Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2003 Owner's manual

The

2003

Chevrolet Monte Carlo Owner Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

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1-1

Front Seats

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1-2

Rear Seats

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1-8

Safety Belts

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1-10

Child Restraints

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1-29

Air Bag Systems

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1-48

Restraint System Check

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

1-57

Features and Controls

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2-1

Keys

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

2-2

Doors and Locks

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2-8

Windows

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2-1 3

Theft-Deterrent Systems

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2-1

5

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

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2-17

Mirrors

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2-30

Onstar@ System

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2-34

HomeLink@ Transmitter

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2-37

Sun roof

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

2-42

Vehicle Personalization

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2-43

stnrsge

P.rE!c

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L

3-A

1

I

Instrument Panel

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3-1

Trip Computer

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3-51

Audio System(s)

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

3-52

Your Driving. the Road. and Your Vehicle

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4-2

Towing

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4-31

Service

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5-3

Fuel

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5-5

Headlamp Aiming

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5-53

Bulb Replacement

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5-54

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

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5-58

Tires

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

5-59

Appearance Care

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5-81

Vehicle Identification

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5-89

Electrical System

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5-90

Zapaciiies ana Speciiicaiions

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5-97

Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

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5-99

Maintenance Schedule

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6-1

Maintenance Schedule

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6-2

Driving Your Vehicle

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4-1

Service and Appearance Care

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5-1

Checking Things Under the Hood

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5-10

Instrument Panel Overview

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3-4

Climate Controls

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3-21

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators

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3-26

Message Center

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3-40

Driver Information Center (DIC) 3-48

Customer Assistance Information

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7-1

Cust~me:

Assistance

Infarmation

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7n

1

-L

Reporting Safety Defects

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7-8

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Index

1

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name

MONTE CARLO 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. 10325250 A First Edition

Canadian Owners

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 06/19/02

ii

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 could hurt you

if

you were

to

ignore the

warning.

These mean there

is

something that

coukl

hurt

you

or

other people.

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.

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.”

...

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 in the Index:

0

Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators

0

Audio Systems

Engine Compartment Overview

iv

These are some examples

of

vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle:

POSSIBLE

p\

CAUTION

LATCH BOTH LAP AND

SHOULDER BELTS TO

INJURY

DO

PROTECT NOT TWIST OCCUPANT SAFETY

*@$?

8

BELT WHEN ATACHING

SHIELDING

p~!~~~~

@

FAYST;

BELTS

CAUSTIC

BAlTERY

MOVE SEAT

XID COULD FULLY

\&

CAUSE REARWARD*

/z

BURNS

SECURE

CHILD SEAT

AVO

I

D

SPARKS

OR

FLAMES

SPARK

OR

EXPLODE

BAlTERY

PULL BELT

COMPLETELY

THEN SECURE

CHILD SEAT

POWER

WINDOW

DO

NOT INSTALL

A REAR-FACING

CHILD RESTRAINT

b*'Q

PGSITION

8

IN THIS SEATING

DO NOT INSTALL A

'ORWARD-FACING

CHILD RESTRAINT

IN THIS SEATING

POSITION

8

n

DOOR LOCK

UNLOCK

1

LIGHTING

-

MASTER

SWITCH

0

0-

I

\

SIGNALS

TURN

LAMPS

P=-

NARNlNG

FLASHER

RUNNING

*:{io

DAYTIME

LAMPS

ENGINE

COOLANT

~

TEMP

-

CHARGING

I-1

BAlTERY

SYSTEM

BRAKE

(@)

COOLANT

a

ENGINE OIL

PRESSURE

W*

ANTI-LOCK

(@)

BRAKES

FUEL

OWNER'S

MANUAL

SERVICE

+

MANUAL

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Section

Seats

and

Restraint Systems

Front Seats

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

1-2

Manual Seats

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

1-2

Six-Way Power Seats

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

1-3

Manual Lumbar

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

1-3

Heated Seats

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

1-4

Reclining Seatbacks

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

1-4

Head Restraints

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.....

1-6

Seatback Latches

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

1-6

Easy Entry Seat

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

1-7

Rear Seats

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

1-8

Split Folding Rear Seat

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

1-8

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

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1-22

Rear Seat Passengers

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1-23

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children

RiCJht

!=rent

P=Iss_Pnger

Pesitien

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1-23

Child Restraint Systems

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

1-35

Where to Put the Restraint

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

1-38

Top Strap Anchor Location

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

1-40

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for

Children (LATCH System)

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

1-40

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the

LATCH System

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

1-42

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat

Position

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

1-43

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front

Seat Position

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

1-45

Air Bag Systems

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

1-48

Where Are the Air Bags?

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1-50

When Should an Air Bag Inflate?

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1-52

What Makes an Air Bag Inflate?

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1-53

How Does an Air Bag Restrain?

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

1-53

What Will You See After an

Air Bag Inflates?

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

1-54

Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle

.........

1-56

Top Strap

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-1-39

and Small Adults

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

1-26

Restraint System Check

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

1-57

Safety Belt Extender

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

1-28

Checking Your Restraint Systems

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

1-57

Uider Chiidren

i

-29

Crash

1-d8

Infants and Young Children

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

1-31

Child Restraints

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

1-29

Replacing Restraint System Parts After a

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it=

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1-1

Front

Seats

Manual Seats

You can lose control of the vehicle

if

you try to

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.

If your vehicle has the manual seat, lift the bar located

under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the

seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to

move the seat back and forth to be sure the seat

is

locked

in

place.

1-2

Six-Way Power Seats

Manual Lumbar

If

your vehicle has this feature, the control is located on

If

your vehicle has this feature, the knob is located on

seat cushion.

To

adjust the seat do any of the following:

toward the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar

the outboard side

Of

the front Seats toward the front

Of

the the outboard side of the driver’s seat. Turn the knob

Move

the

seat

forward or rearward

by

sliding

the

support.

Turn

the knob toward the rear of the vehicle to

control to the front or the rear. decrease lumbar support.

Raise or lower the seat by sliding the control

up

or down.

Raise or lower the front portion of the seat cushion by

Raise or lower the rear portion of the seat cushion by

sliding

the

front of the control

up

or down.

sliding the rear of the control

up

or down.

1

-3

Heated Seats

If

your vehicle has this

option, the switches that

control the seats

temperature are located

the center console.

There are two settings,

LO

and

HI.

Press

LO

to warm the seat to a lower temperature.

Press

HI

to warm the seat to a higher temperature.

To turn this feature

off,

move the switch to the center

position.

on

Reclining Seatbacks

Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the

seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock

the seatback in place. Pull up on the lever without

pushing on the seatback and the seatback will move

forward.

1

-4

But

don’t have a seatback reclined

if

your vehicle is

moving.

Sitting

in

a reclined position when your 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.

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

proper

~y.

1

-5

Head Restraints

Seatback Latches

There is a latch located on

the lower back of the front

seat that enables the

front seatback to

fold forward.

This allows more room for entry and exit of rear seat

passengers.

Adjust your head restraint

so

that the top of the restraint

is closest to the top of your head. This position

reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

To fold the locked seatback forward, push the seatback

toward the rear and lift the latch. The seatback

will

fold forward. The latch must be down for the seat

to

work properly.

1

-6

If

the seatback isn’t locked,

it

could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury

to

the person sitting there. Always

press rearward on the seatback to be sure

it

is

locked.

Easy Entry Seat

The right front passenger seat is designed to make it

easy to get into and out

of

the rear seat.

1.

Lift the latch on the back

of

the right front seat and

tilt the seatback forward. The seat can be pushed

and slid forward to allow someone to get into or out

of the rear seat area.

2. Return the seatback upright to lock it. Slide the seat

3.

The front passenger must try to slide the entire seat

fully

rearward to lock it into its original position.

back and forth to make sure the seat is locked into

place.

If the easy entry right front seat isn’t lockea,

It

can move. In a sudden stop or crash,

the

person sitting there could be injured. After

you’ve used it, be sure to push rearward on an

easv entw seat to be sure

it

is locked.

I

1

-7

Rear Seats

Split

Folding

Rear Seat

You can fold either side or both sides of the seatback

down

in

your vehicle for more cargo space. Make

sure the front seat isn’t reclined.

If

it is, the rear seatback

may not fold down all the way.

To

lower the rear seatback, follow these steps:

1.

Remove the rear

center lap-shoulder belt

latch by using a

pointed object to press

the release button.

2.

Pull

forward on the

seatback tab located

on the outboard side

of the back seat

cushion to fold the

seatback down.

This will allow you direct access to the trunk.

I

i

If

e seatback isn’t locked, it cou move

forward

in

a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

press rearward

on

the seatback

to

be sure it

is

locked.

I

1-8

A

safety belt that is improperly rou4, 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.

To

raise the rear seatback, follow these steps:

1.

Raise the seatback up and make sure it latches.

Push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked in position.

2. Reconnect the center

safety belt latch plate

to the buckle.

Make sure the safety belt label is pointing to the release

button, and that both are facing the front of the

vehicle. Make sure the belt is not twisted. Push and pull

on the latch plate to be sure it is secure.

When the seat is not in use, the seatback should be

kept

in

the upright locked 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.

Don’t let anyone ride where 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

3-29.

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

tacts are clear. In most crasnes 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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