Chevrolet 2003 Astro Owner's manual

The

2003

Chevrolet Astro Owner

Manual

Seats

and

Restraint

Systems

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

I-!

Front Seats

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

1-2

Rear Seats

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

1-7

Safety Belts

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

1-13

Child Restraints

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

1-35

Air Bag System

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

1-62

Restraint System Check

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

1-71

Keys

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

2-2

Doors and Locks

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

2-7

Windows

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

2-1 6

Theft-Deterrent Systems

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

2-1 8

Mirrors

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

2-32

HomeLink@ Transmitter

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

2-34

Features and Controls

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

2-1

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

...........

2-19

Storage Areas

Instrument Panel

.

Instrument Panel

Climate Controls

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

2-38

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

3-1

Overview

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

3-2

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

3-18

Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators

.........

3-23

Audio System(s)

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

3-38

Driving

Your

Vehicle

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

4-1

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

........

4-2

Towing

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

4-29

Service

and

Appearance

Care

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

5-1

Service

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

5-3

Fuel

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

5-5

All-Wheel Drive

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

5-52

Rear Axle

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

5-53

Front Axle

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

5-54

Bulb Replacement

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

5-55

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

.........

5-62

Tires

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

5-63

Appearance Care

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

5-83

Vehicle Identification

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

5-91

Electrical System

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

5-92

Capacities and Specifications

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

5-99

Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

......

5-1

01

Maintenance Schedule

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

6-1

Maintenance Schedule

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

6-2

Customer Assistance Information

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

7-1

Customer Assistance Information

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

7-2

Reporting Safety Defects

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

7-10

Checking Things Under the Hood

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

5-11

Index

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

1

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name

CHEVY ASTRO 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.

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.

Litho in U.S.A. @Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/19/02

Part

No.

C2310 A First Edition

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

could

hurt

you

or other people.

I

1

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.

L

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:

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

KID COULD

CAUSE

BURNS

AVOID

SPARKS OR

FLAMES

SPARK OR

COULD

EXPLODE

FLAME

\\I/'

BAlTERY

I

LATCH BOTH LAP AND

SHOULDER BELTS TO

PROTECT OCCUPANT

*&:

@

DO NOT TWIST SAFETY

BELT WHEN AlTACHING

FASTEN

SEAT

BELTS

MOVE SEAT

FULLY

\!$!

REARWARD

/a

SECURE

CHILD

SEAT

PULL BELT

COMPLETELY

rHEN SECURE

CHILD SEAT

POWER

WINDOW

DO NOT INSTALL

A REAR-FACING

CHILD RESTRAINT

IN THIS SEATING

POSITION

DO NOT INSTALL A

'ORWARD-FACING

CHILD RESTRAINT

IN THIS SEATING

POSITION

DOOR LOCK

UNLOCK

LIGHTING

-

MASTER

SWITCH

u-

0

,

\

SIGNALS

TURN

LAMPS

Pf

RUNNING

***o

DAYTIME

0.0

LAMPS

ea.

LAMPS

$0

ENGINE

COOLANT

cc

TEMP

CHARGING

I-1

BATTERY

SYSTEM

BRAKE

(a)

ENGINE OIL

PRESSURE

Wb

ANTI-LOCK

(@)

BRAKES

COOLANT

FAN

OWNERS

MANUAL

SERVICE

MANUAL

V

Model

Reference

This

manual

covers these models:

Cargo Van

Passenger Van

vi

Section

1

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

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

1-2

Manual Seats

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

1-2

Power Seat

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

1-3

Manual Lumbar

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

1-3

Reclining Seatbacks

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

1.4

Head Restraints

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

1.5

Seatback Latches

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

1.6

Rear Seats

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

1-7

Rear Seat Operation

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

1-7

Bench Seat

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

1-1 1

Bucket Seats

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

1-1

2

Safety Belts

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

1-1

3

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

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

1-13

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts

......

1-17

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

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

1-18

Driver Position

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

1.18

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

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

1-26

Right Front Passenger Position

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

1.27

Center Passenger Position

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

1.27

Rear Seat Passengers

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

-1-29

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for

Children and Small Adults

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

1.32

Safety Belt Extender

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

1-34

Child Restraints

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

1-35

Older Children

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

1-35

Child Restraint Systems

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

1.44

Infants and Young Children

..........

.......

1.38

Where to Put the Restraint

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

1-47

Top Strap

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

1-48

Top Strap Anchor Location

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

1-50

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for

Children (LATCH System)

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

1-52

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for

the LATCH System

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

1-54

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

Outside Seat Position

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

1-54

Securing a Child Restraint in a Center

Seat Position

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

1-57

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position

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

-1

-59

Air Bag System

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

1-62

Where Are the Air Bags?

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

.....

1-64

When Should an Air Bag Inflate?

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

1-66

What Makes an Air Bag Inflate?

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

1-67

How Does an Air Bag Restrain?

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

1-67

What Will You See After an

Air Bag Inflates?

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

1.68

Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle

.........

1.69

Adding Equipment to Your

Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle

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

1.70

Restraint System Check

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

-1-71

Checking Your Restraint Systems

...

.....

1-71

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash

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

1-71

1-1

Front

Seats

Manual

Seats

1

I

The bucket seats can be

adjusted forward or

rearward using the lever

located under the front

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.

Move the seat adjustment lever toward the ouboard side

of

the seat 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 that the seat is locked

into place.

1

-2

Power Seat

If

your vehicle has this feature, there will be controls

located on the inboard side of the driver’s seat.

Manual Lumbar

To

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

lower the lever located toward the front of the vehicle.

To

raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion, raise

or lower the lever located toward the rear of the vehicle.

To

move the entire seat backwards, forward, or up or

down, move the center knob.

If

your vehicle has this feature, there will be a knob

located on the inboard side of the driver’s and

passenger’s bucket seats.

Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle

to

increase

lumbar support. Turn the knob toward the rear of the

vehicle to decrease lumbar support.

1

-3

Reclining

Seatbacks

There is a lever located on the inside

of

the seat to

adjust the seatback.

You can adjust the

seatback by lifting the

lever and leaning back.

Release the lever to

lock the seatback where

you

want it. Pull up on the

lever, lean forward and

the seatback will

go

to

an

upright position.

But don’t have a seatback reclined

if

your vehicle

is moving.

1

-4

Head Restraints

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 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.

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.

1-5

Seatback Latches

The seatback lever is

located on the right rear

of your seat.

0

To fold your non-touring

bench seatback forward,

pull up on the latch release

lever while pulling the

seatback toward the rear

RELEASE

of the vehicle.

After the latch has been released, push the seatback

toward the front of the vehicle until it locks into place.

To

raise the seatback, unlock the seatback latch

by pushing up on the lever while pushing down on the

upper edge

of

the seatback. Move the seatback into

the upright position. Make sure the seatback is locked

whe

t

is back in the upright position.

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.

1-6

Rear Seats

Rear Seat Operation

Removing

the

Rear Seats

To

remove the rear seats, do the following:

1.

If

you are removing the

center seat, remove

the right lap-shoulder

belt.

To

do this, press

the release hole of the

safety belt attachment

while pulling up on

SEAT REMOVAL

the tip of a key into

I

INSERT

KEY

the safety belt.

2. If you have a safety

belt guide on your

seat, pull the safety

belt all the way

out through the guide.

3.

To

store the safety belt while the second row bench

seat is removed, pull the belt out and put both

buckles in the passenger’s side rear storage bin.

Route the belt out of the forward edge of the

storage bin. Close the cover to retain the belt.

4.

Pull up on the seatback latch on the right rear of

the seat. Push the seatback down until it locks

into place.

1

-7

5.

Lift up on the left and the right seat release levers

at the same time. The latches are near the floor on

the rear legs

of

the seat.

6.

Lift up on the rear of the seat to remove the seat

assembly from the rear latch pins. Then, pull back

and

lift

the seat out of the vehicle.

Your seat release latch lever is operated with

a two-stage mechanism.

To

fully release the

latch, two levels of

lift

effort will be required.

First, a low effort to overcome the first stage and

then

a

moderate effort to fully release the latch.

1

-8

Replacing

the Rear Seats

1.

Lower the seat into position. Make sure the front

retainers are hooked onto the anchor pins.

2.

Pull

the seat down to latch the rear retainers.

Make sure the seat

is

locked in

by

pulling up

and down on the seat.

A

seat that isn’t locked into place 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.

1-9

3.

To raise the seatback, do the following:

3.1.

Unlock the seatback latch by pulling up on

the latch release lever at the right rear

of

the

seat, while pushing down on the upper

edge of the seatback.

3.2.

Move the seatback into the upright position.

Make sure the seatback is locked when it is

back in the upright position.

If you are replacing the center seat, connect the right

lap-shoulder belt to the attachment on the seat cushion.

If you have a safety belt guide

on

your seat, pull the

belt through the guide before reattaching the

lap-shoulder belt to the side

of

the seat. The release

hole should be facing outward.

If

you installed the safety belt with the release hole facing

inward (toward the seat), slide the plastic cover up

so

you

can see the buckle. Disconnect the seat belt. Slide the

cover back down and reinstall the belt correctly.

A safety

--It

that

__

impropc 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.

1-10

Bench

Seat

Each bench seat can carry up to three passengers.

They can also be removed to increase storage space.

Only

the rear bench seat can

be

adjusted forward

or rearward using the lever at the front of the seat.

Move the seat adjustment

lever located at the front

of the seat toward the

passenger’s side 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 optional bench seats come with moveable armrests,

individual reclining seatbacks, adjustable headrests

and a fold-down center armrest console.

The center bench seat has a pivoting right armrest.

To adjust your seatback, pull up on the lever located on

the outboard side of the seat cushion.

1-1

1

If

your vehicle has the

optional touring package,

your vehicle will have

a center console.

To

raise

or lower the center

console, press the button

located between the

beverage holders. Sit in

the center seating position

only when the console

is in an upright and

locked position.

For details about headrests, see

Head Restraints

on

page

1-5.

Bucket

Seats

Your vehicle may have rear bucket seats with an

adjustment release bar located under the front

of

the

seats. These seats can be adjusted forward or rearward

with the release bar. Pull the release bar up to release

the seat bottom. Slide the seat where you want it

and then let go of the release bar. Then try to move the

seat with your body to make sure the seat is locked

into place.

1-12

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

r-+

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

CN~G

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.

Your vehicle has a light

that comes

on

as

a

reminder to buckle up.

See

Safety Belt Reminder

Light

on

page

3-26.

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