Ensure the shift lever is fully in “F‘”
(Park) range before starting the engine.
Your Geo has a brake-transmission shift
interlock.
You have to fully apply your
regular brakes before you can shift from
“P” (Park) when the ignition key is in the
“ON’ position. If you cannot shift out of
“P’ (Park), ease pressure on the shift
lever
- push the shift lever all the way
into
“P’ (Park) and release the shift lever
button as you maintain brake application.
Then press the shift lever button and
move the shift lever into the gear you
wish. See “Shifting out of ‘P’ (Park)”
in
the Index.
0 R (Reverse)
Use this gear to back up.
I NOTICE:
Shifting to “R” (Reverse) while your
vehicle is moving forward could
damage your transmission. Shift to
“R” only after your vehicle is
stopped.
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To rock your vehicle back and forth to gel
out of snow, ice or sand without
damaging your transmission, see “Stuck:
In Sand,
Mud, Ice or Snow” in the Index.
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0 N (Neutral)
In this position, your engine doesn’t
connect with the wheels. To restart when
you’re already moving, use
“N’ (Neutral)
only. Also, use “N” when your vehicle is
being towed.
NOTICE:
Damage to your transmission caused
by shifting out of “P” (Park) or
“N’
(Neutral) with the engine racing isn’t
covered by your warranty.
0 D (Drive)
This position is for normal driving. If you
need more power for passing, and you’re:
- Going less than about 15 mph
(25
km/h), push your accelerator peda
about halfway down.
- Going about 15 mph (25 km/h) or
more, push your accelerator pedal all
the way down.
You’ll shift down to the next gear and
have more power.
0 2 (Second Gear)
This position gives you more power but
lower fuel economy. You can use “2” on
hills.
It can help control your speed as
you go down steep mountain roads, but
then you would also want to use your
brakes off and on.
Don’t shift into “2” unless you are
going slower than
65 mph
( 105 km/h) with the transfer case in
“4H’ or 35 mph (55 km/h) with the
transfer case in “4L,” or you can
damage your transmission.
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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
Pushbuttons: The six pushbuttons let you
return to your favorite stations. To set
the
pushbuttons for up to 18 stations (6 AM,
6 FM1 and 6 FM2), jus#:
1. Tune in the station.
2. Press and hold one of the pushbuttons
for more than two seconds. The sound
will go away for a second and will
return when the station is stored.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
Preset Scan: Press the “PRESET SCAN’
button
to hear each of your preset stations
for a few seconds. When you want to stop
at a Chosen statioq, press “PRESET
SCAN” again.
Setting the Tone
Treble:
Turn the “TREB” knob to the
right to hear more treble.
Bass: Turn the“BASS” control behind
the “TREB” knpb to the right to hear
more bass.
Treble and bass cannot be adjusted
manually when “TONE SELECT” is on.
Loud: To increase the bass tone at low
volumes, press the
“LOUD” button.
Tone Select: Press “TONE SELECT” to
choose preset treble and bass equalization settings designed
for “ROCK,”
“NEWS,”
”POP,” “JAZZ’ and “CLASSICAL.”
“ROCK” will appear when you first press
“TONE SELECT.” Each time you press
it, another setting will appear on the
display. Press
it after “CLASSICAL” and
tone control will be back to the treble and
bass knobs.
Adjusting the Speakers
Fade:
Turn the “FADE’ knob to move the
sound between the front and rear
speakers.
Balance: Turn the “BAL” control behind
the “FADE” knob to move the sound
between the
right and left speakers.
Recall
Press “RCL” to see the station being
played for a moment. Or, press it if you
want to see the time when the ignition is
off.
To Play a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with
tapes that are
30 to 45 minutes long on
each side. Tapes longer than that are
so
thin they may not work well in this player. The
longer side with the tape visible
should face to the right.
If you hear
nothing or hear just a garbled sound, it
may not be in squarely. Press
“MA” to
remove the tape and start over.
Once the tape is playing, use the knobs
for volume, fade and balance, just as you
do for radio. The lighted arrows show
which side of the tape is playing.
Metal Tapes: Your bias is set
automatically. When a metal or chrome
tape
is inserted, “MTL” will appear on the
display.
Fast Forward: Press “FF” to advance
rapidly to another part of the tape. Press
“FF,” “RCL/PROG’ or “HA” to return to
playing speed.
Rewind: Press “REV to reverse the tape
rapidly. Press
“RW,” “RCL/PROG” or
“.A” to return to playing speed.
Next Selection: Press “NEXT” to go
forward to the beginning of the next
selection. Press
“NEXT” again or press
“RCLPROG’ or
‘,.A’’ to cancel this
function.
For “NEXT” to work properly, your tape
must have
at least three or four seconds of
silence between each selection.
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Stop: Press “STOP” to stop the tape and
switch to radio.
Eject: Press “EJECT” to remove the tape
and switch
to radio.
To Play a Compact Disc
Don’t use the mini-discs (3” singles).
They won’t eject. Use full-size compact
discs.
Insert your disc into the CD slot on your
audio system.
If the disc comes back out, it could be
that:
0 The disc is upside down.
0 It is dirty, scratched, or wet.
There is too much moisture in the air.
(If there is, wait about one hour and
try again.)
If you see “Err” on the display, the disc
player is too
hot to play the disc. Press
“RCL
VA’’ to take “Err” off the display.
Track Number and Playing Time: Press
“RCL
VA” to see which track is playing.
Press it again
within five seconds to see
how long it has been playing. The
track number also appears when the
disc is inserted or you change the volume.
Previous Track: Press “PRV” to hear a
track again.
If you hold this button, or
press it more than once, the disc will
return to previous tracks.
Next Track: Press ”NXT” to hear the
next track now (instead
of waiting until
the present track is finished).
If you hold this button, or press it more
than once, the disc will advance further.
Rewind: Press and hold “REW” to return
rapidly to a favorite passage. Release
it to
play the passage.
Fast Forward: Press and hold “FF” to
advance quickly
within a track. Release it
to resume playing.
Compression: Press “COMP’ to make
soft and loud passages more nearly equal
in volume.
Repeat: Press “RPT” once to hear a
selection over again.
Rasdom: Pressing “RDM” will cause the
CD player to play the tracks back in
random order. To cancel the random
feature, press
“RDM,” “STOP” or “RPT.”
Stop: Press “STOP” to stop playing the
disc and switch to radio. Press “STOP”
again
to restart the disc at the point where
it stopped. Press “AM-FM” to cancel CD
operation and listen to the radio.
CD-Tape: Press “CD-TP” to switch
between playing a tape
and a CD when
both are inserted.
Eject: Press “EJECT” to eject the disc
and the radio will play. The disc
will start
playing at track
1 when you reinsert it.
Special Eject
If you choose, you can eject only the tape
or CD when you have both a CD and a
tape
in your audio system.
CD Only: To eject only the CD, press
“EJECT” and then press “REW.”
Tape Only: To eject only the tape,
press “EJECT” and then press
“PRV.”
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