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This gage shows the engine coolant
temperature,
I If the gage pointer moves-into the shaded
area, yow-engine is too
hot! It meamthat
your engine coolant
has overheated. If
you have, been operating your vehicle
under-
normal driving. conditions, you
should pull off the road, stop your
vehicle and turn off the engine as soon
as possible.
HOT COOLANT CAN BURN YOU
BADLY!
In Problems on the Road, the- manual
shows what to do. See the Ifidex under
Engine Overheating.
For -accurate gage measurements refer
to the
GAUGES button on the Trip
Monitor
(see Trip Monitov later in this
section).
If the LOW COOLANT light, located
-on the Driver Information Center,
comes on, your system is low on
coolant -and your engine may overheat.
Brake System Warning Light
Your Corvette’s hydraulic brake system
is divided.into two parts. If one part
isn’t working, the other part can still
work
and stop you. For good braking,
though,
you need both parts working
well.
If the warning light goes on, there could
be a brake problem. Have-your bralce
system inspected right away.
This light should come on as you start
the vehicle. If it doesn’t come on then,
have it
fixed.so it will be ready to warn
you if there’s a problem.
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Check Gauges Light
This light will come on briefly whien y6u
are starting the engine. I€ the light
comes on and stays on while you are
driving, check your various gages to see
if they are in the warning zones.
If this light comes on and stays on with
the engine running, this indicates one of
the following conditions:
high oil temperature
high coolant temperattiE’
high battery voltage
low battery voltage
IOW oil pressure
or low fuel level (zero bars showing).
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Security Light
The SECURITY light reminds you to
arm your theft deterrent system by
flashing when the ignition is in Lock-
and the doors are opened. It keeps
flashing until
you arm the theft
deterrent system
by locking the doors
using the power door lock button or the
Passive Keyless Entry system.
Once the system
is armed, the light
stops flashing
and remains lit. When the
last
door is shut, the light will stay on
for two seconds and then
go out. It will
also remain lit if the hatch is left open
but the theft deterrent system is still
armed.
If you close the doors and the hatch
without arming the system, the
SECURITY light goes out immediately.
When you re-enter the vehicle, the light
w.ill flash until
you close the door or the
hatch,
or turn the ignition .on. See the
Index under PASS-Key TM and Universal
.Theft Deterrent.

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The Engine Oil Life Monitor us&&
engine oil temperature and engine
revolutions
to 'determine when the oil is
nearly worn out.
There ,is a CHANGE OIL light on the
left side ,of the- instrument cluster. It
comes
on for a fkw seconds as a bulb
check when you sta-rtyour vehicle. It
mrnes on and stays on when it is time
to change yuur oil.
The CHANGE OIL light is only a
reminder.
You should change, your oil at
$he intervals recommended in your
Maintersance- Schedule menif the
CHANGE OIL 1-ight hasn't come on.
Resetting the Engine Oil Life
Monitor:
1, %LEU the key to the Run pasition, but
don't
start the engine.
2. Press the ENG MET button .on the
Trip Monitor. Within five seconds,
press the ENG MET button again.
3. Within five seconds of step 2, press
and hold the GAUGES button on
the Trip Monitor. The CHANGE
OIL light d flash.
4..Hold the GAUGES button until the.
CHANGE OIL light stops flashing
and goes out; This should take about
ten seconds. When the light goes out,
the Engine Oil Life Monitor is reset.
If it doesn't reset, tum the- ignition to
Of€ and repeat the procedure.

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The outside ternperatufe sensor reading
is filtered (to minimize false readings)
as follows:
If- the outside temperature decreases,
the -&splayed temperature
will update
immediately.
I€- the outside temperature increases
(such as when stopped in traffic), the
displayed temperature will not update
until one
of the following eonditiom
is met:
Vehicle speed is above 25 mph
Vehicle speed 'is above 45 mph
Updates will occur continuously as long
as the vehicle speed remains above
25 mph (40 Wh).
zf the ignition is turned off for more
than three hours, the current outside air
tempepature when the vehicle is restarted
will be stored in the system immediately.
The third sensor
is the in-vehicle
tempefature sensor, located
in-the
center air outlet on the passenger side.
If you block or cover either interior
sensor, the sensor
will give your system
a false reading.
(40 ,nn/h) for at least 3 minutes, or
(72 krn/h) for 1% minutes.
AUTO (Automatic): This system
autmnatically
adjusts to the
temperature range you select.
rt stays
at. this temperature
with the least
possible noise level
and it will select
the best mode (Heater,
Air
Conditioning or Bi-Level) and fm
speed to keep you comfortable. The
fan blower
will vary its speed
automatically unless you ovenide
it
with theVqrAbutton,
1 .I Set the temperature you want with
2. Press AUTO. An indicator light will
3. Press A (Vent) to allow outside. air
the
TEMP SET switch.
glow above
this.hutton.
to
flaw into the vehicle.
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COMP (Compres,sion): Pressing this
button makes soft -and
loud passages
more
,equal in volume. An indicator
light
will come on when the button is
pres-sed. Press again to resume normal
Play.
SCAN: Press this-to sample the
beginning
of each track or passage. An
indicator light will
come on when. the
button is pressed. Press again
to stop
scanning,
REFT (Repeat): Press to return to
the beginning of a selection aftex' 10
seconds or more of play. After 10
seconds or less of play, the player will
return to the beginning of the previom
selection.
When. Finished with the Compact
Disc Player:
If you rotate the SCV/V-OL hob to
OFF or turn. off the ignition, the disc
will stay in the player :and- start again
when
you turn on the ignition or power
switch, The disc will. begin playing at
the point where it had been stopped.
STOP/PLAY: Press to stop the disc
player; the radio
will play. Press again
to play the disc (the player will start
playing the disc where it was stopped
earlier).
EJCT (Eject) : Press to eject the disc;
the
radio will play. This button will
also work when the radio or ignitidn is
o€€. The disc will be automatically
pul1e.d
back into. the CD pl-ayer if it is
not. removed from the CD opening
after 30 seconds, when the ignitioni--s
off or the SCV/VOL knob is rotated to
OFF.
Undersfandjng-Radio Reception
FM Stereo
FM stereo will give you the best sound,
but
FM-. signals will reach only about 10
to 40 miles (16 to. 65 lm) . Tall buildings
or hills can interfere with
FM signals,
causing the sound tocome-and go.
AM
The range for -most AM stations, is
greater
than for FM, especially ahight.
The longer range, however, can cause
statbns to interfere with each other.
AM can also pick up noise from things
like: storms and power lines. To lower
this noise,
try reducing the-treble level.
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