1997 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

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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
9-2
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Automatic Electronic Dual ....................... 3-5
Manual
...................................... 3-2
Adapter Kit
.................................. 3-18
Care
....................................... 3-30
Changer, Trunk Mounted
....................... 3-22
Player
...................................... 3-18
Competitive Driving ............................ 2-24
Console, Center
................................ 2-55
Control of a Vehicle
.............................. 4-6
Convenience Net
............................... 2-57
Convenience Net, Cleaning
....................... 6-53
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-54
Coolant
............................. 5-13,5-18, 6-22
SurgeTank
.................................. 5-18
Surge Tank Pressure Cap
....................... 6-26
Coolant Heater, Engine
.......................... 2-24
Cooling System
................................ 5- 16
CourtesyLamps
................................ 2-52
Courtesy Transportation
In Canada
..................................... 8-8
1ntheU.S. ................................... 8-8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-47
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Compact Disc
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-50
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3 Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8-10
InCanada
................................... 8-11
To General Motors ............................ 8-11
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
..................... 3.4. 3.10
Defogging
....................... 3.3.3.8.3.10. 3.12
Defrosting
............................ 3.3.3.9. 3.12
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-71
Dolby
B Noise Reduction ........................ 3-17
Door Locks
....................................... 2-4
PowerLocks
.................................. 2-5
Downshifting
.................................. 2-31
Drive, Automatic Transmission
.................... 2-28
Driver Information Center (DIC)
................... 2-81
Controls and Displays
......................... 2-82
Warnings and Messages
........................ 2-90
ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) Active
............ 2-91
Charge System Fault
.......................... 2-92
Coolant Over Temp
........................... 2-94
Flat Tire
- (If, lr, rf, rr) ......................... 2-96
High Oil Temperature Reduce Engine Rpm
........ 2-94
High Tire Pressure
- (If. Ir, rf. IT) ................. 2-96
High Trans Temp
............................. 2-94
LowOilLevel
............................... 2-91
Low Oil Pressure
............................. 2-91
Low Tire Pressure
- (If, lr. rf, rr) ................. 2-95
Maximum Speed 80 Mph (129
Mh) ............. 2-93
Reduced Engine Power
........................ 2-92
Service ABS
................................. 2-91
Driver Information Center
(DIC) Messages
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Service Column Lock
.......................... 2-91
Service Ride Control
.......................... 2-93
Service Tire Monitor (MON) System
(SYS) ........ 2-97
Service Traction System
....................... 2-93
Shocks Inoperative
............................ 2-93
Traction System
(SYS) Active ................... 2-92
Driving
........................................ 4-1
DriverPosition
................................. 1-12
City
........................................ 4-21
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-22
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-28
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
In the Rain
.................................. 4- 18
Night
...................................... 4-16
OnCurves .................................. 4-11
On Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-24
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-27
Through Deep Water
.......................... 4-20
WetRoads
.................................. 4-18
Winter
...................................... 4-26
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.......... 2-23,3-29, 6-61
Electrical System
............................... 6-61
Electronic Dual Climate
Control System .............. 3-5
EMT (Extented Mobility Tire)
..................... 6-41
Engine
....................................... 6-10
AccessoryBelt
............................... 6-71 Coolant
........................... 5.13.5.18. 6.22
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-24
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-13
Coolant Temperature Gage
................ 2.75. 5. 13
Exhaust
........................... 2.15.2.37. 4.29
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-66
Identification
................................ 6-60
Oil
........................................ 6-11
Oil, Adding
................................. 6-12
Oil, Additives
................................ 6-15
Oil. Checking
................................ 6-12
OilLevelCheck .............................. 7-13
Oil, Life Monitor
............................. 6-15
Oil, Pressure Gage
............................ 2-78
Oil, Used
................................... 6-16
Oil, When to Change
.......................... 6-15
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
..... 5-13
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Running While Parked
......................... 2-37
Specifications
................................ 6-69
StartingYour
................................ 2-22
EnglishMetric Button
........................... 2-71
Ethanol
........................................ 6-4
Exhaust, Engine
...................... 2-15,2-37, 4-29
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-39
Extended Mobility Tires
......................... 6-41
Exterior Lamps
................................. 2-50
Fabric Protection
............................... 6-52
Fan Control Buttons
.......................... 3-2, 3-8
Feature, Theft-Deterrent ......................... 2-16
Fabric
Cleaning
............................... 6-52

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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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Brakesystem
................................ 7-17
Exhaust System
.............................. 7-17
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-17
Steering
.................................... 7-17
Suspension
.................................. 7-17
Tire
........................................ 7-17
Wheel
...................................... 7-17
InstrumentPanel
............................... 2-68
Brightness Control
............................ 2-52
Cleaning
.................................... 6-53
Cluster
..................................... 2-7 0
FuseBlock .................................. 6-63
Instrument Panel Cupholder
....................... 2-54
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-52
Jump Starting
.................................. 5-3
Key Fob Transmitter
............................ 2-6
Key Lock Cylinders Service
...................... 7-14
Labels
....................................... 4-30
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Certification
................................. 4-30
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-60
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-30
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-60
Cleaning Exterior LampsLenses
................. 6-56
Courtesy
.................................... 2-52
Exterior
.................................... 2-50
Interior
..................................... 2-52
OnReminder
................................ 2-44
Lamps Latches.
Seatback
................................ 1-5
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-5
Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
....... 2-34
Lighter
....................................... 2-57
Lights Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1-20, 2-72
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-74, 4-7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-73
Check Engine
................................ 2-76
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1-7, 2-72
Traction Control System
(TCS) .................. 2-75
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-30
CheckGages
................................ 2-79
Security
.................................... 2-79
Locks
......................................... 2-4
Cylinders
................................... 7-14
Door
........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-16
Key Lock Cylinders Service
.................... 7-14
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Using the Wheel Lock Key
..................... 6-50
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-18
Lubrication Service, Body
........................ 7-14
Maintenance Record
........................... 7-20
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-17
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-18
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Your Vehicle and the Environment
................ 7-2
Maintenance, Underbody
......................... 6-57
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-76

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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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InCanada
................................... 8-11
To General Motors
............................ 8-1 1
Safety Warnings and Symbols
...................... vm
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................... 7-5
Seatback Latches
...................................... 1-5
Reclining
.................................... 1-3
Seats
.......................................... 1-1
ManualFront
................................. 1-2
Power
....................................... 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint
...................... 1-27
Seats and Restraint Systems
........................ 1-1
Seats and Seat Controls
........................... 1-2
Second Gear, Automatic Transmission
.............. 2-28
Second Gear, Manual Transmission
................. 2-29
Security Light
.................................. 2-79
SecurityShade
................................. 2-55
Security Shade, Cleaning
...... ... ..... 6-53
Selective Real Time Damping
. . . . 2-38
Service
Bulletins, Ordering
............................ 8- 12
Manuals, Ordering
............................ 8- 12
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-60
Publications, Ordering ......................... 8- 12
Work, Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
................... 8- 12
InCanada
................................... 8-11
...
sport ........................................ 1-3
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Corvette
.......... 1-24 Shift Speeds
... ...................... 2-30
Shifting
....... ......................... 2-26
Into Park
.... .. ............... 2-33
OutofPark
................................ 2-35
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-42
Sixth Gear. Manual Transmission
.................. 2-29
Skidding
...................................... 4-15
Sound Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-29
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-69
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
............... 8-4
Sportseat
...................................... 1-3
Springs. Fiberglass
.............................. 6-58
Stains. Cleaning
................................ 6-52
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-15
Steam
........................................ 5-14
Steering
...................................... 4-11
In Emergencies
........................... 4-12
Power
......... ............... 4-11
Tips
........................................ 4-11
Wheel. Tilt
.................................. 2-41
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-54
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-32
Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow
.................. 5-22
Sunvisors
.................................... 2-58
Surge Tank. Coolant
............................. 5-18
Symbols. Vehicle
.................................. x
System Controls. Climate Control System ......... 3-2. 3-5
Specifications. Engine
........................... 6-69
Speedometer
................................... 2-71
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-22
9-9