1993 CHEVROLET CORVETTE battery

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Ccznverfible Top fopTIoNJ
The following sequences explain the
pruper operation of your convertible
top.
Follow these instructions and be
sure to-take pmper care of your
convertible top. See the Index under
I Cltming Your Cunvertibk Top.
If your Comette suffers a power loss,
such as a "dead battery," you can still
open the storage: compartnient by using
the
manual release handles located
behind the safety belt anchors on each
side of your vehicle.
Locating the release handles may be
difficult. Reach up and behind the safety
belt anchors; you will find a releas-e
handle near the sidewall and behind thi-
safety belt .anchor on each side of your
vehicle. Move the handle toward the
rear of the vehicle and upward, as
shown in the illustration above.

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Accessory Wiring Plug (CONTJ
This Wiring Plug has Three Separate
Wires:
The orange wire connects to the
battery.
The pink wire connects to the ignition
(power
is only available in the Run
position).
ground.
The black wire connects to the
When.using $he.accessory wiring
Don't splice wires -directly into
the
accessory plug wire. If done
incmrectly, splicing might cause
damage.to pur electrical system.
The maximum bad dany ' , .
electric,al,equipment..shauld.not
exceed I15 amps, . .
.Be sure to turn off any electricai
equipment when-not-in
use..
Leaving electrical equipment on
€or extended periods ..can drain
your battery.
electrical equipment
you're using
requires frequent connecting and disconnecting. This may
cause
excessive wear on the accessory
plug
and damage your eiectricai
system.
.plug:
Do not use this plug if the
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ietting the Clock
ietting the cloclc is easy.
, With the radio on or off and the
ignition on, press
SET. The SET
indicator light will glow for five
seconds.
!. You must begin to set the clock to
the correct hour and minute during
those five seconds. Set the clock
by
pressing the TUNE button. TUNE 7
will set the hour. TUNE A sets the
minute.

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Run your engbe only as. long -as you
must. This saves fuel. When you run the
engine,
make it go a little faster than
just idle. That is, push the accelerator
slightly. This uses less fuel for the heat
that you get and it keeps the battery
charged. You will need a well-charged
battery
to restart the vehicle, and
possibly €or signaling later on with your
headlights. Let the
heater mn €or a
while.
Then> shut the engine off and close the
window almost all the way to preserve
the heat. Start the engine again and
repeat this only when you feel really
qncomfortable
from the cold. But do it
as little as possible. Preserve the fuel as
long as you can. To help keep warm,
you can get out of the vehicle and do
some fairly vigorous exercises every
haK-hour or so until help comes.
If You're Stuck in Deep Snow
You should twn your ASR system off if
you're stuck in deep snow. See the
Index under Accelerafion Slip
Regulation (ASR) Sysleem. This manual
explains how to get the vehicle out
of
deep snow without damaging it. See the
Index under Rocking Your Vehicle.
Towing a Trailer
Your Corvette is neither designed nor
intended to tow a trailer.
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Jump Starting
If your battery has WII down, you may
want to use another vehicle and some
jumper cables to start your Corvette.
But
please follow the steps here to do it
safely.
NOTICE
To Jump Start Your Corvette:
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have
a 12-volt battery with a negative
ground system.
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2. 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
Corvette, and the bad grounding
cguid .. d-amage the electrical systems.

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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!
4. Open the hoods and locate the
batteries.
Find the positive
{ + j and, negative
(-) terminals on each battery.

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have loose or ,misskg insulation. If
they do, you could get a shock. The
vehicles. could be damaged, too.
Before: you connect the cables, here &e
same things yo-u should:know, Positive
CAUTION
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.
7. Don’t let the other en’d touch .metal.
Connect it
ta tke positive ( + )
tGmina1 of the pod battery. use a
remQte positive (+) terminal if the
vehicle has one..
8. Now connect the black negative (-}
cable to the good battery’s negative
(-) terminal.
D~p’-t let the other end-touch anything
until the nexthtep. The other end of the
negative cable doem% go ta the-dead
battery. It goes to a heavy unpainted
metal’part on the engine of thevehicle
with the dead battery.
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Jump Siaithg (C0;NT.)
9. Attach the cable at least 18 inches
(45 em> away from the dead battery,
but -not near engine
parts that move.
The dectrical cowection is just as
good there, but the chance of sparks
getting back to., the batt-ery is much
less.
10. Now start the vehicle with the go0.d
battery and run the engine
for a
while.
11. Try’to start the vehicle with the
dead battery.
If it won’t start after a>few tries, it
probably needs service.
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12, Remove the cables in reverse order
(as shown in this diagram) to
prevent electrical shorting. Take
care that they don’ttouch each
other or any other m&al.
Towing Your Corvette
Try to have a GM dealer or a
professional towing service tow your
Corvette, The usual towing equipment
is
:
(A) Sling-twe tow truck
(B) Wheel-lift tow truck
(C) Car carrier
If your vehicle has-been changed or
modified since it was factory-new by
adding aftermarket items like fog lamps,
aero skirting, or special-tires and
wheels, these instructions and
illustrations may not be correct.
Before
you do anything, turn on the
hazard warning
flashers.

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LT7 hgine (CODE PI
t a Automatic Transmission Fluid
2. Hydraulic Clutch Fluid Reservoir
3. Battery
4. Brake Fluid Reservoir
5. Air Cleaner
Dipstick
(if equipped)
(if equipped)
6. Coolant Recovery
Tank
7. Power Steering Fluid Reservoir
8. Engine Oil Fill Cap
9. Engine Oil Dipstick
IO. Coolant High Fill Reservoir
11. Windshield Washer Fluid Reser aoir