1993 CHEVROLET CAMARO Owners Manual

Maintenance When Trailer Towing
Your vehicle will need service more often
when you're pulling a trailer. See the
Maintenance Schedule for more on this.
Things that are especially important
in
trailer operation are automatic
transmission
fluid (don't overfill), engine
oil, axle lubricant. belts. cooling system,
and brake adjustment. Each of these is
covered
in this manual, and the Index will
help you find them quickly. If you're
trailering, it's
a good idea to review these
sections before
you start your trip.
Check periodically to see that all hitch
nuts
and bolts are tight.
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Part 5
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Here you’ll find what to do about
some problems that can occur on
the road.
rroblems on the Road
Hazard Warning Flashers ............................................. 184
Jump Starting ...................................................... 185
Towing Your Vehicle ................................................ 190
Engine Overheating ................................................. 193
If a Tire Goes Flat .................................................. 204
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow .............................. 215
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Problems on the Road
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... 184
Hazard Warning
Flashers
Your hazard warning flashers let you
warn others. They also let police know
you have a problem. Your front and rear
turn signal lights
will flash on and off.
Press the button in to make your fronl and
rear
turn signal lights flash on and off.
Your hazard warning flashers work no
matter what position your key
is in, and
even
if the key isn‘t in.
To turn off the flashers. pull out on the
collar.
When the hazard warning tlashers are on,
your turn signals won’t work.
Other Warning Devices
If you carry retlective triangles, you can
set one
up at the side of the road about
300 feet (100 m> behind your vehicle.
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Jump Starting
If your battery has run down, you may
want to use another vehicle and some
jumper
cables to start your Chevrolet. But
please follow the steps below to do it
safely.
A Batteries can hurt you. They
0 They contain acid that can
cm be dangerous because:
burn you.
They contain gas that can
explode or ignite.
They contain enough
electricity to burn you.
you don’t follow these steps
taclly, some or all of these things
cm hurl you.
Ignoring these steps could result in
cosily damage to your vehicle that
wouldn’l : covered by your
warrant)
Trying
to start your Chevrolet bl
pushing or pulling it could dama
your vehicle. even
if you have a
manual transmission. And if you
have an automatic transmission,
it
won’t slart that way.
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Problems an the Road
To Jump Start Your Chevrolet:
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have
a 12-volt battery
with a negative
ground system.
11 NOTICE:
... 186
2.
lr tne otner system Isn’t a lz-vo~t
--/stem
with a negative ground, botn
Yzhicles can be damaged.
r
Get the vehicles close enough so the
jumper cables can reach,
but be sure
the vehicles aren’t touching each
other.
If they are, it could cause a
ground connection you don’t want.
You wouldn’t be able to start your
Chevrolet, and the bad grounding
could damage the electrical systems.
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’WTION: II ~____
rou cows De rnJurea if the
4 vehicles roll. Set the parking
,,ake firmly on each vehicle. Put
an automatic transmission
in
P (Park) or a manual transmission
in Neutral.
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3. Turn off the ignition on both vehicles,
Turn
off all lights that aren’t needed,
and radios. This
will avoid sparks and
help save both batteries.
And it could
save your radio!
be badly damaged. The repairs
wouldn’t be covered
1 your
NOTICE:
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, Open the hoods and locate the
batteries.
CAUTION:
A
An electric fan can start up
even when the engine
is not
running and can injure you. Keep
hands, clothing and tools away from
any underhood electric fan.
Find the positive
(+) and negative (-)
terminals on each battery.
A
Using a match near a battery
can cause battery gas to
explode. People have been hurt
doing
this, and some have been
blinded.
Use a flashlight if you need
more light.
Be sure the battery has enough
water,
You don’t need to add water
to the Delco Freedom@ battery
installed
in every new GM vehicle.
But if a battery has filler caps, be
sure the right amount of fluid is
there. If it is low, add water to take
care
of that first. If you don’t,
explosive
gas could be present.
Battery fluid contains acid that can
burn you. Don’t get it on you. If
you accidentally get it in your eyes
or
on your skin, flush the place
with water and get medical help
immediately. Check that the
jumper cables don’t
have
loose or missing insulation. If
they do, you could get a shock. The
vehicles could
be damaged, too.
Before you connect the cables, here
are some basic things you should
know. Positive
(+) will go to positive
(+) and negative (-) will go to
negative
(-) or a metal engine part.
Don’t connect
(+) to (-) or you’ll get a
short that would damage the battery
and maybe other parts, too.
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Problems an the Road
Fans or other moving engine
eep your hands away from moving
-u-ts once the engines are running.
L parts can injure you badly.
6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to
the positive
(+) terminal of the vehicle
with the dead battery. Use a remote
positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle
has one,
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7. Don't let the other end touch metal.
Connect
it to the positive (+) terminal
of the good battery. Use a remote
positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle
has one.
But don't use the junction
block on your Chevrolet.
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