1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO automatic transmission

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While parked, and with the parking brake set, try to turn
the ignition key
to LOCK in each shift lever position.
With an automatic transmission, the key should turn
to LOCK only when the shift lever is in PARK (P).
With a manual transmission, the key should turn to
LOCK only when the
shift lever is in REVERSE (R).
On vehicles with a key release button, try to turn the key
to LOCK without pressing the button. The key should
turn to LOCK only when you press the key button.
On all vehicles, the key should come out only in LOCK.
Parking Brake and Automatic Transmission
PARK
(P) Mechanism Check
A CAT JTION:
When you are doing this checkyour vehicle
could begin to move. You or others could be
injured and property could be damaged. Make
sure there
is room in front of your vehicle in case
it begins to roll. Be ready to apply the regular
brake at once should the vehicle begin to move.
Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake,
set the parlung brake.
To check the parking brake’s holding ability:
With the engine running and transmission in
NEUTRAL (N), slowly remove foot pressure
from the regular brake pedal.
Do this until the
vehicle is held by the parking brake only.
To check the PARK (P) mechanism’s holding ability:
With the engine running, shift to PARK (P). Then
release all brakes.
Underbody Flushing Service
At least every spring, use plain water to flush any
corrosive materials from the underbody. Take care to
clean thoroughly any areas where mud and other debris
can collect.
7-35

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and Lubricants
NOTE: Fluids and lubricants identified below by name,
part number or specification may be obtained from
your dealer.
USAGE
Engine Oil
Engine Coolant
FLUIDLUBRICANT I
Engine Oil with the American
Petroleum Institute Certified For
Gasoline Engines “Starburst” symbol of the proper viscosity.
To
determine the preferred viscosity
for your vehicle’s engine, see
“Engine Oil” in the Index.
50/50 mixture of clean water
(preferably distilled) and use only
GM Goodwrench@ DEX-COOL@
or Havoline@ DEX-COOL@
Coolant. See “Engine Coolant” in
the Index.
USAGE
Hydraulic Brake
System
Hydraulic Clutch
System
Power Steering
System
Manual
Transmission
Automatic
Transmission
Key Lock
Cylinders
I
FLUIDLUBRICANT
Delco Supreme 11 @ Brake Fluid
(GM Part No. 12377967 or
equivalent DOT-
3 Brake Fluid).
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid
(GM Part
No. 12345347 or equivalent
DOT-3 Brake Fluid).
GM Power Steering Fluid (GM
Part No. 1052884
- 1 pint,
1050017
- 1 quart, or equivalent).
DEXRON@-111 Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
DEXRON@-I11 Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
Multi-Pu ose Lubricant,
Superlube
% (GM Part
No. 1234624 1 or equivalent).
7-37

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Accessory Plug ............................... 2-58
AirBag
....................................... 1-20
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-24
How it Works ................................ 1-22
Location
.................................... 1-22
Readiness Light
......................... 1-21, 2-76
Servicing
................................... 1-25
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-23
What Will You See After it Inflates
............... 1-24
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-23
Air Cleaner
.................................... 6- 18
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-3
Aircontrol ..................................... 3-2
Alarm
Arming the System
............................ 2-16
Content Theft-Deterrent
....................... 2- 15
Disarming the System ......................... 2- 17
Turning
Off the Alarm ......................... 2-17
AlarmPanicMode
............................... 2-9
Alignment and Balance, Tire
...................... 6-50
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
...................... 6-58
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-26
Anti-Lock
..................................... 4-7
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-78, 4-7
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...... 6-3
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Anti.Theft. Radio
..............................
Control Off Switch ............................ 4-10
Control System
................................ 4-9
System Warning Light
..................... 2.79. 4.9
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-23
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-6
Auto-Down Window
............................ 2-44
Automatic Overdrive
............................ 2-32
Automatic Transmission
......................... 2-30
BTSICheck
................................. 7-34
Check
...................................... 7-33
Fluid
....................................... 6-20
Operation
................................... 2-30
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-35
Shifting
..................................... 2-30
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-27
Axle, Limited-Slip Rear
......................... 2-43
Axle, Rear
.................................... 6-26
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Dolby
B Noise Reduction 3-13
Door Last Door Closed Locking Feature
................ 2-6
Lockout Prevention
............................ 2-6
Locks
....................................... 2-4
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-32
Driver Position
................................. 1 - 12
Driver’s Door Alarm Delay/Shock Sensor Enable
..... 2-23
Driving City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-27
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-17
Night
...................................... 4-15
OnCurves
.................................. 4-10
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-23
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-25
WetRoads
.................................. 4-17
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
8 .......................
Downshifting .................................. 2-36
Throughwater
............................... 4-19
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-2 Electrical
Equipment. Adding
.......... 2.28.3.23. 6.62
Electrical System
............................... 6-62
Engine
.................................. 6-10’6-11
Coolant ..................................... 6-26
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-28
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-32
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-80
Exhaust
..................................... 2-41
FuseBlocks
................................. 6-64
Identification
................................ 6-62
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-32
Overheating
................................. 5-14
Running While Parked
......................... 2-42
Specifications
................................ 6-69
Starting Your
................................ 2-27
Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
............... 4-37
Engineoil
.................................... 6-12
Adding
..................................... 6-13
Additives
................................... 6-17
Checking
................................... 6-13
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-83
Used
....................................... 6-17
What Kind to Use
............................. 6-14
Whentochange
.............................. 6-17
Ethanol
........................................ 6-5
Exhaust’Engine
................................ 2-41
Exit Lighting
............................. 2-20. 2-53
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Fabric Protection
............................... 6-54
Fancontrol
.................................... 3-2
Feature Customization
........................... 2- 19
Driver’s Door Alarm Delay/Shock Sensor Enable
... 2-23
Exit Lightingmelayed Illumination
............... 2-20
Keyless Entry Verification
...................... 2-21
Last Door Closed LockingLockout Prevention
..... 2-21
Theft-Deterrent Arming Method
................. 2-22
Theft-Deterrent Arming Verification
.............. 2-23
Fifth Gear. Manual Transmission
.............. 2.34. 2.35
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................... 6-8
Filter. Air
..................................... 6- 19
Filter. Engine Oil
............................... 6- 17
Finish Care .................................... 6-57
Finish Damage
................................. 6-59
First Gear. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-33
First Gear. Manual Transmission
.............. 2.34. 2.35
Fixed Antenna Mast Care
........................ 3-25
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing ............................. 5-27
Floor Mats
.................................... 2-59
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-37
FogLamps
.................................... 2-51
Folding Rear Seatback
............................ 1-6
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear. Manual Transmission
............ 2.34. 2.35
Four-Way Manual Seat
........................... 1-3
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-6
French
LanguageManual
11
FrontConsole .................................. 2-56
FrontTowing
................................... 5-9
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement
................ 6-39
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-6
Gage
....................................... 2-85
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-63
.. ...........................
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-80
Engine Oil Pressure ........................... 2-83
Fuel
....................................... 2-85
GAWR ....................................... 4-29
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-30
Gear Positions. Manual Transmission
.......... 2-34. 2-35
GloveBox
.................................... 2-55
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-29
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-29
Guide en FranGais 11
GVWR ....................................... 4-29
.. .................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-37
Hatch
........................................ 2-12
Hatch Release
.................................. 2-12
Hatch Release. Remote
.......................... 2-13
Hazard Warning Flashers .......................... 5-2
9-5

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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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