1997 CHEVROLET S10 mirror

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Turn the INT LIGHTS dimer switc;h up until it clicks-
to tugn on the dome lamp.
Mirrors
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
Press the tab under the .mirror to .reduce glare ftom
headlamps behind you..
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Outside Manual Adjust Mirror
Adjust your outside mirrors so you can just see the side
of your vehicle.
You can fold them before entering
a car wash. P.dl the
mirrors
in toward the vehicle. Push the mirrors back out
when finis.he.d.
Power Remote Control Mirror
The control is located .on the
driver’s
door armest. Turn
the control
to L or R to
choose the mirror, then
press the arrows
on the
outside switch ring
to adjust
the mirror.
Convex Outside Mirror
Yo.ur passenger’s side mirror is convex; A convex
mirror’s surface is curved so you can see more from the
driver’s seat.
I
A convex mirror can make things (like other
vehicles) look farther away than they really are.
If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you
could hit a vehicle on your right. Check your
inside mirror
or glance over your shoulder before
changing lanes.
Storage Compartments
Glove Box
To open your glove box, squeeze the lever at the top of
the glove box and lower the door. Two cup depressions
are provided for your convenience,
but the glove box
should not be open while driving.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Ashtrays, and. Cigarette .Lighter
The front:ashtray mus.t.be c:ornpletely pulled out to the
open
position before the ashtr-ay cover 0pen.s and
smoking. material can be deposited.
NOTICE:
Don't put papers and other things that burn into
NOTICE:
Don't hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while
it is heating. If you do, it won't be able to
back-away from the heating element when it%
feady, That can make it overload,
damaging the
lighter and the heating element.
your ashtray.
If you do, cigarettes or other
smoking materiai-s
eodd set them on fire
causing damage. I TO block out gl.are, you can swing down the top and
I
I 'I
I bottom.visors? You can also swing the bottom visor from
side
to side. Your vis'ors may have an extensimthat can
TO remove the front ashtray, lift the release tab as high be pulled our for additional glare protection and a strap
as possible, then remove the tray. for holding. small items, such as 'maps.
To use, the lighter, press it in all the way, and let go.
When it's rezdy, it will pop back by itself. Visar 'Vanity Mirror
Full the sun visor down and lift the. cover to e.xpose tbe
vanity mirror.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirror Accessory Power Outlets
(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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine * Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder and.
start your left lane change
signal before-moving out
of the right.lane to pass. When you are far enough
ahead
of the passe.d vehicle to see its front in your
inside -01, activate your right lane change sigmd
and-move back into the.
ri,ght lane. (Remember that
your-right outside ,mirror is convex. The vehicle you
juslpassed may
seem to be farther away from y6u
than it really is.)
Tfy not co p.ass mufe ,than one vehicle ,at a time
on two-lane’roads. Reconsider before passing the
next vehicle.
D.on’:t overtake-.a slowly moving vehi-de too rapidly.
Even though
the brake -1amp.s are not flashing, it m.a.y
be slowing down or starting to, turn.
Qi If+ you’re being .passed, make it easy- for the
fallowing driver to
get..ahead .of you. Perh,aps you
can ease.&
little to the right.
Let’s review what driving expmts s-ay about what
happens when the thre.e
con.trol systems- (brakes., steering,
and,acceleration) don’t
have enough friction where the
tifes ”meet the road to do what the drivt?r has asked..
In any emergency, don’t give up Keep trying to
steer and constantly seek
an escape route-or aea of
less danger.
In a. skid, a driver cn lose control of .the vehicle, Defensive
drivers .avoid
most skids by taking reasonable care suited t9
existing conditiolrs, and by not “overdriving” those
conditions.. But- ,&ids
are always -pa.ssible.
The three typcis of skids correspond to your vehicle’s
three
c’0ntro1 syst,erns. In. the. brakifig skid, y0.m whe.eIs
aren’t rpl.ling. Ln the steering or- cornering skid, too
much speed or steering in a curve causes tires: to slip and
lase cornehg, foxce,. And. in the acceleration skid, too
much throttle causes the driving wheels- to spin.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Freeway Driving At the &irrance, there is usually a ramp that leads to the
freeway.
If you have a clear view of the freeway as you
drive along the entrance ramp, you should. be.gin to
check traffic. Try to determine where
you exp.e.ct to
blend with the flow. Try to merge iritd the gap at close to
the prevailing sp%eed. Switch on your turn signal, check
your mirrors and glance over your shoulder as often as
necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the, traffic flow.
Once
you are on the freeway, adjust youspeed to the
posted
limit or to the prevailing rate if it’%$Qwqq Stav
in the right lane uniess you want’to pass.
Before changing lanes, check y0u.r mirrors. Then use
your turn signal.
Just before you leave the-lane; glance. quickly over your
shoulder,
to make-sure there-isn’t another vehickin your
“blind” spQt.
Once you are moving
on the freeway, make certain you
allow a reasonable fdhwing distance. Expec-t to move
Mile fox mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, at night.
expressways, turnpikes or superhighways) are the safest
of-all roads. But they have- their own special rules,. When you want to leave the:freeway, move to the-proper
The most important advice on freeway-driving is: Keep under any circumstances, stop and back up, D~.~~ on to
up with traffic and keep to the right. Drive at the sam-e
s-peed .most of the other -drivers are dri.ving; Too-fast gr
too-dow driving. brek a smooth traffic flow. Treat .the The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes quite sharply.
left
lane on a fr-eeway as a passing lane. lane well
in advance. If you
miss your exit, do not,
the
next exit.

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:,Is there actually such a condtion as “highway hypnosis”?
“Or is it just plain falling asleep at the wheel? .Call it
highway hypnosis, lack of awareness; or whatevm.
There is something. about an easy stretch of road with the
same scenery, along with the hum of the tires on th.e road,
the drone
of the engine, and the rush of the wind :against
.the vehcle that cai~ ~ake you sleepy. Don’t let it happen
.?to
you! If it does, your vehicle can leave the soad h.Eess
tlzan a second, and you could crash and be injured.
What can you
do about h.ighway hypnosis? First, be
aware that it can .happen.
Then
here a-e some tips:
0 Make sure. your vehicle: is well ventilated; with a
comfortably cool interior.
0 Keep your eyes moving. Scan -the road ahead
and to
the sides. Cheek y-our mirrors and your
imtruine’nts frequently.
Hill and Mountain Roads-
Driving on steep hills or mountains is different from
drivjng .in
flat or.ro1ling terrain.
0. If-you get sleepy, p.ull off-the road into a rest, service
or-par.king- area and take
a asp, get some exercise, or
both. For safety, treat drowsiness on the highway as
an emergency.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Replacement. -Bulbs
Lamps
Sea1e.d. Beam Halogen Hadlamps
Composite Low-Beahi Halogen Headlamps
Composite High-Beam Halogen Headlamps
Tail. and Stgplamps
Front Sidemarker Lamps
Fronf Turn Signal Lamps
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
Underhood Lamp
Visor
Vanity Mirror Lamps
Quantity
1
4
Number
2El
9006 HB4
90.0.5 €433
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