1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER service

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They
may be useful for owners who wish to get a greater
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owners with
the appropriate skill level or training who
wish to perform “do-it-yourself’ service. These are
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professional, qualified technicians.
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product performance in the field. When service methods
are found which promote better service
on GM vehicles,
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will advise
of new or unexpected conditions, and others
may help avoid future costly repairs. Service bulletins
are meant for qualified technicians. In some cases
bulletins refer to service manuals, specialized tools,
equipment and safety procedures necessary
to service
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the model year and beyond, an index is required and
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Owner Publications
Owner’s manuals, warranty folders and various owner
assistance booklets provide owners with general
operation and maintenance information.
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Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-6
Cruise Control ................................. 2-40
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................. 8- 1
Coolant Heater. Engine .......................... 2- I5
Damage. Finish ............................... 6-55
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-55
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-44
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-73
Dead Battery
................................... 5-2
Defensive Driving
............................... 4- I
Defogging ..................................... 3-4
Defrosting
................................ 3-4
DelcoLOCII
................................. 3-14
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-64
Dome Lamps
............ .................. 2-46
Door Defects. Reporting Safety
......................... 8-8
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Locks ....................................... 2-3
Storage
..................................... 2-53
Drive. Automatic Transmission
.................... 2- I8
Drive Axle Service .............................. 7-52
Driver Position
................................. I - 12
Driving ........................................ 4-1
City
........................................ 4-34
Defensive
.................................... 4-1
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-35
Guidelines
.................................. 4- I4
Hill and Mountain Roads ....................... 4-38
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-41
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
Night
...................................... 4-29
Off-Road
................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-8
Rainy Conditions
............................. 4-31
Snowy and. Icy Conditions
...................... 4-40
Throughwater
............................... 4-33
Wet Roads
.................................. 4-31
Winter
...................................... 4-39
With a Trailer
................................ 4-51
Driving On Grades While Towing a Trailer
........... 4-53
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
Easy Entry Seat
................................ 1-6
Electrical Equipment. Adding
................ 3- 17. 6-58
Electrical System
............................... 6-58
Endgate
....................................... 2-7
Emergency Release
............................ 2-9
ManualRelease
............................... 2-8
Remote Release ............................... 2-9
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-15
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-47
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-69
FanNoise
................................... 5-20
Identification
................................ 6-57
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-47
Overheating ................................. 5-11
Specifications ................................ 6-63
Engine
........................................ 6-8
Exllaust
..................................... 2-32
Running While Parked
......................... 2-32
Starting
..................................... 2-13
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Heating
........................................ 3-3
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-37
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-38
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-50
Horn
......................................... 2-35
Hydraulic Clutch
............................... 6- 18
Hydroplaning .................................. 4-33
Hood
.......................................... 6-7
Ignition Positions
.............................. 2- I I
Inflation. Tire .................................. 6-41
Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
................. 2-47
Inspections Brakesystem
................................ 7-52
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-5 1
Radiator and Heater Hose ...................... 7-51
Steering
.................................... 7-51
Suspension
.................................. 7-51
Throttle Linkage .............................. 7-5 1
Transfer Case ................................ 7-52
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-60
Cleaning
.................................... 6-51
Cluster
..................................... 2-62
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-59
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-45
Jacking Equipment
............................. 5-22
Jump Starting
................................... 5-2
Key in the Ignition ............................. 2-10
Keyless Entry System
............................ 2-5
Key Lock Cylinders Service
...................... 7-48
Key Release Button
.............................
Labels Certificationflire
............................. 4-44
Fuse
....................................... 6-60
Safety Belt
.................................. 1-46
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-57
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-57
Lamps
........................................ 2-43
Dome
...................................... 2-46
FrontMap
................................... 2-46
Front Reading
........................... 2.45, 2.49
Interior
..................................... 2-45
OnReminder
................................ 2-44
Latches. Seatback
................................ 1-5
Leaving Your Vehicle ............................. 2-4
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-29
Lights
Lighter
....................................... 2-58
Air Bag Readiness ....................... 1-19,
2-66
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-68. 4-6
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-67
Charging System
............................. 2-66
Daytime Running
Lamps Indicator ............... 2-73
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1-7, 2-65
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-69
Shift
.................................. 2-20. 2-73
CheckGages ................................ 2-74
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Locking Rear Axle
.............................. 2-2 1
Lockoutswitch ................................ 2-34
Locks
......................................... 2-3
Door
........................................ 2-3
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-48
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-4
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-4
Steering Column Lock Check
................... 7-50
Loss
of Control ................................ 4- I3
Lubricants and Fluids ....................... 6.64. 7.53
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-48
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-56
Lumbar Controls
............................ 1.2 . 1-3
Maintenance Record ........................... 7-56
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7- 1
Long Trip/Highway ............................ 7-5
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-47
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-5 1
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............. 7-53
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-3
Short Trip/City
................................ 7-4
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-55
Maintenance When Trailer Towing ................. 4-56
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-69
ManualFrontSeat
............................... 1-1
Manual Lumbar Support .......................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid
..................................... 6-17
Shifting
........................... ..... 2-19
Starting Your Engine
.............. ... 2-14
Methanol
...................................... 6-4 Mirrors
....................................... 2-47
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-48
Inside Day/Night Rearview ..................... 2-47
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-47
Visorvanity
................................. 2-59
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads ................................ 4-38
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-36
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-54
Neutral Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-17
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-20
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2-11
Nightvision ................................... 4-30
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
............. 6-63
Outside Manual Adjust
........................ 2-47
Odometer
.................................... 2-64
Off-Road Driving
.............................. 4-14
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- IO
Oil. Engine ..................................... 6-9
Opener. Garage Door
............................ 2-49
Ordering Owner and Service Publications
............. 8-9
Outside Mirror Convex
..................................... 2-48
Manual
Adjust ............................... 2-47
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-47
Overdrive. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-18
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-48
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-11
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-47
Owner Publications
.............................. 8-9
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Automatic Transmission ....................... 2- 16
Shifting Into ................................. 2-27
Shifting Out of
................................ 2-30
AtNight
.................................... 2-10
Brake
.................................. 2-26, 7-50
Lots
....................................... 2-10
On Hills with a Trailer ......................... 4-54
over Things That Burn .................. : ....... 2-3 1
Your Vehicle, Manual Transmission ............... 2-3 1
Passing ....................................... 4-11
Payload
........................................ 4-46
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-5 1
Power
Acces'sory Outlet
............................. 2-59
DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
Remote Control Mirror
......................... '2-47
Steering
................................... .. 4-8
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-26
Windows
................................... 2-33
Powerseat
...................................... 1-2
Lumbar Controls
.............................. 1-3
Pregnancy, Use
of Safety Belts .................... 1-24
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications, Service and Owner
..................... 8-9
Parking
Radiator, Adding Coolant
..................... : . 5-17
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-25
Radio Reception ................................ 3- 16
Radios
........................................ 3-5
Rain, Driving
................................... 4-31
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Rear
Axle
....................................... 6-19
Door Security Locks
............................. 2-4
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
........................ 1-29
Seatpassengers
.............................. 1-26
Seats.
........................................ 1-6
Towing
...................................... 5-10
Window Defogger
............................. 3-4
Window Washermiper
........................ 2-39
Rearview Mirror
................................. 2-47
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
.......... 6-64, 7-53
Recovery Hooks
................................ 5-34
Recovery Tank, Coolant
..................... 5- 13. 6-24
Recreational Vehicle Towing
....................... 4-43
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-62
Parts
....................................... 6-63
Wheel
...................................... 6-46
Reporting Safety Defects
.......................... 8-8
Restraint Checking
.................................. '. . 1-45 .
Child ....................................... 1-35
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After a Crash .................... 1-46
Systemcheck
................................ 7-48
Automatic Transmission
........................ 2-17
Manual' Transmission
.......................... 2-20
'Right Front Passenger Position
..................... 1-24
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-4
Canadian
.................................... 8-6
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-34
Rotation, Tires
....................... ......... 6-42
Reverse
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...................................... 1-12
Cire
....................................... 6-52
Center Front Passenger Position
................. 1-24
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-32
Children
... ........................... 1-33. 1-42
Driver Position
................................ 1 - 12
Extender
.................................... 1-45
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1 - 12
Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1 - 12. 1-26
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 - 1 1
Rear Comfort Guides
.......................... 1-29
Rear Seat Passengers
............................ 1-26
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-46
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-24
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-24
Lap Belt
........................ .. ...... 1-25. 1-32
Why .They Work
............................... 1-8
Safety Chains .................................. 4-50
Safety Defects. Reporting
......................... 8-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols ........................ 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-3
Seatback Latches
...................................... 1-5
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 1 - 1
Second Gear
Automatic Transmission
........................ 2- 18
Manual Transmission
........................... 2- 19
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6- 1
Service and Owner Publicatibns
..................... 8-9
Service Engine Soon Light
........................ 2-69
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Reclining Front ............................... 1-3
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 6-57
Service Work. Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
.......... ; 1-23
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-55
Shift Light
............................... 2-20. 2-73
IntoPark
.................................... 2-27
Shifting
.................................. 2-16. 2-19
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-36
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Out
of Park ... ; ............................... 2-30
SIR
.......................................... 1-18
Specifications and Capacities
................. 6-63. 6.64
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistwce
............... 8-3
Speedometer
................................... 2-64
Stains. Cleaning
................ ... ....... ...... 6-50
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-49
Starting Your Engine,
............ ................ 2-13
Steam
........................................ 5-11
Steering
....................................... 4-8
In Emergencies
.................... .I ........... 4-9
Power
....................................... 4-8
Steering Column Lock Check ..................... 7-50
Steering Wheel. Tilt
.............................. 2-35
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-48
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
............... 5-30
Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow
.................. 5-33
SunVisors'
.................................... 2-58
Sunglasses Storage
.............................. 2-53
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-18
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-32
Symbols. Vehicle
.................................. v
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