1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER trailer

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100,000 Miles (166 000 km)
0
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Inspect spark plug wires (except 2.4L Code T engine).
An Emission Control Service.
Replace spark plugs.
An Emission Control Service.
Change automatic transaxle fluid and filter if the vehicle is mainly driven
under one or more of these conditions:
- In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature regularly reaches
- In hilly or mountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery service.
If you do not use your vehicle under any of these conditions, the fluid
and filter
do not require changing.
Manual transaxle fluid doesn’t require change.
90°F (32°C) or higher.
150,000 Miles (240 000 km)
0 Drain, flush and refill cooling system (or every 60 months since last service,
whichever occurs first).
See “Engine Coolant” in the Index for what to use.
Inspect hoses. Clean radiator, condenser, pressure cap and neck. Pressure test
the cooling system and pressure cap.
An Emission Control Service.
DATE I
DATE I ~~~
I MILEAGE 1 SERVICEDBY: I
7-29

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.................................. 6-34
Fluid
....................................... 6-31
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-3 1
Parking ..................................... 2-26
PedalTravel
................................. 6-34
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-34
System Warning Light
......................... 2-67
Trailer
...................................... 4-36
Transaxle Shift Interlock Check
.................. 7-33
Wear
....................................... 6-33
Brakes.Anti -Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking in Emergencies
.......................... 4- 10
Break-In. New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 13
BTSICheck ................................... 7-33
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-35
Back-up Lamps
.............................. 6-38
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
............ 6-38. 6-39
Dome Lamp
................................. 6-39
RearTurnSignal
............................. 6-37
Taillamp
.................................... 6-37
Bypass Switch. Convertible Top
................... 2-57
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-63
Carbon Monoxide
.......... 2.10.2.30.2.31.4.27. 4.36
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-30
Cassette Tape Player
........................ 3.9. 3. 11
Care
....................................... 3-23
CD Adapter Kit
................................ 3- 15 CDCare
...................................... 3-24
CDPlayer
..................................... 3-16
Theft-Deterrent Feature
........................ 3-20
Center Console Storage Area
...................... 2-47
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Bulb
Replacement
............................ 6.38. 6.39
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................... 1-36
Certification Label
.............................. 4-31
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-36
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-47
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-23
Check Engine Light
............................. 2-71
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-76
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-55
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-55
Child Restraints
................................ 1-40
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-45
Securing
in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-48
Securing in the Passenger Seat Position
........... 1-50
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-50
Top Strap ................................... 1-45
WheretoPut ................................ 1-44
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-48
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-59
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-17
Cleaning
...................................... 6-48
Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-54
ConvertibleTop
.............................. 6-53
Exterior LampsLenses
........................ 6-52
Fabric
...................................... 6-49
Glass ....................................... 6-51

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Drive. Automatic Transaxle
....................... 2-22
Driver Position
................................. 1 - 14
Driving City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
In a Blizzard
................................. 4-26
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
In
the Rain .................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-15
On Curves
.................................. 4-10
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-38
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-22
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-25
Through Water
............................... 4- 18
WetRoads
.................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-36
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Easy Entry Seat
................................ 1-6
Electrical Equipment. Adding
........... 2.16.3.22. 6.58
Electrical System
............................... 6-58
Engine
.................................. 6.10. 6.11
Coolant
..................................... 6-25
Coolant Heater
............................... 2- 18
Coolant Level Check .......................... 7-30
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-70 Exhaust
................. 2.10.2.30.2.31.4.27. 4.36
Fuse Block
.................................. 6-62
Identification
................................ 6-57
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-30
Overheating
................................. 5-14
Running While Parked
......................... 2-31
Specifications
................................ 6-65
Starting Your
...................... 2.15.2.16. 2.17
Engineoil
.................................... 6-12
Adding
..................................... 6-13
Additives
................................... 6-16
Checking
................................... 6-13
Used
....................................... 6-16
What To Use
................................. 6-14
Whentochange
.............................. 6-16
Enhanced Traction System
......................... 4-8
Active Light
............................. 2.70. 4.9
Operation
.................................... 4-8
Ethanol
........................................ 6-4
ETS
.......................................... 4-8
Active Light
............................. 2.70. 4.9
Warning Light
........................... 2.69. 4.9
Exhaust. Engine
................. 2.10.2.30.4.27. 4.36
Exterior Lamps
................................. 2-40
Exterior LampsLenses. Cleaning
.................. 6-52
Warning Light
........................... 2.69. 4.9
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-49
Fabric Protection
............................... 6-50
Fifth Gear. Manual Transaxle ..................... 2-25
9-4

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Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Filter. Air
................................ 6-17. 6-64
Finishcare
.................................... 6-52
Finish Damage ................................. 6-55
First Gear. Automatic Transaxle
.............. 2.22. 2.24
First Gear. Manual Transaxle
...................... 2-25
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flash-To-Pass
................................. 2-34
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-23
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-37
FogLamps
.................................... 2-42
Foreign Countries. Fuel
........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear. Manual Transaxle
.................... 2-25
French Language Manual
11
Front Reading Lamps ............................ 2-44
FrontTowing
.................................. 5-10
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Filling a Portable Container
...................... 6-7
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
Gage
....................................... 2-76
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-59
.. ...........................
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-70
Fuel
....................................... 2-76
Speedometer
................................. 2-64
Tachometer
.................................. 2-65
GAWR
....................................... 4-31 Gear Positions. Automatic Transaxle
................ 2-20
Gear Positions. Manual Transaxle
.................. 2-24
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-31
Guide en Franqais
11
GVWR ....................................... 4-31
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-31 .. .................................
Halogen
Bulbs ................................ 6-35
Hazard Warning Flashers 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-5
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-36
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-34
OnReminder
................................ 2-40
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating ........................................ 3-5
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-34
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-22
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-36
Hood
Checking Things Under ......................... 6-8
Prop
........................................ 6-9
Release
...................................... 6-8
Horn
......................................... 2-32
Hydraulic Clutch
............................... 6-24
Fluid
....................................... 6-24
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-18
.
..........................
Headlamps .................................... 2-40
Wiring
..................................... 6-58
Systemcheck
................................ 7-31
9-5

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Oil Pressure
................................. 2-73
Passlock@ Warning
........................... 2-75
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1.8. 2.66
Up-Shift
............................... 2.26. 2.75
Loading
Your Vehicle ........................... 4-3 1
Locks ......................................... 2-4
Cylinders
................................... 7-32
Door
........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transaxle Check
....................... 7-33
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-32
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-5
Low Coolant Warning Light
...................... 2-71
Lowering the Convertible
Top Manually ............. 2-57
Lowering Your Convertible Top
................... 2-49
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-37
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-32
Maintenance. Normal Replacement parts
........... 6-64
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-39
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7- 1
Long Tripmighway Definition ................... 7-6
Long Tripmighway Intervals
..................... 7-6
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-30
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-35
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-37
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short TripKity Definition ....................... 7-5
Short Trip/City Intervals ........................ 7-5
Maintenance. Underbody ......................... 6-55 Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-40
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-71
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-2
Manual Lumbar Support
.......................... 1-3
Manual Remote Control Mirror
.................... 2-45
ManualTransaxle ............................... 2-15
Check
...................................... 7-31
Fluid
....................................... 6-22
Gear Positions
............................... 2-24
Operation
................................... 2-24
Shifting
..................................... 2-24
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-15
Methanol
...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-45
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-46
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-45
Manual Remote Control
........................ 2-45
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-46
Mountain Roads
................................ 4-22
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-33
Neutral. Automatic Transaxle
.................... 2-21
Neutral. Manual Transaxle ........................ 2-25
New Vehicle “Break-In” ......................... 2-13
Nightvision
................................... 4-15
Odometer
.................................... 2-64
Odometer, Trip
................................. 2-64
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-12
9-7

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Oil Pressure Light
.............................. 2-73
Overdrive, Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-23
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 14
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-30
Owner Publications. Ordering
................ 8-1 1, 8-12
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-55
Park
Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2-20
Shifting Into
................................. 2-27
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-29
Parking AtNight
.................................... 2-11
Brake
...................................... 2-26
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-34
Lots
....................................... 2- 12
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-30
With a Trailer
................................ 4-39
Your Vehicle, Manual Transaxle
................. 2-29
Passenger Position
.................... 1-23, 1-30. 1-36
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-37
Passlock@
..................................... 2-12
Warning Light
............................... 2-75
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-35
Power
DoorLocks
................................... 2-5
Option Fuses ................................ 6-58
Remote Control Mirror ........................ 2-46
Passing
....................................... 4-12 Steering
............................... 4- 10. 6.29
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-29
Windows
................................... 2-32
Pregnancy, Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-22
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications, Service and Owner
.............. 8- 11, 8- 12
Radio Reception .............................. 3-22
Radios
.......................... 3.7.3.9.3.11. 3.16
Rain. Driving In ................................ 4-16
Raising the Convertible Top Manually
.............. 2-57
Raising Your Convertible Top
..................... 2-56
Rear Door Security Locks
........................... 2-5
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-30
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
..................... 1-33
Seatpassengers .............................. 1-30
Towing
..................................... 5-12
Window Defogger
............................. 3-6
RearTowing
................................... 5-12
Rear Turn Signal Bulb Replacement
................ 6-37
Rearview Mirror ................................ 2-45
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............... 7-37
Recreational Vehicle Towing
...................... 4-28
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning
.................... 6-64
Remote Trunk Release
........................... 2-11
Removing the Boot
............................. 2-54
Rearview Mirror,
Inside Daymight
................. 2-45
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Tires
......................................... 6-40
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-46
BuyingNew
................................. 6-44
Chains
..................................... 6-47
ChangingaFlat
.............................. 5-23
Cleaning
.................................... 6-54
Compact Spare
............................... 5-33
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-42
Inflation
.................................... 6-41
Inflation Check
............................... 7-30
Loading
.................................... 4-31
Pressure
.................................... 6-41
Temperature
................................. 6-45
Traction
.................................... 6-45
Treadwear
................................... 6-45
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-45
Used Replacement Wheel
...................... 6-47
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-43
When It’s Time for New ....................... 6-43
TopStrap
..................................... 1-45
TorqueLock ................................... 2-29
Towing Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-46
Torque, Wheel Nut
......................... 5-31, 6-64
Front
....................................... 5-10
Rear
....................................... 5-12
Recreational Vehicle
.......................... 4-28
Towing
a Trailer ........................... 4-33, 4-40
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-8
Towing Your Vehicle From the Front
.......... 4-28, 4-29
Towing Your Vehicle From
the Rear ................ 4-30 Trailer
Backingup
................................. 4-37
Brakes
..................................... 4-36
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-38
Driving with
................................. 4-36
Following Distance
........................... 4-37
Maintenance When Towing
..................... 4-40
MakingTurns
................................ 4-37
Parking on Hills
.............................. 4-39
Safety Chains
................................ 4-36
Tongueweight
............................... 4-35
Total Weight on Tires
.......................... 4-36
Towing
................................ 4-33. 4-40
Turnsignals
................................. 4-38
Weight
..................................... 4-34
Automatic
.............................. 6- 18. 6-21
Manual
..................................... 6-22
Transmitters. Keyless Entry
........................ 2-6
Transportation. Courtesy
.......................... 8-8
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-4
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals
............... 2-34
Turn Signalhlultifunction Lever
................... 2-33
Turn Signals When Towing
a Trailer ................ 4-38
Hitches
..................................... 4-36
Passing
..................................... 4-37
Transaxle Fluid
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-64
Underbody Flushing Service
..................... 7-34
Underbody Maintenance
......................... 6-55
Up-Shift Light
............................ 2.26. 2.75
9-11