1997 CHEVROLET S10 ESP

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why
safety belts make
such good sense.
Here,Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
@’ Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I’m wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after
an accident, so
you-can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
@ If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to
A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
most
of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems
only; so they work with
safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag
system ever offered
for sale has required the use of
safety belts. Even ifyou’re in .a vehicle that has air
bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
wear safety belts?

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The -air bag ~y.stem is designed to work properly under a
wjde range of co’riditions, including. off-road usage.
0bsew.e safe driving speeds, :esp.ec.ially OD rough terrain.
As always, wear your safety belt. See “Off-Road
Driving” in .the.-Index for more- tips on off-road driving
What makes an air bag Mate.?
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine YOU can use. your key to unlock your door from
the outside.
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers
-- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and fall out. When a door is
locked, the inside
handle won't open it.
Outsiders
can easily enter through an unlocked
dobr when y0.u slow down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be so obvious: You increase the
chance of being thrown out o€ the vehicle in a
crash.if the doors aren't Iocked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will. be far
better
off whenever you drive your vehicle.
To lock your door from the inside, slide the lever on
your inside door rearward.
To unlock the door from the
inside, slide the lever 011
your inside door forward.
You will see a re.d area on
the lever.
There
are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
You can use the Keyless Entry System, if y-ou have
this option.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Theft, Parking at Mght
Vehicle theft isbig Business, especially in.some cities,
Although your vehicle has a number of theft-detefren’t
-features, we know that nothin-g we put on
it can make
it.impassible
to steal. However, there’ are- ways you
.ean.bqlp.
Key in the Ignition
If you leave your vehicle with the keys inside, it’s; an
easy target for Joy riders or professional thieve-s -- .so
don’t .do it.
When you. park your-vehicle and open the driver’s dam,
you’ll he;rr a tone remiding you to remove your key
from the ignitipo and take it with you. Always do this.
Your steering wheel will be locked, and so will your
ignitkm: If you have an automatic tr-arcmission, taking
your key out also lacks your msmis.sian. And
remember to
lack.thc doors.
P&k in a lighted spot, close all windows and 1.ock.your
vehicle.. Remember to keep your valuables .out of sight.
Put .them in a storage are&
6.r take them with .you.
Parking .. Lots,
‘If you pafk in a lot where:someone will be watching.
your vehicle, it’s be:st
to lgck it up-and take ywr keys.
But what if you have to-leave your ignition key? What if
YOU have to leave something. valuable in your vehicle?
0. Put your vxl-luables i.n a. st;or.age. area, like your
glove
box.
Lock all the doors except the driver’s.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Lamps On Reminder
Aren&idertone will sound when your headlamps or.
pzi&irig:.lamps ,-and interior lamps are turned on and your
ignition is
in OFF, LOCK -or ACCESS-'ORY To turn the
to.ne off, press the OFF switch.
Daytime Running Lamps,
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
dthezs to- s-eethe front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving
amditions,
but they can, be especially helpful in the
short periods after- dawn and before sunset.
The DRL;syste;m will make your headlamps come on at
reduced brightness when:
* the ignition is on,
the headlamp switchis off and
tkparking brake. is released.
When the DRL are on, only your he-adlamps will be on.
The taillamp, sidemarker md other lamps wan't be on,
The. instrument panel won't be lit up either.
When it begins to get dark, your DRL ifidicator light: is a
reminder to turn yoar headlamp switch .on. The other
lamp3 that come on with your headlamps will al9.0
Come on.
When you 'turn the headlmp switch .off7 the regular
lamps will g.0 off, arld:your he.adlanipS will change. to
the reduced brightness
of DRL.
Tcr: idle your vehicle with the.DRL off, set .the paking,
brake. The DRL will stay off until yab release- the
p.arking
brake,
As with any vehiclej yau:sho.uld turn on the regular
headla-mp. system. when ycwneed it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feat-ure
Enter yoor secret-code as follows; pause no mor'e than
15 seconds between steps:
1. Turn the ignition to ACCESSORY or RUN.
2. Turn the. radio off.
3. Piess the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them aown
4. Press MNand 000 will appear cm the display.
5. PPess MNagain tu make the last two digits agree
.until
SEC shows--ox~ the display.
with your
Code.
6. Press I3.R to make the €irst one or two di@ zgree
with;yGur codei
7. Press AM-FM af1e.r yau have confirmed that the
code matches
the secret code you have written down.
The display will show ---j indicating that the radio is
no longer secured.
If the wde.. entered is .incorre.ct, SEC will appear on the
display.
The rad.io will remain secured until the correct
code is
entered.
-When battery power is removed and later app1ie:d to a
J secure.d radio, the radia won't. turn sind LOC will
appearon the-display.
To:unlock a secured radio, see "Unlrxking the
Theft-Det-errent Feature After a Power Loss" earlier i.n
this section.
ff" Stereo
FM. ste.ere.0 will give. you the best sound. B.ut FM signals
will reach only about 10 to 40 miles (16. to 65 km). Tall
buildings or:hills
can inte?fere with FM signals, causing.
the
sound to: dome and. go.
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater than fm FM,
especially at n.ight. The longer rangc, however, can
c&e stxioris to intwfeit-with each other. AM can pick
up noise from things like storms and pawer lines. Try
reducing
the treble-@ reduce this noise- if you ever get it.
Tips About Your Au,dio System
Hearing -damage from loud noise is almos1 undet.ectabk
until
it is too late, Your hearing. can .adapt to higher
volumes
of sound. Sound that seems normal c8n be loud
and harmful to your hearing. Take. precautions by
adjusting-the volume cuntrol, on your radio to a safe
sound lwei before your hearing adapts to it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol
in one drink. No amouht of coffee or number of cold
,showers will speed that up. “I’ll be. careflul” isn’t the
Tight
answer. What if $here’s an emergency,-.a-n.eed to
$&e -sudden action, as when .a .child darts into.. the =strG,e.t?
:A p-~rsori with even, a .mderate B.AC mi,ght not’be able
:Xo react quickly e~~augh to avoid the collision.
There’s something-else ab.0u.t drinking ,and driving that
‘mmy people don’t know. MediGal rese’aPch showsthat
l%ak-cihol in:a pefsun’s system: can make .crash injuries
worse, especi-ally injuries to the brain, spinal e-md or
he-art. This mearis that when anyone who has been
drinking --- driver or passenger -- is- ill a ci-ash, that
person’s. ch:ance: of ‘being lulled or permanently di:sabled
is.hi@her tk ~ if the ,person had-mt been drinking.
Drinking and then driving is. very dangerous.,
Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and
j-udg:me.nt can be affected by ‘even a sman amount
of alcohol. You can have a.serious -- or even
fatal
--- collision if you drive after drinkhg.
Please
don’t-drink md drive or ride with a driver
who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if-
you’re with a group, designates driver who dl
not drink.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Pas.sin.g
The fiver.of-a vehicle-about to pass another on a
two-lane highway wahs for just the-fiight moment,
acceIerates,
moves around the vehicle ahead, thmgaes
back inta the right-lane- again. A simple mamuver?
Not
necessaiIy! Passiixg amther vehicle on a twa-law
highway is a potentixlly dangerous rno.ve, since the
p&sing;vkhicle occupl& .the same lane as oncoming
traffic fbr several secands. A miscalculation, an error in
judgment, or zbrief’surrend.a to frustration or anger cas
suddenly put the pas-sing driver face to faice with the
worst
of all triffic -accidefiTs -- the head-on c.o:Uision.
Zio~here ,me some .tip fur-passing:
“%>sive ahead.” Look down the mad, to the sides and to
crossroad8 far situations ,that might affee.t your passing
pattans. E you have any doubt whatsoever about
-making a.successfu1 p-ass, wait for a better .ti.me.
9 Do not ge.t too c-lose to the vehicle you-want to
pass while you’re: awai,ting .an opportunity. For ode
thing; following t0.0 closely redu.c:es your area of
vision, espec:ially if you’re fo1lo.win.g a larger-
vehicle. Also, ydu won’t have. adequate space if the
vehicle ahead suddenly.Slciws or stops. Keep back 8
reasondble .distance;