1998 CHEVROLET S10 instrument panel

orthe instrument panel ,,. or the safety belts !
With safety belts, you slow-do.wri as the vehicle does.
You-get
m-ore time.to stop. Yau st0.p over more distance,
-and ya.w.strongest bones take the fmces. That% why
s-afety belts make such goad. sen-se.
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If the right front pass,enger% air bag is turned
of& the person sitting there won't have the-extra
protection of an air bag.. In a crash, -t.heair bag
wouldnst
be able- to inflate and help proteet the
person .sitting there. Make sure the air
bag ~~ is
turned on unless yon are using a rear-facin-g child
restraint
in the right front seat positioni
'NOTICE:
If you damage the. covering for the driver 'S or the
right front passeager's
-air Bag, the bag may not
work properly. You maylhave to replace the air
bag~.'module in the steering wheel or both the air
bag'module -and the instrument panel for
the
right front passenger's air bag. Do not open .or
break the air ba,g &werings. -
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Section .2
Here you can lem about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and inform\
ation on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that teII you if everything is
working properly -- and what to do if you have a problem,
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Keys
Door Locks
Keyless Entry System (If Equipped)
Tailgate
Theft
Passlock@
New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions Starting
Your Engine
Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped)
Automatic Transmission Operation
Manual Transmission Operation
Parking Brake Shifting
Into PARK (P) (Automatic
Transmission
Only)
Shifting Out of PARK (P) (Automauc
Transmission) Parking Over
Things That Burn
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.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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Ventilation System
Far mild outside temperatures when little heatin-g or
coding
is needed, use. VENTto .direct outside air
through yow vehicle. Airflow is. through the instrument
panel outlets.
Youz: vehicle’s ventilation system. supplies 0.utsid.e air to
the inside 6f your vehicle when it is moving. When.the
vehicle is n0.t moving, you can get wtside air to flow
through-by selecting .any mode and any fan speed.
You will find ai^ outlets in the center and on the sides of
your instrument-p-anel.
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Checking Thing$ Un.der the Wood
Things that burn can get on hot engine parts and
start
a fire. These include Iiquids Iike. gasoIine,
..oil9 coolant, brake fluid, windshield washer and
other fluids,
and plastic 'or rubber. You or others
could be.burned. Be.-careful not to drop or spill
things that -will burn onto.a.hot engine.
-Then go to the front of the.vehicie.-and release the
twondafy hood relmse.
To open the hwd, first pull
the handle inside the. vehicle
on the lower left side of he
.instrument panel. Lift the hood, release the hood prop from its retainer and
;put the hood prop into the slot in the hood.. You may
have a lamp.that coTx1e.s on when you lift the hood.
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'Fuses and Circuit Br i
Wyou ever have a pmblem on the road :and don'? have-a
spare fuse, you-earihorrow one that has the same
amperage.
Just pick some f&.ature-of your vehicle that
you. can get alofig withwt -- like the rxdio or 6ig&ette-
lighter --- ,and..use its fuse, if it is; the conect amperage.
~eplace it as s0.m as you can.
Instrument Panel -Fuse Block
-The fuse bloik i.S at
driver's end of the
instrument panel,
the
Remove thmovejr by turning, the .fastener to the. left.
Extra.
fuses. and the fuse extractor are provided~in the
cover. To reinstdl the fuse panel euver, push in and turn
:the fastener to the right.:
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