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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine In 1953, Chevrolel produmd
300 new lightweight fiberglass;
roadsters.
A handful went 'io project
engineers, General Motors -managers,
and a select group of movie--stars
and celebrities.
With .o two-speed
Powerglide automatic. transmiision,
Blue Flame-six-cylinder engine, and
gleaming Pola. White exterior,
Corvelte began 'its drive into the,
heart of America:.
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Designers freshened up the
'Velte in 1956by adding a r6movubte
hardtop
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Safety Warnings anal Symbok
You will find .a number of safety
cautions in this book. We:use yellow
and. the-
word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could -hurt you 3 you
were.to IgnGre the warning.
h CAUTION I
In the yeflow cautjon area, we tell you
what the hazard is. Then we tell you
what to do to help avoid or-reduce the
hazard. Please-read these cautions, If
you don't, you OF others could be. hurt.
You will also find a red circle with a
slash through it in-this book; This safety
symbol means:
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Als.0, in this book-you will find these
blue
notices:
In the blue notice area, we tell you
>bout something that can damage your
vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be covered
by your warranty, and it
could be costly. But the notice
will tell
you what to do to help avoid the
damage.
When you
read other manuals, you
might see CAUTION and NOTICE
warnings in different colors or in
different
words. In this manual, we've
used the
familiar words and colors that
Chevrolet has
used for years.
You'll also see warning labels on.your
vehicle. They
use the same colors, and
the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
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At dusk, the exterior lights will come on
automatically and both front turn 9ignal
lights
will go out. At dawn, the exterior
lights will
go out and both front turn
signal lights
will come on (if the
headlight switch is
off).
Of course, you may still turn on the
headlights any time you need to.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off,
set the parking brake while the ignition
is in the Off or Lock position. Then
start the vehicle. The DRL will stay off
until you release the parking brake.
Changer
To change the headlights from low
beam to
high or high to low, pull the
turn signal lever all the
way toward you.
Then release it.
When the
high beams are on, a blue
light
on the instrument panel also will
be
on.
Instrument Panel Intensity
Confro!
During daylight, the brightness of your
instrument cluster lights will be
maintained automatically. But when
your headlights or parking lights are on,
you can brighten or dim your
instrument cluster lights by
sliding the
DIMMER control up or down. Slide
the control all
the way up to turn on the
interim courtesy lights,
reading and
map lights, and cargo area lights. Slide
the control
down to dim the instrument
cluster lights and displays.
To avoid draining.your vehicle's battery,
be sure to turn off all lights when.:. -
leaving your vehicleA
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. Road Signs
The road signs you see everywhere are
coded
by color, shape and symbols. It's
a good idea to know these codes so that
you can quickly
grasp the basic meaning
or intent
of the sign even before you
have a chance to
read it.
Color of Road Signs
WRONG
WAY,
Red means Stop. It may also indicate
that some movement
is not allowed.
Examples are
Do Not Enter and
Wrong Way.
Green is used to guide the driver.
Green signs
may indicate upcoming
freeway exits or show the direction you
should turn to reach a particular place.
Yellow indicates a general warning.
Slow down and be careful when you see
a yellow sign. It may signal a railroad
crossing ahead, a no passing zone, or
* some other potentially dangerous
situation. Likewise,
a yellow solid line
painted
on the road means Don't
Cross.
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HOSPITAL INFORMATION
Blue signs with white letters show
motorists' services.