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Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be
more effective than braking. For
example,
you come over a hill and find a
truck stopped in your lane, or a car
suddenly pulls out from nowhere, or a
child darts out from between parked
cars and stops right
in front of you. You
can avoid these problems by braking-if
you can stop in time. But sometimes
you
can’t; there isn’t room. That’s the time
for evasive action-steering around the
problem.
Your Chevrolet can perform very well in
emergencies like these. First apply your
brakes.
It is better to remove as much
speed
as you can from a possible
collision. Then steer around the
problem,
to the left or right depending
on the space available.
An emergency like this requires close
attention and a quick decision. If
you
are holding the steering wheel at the
recommended
9 and 3 o’clock positions,
you can turn it a full
180 degrees very
quickly without removing either hand.
But you have to act fast, steer quickly,
and just as quickly straighten the wheel
once
you have avoided the object. You
must then be prepared to steer back to
your original lane and then brake
to a
controlled stop.
Depending
on your speed, this can be
rather violent for an unprepared driver.
This is
one of the reasons driving
experts recommend that you use your
safety belts and keep both hands on the
steering wheel.
The fact that such emergency situations
are always possible is a good reason to
practice defensive driving at all times.
Off-Road Recovery
You may find sometime that your right
wheels have dropped off
the edge of a
road onto the shoulder while you’re
driving.
If
the level of the shoulder is only
slightly below the pavement, recovery
should be fairly easy. Ease
off the
accelerator and then,
if there is nothing
in the way, steer so that your vehicle
straddles the edge of the pavement. You
can turn the steering wheel
up to ?4 turn
until the right front tire contacts the
pavement edge. Then turn your steering
wheel to go straight down the roadway.
If the shoulder appears
to be about four
inches
(100 mm) or more below the
pavement, this difference can cause
problems. If there is
not enough room to
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Changing a Flat Tire (CONT:)
1 . Pull the carpeting from the floor of
2. Turn the center retainer nut on the
the trunk
or rear area.
compact spare tire housing
counterclockwise to remove it, then
lift the tire cover. You will find the
jacking instructions label on the underside
of the tire cover.
3. If your vehicle is equipped with a spare tire housing lid hook, pull the
front
of the lid up and hook it to the
rear upper edge of the trunk.
4. Remove the wing bolt securing the
compact spare tire, spacer and wheel
wrench
by turning it counterclockwise.
Then lift
off the spacer and remove
the spare tire.
5. Remove the bolt securing the jack by
turning it counterclockwise. Then
remove the jack.
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Turn the jack handle clockwise
to
raise the jack head a few inches.
7. Using the wheel wrench, remove the
plastic cap nuts and loosen all the
wheel nuts. Don’t remove the wheel
nuts
yet.
For 2-24 Models:
On 2-24 models, a cover plate must be
removed to find the wheel nuts. Remove
the cover plate using
the flat end of a
wheel wrench.
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Changing a Flat Tire (CONT.)
8. Position the jack under the vehicle.
Raise the jack head until it fits firmly
into the notch
in the vehicle’s frame
nearest the flat tire.
Do not raise the
vehicle yet. Put the compact spare
tire near you. Raising your vehicle with
the jack
improperly positioned will damage
the vehicle or may allow the
vehicle to fall off
the jack. Be sure
to fit the jack lift head into the
proper location before raising your
vehicle.
Getting under a vehicle when
it is jacked
up is dangerous. If I II NOTICE the vehicie slips off the jack, you I could be badly injured or killed.
Never get under
a vehicle when it
is supported only by a jack.
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9. Raise the vehicle by rotating the
wheel wrench clockwise. Raise the
vehicle far enough off the ground
so
there is enough room for the spare
tire
to fit.
1 0. Remove all of the wheel nuts and, if
you have a wheel cover, use your
fingers to carefully pry the wheel
cover from the wheel. Then
take off
the flat tire.

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Changing a Flat Tire (CONT)
14. Lower the vehicle by rotating the
wheel wrench counterclockwise.
Lower the jack completely. 15. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a
criss-cross sequence, as shown.
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Incorrect wheel nuts or
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nuts can cause the wheel to
become loose and even
come off.
This could lead to an accident. Be
sure to use the correct wheel nuts.
If you have to replace them, be
sure to get the right kind.
Stop somewhere as soon as you
can and
have the nuts tightened
with a torque wrench to
100 pound-feet (140 Nom).

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Filling Your lank
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Gasoline vapor is highly
- flammable. It bums violently,
and that can cause very bad
injuries. Don’t smoke if you’re
ar gasoline or refueling your
hicle. Keep sparks, flames, and
loking materials away from
,,soline.
The cap
is behind a hinged door on the
right side of your vehicle.
To take off the cap, turn it slowly to the
left (counterclockwise).
200
rhile refueling, hang the cap inside the
le1 door.
If you get gasoline on you and
then something ignites it, you
could be badly burned. Gasoline
can spray out on you if you open
the fuel filler cap too quickly. This
spray can happen if your
tank is
nearly full, and is more likely in
hot weather. Open the fuel filler
cap slowly and wait for any “hiss”
noise
to stop. Then unscrew the
cap all the way.
{hen you put the cap back on,
turn it to
le right until you hear a clicking noise.

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1 Halogen Bulbs Headlight Bulb Replacement
~1 For the type of bulb, see the Index under
Replacement Bulbs.
Halogen bulbs have
bLl3t if you drop or scratch the
bulb.
You or others could be
injured. Take special care when
handling and disposing
of halogen
bulbs.
L: pressurized gas inside and can
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1. Turn the lock ring clockwise until the
flanges align with the slots in the
housing. Then pull the ring back
from the housing.
from the housing.
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Service & Appearance Care
Tai//ight Bulb Replacement
(CONr)
3. Press the bulb housing release lever
and turn the housing turn
counterclockwise to remove it.
4. To remove the bulb, push in and
rotate
it counterclockwise.
5. Reverse all steps to reassemble the
taillight housing.
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Wagon:
1. Open the liftgate.
2. Remove the two Torx@ screws.
3. Pull back gently on the taillight
housing.
4. Press the bulb housing tab, rotate the housing counterclockwise
f/6 turn and
remove it.