1997 CHEVROLET CORVETTE automatic transmission fluid

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Restraint System Check
Make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your
belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are
working properly. Look for any other loose or damaged
safety belt system parts. If you see anything that might
keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have it
repaired. Have any torn or frayed safety belts replaced.
Also look for any opened or broken air bag coverings,
and have them repaired or replaced. (The air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.)
Wiper Blade Check
Inspect wiper blades for wear or cracking. Replace blade
inserts that appear worn or damaged or that streak or
miss areas of the windshield. Also see “Wiper Blades,
Cleaning’’
in the Index.
Manual Transmission Check
Check the transmission fluid level; add if needed. See
“Manual Transmission” in the Index. Check for leaks. A
fluid
loss may indicate a problem. Have the system
inspected and repaired if needed.
Automatic Transmission Inspection
It is not necessary to check the transmission fluid level.
A transmission fluid leak is the only reason for fluid
loss. Check for leaks. If a leak occurs, take the vehicle to
your Chevrolet dealership Service Department and have
it repaired as soon as possible.
At Least Once a Year
Key Lock Cylinders Service
Lubricate the key lock cylinders with the lubricant
specified in Part D.
Body Lubrication Service
Lubricate all body door hinges. Also lubricate all hinges
and latches, including those for the hood, rear
compartment, console door and any folding seat
hardware. Part
D tells you what to use. More frequent
lubrication may be required when exposed to a
corrosive environment.

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and Lubricants
NOTE: Fluids and lubricants identified below by name,
part number or specification may be obtained from your
GM dealer.
USAGE
Engine Oil
I
FLUIDLUBRICANT
The engine requires a special oil
meeting GM Standard GM47 18M.
Oils meeting this Standard may be
identified as synthetic, and should also be identified with the
American Petroleum Institute
Certified For Gasoline Engines
“Starburst” symbol. However, not
all Synthetic API oils with the
Starburst symbol will meet this
GM Standard. You should look for
and use only an oil that meets GM
Standard GM4718M. For the
proper viscosity, see “Engine Oil”
in the Index.
USAGE
Engine Coolant
Hydraulic Brake System
Hydraulic Clutch System
Power Steering
System
Manual
Transmission
Automatic
Transmission
FLUID/LUBRICANT
50/50 mixture of clean water
(preferably distilled) and use only
GM Goodwrench@ DEX-COOL
TM
or Havoline@ DEX-COOL
coolant. See “Engine Coolant” in
the Index.
Delco Supreme 11
@ Brake Fluid
(GM Part
No. 12377967 or
equivalent DOT-3 brake fluid).
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid (GM
Part
No. 12345347 or equivalent
DOT-3 brake fluid).
GM Synthetic Power Steering
Fluid (GM Part No. 12345866
or 12345867 or equivalent).
DEXRON@-I11 Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
DEXRON@-I11 Automatic Transmission Fluid.

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Section 9 Index
Accessory Outlet .............................. 2-58
Accessory Power Plug
........................... 6-61
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...... 6-3
AirBag
....................................... 1-19
How Does It Restrain
.......................... 1-23
How It Works
................................ 1-2 1
Location .................................... 1-21
Servicing
................................... 1-24
What Makes It Inflate
......................... 1-22
What Will You See After It Inflates
............... 1-23
When Should It Inflate
......................... 1-22
Air Bag Readiness Light
.................... 1-20, 2-72
AirBagSystem
................................ 1-19
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-16
Air Conditioning
....................... 3-4,3-9, 3-11
Alignment and Balance, Tire
...................... 6-48
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
...................... 6-57
Antenna
...................................... 3-30
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-22
Anti-Lock Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-74, 4-7
Anti-Theft Radio
............................... 3-26
Appearancecare
............................... 6-51
Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-59 Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Ashtray ....................................... 2-57
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-29
Audio Systems
................................. 3-13
Automatic Electronic Dual Climate Control System
............ 3-5
Overdrive
................................... 2-28
Transmission Check
........................... 7-14
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-18
Transmission. Operation
....................... 2-26
Transmission. Park Mechanism Check
............ 7-16
Transmission. Shifting
......................... 2-26
Transmission. Starting Your Engine
.............. 2-22
Axle. Limited-Slip Rear
......................... 2-38
Axle. Rear
.................................... 6-22
Back-up Lamp Bulb Replacement
................. 6-37
Battery
....................................... 6-32
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement, Remote Function Actuation System ... 2-12
Warnings
................................ 5-3, 5-5
BBB Auto Line ................................. 8-9
Belt, Engine Accessory .......................... 6-71
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard
...................................... 4-28

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.................................. 6-31
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-29
Parking
..................................... 2-32
PedalTravel
................................. 6-31
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-32
System Warning Light
......................... 2-73
Brakes.Anti -Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking in Emergencies
.......................... 4- 11
Break-In. New Vehicle .......................... 2- 19
BTSI
......................................... 2-35
BTSICheck
................................... 7-15
Bulb Replacement
......................... 6.33. 6.69
Fluid
....................................... 6-29
Transmission Shift Interlock
.................... 2-35
Wear
....................................... 6-31
Brake-Transmission Shift Interlock Check
........... 7- 15
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-69
Carbon Monoxide
.................... 2.15.2.37. 4.29
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7- 13
Cassette Tape Player
............................ 3- 14
Careofyour
................................. 3-29
Center Console
................................. 2-55
Certification Label
.............................. 4-30
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-51
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-79
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-33
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-58 Child Restraints
...................... 1.25. 1.26.
1-27
Securing in the Passenger Seat Position
........... 1-27
Top Strap
................................... 1-27
Where to Put
................................ 1-27
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-57
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-63
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-16
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-57
Coated Moldings
............................. 6-53
Convenience Net
............................. 6-53
Exterior LampsLenses
........................ 6-56
Fabric
...................................... 6-52
Glasssurfaces
............................... 6-54
Inside of Your Corvette
........................ 6-52
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-53
Leather
..................................... 6-53
Outside of Your Corvette
....................... 6-55
Removable Roof Panel
......................... 6-55
SecurityShade
............................... 6-53
Soft-Touch Paint Surfaces
...................... 6-53
Stains
...................................... 6-52
Tires
....................................... 6-57
Vinyl
....................................... 6-52
Weatherstrips
................................ 6-55
Wheels
..................................... 6-57
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-54
Climate Control
................................. 3-5
Automatic Electronic Dual
....................... 3-5
Manual
...................................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the
............................... 3-13
Clutch. Hydraulic
............................... 6-20
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Fifth Gear. Manual Transmission
................... 2-29
Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Filter. Air Cleaner
.............................. 6- 16
Finish Care
.................................... 6-56
Finish Damage
................................. 6-57
First Gear. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-28
First Gear. Manual Transmission
................... 2-29
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. What to
Do ............................ 5-22
Floor Mats
.................................... 2-60
Fluid Capacities
................................ 6-70
FobTraining
................................... 2-89
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear. Manual Transmission
................. 2-29
French Language Manual
11
Front Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement ........... 6-35
Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement
.......... 6-35
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Canada
...................................... 6-4
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Fuel. Filling Your Tank
........................... 6-5
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-63
Gages
FogLamps
.................................... 2-51
.. ...........................
FrontTowing .................................. 5-10
Gage ....................................... 2-80
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-75
Engine Oil Pressure
........................... 2-78
Fuel
....................................... 2-81
Voltmeter
................................... 2-73 GAWR
.................................. 4.30. 4.31
Gear Positions
................................. 2-26
Gross Axle Weight Rating
................... 4.30. 4.31
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
................. 4.30. 4-31
Guide en Franpis
11
GVWR .................................. 4.30. 4.31
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-33
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Headlamp Doors
............................... 2-44
Headlamp/Highbeams Bulb Replacement
............ 6-33
Headlamps
.................................... 2-43
Wiring
..........................................
Hearing Impaired, Customer Assistance .............. 8-4
Heating
....................................... 3-12
High-Beam Lamps
.............................. 2-45
Highway Hypnosis
............ ............... 4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads
..... ............. 4-24
Hood
Checking Things Under
...... .............. 6-8
Release
.................................... 6-8
Horn
......................................... 2-40
Hydraulic Clutch
............................... 6-20
Hydroplaning
.......................... ... 4-20
.. .................................
HighLow Beamchanger ...................... 2-45
Heritage Pages
111 ... ...................................
Ignition Switch .............. ............... 2-20
Inadvertent Load Control
....... ............... 2-53
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-43
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-53
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........................ 3-2
Frontseat
.................................... 1-2
Transmission Check
........................... 7- 14
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6- 19
Transmission. Shifting
......................... 2-29
Transmission. Starting Your Engine
.............. 2-22
Methanol
...................................... 6- 4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-53
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-54
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-53
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-54
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-58
MMT
......................................... 6- 4
Mountain Roads
................................ 4-24
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-4 1
Memory ....................................... 2-5
Neutral Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-27
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-29
New Vehicle Break-In
........................... 2-19
Nightvision
................................... 4-17
Off-Road Recovery
.......................... 4- 13
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-11
OnetoFourLight
............................... 2-30
Outlet. Accessory
............................... 2-58
Overdrive. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-28
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
....... 5- 13
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 13 Owner Checks and
Services
....................... 7-13
Owner Publications. Ordering
..................... 8-12
InCanada ................................... 8-11
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-58
Park Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-26
Shifting Into
................................. 2-33
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-35
AtNight
.................................... 2-16
Brake
...................................... 2-32
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-36
Your Vehicle. Manual Transmission
.............. 2-36
Parkmg Brake Mechanism Check
.................. 7-16
Passenger Position
.............................. 1-19
Parking
Lots
....................................... 2-16
Passing
................................... 4-13
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-17
Pass-Key
-4D- . 2-18 ....................................
Power
DoorLocks
................................... 2-5
Remote Control Mirrors
........................ 2-54
Seat
......................................... 1-2
Steering .................................... 4-11
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-26
Windows
................................... 2-39
Powerseat
..................................... 1-2
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-18
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Plug
....................................... 6-61
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InCanada
................................... 8-11
Racing or Other Competitive Driving
.............. 2-24
RadioReception
................................ 3-28
Radios
................................ ... 3-13
Rain. Driving In
.............................. 4- 18
Reading Lamps
................................ 2-53
Rear Axle
............ ...................... 6-22
Axle Service
...... .................... 7-17
Towing
..................................... 5-11
Turn Signal and Taillamp Bulb Replacement ....... 6-35
Rearview Mirror, Inside Daymight
................. 2-53
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............... 7- 18
Remote Function Actuation (RFA) System
Storage
................................... 2-56
Window Defogger
........................ 3-4, 3-10
Reclining Seatbacks
.............................. 1-3
Battery Replacement
.......................... 2- 12
Resynchronizing Your Transmitter
............... 2- 1 1
Remote Hatch Release ........................... 2- 14
Replacement Bulbs
............................. 6-69
Replacement Parts
.............................. 6-70
Replacement, Wheel
............................ 6-48
Reporting Safety Defects
....................... 8-10
In Canada
.................. .......... 8-11
To General Motors ........... .......... 8-11
Resetting the Oil Life Monitor
................... 6-15
Restraints
Checking
................................... 1-33 Child
............................. 1.25. 1.26.
1-27
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-34
Systemcheck
................................ 7-14
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
.................. 2-21
Reverse Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-27
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-29
Ridecontrol
................................... 2-38
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-23
RoofPanel
.................................... 2-60
Rotation. Tire
.................................. 6-44
Safety Belts
................................... 1-6
Adults
...................................... 1-11
Care ....................................... 6-54
Children
.......................... 1-25. 1-26. 1-27
Driver Position
............................... 1-12
Extender
.................................... 1-33
How to Wear Properly ......................... 1-11
Incorrect Usage
.................... 1-14. 1-31. 1-32
Lap Belt Cinch Feature
........................ 1-13
Larger Children
.............................. 1-30
Passenger Position
............................ 1-19
Questions and Answers
........................ 1-10
Reminder Light
.......................... 1-7. 2-72
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-34
Smaller Children and Babies
.......... 1-25. 1-26. 1-27
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-18
Lap-Shoulder
....... .................... 1-12
WhyThey Work
............................... 1-7
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TapePlayerCare ............................... 3-29
Temperature Control
......................... 3.3. 3.6
Theft
......................................... 2-15
Theft-Deterrent Radio
........................... 3-26
Thermostat
.................................... 6-26
Third Gear. Manual Transmission
.................. 2-29
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-41
Time. Setting the
............................... 3- 13
Tirechains
.................................... 6-51
Tire-Loading Information Label
................... 4-30
Tires
......................................... 6-40
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-48
BuyingNew
................................. 6-45
Cleaning
.................................... 6-57
Extended Mobility
............................ 6-41
If One Goes Flat
.............................. 5-22
Inflation
.................................... 6-43
Inflation Check
............................... 7- 13
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-44
Loading
.................................... 4-30
Pressure
.................................... 6-43
Temperature
................................. 6-47
Traction
.................................... 6-47
Treadwe
ar ................................... 6-46
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-46
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-45
Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-48
When It’s Time for New
....................... 6-45
TopStrap
..................................... 1-27
TorqueLock
................................... 2-35
Torque, Wheel Nut
............. ................ 6-70 TowingaTrailer
................................ 4-31
Traction Control System
.......................... 4-9
Traction Control System (TCS) Light
............... 2-75
Towing
Your Vehicle
............................. 5-8
TrailerTowing ................................. 4-31
Transmission Fluid
.............................. 6-18
Automatic
................................... 6-18
Manual
..................................... 6-19
Transmission. Ignition Lock Check
................. 7-16
Transportation. Courtesy
.......................... 8-8
TTYUsers ..................................... 8-4
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
............. 2-42
Turn SignalMultifunction Lever
................... 2-41
Underbody Flushing Service
..................... 7-16
Underbody Maintenance
......................... 6-57
Transmitters. Remote Function Actuation System
...... 2-6
Universal Theft-Deterrent System
.................. 2-16
Vehicle Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your ........... 6-3
Control
...................................... 4-6
Damage Warnings
.............................. ix
Dimensions ................................. 6-71
Identification Number
......................... 6-60
Loading
.................................... 4-30
Ventilation System
.............................. 3-13
Visor Vanity Mirrors
............................ 2-58
Visors. Sun
.................................... 2-58
Voltmeter
..................................... 2-73
Storage
..................................... 6-32
9-10