Chevrolet 1996 Astro Owner's manual

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ASTRO

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VAN OWNER’S MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

1994

Chevrolet

Astro

Owner’s Manual

Welcome

This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and

maintenance of your 1994 Chevrolet Astro and to provide important safety

information. There is also a Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner

Assistance Information booklet. In some vehicles, there can be information

manuals from other manufacturers like body builders or special equipment

companies. We urge you to review all these publications carefully. This will

help you enjoy safe and trouble-free operation of your vehicle.

When it comes to service, keep in mind that your Chevrolet dealer knows

your vehicle best and is interested in your complete satisfaction. Your dealer

invites you to return for all of your service needs both during and after the

warranty period.

Remember, if you have a concern and need help handling it to your

satisfaction, see the procedure in the Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner

Assistance Information booklet.

Thanks for choosing a Chevrolet product. We value you as a member of the

Chevrolet family. We want to assure you of our continuing interest

in

your

pleasure and satisfaction with your vehicle.

Chevrolet Motor Division

General Motors Corporation

30007

Van Dyke Ave.

Warren, Michigan

Second Edition

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Printed in U.S.A.

Important Notes

to

Owners

and

Drivers

.

. .

.About 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.

This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We

reserve the right to make changes in the product 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.

For Canadian Owners Who Prefer

a

French Language Manual:

Auxpruprietaires canadiens:

Vous pouvez vous procurer

un

exemplaire de

ce

guide en francais chez votre concessionaire

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au

DGN

Marketing

Services Ltd.,

1500

Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T

1C7.

General

Motors,

GM and the

GM

Emblem, Chevrolet and

the

Chevrolet

Emblem, and

ASTRO

are registered trademarks

of

General Motors

Corporation.

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..

Model

Reference

This

manual covers these models:

Passenger Model

Cargo Model

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Table

of

Contents

Introduction

-

How

to Use this Manual

This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety

and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.

Section

1

-

Seats and Safety Restraints

This section tells you how to use your seats and safety restraints

properly.

Section

2

-

Features

&

Controls

This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.

Section

3

-

Comfort Controls

&

Audio Systems

This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort

controls and how

to operate your audio system.

Section

4

-

Your Driving and the Road

Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and

how to drive under different conditions.

Section

5

-

Problems on the Road

This section tells you what to do if

you

have a problem while

driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating.

Section

6

-

Service

&

Appearance Care

Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running

properly and looking good.

Section

7-

Scheduled Maintenance Services

This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and

what fluids and lubricants to use.

Section

8

-

Customer Assistance Information

This section tells you how to contact your

GM

division

for

assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you

information on “Reporting Safety Defects’’ on page 84

Index

Here’s an alphabetical listing

of

almost every subject in this

manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read.

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How

to

Use

This

Manual

Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when they

first receive their new vehicle. This 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 quickly.

INDEX:

A

good place to look for what you need is

the

Index in back of the

manual. It’s

an

alphabetical list of all that’s in the manual, and the page

number where you’ll find it.

SECTIONS

1-6:

Each section of this manual begins with a brief list of its

contents,

so

you can often find at a glance if a section contains the

information you want.

SECTION

7:

This section of the manual covers the maintenance required

for your vehicle.

SECTION

8

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE:

This section includes

important information about reporting safety defects and gives you details

about the “Roadside Assistance’’ program.

You

will also find customer

satisfaction phone numbers (including customer satisfaction numbers for the

hearing and speech impaired) as well as the mediatiodarbitration procedure.

We’ve also included ordering information for service publications in this

section.

V

Safety

Warnings

and

Symbols

You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box with

gray background and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could

hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.

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In the gray 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.”

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this book you will find these notices:

NOTICE:

These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.

In the notice area, we 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 yellow for

cautions, blue for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols

These are some of the symbols

you

will find on your vehicle. For example,

these symbols are used on an original battery:

Caubon

Protect Eyes

Caustic Battery Acid Spark or Flame Could

Possible

Injury

by

Shielding

Could Cause Burns Explode Battery

Avoid Sparks

or

Flames

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These symbols are important

for

you and your passengers whenever your

vehicle

is

driven:

I

Fasten Safety

Door

LocWUnlock

Belts

These symbols have

to

do

with your lights:

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Master Lighting

S

wifc h

Parking Lights

I

Turn Signal

Direction

Daytime

Running Lights

A

Hazard Warning

Flasher

1

Fog Lights

Headlight

High Beam

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These symbols are on some

of

your controls:

Hood Release

Ventilating

Fan

Windshield

Wiper

Q

Rear Window

Wiper

&

Washer

w

Windshield

Washer

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Rear Window

Defogger

w

These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights:

Engine Coolant

Temperature

Battery Charging

System

Brake

(Standard Cluster

ANTI-

LOCK

4-

Wheel

Anti-Lock

Windshield

Defroster

Hatch

Release

II

Fuel Engine Oil

Pressure

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Here

are

some

other

symbols you may

see:

Fuse

Lighter

Horn

Speaker

X

Seats and Safety Belts

Section

Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use

your safety belts properly

.

You

can also learn about some things you should

not

do with safety belts

.

Seats and Seat Controls

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

1-2

Frontseats

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

1-2

Rear Seats

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

,

..

.......

1-5

Head Restraints

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

........

1-10

Why Safety Belts Work

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

1-12

Safety Belt Reminder Light

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

1-16

How

to Wear Safety Belts Properly

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

1-16

Adults

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

..

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

1-16

Driver Position

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

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

1-17

Lap-Shoulder Belt

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

1-17

Driver’s Facial Air Bag System

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

1-25

Right Front Passenger Position

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

1-30

Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions

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

1-31

Center Passenger Positions

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

1-34

LapBelt

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

1-34

Children

................................................. 1-35

Smaller Children and Babies

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

1-36

Child Restraints

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

1-37

Larger Children

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

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

1-44

Safety Belt Extender

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

1-46

Checking Your Restraint Systems

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

1-47

Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash

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

1-47

Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone

.......

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

1-11

Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts

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

1-15

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

.......................... 1-29

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Seats and Seat Controls

This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them, take them out

and put them back in. It also tells you about bucket and bench seats, power

seats, and head restraints.

Front

Seats

Manual Front Seat

The bucket seats can

be adjusted forward

or

rearward by the lever

at

the front

of

the

seat.

Slide the lever at the front

of

the

seat to the left to unlock it. Slide the seat to

where you want it. Then release the lever and try to

move

the seat with your

body, to make sure the seat is locked into place.

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Power Driver's Seat

You can adjust the seat before entering the vehicle.

The front control

makes the front

of

the

seat

go

up and down.

The rear control

makes the rear

of

the

seat go

up

and down.

The center control

makes the whole seat

go

up and down or

forward and rearward.

Reclining Bucket Seats

If you have this feature, you will have either a knob or a lever on the inside

of the seat to adjust the seatback.

If you have the knob,

you can adjust the

seatback

by

rotating

the

knob to the left

or

right.

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If

you have the lever,

you

can adjust the

seatback by lifting the

lever. Release the

lever to lock the seat

back where you want

it.

Pull

up on the lever

and the seat will go to

an upright position.

Don’t adjust the driver’s seatback while your vehicle is moving.

Don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.

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Rear

Seats

Bucket Seats

If you have rear bucket seats

in

your vehicle, they

will

recline and adjust the

same way as the front manual bucket seats. See “Front Seats” earlier

in

this

section or in the Index.

Bench Seats

If you have bench seats in your vehicle, each seat can carry up to three

passengers. They can also be removed to increase storage space.

The center and rear bench seats can be adjusted forward or rearward by the

lever at the front

of

the seat.

Slide the lever at the

front of the seat to the

right to unlock

it.

Slide the seat to where

you want it. Then

release the lever and

try to move the seat

with

your body, to

make sure

the

seat

is

locked into place.

The non-touring center bench seat has a pivoting right armrest. The left

armrest can also be used as a storage compartment,

The storage compartment and beverage cooler can also

be used as rear seat

armrests. See “Storage CompartmentBeverage Cooler” in the Index.

The optional touring bench seats come

with

moveable armrests, individual

reclining seatbacks, adjustable headrests

and

a fold down center console.

1-5

To

adjust

your

seatback, pull up

on

the lever on the lower

outside of the seat.

The center bench

seatbacks will recline

further back than the

rear bench seatbacks.

To raise or lower the

center console, press

the button between the

beverage holders.

Only sit in the center

seating position when

the console is in an

upright position. For

details about

headrests, see “Head

Restraints” in this

section.

1-6

Seatback Latches (Non-Touring Bench Seats)

To fold your

non-touring seatback

forward, pull up on

the latch release lever

while pulling the

seatback toward you.

The lever is on the

right rear of your seat.

After the latch has been released, push the seatback down until it locks in

place. To raise the seatback, unlock the seat by pushing forward on the

lever. Make sure the seatback

is

locked when it is put back in the upright

position.

Removable Seats (Touring and Non-Touring Bench Seats)

To

Remove

The

Seat

1.

Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lapshoulder belt from

the buckles in the roof.

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TO DETACH

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BELTFOR

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SEAT REMOVAL

2.

If you are

removing the

center seat,

remove the right

lapshoulder belt.

To do

this,

press

the tip of a key

into the release

hole of the safety

belt attachment

while pulling up

on the safety belt.

3.

If you have a

safety belt guide

on your seat, pull

the safety belt all

the way out

through the

guide.

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4.

Pullup on the

seatback latch on

the right rear of

the front seat.

Push the seatback

down until it

locks in place

(non-touring

bench seats only).

5.

Lift up

on

the seat release latch. The latches are near the floor

on

the

rear legs of the seat. To relieve pressure on the latch, pull back

on

the

seat.

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