1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO service

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Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement. Keyless Entry .................... 2- 11
Warnings
........................... 5.3.5.4. 6.37
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Before Leaving on a Long Trip
.................... 4-21
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard
...................................... 4-27
Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-36
Checking Fluid
............................... 6-34
Fluid
....................................... 6-33
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-33
Parking
..................................... 2-37
Pedal Travel
................................. 6-36
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-36
System Warning Light
......................... 2-77
Trailer
...................................... 4-34
Transmission Shift Interlock
.................... 2-43
Wear
....................................... 6-35
Brakes. Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking
in Emergencies .......................... 4- 10
Break-In. New Vehicle
.......................... 2-24
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-52
BTSICheck
................................... 7-34
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-37
BTSI
......................................... 2-43 Canadian
Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-69
Carbon Monoxide
.......... 2.12.2.41.2.42.4.28. 4.33
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-32
Cassette Storage
................................ 2-56
Cassette Tape Player
......................... 3.7. 3.9
Care
of
Your Cassette Tape Player .................. 3-24
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-24
CD Player Theft-Deterrent Feature
................. 3-21
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Bulb Replacement
.... 6-39
Certification Label
.............................. 4-29
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-34
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-51
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-27
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-85
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-46
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-60
Child Restraints
................................ 1-33
Securing
in a Rear Seat Position ................. 1-39
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-41
WheretoPut
................................ 1-37
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-57
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-63
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-18
Cleaning
Aluminurnwheels
............................ 6-58
Convertible Top
.............................. 6-58
Fabric
...................................... 6-53
TopStrap
................................... 1-38
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Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-38
High/Low Beamchanger
...................... 2-46
OnReminder
................................ 2-50
Wiring
..................................... 6-63
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-4
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-46
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-23
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-33
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-8
Release
...................................... 6-9
Horn
......................................... 2-44
Hydraulic Clutch
............................... 6-25
Hydraulic Clutch System Check
................... 7-33
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4- 18
Ignition Positions .............................. 2-25
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-44
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror ................. 2-54
Inspections
.................................... 7-36
Brakesystem
................................ 7-36
Engine Cooling System
........................ 7-36
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-36
RearAxle
................................... 7-36
Steering
.................................... 7-36
Suspension
.................................. 7-36 Throttle System
.............................. 7-36
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-72
Brightness Control
............................ 2-52
Cleaning
.................................... 6-55
Cluster
..................................... 2-74
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-52
Jack. Tire
.................................... 5-29
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service
..................... 7-33
Key Release Button
............................. 2-26
Keyless Entry
................................... 2-7
Keyless Entry Verification
........................ 2-21
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels Certification
................................. 4-29
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-62
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-28
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-62
Lamps
........................................ 2-50
Courtesy
.................................... 2-52
Interior
..................................... 2-52
OnReminder
................................ 2-50
Last Door Closed Locking Feature
.................. 2-6
Latches. Front Seatback
........................... 1-5
Last Door Closed Locking
.................... 2-6. 2-21
Leaving
Your Vehicle ............................. 2-6
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Lights
Lighter
....................................... 2-57
Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1.21. 2.76
ASR System Warning
..................... 2.79. 4.9
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-77
CheckGages
................................ 2-85
Interior
..................................... 2-52
Low Coolant
................................. 2-80
LowOil
.................................... 2-84
Low Traction
............................ 2.79. 4.9
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1.7. 2.76
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-81
Limited-Slip Differential. Rear Axle ................ 6-26
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-28
Lockout Prevention
.............................. 2-6
Locks
......................................... 2-4
Cylinders
................................... 7-33
Door
........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-35
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-33
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2.78. 4.7
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Loss Of Control
................................ 4-14
Low Coolant Light
.............................. 2-80
LowOilLight
................................. 2-84
Low Traction Light
......................... 2.79. 4.9
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-37
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-33 Main
Fuse Block
.............................. 6-64
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-39
Maintenance. Replacement Parts
................... 6-71
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Long TripMighway Definition
................... 7-6
Long Tripmighway Intervals
..................... 7-6
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-32
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-36
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-37
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-5
Short Trip/City Intervals
........................ 7-5
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-60
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-81
Manual Front Seat ............................... 1-2
ManualMirror
................................. 2-55
Manual Remote Control Mirror
.................... 2-55
Manual Transmission
............................ 2-34
Check
...................................... 7-33
Fluid
....................................... 6-24
Shifting
..................................... 2-34
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-27
Methanol
....................................... 6-5
Mirrors
....................................... 2-54
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-55
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-54
Manual
..................................... 2-55
Manual Remote Control
........................ 2-55
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-37
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......................... 2-55
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-58
MountainRoads
................................ 4-23
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-45
Neutral. Automatic Transmission
................. 2-3 1
Neutral. Manual Transmission
................ 2.34. 2.35
New Vehicle “Break-In” ......................... 2-24
Night Vision
................................... 4-16
Odometer
.................................... 2-75
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-75
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- 12
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-12
Overdrive. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-32
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-14
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-32
Owner Publications. Ordering
..................... 8- 12
Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-60
Park Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-30
Shifting Into
................................. 2-39
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-43
Parking
AtNight
.................................... 2-14
Brake
...................................... 2-37
Brake Mechanism Check ....................... 7-35
Lots
....................................... 2-14
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-41
With a Trailer
................................ 4-36
Parking
Your Vehicle, Manual Transmission ........... 2-43
Passenger Position
......................... 1-20, 1-26
Passing
....................................... 4-13
PASS-Key I1 2-18
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-36
Power DoorLocks
................................... 2-5
Option Fuses
................................ 6-63
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-55
Seat
......................................... 1-3
Steering
.................................... 4-10
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-30
Windows
................................... 2-44
Power, Retained Accessory
....................... 2-54
Pregnancy, Use
of Safety Belts .................... 1-19
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications, Service and Owner
................... 8-12
8 .................................
Radiator ................................ 5.20. 5.23
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-29
Radio Reception
................................ 3-23
Radios
............................... 3.7.3.9. 3.14
Rain. Driving In
................................ 4-17
RAP
......................................... 2-54
Reading Lamps
................................ 2-53

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....................................... 6-26
Lamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-40
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-26
Sidemarker Bulb Replacement ................... 6-4 1
Storage ..................................... 2-56
Towing
..................................... 5-12
Window Defogger
............................. 3-5
Rearview Mirror. Inside Daymight
................. 2-54
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5 - 17
Refrigerants. Air conditioning
..................... 6-7 1
Remote Hatch Release
................................ 2- 13
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-69
Parts ....................................... 6-71
Wheel
...................................... 6-50
Replacing Safety Belts ........................... 1-46
Reporting Safety Defects
......................... 8-10
Restraints Checking
................................... 1-46
Child
....................................... 1-33
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-46
Systemcheck
................................ 7-33
Types
of Child ............................... 1-33
Retained Accessory Power
........................ 2-54
Reverse. Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-3 1
Reverse. Manual Transmission
............... 2-34. 2-35
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-20
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5 Rocking
Your Vehicle
........................... 5-39
Roof Panels. Twin Lift-off
....................... 2-59
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-45
Safety Belt Extender
............................ 1-46
Safety Belts
.................................... 1-6
Care
....................................... 6-55
Children
.................................... 1-30
Driver Position
............................... 1 . 12
Extender
.................................... 1-46
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1 . 12
Incorrect Usage
.................... 1-15. 1-44. 1-45
Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1.12. 1.26
Larger Children
.............................. 1-43
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 . 11
Rear Seat Positions
............................ 1-26
Reminder Light
.......................... 1.7. 2.76
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-46
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-20
Smaller Children and Babies
.................... 1-30
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1 . 19
WhyTheyWork
............................... 1-8
Safety Chains
.................................. 4-34
Safety Warnings and Symbols
....................... vi
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................... 7-4
Seatback Folding Rear
.................................. 1-6
Front Latches ................................. 1-5
Reclining Front ............................... 1-4
Adults
...................................... 1 . 12

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............................. 1-3
ManualFront
................................. 1-2
Power
....................................... 1-3
Restraint Systems
.............................. 1 - 1
Seatcontrols ................................. 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint
...................... 1-39
Second Gear. Automatic Transmission
.............. 2-32
Second Gear. Manual Transmission
............ 2-34. 2-35
Second-Gearstart
.............................. 2-33
Service
........................................ 6-2
Bulletins. Ordering
............................ 8- 12
Engine Soon Light
............................ 2-81
Manuals. Ordering
............................ 8- 12
Parts Identification Label ....................... 6-62
Publications. Ordering
......................... 8- 12
Work. Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
................... 8- 12
Service Publications
............................. 8- 12
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ........... 1-25
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-59
ShiftLever
.................................... 2-30
Shift Speeds
................................... 2-36
Shifting
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-30
Into Park
(P) ................................. 2-39
Manual Transmission
..................... 2-34. 2-35
OutofPark
.................................. 2-43 Signaling Turns
................................ 2-45
Skip Shift Light
................................ 2-36
Sixth Gear. Manual Transmission
.................. 2-35
Skidding
...................................... 4-14
Sound Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-23
Spare Tire. Compact
............................. 5-38
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-69
Specifications. Engine
........................... 6-69
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
............... 8-4
Speedometer
................................... 2-75
Stains. Cleaning
................................ 6-54
Standard Differential. Rear Axle
................... 6-26
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-34
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-27
Steam
........................................ 5-14
Steering ...................................... 4-10
In Emergencies ............................... 4-11
Power
...................................... 4-10
Tips ........................................ 4-10
Wheel. Tilt .................................. 2-44
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-55
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
............... 5-36
Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow
.................. 5-39
Sunvisors
.................................... 2-58
Symbols. Vehicle
................................ vlll
Storage. Vehicle ................................ 6-37
Sunshades. T-Top
............................... 2-63
Synchronization
................................. 2-9
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