1996 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

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2. Side Window Defogger Vent
3. Side Air Vent
4. Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
5. Tilt Lever
6. Instrument Cluster
7. Ignition Switch
8. Trip Monitor Controls
9. Solar Sensor
10. Center Air Vent
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1. Driver Information Center 12.
Comfort Controls
13. Fuse Panel
14. Audio System
15.
Ashtray/Lighter/Cupholder
16. Ride Control (Option)
17. Power Seat Control (Option)
18. Shift Lever (Automatic Shown)
19. Horn
20. Main Lamp Control
21. Fog Lamp Switch
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LT1 Engine
Your instrument cluster and Driver Information Center are designed to let you know at a glance how your vehicle is
running. You’ll know how fast you’re going, about how much fuel you have left and many other things you’ll need to
know to drive safely and economically. The center display in t\
he cluster is controlled
by the trip monitor.

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Your speedometer lets you see your speed in either miles Tachometer
per hour (mph) or kilometers p& how: (km/h). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven, in The
tachometer displays the engine speed in thousands
either miles or kilometers. Press the
ENG MET button on of
revolutions per minute (rpm).
the trip monitor to switch the display between English
units (miles) and metric units (kilometers).
Your Corvette’s odometer is tamper-resistant. It will
read
OD0 ERR if someone has tampered with it.
If a new odometer is installed, it will automatically reset to
the correct reading.
If an electrical or other problem makes
setting the odometer correctly impossible, then it’s set at
zero, but
a label on the driver’s door must show the old
reading and when the new one was installed.
Trip Odometer
The trip odometer can tell you how far your Corvette has
been driven since you last set the trip odometer to zero.
To display the trip odometer, press TRIP
OD0 on the
Trip Monitor.
To reset it, press and hold RESET TRIP
for two seconds. Fuel
will shut
off at about 6400 rpm for the LT4 (Code 5)
engine and at about 5850 rpm for the LT1 (Code P)
engine.
If you continue to drive your Corvette
at the fuel shut
off rpm, you could damage your engine. Be sure to
operate your Corvette below the fuel shut
off rpm or
reduce your rpm quickly when the fuel shuts
off.
Warning Lights, Gauges and
Indicators
This part describes the warning lights and gauges that may
be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gauges can signal
that something is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gauges could also save you or
others from injury.

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problem with one of your vehicle’s functions.
As you will
see in the details on the next few pages, some warning
lights come on briefly when you
start the engine just to let
you know they’re working.
If you are farniliar with this
section, you should not be alarmed when this happens.
Gauges can indicate when there may be or
is a problem
with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gauges and
warning lights work together to let
you know when
there’s a problem with your vehicle.
When one of the warning lights comes on and stays
on
when you are driving, or when one of the gauges shows
there may be a problem, check the section that tells you
what to do about it. Please follow this manual’s advice.
Waiting to do repairs can be costly
-- and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your warning lights
and gauges. They’re a big help.
Your vehicle also has a Driver Information Center that
works along with the warning lights and gauges. See
“Driver Information Center” in the Index.
Safety Belt Reminder Light
When the key is turned to RUN or START, a chime will
come on for about eight seconds to remind people to
fasten their safety belts, unless the driver’s safety belt is
already buckled.
The safety belt light will
also come on and stay on
until the driver’s belt is
buckled.
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There is an air bag readiness light on the instrument
panel, which shows AIR BAG. The system checks the
air bag’s electrical system for malfunctions. The light
tells you if there is an electrical problem. The system
check includes the air bag sensors, the air bag modules,
the wiring
and the diagnostic module. For more
information on the air bag system, see “Air Bag” in
the Index.
AIR
BAG
You will see this light flash
for a few seconds when you
turn your ignition to RUN
or START. Then the light
should go out. This means
the system is ready.
If the air bag readiness light doesn’t come on when you
start your vehicle, or stays on,
or comes on when you
are driving, your air bag system may not work properly.
Have your vehicle serviced right away.
Charging System Indicator Light
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This light will come on
when you turn on the
ignition, but the engine is
not running, as a check to
show you it is working. It
should go out when the
engine starts.
If it stays on or comes on while you are driving, you
may have a problem with the electrical charging system.
It could indicate that you have a loose or broken drive
belt or another electrical problem. Have it checked
right away. Driving while this light is on could drain
your battery.
If you must drive a short distance with the light on, be
certain to turn
off all your accessories, such as the radio
and air conditioner.
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VOLTS
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When the engine is not running, the voltmeter
shows the voltage output
of your battery.
When the
engine is running, it shows
the voltage output of the
charging system.
Readings between the shaded areas show the normal
operating range. The reading will change as the rate of
charge changes (with engine speed, for example), but
if the
voltmeter reads in either shaded area, and it stays there,
you may have a problem with the charging system. Have it
checked right away. Driving with the voltmeter reading
in
a shaded area could drain your battery. If you
must drive a short distance with the voltmeter
reading in a shaded area, turn
off all your accessories,
including your comfort controls and audio systems.
For numeric gauge
measurements, press the
GAUGES button on the
trip monitor until
VOLT
appears. The number that
appears next to the fuel
gauge is the battery voltage.
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