1993 CHEVROLET BLAZER Owners Manual

Features & Controls
Locking Rear Axle ........................................................................\
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Parking Brake
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Parking Over Things That Burn
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Engine Exhaust
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Running Your Engine While You’re Parked
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Four-wheel Drive
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Transfer Case
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Front Axle Locking Feature
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Windows
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Horn
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Tilt Wheel
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Multifunction Lever
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Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
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Headlight High-Low Beam
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Windshield Wipers
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Windshield Washer
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Cruise Control
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Headlights and Vehicle Lighting
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Mirrors
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Sun Visors ........................................................................\
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Rear Window Wiper and Washer
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Cigarette LightedAshtrays
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Storage Compartments ........................................................................\
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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
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Instrument Cluster
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Gages
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Luggage Carrier
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Trailer Wiring Harness
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~ CAUTION
fi Leaving young children in a vehicle with the ignition key is dangerous
b for many reasons. A child or others could be badly injured or even
killed.
They could operate power windows
or other controls or even make
the vehicle move. Don’t leave the keys in a vehicle with young
children.
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The ignition keys are for the ignition only.
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The door keys are for the doors and all other locks.


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When a new vehicle is delivered, the dealer removes the plugs from the
keys, and gives them to the first owner.
Each plug has a code on
it that tells your dealer or a qualified locksmith how
to make extra
keys. Keep the plugs in a safe place. If you lose your keys,
you’ll be able to have new ones made easily using these pl\
ugs.
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1 NOTICE
Your vehicle has a number of new features that can help prevent thef,.
But
you can have a lot of trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lock
So be sure you have extra kevs.
#- x keys inside. You may even have to damage your vehicle to get in.
Your Doors and How They Work
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Side Doors
To open the door from the outside, pull the handle up and pull the door
open.
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TO open the door from the inside, pull the lever toward you and push the
door open.
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Featurns & Controls
A Unlocked doors can be dangerous. I
Passengers-especially children-can easily open the doors and fall
out. When a door is locked, the inside handle won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked door when you slow
This may not be so obvious: You increase the chance of being
thrown out
of the vehicle in a crash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear
safety belts properly, lock your doors, and you will be far better off
whenever you drive your vehicle. I
I down or stop your vehicle.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle:
From the outside: use your door key.
From the inside: To lock the door, slide the lever on a side door down. To
unlock the door, slide the lever on the door up. The rear pa\
nel doors do not
have a lever.
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Power Door Locks (Option)
Press the bottom of the power door lock switch marked LOCK, on either front
door, to lock all the
doors at once. Press the switch marked UNLOCK to
unlock all the doors at once.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your door and set the
locks from the inside, then get out and close the door.
Tailgate, Tailgate Glass and Rear Doors
I CAUTION I
It can be dangerous to drive with the tailgate, tailgate glass\
or a rear
b door open. Carbon Monoxide (CO) gas can come into your vehicle.
You can’t see
or smell CO. It can cause unconsciousness and even
death.
If you must drive with the tailgate, tailgate glass or a rear door open:
Make sure all windows are shut.
Turn the fan on your heating or cooling system to its highest\

speed with the setting on
VENT. That will force outside air into
your vehicle. See “Comfort Controls” in the Index.
If you have air vents on or under the instrument panel, open
I them all the way.
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Tailgate
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If your vehicle has a tailgate, you must raise the rear glass be\
fore lowering
the tailgate.
To open the glass from the outside, use your door key. With the
key
in the lock, turn the key to the right to release the glass, then lift it up.
Open the tailgate by lifting up on the handle while pulling the tailgate toward
you.
Close the tailgate before closing the rear glass. After closing\
, make sure the
tailgate is securely latched by pulling
it toward you. After closing the rear
glass, pull up
on its handle to make sure it is locked.
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Panel Doors
To open the rear panel doors on the wagon model, you must open the right
door first.
Pull up on the handle and pull the door open.
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To open the left door, pull the handle on the door edge out and pull the door
open.
To close me doors, close the left door first. Be sure both doors are latc\
hed
securely.
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The rear doors have a check assembly to keep them from opening farther
than
you want.
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