Corvette 1993 Owner's manual

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Table

of

Contents

T

"I"

Introduction

How

to

Use this

Manual

.

,

.

Part

I

kats

&

Safety

Belts

...

2

Features

&

Controls

.

I

CO.RVETTE

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...

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9

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'.

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.....

13

...

3

Comfort

Controls

&

Audio

Systems.

....

4

Your

Driving

and

the

Road.

.

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41

.

135

163

rl

5

Problems

on

the

Road.

.........

203

Important

Notes

About

this

Manual

Please

keep

this

manual in your

Corvette,

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.

Note

to

Canadian

Owners

For vehicles first sold

in

Canada,

substitute the name "General Motors

of

Canada Limited"

for

Chevrolet

Motor Division whenever

it

appears

in

this

manu.aI.

..

I

This manual includes

the

latest

infor-

mation

at

the

time

it

was

printed.

We

reserve

the

right

to

make changes

in

the

product after

that

time

without

further

notice.

I992

Genera/

Motors

Corporation,

For

Canadian

Owners

Who

Prefer

a

French

Language

Manual:

Published

by

Chevralet

Motor

Division

General

Motors

Corporation

The

word

Chevrolet

and

-the

Chevrolet

emblem,

Corvette

.and the Corvette

emblem

are

registered

trademarks

of

General

Motors

Corporation.

The

word.

Delco

is

a

registered trade-

mark

of

deneral

Motors

Corporation.

Aux proprietaires

canadiens:

Vous

pauvez

vous

procurer un

exemplaire de ce guide

en

francais

chez votre concessionaire

ou

au

DGN

Marketing Services Ltd.,

1500

Bonhill

Rd.,

Mississauga,

Ontario

L5T

1

C7.

Cbevrolet

Motor

Division.

All

I-

;P

'T

T

-#

In

1953,

Chevrolel

produmd

300

new

lightweight fiberglass;

roadsters.

A

handful

went

'io

project

engineers, General

Motors

-managers,

and

a select

group

of

movie--stars

and celebrities.

With

.o

two-speed

Powerglide

automatic. transmiision,

Blue

Flame-six-cylinder

engine, and

gleaming

Pola.

White

exterior,

Corvelte

began

'its

drive

into

the,

heart

of

America:.

-I.

Designers freshened

up

the

'Velte

in

1956by

adding

a

r6movubte

hardtop

and

the

famous

~o?veth?

I.ls*-'

8

P

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T

T'

A

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How

to

Use

this

Manual

Ushg

Your

7993

Corvette

Owner’s

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.

There

are

nine

parts

with color-tabbed

pages

in

this

manual.

Each

part

begins

with

a

brief list

of

contents,

so

you

can

usually tell at

a-

glance

if

that

part

contains the infomation

you

want.

You

can

bend

the manual slightly to

reveal the color tabs that help-

you

find

a

Part.

--

L.

Part

1:

Seats

&

Safety

Belts

This

part

tells you

how

to

use

your

seats

and

safety belts properly.

Part

2:

fleatures

&

Controls

This

part

explains how to start and

operate your Corvette.

Part

3:

Comfort

Controls

&

Audio

Systems

This

part

tells

you

how

to

adjust

the

ventilation

and

com€ort controls, and

how to

operate

your

audio system.

Part

4

Your

Driving

and the Road

Here you’ll find helpful information

an(

tips about the road

and

how

to

drive

under different conditions.

d

Part

5:

Problems

on

the

Road

This

part

tells

you

what

to

do

if

you

have

a

problem while driving,

such

as

a

flat tire

or

engine overheating.

Part

6

Senrice

&

Appearance

Care

Here the manual tells

you

how to keep

your Corvette

running

properly

and

looking

good.

Part

7:

Maintenance Schedule

This

part

tells

you

when

to perform

vehicle maintenaxice

and

what

fluids

and

hbricm‘ts

to

use.

Part

8:

Customer Assistance

IHormation

This

part

tells

you

how

to

contact

Chevrolet

for

assistance

and

how to

get

service publications.

It

also

gives

you

information on

Reporting

Safety

Defects.

Part

9:

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.

Service

Station

Information

This

is a quick re€erence

of

service

information.

You

can

find

it on the last

page

of

this

manual.

How

to

Use

this

Manual

Safety

Warnings

anal

Symbok

You

will

find

.a

number

of

safety

cautions

in

this

book.

We:use

yellow

and. the-

word

CAUTION

to tell you

about

things

that

could

-hurt

you

3

you

were.to

IgnGre

the

warning.

h

CAUTION

I

In

the yeflow cautjon 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

OF

others could

be.

hurt.

You

will

also

find

a

red

circle

with

a

slash through

it

in-this

book;

This

safety

symbol

means:

Vehicle

Damage

Warnings

Als.0,

in

this

book-you

will

find

these

blue

notices:

In

the blue notice area, we tell

you

>bout 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.

In this

manual,

we've

used the

familiar

words

and

colors

that

Chevrolet has

used

for

years.

You'll

also

see warning labels on.your

vehicle. They

use

the same colors, and

the

words

CAUTION

or

NOTICE.

These are some

of

the

symbols

you

will

find

on

your

vehicle. For example, these

symboJs

are

used

on an original battery:

Caution Possible

injury

Protect

Eyes

by

Shielding

Caustic Battery Acid

Could

Cause

Burns

Avoid Sparks or Flames

Spark or Flame Could

Explode Battery

These

symbols

are

important

for

you

These

symbols

have

to

do

with

yow

and

your

passengers whenever

your

lights:

vehicle

is

driven:

Fasten

Safety Belts

Door LocklUnlock

1

Master Lighting Switch

Turn

.--a

Signal Direction

Hazard Warning flashers

Headlight High

Beam

Parking Lights

Fog

Lamps

H6w

to

Use

this

Manual

These

s~nrbob

are

on

some.of

your

controls:

Windshieid Wipers

Windshield

Washer

Windshield

Defroster

Rear

Window

Defogger

Power

Winduw

Here

.are

:some

other

symbols,you

may

see:

Engine

Coolant

Temperature

Battery

Charging

System

Fuel

Brake'

Fuse

Hatch

Release

I

Lighter

Horn

Spmker

Acceleiation

Shp

Reguiaiiun

hzr

T

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T

I-

H

ere

YOU’II

find

informatjon

about

the

seats in

your

Corvette,

your

Supplemental

Inflatable

Restraint

system

(“air

bag”)

and

how

to

use

your

safety

belts,

properly.-

You

can

also

learn

about

some

things

you

should

not

do

with

safety

belts.

Part

1

Seats

&

Safety

Belts

Seats

and.

SeRt Controls

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14

Safety

Belts

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17

How

to

Wear Safety Belts Properly

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22

Driver

Posltmn

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23

Supplemental E-datable Restraint

System

(Air

Bag)

.......

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26

Safety Belt

Use

During

Pregnancy

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

31

Passenger

Position.

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Smaller

Children

and

Babies

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32

Child

Restraints

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Larger- Children

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Safety Belt Extender

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37

Replacing Safety

Belts

After

a

Crash

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13

Seots

and

Sed

Controls

This

section

tells

you

about the

seats

and

how

tu

adjust

them.

b

l

&

Safety

Belts

CAUTION

E

A

~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~

YOU

can

lose

controi

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.

/love

the control lever

under

the

front

f

the seat to

udocls.

it. Slide the seat to

rhere you want

it.

Then release

the

:ver

and

try

to

move

the seat with your

ody,

to

make

sure

it is

locked

into

lace.

Power

Seat

(OPTION)

To

adjust

the power seat:

Full

Control:

Move

the seat forward or

rearward by

pushing

the

control to the

front or back.

L

""

14

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-=.

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Y

c

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Front

(A):

Raise the front

of

the seat

by

pushing the front

of

the switch

toward. the center

of

the

vehicle.

Lower

the front

of

the sgat

by

pushing the

front

of

the

switch in the opposite

direction.

Center

(B):

Raise the entire seat

higher by

pushing

the control toward

the center

of

the vehicle. Lower the ssat

by

pushing the control

in

the

opposite

direction.

Rem

(C)

:

Raise the rear

of

the seat by

pushing the rear of the switch toward

the center

of-

the vehicle. Lower the.rear

of

the seat by pushing the rear

of

the

switch

in

the

opposite direction.

Sport

Seat

(OPT/QNI

The

Sport

Seat Control allows

you

to

change

the

contour

of

the

driver

and

passenger

seats.

It

works

independently

of

the

power

seat

control. Adjust

your

seat

€or

the proper position first, then

adjust the contour.

Lumbar

Support Adjustment:

Move

the

switch

down

to inflate the

area behind the small

of

the back. Use

the-round buttons to deflate the

individual lumbar cushions, The

front

button deflates the bottom cushion, the

center button deflates the center

cushion,

and

the rear button deflates

the

top

cushion.

Side

Bolster

Support

Adjustment:

Thisiswitch is-located

on

the

corner

of

-the front edge

of

both the

driver's

and

passenger's seat.

Press

the outboard

edge

of

the switch to open the bolsters.

Press the inboard edge to close

the

bolsters.

4

Manual

Reclining

Seatback

To

adjust the seatback:

Slide the lever back to- release

the

seatback,

then

tilt

the seatback

forward

or

backward,

as

desired.

Release

the

lever to lock the seatback

in

place.

Don't have, a seatback reclined,

however,

if

your

vehicle

is

moving.

6

L

A

..

Sitting

in

:a

reclined

po&on

wh~~.your.vehicle~~-in;motion-can.be

"

':

,

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..

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...

0

dangerous.

Even

:if

y~~'b~c~~.~~p,?j~~~

.s&ty;b&S:,&t,

,do

theh-jobi",

'

,

..

when you're .reclined like

this.

The

shoulder belt .can't

do

its.job.because-it won't beagainst your:,boi?y,'

,

Instead,

it

will

,be

in

front

of

you-,'In

.a

crash you could

ga

into

it,

receiving neck

or

other injuries.

The

lap

belt

can't

do

its job either. -1.n

a

crash the belt-could

gu

up

over your

abdomen.

The

belt forceswould be there,

not

at your-pelvkbone-s.

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.

,

:

-r

Seatback

Latches

Both seats

fold

forward

to provide

you

access to the rear area.

To

fold

a

seatback forward,

lift

this

latch and

fold

the seatback forward. The seatback

will

lock in the forward position.

To

return the seatback

to

the upright

position,

just

pull

up

on the latch and

then

push

the

seatback

rearward.

After

you return the seatback

to

its original

position,

check

to

make

sure the

seatback is locked.

A

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.

9

Safety

Belts:

ney're

For

Everyone

This part

of

the manual tells you

now

to

use

safety belts properly. It also teils

you

some

things

you

should

not

do with

safety belts.

And

it

explains the Supplemental

Inflatable Restraint,

or

"air bag"

system.

4

-.

-

Seats

&

Safety

Belts

..

. ..

.

,

.,

..

let

ahyone.--d&

kh&ie’,

.

..

,

.. ..

.

they

-can’t wear a .sdcty

properly:

.If

you

care

in

a.crash

and

.

.’

you!re

not

yearing

a

safety.belt.,

your

iajuries

can

,ibe..much worse.

You

can

hit things,inside the

vehicle

or

be ejected

from

it.

You

can

be seriously injured

or

killed.

In

t’hesame

crash, you

might

not

be

if

you are :buckled

up.

Always

fasten

your

.safety

belt, and check that

your

-passenger’s.belt

is

fastened

properly t

oo.

18

This

figure lights

up

when you turn

the

key

to

Run

or

Start

when your safety

belt isn’t buckled,

and

you’ll

hear

a

chime,

too.

It’s the reminder to buckle

up.

In

many

states and Canadian provinces,

the law says

to

wearsafety belts.

Here’s

why:

They

work.

You

never lnow-

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 very mild.

In

them,

you won’t

get

hurt

even

if

you’re

not

buckled

up.

And

some crashes

m

be

so

serious,

1ike.being-hit by a train, 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 someti-mes

walk

away.

Without

belts

they could

be

badly

hurt

or

killed.

After

25

years

of

safety

:belts in vehicles,

the facts are clear.

In

most

crashes

buckling

up

does

matter

...

a

lot!

T

-1-

Why

Safety

Belts

Work

When

you

ride-in

or

on

anything,

you

go

-as

fast

as

it

goes.

1.

For

example,

if

the

bike

is

going

10

-mpfi

(16

km/h),

so

is

the

child.

2.

When

the

bike

hits

the block,

it

stops.

But

the

child

keeps

going!

3.

Take

the

simplest

"car."

Suppose

it's

just-

a

seat

on

wheels.

.-a

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