1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA Owners Manual

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Using a match near a battery
4 L can cause battery gas to
explode. Peopk have been hurt
doing this, and some have been
blinded. Use a flashlight if you need
more light.
Be sure the battery has enough
water. You don’t need to add water
to the Delco Freedom@ battery
installed in every new GM vehicle.
But if a battery has filler caps, be
sure the right amount of fluid is
there. lf it is low, add wafer to take
care of that first. If you don’t,
explcrsive gas could be present.
Battery fluid contains acid that can
burn you. Don’t get it on you. If
you accidentally get it in your eyes
or on your skin, flush the place
with water and get medical help
immediately.
5. Check that the jumper cables don’t
have loose or missing insulation.
If
they do, you could get a shock. The
vehicles could be damaged, too.
Before you connect the cables, here are
some things you should know. Positive
(+) will go to positive (+) and negative
(-) will go to negative (-) or a metal
engine part.
Don’t connect
(+) to (-) or you’ll get a
short that would damage the battery
and maybe other parts, too.
Fans or other moving engine
A parts can injure you badly.
Keep your hands away
from
moving parts once the engines are
running.
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.

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Towing Your Chevrolet
Try to have a GM dealer or a
professional towing service tow your Chevrolet. The usual towing equipment
is:
(A) Sling-type 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 slurting, or special tires and
wheels, these instructions and
illustrations may not be correct.
Before you do anything, turn on the
hazard warning flashers. When you call, tell
the towing service:
That your vehicle cannot be towed
from the front with sling-type
equipment.
drive.
vehicle. lever.
damaged.
That your vehicle has front-wheel
The male, model, and year of your
Whether you can still move the shift
If there was an accident, what was
When the towing service arrives, let the
tow operator know that this manual
contains detailed towing instructions
and illustrations. The operator may
want to see them.
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To help avoid injury to you
b or others:
Never kt paseengers ride in a
vehicle is being towed.
* Never tow €dter than safe or
posted speeds.
Never tow with damaged parts
not fully sawed.
Nwer get under your vehicle after
it has been lifted by the tow
truck,
on each side when towing a
vehicle.
Never use “J’’ hooks. Use T-
hooks instead.
* Always use separate safety chains
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Towing Your Chevrolet (CONT.)
When your vehicle is being towed, have
the ignition key
off. The steering wheel
should be clamped in a straight-ahead
position, with a clamping device designed for towing service.
Do not use
the vehicle’s steering column lock for
this. The transaxle should be in
N (Neutral) and the parking brake
released.
Don’t have your vehicle towed on the
front wheels, unless you must. If the
vehicle must be towed on the front
wheels and it is not a
2-34, don’t go
more than
35 mph (56 km/h) or farther
than
50 miles (80 km) or your transaxle
will be damaged. If you must tow a 2-34
on the front wheels, don’t go more than
55 mph (90 Wh) or farther than 500
miles (804 lun) or your transaxle will be
damaged. If these limits must be
exceeded, then the front wheels have to
be supported on a dolly.
A vehicle can fall from a car
carrier if it isn’t properly
secured. This can cause a collision,
serious personal injury and vehicle
damage. The vehicle should
be
tightly secured with chains or steel
cables before it is transported.
Don’t use substitutes (ropes,
leather straps, canvas webbing,
etc.) that can be cut by sharp edges
Towing from the Front-
Vehicle
Hookup
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Before hooking up to a tow truck, be
sure to read all the information on
Towing Your Cheurolet earlier in this
section.
1. Attach T-hook chains into the side
slots in the cradle in front of the
wheels, on both sides.
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equipment or fascidfog light
damage will occur
Use wheel-lift or c'
equipment. Additional rampi
may be required for car Carrie
equipment.
Use safety chains and wheel stra
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To help avoid damaging a vehicle
during a tow over rough surfaces,
install a towing dolly beneath the
wheels that would otherwise be on
the ground during the tow. This
will increase clearance between the
wheel lift equipment and the
underbodv of the towed vehicle. 2. Attach a separate safety chain around
the outboard end
of each lower
control
arm.

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Towing from the Rear-
Vehicle Hook-up
Before hooking up to a tow truck, be
sure to read all the information on
Towing Your Chevrolet, including
towing speeds, earlier in this section.
1. Attach T-hook chains on both sides
in the slotted holes in the bottom of
the floor pan support rails just ahead
of the rear wheels.
2. Position the lower sling crossbar just
ahead
of the rear bumper.
3. Attach a separate safety chain around I
the outboard end of each lower
control arm.
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Engine:
If you get the overheat warning but see
or hear no stem, the problem may not
be
too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get
a little too hot when you:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
Stop after high speed driving.
Idle for long periods in traffic.
Tow a trailer.
If you get the overheat warning with no
sign of steam, try this for a minute or
1. If you have an air conditioner, turn it
so:
Off.
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Engine Overheating
You will find a coolant temperature
gage or the warning light about a hot
engine on your Chewolet’s instrument
panel. You also have a low coolant
warning light on your instrument panel.
See the
Index under Coolant
Temperature Gage for the gage cluster. Steam from
an overheated
engine can burn you badly,
/I‘ even if you just open the hood. Stay
away from the engine if you see or
hear steam coming from it. Just
turn it
off and get everyone away
from the vehicle until it cools down.
Wait until there is no sign of steam
or coolant before opening the hood.
If you keep driving when your
engine
is overheated, the liquids in
it can catch fire. You or others
could be badly burned. Stop your
engine
if it overheats, and get out of
the vehicle until the engine
is cool.
2. Tm on your heater to full hot at the
I I highest fan speed and open the
window as necessary.
3. Try to keep your engine under load
(in a drive gear where the engine
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hgine Overheating (CONT.)
If you no longer have the overheat
warning, you can drive. Just to be safe,
drive slower for about ten minutes.
If
the warning doesn’t come back on, you
can drive normally.
If the warning continues, pull over,
stop, and park your vehicle right away.
If there’s still
no sign of steam, you can
idle the engine for two or three minutes
while you’re parked, to see
if the
warning stops.
But then, if you still have the warning,
TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND GET
EVERYONE
OUT OF THE VEHICLE
until it cools down.
You may decide not to lift the hood but
to get service help right away.
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2.2L L4 Cooling System
When you decide it’s safe to lift the
hood, here’s what you’ll see:
(A) Coolant recovery tank
(B) Radiator pressure cap
(C) Electric engine fan
If the coolant inside the coolant
recovery tank is boiling, don’t do
anything else until it cools down.
All V6 Cooling Systems
When you decide it’s safe to lift the
hood, here’s what you’ll see:
(A) Coolant recovery tank
(B) Radiator pressure cap
(C) Electric engine fan
If the coolant inside the coolant
recovery tank is boiling, don’t do
anything else until it cools down.
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