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Chevrolet 2002 Prizm Owner's Manual

Chevrolet 2002 Prizm Owner's Manual (349 pages)

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

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- 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
    9
  - Head Restraints
    11
  - Rear Seats
    11
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  14
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    16
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
  19
- Safety Belts -- and the Answers
  19
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  20
- Driver Position
  20
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    20
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  27
- Right Front Passenger Position
  28
- Air Bag Systems
  28
  - How the Air Bag Systems Work
    31
  - Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    36
- Safety Belt Pretensioners
  37
- Rear Seat Passengers
  37
  - Rear Seat Passenger Positions
    37
  - Infants and Young Children
    40
- Children
  40
- Built - in Child Restraint (Option)
  43
  - Securing a Child in the Built-In Child Restraint
    45
  - Storing the Built-In Child Restraint
    53
- Restraint Systems for Children
  56
- Older Children
  69
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  72
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  72
  - Section 2 Features and Controls
    73
  - Manual Windows
    74
  - Door Locks
    78
  - Rear Door Security Lock
    79
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    80
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    80
  - Operation
    81
  - Battery Replacement
    82
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    82
  - Trunk Release Handle
    84
  - Remote Trunk Release
    84
  - Key in the Ignition
    85
  - Parking at Night
    85
  - Parking Lots
    86
  - Ignition Positions
    87
  - Starting Your Engine
    88
  - Automatic Transaxle
    88
  - Manual Transaxle
    88
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    90
  - Manual Transaxle Operation
    94
  - Shift Speeds
    95
  - Parking Brake
    96
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    99
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    100
  - Engine Exhaust
    100
  - Tilt Wheel (if Equipped)
    102
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    102
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    103
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    103
  - Flash-To-Pass
    103
  - Windshield Washer
    104
  - Windshield Wipers
    104
  - Cruise Control (Option)
    105
  - Exterior Lamps
    108
  - Automatic Light Control (ALC)
    109
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    110
  - Lamps on Reminder
    110
  - Interior Lamps
    111
  - Instrument Panel Brightness Control
    111
  - Power Remote Control Mirrors (if Equipped)
    114
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    114
  - Storage Compartments
    115
  - Glove Box
    115
  - Instrument Panel Storage Compartment
    115
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    116
  - Sun Visors
    116
  - Visor Vanity Mirror
    116
  - Sunroof (Option)
    117
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    120
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    122
  - Tachometer (if Equipped)
    122
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    123
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    124
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    124
  - Brake System Warning Light
    126
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    128
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    128
  - Engine Oil Pressure Light
    132
  - Door Ajar Warning Light
    133
  - Overdrive off Light
    133
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    134
  - Fuel Gage
    134
Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

135
- Climate Control System
  136
- Comfort Controls
  136
- Air Conditioner Controls
  137
- Defogging and Defrosting
  138
- Heating
  138
- Rear Window Defogger (Option)
  139
- Ventilation System
  139
- Audio Systems
  140
- Setting the Clock
  140
- AM-FM Stereo
  141
- AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (if Equipped)
  144
- AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player (if Equipped)
  149
- Tips about Your Audio System
  154
- Understanding Radio Reception
  154
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  155
- Care of Your Compact Disc Player
  156
- Care of Your Compact Discs
  156
- Fixed Mast Antenna
  156
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

157
- Defensive Driving
  158
- Drunken Driving
  159
- Braking
  162
  - Braking in Emergencies
    165
  - Power Steering
    165
- Control of a Vehicle
  162
- Steering
  165
  - Steering Tips
    166
  - Steering in Emergencies
    167
- Off - Road Recovery
  168
- Passing
  168
- Loss of Control
  170
- Driving at Night
  171
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  172
- City Driving
  175
- Freeway Driving
  176
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  177
- Highway Hypnosis
  178
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  178
- Winter Driving
  180
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    181
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    182
- Loading Your Vehicle
  184
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  184
- Towing a Trailer
  186
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    187
  - Weight of the Trailer
    187
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    188
  - Safety Chains
    189
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    189
  - Driving with a Trailer
    190
  - Trailer Brakes
    190
  - Following Distance
    190
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    191
  - Making Turns
    191
  - Driving on Grades
    192
  - Parking on Hills
    192
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    193
  - Parking on a Hill
    193
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    193
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    193
Section 5 Problems on the Road

194
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  195
- Other Warning Devices
  195
- Jump Starting
  196
- Engine Overheating
  202
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    203
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    204
- Towing Your Vehicle
  202
- Cooling System
  205
  - Recovery Tank
    207
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    209
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  212
- Changing a Flat Tire
  213
- Compact Spare Tire
  223
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  224
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    225
  - Using the Recovery Hooks
    225
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    227
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    228
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    229
  - Gasoline Octane
    229
  - Gasoline Specifications
    230
  - California Fuel
    230
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    231
  - Filling Your Tank
    232
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    234
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    235
  - Hood Release
    235
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    237
  - 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
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    242
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    244
  - How to Check
    244
  - When to Check and Change
    244
  - How to Add Fluid
    246
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    247
  - When to Check
    247
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    248
  - Engine Coolant
    249
  - When to Check and What to Use
    249
  - How to Check and Add Fluid
    249
  - What to Use
    250
  - Checking Coolant
    251
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    252
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    252
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    253
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    254
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    254
  - Brake Fluid
    255
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    257
  - Brake Wear
    257
  - Brake Adjustment
    258
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    258
  - Bulb Replacement
    259
  - Vehicle Storage
    259
  - Halogen Bulbs
    259
  - Rear Combination Lamps
    263
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    265
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    266
  - Buying New Tires
    268
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    269
  - Wheel Replacement
    270
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    270
  - Appearance Care
    272
  - Tire Chains
    272
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    273
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    273
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    273
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    274
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    274
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    274
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    274
  - Cleaning the Built - in Child Restraint
    275
  - Care of Safety Belts and Built - in Child Restraint Harness
    275
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    276
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    276
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    277
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    277
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    277
  - Finish Care
    278
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    279
  - Cleaning Tires
    279
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    279
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    280
  - Underbody Maintenance
    280
  - Finish Damage
    280
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    281
  - Engine Identification
    282
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    282
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    282
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    283
  - Electrical System
    283
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    284
  - Capacities and Specifications
    288
  - Replacement Bulbs
    288
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    289
Section 7 Maintenance Schedule

290
- Introduction
  291
  - How this Section Is Organized
    292
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    293
  - Selecting the Right Schedule
    293
  - Maintenance Requirements
    291
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    291
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  293
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    294
  - Short Trip/City Definition
    294
  - Short Trip/City Intervals
    294
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  297
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  315
  - At Least Once a Month
    326
  - At each Fuel Fill
    326
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  326
  - At Least Twice a Year
    327
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  331
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  333
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  335
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

338
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  339
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
  341
  - (TTY) Users
    341
- Customer Assistance Offices
  341
  - All Overseas Locations
    342
- GM Mobility Program for Persons
  342
  - With Disabilities
    342
- Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program
  343
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    345
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  345
- Courtesy Transportation
  345
  - Additional Program Information
    346
  - Transportation Options
    346
- Reporting Safety Defects to the
  347
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    348
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United
  347
- States Government
  347
- Warranty Information
  347
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  348
  - Service Manuals
    349
  - Service Publications Ordering Information
    349

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