
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Chevrolet/Geo Roadside
Assistance Program
To enhance Chevrolet's strong commitment to customer
satisfaction, Chevrolet is excited to announce the
establishment of the Chevrolet/Geo Roadside Assistance
Center. As
the owner of a 1997 Chevrolet/Geo,
membership
in Roadside Assistance is free. Roadside
Assistance
is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year, by calling 1-800-CHEV-USA
(1-800-243-8872). This toll-free number will provide
you over-the-phone roadside assistance with minor
mechanical problems.
If your problem cannot be
resolved over the phone, our advisors have access to a
nationwide network
of dealer recommended service
providers. Roadside membership is free, however some
services may incur costs.
Roadside offers two levels
of service to the customer,
Basic Care and Courtesy" Cure:
0 Toll-free number, 1-800-CHEV-USA
e Free towing for warranty repairs
0 Basic over-the-phone technical advice
Available dealer services at reasonable costs (ie.,
wrecker services, locksmith/key service, glass
repair, etc.)

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ROADSIDE Courtesy" Care PROVIDES:
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Roadside Basic Care services (as outlined above)
Plus:
FREE Non-Warranty Towing (to the closest dealer
from a legal roadway)
FREE LocksmithKey Service (when keys are lost
on the road or locked inside)
FREE Flat Tire Service (spare installed on the road)
FREE Jump Start (at home or on the road)
FREE Fuel Delivery ($5 of fuel delivered on
the road) Chevrolet/Geo offers Courtesy Transportation
for
customers needing warranty service. Courtesy
Transportation will be offered in conjunction with
the coverage provided by the Bumper to Bumper
New Vehicle Limited Warranty
to eligible purchasers
of 1997 Chevrolet/Geo passenger car and light duty
trucks. (Please see your selling dealer for details.)
Note:
Courtesy Cure is available to Retail and Retail Lease
Customers operating
1997 and newer Chevrolet/Geo
vehicles for a period of
3 years/36,000 miles (60 000 km),
whichever occurs first. All Courtesy Care services must
be pre-arranged
by Chevrolet Roadside or dealer
Service Management.
Basic Care and Courtesy Care are not part of or
included
in the coverage provided by the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty. Chevrolet reserves the right to
modify or discontinue
Basic Care and Courtesy Care
at any time.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Section 9 Index
Accessory Power Outlet ......................... 2-52
Add-on Equipment
............................. 4-30
AirBag
....................................... 1-27
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-33
How Does
it Restrain .......................... 1-3 1
How it Works ................................ 1-29
Location
.................................... 1-29
Readiness Light
......................... 1.28. 2.61
Servicing
................................... 1-32
What Makes
it Intlate .......................... 1-30
What Will
You See After it Inflates ............... 1-3 I
When Should it Inflate ......................... 1-30
AirCleanerFilter
............................... 6-19
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-67
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-48
All-Wheel Drive
.......................... 2.22. 6.23
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-57
Antenna. Fixed
................................. 3-30
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-25
Anti-Lock
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.64. 4.7
Anti.Theft. Radio
.............................. 3-26
Appearance Care
............................... 6-50
Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-59
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-50
Air
Conditioning
................................ 3-5 Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-28
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-9
Automatic Transmission Check
........................... 7-44
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-20
Transmission Operation
........................ 2-19
Front
....................................... 6-24
LockingRear
................................ 2-22
Rear
....................................... 6-25
Battery
...................................... 6-36
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
............... 2-9
Wdrnings
.................................... 5-3
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Brake
Adjustment
.................................. 6-35
Fluid
....................................... 6-32
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-32
Parking
..................................... 2-23
PedalTravel
................................. 6-35
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-35
System Warning Light
......................... 2-63
Trailer ...................................... 4-35
Transmission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-45
Wear
....................................... 6-34
Axle
9-1

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance .............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-6
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-32
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-2 1
Hill and Mountain Roads ......................... 4-22
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-34
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-7
Prop
....................................... 6-10
Release
...................................... 6-8
Horn
......................................... 2-31
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-17
Ignition Positions
.............................. 2. I 5
Ignition Transmission Lock Check ................. 7-46
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-44
Inspections
.................................... 7-47
Brakesystem
................................ 7-48
Drive Axle
.................................. 7-48
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-47
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-47
Steering
.................................... 7-47
Suspension
.................................. 7-47
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-47
InstrumentPanel
............................... 2-56
Brightness Control
............................ 2-39
Cleaning
.................................... 6-54
Cluster
..................................... 2-58
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-62
Interior Lamps
.................................. 2-39
Inside
Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-41 Jack.
Tire
.................................... 5-24
Jump Starting ................................... 5-3
Keyless Entry System
........................... 2-7
Key Lock Cylinders Service
...................... 7-44
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels CertificationlTire
............................. 4-28
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-60
Tire-Loading information
...................... 4-28
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-60
Lamps
........................................ 2-37
Courtesy
.................................... 2-39
Dome
...................................... 2-39
Interior
..................................... 2-39
On Reminder
................................ 2-38
Latches, Seatback
................................ 1-5
Leaving Your Vehicle ............................. 2-7
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-25
Lighter
....................................... 2-50
Lights
Air
Bag Readiness ....................... 1-28, 2-61
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-64, 4-7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-63
Charging System
............................. 2-61
CheckGages
................................ 2-68
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 - 13, 2-60
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-65
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-68
9-5

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Cylinders
................................... 7-44
Door
........................................ 2-6
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-46
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-44
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-7
Sliding Door Child Security
..................... 2- I I
Lubricants and Fluids ............................ 7-49
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-44
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-49
Lumbar Controls
................................ 1-3
Locks
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts
........... 6-68
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-5 1
Maintenance Schedule ............................ 7- I
Long Trip/Highway Definition ................... 7-6
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
.................. 7-4
Short TripKity Definition
....................... 7-5
Short TripKity Intervals ........................ 7-5
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-38
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-65
ManualFrontSeat
............................... 1-2
Methanol
...................................... 6-3
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-58
Manual Lumbar Support
.......................... 1-3 Mirrors
....................................... 2-41
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-42
Inside Day/Night Rearview
..................... 2-41
Outside
..................................... 2-41
Visorvanity
................................. 2-52
MMT
......................................... 6-3
Model Reference
................................. vi
MountainRoads ................................ 4-22
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-49
Neutral
....................................... 2-21
New Vehicle Break-In
........................... 2-15
Nightvision
................................... 4-15
odometer
.................................... 2-59
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-59
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-11
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-11
Opener. Garage Door ............................ 2-45
Outside Mirror
................................. 2-41
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-44
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-13
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-43
Owner Publications. Ordering
................ 8- 1 I. 8- 12
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-58
Park(P)
...................................... 2-19
Shifting Into ................................. 2-24
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-26

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TopStrap ..................................... 1-54
Torque Lock
................................... 2-26
Torque. Wheel
Nut ......................... 5.32. 6.66
Towing a Trailer
................................ 4-31
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-7
Trailer
Brakes
..................................... 4-35
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-37
Driving with
................................. 4-35
Hitches
..................................... 4-34
Maintenance When Towing
..................... 4-38
Parking on Hills
.............................. 4-38
Safety Chains
................................ 4-34
Tongueweight
............................... 4-33
Total Weight on Tires
.......................... 4-34
Towing
..................................... 4-31
Turnsignals
................................. 4-37
Weight
..................................... 4-32
Wiring Harness
............................... 4-39
Transmission Fluid. Automatic
.................... 6-20
Transmitters. Keyless Entry
........................ 2-7
Transportation. Courtesy .......................... 8-8
Trip Odometer ................................. 2-59
TTY Users
...................................... 8-4
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals
............... 2-32
Turn SignaIMultifunction Lever
................... 2-3 1
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer ................ 4-37
Two-way Manual Seat
........................... 1-2
Underbody Maintenance ........................ 6-58
Underhood Electrical Center
...................... 6-64
Universal Transmitter
............................ 2-53
Vehicle Control
...................................... 4-6
Damage Warnings
.............................. iv
Dimensions ................................. 6-68
Identification Number
......................... 6-60
Loading
.................................... 4-28
Storage
..................................... 6-36
Visor Vanity Mirrors
............................ 2-52
Visors. Sun
.................................... 2-51
Voltmeter
..................................... 2-62
Ventilation
System
............................... 3-6
warning Devices
............................... 5-2
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators
............... 2-60
Warranty Information
............................ 8-10
Washer Fluid. Windshield ........................ 6-31
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-56
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-55
Nut Torque ............................. 5-32. 6-66
Replacement
................................. 6-48
Wheel
Alignment
.................................. 6-48
Wrench
..................................... 5-25
9-10