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Features & Controls
Turn Signal/Headlight Beam
Lever
The lever on the left side of the steering
column includes your:
. Turn Signal and Lane Change
4 Headlight 'High-Low Beam Changer
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Cruise Control
The High-Low Beam feature is
discussed under
HeadZights. See the
Index under Headlights.
Indicator
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Turn Signal and fane Change
Indicator
The turn signal has two upward (for
Right) -and two downward (for
Left)
positions. These positions allow you to
signal a turn or a lane change.
TO signal a turn, move the lever all the
way up
01- down. When the.turn is
finished, the lever will return
automatically.
A green arrow on the instrument panel
will flash in the direction af the turn or
lane change.
To signal
a lane change, just raise or
lower the lever until the-green arrow
starts
to flash. Hold it there until you
complete your lane change. The lever
will return
by itself when you release it.
As you~ignal a turn or a lane change, if
the arrows don't flash but just stay on, a
signal bulb may be burned out and
other drivers
won't see your turn signa1.
If a bulb is burned out, replace it to help
avoid .an accident. If the green
arrows
don't-go on at all when you signal a
turn, check the fuse (see the Index
under Fuses G Circuit Breizkers) and
for burned-out bulbs.
A warning chime will remind you if you
have left your turnsignal cm for more
than 1 mile (1.6 km) 'of driving.

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Features & Controls
Operation of Lights
Although your vehicle’s lighting system
(headlamps, parking lamps,
fog lamps,
side marker lamps and taillamps) meets
all applicable federal lighting
requirements, certain states
and
provinces may apply their own lighting
regulations that may require special
attention before
you operate these
lamps. For exampk, some jurisdictions
may require
that you operate your lower
beam lamps with fog lamps at all times,
or that headlamps be turned on
whenever
you must use your windshield
wipers. In addition, most jurisdictions
prohibit driving solely
with parking
lamps, especially at dawn or dusk It is
recommended that you check with your
own state or provincial highway
authority
for applicable lighting
regulations.
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Concealed Headlights
The headlights of your vehicle are
concealed behind protective doors. The
doors open when the headlights are
turned
on.
Do not force the doors open or closed.
To open them manually, turn the
manual hob
on the inside of each
headlight assembly countercloclnvise
until the doors are open.
Daytime Running Lights
(CANADA ONLY)
, The Canadian Federal Government has
decided that Daytime Running Lights
(Dm) are a useful feature, in that DRL
can make your vehicle more visible to
pedestrians and other drivers during
daylight hours.
DRL are required on
new vehicles sold in Canada,
Your
DRL work with a light sensor on
tap of the instrument panel. Don’t
1 come
cover
it
up.
Both front turn. signal lightswil
on in daylight when:
The ignition is on
The headlight switch.is &,-and
The parking brake is released.

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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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Fog Lights
Use your fog lights for better vision in
foggy or misty conditions.
The fog light button is located under the
headlight knob.
To turn the fog lights on, push the
button. Press the button again
to turn
them off. An indicator light will glow
above the button when the fog lights are
on.
When using fog lights, the parlung
lights and/or low beam headlights mrrst
be
on.
Fog lights will go off whenever the high
beam headlights
come on. When you
turn the high beams off, the fog lights
will come
on again.
Reading LightsIMap Lights
These lights and the interior courtesy
lights will corne
on when you open a
door (unless it is bright outside). They
will stay on for about 30 seconds and
will turn
off when you turn on the
ignition.
To turn on the reading lights when the
doors
are closed and the ignition is on,
press the switch back. Press it forward
to turn the lights off.
To avoid draining your vehicle's battery,
be sure to turn
off all lights when
leaving
your vehicle.
lnside Manual DaytMght
Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you,
move the lever toward you to the night
position.

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Your Driving and the Road
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Steering Tips-Driving on Curves
(CONT.)
Speed limit signs near curves warm that
you should adjust your speed.
Of
course, the posted speeds are based on
good weather and road conditions.
Under less favorable conditions you’ll
want to
go slower.
If you need to reduce your speed as you
approach
a curve, do it before you enter
the curve, while your hont wheels are
straight ahead.
Try
to adjust your speed so you can
Wive” through the curve. Maintain a
reasonable, steady speed. Wait to
accelerate until you are out
of the curve,
and then accelerate gently into the
straightaway.
When you drive into
a curve at night,
it’s harder to see the road ahead
of you
because it bends away
from the straight
beams
of your lights. This is one good
reason to drive slower.
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Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be
more effective than braking. For
example,
you come over a hill and find
a truck stopped
in your lane, or a car
suddenly pulls out
€ram nowhere, or a
child darts out from between parked
cars and stops right in front of you. You
can avoid these problems by braking-if
you can stop in time. But sometimes
you can’t; there isn’t
room. That’s the
time for evasive action-steering
around the problem.
Your Corvette
can perform very well in
emergencies like these. First apply your
brakes. It is better
to remove as much
speed as you can
from a possible
collision. Then steer around the
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problem, to the left or right depending
on the space available.
An emergency like this requires close
attention and a quick decision.
If you
are holding the steering wheel at the
recommended
9 and 3 o’clock positions,
you can turn it a full 180 degrees very
quickly without removing either hand.
But you have to act fast, steer quickly,
and just as quickly straighten the wheel
once
you have avoided the object. You
must then be prepared to steer back to
your original lane and then brake to a
controlled stop.
Depending on your speed, this can be
rather violent for an unprepared driver.
This is one of the reasons driving
experts recommend that you use your
safety belts and keep both hands
on the
steering wheel.
The fact that such emergency situations
are always possible is
a good reason to
practice defensive driving at
all times.

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Myht Vision
No one can see as well at night, as in the
daytime. But as
we get older -these
differences increase. A. 50-year-ald driver may require .at least twice as
much light to see the same thing at
night as a 20-year-old.
What you 80 in the daytime can also
&ct your night vision. For example, if
you spen-d-the day in bright sunshine
you
are wise to wear sunglasses. Your
eyes will have less trouble adjusting to
night.
But if you’re driving, don’t
wear
sunglasses at night. They may cut down
on glare from headlights, but they also
make
a lot of things invisible that
should
r.enmin visible-such as parked
cars, obstacles, pedestrians, or even
trains blocking railway
crossings.. You
may want to put on your sunglasses
after you have pulled into a brightly
lighted service or refreshment area.
Eyes shielded from that glare may
adjust more quickly to darkness back
on the road, But be sure to remove your
sunglasses before
you .leave the service
area.
You can be temporarily blinded by
approaching lights. It
can take a second
or
two, or even several seconds, for
your eyes to readjust to the dark. When
you are faced with severe glare (as from
a driver who doesn’t lower the high
beams,
or a vehicle with misaimed
headlights),
slow down a little. Avoid
-staring directly into the approaching
lights. If there is a line of opposing
traffic, make occasional glances
over the
line of headlights to make certain that
one
of the vehicles isn’t starting to
move into your lane. Once you .are past
the bright lights, give your eyes time
to
readjust before resuming speed.
High Beams
If the vehicle approaching-you has its
high beams on, signal by fliclcing yours
to high and then back to low beam. This
is the usual signal to lower the
headlight beams. zf.the other
driver still
doesn’t lower the
beams, resist the
ternaptation to. put
your high beams on.
This only makes two ha-blinded
drivers.
On a freeway, use your high beams only
in remote axeas where you won’t impair
approaching drivers.
In some p€aces,
like cities, using high beams is illegal.
When you follow another vehicle on a
freeway
or highway, use low beams.
True, most vehicles
now have day-night
mirrors that enable the driver to reduce
glare. But outside
mirrors are not of this
type and high beams
from behind can
bother the driver ahead.

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Driving in Fag, lMfst and Haze
Fog can occur with high humidity or
heavy frost. It can be so mild that you
can see through it for several hundred
feet (meters). Or it might be so thick
that you
can s’ee only a few feet
(meters) ahead. It’may come suddenly
to an athenvise dear road. And it can
be a mjolc hazard.
When you drive into .a fog patch, your
visibility will be. reduced quickly. The
biggest dangers ‘are strilung. the vehicle
ahead or being struck by the one behind.
Tryto “read” the fog density down the
mad. If the vehicle ahead starts to
become less clear or, at night, if the
tai11,ights are hader to see, the fog is
probably thickning. Slow down to give
tr&c behind you a chance to -slaw.down.
Everybody then has a .betta -chance to
avoid hitting the vehide ahead.
A patch of dense fog may extend only
€or a few feet (meters) or for miles
(kilometers); you can’t really tell while
you’re
in it. You. can only treat the
situation with extrbme care.
One cornmon fog condition-
sometimes called mist or ground fag-
can happen in weather that .seems
perfect, especially
at night or in the
early
morning in valley and low, marshy
areas. You can be suddenly enveloped
in thick, wet haze that may even coat
your windshield.
You can often spot
these fog patches or mist layers with
YOW~ headlights. But sometimes they
can be waiting for you as you come over
a hill or dip into a shallow valley. Start
yaur
windshield wipers and washer to
help clear accumulated road
dirt. Slow
down carefully.
Tips on Driving in Fog
If you get caught in fog, turn your
headlights on low bearit, even in
daytime. You’ll see-and be seen-
better. Use your fdg lights.
Don’t
use your high beams. The light
wil1,bounce off the water droplets that
make up fog and reflect back at you.
Use your defogger. In high humidity,
even
a light buildup of moisture on the
inside of the glass will -cut down on your
already limited visibility. Runyour
windshield wipers .and washer
occas.itmdl.y. Moisture
c5u1 bui1d:up on
the outside. glass, and what .seems to be
fog may’actnrilly b-e-moisture on the
outside
of yoarwindshield.
Treat dense
fog as an emergency. Try to
find. a-place to
pull off the road, Of
course
you want to respect another’s
property, but you might need-to put

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111. 3
Theft Deterrent . System ...................... 53
Themostat ........................................ 268
Throttle Cable Adjusters ................... 256
Tilt Steering wheel.. ............................ 8 1.
Time, Setting the ............................. 148
Tires .................................................. 281
‘fBlow Out” ....................!............... 224
Buying New ..................................... 284
Chains ................................... 236, 288
Flat, Changing .............................. 225 .
Idition .......................................... 282
Inspection ....................................... 284
Loading .......................................... 280
Low Pressure Warning Light ........... 113
Pressure ......................................... 282
Quality Grading ............................. 285
Rotation ......................................... 283
Spare, Compact ............................ 236
Special Wheel Nut Socket- ............. 226
Storing a Flat .......................... 233, 234
Wear Indicators ............................. 284
Wheel Alignment & Tire Bal an= ... 287
Wheel LO& Key .................... 226, 233’
Wheel Replacement ...................... 287
‘when to Replace Wheels .............. 287
Winter Driving ............................... 198
166
Torque Lock ..................................... 198
Towing a Trailer ............................... 201
‘Towing Your Corvette ...................... 208
Traf€ic Lights ................................... 166
.Transmission, Automatic ............ 67, 78
Transmission, Manual ................. 70, 79
Trip Monitor ..................................... 11 0
ENG MET ..................................... 111
FUEL INFO ................................... 11 0
Gauge ............................................. 111
Trip Odo ........................................ 111
Trip Reset ....................................... 11 1
Trip Odometer ................................. 11 1
Twn and Lane Change Indicator ..... 82
Turn SignaVHeadlight Beam Lever .... 82
Acceleration Slip Regulation
Button
............................................ 89
Cruise Control .................................. 84
Headlight High-Low Beam
Changer ............................... .‘91
Turn & Lane Change Indicator ...... 82
Turn Signal Indicator ..................... 82
Turn Signal Replacement
Front
............................................ 276
Rear ............................................. 276
Windshield-Washer ........................... 83
Windshield Wipers .......................... 83
Turn Signal Indicator ........................ 82
Underhood Engine Lights -and
Fuse ........................................ 249, 309
Universal The8 Deterrent ................... 53
Unleaded Gasoline .......................... 241
Upholstery Care ............................... 290
Urban Driving .................................. 190
‘Vehicle Identification Number
(V~) .............................................. 303
Vehicle Loading ............................ .- ... 280
Vehicle Storage ................................ 272
Ventilation ........................ 137, 143, 1.45
VIN ................................................... 303
Visor Vanity Mirrors ......................... 94
Voltmeter .......................................... 105
wming Flashers. Hazard ........... 204
Warning. Lights
Anti-Lock Brake
System ............... 117
ASR System .......... .......................... 115