1996 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

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Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is the Index in
the back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list
of all
that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll
find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We
use a box and the word
CAUTION to tell you about things
that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce
the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash through it in
this book. This safety symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t do this,” or “Don’t
let this happen.”

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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
I 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
the same 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 BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
UNLOCK El
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to
do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e e
TURN
RUNNING
* 0
DAYTIME *
LAMPS -**
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some of.
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -,F-
TEMP -
ENGINE
BRAKE
(0)
ENGINE OIL w,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(a)
BRAKES
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Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE +
LIGHTER -
HORN )cr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL p3
X

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Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Corvette 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 part tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them,
and also about reclining seatbacks and seatback latches.
Manual Seat
/d CAUTION:
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You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust
a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
Move the lever under the front of the 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.
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RIDE CONT
SPORT
If ,you have the Sport Seat, you must move the switch
next to the lumbar controls to
DR (driver) or PS
(passenger) before adjusting your power seat. Different parts
of the
power seat control move different
parts
of your seat. If you move the whole control, the
whole seat will move. The back
of the control will move
the back of the seat, and the front of the control will
move the front
of the seat.
Move the control to the front or to the back to move the seat forward or backward. Move the control toward the
center of the vehicle to raise the seat and away from the
center of the vehicle to lower it.
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RIDE CONTROL
SPORT
These switches let you change the shape of your seat.
There are three lumbar supports for the upper, middle
and lower back. There’s also a side bolster that adjusts
the sides
of the seat around you to give you more
lateral support.
First move the selector switch to
DR (driver) or PS
(passenger). Then move the shaping switches until your
seat is comfortable. For lumbar support, move each
switch left to inflate or right
to deflate.
To adjust the seatback, push the lever back and move the
seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock
the seatback in place.
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Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like
this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In
a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t
do its job either. In a crash the
belt could
go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
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Both seatbacks fold forward to give you access to the rear
area.
To fold a seatback forward, lift this latch and push
the seatback forward. When you return the seatback to its
original position, make sure the seatback is locked.
CAUTION:
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward
on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
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