1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE stop start

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Voltmeter
I When the key is in the ON
position with the engine not
running, the voltmeter
shows the voltage output of
your battery. When the
engine is running, it shows
the voltage output of the
charging system.
The reading will change as the rate of charge changes
(with engine speed, for example), but
if the voltmeter
reads at
9 volts or below, your instrument panel and
other systems may shut down. The Driver Information
Center (DIC) will read LOW
VOLTAGE when your
vehicle is at
10 volts or below. Have it checked right
away. Driving with the voltmeter reading at
10 volts or
below could drain your battery and disable your vehicle.
Brake System Warning Light
Your vehicle’s hydraulic brake system is divided into
two parts. If one part isn’t working, the other part can
still work and stop you. For good braking, though, you
need both parts working well.
BRAKE
This light should come on
when you turn the ignition
key to
START. If it doesn’t
come on then, have it fixed
so it will be ready to warn
you
if there’s a problem.
If this warning light stays on after you start the engine,
the parking brake may not be set or there could be a
brake problem. Refer to “Parking Brake” in the Index to
see if it is set. If the parking brake is not set, have your
brake system inspected right away.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If the light comes on while you are driving and you have Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
a LOW -BRAKE FLUID message showing on the DIC,
pull
off the road and stop carefully. You may notice that
engine and may stay on for
on, have the vehicle towed for service. (See “Towing on
when you
start your
to the
floor. It may take longer to stop. If the light is still system,
the light will come
the pedal is, harder to push. Or, the pedal may
go closer With
the anti-lock brake
several seconds.
Your Vel le” in the Index.)
w v v
That’s’normal.
Your brake system may not be working properly
if the brake warning light is on. Driving with the
brake warning light on can lead to an accident.
If
the light is still on after you’ve pulled off the road
and stopped carefully, have the vehicle towed
for service.
If the light stays on, turn the ignition to OFF. Or, if the
light comes on when you’re driving, stop as soon as
possible and turn the ignition
off. Then start the engine
again to reset the system.
If the light still stays on, or
comes
on again while you’re driving, your vehicle needs
service. If the regular brake system warning light isn’t
on, you still have brakes, but you don’t have anti-lock
brakes. If the regular brake system warning light
is also
on, you don’t have anti-lock brakes and there’s a
problem with your regular brakes. See “Brake System
Warning Light” earlier in this section.
The anti-lock brake system warning light should come
on briefly when you turn the ignition key to
ON. If the
light doesn’t come on then, have it fixed so it will be
ready to warn you if there is a problem.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Traction Control System (TCS) Light
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
I
This light should come on
briefly as you start the
engine. If the light doesn’t
come on then, have it fixed
so it will be ready to warn
you if there’s a problem. This gage shows
the engine
coolant temperature. If the
gage pointer moves into the
shaded area, your engine is
too hot!
If it stays on, or comes on and the DIC shows a
SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM message when you’re
driving, there’s a problem with your TCS system and
your vehicle needs service. When this light is on, the
system will not limit wheel spin. Adjust your driving
accordingly. If the driver
turns off the Traction Control
System by pressing the button on the console, the TCS
system light will come on and the TRACTION
SYSTEM
OFF message will show on the DIC. This means that your engine coolant has overheated.
If
you have been operating your vehicle under normal
driving conditions, you should pull
off the road, stop
your vehicle and turn
off the engine as soon as possible.
(The larger tic marks are in increments
of 30 O below
220°F (104°C) and in increments of 10 Oabove 220 OF
(104”C).)
In “Problems on the Road,” this manual shows what to do. See “Engine Overheating’’ in the Index.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If the Light Is Flashing
The following may prevent more serious damage to
your vehicle:
Reducing vehicle speed.
Avoiding hard accelerations.
Avoiding steep uphill’grades.
If the light stops flashing and remains on steady, see
“If
the Light Is On Steady” following.
If the light continues to flash, when it is safe to do
so,
stop the vehicle. Find a safe place to park your vehicle.
Turn the key off, wait at least
10 seconds and restart the
engine. If the light remains on steady, see “If the Light
Is On Steady” following. If the light is still flashing,
follow the previous steps, and drive the vehicle to your
dealer or qualified service center for service.
If the Light Is On Steady
You may be able to correct the emission system
malfunction by considering the following:
Did you just drive through a deep puddle of water?
If
so, your electrical system may be wet. The condition
will usually be corrected when the electrical system
dries out. A few driving trips should turn the light off.
Have you recently changed brands
of fuel?
If so, be sure to fuel your vehicle with quality fuel (see
“Fuel”
in the Index). Poor fuel quality will cause your
engine not to run as efficiently as designed.
You may
notice
this as stalling after start-up, stalling when you put
the vehicle into gear, misfiring, hesitation on acceleration or
stumbling on acceleration. (These conditions may go
away once the engine is warmed up.)
This will be detected
by the system and cause the light to turn on.
If you experience one or more of these conditions,
change the fuel brand you use. It will require at least one
full tank of the proper fuel to turn the light
off.
If none of the above steps have made the light turn off,
have your dealer or qualified service center check the
vehicle. Your dealer has the proper test equipment and
diagnostic tools to fix any mechanical or electrical
problems that may have developed.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ‘hip Odometers Elapsed Time
There are two trip odometers. Press the TRIP button and
TRIP A will be displayed. Press it again and TRIP
B
will be displayed. TRIP A could be used to track the
distance to a destination. TRIP B could be used to track
maintenance periods.
TRIP A 130.5 MI or
TRIP A 209.9 km
TRIP B 300.5 MI or
0 TRIP B 483.5 km
The trip odometers can be reset by pushing the RESET
button on the DIC. Both
of the trip odometers can be
used simultaneously.
Miles Since Last Ignition Feature
You can also display number of miles driven since you
last started the car if you press and hold the RESET
button for two seconds, then release. The miles (or
kilometers) since the last ignition cycle will be set into
the trip odometer. Press the TRIP button until ELAP. TIME is displayed,
such as
ELM. TIME 00: 00 : 00.
When the ignition is in the ON position, the DIC can be
used as a stopwatch. The display can show hours,
minutes, seconds and hundredths of a second. The
elapsed time indicator will record up to 99 hours,
59 minutes and 59 seconds, then
it will reset to zero and
continue counting. (Hundredths are shown up to
59 minutes, 59 seconds and 99 hundredths). The display
appears as ELAP. TIME
00: 00 : 00 in the elapsed
time function.
You can start or stop the elapsed time by pressing
RESET. To reset the elapsed time to zero, stop the timer
by pressing
RESET. Then press and hold RESET for
two seconds and release.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ABS ACTIVE (Anti-Lock Brake System Active) - :
When your anti-lock system is adjusting brake pressure
to help avoid a braking skid, the ABS ACTIVE message
will be displayed.
Slippery road conditions may exist if this message is
displayed,
so adjust your driving accordingly. The
message will stay on for a few seconds after the system
stops adjusting brake pressure.
SERVICE ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) - : If the
SERVICE ABS message is displayed when you
are
driving, stop as soon as possible and turn the ignition
off. Then start the engine again to reset the system. If
the message stays on, or comes back on again while you
are driving, your vehicle is in need of service. If the
regular brake system warning light isn’t on, you still
have brakes, but don’t have anti-lock brakes. If the
regular brake system light is also on, you don’t have
anti-lock brakes and there is a problem with your
brakes.
See “Brake System Warning Light” earlier in
this section.
If the SERVICE ABS message is being displayed, your
traction control system and the optional active handling system will also be disabled. The driver information
center will scroll three messages SERVICE ABS,
SERVICE TRACTION SYS. and SERVICE ACTIVE
HNDLG and the instrument cluster car icon will be illuminated.
The driver can acknowledge these messages
by pressing the reset button three times. When the
service message is displayed the computer controlled
systems will not assist the driver and you should have
the system repaired as soon as possible. Adjust your
driving accordingly.
SERVICE COLUMN LOCK: The system that
controls the locking and unlocking of the steering
column may not work properly. Have the vehicle towed
to a dealer for service.
LOW OIL PRESSURE: You will hear four chimes and
the CHECK GAGES telltale will come on when this
message is displayed.
To acknowledge the warning,
press the RESET button. After you press the
RESET
button, a message will be displayed and you will hear a
chime every minute until the vehicle is serviced.
If you
do not press RESET, the message will remain on the
digital display until the vehicle is serviced.
Low oil pressure may be the result of a combination of
low oil level and abrupt changes in the vehicle’s
direction. When this warning
is displayed, you should
not operate the engine at high
RPM or make fast abrupt
moves. When convenient, you should check the oil
level. See “Engine Oil” in the Index.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine As the interior of the vehicle warms up to your comfort
set temperature, the fan speed will decrease and the
temperature output may become cooler.
If the interior
temperature continues to warm up due to heating from
the sun or outside temperature increases, the system
may switch to other air delivery modes (typically
DEFOG or BI-LEVEL).
A ljpical Hot Weather Example:
Your vehicle has been parked outside all day in hot
weather (above
7OoF/ 21 O C) and you have set the driver
temperature at
73 OF (23 "C) and have selected the
AUTO mode. The system will automatically adjust the
temperature output to maximum cooling. The blower
will start at a low speed momentarily to push the hot air
to the floor of the vehicle and then go to a higher blower
speed with cold airflow out of the instrument panel
outlets.
A small amount of airflow will continue through
the lower ducts to cool the
floor area.
The air intake may start in the recirculated mode for
maximum cooling performance.
As the interior of the
vehicle cools down to your comfort set temperature, the
fan speed will decrease and the temperature output may
become warmer. The air intake may shift from
recirculation to fresh air mode.
If the interior continues to
cool due to a decrease,,,in the amount of heat the
vehicle is absorbing from the sun or a decrease
in the
outside temperature, the system could switch to other air
delivery modes (typically BI-LEVEL or DEFOG).
Manual Settings
With the Dual Zone Electronic Climate Control, there
are several manual settings you can use to control the
system and override the
AUTO operation. You can
program the fan speed,
air delivery mode, air intake
mode and control the air conditioning operation using
these settings. The system will still determine the
temperature output level based on the driver-set
temperature and the passenger temperature offset.
% FAN SPEED: Press the button with the fan switch
on it to manually lock
in the current fan speed and to
stop the automatic fan speed control. Pressing the
arrows will delete
AUTO from the digital display. The
fan graphics with the fan speed bars will be shown.
To
increase the fan speed so that more air flows into the
vehicle, press the
UP arrow on the fan switch. To
decrease the fan speed and airflow, press the DOWN
arrow. The
AUTO button must be pressed to return to
the automatic fan control.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine RECALL: Press this button to see which track is
playing. Press it again within five seconds to see how
long it has been playing (elapsed time). The track
number also appears when you change the volume or
when a new track starts to play.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc
is in the player. The letters
CD will go off the display.
CD AUX: Press this button to change to the disc
function when the radio is on.
A CD icon will appear on
the display when the disc is in the player, whether it is
active or not. If your system is equipped with a remote
playback device, pressing this button a second time will
allow the remote device to play.
EJECT Press this button to remove the disc. The radio
will play. The disc will start at the first track when you
reinsert it.
If you turn off the ignition or radio with a disc in the
player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the
ignition or system, the disc will start playing where it
was stopped. If you press EJECT but don’t remove
the disc, the player will pull the disc back in to protect
it after about one minute. If you leave a compact disc
in the player while listening to the radio, it may
become warm.
Trunk Mounted CD Changer (If Equipped)
Your vehicle may be equipped with a trunk mounted CD
changer. It is located in the rear center storage
compartment. See “Rear Storage” in the Index for more
information.
With the optional compact disc changer, you can play up
to
12 discs continuously. Normal size discs may be
played using the trays supplied in the magazine. The
small discs
(8 cm) can be played only with specially
designed trays.
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