1993 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

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To Start Your LE €nghe (CODE J)
Shift your gear selector to N (Neutral)
and hold the. clutch pedal to the'fioor
while starting the-engine;
Your vehicle
won't start
if the clutch pedal is not all
the way down-that's a safety feature.
1 Don't push the accelerator pedal
before .starting
your engirie. In some
other vehicles you might need to do
this,
but because of your vehicle's
computer systems,
you don't.
2. Turn the ignition key to Start. When
the engine starts, let go of the--key.
The idle speed will go down as your
engine
gets warm.
1. If it doesn't start within three
seconds, push the accelerator pedal
about one-third
of the way down,
while you hold the ignition key in
Start. When the engine starts, let go
of the key and let up on the
accelerator pedal. Wait about
15
seconds between each try to help
avoid draining.
your battery.
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When starting your engine. in very cold
weather (below
0°F or -18"c), do this:
1. With your foot off the accelerator
pedal, turn the ignition
key to Start
and hold it there. Mer two s.econds,
push the accelerator pedal down just
a little. When thmngine starts, let go
of the key. Use the accelerator pedal
to maintain engine. speed, -if you have-
to, until your engine has runfor a
while.
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2. If your engine still won't start (or
starts but then stops), it could be
flooded'with
too much gasoline. Try
pushing your accelerator pedal all the
way to the floor and holding it there
as you hold the key in Start for about
three seconds. If the vehicle starts
briefly
but then stops again, do the
same thing, but this time keep the
pedal down for
five or six seconds.
This clears the extra gasoline from
the engine.
Driving Through Deep Standing
Wafer
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Engine Block Heafer
(LT7 ENGINE, CANADA ONLY)
In very cold weather, 0°F (-18°C) or
colder, the engine block heater can
he1p:You’ll get easier starting and
better fuel economy during engin,e
warm-up.
To Use the Engine Block Heater:
1. Turn off -the engine.
2..Open the hood and un-wrap the
3. Plug it into a normal,. gromded.
electrical
cord.
110-volt
outlet.
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A.
Plugging the.:cord into an ’ ’ .
ungrounded outlet could
cause an ‘electrical shock. Also, the
wrong lund of extension cord could
overheat and cause
a.fire. You
could be seriously injured. Plug the
cord
into a properly grounded
three-prong 110-volt outlet.
If the
cord won’t reach, use a heavy-duty
three-prong extension cord rated
for at least 15 amps.
, After y0u’V.e used the. b1o.d~ .heat,eI,
be
sure to.stolre the cord--as’it-was
. befoxe., to keep it; away from m.oving--:-
-engine.parts. If you don’t, it .cdd
.be- damaged.
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How long should you keep the block
heater plugged in? The answer depends
on the weather, the kind of oil you
have, and some other things. Instead of
trying to list everything here, we ask
that you contact a Chevrolet dealer in
the area where you’ll be parking your
vehicle. The dealer can give: you the best
advice for that particular area.

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Transmission
Your automatic transmission has a shift
-lever located on the console- between
the seats.
There
sire several different positions for
your shift lever.
Park
Reverse
Neutral
Overdrive
Drive
Second
First
P -
D
D
2
1
Park
P (Park): This loclts your rear wheels.
It’s the
best position to use when you
start your engine because your vehicle
can’t move easily.
CAUTION I
It is dangerous to,:get oui:-af :
your ‘vehicle -3 th&hift lever
is not fully in P (Park) ,with the
p”arkinglbrdce~My set. your
vehicle :can roll. ’
Don’t leave your,vehicle when the
engine is running unless you have
to. If you have left the engine
running, the vehicle can -move
suddenly.
You or ,others could be
injured. To be sure your vehicle
won’t move, when you”re
on fairly
level ground, always set. your
parking brake and move the shift -
lever to P -(Park).
See the
Index under Shifting Into
hill, also see the Index under
Parking on Hills.
P (Park). If you are parking 0ri:a.

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Reverse
R (Reverse): Use this gear to back up.
To rock your vehicle back and forth to
get out of snow, ice or sand without
damaging your transmission, see the
' Index under If You're Stuck: In Sand,
Mud, Ice OY Snow.
Neutral
N (Neutral): In this position, your
.engine doesn't connect with the wheels.
To restart when you're already moving,
use N (Neutral) only. Also, use
N (Neutral) when yourvehicle is being
towed.
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0 (Automatic Overdrive): This
position is. for normal driving. If you
need more power for passing, and
you're:
Going less than about 35 mph
(56,lUn/h), push your accelerator
pedal
about halfway down.
Going about 35 mph (56 ldh) or
more, push the accelerator all .the way
down.
You'll shift down to the next geai and
have more power.
D (Third Gear): This is like m, but
you never go into Overdrive.
Here-are
some times you might choose
D instead of a:
When driving on hilly, winding roads.
When going down a steep hill.
2 (Second Gear): This position gives
you more. power but lower -fuel
economy.
You can use 2 on hills. It can
help control your speed as yuu go down
steep mountain roads, but then you
would also want to use your brakes off
and on..
1 (First Gear): This position gives you
even more power (but lower fuel
economy)
than 2. You can use it on
very steep hills, 01 in deep snow or
mud. If
the selector lever is put in 1, the
transmission won't shift into first- gear
until the vehicle is going slowly enough.

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NOTICE
There are eight different positions:
N Neutral
1 First Gear
2 Second Gear
3 ThirdGear
4 Fourth Gear
5 Fifth Gear
6 Sixth Gear
R Reverse
1 3 5
2 4 6 R
This is your shift pattern. Here’s how to
4 operate your transmission.
1 (First Gw): Press the clutch pedal
and shift into 1. Then, slowly let up on
the clutch pedal as you press the
accelerator pedal.
You can shift into 1 when you’re goirg
less thah 40 mph (64- lun/h). X€ youJve
come to a- complete stop and it’s hard to
shift into 1, put the shift lever in
N (Neutral) and let up OD the clutch.
Press th.e clu_tch pedal back &urn. Then
shift into 1.
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Y 2- (Second Gear): Press the clutch
pedal as
you let up on t.he accelerator
pedal and
shift into 2. Then, slowly let
up on the clutch pedal .as you -press the
accelerator pedal.
3,4,!5 and 6 (Third, Fourth, E.i€th and
Sixth Gears): Shift ihto 3,4,5 and 6
the same way you do for 2. Slowly let
up on the clutch pedal as you press the
accelerator
pedal;
To stop
Let up an the acceleraTor pedal and
press the-brake pedal. Just before the
vehicle
stops, press the clutch pedal
:and.the brake pedal, and shift to
N (Neutral).
N (Neutral): Use this position when
you .startor idle your engine.
R (Reverse): To back up, press down
the clutch pedal-and shift into R (Reverse).
.Let up on the clutch pedal slowly while
pressing the, accelerator pedal.
I-f you shift €ram. RARevefse), the -shift lever must be first
placed
in the N (Neutral) position
centered between
2 and 5 prior to
shifting into .R (Reverse).
Your 6-speed
manual transmission has
a
feature that allows you to s-afely.shift
into-R (Reverse) while the vehicle is
rolling (at
less than 5 mph) . You will be
%clred-out” if you try to shift into
R (Reverse) while y0u.r vehicle is
moving faster than
5. rhph.
If you haveturned your ignition off and
wish to park your car iii R (Reverse),
you wlil have to move the shift leyer
quickly to the right, “crashing” through
the high load spring and then into gear.
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