1993 CHEVROLET CORVETTE dead battery

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Remote Hatch Release (CONT.)
Pressing the button located in the
center
storage console also releases the
hatch
or qmvgdjble c;ompartment
cover.
For the console release button to work,
if you have an automatic transmission,
it must be in P (P.a-1~) or N (Neutral).
For a manual transmission you must set
the parking. brake.
To open the hatch if there is a power
.loss such as a "dead" battery, use the
manual release cable, located between
the carpet and security shade near .the
center of the vehicle. To open the hatch,
pull the cable forward.

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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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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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Underbody Maintenance ............... 302
Warnings ............................... 289, 297
Weatherstrips
................................ 301
Windshield and Wiper Blades ...... 295
Cleaning Your C.onvertible Top ....... 297
Climate Control
................................ 136
Air Conditioner ...................... 136, 142
Automatic Electronic Climate Control
........................................ 140
Heater .................................... 137, 144
Ventilation ............................ 137, 145
Clock, Setting the ............................ 148
Clusters, Instrument Panel .............. 100
Compact Disc Player
(see
Audio Systems)
Compact Spare Tire .......................... 235
Concealed Headlights ......................... 90
Control of a Vehicle ........................... 171
Convertible Hardtop ........................ 128
Convertible
Top ............................... 124
Coolant ............. 216, 262, 263, 311, 317
Adding .. 216,218,222,262,263, 266
Pressure Cap ................................. 268
Convex Outside Mirror ...................... 93
Checking &
High Fill Reservoir
Low Coolant Light ......................... 112
Proper Mixture to Use ........... 217. 262
S.a€ety
Warnings .... 106 ,. 217.263.264. 267
Temperature Gage ........................ 106
Corvette Action Center .................... 343
Cruise Control
................................... -84
Cup Holder ......................................... 96
Curves,
Driving on ........................... 179
Customer Assistance Infomation ... 341
DAB (Delayed Accessory Bus) ........ 57
Daytime Running Lights ................... 90
Defensive Driving
............................ 168
Dead Battery: What to . Do ............... 205
Defogger, Power Mirror .................... 139
Defogger. Rear Window ........... 138. 144
Defrosting Window .......................... 137
Dimensions ...................................... 3 16
Directional Controls. Electronic Climate
.......................................... 145
Door Ajar Light ....................’............. 107
Door Locks .......................................... 43
Dcmnshifting ................................. 69, 73
.Driver Idormation Center ............... 112
Driver Pasition .................................. 23
Driving ............................................. 163
At Night ........................................... 184
City ................................................ 190
Controlling a Skid .......................... 183
Drunken ......................................... 169
Freeway ........................................... 191
Hill and Mountain ....................... 195
Driver’s Side SIR (“Air Bag”) ........... 26
Defensively .................................... 168
In a Foreign Country ..................... 243
In Fog, Mist and Haze .................. 189
In the Rain ...................................... 186
Long Distance ............................... 193
Loss of Control ............................. 183
On Cmes ...................................... 179
Passing .................................... 87, 181
Through Deep Standing Water ....... 65
Winter Driving ............................... 198
Drunken Driving ............................ 169
Electric Outside Mirror Control ..... 93
Electrical Equipment,
Electronic Heating
. and
.Adding
.............................. 65., 146, 304
Air Conditioning ............................. 310

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Starting Your Engine
Autonktic Transmission ................ 63
In Very Cold Weather ................ 62. 64
M-anual Transmission ...................... 65
Starting Your Car if the Battery
is "Dead" (see Jump Starting)
Steering
Ln Emergencies .............................. 180
Off-Road Recovery .......................... 181
Tips ................................................. 179
Steering Wheel, Tilt ............................. 81
Stereo Sound Systems
(see.Audio Systems)
Storage
Center- Corisole .................................. 95
Glove Box ........................................ 59
Rear Storage Compartment .............. 95
Except Z.R-1 Rear Tires ................. 233
ZR-I Rear Tires ............................. 23.4
Storing Your Vehicle .......................... 272
Stuck, If You Are ...................... 201, 237
Sun Visors ........................................... 93
Supplemental Inflatable
Restraint
(SIR) System ....................... 26
Light ..................................... 27, 115
Storing a Plat Tire
Questions & Answers ................... 128
Servicing Corvettes with SIR ....... 30
Warning-s ............................. 26. 2-7. 30
Synthetic Oil ..................................... 238
System Problems .............................. 120
T achometer ..................................... 101
Taillight Replacement ........................ 276
Tape.Player (see Adio Systems)
Technical Facts & Specifications
Bulbs ................................................... 314
Capacities and Specifications. ........ 311
Dimensions ...................................... 31.6
E1estri"d Equipment,
Add-on ........................... 65, 146, 304-
En.ine.. .p ec...ons ...................... 313
Fluids:& Lubrimts ..................... !. 317
Fuses & Circuit Breakers .............. 305
Replacement Parts ........................... 312
Service Parts Identification
'Label ............................................ 304
Vehick Identification Number
(VIN) ............................................ 3303
TemperatureWag .............. 106, 111
The €t .................................................... 52
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