1996 CHEVROLET EXPRESS automatic transmission

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Lubricants
NOTE: Fluids and lubricants identified below by name,
part number or specification may be obtained from your
GM dealer.
USAGE
Engine Oil
(Gasoline
Engine)
Engine Coolant
Coolant Supplement
Sealer
FLUIDLUBRICANT
Engine oil with the American
Petroleum Institute Certified For
Gasoline Engines “Starburst” symbol
of the proper viscosity. To
determine the preferred viscosity
for your vehicle’s engine, see
“Engine Oil”
in the Index.
50/50 mixture of clean water
(preferably distilled) and GM
Goodwrench@ DEX-COOL
or
Havoline@ DEX-COOL TM
(orange-colored, silicate-free)
antifreeze conforming
to GM
Specification 6277M. See “Engine
Coolant”
in the Index.
GM Part
No. 3634621 or
equivalent with a complete flush
and refill.
USAGE
Hydraulic Brake
System
Parking Brake
Cable Guides
Power Steering System
Automatic
Transmission
Key Lock
Cylinders
Chassis
Lubrication
FLUID/LUBRICANT
Delco Supreme 11 @ Brake Fluid
(GM Part No.
1052535 or
equivalent DOT-3 brake fluid).
Chassis lubricant (GM Part
No. 1052497 or equivalent) or
lubricant meeting requirements
of NLGI Grade 2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
GM Power Steering Fluid
(GM Part No. 1052884 - 1 pt.,
1050017
- 1 qt., or equivalent).
DEXRON@-I11 Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube@
(GM Part No. I234624 1
or equivalent).
Chassis lubricant (GM Part
No. 1052497 or equivalent) or
lubricant meeting requirements
of NLGI Grade
2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
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Comfort Controls ................................ 3- I
Compact Disc Care ............................. 3-28
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3- 17. 3- I9
Console Storage ................................ 2-4 I
Control of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-40
Coolant
....................................... 6-20
RecoveryTank ............................... 5-13
Cooling System
................................ 5- 12
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-6
Cruise Control ................................. 2-32
Cupholders .................................... 2-41
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-3
Customer Assistance Information ................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8- 1
Clock. Setting the ................................ 3-9
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-57
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps ......................... 2-36
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light ............ 2-49
Dead
Battery ................................... 5-2
Defects. Reporting Safety
......................... 8-8
Defensive Driving ................................ 4- 1
Defogger . Rear Window .......................... 3-8
Defogging ................................. 3-2, 3-4
Defrosting
................................. 3-2, 3-4
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-37
Door Locks
....................................... 2-3
Sliding ...................................... 2-8
Storage
..................................... 2-41
Storagepocket ............................... 2-41
Swing-Out Side ............................... 2-7
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-19
DriverPosition
................................. 1-13
Driving
City
........................................ 4-18
Defensive
.................................... 4-1
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-19
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-24
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-4
IntheRain
.................................. 4-15
On Curves
.................................... 4-8
On Grades While Towing
a Trailer ............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-21
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-23
Throughwater
............................... 4-17
WetRoads
.................................. 4-15
Winter
...................................... 4-23
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-34
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-45
Night
...................................... 4-13
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.................... 6-61
Electrical System
............................... 6-61
Electronic Road Speed Governor (Gasoline Engines) ... 2-55
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Coolant
..................................... 6-20
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-43
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-54
Cooling System
.............................. 6-66
Exhaust
..................................... 2-24
Identification
........................... 6-60. 6-65
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-43
Overheating
................................. 5- 10
Running While Parked ......................... 2-25
StartingYour
................................ 2-14
Engineoil
.................................... 6-11
Additives ................................... 6-13
Checking
................................... 6-11
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-52
Used
....................................... 6-14
Whentochange
.............................. 6-14
Ethanol
........................................ 6-3
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-24
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-5 I
Fan Control, Climate Control System ................ 3-2
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-4
Filter, Air
..................................... 6-15
Finish Care
.................................... 6-56
Finish Damage ................................. 6-57
First Gear, Automatic Transmission
................ 2- I9
Flashers, Hazard Warning ......................... 5-1
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-20
Fluid Capacities
................................ 6-65
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-49
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-4
Adding ..................................... 6-11
French Language Manual 11
Front Parkingflurn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .... 6-34
Front Storage Area
.............................. 2-41
FrontTowing
................................... 5-8
Fuel .......................................... 6-2
Canada
...................................... 6-3
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-4
Gage
....................................... 2-53
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
Tank Capacity
............................... 6-67
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-62
Gages
.. ...........................
Engine Coolant Temperature .................... 2-54
Engine Oil Pressure
........................... 2-52
Fuel
....................................... 2-53
Speedometer
................................. 2-45
Voltmeter
................................... 2-55
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-17
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-27
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-26
Guide en Franpis
11
GAWR ....................................... 4-27
.. .................................
GVWR ....................................... 4-26
Halogen
Bulbs ................................ 6-31
Hazard Warning Flashers .......................... 5-1
Head Restraints
................................. 1-5
Headlamps
.................................... 2-35
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-31
HighLow Beam Changer ...................... 2-30
OnReminder
................................ 2-36
Wiring
..................................... 6-61
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................................... 7-44
Door
........................................ 2-3
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-44
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-3
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-4
Sliding Door Child Security
...................... 2-4
Steering Column Lock Check
................... 7-46
LossofControl
................................ 4-12
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-49
Lubrication Service,
Body ........................ 7-44
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts
........... 6-65
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-5 I
Maintenance Schedule ............................ 7- I
Long Tripmighway Definition ................... 7-5
Long Tripmighway Intervals
..................... 7-6
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-43
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-47
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-49
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-3
Short Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-4
Short Trip/City Intervals
........................ 7-4
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-58
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-37
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-50
ManualFrontSeat ............................... 1-1
Manual Mirror ................................. 2-40
Methanol
...................................... 6-3
Mirrors
....................................... 2-40
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-39 Inside
Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-39
Manual
..................................... 2-40
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-39
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-42
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads ................................ 4-21
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-29
MMT
......................................... 6-3
Neutral. Automatic Transmission
................. 2-18
New Vehicle Break-In
........................... 2-13
Nightvision
................................... 4-14
Noise Control System
............................ 6-9
Odometer
...... ........................... 2-45
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-45
Off-Road Recovery 4-10
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-11
Overheating Engine ............................. 5-10
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-43
Owner Publications. Ordering
...................... 8-9
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.............................
Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-58
Park Automatic Transmission
................. ...... 2-17
Shifting Into
................................. 2-21
Shifting
Out of ............................. 2-23
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.................................... 2-12
Brake
...................................... 2-20
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-46
Lots
....................................... 2-12
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-36
Passenger Position
.............................. 1-29
Passenger Temperature Control
..................... 3-5
Passing
....................................... 4-11
Power Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-47
Antenna Mast Care
............................ 3-29
DoorLocks
................................... 2-3
Option Fuses
................................ 6-61
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-39
Seat
......................................... 1-2
Steering
..................................... 4-8
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-24
Windows
................................... 2-26
Power Seat
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-29
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner
.................... 8-9
Radiator ..................................... 5- 16
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-23
Radio Reception
................................ 3-26
Radios
......................... 3-9.3-11.3-13. 3-19
Rain. Driving In
................................ 4- 15
Reading Lamps
................................ 2-38
Rear
Axle
....................................... 6-19
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-4
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-30
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-29
Storage
..................................... 2-41
Towing
...................................... 5-9
Window Defogger
............................. 3-8
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-39
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-13
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning
.................... 6-68
Remote Compact Disc Player
..................... 3-17
Removing the Rear Seat
........................... 1-6
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-69
Parts
....................................... 6-65
Wheel
...................................... 6-48
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-48
Replacing the Rear Seat
........................... 1-7
Reporting Safety Defects
.......................... 8-8
Restraints
Checking
................................... 1-48
Child
....................................... 1-37
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-48
System Check
................................ 7-44
Reverse. Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-18
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-29
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-4
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-6
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-36
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-43
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Column Lock Check
.......................... 7-46
In Emergencies
................................ 4-9
Power
....................................... 4-8
Tips
......................................... 4-8
Wheel. Tilt
.................................. 2-29
StorageAreas
.................................. 2-41
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-30
Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow
............ ". ..... 5-35
SunVisors
.................................... 2-41
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-2 1
Symbols, Vehicle .................................. v
Taillamp Bulb Replacement ...................... 6-36
Tape Player Care
............................... 3-28
Temperature Control. Climate Control System
......... 3- 1
Temperature Control. Passenger .................... 3-5
Theft
......................................... 2-12
Theft-Deterrent Feature
.......................... 3-23
Thermostat
.................................... 6-24
Third Gear. Automatic Transmission
................ 2- 19
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-29
Time. Setting the
................................ 3-9
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-50
TireLoading ................................... 4-26
Tire-Loading Information Label
................... 4-26
Tires
......................................... 6-41
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-48
Buying New
................................. 6-45
Chains
..................................... 6-50
Changing
a Flat .............................. 5-20
Cleaning
.................................... 6-54
Dual Operation ............................... 6-45
Inflation
.................................... 6-42
Inflation Check
............................... 7-44
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-43
Loading
.................................... 4-26
Pressure
.................................... 6-42
Temperature
................................. 6-47
Traction
.................................... 6-47
Treadwear
................................... 6-47
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-46
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-44
Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-48
When It's Time for New
....................... 6-44
TopStrap
..................................... 1-38
TorqueLock
................................... 2-23
Torque. Wheel
Nut .............................. 6-65
Torque. Wheel
Nut .............................. 5-32
TowingaTrailer
................................ 4-28
Trailer Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-6
Brakes
..................................... 4-33
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-36
Driving
with ................................. 4-34
Hitches
..................................... 4-32
Maintenance When Towing ..................... 4-37
Parking on Hills
.............................. 4-36
Safety Chains
................................ 4-33
Tongueweight
............................... 4-31
Total Weight on Tires
.......................... 4-32
Towing
..................................... 4-28
Weight
..................................... 4-30
Wiring Harness
............................... 4-37
Turnsignals
................................. 4-35
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................................... 6- 16
Transmitters. Keyless Entry ........................ 2-5
Transportation. Courtesy
.......................... 8-6
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-45
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-3
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals
............... 2-30
Turn SignalA4ultifunction Lever
................... 2-29
Turn Signals When Towing
a Trailer ................ 4-35
Underbody Maintenance
........................ 6-58
UnderhoodLamp
............................... 2-38
Vehicle Control
...................................... 4-5
Damage Warnings
.............................. iv
Identification Number ......................... 6-60
Loading
.................................... 4-26
Ventilation System
............................... 3-8
Visor Vanity Mirrors
............................ 2-42
Visors, Sun
.................................. 2-41
Storage
..................................... 6-30 warning
Devices
............................... 5-2
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators
............... 2-36
Washer Fluid. Windshield
........................ 6-25
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-55
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-55
Wheel Alignment
.................................. 6-48
NutTorque
.................................. 6-65
NutTorque
.................................. 5-32
Replacement
................................. 6-48
Wrench
..................................... 5-22
Windows
..................................... 2-26
Power
...................................... 2-26
SideLatches
................................. 2-27
Swing-Out
.................................. 2-27
Windshield Washer
............................. 2-32
Fluid
.................................. 2-326-25
FluidLevelCheck
............................ 7-43
Windshield Wiper
.............................. 2-31
Blade Replacement
........................... 6-39
Fuses
...................................... 6-61
Winter Driving
................................. 4-23
Wiring. Headlamp
.............................. 6-61
WreckerTowing ................................. 5-6
Wrench. Wheel ................................. 5-22
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