Chevrolet 2003 Cavalier Manuals

Chevrolet 2003 Cavalier Manuals

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Chevrolet 2003 Cavalier Owner's Manual

Chevrolet 2003 Cavalier Owner's Manual (362 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 17 MB

Table of Contents

The Chevrolet Cavalier Owner Manual2003

2
- Table of Contents
  2
- Canadian Owners
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  3
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  5
- Vehicle Symbols
  5
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  8
- Front Seats
  9
  - Manual Seats
    9
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    11
  - Head Restraints
    12
  - Seatback Latches
    13
  - Easy Entry Seat
    14
- Rear Seats
  15
- Safety Belts
  16
- Child Restraints
  38
- Air Bag Systems
  58
- Restraint System Check
  68
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  69
- Features and Controls
  70
  - Keys
    71
    
    Remote Keyless Entry System
    72
    
    Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    73
    
    Radio Personalization
    74
    
    Battery Replacement
    75
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    75
  - Doors and Locks
    77
    
    Power Door Locks
    78
    
    Using the Rear Door Security Lock
    78
    
    Canceling the Rear Door Security Lock
    79
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle
    79
    
    Lockout Protection
    79
    
    Remote Trunk Release Lockout
    81
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    82
    
    Trap-Resistant Trunk Kit
    82
    
    Express-Down Window
    84
    
    Manual Windows
    84
    
    Sun Visors
    84
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    85
    
    Disarming the System
    85
    
    How the System Alarm Is Activated
    85
    
    How to Detect a Tamper Condition
    86
    
    How to Turn off the System Alarm
    86
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    87
    
    Ignition Positions
    87
    
    New Vehicle Break-In
    87
    
    Manual Transaxle
    89
    
    Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    89
    
    Starting Your Engine
    90
    
    To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    91
    
    Automatic Transaxle Operation
    92
    
    Forward Gears
    94
    
    Manual Transaxle Operation
    95
    
    Parking Brake
    96
    
    Shift Speeds
    96
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    98
    
    Torque Lock
    98
    
    Parking Your Vehicle (Manual Transaxle)
    99
    
    Shifting out of Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)
    99
    
    Engine Exhaust
    100
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    100
    
    Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    101
  - Mirrors
    102
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    102
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    102
    
    Outside Remote Control Mirror
    102
    
    Outside Breakaway Mirror
    103
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    103
  - Onstar@ System
    105
    
    Onstar Services
    105
    
    Onstar@ Personal Calling
    106
    
    Onstar@ Virtual Advisor
    106
  - Storage Areas
    107
    
    Center Console Storage Area
    107
    
    Convenience Net
    107
    
    Cup Holders
    107
  - Sunroof
    108
Section 3 Instrument Panel

110
- Instrument Panel
  110
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    110
  - Climate Controls
    112
  - Audio System(S)
    112
    
    Hazard Warning Flashers
    112
    
    Horn
    113
    
    Other Warning Devices
    113
    
    Tilt Wheel
    114
    
    Turn Signavmultifunction Lever
    114
    
    Flash-To-Pass
    115
    
    Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    115
    
    Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    115
    
    Windshield Wipers
    116
    
    Cruise Control
    117
    
    Windshield Washers
    117
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    118
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    119
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    119
    
    Exterior Lamps
    121
    
    Lamps on Reminder
    121
    
    Daytime Running Lamps
    122
    
    Fog Lamps
    123
    
    Interior Lamps
    123
    
    Accessory Power Outlets
    125
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    125
  - Climate Controls
    126
    
    Climate Control System
    126
    
    Operation
    126
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    127
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    128
    
    Operation Tips
    129
    
    Outlet Adjustment
    129
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    130
    
    Instrument Panel Cluster
    131
    
    Speedometer and Odometer
    132
    
    Tachometer
    132
    
    Trip Odometer
    132
    
    Airbag Readiness Light
    133
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Light
    133
    
    Charging System Light
    134
    
    Brake System Warning Light
    135
    
    Up-Shift Light
    135
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    136
    
    Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    137
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    138
    
    Enhanced Traction System Active Light
    138
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    139
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    139
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    140
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    141
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    141
  - Oil Pressure Light
    142
  - Passlock@ Warning Light
    143
  - Check Gages Warning Light
    143
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    144
  - Fuel Gage
    144
  - Audio System(S)
    145
  - Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio Data Systems (RDS)
    145
  - Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS)
    145
  - AM-FM Radio
    146
    
    Finding a Station
    146
    
    Playing the Radio
    146
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    147
    
    Radio Messages
    148
  - Radio with CD
    149
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    149
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    152
    
    Rds Messages
    153
    
    Playing a Compact Disc
    157
    
    Compact Disc Messages
    158
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    159
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    162
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    167
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    168
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    169
  - Personal Choice Radio Controls
    171
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non RDS Radios)
    171
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios)
    171
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    172
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    172
  - Care of Your Cds
    173
  - Care of Your CD Player
    173
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    174
  - XMTM Satellite Radio Antenna System
    174
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    174
Section Driving Your Vehicle

176
- Driving Your Vehicle
  176
- Defensive Driving
  177
- Drunken Driving
  177
- Your Driving. the Road. and Your Vehicle
  177
- Control of a Vehicle
  180
- Braking
  181
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    181
  - Using Anti-Lock
    183
  - Braking in Emergencies
    183
- Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
  183
- Steering
  185
  - Steering in Emergencies
    186
- Off-Road Recovery
  187
- Passing
  187
- Loss of Control
  189
- Driving at Night
  190
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  191
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    193
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    193
- City Driving
  194
- Freeway Driving
  195
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    196
  - Highway Hypnosis
    197
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  197
- Winter Driving
  199
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    200
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    202
- If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  204
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    205
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  206
  - Dinghy Towing
    207
  - Dolly Towing
    208
- Towing
  206
- Towing Your Vehicle
  206
- Loading Your Vehicle
  209
  - Driving Your Vehicle
    211
- Towing a Trailer (Automatic Transaxle)
  211
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    212
  - Weight of the Trailer
    212
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    213
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    213
  - Safety Chains
    214
  - Trailer Brakes
    214
  - Driving with a Trailer
    214
  - Following Distance
    215
  - Making Turns
    215
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    215
  - Driving on Grades
    216
  - Parking on Hills
    216
- Towing a Trailer (Manual Transaxle)
  217
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

218
- Service and Appearance Care
  218
- Service
  220
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    221
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    221
- Fuel
  222
  - Gasoline Octane
    222
  - Gasoline Specifications
    222
  - California Fuel
    223
  - Additives
    223
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    224
  - Filling Your Tank
    224
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    227
  - The Hood
    227
  - Hood Release
    227
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    229
  - Engine Oil
    231
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    232
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    233
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    234
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    234
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    235
  - Engine Air Cleanedfilter
    235
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    237
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    237
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    238
    
    How to Check and Add Fluid
    238
    
    When to Check and What to Use
    238
  - Engine Coolant
    239
    
    What to Use
    239
    
    Checking Coolant
    240
    
    Adding Coolant
    241
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    241
  - Engine Overheating
    242
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    242
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    243
  - Cooling System
    244
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    246
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    250
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    250
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    251
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    251
  - Brakes
    252
    
    What to Add
    253
    
    Brake Adjustment
    255
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    255
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    255
  - Battery
    256
  - Vehicle Storage
    256
  - Jump Starting
    257
- Bulb Replacement
  262
  - Halogen Bulbs
    262
  - Headlamps
    262
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    264
  - Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps
    265
- Back-Up Lamps
  266
  - Replacement Bulbs
    266
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  267
- Tires
  268
  - Inflation - Tire Pressure
    269
    
    How to Check
    269
    
    When to Check
    269
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    270
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    271
  - Buying New Tires
    272
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    273
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    273
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    274
  - Wheel Replacement
    274
  - Tire Chains
    276
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    277
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    277
    
    Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    278
    
    Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    280
    
    Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    286
  - Compact Spare Tire
    287
- Appearance Care
  288
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    288
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    289
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    289
    
    Glass Surfaces
    290
    
    Interior Plastic Components
    290
    
    Top of the Instrument Panel
    290
  - Care of Safety Belts
    291
  - Weatherstrips
    291
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    291
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    291
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    292
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    293
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    293
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    294
  - Finish Damage
    294
  - Underbody Maintenance
    294
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    295
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    295
- Vehicle Identification
  297
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    297
  - Engine Identification
    297
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    297
- Electrical System
  298
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    298
  - Headlamp Wiring
    298
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    298
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    298
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    298
    
    Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    299
    
    Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    301
- Capacities and Specifications
  302
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  303
Maintenance Schedule Section 6

304
- Maintenance Schedule
  304
- Introduction
  305
- Maintenance Requirements
  305
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  305
- How this Section Is Organized
  306
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  307
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  307
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  308
  - Short Tripkity Definition
    308
  - Long Trip/Highway Definition
    309
  - Long Trip/Highway Intervals
    309
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  309
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  316
- At each Fuel Fill
  321
- At Least Once a Month
  321
- At Least Twice a Year
  321
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  321
- At Least Once a Year
  322
  - Starter Switch Check
    323
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    324
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    324
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  325
- Exhaust System Inspection
  325
- Fuel System Inspection
  325
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  325
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  325
- Throttle System Inspection
  325
- Brake System Inspection
  326
- Caliper/Knuckle Maintenance Inspection
  326
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  327
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  329
  - Customer Assistance Information
    332
  - Customer Assistance Information
    333
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    333
  - Online Owner Center
    334
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    335
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    335
    
    All Overseas Locations
    336
    
    GM Mobility Program for Persons
    336
  - With Disabilities
    336
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    337
  - Canadian Roadside Assistance
    338
  - Courtesy Transportation
    338
  - Additional Program Information
    340
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
    341
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    341
  - Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    341
  - Service Publications Ordering Information
    342
  - Current and Past Model Order Forms
    343

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