1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER lock

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(AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE)
If you are parking on a hill and you
don’t shift
your transaxle into P (Park)
properly, the weight of the vehicle may
put too much force on the parking pawl
in the transaxle. You may find it difficult
to pull the
shift lever out of P (Park).
This
is called “torque lock.” To prevent
torque lock, always be sure to shift into
P (Park) properly before you leave the
driver’s seat.
To find out how, see the
Index under Shiftirtg Into P (Park),
When you are ready to drive, move the
shift lever out
of P (Park) before you
release the parking brake.
If torque lock does occur, you may need
to have another vehicle push yours a
little uphill to take some
of the pressure
from the transaxle,
so you can pull the
shift lever out
of P (Park).
Winter Driving
Here are some tips for winter driving:
Have your Chevrolet in good shape for
winter. Be sure your engine coolant
mix is correct.
Snow tires can help in loose snow, but
they may give you less traction on ice
than regular tires.
If you do not expect
to be driving in deep snow, but may
have to travel over ice,
you may not
want to switch to snow tires at all.
You may want to put winter
emergency supplies in your trunk or
rear area.
Include an ice scraper, a small brush
or broom, a supply of windshield
washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer
clothing, a small shovel, a flashlight,
a
red cloth, and a couple of reflective
warning triangles. And, if you will be
driving under severe conditions,
include a small bag
of sand, a piece of
old carpet or a couple
of burlap bags
to help provide traction. Be sure you
properly secure these items
in your
vehicle.
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Your Driving and the Road
Driving on Snow or /ce
Most of the time, those places where
your tires meet the road probably have
good traction.
However,
if there is snow or ice
between your tires and the road, you can
have a very slippery situation. You’ll
have a lot less traction or “grip” and
will need to be very careful.
What’s the worst time for this? “Wet ice.”
Very cold snow or ice can be slick
and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be
even more trouble because
it may offer
the least traction
of all. You can get
“wet ice” when it’s about freezing
(32°F; OOC) and freezing rain begins to
fall. Try to avoid driving on
wet ice
until salt and sand crews can get there.
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Whatever the condition-smooth ice,
packed, blowing or loose snow-drive
with caution. Accelerate gently. Try not
to break the fragile traction.
If you
accelerate too fast, the drive wheels
will
spin and polish the surface under the
tires even more.
Your anti-lock brakes inlprove your
ability
to make a hard stop on a slippery
road. Even though you have the anti-
lock braking system, you’ll want to
begin stopping sooner than you would
on dry pavement. See the
Index under
Anti-Lock Bruke System.
Allow greater following distance on
any slippery road.
9 Watch for slippery spots. The road
might be fine
until you hit a spot that’s
covered with
ice. On an otherwise
clear road, ice patches may appear
in
shaded areas where the sun can’t
reach: around clumps of trees, behind
buildings, or under bridges.
Sometimes the surface of a curve or
an overpass may remain
icy when the
surrounding roads are clear. If you see
a patch of ice ahead of
you, brake
before
you are on it. Try not to brake
while you’re actually on the ice, and
avoid sudden steering maneuvers.

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bwing Your Chevrolet (CONI)
To help avoid injury to you or
lers:
a Never let passengers ride in a
vehicle that is being towed.
a Never tow faster than safe or
posted speeds.
* Never tow with damaged parts
not fully secured.
* Never get under your vehicle after
it
has been lifted by the tow truck.
* Always use separate safety
chains on each side when towing
a vehicle.
Never use
“J” hooks. Use T-
hooks instead.
the ignition key off. The steering wheel
should be clamped
in a straight-ahead
position,
with a clamping device designed
for towing service. Do not use the
vehicle’s steering column lock for this.
The transaxle should be
in Neutral, and
the parking brake released.
Don’t have your vehicle towed on the
front wheels, unless
you must. If the
vehicle must be towed on the front wheels,
don’t go more than
35 mph (56 km/h) or
farther than
50 miles (80 km) or your
transaxle will be damaged. If these
limits must be exceeded, then
the front
wheels have to be supported on a dolly.
p-AU I IUN I
A vehicle can fall from a car
carrier if it isn’t properly
secured. This can cause a
collision, serious personal injury
and vehicle damage. The vehicle
should be tightly secured with
chains or steel cables before it is
transported.
Don’t use substitutes (ropes,
leather straps, canvas webbing,
etc.) that can be cut
by sharp edges
underneath
the towed vehicle.
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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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 6. Remove the band around the jack.
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
1 L improperly tightened wheel
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).

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Don’t try to put a wheel cover on your
compact spare tire.
It won’t fit. Store the
wheel cover and plastic cap nuts in the
trunk or rear area until you have the flat
tire repaired or replaced.
16. Store the flat tire in the compact
spare tire compartment, and secure
with the wing bolt and extension.
Store the jack and wheel wrench in
their compartment, also.
MU I IVN 1
Storing a jack, a tire, or other
:quipment in the passenger
compartment
of the vehicle could
cause injury. In a sudden stop
or
collision, loose equipment could
strike someone. Store all these in
the proper place.
The compact spare is for temporary use
only. Replace the compact spare tire
with a full-size tire as soon as you can.
See
Compact Spare Tire next in this
section.
Compact Spare Tire
Although the compact spare was fully
inflated when your vehicle was new, it
can lose air after a time. Check the
inflation pressure regularly.
It should be
60 psi (420 Wa). The compact spare is
made to go up to
3,000 miles (5 000 km),
so you can finish your trip and have
your full-size tire repaired or replaced
where you want.
Of course, it’s best to
replace
your spare with a full-size tire as
soon as you can. Your spare will last
longer and be in good shape in case you
need it again.
Your anti-lock brake system warning
light may come on when you are driving
with a compact spare. See the
Index
under Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
Light.
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