1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER Owners Manual

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Accessory Power Outlets ........................ 2-58
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
...... 6-3
Adding Sound Equipment
........................ 3-28
Add-on Equipment
............................. 4-42
Air Bag
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-30
How Does it Restrain
.......................... 1-28
How it Works
................................ 1-26
Location
.................................... 1-26
Readiness Light
......................... 1.25. 2.69
Servicing
................................... 1-29
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-27
What
You See After it Inflates ................... 1-28
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-27
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-14
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-7
Refrigerants
................................. 6-65
Alignment
and Balance, Tire ...................... 6-47
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
...................... 6-55
Antenna, Fixed
................................. 3-30
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
......... 2-72, 4-7
Materials
.................................... 6-57
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Armrest, Storage
............................... 2-53
Audio Systems
............................. 3- 1, 3- 10
Automatic Headlamp System
...................... 2-41
Appearancecare
............................... 6-49
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-57 Automatic Transmission
Check
...................................... 7-40
Fluid ....................................... 6-15
Operation
................................... 2-18
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-42
Shifting
..................................... 2-18
Starting
Your Engine .......................... 2-16
Front
....................................... 6-23
Rear
....................................... 6-21
Axle
Backglass Wiper. Blade Replacement
.............. 6-40
Battery ....................................... 6-32
ChargeLight
................................ 2-69
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement, Keyless Entry
..................... 2-8
Warnings
................................ 5-3, 5-4
Battery Run-Down Protection
..................... 2-44
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard, Driving In
............................. 4-38
Brake Fluid
.................................... 6-29
Brake, Parking
................................. 2-22
Brake System Warning Light
...................... 2-71
Brakes Adjustment
.................................. 6-32
Anti-Lock
................................... 4-7
Master Cylinder .............................. 6-29
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................................. 6-32
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-32
Trailer
...................................... 4-46
Brake-Transmission Shift Interlock Check
........... 7-41
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking in Emergencies
................... ....... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 13
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-43
Bulb Replacement
......................... 6-33, 6-62
Wear
....................................... 6-31
BTSICheck
................................... 7-41
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
................. 6.64. 6.65
Carbon Monoxide
................ 2.9.2.27.4.38. 4.45
Cargocover
................................... 2-54
Cargo Tie Downs
............................... 2-55
Center Front Passenger Position
................... 1-30
Certificatioflire Label
.......................... 4-40
Chains Safety
...................................... 4-46
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5 -2 1
Charging System Light
.......................... 2-69
Check
4WD Light .............................. 2-77
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-77
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-56
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-56
Child Restraints
................................ 1-42
Center Seat Positions
.......................... 1-50
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position
........... 1-48
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-50
Tire
........................................ 6-48 TopStrap
................................... 1-47
Where Not to Put
............................. 1-50
Where to Put
................................ 1-46
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-57
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-59
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-14
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-55
Exterior Lamps and Lenses
..................... 6-54
Glass
....................................... 6-53
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-50
Interior Plastic Components
..................... 6-52
Outside
of Your Vehicle ........................ 6-54
Vinyl
....................................... 6-51
Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades
.......... 6-53
Climate Control System
....................... 3-2, 3-3
Clock, Setting
.................................. 3-10
Clutch, Hydraulic
............................... 6-20
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-1
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-30
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Convex Outside
Mirror .......................... 2-46
Coolant Heater, Engine
.......................... 2-17
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-37
Fabric
...................................... 6-50
InstrumentPanel
............................. 6-52
Leather
..................................... 6-52
Stains
...................................... 6-51
Tires
....................................... 6-55
Weatherstrips
................................ 6-53
Wheels
..................................... 6-55
ConvenienceNet
............................... 2-54
Coolant
.................................. 5-14, 6-23
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Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-56
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-55
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-42
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8-10
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogging
..................................... 3-8
Defrosting
..................................... 3-8
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-66
DomeLamps
.................................. 2-43
Door Locks
....................................... 2-4
Storage
..................................... 2-52
Drive
........................................ 2-20
Drive. Automatic Transmission
.................... 2-20
Drive Axle Service
.............................. 7-44
Driver Information System
....................... 2-50
DriverPosition
................................. 1-15
Driving City
........................................ 4-31
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Foreign Countries
.............................. 6-5
Freeway
.................................... 4-32
Guidelines
.................................. 4- 14
Hill and Mountain Roads ....................... 4-34
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-38
Night
...................................... 4-27
Off-Road
................................... 4-14
On Curves
................................... 4-9 Rainy Conditions
............................. 4-28
Snowy and Icy Conditions
...................... 4-36
Through Deep Standing Water
................... 4-30
WetRoads
.................................. 4-28
Winter
...................................... 4-36
With a Trailer
................................ 4-47
Driving On Grades While Towing a Trailer
........... 4-48
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-3
Easy Entry Seat ................................ 1-7
Electrical Equipment. Adding
................ 3-28. 6-58
Electrical System
............................... 6-58
Endgate
....................................... 2-9
Emergency Release
........................... 2-11
ManualRelease
.............................. 2-10
Remote Release
.............................. 2-11
Engine
........................................ 6-9
Coolant Heater ............................... 2-17
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-39
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-72
Exhaust
..................................... 2-27
FanNoise
................................... 5-20
Identification
................................ 6-58
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-39
Overheating ................................. 5-12
Running While Parked
......................... 2-28
Specifications
................................ 6-64
Starting
..................................... 2-16
Engine Compartment Fuse Block
.................. 6-62
Engine Coolant
................................. 6-23
Engineoil
.................................... 6-10
Adding
..................................... 6-11
Additives
................................... 6-13
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................................... 6-1 1
KindtoUse
................................. 6-12
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-75
Used
....................................... 6-14
When to Change
.............................. 6- 13
Exhaust. Engine
................................ 2-27
Exit Lighting
.................................. 2-43
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-32
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-50
Fifth Gear. Manual Transmission
................... 2-21
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................... 6-7
Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Filter Air
........................................ 6-14
Remote Oil
.................................. 6-14
Finishcare
.................................... 6-54
Finish Damage
................................. 6-56
First Gear Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-20
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-2 1
Flashers.
Hazard Warning ......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-21
Fluids and Lubricants
....................... 6-65. 7-45
FogLampSwitch
............................... 2-42
Foreign Countries. Fuel
........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear. Manual Transmission
................. 2-21
Four-wheel Drive
......................... 2-29. 6-22
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FrontAxle .................................... 6-23
Front Map Lamps
............................... 2-43
Front Reading Lamps
....................... 2-43. 2-47
.. ...........................
Front Storage Area .............................. 2-53
Front Towing
.................................. 5-10
Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement
.......... 6-36
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Filling a Portable Container
...................... 6-7
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
Foreign Countries
.............................. 6-5
Gage ....................................... 2-78
Fuse Block
Engine Compartment
.......................... 6-62
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-60
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-59
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-72
Engine Oil Pressure
........................... 2-75
Fuel
....................................... 2-78
GasCap
....................................... 6-5
Gate Ajar Light
................................ 2-77
GAWR
....................................... 4-40
GearPositions
................................. 2-18
GloveBox
.................................... 2-46
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-40
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-40
Garage Door Opener
....................... 2.47. 2.60
Guide en Franqais
11
GVWR ....................................... 4-40
.. .................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-33
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-7
Headlamps
.................................... 2-40
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OnReminder
................................ 2-41
Wiring
..................................... 6-59
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heated Front Seats
............................... 1-5
Heated Outside Mirrors
.......................... 2-46
Heating
........................................ 3-7
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-34
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-34
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-45
Hood
.......................................... 6-8
Horn
......................................... 2-33
Hydraulic Clutch
............................... 6-20
Check
...................................... 7-40
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-30
HighLow
Beam Changer
...................... 2-35
Ignition Positions
.................................... 2-14
Transmission Lock Check
...................... 7-42
Illuminated Entry
............................... 2-43
Inflation. Tire
............................. 6.41. 7.39
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-44
Inspections Brakesystem
................................ 7-44
Engine Cooling System
........................ 7-43
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-43
Front Drive Axle Boot Seal
..................... 7-43
Steering
.................................... 7-43
Suspension
.................................. 7-43
Throttle System
.............................. 7-43
Transfer Case
................................ 7-44
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
................. 7-42 Instrument Panel
............................... 2-64
Cleaning
.................................... 6-52
Cluster
................................ 2.65. 2.66
Fuse Block
.................................. 6-60
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-43
Jacking Equipment
............................. 5-22
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key in the Ignition
............................. 2-12
Key Lock Cylinders Service
...................... 7-40
Key Release Button
............................. 2-15
Keyless Entry System
............................ 2-6
Labels Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Certificatioflire
............................. 4-40
Fuse
.................................. 6.60. 6.62
Safety Belt
.................................. 1-57
Service Parts Identification ..................... 6-58
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-58
Lamps
........................................ 2-40
Dome
...................................... 2-43
FrontMap
................................... 2-43
Front Reading
........................... 2.43. 2.47
Interior
..................................... 2-43
OnReminder
................................ 2-41
Latches. Seatback
................................ 1-7
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-5
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-25
Lighter
....................................... 2-57
Lights Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1.25. 2.69
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ............ 2.72. 4.7

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......................... 2-71
Charging System
............................. 2-69
Check4WD
................................. 2-77
Check Gages
................................ 2-77
GateAjar
................................... 2-77
LowFuel
................................... 2-78
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 - 10. 2.68
Security Warning
............................. 2-76
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-73
Shift
.................................. 2-22. 2.70
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-40
Locking Rear Axle
.............................. 2-29
LockoutPrevention
.............................. 2-5
LockoutSwitch
................................ 2-32
Locks Door
........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transmission Check
.................... 7-42
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-40
PowerDoor .................................. 2- 5
Rear Door Security ............................. 2-5
Loss of Control ................................ 4- 13
LowFuelLight ................................ 2-78
Lubricants and Fluids
....................... 6-65, 7-45
Lubrication Service, Body
........................ 7-40
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-55
Lumbar Controls
............................ 1-3, 1-4
Maintenance Record
........................... 7-48
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-39
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-43
Long
Tripmighway
....................... 7-6, 7-27 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-45
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-56
Short TripKity ............................ 7.5. 7.7
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-50
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ...................... 2-73
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-2
Manual Lumbar Support .......................... 1-3
Manual Transmission Check
...................................... 7-40
Fluid
....................................... 6-19
Operation
................................... 2-21
Shifting
..................................... 2-21
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-16
Methanol
...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-44
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-46
Heated Outside
............................... 2-46
Illuminated
Visor Vanity ....................... 2-58
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-44
Outside
..................................... 2-45
Visorvanity
................................. 2-58
Model Reference
................................. vi
MountainRoads
................................ 4-34
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-34
Net, Convenience
.............................. 2-54
Neutral Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-19
Manual Transmission .......................... 2-22
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2-13
Nightvision
................................... 4-27
Normal Maintenance Replacement
Parts ............. 6-65
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Off-Road Driving
.............................. 4- 14
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- 11
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-10
Opener. Garage
Door ....................... 2.47. 2.60
Ordering Owner and Service Publications
....... 8- 1 1. 8. 12
Outside Mirror ManualAdjust
............................... 2-45
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-45
Convex
..................................... 2-46
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-46
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 12
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-39
Owner Publications
........................ 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-56
Park Automatic Transmission
....................... 2- 18
Shifting Into
................................. 2-23
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-26
AtNight
.................................... 2-12
Brake
...................................... 2-22
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-42
Lots
....................................... 2-12
On Hills with a Trailer
......................... 4-49
Over Things That
Burn ........................ 2-27
Your Vehicle. Manual Transmission
.............. 2-26
Passing
....................................... 4-11
Passlock"
.................................... 2-12
Payload
....................................... 4-42
Periodic Maintenance Inspections .................. 7-43
Parking Power
Accessory Outlets
............................ 2-58
Door Locks ................................... 2-5
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-45
Steering
..................................... 4-9
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-27
Windows
................................... 2-31
Power Seat
..................................... 1-3
Lumbar Controls
.............................. 1-4
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-22
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner
.............. 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Radiator. Adding Coolant
....................... 5-17
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-26
Radio Reception
................................ 3-28
Radios
AM-€34 Stereo .............................. 3-10
Cassette Tape Player
..................... 3- 12. 3. 15
Cassette Tape Player Care
................. 3.29. 7.39
Compact Disc Player
.......................... 3-20
Compact Disc Player Care
...................... 3-30
Remote Cassette Player
........................ 3-24
Setting the Clock
............................. 3-10
Theft-Deterrent Feature
........................ 3-26
Rain. Driving
.................................. 4-28
Rear RAP
......................................... 2-16
Axle
....................................... 6-21
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-5
Safety Belt
Comfort Guides ..................... 1-35
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-32
Seats
........................................ 1-8
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..................................... 5- 11
Window Washerwiper
........................ 2-37
Rearseats
...................................... 1-8
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-44
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
.......... 6-65. 7-45
RecoveryHooks
................................ 5-36
Recovery
Tank. Coolant .......................... 5- 14
Recreational Vehicle Towing
...................... 4-39
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-64
Parts ....................................... 6-65
Wheel
...................................... 6-45
Reporting Safety Defects
......................... 8-10
Restraints Check
...................................... 7-40
Checking
................................... 1-56
Child
....................................... 1-42
Head
........................................ 1-7
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-57
Retained Accessory Power
........................ 2- 16
Reverse Automatic Transmission
....................... 2- 19
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-22
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-23
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Canadian
.................................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-36
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-42
safety Belts
.................................. 1 - 10
Window Defogger ............................. 3-9
Adults
...................................... 1-15 Care
....................................... 6-52
Center Front Passenger Position
................. 1-30
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-38
Children
............................... 1-39. 1-53
DriverPosition
............................... 1-15
Extender
.................................... 1-56
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1-15
Lap Belt
............................... 1-30. 1-38
Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1-15. 1-32
Questions and Answers
........................ 1-14
Rear Comfort Guides
.......................... 1-35
Rear Seat Passengers .......................... 1-32
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-57
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-23
WhyTheyWork
.............................. 1-11
Safety Chains
.................................. 4-46
Safety Defects. Reporting
........................ 8-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols
....................... iii
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................... 7-4
Seatback Latches
...................................... 1-7
Reclining Front
............................... 1-5
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-22
Seats and Restraint Systems
........................ 1-1
Second Gear
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-20
ManualTransmission .......................... 2-21
Service
and Appearance Care ...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications .............. 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Service Engine Soon Light
....................... 2-73
Service Parts Identification Label
.................. 6-58
Service Work. Doing Your Own .................... 6-2
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
........... 1-28
Security Warning Light
.......................... 2-76
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