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Seats & Safety Belts 
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properly: 
.If you care in a.crash and . .’ 
you!re not yearing a safety.belt., 
your iajuries can ,ibe..much  worse. 
You 
can hit  things,inside the 
vehicle 
or be  ejected from it. You 
can be  seriously  injured or killed. In 
t’hesame crash,  you might not be if 
you  are  :buckled up. Always fasten 
your 
.safety belt,  and check  that 
your -passenger’s.belt is fastened 
properly  t 
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This figure  lights up when  you  turn the 
key to Run or Start when  your  safety 
belt  isn’t  buckled, 
and you’ll hear a 
chime, 
too. It’s  the  reminder  to buckle 
up. 
In many states and  Canadian  provinces, 
the  law  says 
to wearsafety  belts. Here’s 
why: They work. 
You never lnow- if you’ll  be  in a crash. 
If you do have  a  crash, you don’t know 
if it will be a bad one. 
A few crashes  are very  mild. In them, 
you won’t get hurt even if you’re not 
buckled up. And some  crashes m be 
so serious, 1ike.being-hit  by a train,  that 
even  buckled 
up a person  wouldn’t 
survive. 
But most  crashes  are  in 
between. 
In many of them,  people who 
buckle-up can survive  and  someti-mes 
walk 
away. Without belts they  could be 
badly hurt or killed. 
After 25 years of safety :belts  in  vehicles, 
the  facts  are clear. 
In most crashes 
buckling up does matter ... a lot!   

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Turn off the ignition,. 
Remove  the SIR (air bag) fuse (.see 
the 
Index under Fuses G Circuit 
Breukers) . 
Disconnect  the yellow connector at- 
the  base 
of the  steering column.. 
Whe~ the work is complete, if the air 
bag  system was disconnected, be sure to 
reattach  everything and replace the .fuse 
before  turning the  ignition 
on. When 
you turn the ignition key on, be sure 
“you see the  inflatable  .restraint light‘ on 
the Driver Information Center. If you 
don’t see  this light flash and thea go out 
,as usual, have y0.u~ air bag  system 
repaired, 
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 
Safety -belts work for-everyone, 
including  pregnant  women.  We 
all 
-occupants, they are more likely to be 
seriously  injured -if? they don’t wear 
safety belts I 
,A pregrgmt  woman should wear a lap- 
shoulder belt, .and the lap p.ortiun 
-should  be.wolin as low as possible 
,throughout  the pregnancy. 
The bestway t~ protect the  fetus  is to 
protect the mother; men a safety  belt  is 
worn properly, it’s. more l.ikely that the 
fetus 
won’t be hurt in.3 crash. For- 
-pregnant women, .as for anyone,  the key 
.to making safety  be1tseffective.is 
wearing 
them properly. 
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Here you can learn  about the 
many  standard and optional  features 
on your Corvette. and information on 
starting. shifting and braking . Also 
explained are the  instrument panel 
and the warning systems that  tell you 
if everything is working  properly- 
and what to do if you have a 
problem . 
Part 2 
Features & Controls 
Keys ........................................................................\
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Locks ........................................................................\
......................................... 43 
Passive  Keyless Entry System ........................................................................\
... 44 
Glove Box ........................................................................\
.................................. 59 
Starting Your Engine ........................................................................\
.................. 61 
Engine  Block  Heater ........................................................................\
................. 66 
Shifting the Transmission ........................................................................\
......... 67 
Parlring  Brake ............................................... .................................................... 77 
Turn  SignaVHeadlight  Beam  Lever .................................................................. 82 
Windshield  Wipers~asher ........................................................................\
....... 83 
Cruise  Control ........................................................................\
............................ 84 
PASS-Key'" ........................................................................\
....................................... 55 
Ignition ........................................................................\
...................................... 60 
Windows ........................................................................\
..................................... 81. 
Headlights ........................................................................\
.................................. 89 
Interior Lights ........................................................................\
........................... 91 
Storage Compartments ........................................................................\
............. 95 
Mirrors 92 
Sun Visors ........................................................................\
................................. 93 
Ashtray  and Lighter ........................................................................\
................... 96 
Instrument  Panel ........................................................................\
...................... 98 
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ........................................................... 1 02 
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Trip  Monitor ........................................................................\
............................. 1 IO 
Driver Information  Center ........................................................................\
. .:. .... 112 
Convertible Hardtop ........................................................................\
................ 128 
Removable Roof Panel ........................................................................\
............ 120 
Convertible Top ........................................................................\
...................... 124 
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Keys The ignition  keys are for the ignition 
Ody. 
The door keys are for the doors anddl 
other locks, except the. engine power 
switch (if you have a ZR-1) which uses 
a third key. 
When a new Corvette'is delivered,  the. 
dealer  removes  the plugs 
from the keys, 
and gives them to the-first owner. 
However,  the ignition key may not have 
a plug. 
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 piace. If you lose your-.keys, 
you'll be able to have new ones made 
easily using these.plugs. If your ignition 
keys dodt have plugs, go to your 
Chevrolet dealer for the correct key 
code if you need a new.ignition key. 
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rhere are several  ways to locls: and 
unlock your  vehicle. 
From the Outside: 
Use your door key or the Passive 
Keyless 
Entry transmitter. 
If your theft  deterrent  system is armed, 
unlock the doors only with the key or 
Passive Keyless Entry system. This wizl 
avoid setting off the alarm. 
To lock the doors with the Passive 
Keyless Entry  system,  take the 
transmitter .out of range-after  five 
seconds, the doors will lock and the 
horn will sound once. To unlock the 
doors, move the transmitter back into 
vehicle  range.  See  the Index under 
Passive Keyless Entry System. 
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From the Inside: 
Tollock the door, slide the lock  control 
on the door rearward. 
To unlock the door, slide the lock 
control  on the door forward.   

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Power Door Locks 
With  power  door  locks,  ,you can lock or 
unlock  both doors-.of  your  vehicle from 
the driver  or-passenger  door  lock  switch. 
Slide  the power  door 
lock switch 
reaward to lock  the doors.  Slide  the 
switch  €ornard  to unlock  the doors. 
Leaving Your Vehicle 
If you are leaving,the  vehicle,  open your 
door and set  the  lucks from inside. Then 
get out and  close  the door. 
Your vehicle  has a thee detefrent 
system.  See-  the 
index uader Unzversal 
Theft Deterrent. 
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Passive KeyEess Entry System 
Your Passive Keyless  Entry system 
operates on a radio  frequency  subject  to 
Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC) 
Rules. 
This device complies with Part 15 of the 
FCC Rules.  Operation is subject  to the 
following two  conditions: (1) This 
device may not  cause-  harmful 
interfejrence, 
and (2) This device  must 
accept  any  interference  received, 
including  interference  that 
may cause 
undesired  operation.  Should  interference 
to 
this system 
occur,  try 
this: 
Check  to:see if the passive feature is 
enabled. 
Check  the distance.  You may be  too 
far lrom your vehicle.  This product 
has a maximum range. 
Check the location.  Other  vehicles or 
objects-may be blocking the signal. 
Check to determine if battery 
replacement  is.  necessary. 
See the 
instructioas  .on battery  replacement 
later  in this  section. 
See  your  Chevrolet  dealer  6r.a 
qualified  technician 
for service. 
Changes or modifications td this system 
by other  than an authorized service 
facility  could  void  authorization to use 
this  .equipment.   

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Passive Keyless .Entry Description 
The  Passive Keyless-Entry system, or 
PKE, on your Corvette is a new 
approach2o  remote  keyless entry. 
Unlike other systems, PKE requires  no 
specific .action from the operator  ,to 
unlock 
or lock  the dams. When the 
passive  kature 
is er;abled, simply 
approach  the vehide  with 
the .PKE 
trinsmitter-the system automatically 
disarms 
your vehicle's theft deterrent 
system and unlocks either the  driver's 
door or both  doors  (depending on 
which unlock mode it is in). Move back 
aut 
-of range,  and P-KE locks all the 
doas and arms the theft  deterrent 
system.  The  Passive  Keyless 
Entry system also 
has other useful features. The passenger 
- door can be unlocked by pressing.  the 
DOOR button 
on the transmitter. On 
the.  coupe,  the hatch can be openqd ley 
pressing the HATCH button on the 
transmitter. 
In addition to these 
features,  there 
is a special  function  that 
prevents 
thekeys from being locked in 
the  vehicle while they are in the 
ignition. 
Your Corvette comes  equipped from the 
facbry with one transmitter.  Additional 
transmitters, 
if desired, .may be 
purchased though your dealer. Each 
transmitter is co-ded for. secu-rity,  and 
must be  ,programmed to yow vehicle 
before 
it is  used. See Programming 
Transmitters laterin this section,   

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The Passive  Keyless Entry system 
sen-ses the transmitter when it is within 
a certain-range of the vehicle. When the 
transmitter 
is' within  this range, the 
doar(s) will unIock  auto-matieally (if the 
passive  feature 
is enabled), the theft 
deterrent  system  will 
be disarmed, -and 
the courtesy lights wilI be turned on (if 
it is dark enough  outside). 
Transmitter 
ranges., as shorn in the 
coupe and convertibie illustrations,  are 
as  follows: 
Range 
A: .5-7 feet (.11h-2 m) 
Range B: 3-5 feet. (1-1% rn) 
Features & Controls 
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The signal of the transmitter is picked 
up by two antennas.  On the coupe, one 
antenna is located in the driver's  door 
and  one is 
located in the  rear of the 
luggage-area. These antennas do not 
require any routine maintenance I 
Transmitter Range (Convertible) 
Qn the  convertible,  one antenna  is 
located  in the driver's 
door and one-  is 
located 
in the passenger's -door. These 
antennas do not require any routine 
maintenance. 
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