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Canadian Owners

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the

GM

Emblem,

CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name

CHEVY EXPRESS are registered trademarks of

General Motors Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the time it

was printed. We reserve the right to make changes

after that time without further notice. For vehicles first

sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of

Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever

it appears in this manual.

Please keep this manual in your vehicle,

so

it will be

there

if

you ever need it when you’re on the road.

If

you

sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it

so the

new owner can use it.

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. C2314 A First Edition

You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your

dealer or from:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O.

Box

07130

Detroit,

MI

48207

How

to

Use

This

Manual

Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning

to

end when they first receive their new vehicle. If

you do this, it will help you learn about the features and

controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find

that pictures and words work together

to

explain things.

Index

A

good place

to

look for what you need is the Index in

back of the manual.

It’s

an alphabetical list of what’s

in the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it.

@Copyright General Motors Corporation

07/15/02

Safety

Warnings

and

Symbols

You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.

We use a

box

and the word

CAUTION

to tell you about

things that cou!d

hurt you

if

you were

to

ignore the

warning.

These mean tl.,:e

is

son.--hing that cou.- hurt

I

you

or other people.

You will also find a circle

with a slash through it in

this book. This safety

symbol means “Don’t,’’

“Don’t do this” or “Don’t let

this happen.”

In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.

Then we

tell

you what to do to help avoid or reduce the

hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you

or others could be hurt.

...

Ill

Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this book you will find these notices:

Notice:

These mean there

is

something that could

damage

your

vehicle.

A notice will tell you about something that can damage

your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be

covered by your warranty, and

it

could be costly. But the

notice will tell you what

to

do

to

help avoid the

damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see

CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in

different words.

You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use

the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle

Symbols

Your vehicle has components and labels that use

symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle,

are shown along with the text describing the operation

or

information relating to a specific component, control,

message, gage or indicator.

If you need help figuring

out

a specific name of a

component, gage or indicator reference the following

topics:

Seats and Restraint Systems in Section

1

Features and Controls in Section

2

Instrument Panel Overview in Section

3

Climate Controls in Section

3

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators in Section

3

Audio System(s) in Section

3

Engine Compartment Overview in Section

5

iv

These are some examples

of

vehicle symbols you

may

find

on

your vehicle:

POSSIBLE

A

CAUTION

INJURY

PROTECT

EYES BY

SHIELDING

CAUSTIC

BATTERY

4CID COULD

CAUSE

BURNS

AVOID

SPARKS

OR

FLAMES

SPARK

OR

COULD

FLAME

'\b

EXPLODE

BATERY

I

LATCH BOTH LAP AND

SHOULDER BELTS TO

PRaTECT OCCUPANT

4

DO NOT TWIST SAFETY

BELT WHEN ATTACHING

MOVE SEAT

FULLY

\$!

REARWARD*

/z

SECURE

CHILD SEAT

PULL BELT

COMPLETELY

THEN SECURE

CHILD SEAT

n

WINDOW

1

9

1

POWER

DO NOT INSTALL

A REAR-FACING

IN THIS SEATING

POSITION

DO NOT INSTALL A

FORWARD-FACING

CHILD RESTRAINT

IN THIS SEATING

POSITION

DOOR LOCK

UNLOCK

JGHTING

-

MASTER

SWITCH

e-

/

,

\

SIGNALS

@e

TURN

LAMPS

pt

RUNNING

@**o

DAYTIME

9.0

LAMPS

9..

LAMPS

$0

ENGINE

COOLANT

TEMP

CHARGING

PI

BATERY

SYSTEM

BRAKE

(a)

COOLANT

d

ENGINE

OIL

PRESSURE

95

ANTI-LOCK

(@)

BRAKES

FUSE

BOX

ACCESS

ENGINE

COOLANT

FAN

FUEL

OWNERS

MANUAL

SERVICE

MANUAL

Model

Reference

This

manual

covers these models:

Passenger Van

Cargo Van

I

Cab and Chassis

vi

Section

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

.............................

.........

.l -3

Manual Seats

................................................

1-3

Power Seat

..................................

..........

1

-4

Reclining Seatbacks

........................................

1-4

Rear Seats

.......................................................

1-6

Rear Seat Operation

.......................................

1-6

Safety Belts

...................................................

1-1 0

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

................

1-10

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts

......

1-14

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

.................

1-15

Driver Position

.............................................

-1-1 6

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

..................

1-24

Center Passenger Position (2nd Row)

..........

1-25

Center Passenger Position

Right Front Passenger Position

.......................

1-25

(3rd, 4th and 5th Row)

...............................

1-26

Rear Seat Passengers

..................................

1.27

and Small Adults ....................................... 1.30

Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................... 1.33

Safety Belt Extender

.....................................

1.33

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children

Child

Restraints

................................

......

1-34

Older Children

..... 1-34

infants and Young Children

............................

1-36

Child Restraint Systems

.................................

1-42

Top Strap

....................................................

1-49

Top Strap Anchor Location

.............................

1-50

Children (LATCH System)

...........................

1-51

.................................

Where to Put the Restraint

.............................

1-45

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside

Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat

Securing

a

Child Restraint in the Right Front

LATCH System

.........................................

1-53

Seat Position

............................................

1-54

Position (2nd Row)

....................................

1-57

Position (3rd, 4th and 5th Row) ................... 1-58

Seat Position

............................................

1-59

1-1

Section

1

Seats and Restraint Systems

~

Air

Bag System

..............................................

1-64 Sewicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle

.........

1-76

Where Are the Air Bags?

...............................

1-66 Adding Equipment

to

Your Air Bag-Equipped

What

Makes

an

Air

Bag Inflate?

.....................

1-70

Restraint System Check

..................................

1-77

...................

1-77

What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates?

...

1-70 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a

Crash

......................................................

1-78

When Should an Air Bag Inflate?

....................

1-68 Vehicle

....................................................

1-76

How Does an Air Bag Restrain?

.....................

1-70 Checking Your Restraint Systems

Air Bag

Off

Switch

........................................

1-72

1

-2

Front

Seats

Manual

Seats

To adjust the seat,

pull

the lever

up

to

release the seat

bottom. Slide the seat

to

where you want it and then

release the lever. Try

to

move the seat with your body,

to

make sure the seat is locked into place.

The bucket seats can be adjusted forward or rearward

with the lever located at the front of the seat.

adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle

is moving. The sudden movement could startle

and confuse you, or make you push a pedal

when you don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s

seat only when the vehicle is not moving.

1

-3

Power

Seat

Reclining Seatbacks

If

your vehicle has a power seat on the driver’s or

passenger’s side, you can adjust it with these controls

located at the front center of the seat cushion.

To

raise or lower

the

seat, move the center knob up or

down.

To

move the seat forward or rearward, move

the center knob toward the right or left.

To

adjust the seatback, lift the front of the lever, which

is located on the inboard side of the seat cushion.

Move the seatback with your body and release the lever

to

lock the seatback where you want it. Lean forward

and pull up on the front of the lever and the seatback will

go

to

an upright position.

To

raise or lower the front of the seat cushion, move the

right lever up or down. To raise or lower the rear of

the seat cushion, move the left lever up or down.

1

-4

But

don’t have a seatback reclined

if

your

vehicle is

moving.

Sit

....

g

in

a re,..nec dosition when ya vehicle

is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you

buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job

when you’re reclined like this.

The shoulder belt can’t do its job because

it

won’t be against your body. Instead,

it

will be

in

front of you. In a crash you could go into

it,

receiving neck or other injuries.

The lap belt can’t do its job either.

In

a crash

the belt could go up over your abdomen. The

belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic

bones. This could cause serious internal

injuries.

For proper protection when the vehicle

is

in

motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit

well back in the seat and wear your safety belt

properly.

1

-5

Rear

Seats

Rear Seat Operation

Removing the Rear Seat

1.

Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lap

shoulder belts on the bench seat to be removed.

To

do this, press the tip of

a

key into the release

hole of the safety belt buckle while pulling up on the

safety belt.

There are two pins located on the inboard sides

of the

rear seats. If the vehicle has floor mats, the pins

will be located under a flap that has been cut into the

mat.The driver’s side pin will have a black cap with

an

“I-”

marked on it and will look like this:

1

-6

The passenger’s side pin will have a white cap with an

“R”

marked on it and will look like this:

7.

For the first rear seat,

stow the safety belt latch

by attaching the clip

on the safety belt latch

to

the trim just inside the

side door. For the

remaining rear seats,

stow the safety belt latch

plate on the clip at the

window trim.

2. Pull the pin handle up which will loosen the pin

3.

Once the black or white pin

is

disengaged, pull the

4.

Repeat this procedure for the pin on the other

from the retaining clip.

pin completely out.

seat base.

5.

Pull the seat rearward about two inches

(5

cm) and

then lift the seat from the floor rails.

6.

Remove the seat from the vehicle.

1

-7

Replacing the Rear Seats

I

A

seat that isn’t locked

ink

,lace properly can

move around in a collision or sudden stop.

People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure

to lock the seat into place properly when

installing

it.

A

safety be.. .hat is improperly routed, not

properly attached, or twisted won’t provide the

protection needed

in

a

crash. The person

wearing the belt could

be

seriously injured.

After raising the rear seatback, always check

to be sure that the safety belts are properly

routed and attached, and are not twisted.

1.

Position the seat into the open

slots

in both rails.

Push the seat forward in the rail, hooking both

seat bases onto the pins inside of the rails.

2.

To

install the locking pins at the rear of the seat

base, locate the hole in the rail for the pin. It is

found on the inboard side of the seat. If the vehicle

has floor mats, pull the flap that has been cut

into the mat.

3.

Insert the black or white locking pin into the seat

base. Possible slight seat pushing may be needed

to

line up the pin with the base. Remember,

each pin has its own side. The pin with the white

handle marked “R” must be installed on the

passenger’s side and the pin with the black handle

marked

“L”

on the driver’s side.

1-8

4. Push the pin with the white handle marked

“R”

down until it is in the retaining clip.

5.

Push the pin with the black handle marked

‘I“

6.

If

the vehicle has a floor mat, put the flap back to

7.

Repeat this procedure for the other seat base.

8.

Connect the quick-release latch plates for the

lap-shoulder belts by inserting the latch plates

into the buckles attached at the outboard positions

of

the bench seat. Do not twist the belt.

9. Check that both locking pins are locked into place

before operating the vehicle.

down until

it

is in the retaining clip.

its original position.

1-9

Safety

Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This

part of the manual tells you how to use safety

belts properly.

It

also

tells

you some things you should

not do with safety belts.

aa

Don’t let anyone ride lere he or she can’t

wear a safety belt properly. If you are

in

a

crash and you’re not wearing a safety belt,

your injuries can be much worse. You can hit

things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.

You can be seriously injured or killed. In the

same crash, you might not be, if you are

buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,

and check that your passengers’ belts are

fastened properly too.

It

is extremely dangerous to ride in

a

cargo

area, inside or outside of

a

vehicle. In a

collision, people riding in these areas are more

likely to be seriously injured or killed.

Do

not

allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle

that is not equipped with seats and safety

belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in

a

seat and using a safety belt properly.

1-10

Your vehicle has a light

that comes on as a

reminder

to

buckle up. See

Safety

Belt

Reminder

Light

on

page

3-26.

In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law

says

to

wear safety belts. Here's why:

They

work.

You

never

know

if

you'll be in a crash.

If

you do have a

crash, you don't know

if

it will be a bad one.

A

few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be

so

serious that even buckled up, a person wouldn't survive.

But

most

crashes are in between. In many of them,

people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk

away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt

or killed.

After more than

30

years

of

safety belts in vehicles, the

facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does

matter

...

a

lot!

Why

Safety

Belts

Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast

as

it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on

wheels.

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(D

The person keeps going until stopped

by

something. In

a real vehicle, it

could

be the windshield ...

I

or the instrument panel

...

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