Chevrolet Express Van 1997 Owner's manual

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Chevrolet Express Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells
you
how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the
“SIR”
system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle,
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and
how
to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as
a
flat tire
or
overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells
you
how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It
also
gives
you
information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-
IO.
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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CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the
name EXPRESS
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demarks
of
General
Motors Corporation.
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
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.
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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. 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 quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is the Index
in the 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.
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.
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.”
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
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
These
are
some
of
the
symbols
you
may
find
on
your
vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE
A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
SPARK
OR
,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
UNLOCK
Pa
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS
e
TURN
RUNNING
*
0
DAYTIME
.
a
LAMPS
.
FOG LAMPS
#
0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
-
TEMP
-
CHARGING
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
P
LIGHTER
-
HORN
)tr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL
m
Model Reference
This
manual covers these models:
Passenger Van
Cargo
Van
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Cab and Chassis
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Section
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Seats
and
Restraint Systems
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 air bags and safety belts.
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Seats and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
--
and the Answers
How to
Wear
Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Supplemental Inflatable
Restraint (SIR) System
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Rear Seat Passengers
Center Passenger Position
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
Seats and Seat Controls
This part tells you about the seats
--
how to adjust them,
take them out and put them back in. It also tells
you
about reclining front seatbacks.
Manual Front
Seats
The buckets seats can be adjusted forward or rearward
with the lever at
the
front
of
the
seat.
To
adjust the seat, pull the lever up to release the seat
bottom
and
slide the seat 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.
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.
Power
Seat (Option)
If
your vehicle has a power seat
on
the driver or
passenger’s side, you can adjust it with this switch at the
front center cushion of the seat.
You can use these switches to move the seat where
you
want
it.
To
raise the seat, move the center knob up.
To
lower the
seat, move the center knob down.
To
move the seat forward,
move the center knob toward
the
right.
To
move the seat
rearward, move
the
center knob toward the
left.
You
can raise and lower the front and rear of the seat.
To
raise
the
front
of
the seat, move the right lever up.
To
lower
it,
move the right lever down.
To
raise the rear
of
the seat, move the left lever up.
To
lower it, move the
left
lever down.
Reclining Seatbacks
To
adjust
the
seatback, lift the front of this lever which
is located at the inner edge
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.
But
don’t have a seatback reclined
if
your
vehicle
is moving.
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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.
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.
2.
Lift the carpetlmat flap at the inboard side
of
the seat
base in the rear.
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3.
Locate the red handle on the inboard side
of
the seat
base, rotate the red handle
up.
4.
Once the red handle is rotated
up,
pull the handle
to remove the
locking
pin.
5.
Stow the locking pin
on
the rear
of
the seat base
in
the hole that
is
provided.
6.
Repeat this procedure for the pin on the other
seat base.
7.
Remove the seat
from
the vehicle.
8.
Install the trim covers to the floor rails.
9.
Stow the seat belt latch plate
on the
clip at the
window trim.
Replacing the Rear Seat
1.
Remove the trim covers from the floor rails.
2.
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.
3.
Both
locking pins that lock the seat into place must
be installed before operating the vehicle.
4.
To
install the locking pin at the rear of the seat base,
pull the carpetlmat flap back on the inboard side
to
locate the hole in the rail for the pin.
5.
Remove the pin from its stowed position on the seat
base while holding the carpevmat flap back.
6.
Insert the red handled locking pin into the seat base.
7.
Rotate the red handle down until
it
is
in
the
retaining clip.
8.
Replace the carpet/mat flap
to
its original position.
9.
Repeat this procedure for the other seat base.
10.
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.
Safety Belts: They’re
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.
And
it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR),
or
air
bag system.
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CAUTIOIA:
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.
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Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as a reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light”
in
the
Index.)
In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety lbelts. Here’s why:
They
work.
You
never know if you’ll be in a crash.
If
you do have a
crash, you dlon’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
25
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.
Put someone
on
it.
Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn't stop.
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The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In
a
real vehicle, it
could
be the windshield
...
or the instrument panel
...
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