Chevrolet 2004 Aveo Manuals

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Chevrolet 2004 Aveo Owner's Manual (334 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.55 MB

Table of Contents

1
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
  - Manual Seats
    8
    
    Driver Seat Height Adjuster
    9
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    9
    
    Head Restraints
    11
  - Rear Seats
    12
    
    Rear Seat Operation (Hatchback)
    12
    
    Rear Seat Operation (Sedan)
    14
  - Safety Belts
    16
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    17
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    20
    
    Driver Position
    21
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    21
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    23
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    28
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    29
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    29
    
    Center Rear Passenger Position
    32
  - Child Restraints
    34
  - Older Children
    34
  - Infants and Young Children
    36
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    40
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    43
  - Top Strap
    44
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    46
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    50
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    50
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    52
  - Air Bag Systems
    56
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    59
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    61
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    61
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    62
  - Restraint System Check
    64
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    64
    
    Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    64
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    65
- Features and Controls
  
  67
  - Keys
    68
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    70
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    71
  - Battery Replacement
    72
  - Doors and Locks
    73
    
    Central Door Unlocking System
    74
    
    Door Ajar Reminder
    74
  - Canceling the Rear Door Security Lock
    75
  - Lockout Protection
    76
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle
    76
    
    Trunk (Sedan
    76
  - Windows
    79
  - Power Windows
    80
  - Sun Visors
    80
  - Manual Windows
    80
  - Window Lockout
    80
  - Visor Vanity Mirror
    80
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    81
  - How the System Alarm Is Activated
    82
  - How to Turn off the System Alarm
    82
  - Disarming the System
    82
  - How to Detect a Tamper Condition
    82
    
    Immobilizer Operation
    83
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    84
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    84
  - Starting Your Engine
    86
  - Engine Coolant Heater (Canada Only)
    87
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    87
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    88
  - Hold Mode
    91
  - Hold Mode Features
    91
  - Manual Transaxle Operation
    92
  - Shift Speeds
    93
  - Parking Brake
    94
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    95
  - Torque Lock
    96
  - Shifting out of Park (P
    96
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    97
    
    Engine Exhaust
    98
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    98
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    99
  - Mirrors
    100
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    100
  - Storage Areas
    102
    
    Glove Box
    102
  - Sunroof
    103
    
    Sunglasses Storage Compartment
    103
- Instrument Panel
  
  105
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    106
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    107
  - Tilt Wheel
    108
  - Other Warning Devices
    108
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    109
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    109
    
    Windshield Wiper Lever
    110
    
    Windshield Wipers
    110
  - Fog Lamps
    110
    
    Windshield Washer
    111
  - Rear Window Washer/Wiper
    111
  - Exterior Lamps
    112
  - Lamps on Reminder
    112
  - Interior Lamps
    114
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    114
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    115
  - Climate Controls
    116
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    116
    
    Climate Control System
    116
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    118
  - Outlet Adjustment
    119
  - Rear Window and Outside Mirror Defogger
    119
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    120
  - Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
    121
    
    Instrument Panel Cluster
    122
    
    Speedometer and Odometer
    123
  - Trip Odometer
    123
    
    Brake System Warning Light
    124
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Tone
    124
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  125
  - Service
    125
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    125
  - Highbeam on Light
    126
  - Fuel Gage
    126
  - Fuel
    127
  - Secondary Information Center (Sic)
    128
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Light
    129
    
    Air Bag Readiness Light
    130
  - Charging System Light
    131
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
    131
    
    Hold Mode Light
    132
    
    Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    132
  - Check Engine Light
    132
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    134
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    134
  - Maintenance Schedule
    136
  - Oil Pressure Light
    136
  - Fog Lamp Light
    136
  - Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
    137
  - Door Ajar Light
    137
  - Audio System(S)
    138
    
    Am-Fm Radio
    138
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    139
    
    Radio with CD
    140
  - Setting Preset Stations
    140
  - Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    141
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    141
  - Playing a CD
    142
  - Using an Mp3 CD
    143
  - CD Messages
    146
    
    Radio Reception
    147
    
    Theft-Deterrent Feature
    147
    
    Care of Your CD Player
    148
    
    Care of Your Cds
    148
  - Backglass Antenna
    148
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

149
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  149
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  150
  - Defensive Driving
    150
  - Drunken Driving
    151
  - Control of a Vehicle
    154
  - Braking
    154
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    155
  - Braking in Emergencies
    157
  - Steering
    158
  - Power Steering
    158
  - Steering Tips
    158
  - Steering in Emergencies
    159
  - Off-Road Recovery
    160
  - Passing
    160
  - Loss of Control
    162
  - Driving at Night
    163
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    164
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    166
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    166
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    166
  - City Driving
    167
  - Freeway Driving
    168
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    169
  - Highway Hypnosis
    170
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    170
  - Winter Driving
    172
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    173
  - If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    174
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    176
- Towing
  
  177
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    177
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    177
  - Dinghy Towing
    178
  - Dolly Towing
    179
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    180
  - Towing a Trailer
    185
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

187
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  187
- Service
  
  189
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    190
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    190
- Fuel
  
  191
  - Gasoline Octane
    191
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    191
  - California Fuel
    192
  - Additives
    192
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    193
  - Filling Your Tank
    194
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    196
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    197
  - Hood Release
    197
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    200
  - Engine Oil
    201
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    202
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    202
  - Engine Oil Additives
    204
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    204
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    205
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    206
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    207
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    207
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    208
  - When to Check and What to Use
    208
  - Engine Coolant
    209
  - Checking Coolant
    210
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    211
  - Engine Overheating
    211
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    212
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    213
  - Cooling System
    214
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    216
  - Power Steering Fluid
    220
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    221
  - What to Use
    221
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    221
  - Brakes
    222
  - Brake Fluid
    222
  - Brake Wear
    223
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    224
  - Battery
    225
  - Vehicle Storage
    225
  - Jump Starting
    226
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  231
- Bulb Replacement
  
  231
  - Halogen Bulbs
    231
  - Headlamps
    232
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    232
  - Turn Signal Lamps (Side)
    233
  - Fog Lamps
    234
  - Sidemarker Lamps (Front)
    234
  - Sidemarker Lamps (Rear)
    235
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    235
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  236
- Tires
  
  237
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    238
  - Tire Size
    241
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    242
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    245
  - When to Check
    245
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    246
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    247
  - Buying New Tires
    248
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    249
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    250
  - Wheel Replacement
    250
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    251
  - Tire Chains
    252
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    252
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    253
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    254
  - Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
    260
  - Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    260
  - Compact Spare Tire
    261
- Appearance Care
  
  262
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    262
  - Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    262
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    263
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    263
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    264
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    264
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    264
  - Cleaning Leather
    264
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    264
  - Care of Safety Belts
    265
  - Weatherstrips
    265
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    265
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    265
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    266
  - Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    266
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    267
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    267
  - Finish Damage
    267
  - Cleaning Tires
    267
  - Underbody Maintenance
    268
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    268
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    268
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  269
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    269
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    270
- Electrical System
  
  270
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    270
  - Headlamp Wiring
    270
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    270
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    270
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    271
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    271
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    273
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  277
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

279
- Introduction
  280
- Maintenance Requirements
  280
- Maintenance Schedule
  280
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  280
- How this Section Is Organized
  281
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  282
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  282
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  283
- Short Trip/City Deﬁnition
  283
- Short Trip/City Intervals
  283
- Long Trip/Highway Deﬁnition
  284
- Long Trip/Highway Intervals
  284
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  285
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  292
- At each Fuel Fill
  297
- At Least Once a Month
  297
- Cassette Tape Player Service
  297
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  297
  - Tire Inﬂation Check
    297
  - Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check
    297
- At Least Twice a Year
  298
  - Weatherstrip Lubrication
    298
  - Wiper Blade Check
    298
- At Least Once a Year
  299
- Body Lubrication Service
  299
- Key Lock Cylinders Service
  299
- Starter Switch Check
  299
- Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
  300
- Underbody Flushing Service
  301
- Exhaust System Inspection
  302
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  302
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  302
- Brake System Inspection
  303
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  303
- Fuel System Inspection
  303
- Throttle System Inspection
  303
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  304
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  306
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

309
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  309
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  309
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  310
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    310
  - Online Owner Center
    311
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    312
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    312
    
    Canada – Customer Assistance
    312
    
    United States – Customer Assistance
    312
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    313
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    313
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    314
    
    Security While You Travel
    314
  - Courtesy Transportation
    315
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    315
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    315
    
    Transportation Options
    316
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    317
    
    Additional Program Information
    317
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  318

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Instrument Panel

Service and Appearance Care

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Headlamp Aiming

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Maintenance Schedule

Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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