
For a single wiping cycle, turn  the  band to MIST. Hold it there  until  the 
wipers  start, then let go. 
The wipers will stop after one cycle.  If you want 
more  cycles,  hold 
the band on MIST longer. 
You can set  the  wiper  speed for a long or short  delay  between  wipes.  This 
can  be  very 
useful in light  rain  or snow.  Turn the band  to choose  the delay 
time. 
The closer to LO, the shorter the  delay. 
For steady wiping  at  low speed,  turn the band  to  the LO position. For  high 
speed  wiping,  turn  the  band  further,  to 
HI. To stop the  wipers,  move  the 
band  to the  off  symbol. 
Heavy  snow  or  ice can overload your  wipers. 
The windshield wiper motor  is 
protected  from overload  by a circuit  breaker  and  a 
fuse. If  the  motor 
overheats  due  to 
heavy snow, etc., the wiper  will stop  until  the  motor cools. 
Although 
the circuit  is  protected  from electrical  overload, overload  due to 
heavy  snow,  etc.  may  cause wiper  linkage damage. Always clear  ice and 
heavy  snow from 
the windshield  before using your windshield  wipers. 
Windshield  Washer 
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At the  top of the  lever 
there's 
a paddle  with 
the  word 
PUSH  on it. 
To spray  washer  fluid 
on the windshield, 
push  the  paddle. 
Washer  fluid will  spray  as long 
as you push  the  paddle.  When you let go of 
the  paddle,  the  wipers  will  continue to wipe  for a few seconds and  then 
either  stop  or  return 
to the  preset  speed. 
Driving  without  washer  fluid  can be dangerous. A  bad  mud splash can  block 
your  vision. 
You could hit another vehicle or go off the road. Check  your 
washer  fluid  level  often. 
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To Resume a Sef  Speed 
Suppose you  set  your  Cruise  Control  at  a desired  speed  and  then  you  apply 
the  brake.  This, 
of course,  shuts off the Cruise  Control.  But  you  don’t  need 
to  reset 
it. 
Once  you’re  going 
about 
25 mph 
(40 km/h) or  more, 
you  can  move  the 
Cruise  Control  switch 
from 
ON to WA 
(Resume/Accelerate) 
for  about  half  a 
second. 
You’ll  go right  back 
up to your  chosen  speed  and  stay  there. 
Remember,  if  you  hold  the  switch  at 
R/A longer than  half  a second,  the 
vehicle 
will keep  going  faster until you release  the  switch  or apply  the 
brake. 
You could  be startled  and  even  lose  control. So unless  you  want  to go 
faster,  don’t  hold  the  switch  at 
WA. 
To  lncrease Speed While  Using  Cruise  Control 
There  are  two ways to go to a higher  speed.  Here’s  the  first: 
Use the accelerator  pedal to get to the  higher  speed. 
Push  the  button  at 
the  end  of 
the 
lever,  then  release 
the  button  and  the 
accelerator  pedal. 
You’ll 
now cruise 
at  the  higher 
speed. 
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Speedometer  and  Odometer 
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MPH 
Your speedometer  lets 
you see your  speed  in 
both  miles per hour 
(mph)  and kilometers 
per  hour  (kdh). Your 
odometer shows  how 
far your  vehicle  has 
been  driven,  in either 
miles  (used 
in the 
US.) or  kilometers 
(used 
in Canada). 
Tamper-Resistant  Odometer 
Your  odometer is tamper-resistant. The odometer  will  show  silver lines 
between 
the numbers if someone  tries to turn it back. 
You  may  wonder what  happens  if your  vehicle  needs  a new  odometer 
installed. Laws  vary 
as to the procedure  that  must  be  followed, so check 
with  your  state or provincial 
vehicle registration  office.  But  generally, if the 
new  odometer can  be set to  the  mileage  total 
of the old  odometer,  then it 
must  be.  But  if it can't,  then it's set  at  zero, and a label  must  be put  on  the 
driver's  door to show  the old  mileage  reading when the new  odometer  was 
installed. 
Trip  Odometer 
The  trip odometer can 
tell  you  how  far your 
vehicle  has  been 
driven  since 
you last 
set  the  trip  odometer 
to zero. 
To reset the trip odometer,  fully  press the reset  button  located  near the trip 
odometer readout. 
If the reset  button is not  fully  pressed,  the  trip  odometer 
may 
not go all the  way  back to zero. If it doesn't,  you  may  have to press  the 
reset  button  again 
to reset  the  readout to zero. 
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TUNE Button 
Press the side of  the  button  with  the  down  arrow  to decrease the radio 
station  frequency  or 
the side of the button  with  the up  arrow  to increase  the 
radio  station  frequency. 
Pushbuttons 
The  five  pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations.  Just: 
Tune in  the  station you want. 
Press  the SET button. (SET appears in the  electronic  display  for  a few 
Within 5 seconds,  press one of the five pushbuttons  to store  the station. 
seconds). 
Whenever  you  press  that  button,  the  preset  station  will  return. 
How to  Operate  Your AM-FM Stereo Audio System 
and Cassette  Deck 
To Play The Radio 
Press the amber PWR button  to switch  the  radio on and  off. 
RCL Button 
When the  ignition is off, press  the RCL button to display  the  time.  With  the 
ignition 
in RUN or ACC, press RCL to recall  the  radio station  frequency 
and  volume setting  when  the  time  display  is  showing.  After 
a few seconds, 
the  readout 
will return  to  the  time display. 
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Pushbuttons 
The six pushbuttons  let  you  return  to  favorite  stations.  You can  set  the 
pushbuttons  for up  to  twelve  favorite  stations 
(6 AM and 6 FM). To set  the 
pushbuttons,  just: 
Tune  in  the  station  you  want. 
Press  the SET button. (SET appears  in  the  electronic  display  for a few 
seconds.) 
0 Within 5 seconds,  push  one of the  six  pushbuttons  to store  the  station. 
After  that,  whenever 
you press  that  button,  the  preset  station  will 
re  turn. 
Clock 
To set  the  clock,  just: 
a Press  the SET button. The word SET will  light  up in the  electronic 
display. 
0 Within 5 seconds,  press  and  hold  the SEEK button until the correct 
hour  appears 
on the  display. 
Then,  press  and  hold  the SCAN button  until  the  correct  minute  appears 
on the  display. 
display  for 
a few  seconds. 
After you set the  time,  the word SET will  remain  in  the  electronic 
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If you  have  a cassette deck, it is built  to work  best  with  tapes  that  are 30 to 
45 minutes long on each side.  Tapes  longer  than  that  are so thin that they 
may not  work  will  in  this  player. 
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Stereo (AM) 
Your Delco@  radio can receive C-QUAM@stereo broadcasts.  Many  AM 
stations around the country use C-QUAM@to  produce stereo, though 
some 
do not. If your  Delco@  system can get C-QUAM@ signals, your 
“STEREO” light will come on when  you  are receiving  stereo. (C-QUAM@ 
is a registered trademark of Motorola  Inc.). 
VOL Button 
The VOL button controls  the volume. Pressing VOL “+.I’ increases  volume; 
VOL “-” decreases  volume. 
TUNE Button 
To tune in radio stations, press the TUNE button. TUNE “+” increases 
radio station  frequency; 
TUNE “-’, decreases  radio  station frequency. 
BAUFADE Buttons 
To balance and fade  the sound between the lefthight  or  fronthear  speakers, 
use  the  four  buttons 
with the  speaker  symbols on them. Press the  left  and 
right buttons  to adjust the  left  and right speaker  balance.  Pressing 
the top 
and  bottom 
buttons adjusts the front  and rear  speaker  volume balance,  or 
fade.  The relative  balance  and fade  adjustments  are shown  on the  electronic 
display. 
Pushbuttons 
The  six pushbuttons let you return  to  favorite stations. You can set the 
pushbuttons for  up to twelve favorite stations (6 AM and 6 FM). To  set the 
pushbuttons,  just: 
Tune in the station  you want. 
Press  the SET button. (SET appears in the electronic display for a few 
seconds.) 
0 Within 5 seconds,  push one of the  six pushbuttons  to store  the station. 
After  that, whenever  you press that button, the preset station  will 
return. 
Clock 
To set the  clock,  just: 
Press  the SET button. The  word SET will light up in the electronic 
display. 
hour  appears  on the  display. 
Within 5 seconds,  press and hold the SEEK  button until the correct 
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Surge Tank Pressure Cap- Diesel Engines 
The surge tank 
pressure  cap must  be 
tightly installed  with 
the arrows 
on the  cap 
lined  up  with  the  top 
tube 
of the  coolant 
surge tank. 
NOTICE: 
Your  surge  tank pressure  cap 1s a unique 15 psi (105 kPa) 
pressure-type  cap  for use  with  surge tank cooling  systems  only. 
It must be  tightly  installed  to prevent coolant  loss and  possible 
engine damage from  overheating. Be sure  the  arrows  on the  cap 
line  up with  the top  tube 
of the coolant  surge tank. 
Thermostat 
Engine  coolant  temperature is controlled by a thermostat in the  engine 
coolant  system.  The  thermostat  stops the flow 
of coolant through the 
radiator until the  coolant reaches  a preset temperature. 
When  you  replace your thermostat,  an 
AC@ thermostat is recommended. 
Power Steering Fluid 
I NOTICE: 
Always turn the engine off before  checking  or adding  power 
steering 
fluid. The  power  steering pump  cap is close  to the fan 
and  other  moving parts. 
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Traction - A, B, C 
The traction  grades, from highest to lowest  are: A, B, and C. They represent 
the tire’s ability  to stop  on  wet  pavement 
as measured under  controlled 
conditions  on specified  government  test surfaces 
of asphalt  and concrete. A 
tire marked C may have  poor traction  performance. 
Warning:  The traction grade  assigned to this tire is based  on braking 
(straight-ahead)  traction  tests and  does  not include  cornering  (turning) 
traction. 
Temperature - A, By C 
The  temperature  grades are A (the highest), B, and C, representing  the  tire’s 
resistance 
to the generation  of  heat  and  its  ability  to  dissipate heat  when  tested 
under  controlled conditions 
on a specified  indoor  laboratory test wheel. 
Sustained  high  temperature  can  cause the  material  of the  tire  to  degenerate 
and  reduce  tire  life,  and  excessive temperature  can lead  to  sudden  tire  failure. 
The grade 
C corresponds  to a level  of performance  which  all  passenger  car 
tires 
must meet  under  the  Federal  Motor  Vehicle  Safety  Standard No. 109. 
Grades B and A represent  higher  levels of performance  on  the  laboratory  test 
wheel 
than the minimum  required  by  law. 
Warning:  The  temperature  grade  for  this tire is established  for  a  tire that  is 
properly inflated and  not overloaded.  Excessive  speed,  underinflation, or 
excessive  loading,  either  separately  or  in combination,  can cause  heat 
buildup  and possible  tire failure. 
These  grades  are molded  on the  sidewalls  of passenger  car tires. 
While  the tires  available  as standard  or  optional  equipment  on General 
Motors  vehicles  may  vary  with  respect to these  grades,  all such  tires meet 
General Motors  performance  standards  and have been approved for  use  on 
General Motors vehicles.  All passenger  type 
(P Metric) tires must conform 
to Federal safety  requirements in addition to these grades. 
Wheel  Alignment and Tire  Balance 
The  wheels on your vehicle  were aligned  and balanced carefully at the 
factory  to give  you the longest  tire life and best overall performance. 
In most cases, you will  not  need  to have your wheels  aligned again. 
However, 
if you  notice  unusual tire wear  or your vehicle  pulling one way  or 
the other,  the  alignment  may need to  be reset.  If  you  notice your vehicle 
vibrating  when driving  on 
a smooth road, your  wheels  may  need  to  be 
rebalanced. 
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