine Oil
    266
  - Engine Oil
    266
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    267
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    268
  - Engine Oil Additives
    269
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    269
  - Engine Cover
    270
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    270
  - Installing the Engine Cover
    274
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    274
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    275
  - When to Check and Change
    275
  - How to Check
    276
  - How to Add Fluid
    278
  - Transfer Case
    279
  - All-Wheel Drive
    279
  - Front Axle
    280
  - Rear Axle
    280
  - When to Check and Change Lubricant
    280
  - How to Check Lubricant
    280
  - Engine Coolant
    281
  - What to Use
    281
  - Checking Coolant
    283
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    284
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    285
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    286
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    286
  - Brake Fluid
    287
  - Brake Wear
    289
  - Brake Adjustment
    290
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    290
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    290
  - Bulb Replacement
    291
  - Vehicle Storage
    291
  - Halogen Bulbs
    291
  - Front Turn Signal Lamps
    295
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    297
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    298
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    299
  - Buying New Tires
    301
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    302
  - Wheel Replacement
    303
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    303
  - Tire Chains
    305
  - Appearance Care
    306
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    306
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    306
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    307
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    308
  - Care of Safety Belts
    308
  - Cleaning Leather
    308
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    308
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    309
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    309
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    309
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades
    309
  - Finish Care
    310
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    310
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    311
  - Cleaning Tires
    311
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    311
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    312
  - Underbody Maintenance
    312
  - Finish Damage
    312
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    313
  - Engine Identification
    314
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    314
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    314
  - Electrical System
    315
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    316
  - Replacement Bulbs
    322
  - Capacities and Specifications
    323
  - Engine Specifications
    323
  - Fuel Tank Capacity
    323
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    324
  - Vehicle Dimensions
    324
Section 7 Maintenance Schedule

325
- Introduction
  326
  - How this Section Is Organized
    327
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    328
  - Selecting the Right Schedule
    328
  - Maintenance Requirements
    326
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    326
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  328
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    329
  - Short Trip/City Definition
    329
  - Short Trip/City Intervals
    329
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  332
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  354
  - At Least Once a Month
    367
  - At each Fuel Fill
    367
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  367
  - At Least Twice a Year
    368
  - Engine Cooling System Inspection
    372
  - Exhaust System Inspection
    372
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  372
  - Throttle System Inspection
    373
  - Brake System Inspection
    373
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  374
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  376
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

379
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  380
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
  382
- Customer Assistance Offices
  382
  - All Overseas Locations
    383
- GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
  383
- Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program
  384
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  385
  - Transportation Options
    386
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    386
- Courtesy Transportation
  386
  - Additional Program Information
    387
- Warranty Information
  387
- Reporting Safety Defects to the
  388
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United
  388
- In Canada
  389
- Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada
  389
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  389

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