1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO light

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Roadside Basic Care services (as outlined previously)
Plus:
FREE Non-Warranty Towing (to the closest dealer
from a legal roadway)
FREE Locksmith/Key Service (when keys are lost
0 FREE Flat Tire Service (spare installed on the road)
on
the road or locked inside)
FREE Jump Start (at home or on the road)
0 FREE Fuel Delivery ($5 of fuel delivered on
the road) Chevrolet offers Courtesy Transportation
for customers
needing warranty service. Courtesy Transportation will
be offered in conjunction with the coverage provided by the Bumper
to Bumper New Vehicle Limited Warranty
to eligible purchasers of 1998 Chevrolet passenger car
and light duty trucks. (Please see your selling dealer
for details.)
Note:
Courtesy Care is available to retail and retail lease
customers operating 1998 and newer Chevrolet vehicles
for a period
of 3 years/36,000 miles (60 000 km),
whichever occurs first. All
Courtesy Care services must
be pre-arranged by Chevrolet Roadside or dealer
Service Management.
Basic Care and Courtesy Care are not part of or
included
in the coverage provided by the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty. Chevrolet reserves the right to
modify or discontinue
Basic Care and Courtesy Care
at any time.
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Chevrolet offers Courtesy Transportation for customers
needing warranty service. Courtesy Transportation will
be offered in conjunction with the coverage provided by
the Bumper to Bumper New Vehicle Limited Warranty
to retail purchasers
of 1998 Chevrolet passenger cars
and light duty trucks (please see your selling dealer
for details).
Courtesy Transportation includes:
0 One way shuttle ride for any warranty repair
completed during the same day.
Up to $30 maximum daily vehicle rental allowance
0 Up to $30 maximum daily cab, bus or other
for
any overnight warranty repair up
to five days, OR
transportation allowance in lieu of rental for any
overnight warranty repair up to five days,
OR
Up to $10 daily fuel allowance for rides provided by
another person (i.e,, friend, neighbor, etc.)
in lieu of
rental for any Overnight warranty repair up to five days.
Note: All Courtesy Transportation arrangements
will be administered by your Chevrolet dealer
service management. Claim amounts should
reflect all actual costs.
Chevrolet Courtesy Transportation is not part of the
Bumper to Bumper New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Chevrolet reserves
the right to make any changes or
discontinue Courtesy Transportation at any time
without notification.
Chevrolet dealer.
0 For additional program details, contact your
Some state insurance regulations make
it impractical to
rent vehicles to people under 21 years of age. If you are
under
21 and have difficulty renting a vehicle, Chevrolet
will reimburse up to $30/day for documented
transportation
you receive.
For warranty repairs during the Complete Vehicle
Coverage period
in the New Vehicle Limited Warranty,
interim transportation may be available under the
Courtesy Transportation Program. Please consult your
dealer for details, The Roadside Assistance program is
available only
in the United States and Canada.
In Canada, please consult your GM dealer for
information on Courtesy Transportation.
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(NOTE: For Credit Card Holders Only) service. If further information is needed, write to the address s gn own below or call
(Monday-Friday 8:OO AM - 6:OO PM EST) information within 30 days of delivery. On returns, a re-stocking fee may be applied 1-800-782-4356 1-800-782-4356. Material cannot be returned for credit without packing slip with return
FAX Orders Only 1-31 3-865-5927 against the original order.
PUBLICATION FORM ITEM DESCRIPTION VEHICLE MODEL PRICE
EACH* TOTAL
NUMBER NAME YEAR PRICE
Service Manual 1998 $90.00
Car
& Light Truck
Transmission Unit Repair 1998
$40.00
Owner’s Manual In Portfolio 1998 $1
5.00
Owner’s Manual Without Portfolio
1998 $1 0.00
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name of the person to whose attention the shipment should be sent.
Mail completed order form to:
For purchases outside U.S.A. please write
to the above address for quotation.
HELM, INCORPORATED P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207
(CUSTOMER’S NAME)
(ATTENTION)
(STREET ADDRESS-NO P.O.
BOX NUMBERS)
(CITY) (STATE) (ZIP CODE)
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NO.
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GM-CHE-ORD98 *(Prices are subject to change without notice and without incurring
obligation. Allow ample time for delivery.)
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Order payable to Michigan Purchasers
Helm, Inc. (USA funds add 6% sales tax
only - do not send cash.) U.S. Order Processing
Mastercard
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Account Number:
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Expiration m ml Check here if your billing address
Date mo/yr: is different from your shipping
address shown.
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are to make checks payable in US. funds. To cover Canadian postage, add $1 1.50 plus the
Note to Canadian Customers: All listed prices are quoted
in U.S. funds. Canadian residents
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Accessory Power Outlet ......................... 2-50
Add-on Equipment ............................. 4-28
AirBag
....................................... 1-26
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-32
How Does
it Restrain .......................... 1-30
How
it Works ................................ 1-28
Location
.................................... 1-28
Readiness Light
......................... 1.27. 2.58
Servicing
................................... 1-31
What Makes
it Inflate .......................... 1-29
What Will You See After
it Inflates ............... 1-30
When Should it Inflate ......................... I -29
AirCleanerFilter
............................... 6-19
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-5
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-68
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-48
All-Wheel Drive
.......................... 2.28. 6.23
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning ...................... 6-56
Antenna. Fixed Mast
............................ 3-30
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-25
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.61. 4.7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Anti.Theft. Radio
.............................. 3-26
Appearance Care
............................... 6-5 1
Appearance Care Materials ....................... 6-58
Arbitration Program .............................. 8-9
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-48 Audio Equipment.
Adding
...................... 3-28
Audio Systems
........................... ... 3-9
Automatic Transmission Check
........................... 7-42
Transmission Operation
........................ 2-19
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-20
Front
......... ... ................... 6-24
Locking Rear
.............................. 2-28
Rear
...... ............................ 6-25
Axle
Battery
...................................... 6-35
Jump Starting ................................. 5-3
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
............... 2-9
Warnings .................................... 5-3
BBB Auto Line ................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard ...................................... 4-24
Brake Adjustment
................ .............. 6-35
Fluid
....................................... 6-31
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-31
Parking
..................................... 2-22
PedalTravel
................................. 6-35
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-35
Trailer
...................................... 4-32
Transmission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-43
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Wear
..................................
Brakes. Anti-Lock .........................
Braking ..................................
Braking in Emergencies .....................
Break-In. New Vehicle .....................
BTSI Check ..............................
Built-in Child Restraint .....................
Bulb Replacement ........................
System Warning Light ....................
Canadian Roadside Assistance ..............
Capacities and Specifications .................
Carbon Monoxide ..... 2- 13.2.27.2.30.4.25.
Care
of Compact Disc Player .................
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player .............
Care of Your Compact Discs .................
Cassette Deck Service ......................
Cassette Tape Player .......................
Cassette Tape Player Care ...................
Center Passenger Position ...................
Certification/Tire Label .....................
Chains. Safety ............................
Chains. Tire ..............................
Changing a Flat Tire ........................
Charging System Light .....................
Check Gages Light .........................
Checking Transmission Fluid Hot .............
Checking Your Restraint Systems .............
Chemical Paint Spotting .....................
Child Restraints ...........................
Care ..................................
Cleaning ...............................
9-2
..... 6-34
..... 2-60
...... 4-7
...... 4-6
...... 4-8
..... 2-15
..... 7-43
..... 1-44
.... 6-36
...... 8-7
..... 6-67
4.32. 4.33
..... 3-30
..... 3-29
..... 3-30
..... 7-41
3-1 1. 3.13
..... 3-29
..... 1-38
..... 4-26
..... 4-32
..... 6-50
..... 5-23
..... 2-59
..... 2-66
..... 6-21
..... 1-68
..... 6-57
..... 1-52
..... 6-53
..... 6-53 Securing
in a Rear
Outside Seat Position ........... 1-58
Securing in the Center Seat Position .............. 1-60
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-62
TopStrap
................................... 1-58
Where to Put ........................... 1-56. 1-57
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 2-48
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-61
Cleaner.
Air Filter .............................. 6-19
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels ............................ 6-56
Built-in Child Restraint ........................ 6-53
Fabric
...................................... 6-52
Glass ....................................... 6-54
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-51
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-53
Leather
..................................... 6-53
Outside of Your Vehicle
........................ 6-55
Stains ...................................... 6-52
Tires
....................................... 6-56
Wheels
..................................... 6-56
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-54
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-9
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-30
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3-19. 3-24
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-36
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
ConvenienceNet
............................... 2-47
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-41
Coolant
....................................... 6-25
Heater. Engine
............................... 2-18
Recovery Tank ............................... 5-16
Special Problems
................. ....... 6-52
Vinyl ....................................... 6-53

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Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users ......... 8-4
Courtesy Transportation
......................... 8-8
Cruise Control
................................. 2-34
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- I
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-57
Damage. Sheet Metal ............................ 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-38
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-66
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
................... 8- IO. 8- 1 1
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-8
Defrosting
..................................... 3-6
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-69
Dome Lamps
.............................. 2-39
Door Front
.......... ........................ 2-4
Rear
........................................ 2-4
Sliding
..................................... 2-10
Drive Position ................................. 2-21
Driver Position
................................. 1 - I 8
Driving
City
........................................ 4-17
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-18
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-24
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain .................................. 4-15
Locks
....................................... 2-6 Night
...................................... 4-13
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-35
On
Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-21
OnSnowandIce ............................. 4-23
Through Water
............................... 4-17
WetRoads
.................................. 4-15
Winter
...................................... 4-22
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-33
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.......... 2-18. 3-28. 6-60
Electrical System
............................... 6-60
Engine
........................................ 6-9
Coolant
..................................... 6-25
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-18
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-41
Cooling System Capacity
....................... 6-67
Cover
...................................... 6-15
Exhaust
................. 2-13.2-27.2.30.4.25. 4.33
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-64
Identification
................................ 6-59
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-41
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Running While Parked
......................... 2-27
Specifications
................................ 6-67
Starting
..................................... 2-17
Temperature Gage
............................ 2-61
Engineoil
.................................... 6-10
Adding ..................................... 6-12
Additives
................................... 6-14
Checking
................................... 6-11
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-64
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Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-21
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-32
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-7
Prop
....................................... 6-10
Release
...................................... 6-8
Horn
......................................... 2-30
Hydroplaning
................................ 4- I6
Ignition Positions .............................. 2- 16
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
................. 7-44
Inflation, Tire
.................................. 6-43
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-40
Inspections .................................... 7-45
Brakesystem
................................ 7-46
DriveAxle
.................................. 7-46
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-45
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-45
Steering
.................................... 7-45
Suspension
.................................. 7-45
Throttle System
.............................. 7-46
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive)
................ 7-46
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-54
Brightness Control
............................ 2-37
Cleaning
.................................... 6-53
Cluster
..................................... 2-56
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-61
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-38
Jack, Tire
............... ............... 5-24
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service ..................... 7-42
Keyless Entry System
............................ 2-7
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels CertificationiTire
............................. 4-26
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-59
Tire-Loading Information
....................... 4-26
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-59
Dome
...................................... 2-39
Exterior
.................................... 2-37
Interior
..................................... 2-38
OnReminder
................................ 2-37
Latches. Seatback
................................ 1-5
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-7
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-25
Lighter
....................................... 2-48
Lights
Air Bag Readiness ....................... 1-27. 2-58
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-61. 4-7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-60
Charging System
............................. 2-59
CheckGages
................................ 2-66
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-66
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 - 13. 2-58
Security
.................................... 2-65
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-62
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-26
Locks Cylinders
................................... 7-42
Door
........................................ 2-6
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-44
Lamps
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Safety Belts
................................... 1-12
Adults
...................................... 1-18
Care
....................................... 6-54
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-38
Children
.................................... 1-39
Driver Position
............................... 1 - I8
Extender .................................... 1-68
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1 - 18
Incorrect Usage .................... 1-20. 1-66, 1-67
Lap-Shoulder
........................... I - 18. 1-33
Larger Children
.............................. 1-65
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 - 17
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............ 1-32
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-32
Reminder Light
......................... 1 - 13, 2-58
Replacing After
a Crash ........................ 1-68
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1 - 19
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-25
Safety Chains
.................................. 4-32
Safety Defects, Reporting
................... 8- 10. 8-11
LapBelt .................................... 1-38
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-26
Smaller Children and Babies, Cargo Vans
.......... 1-42
Smaller Children and Babies, Except Cargo Vans
.... 1-40
WhyTheyWork
.............................. 1-14
... Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4
Seatback Latches
...................................... 1-5
Reclining .............. .................. 1-4
Manual Front ........ .................... 1-2
Seats
Manual Lumbar Support
........................ 1-3 Power
....................................... 1-3
Rear ........................................ 1-6
Removable Rear
............................... 1-9
Restraint Systems .............................. 1-1
Seat Controls ................................. 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint ............ 1-58, 1-60, 1-62
Two-WayManual
............................. 1-2
SecondGear
................................... 2-21
Security Light
.................................. 2-65
Service
........................................ 6-2
Bulletins, Ordering
....................... 8-1 1, 8- I2
Engine Soon Light
............................ 2-62
Manuals, Ordering
....................... 8-1 1, 8- 12
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-59
Publications, Ordering
.................... 8- 1 1, 8- 12
Work. Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
.............. 8-1 1, 8- 12
Service Publications
........................ 8- 11. 8- 12
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
........... 1-31
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-57
Shifting
....................................... 2-19
Into Park (P)
................................. 2-23
Out
of Park (P) ............................... 2-26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
..................... 1-19
SIR
.......................................... 1-26
Skidding
...................................... 4-12
Sound Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-28
Spare Tire. Compact
............................. 5-36
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-67
Speech Impaired, Customer Assistance
............... 8-4
Speedometer
................................... 2-57
Stains, Cleaning
................................ 6-52
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-43
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