1998 CHEVROLET S10 ignition

.Parking Brake
To .set the-parkirig brake,: hold the- regular brake pedal
down with- your right foot. -Push dowb- thparking brake
p&al:with your left €oat. If the ignition is on, the brake
system wslrining light will come on.
To:release the parking brake hold the regular b.rake
pedal down.
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NOTICE:
Driving with the parking, brake. on can cause
your rear brakes. to overheat. You may have to
replace them, and you could also damage.other
parts:
of your vehicle,
If you are towing. a trailer and you must p-ark.-on.-a-hill,
see
“Towing a Tiailer” in the 1nde.x. That section.:shows.
what to do;first to keep the trailer from moving.
Pull the BRAICE RELEASE lever. It is lo.cated .on the
bottom of the driver ’S side gf the instrument panel,
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If your four-wheel-drive
vehicle
has the .electronic
traWer
case, the transfer
.case switches are above the,
audio. system controls.
use these switches tg shift. into 1 x Qut: of four-wheel
drive.
You can choose among.three driving settings:
2HI: Thk setting is for driving in most street and.
highw3ay-situatians-. Your front..alcle
is not engaged .in
two-wheel drive. When this lamp i:s lit, it is about
one-half
as .bright :as the others
4IsI: This setting--eng.ages y:om front axle. to help
drive y'ourvehicle. U.se 4H1 when you, need .extra
tractim,
such as on snowy .. or icy goads, or in mast
off-road .situati.ons.
4LO: TI setting also eagageS your %r.ont .axle to ,give
you extra traction. You mhy never. need. 4LO. -1t:s:nds
the maximum-pawer to -all four wheels. Y0.u. milght
choose 4L0, if you were clmving sff+oad in..sand, mud,
-deep snow and climbing mdescending steep hllls..
Indicator lights
in the- switches sh0.w you which
-setting you arein. The indicqtoelights will came on
briefly when you turn on the. ignition and .one will
-stay -on.
If thelights do not come-.on, you should take
-your vehicle in for servke. -Anindicator light will flash
while shifting. 1t:will remain illurninat when the
shift
is completed.
Shifting from 2HI to 4HI
ILr=ss cUld tdease the; 4H1 switch. This cm.be~d~rne at
any speed, and the front axle will lo.& automatically.
Shifting from 4HI to 2HI
Press and release the 2HI switc.h.. This can be..,done at
:any speed, and the' front ,axle will unlock -automatically.
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Windows
Manual Windows
Turn the band crank on each door to raise or lower your
manual side door -windows.
Power Windows (If Equipped)
I€ you have the option4 power windows, .the controls
-are~-on each of the side doors. With powef windows, the
.switches. contra1 the win,do:ws
when the ignition is on or
when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is present. (See
“Retained Accessory
‘Power” in. the -Index.) The .driver’s
door
has a switch €or the passenger .window as well. Press
the side
af the switch
with’the down
arrow to
lower the -window.
Press the side
of the switch
with. the up arrow to rgise
the window.
Exp,ress-Down Window
The drivet’s. window switch also has an ,express-down
feature that allows
you to lower it without holding.the
window switch. Hold
the driver’s window switch
down. for more than .a half a second to activate the
expras-down fe,ature. Lightly tap the switch
to open-
the window slightly. The- expre-ss-down feature can be
interrupted -at any
time by pressing the up :anow end
of the switch.
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:Battery :Run-D,o.wn Protection
This. feature shuts off the dome, c,owtesp, vanity,
reading,.
glove bax, -cargo and underhood lamps if they
:are left on- for -more &n 26 minutes when the ignition is
off. This will keep -your battery from running. down.
If the battery run-.down protection shuts off the interior
Iagqg:, to return tonomaloperation it.May be
mxessary to:
0 Shut ofFali lamps. and close all -doors;or
0 Tw the ,ignitimikey to RUN.
Mirrors
Electrochromic Daymight Inside
Rearview R 1.r
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Security WarniTlg Light Service 4WD Light
This. Iight w1u mme on
-briefly. when you turn the
SECURITY 1
key toward START. The
light will. stay on until the
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engine starts.
If the light flashes, .the PaSslc sy :m nas enxerea a
tamper mode. If the ve.hic1.e faus to. start, see “Passlock”
in the Index?
If the light comes. ,on.-continu.ously while driving and
stays
qn, there may be a problem with the Pass1oc;k
s,ystem. Your :vehicle will-not be protected by PassSIock,
and yuu ghould see yuur dealer,
SERVICE
4WD
This li.ght should ‘come on
briefly when you~turn -00 the
ignition, :as a check to-show
you it is working,
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Audio Systems
Your DeIco Electtonics--audio system. has been.designed
to operate-easily
.and give years of listening -pleasure.
You..wilJ
get the rnost-.enjoyment out of it if you acquaint:
yot@se€f with it first,. Find out what your Delco
Elec.tmnics system cm,do-and how to operate all its
:controls; t.o be sure y.ou're getting the most out OP the
a&anced engineering that went into it..
AM-FM Stereo
.Setting the. Clock for Systems without
Autowtic Tone. Control
.Setting the Clock for Systems with
Autonmt~ic Tone Contr.0.l
cantrols the volu.me. To increase volume and turn. the
.radio-on, turn the knob tQ.th@,riglg., It tci the left to
decrease volume.
-Preg~ and.hold=HR until the correct hou? appears CM the.
..display. Pses-s and'hold MN until the correct minute
-appe-ars
on the display. Tu display the clock with the.
ignition
off,.press-RECALL or HR/MN and the time
will be :displayed
far a few se~c=cmd.$.. There is -an initial
two-secoird
:delay before the c10& goes into the
tim.e-set-:m&de.
RECALL: Display.the.tim& with the ignition off by
pressing the-recall
hob. When .the radio is .playing9
,press this knob. to recall the station fieequency.
Finding. a Station
AM-F" Press the lower knob to.-switch between AM
-and EM. The- display shows your selectition.
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A:M-FM Stereo -with Casse.tte Tape Player
(If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
VOLUME: This hob turns the system on and .off and
controls
the. volume. To increase-volume and: tukn the
radio on, turn the knob to the ri.ght. Turn. it to:the left .to
decretise. volume.
RECALL: DispIay the time with .the ignition off by
pressing thkknob.. When the radio is playing3 press this.
hob t.0 recall' the: station. frequency.
Finding: a Station
AM-FM: Press the 10~wer knob to s-witch between AM,
FMII and FM2.
TUNE: Turn ,the lower kno-b to tumin rad-io stations.
SEEK: Press the right arrow to tune to the next higher
station and the left arrow to tune to tke next lower..
station
md stay there.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons'let
you retwn
to your @vorite stations, You- cag set up to
21 stations (seven M, seven EN1 and seven .F"2), Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. .Press AM-FM .to seiect'the band.
3. Tune,in.the desired station.
4, PreSs.SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
5. :Press and hold one -of the four pushbuttons within
€ive s-econds. Whenever you press that numbered
.button,
the station you .set will return.
6.. Repeat ,the steps for each pushbutton.
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AMmFM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Automatic Tone Control (E Equipped)
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Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL: Press this- kn&.-to turn me system 011
off. Toincrease volume., turn the knob To the right.. Turn
it to thdeft: to decrease volume. The knob is capble of
being -rotated mnti~~uously.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition of€ by
pressing this button. When :the radio is playine;, press-
this button .to recalhhe station frequency.
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