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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it’s more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective is wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same
way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position”
earlier in this section.
Air Bag System
This part explains the air bag system.
Your vehicle has two air bags
-- one air bag for the
driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. Here
are the most important things to know about the air
bag system:
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You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if
you aren’t wearing your safety belt -- even if you
have
air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a
crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things
inside the vehicle
or being ejected from it. Air
bags are “supplemental restraints” to the safety
belts. All air bags are designed to work with
safety belts, but don’t replace them. Air bags are
designed to work only in moderate to severe
crashes where the front of your vehicle hits
something. They aren’t designed to inflate at all
in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal
crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a
safety belt properly
-- whether or not there’s an
air bag for that person.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people
in the rear
seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers
who aren I safety belted can be thrown
out
of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
For up to 10 minutes after the ignition key is
turned
off and the battery is disconnected, an air
bag can still inflate during improper service.
You
can be injured if you are close to an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape
or yellow connectors. They are probably part of
the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper
service procedures, and make sure the person
performing work for you
is qualified to do so.
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The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The rear seats have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to
wear one properly.
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Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting and braking.
Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly -- and what to do if you have a problem.
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Door Locks
Keyless Entry
(If Equipped)
Hatch
Theft
Vehicle and Content Theft-DeterrenVAlarm
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Feature Customization (if Equipped)
New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions
Starting Your Engine
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Manual Transmission Operation
Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK (P)
Parking Over Things That Bum
Engine Exhaust Shifting Out
of PARK (P)
Windows
Tilt Steering Wheel
Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
Exterior Lamps
Interior Lamps
Mirrors
Instrument Panel
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Keys
.A CAUTION:
Leaving young children in a vehicle with the
ignition key is dangerous for many reasons.
A child or others could be badly injured or
even killed.
They could operate power windows or other
controls or even make the vehicle move. Don't
leave the keys in a vehicle with young children.
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The ignition keys are for
the ignition only.
The door keys are for the
doors and all other locks.
When a new vehicle is delivered, the dealer removes the
plugs from the keys, and gives them to the first owner. The
ignition keys don’t have plugs. Instead, they have
bar-coded key tags. These tags may be removed by
your dealer or even before the vehicle is delivered to
your dealer.
Each plug has a code on it that tells your dealer or a
qualified locksmith how to make extra door keys. Keep
the plugs
in a safe place. If you lose your door keys,
you’ll be able to have new ones made using these plugs.
If you need a new ignition key, go to your dealer, who
can obtain the correct key code. In an emergency, call
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance at
1 -800-CHEV-USA.
(In Canada call
1-800-268-2800.)
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I NOTICE:
Your vehicle has a number of features that can
help prevent theft. But you can have
a lot of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever
lock your keys inside.
You may even have to
damage your vehicle to get in.
So be sure you
have extra keys.
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Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers
-- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and fall out. When a door is
locked, the inside handle won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be
so obvious: You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in
a
crash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will be
far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle. From the outside, use your door key.
(If your vehicle has
the Vehicle and Content Theft-DeterrentlAlarm System and it
is armed, unlocking and opening a door this way
will set
off the alarm. See “Vehicle and Content
Theft-DeterrenVAlarm System” in the Index.)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Last Door Closed Locking (If Equipped)
If you have power door locks, you can program your
vehicle to have a delayed locking of the doors. This lets
you or your passengers exit the vehicle after you’ve
pressed the power door lock switch. All the doors will
lock once everyone has gotten out
of the vehicle and
closed their doors..
When the power door lock switch is pressed, a chime
will sound three times, indicating that the Last Door
Closed Locking feature has been activated. Pressing the
LOCK switch again will lock the doors immediately.
Pressing the
UNLOCK switch will cancel a previously
requested Last Door Closed Locking.
This feature is shipped from the factory with the ignition
position in
OFF. To turn this feature on, see “Feature
Customization” in the Index.
Lockout Prevention (If Equipped)
To protect you from locking your keys in the vehicle,
this feature stops the power door locks from locking
when the keys are in the ignition and a door is open.
If
the power lock switch is pressed when a door is open, a
chime will sound five times as a reminder to take the
keys out of
the ignition before locking the door. This
feature is shipped from the factory with the ignition
position in
ON. If you would like to turn this feature
off, see “Feature Customization” in the Index.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your
door and set the locks from inside. Then get out and
close the door.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Keyless Entry System (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this option, you can lock and unlock
your doors or unlock your hatch from about
3 feet (1 m)
up to 30 feet (9 m) away using the keyless entry
transmitter supplied with your vehicle.
3-Button Transmitter 4-Button Transmitter
Your keyless entry system operates on a radio frequency
subject
to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Rules and with Industry Canada. This device
complies with
Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
This device complies with
RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
Operation
is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation of
the device.
Changes or modifications to this system by other than
an authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
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