Chevrolet 2002 Cavalier Manuals

Chevrolet 2002 Cavalier Manuals

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Chevrolet 2002 Cavalier Owner's Manual

Chevrolet 2002 Cavalier Owner's Manual (360 pages)

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

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  4
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
- Vehicle Symbols
  5
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  5
- Table of Contents
  7
- Seats and Seat Controls
  8
  - Manual Front Seats
    8
  - Reclining Front Seatbacks
    10
  - Head Restraints
    11
  - Rear Seats
    13
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  14
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    15
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask
  18
- About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
  18
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  19
- Driver Position
  19
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    20
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  27
- Right Front Passenger Position
  28
- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
  28
  - How the Air Bag System Works
    30
  - Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    34
- Rear Seat Passengers
  34
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    34
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
  38
- Center Passenger Position
  40
  - Lap Belt
    41
  - Infants and Young Children
    42
- Children
  42
- Restraint Systems for Children
  45
- Older Children
  58
- Safety Belt Extender
  61
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  61
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  61
  - Section 2 Features and Controls
    62
  - Manual Windows
    63
  - Power Windows - if Equipped
    64
  - Door Locks
    67
  - Rear Door Security Lock
    68
  - Power Door Locks - if Equipped
    68
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    69
  - Remote Keyless Entry - if Equipped
    69
  - Operation
    71
  - Battery Replacement
    72
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    72
  - Remote Trunk Release Lockout
    75
  - Remote Trunk Release
    75
  - Trunk Release Handle
    76
  - Trap-Resistant Trunk Kit
    76
  - Key in the Ignition
    77
  - Parking at Night
    77
  - Parking Lots
    77
  - Disarming the System
    78
  - How the System Alarm Is Activated
    78
  - How to Detect a Tamper Condition
    79
  - How to Turn off the System Alarm
    79
  - Ignition Positions
    80
  - Starting Your Engine
    83
  - Automatic Transaxle
    83
  - Manual Transaxle
    83
  - Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)
    86
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    87
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    88
  - Forward Gears
    90
  - Manual Transaxle Operation
    91
  - Shift Speeds
    93
  - Parking Brake
    94
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    97
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    98
  - Engine Exhaust
    98
  - Tilt Wheel (if Equipped)
    100
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    100
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    101
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    101
  - Flash-To-Pass
    101
  - Windshield Wipers
    102
  - Windshield Washer
    103
  - Cruise Control (if Equipped)
    103
  - Exterior Lamps
    106
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    107
  - Lamps on Reminder
    107
  - Fog Lamps (if Equipped)
    108
  - Illuminated Entry
    109
  - Interior Lamps
    109
  - Battery Saver
    110
  - Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
    110
  - Power Remote Control Mirrors (if Equipped)
    111
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    111
  - Breakaway Mirrors
    112
  - Storage Compartments
    113
  - Center Console Storage Area
    113
  - Convenience Net (if Equipped)
    113
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    114
  - Sun Visors
    114
  - Accessory Power Outlet
    115
  - Sunroof (if Equipped)
    116
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    119
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    120
  - Warning Lights, Gages
    121
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    122
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    123
  - Brake System Warning Light
    124
  - Charging System Light
    124
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    125
  - Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    126
  - Enhanced Traction System Active Light
    127
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    127
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    128
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    128
  - Oil Pressure Light
    132
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    133
  - Passlock Warning Light
    133
  - Fuel Gage
    135
  - Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
    136
  - Climate Control System
    137
  - Comfort Controls
    137
  - Air Conditioning
    139
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    139
  - Rear Window Defogger (if Equipped)
    140
  - Ventilation System
    141
  - Audio Systems
    142
  - Am-Fm Stereo with Compact Disc Player
    146
  - Personal Choice Radio Controls
    161
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    162
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    163
  - Care of Your Compact Disc Player
    164
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    165
  - Chime Level Adjustment (RDS Radios Only)
    165
  - Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
    166
  - Defensive Driving
    167
  - Drunken Driving
    168
  - Control of a Vehicle
    171
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    172
  - Enhanced Traction System
    174
  - Braking in Emergencies
    174
  - Power Steering
    176
  - Steering Tips
    176
  - Steering in Emergencies
    177
  - Off Road Recovery
    178
  - Loss of Control
    180
  - Driving at Night
    181
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    183
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    185
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    185
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    185
  - City Driving
    186
  - Freeway Driving
    187
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    188
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    189
  - Highway Hypnosis
    189
  - Winter Driving
    191
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    192
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    193
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    195
  - Dolly Towing
    197
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    198
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    201
  - Weight of the Trailer
    201
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    202
  - Safety Chains
    203
  - Trailer Brakes
    203
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    203
  - Driving with a Trailer
    204
  - Following Distance
    204
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    205
  - Making Turns
    205
  - Driving on Grades
    206
  - Parking on Hills
    206
  - Parking on a Hill
    207
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    207
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    207
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    207
Section 5 Problems on the Road

208
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  209
- Jump Starting
  210
- Other Warning Devices
  210
- Towing Your Vehicle
  216
- Engine Overheating
  217
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    217
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    218
- Cooling System
  219
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    222
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  227
- Changing a Flat Tire
  228
- Compact Spare Tire
  238
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    239
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  239
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    240
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    241
  - Gasoline Octane
    242
  - Gasoline Specifications
    242
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    242
  - California Fuel
    243
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    244
  - Filling Your Tank
    245
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    247
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    248
  - Hood Release
    248
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    250
  - Checking Engine Oil
    253
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    256
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    258
  - Engine Oil Additives
    259
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    259
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    260
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    260
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    262
  - When to Check and What to Use
    263
  - How to Check and Add Fluid
    263
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    263
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    263
  - Engine Coolant
    264
  - What to Use
    265
  - Checking Coolant
    266
  - Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    267
  - What to Use
    268
  - Power Steering Fluid
    268
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    268
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    269
  - Brake Fluid
    270
  - Brake Wear
    272
  - Brake Adjustment
    273
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    273
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    273
  - Vehicle Storage
    274
  - Bulb Replacement
    275
  - Halogen Bulbs
    275
  - Back-Up Lamps
    280
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    281
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    283
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    284
  - Buying New Tires
    285
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    286
  - Wheel Replacement
    288
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    288
  - Tire Chains
    289
  - Appearance Care
    290
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    291
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    291
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    291
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    292
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    292
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    292
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    292
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    293
  - Care of Safety Belts
    293
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    294
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    294
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    294
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    294
  - Finish Care
    295
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    295
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    296
  - Cleaning Tires
    296
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    297
  - Underbody Maintenance
    297
  - Finish Damage
    297
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    298
  - Engine Identification
    299
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    299
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    299
  - Electrical System
    300
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    301
  - Capacities and Specifications
    305
  - Replacement Bulbs
    305
  - Engine Specifications
    306
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    306
Section 7 Maintenance Schedule

307
- Introduction
  308
  - How this Section Is Organized
    309
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    310
  - Selecting the Right Schedule
    310
  - Maintenance Requirements
    308
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    308
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  310
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    311
  - Short Trip/City Definition
    311
  - Short Trip/City Intervals
    311
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  313
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  327
  - At Least Once a Month
    336
  - At each Fuel Fill
    336
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  336
  - At Least Twice a Year
    337
  - Engine Cooling System Inspection
    341
  - Throttle System Inspection
    341
  - Exhaust System Inspection
    341
  - Fuel System Inspection
    341
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  341
  - Brake System Inspection
    342
  - Caliper/Knuckle Maintenance Inspection
    342
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  343
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  345
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

349
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  350
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
  352
  - (TTY) Users
    352
- Customer Assistance Offices
  352
  - All Overseas Locations
    353
- GM Mobility Program for Persons
  353
  - With Disabilities
    353
- Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program
  354
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    356
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  356
- Courtesy Transportation
  356
  - Additional Program Information
    357
  - Transportation Options
    357
- Reporting Safety Defects to the
  358
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    359
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United
  358
- States Government
  358
- Warranty Information
  358
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  359
  - Service Publications Ordering Information
    360
  - Current and Past Model Order Forms
    360
  - Service Bulletins
    360
  - Service Manuals
    360

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