1976 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO reset

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Cempensatef0'r thes~ l0'wer gauge
readings
resulting frem these heaVy
'Ib ads t0' produce gO'?d fuel ec0'n­
emy.
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Engine Temper~'iure. Gauge
This 0'Pti0'n~r',,'gauge indicates
c0'0'lant temperaplre which will
yary with air
teqiperature and 0'P­
erating c0'nditi{>,iiS. The ignitien
switch must
be;" 0'n f0'r accurate
,re idling in very hqtweather will caus~
the P0'inter to'iim0'vebey0'nd tije
center 0'f the ljimd. Should P0'inter
m0've t0' the line at the "H" end of
the band , stop engine 0'r reduce ,
speed
t0' penllit engine t0' cool.
Headlamp "ON"
Warning Buzzer
The eptienal headlamp reminder
buzzer provides
an audible warn­
ing that the main light switch is in
one 0'f the "0'n"P0'siti0'ns ; either
pMking lights Of headlights.
The reminder ,buzzer is actuated
0'nly whenthe igniti0'n switch is
turned
i0' '''OFF'' er "LOCK" posi­
ti0'n,
Clock
Reset th~ cl0'ck,if yeur car is S0'
'equipped, by pulling eut the kn0'b
.
and turning the hands cl0'ck\\fise if
slew , c0'unterclockwise if fast. This
will, if the
cl0'ck errer is five min­
utes er. m0're,~utematicallyc0'm­
pen sate f0'r tim.e' gain 0'r l~g, Sev­
eral resettings, sev.eral daysi',apart,
maybe needed te pr0'perl y adjust
the
clOCk mechanism . Have yeur
c
l0'ck cleaned and 'eiled by a cem"
petent .cl0'ck serviceman "at least
every
twe years,
Cigarette Lighter
The cigarette lighter. is I0'cated
en the instrument panel face, T0'
,2-15
operate, push it in, When it be­
C0'm.es heated, it aut0'matically P0'PS
eut ready fo r use,
WindshiEild Wiper and
Washer
The windshield wiping system
op(;lratesat tW0' speed s and is de­
.
signed t0'wipe clear specific areas
of the windshield under m0'st in­
, Clement "''leath
er cenditiens, The
windshielrlwipers w0'rk electri­
cally and are not affected ' by en­
gineeperatien,
FIlsh . the centrel levetDewn te
start the electric windshie ld wiper,
The
tW0'-speed electric wiper has
botli a' "lew " and a "high" speed
pesitien,
Pressing the centrel will send a
measured
ameunt ef water 0'r ether
cleaning agent ent0' the windshield,
Fill the washer
jar only % full
during the winter
te allew fer eX­
pansien if the temperature sh0'uld

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To operate the radios, the igni­
tion switch must be in "ON" or
"ACC" position .
Push Button AM Radio
In addition to the manual con­
trols, the Push Bu.tton Radio pro­
vides five push buttons with which
to automatically
select preset sta­
tions. To preset, pull the push but­
ton "out" as far as it will go, tune
in the desired station . manually
and then
push" the button "in."',
Repeat this ope(ation for each push ,
button.
AM/FM Radio
In addition to providing stand'
ard AM reception, this set permits
you to receive clear
static:{ree FM:
broadcasts. Move the slide bar,
above the radio dial, to the right
or
left to select AM or PM reception.
All
other controls remain the same
as described for Push Buttonra­
dios. FM broadcasts may be re­
ceived as far as 25 miles from the
sending station, depending on the
power of the station and the
exist­
ing terrain .' In fringe areas , it may
be possible to retune the radio
slightly tornaintain peak reception.
If not, retune to a closer or strong­
er FM station or switch to AM
operation.
Push buttons may be
set for both
AM or J;1M stations as
follows: j
• Place slide bar in AM position.
• Pull push button out as far as it
will go, tune in desired AM
sta­
tion manually and then push
button in to lock in position.
• Repeat for each remaining push
button .
2-25
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• Place slide bar in FM position
and repeat procedures outlined
for
AM band setting.
NOTE: Bands cannot be changed
if push button
is unlocked.
Antenna
The radio antenna is incorpo,
rated in the windshield glass. If
necessary , adjustments for maxi­
mum antenna effectiveness can be
made by your authorized Chevrolet
dealer.