1997 CHEVROLET S10 Owners Manual

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(If Equipped) (If Equipped)
If y.ou have accessory power outlets, you can plug-in
auxiliary electrical equipment. The acc'essary power
outlets are located below the cigarette lighter. Just pull
down
from the: top of the door and follow the proper
installatian instructions
that are included with any
e1ectric.al equipment you install.
These circuits
are protected by a fBSe .. and. have
maximum current levels.
NOTICE:
When using the accessory power outlets,
maximum electrical load must
not .exceed
Pull the sun vkor down and lift the mirror cover to turn 25 amps. Always turn off any electrical
on the lamps. equipment when not in use. Leaving electrical
equipm-ent
on far extended periods will drain
your battery.

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A. Air Vents. E. Glove Box I. Audio System
B
. Instrument Cluster E Ashtray J. Lamp Controls
C. Electronic Transfer
Case G. Cigarette LighterPower K. Brake Release
D. Comfort Controls H. Storage Compartment
(If .Equipped) Auxiliary Outlets (If Equipped) L. Fog Lamps (If Equipped)
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Your instrument clwstef is designed to let you know at a gl-ance how yollr vehicle is running.,. You'll how how fast you%
goi~g, about how much firel you've use$,.. and many other things you'll need to -how to drive safely .and ec~onomically.
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SERVICE ENGINE SOON 0 SHIFT
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UNLEADED FUEL ONLY
FUEL
Standard Cluster

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-RPM V
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Optional Cluster
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Your speedomexer le~yycru see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and- kilometers per hour. (kdh).
Your .odometer
shows how far your vehicle has been
drives in .either miles (usdin the United States) or
kilometers (mxl in Canada).
Your odometer is tamper re-sistmt.. It will show ..silver.lines
between: the numbers-
if solneorie tries .to turn it back.
You may wonder what happens ifyour vehicle needsa
new o:dometer instalIe:& If fh-e new' me can b.e :set to- the
mikage total, ofthe old odometer, then it must be. But if
it can't, .thell it's set at -zero, ahd. a label must be put on
the- dtivef's door to show the :.old mileage reading when
the new OdQImteK was instakd.
Pip Odometer
The trip odameter can tell you how fx. your vehicle has
been driven since you last set the trip adorn-eter t.0 zero.
To set th,e trip adumeter to zero, press the button near
the :restd-ou-t.-
Tachometer- [If '&pipped)
The tachometer displays the engine speed in revolutions
per minute (rpm,).
Esch tadmrneter has a different limit dep.ending:.on the
powertrain in your vehicle. The tachometer has -three
areas: normal operating raqge, red warning range and
red.
dan-ger range.
NOTICE:
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Do not operate the eqgin.e with the tachornetwin
the red range, OF engine damage will QCCUT.

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This part-describes the warn-ing lights and gages that
.may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you
.locate them.
Warning lights and gages
dan signal that somexhing is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair
or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning iights and gages could also Save you or
others from'injury.
Warning lights come ofi when there- may be or is a
'problem with one of your vehic-le's Eurictions. As y0.u
will see in the detailson the next few pages, some
warning lights come on briefly when you start the
engine jitst'to.Jet you know they're working. If y0.u are
familiar with thi.s. section, you should-.not-be alarmed
when this happens.
Gages. can indicate when there .may be. or is a problem
with one.of-:your vehicle's
€unctions. Often gages and
warning lights work togethex to let you.-know when
there's a prabklem with your vehicle:.
The :safety bekt light will
also CC~ on ad stay -on
€or .ab.out 20 seconds,
then
it will-flash for about
55 seconds. Tf the driver's
belt is already buckled,
neither th:e
tone- nor the
fight will come ,on.
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There is '.an air hag readines.s light on the instrumen-t
panel, which shows A1R.BA.G. The syste.m checks the.
air.
bag's electrical system for malfunction-s. The light
,tells
.you, if thereis -an ekctrical pmbkm. The system
check
ificlndes .the ak bag sensors, the ,air bag. nzQdule,
the wiring. and the diagnostic module. For- more
infcjrmation on the air bag system, s,ee "Air Bag" in
the
Index.
AIR
BAG
'This, light will come on
when you start your engine,
and it will flash for a few
-seconds. Then the light
:should go Out.. This means
,the system is r"eady.
If-tbe air bag readiness light stays on afterylau start the
efi.gine or c.omes on wh&n you are drivingj. yo.ur air bag
s.ystem may not work properly. Have :your vehicle
serviced right away.
The air bag readiness light sho.uid. flash.for a few
seconds when you turn the. ignition key to RUN. If the
light doesn't come
on. then, have it- fixed SO it will be
ready to warn you if there is a problem.
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The charging system light
will c.ome on briefly when
you turn on the ignition,
but the engine is not
-running, as- ,a cheek to
show -you it is- working.
1t:should go .out once the engine. is Iuming. If it stays
on, or corms on while you are driving; you may have a
problem with the chargigg system. It c'ould. indicate that
you have problems with a generator ,dsive belt, or
%math& ekctrical probIern. Have it checked right away.
Driving whilethis light is. on could drain ,your b.attery.
If you must drive a short distance. with the light an, be,
certain
to turn. off all your wxssories, .such as the radio
adair conditioner.

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When your engine is not
runqjng, bllt the ignition is
on (in the.RUN position),
this gage shows your
battery's state of charge-in
DC volts.
Reading.s
in either warning zone indicate a pdss.ible
problem- in
the electrical :system. Have the whick
s;erviced .as som as. possible.