1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Owners Manual

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Also, in this book you will find these notices:
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NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
could damage
your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be covered
by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what
to do to help avoid the
damage.
When
you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or
in different
words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
yellow for cautions, blue for notices and the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.
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These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
Q
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
4
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols have to
do with
your lights:
SIGNALS 6
TURN
HIGH
LAMPSoR BEAM = =o
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on
some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
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WINDSHIELD
WASHER I
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
ENGINE
TEMP
--
CHARGING I-1
BATTERY SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
RADIATOR COOLANT
a
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wb
TEMP OIL &
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may
see:
FUSE
RELEASE
a
RADIO
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
AIR 43
LIGHTER HORN
)b.
SPEAKER
b
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Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Chevrolet and how
to use your safety belts properly.
You can also learn about some things you should
not do
with air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head
restraints.
Manual Front Seat

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Move the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever and
try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the
seat is locked into place.
Driver’s Seat Manual Lumbar Support
(Convertible with White Vinyl Seats Only)
The manual lumbar support control is located at the
front
of the driver’s seat, toward the right. Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease
the amount
of support to your lower back.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat and move the seatback to where you want it.
Release the lever
to lock the seatback. Pull up on the
lever and the seat will go to an upright position.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ~ But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest
to the top of your ears. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Front Seatback Latches (2-Door Models)
On two-door models, the right front seat of your vehicle
makes it easy
to get in and out of the rear seat.
0 When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward,
the whole seat will slide forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
right front seatback to its original position. Then
move the seat rearward until it locks.
To get out, tilt the seatback fully forwara.
Your seatback will move back and forth ‘freely, unless
you come to a sudden stop. Then it will lock in place.
There’s one time the seatback may not fold without
some help from you. That’s if your vehicle is parked
facing down a fairly steep hill.
To fold a front seatback forward, push the seatback
toward the rear as you lift this latch. Then the seatback
will fold forward. The latch must be down for the seat to
work properly.
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To open the fold-down rear seat, pull forward on the
seat tab.
To close the seat, push the seatback up to its original
position.
Push the seatback solidly up against the back plate to
ensure that the latch hooks.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or
“air bag” system.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as
a reminder to
buckle
up. (See "Safety Belt
Reminder Light"
in the
Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says
to
wear safety belts. Here's why: They wo~k.
You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash,
you don't know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts
they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
Take
the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on
wheels.
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