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Four Way Hazard
Warning
Flasher
• Use the warning flasher to warn
other drivers any time your
ve
hicle becomes a traffic hazard,
day or night.
• A void stopping on the roadway
if possible.
• Turn on the hazard warning
flasher by pushing
in on the but
ton located on the column just
below the steering wheel. Flasher
can
be actuated with
engine ignition either
off or on.
• Turn signals do not work with
hazard flashers operating.
• If the brake pedal is depressed,
the lights will not flash but
re
main continuously lit.
• To cancel the flasher, pull the
button out.
Freeing Car from Sand, etc.
If it becomes necessary to rock
the car to free it from sand, mud
or snow, move the selector lever
on automatic transmission models
from
"D" to "R" in a repeat pat
tern while simultaneously applying
moderate pressure
to the accelera
tor.
(On standard transmission
models, move gear shift lever from
second to reverse gear.) Do not
race engine. For best possible trac
tion, avoid· spinning wheels when
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trying to free the car. The use of
AC Liquid Tire Chain
is recom
mended for temporary assistance
when traction
is lost on ice or
snow.
Towing
Proper lifting and towing equip
ment
is necessary to prevent dam
age to the vehicle during any tow
ing operation. State (Provincial in
Canada) and local laws applicable
to vehicles in tow must be
fol
lowed. Detailed towing instructions
are available at your Chevrolet
dealer. Your Vega may be towed on
all
four wheels, at speeds of less · than
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miles, provided the driveline, axle,
transmission, and steering system
are otherwise normally operable.
Use only towing equipment specifi
cally designed for
this purpose
following the instructions of the
towing equipment manufacturer.
A separate safety chain system
must
be used for such towing and
steering must be unlocked, trans
mission in neutral and the parking
brake released. Attachments must
be made to main structural mem
bers of the car. Do not attach to
bumpers or associated brackets.
Remember that power brake and
power steering assist will not be
available when engine
is inopera
tive.
Recreational Towing
Vega models with a manual 3-
or 4-speed transmission may be
towed (with propshaft installed) be-hind
another vehicle
as a "dinghy"
at freeway speeds if additional SAE
80
or SAE 90 Gear Lubricant is
added to the transmission. This can
be accomplished · by removing the
filler plug and installing a
900-;.2
inch pipe street elbow fitting and
adding one quart
(2 lbs.) of SAE
80
or 90 Gear Lubricant. Use the
filler plug to cap the elbow fitting.
The additional lubricant will have
no adverse affect to the transmis
sion during normal use of the
ve
hicle and may be left in the trans
mission.
EMERGENCY STARTING
A car with a discharged battery
may
be started by using energy
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from a battery in another car
called "jump starting".
NOTICE: Do not push or tow this
vehicle
to start. Damage to the cata
lytic converter and/or to other parts
of the vehicle may result.
Jump Starting
Jump starting may be dangerous
and should
be attempted only if, the
following three conditions are met.
If they are not,we strongly recom
mend that you leave the starting to
a competent mechanic.
• The battery in the OTHER vehi
cle must
be 12 volt and nega
tively grounded,
like the one in
THIS car. (Check the other car's
owner's manual to
see if it is.)
• The battery in THIS car must be
equipped with flame arrestor
vents (like the original-equip
ment Delco Freedom battery)
