Boss Audio Systems 1996 Prizm Owner's manual

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The
1996
Geo
Prizm
Owner’s
Manual
SeatsandRestraintSystems
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1-1
This section tells
you
how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system.
FeaturesandControls
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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
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This section explains how to start and operate your Geo.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
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3-1
YourDrivingandtheRoad
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4-1
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad
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5-1
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated
engine, etc.
Here the manual tells
you
how to keep your Geo running properly and looking good.
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet/Geo for assistance and how to get service and owner
publications. It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-8.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
ServiceandAppearanceCare
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6-1
Maintenanceschedule
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7-1
Customer Assistance Information
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8-1
Index
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i
CM
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, GEO,
the GEO Emblem and the name PRIZM 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 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/Geo
whenever it appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your Geo,
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.
10277492
B
First Edition
WE
SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National
Institute
for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners
Who
Prefer
a
French Language Manual:
Aux
propribtaires canadiens:
Vous pouvez vous
procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en franGais chez
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‘Copyright General Motors Corporation
1995
All Rights Reserved
ii
How
to
Use
This
Manual
.
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a
CAUTION:
I
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
These,mean there is something that
could
hurt
for your vehicle.
h’,this
manual, you’ll
fmd
that pictures
you
or other people.
and words
work
together
to
,expi& things quickly.
I
I
.*
‘Index
-.
.-
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
A
good place to look for what you needis the Index in we tell
you
what to do to help avoid or reduce the
the back of the manual..It’s
an
alphabetical list of all
hazard. Please read these Fautiqns.
If
you don’t,
you
or
that’s
in
the manual, and the page number. where others could be hurt.
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.
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.”
..
-.
~ iii
Vehicle
Damage
Warnings
Also,
in
this
book
you will find these notices:
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.
iv
Vehicle
Symbols
These are some
of
the symbols you may find
on
your vehicle.
For
example,
these symbols
are
used on an
original battery:
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
CAUSE
BATTERY
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
,111,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
I
These symbols
are important
for
you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to
do
with
your lights:
SIGNALS
@
9
TURN
EiE
A
FLASHER
FOG LAMPS
$0
These symbols
are
on
some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are
used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
-
CHARGING
I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
R
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other
symbols
you may see:
FUSE
-%-
LIGHTER
-
HORN
)c=r
SPEAKER
I@
FUEL
B
V
NOTES
vi
Section
1
Seats
and
Restraint
Systems
Here you'll find information about the seats in
your
Geo
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.
Seats and Seat Controls
This part tells seats about the seats
--
how to adjust
them, and
also
about reclining front seatbacks, head
restraints and rear folding seatbacks.
Manual Front Seats
~
A
CAUTION:
~
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.
11
Lift the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slide the
seat to where you want it. Release the lever and
try
to
move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is
locked into place.
Don’t put anything, under the front seats. Items under the
seats could keep the seats from locking into place properly.
Reclining
Front
Seatbacks
To
adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatback where
you want it.
Push
on the seat to make sure it’s locked in
position. Pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to its
original upright position.
1-2
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 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.
1-3
Head
Rest]
int-
.-
Slide the head straint up
or
down
so
that the top
of
the
restraint is closest to the top
of
your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of
a
neck injury in a crash.
Pull up to raise the restraint.
To
lower it, push the
release button and push down.
Make sure the head restraint is locked in place after you
adjust it.
Rear
Folding
Seatback (Option)
You can fold either side of the seatback down in your
Geo for more cargo space. On vehicles with
a
built-in
child restraint system,
only
the driver’s
side
rear
passenger seatback
can
be folded down. Make sure
the
front seat isn’t reclined.
If
it is, the rear seatback won’t
fold down all the way.
To
fold either seatback down:
1.
Push
the
button
on the
toD
of
the seatback while
yiu pull down on the
seatback. (Repeat the
procedure for the other
side if you
do
not have a
built-in child’restraint.)
1-4
2.
Fold the seatback down.
To
raise the seatback:
1.
Pull the seatback up and push it back to lock it into
place. Make sure the safety belts are not twisted or
caught
in
the seatback.
2.
Push and pull the top of the seatback to be sure it
is
locked
in
position.
afety Belts: They're for Everyone
xnls
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
air
bag system.
1
A
CAUTION:
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.
1-5
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 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 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
anythmg,
you
go
as fast as it
goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on wheels.
1-6
Put someone
on
it.
Get it up
to
speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn't
stop.
1-7
or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down
as
the vehicle does.
You get’more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why
safety belts make such good sense.
Here
Are Questions
Many
People
Ask
About Safety Belts
--
and
the
Answers
.’
A:
Q=
A:
Won’t
I
be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if
I’m
wearing
a
safety belt?
You
could
be
--
whether you’re wearing a safety
belt
or
not. But you
can
unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And your chance of
being conscious
during
and after
an
accident,
so
you
can
unbuckle and get out, is
much
greater if
you are belted.
If my vehicle has air bags, why should
I
have to
wear safety belts?
Air
bags
are
in
many vehicles today and will be
in most of them
in
the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so
they work
with
safety belts
--
not instead of them.
Every
air
bag
system ever offered for sale has required the use of
safety belts. Even if you’re
in
a
vehicle that has
air
bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only frontal collisions,
but especially
in side and other collisions.
1-9
e.’
If
I’m
a
good
driver, and I never drive far from
home,
why
should
I
wear safety belts?
A:
You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
accident
--
even one that isn’t your fault
--
you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such
as
bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25
miles
(40
km)
of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40
mph
(65
km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How
to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different rules
for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding
in your Geo, see the part of this manual called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s
protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver
Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder
Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1.
Close and lock the door.
2.
Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so
you can sit up straight.
1-10
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If
the
belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at the
end of
this
section.
Make sure the release button on the buckle
is
positioned
so
you would be able
to
unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if
you ever had to.
3.
Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across
you.
Don’t let
it
get twisted.
The shoulder belt
may
lock if you pull the belt across
you very quickly.
If
this happens, let the .belt
go
back
slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you
more slowly,
4.
Push the latch plate into the buckle until
it
clicks.
5.
To
make
the
lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt.
1-11
The lap part
of
the belt should
be
worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the thighs.
In
a crash,
this
applies
force to the strong pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely
to slide under the lap
belt.
If
you slid under it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen.
This
could cause
serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go
over the shoulder and
across
the chest. These parts of the
body are best able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or
if
you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
Before
you
begin
to
drive, move the shoulder belt
adjuster
to
the height
that
is
right
for
you.
Pull the release knob and move the height adjuster to the
desired position. After you move the adjuster to where
you want it, try
to
move it without pulling the release
knob
to make sure it has locked into position.
Adjust the height
so
that the shoulder portion of the belt is
centered on your shoulder. The belt should be away
fiom
your face and neck, but not falling
off
your shoulder.
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