2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO Owners Manual

Hazard Warning Flashers
The hazard warning flasher button is located on top of
the steering column.
Your hazard warning flashers work no matter what
position your key is
in, and even if the key isn’t in.
Your hazard warning flashers let you warn others. They
also let police know you have
a problem. Your front
and rear turn signal lamps will flash on and
off.
Press the button to make the front and rear turn signal
lamps flash on and
off. Press the button again to
turn the flashers off.
When the hazard warning flashers are on, your turn
signals won’t work.
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Other Warning Devices
If you carry reflective triangles, you can use them to
warn others. Set one up at the side of the road about
300 feet (100 m) behind your vehicle.
Horn
Press the horn symbol in the middle of the steering
wheel to sound the horn.
Tilt Wheel
A tilt steering wheel allows you to adjust the steering
wheel before you drive.
You can also raise it to the
and enter the vehicle. located on the left side of the steering column.
highest
level to give your legs more room when You exit The lever that allows you to tilt the steering wheel is
To tilt the wheel, hold the steering wheel and pull
the lever. Move the steering wheel to a comfortable
level, then release the lever to lock the wheel in place.
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Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
The lever on the driver’s side of the steering column
includes the following:
Turn and Lane Change Signals
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
Flash-to-Pass
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Cruise Control (Option)
Turn and Lane Change Signals
The turn signal has two upward (for right) and two
downward (for left) positions. These positions allow you
to signal a turn or a lane change.
To signal a turn, move the lever all the way up or
down. When the turn is finished, the lever will return
automatically.
An arrow on the instrument
Dane1 cluster will flash in
the direction of the
turn or lane change.
To signal a lane change, just raise or lower the lever
until the arrow starts to flash. Hold it there until you
complete your lane change. The lever will return by itself
when you release it.
As you signal a turn or a lane change, if the arrows
flash faster, a signal bulb may be burned out and other
drivers won’t see your turn signal.
For information on the exterior lamps, see
Exterior
Lamps
on page 3-12.
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If a bulb is burned out, replace it to help avoid an
accident.
If the arrows don’t go on at all when you signal
a turn, check for burned-out bulbs and a blown fuse.
See
Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page 5-93.
If you have a trailer towing option with added wiring
for the trailer lamps, a different turn signal flasher
is used. With this flasher installed, the signal indicator
will flash even
if a turn signal bulb is burned out.
Check the front and rear turn signal lamps regularly
to make sure they are working.
Turn Signal On Chime
If your turn signal is left on for more than 3/4 of a mile
(1.2 km), a chime will sound at each flash of the
turn signal. To turn
off the chime, move the turn signal
lever to the center position.
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
To change the headlamps from low beam to high or
high to low, pull the multifunction lever all the way
toward you. Then release it.
When the high beams are
on, this indicator light located on the instrument
panel cluster also will
be on.
Flash-to-Pass
This feature lets you use your high-beam headlamps to
signal a driver in front of you that you want to pass.
It works even
if your headlamps are in automatic.
To use it, pull the turn signal lever toward you, but not
so far that you hear a click.
If your headlamps are in automatic or on low beam,
your high-beam headlamps will turn on. They’ll stay
on
as long as you hold the lever toward you and the
high-beam indicator located on the cluster comes on.
Release the lever to return to normal operation.
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Windshield Wipers For fewer wipes choose a setting closer to LOW.
Use this setting for light rain and snow.
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To operate the windshield
wipers turn the band,
located On the multifunction carefully loosen or thaw them. If your blades do become
lever’ Or worn or damaged, get new blades or blade inserts. Be
sure to clear ice and snow from the wiper blades
before using them.
If they’re frozen to the windshield,
Windshield Washer
6 (Washer Fluid): There is a paddle marked with the
windshield washer symbol at the top of the multifunction
lever. To spray washer fluid on the windshield, press
the paddle. The wipers will clear the window and
then either stop or return to vour preset speed.
MIST: Turn the band to MIST for a single wiping cycle.
Hold
it there until the windshield wipers start, then let
it go. The wipers will stop after one wipe. If you
want more wipes, hold the band on mist longer.
OFF: Turn the band to turn off the windshield wipers.
LOW (Low Speed): Turn the band to LOW for
steady wiping at low speed.
HIGH (High Speed): Turn the band to HIGH for
steady wiping at high speed.
DELAY: Turn the band to one of the five delay
settings located between OFF and
LOW, to choose
the delayed wiping cycle. The closer the band is
turned to OFF, the shorter the delay will be.
In freezing weather, don’t u- - your washer
until the windshield is warmed. Otherwise the
washer fluid can form ice on the windshield,
blocking your vision.
The wipers will clear the window and then either stop or
return to your preset speed.
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Rear Window WasherNViper For delay wiping, slide the switch up to the center
position next to the word DELAY on the rear wiper
Your vehicle may have this control. The wiper will cycle every nine seconds.
feature. The rear window
To wash the window, push in on the switch. Window
washer'wiper
is controHed washer fluid will continue to spray until the switch
by using
the switch located is released. The wiper will continue with three more
on the instrument panel, wipes and then return to the setting that was chosen
next to the audio system.
before the lever was pushed.
Move the switch to
OFF to turn off the rear window
washer.
The rear window washer uses the same fluid bottle as
the front windshield washer. If the fluid level
is low in the
washer bottle, you may not be able to wash your rear
window.
If you can wash your windshield, but not
your rear window, check the fluid level.
To turn the wiper on, slide the switch all the way
up to
ON.
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Cruise Control
Your vehicle may have this feature. With cruise control,
you can maintain a speed
of about 25 mph (40 km/h)
or more without keeping your foot on the accelerator.
This can really help on long trips. Cruise control
does not work at speeds below about
25 mph (40 km/h).
When you apply your brakes, the cruise control shuts
off.
Cruise con,. _. ,an be dang-. DUS where
you can’t drive safely at a steady speed.
So, don’t use your cruise control on
winding roads or in heavy traffic.
Cruise control can be dangerous on
slippery roads. On such roads, fast
changes in tire traction can cause needless wheel spinning, and you could
lose control. Don’t use cruise control on
slippery roads.
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If yvu leave your cruise control on when you’re
not using cruise, you might hit a button and go
into cruise when you don’t want to. You could
be startled and even lose control. Keep the
cruise control switch
off until you want to use
cruise control.
1. Move the cruise control switch to ON.
2. Get up to the speed you want.
3. Press in the SET
button at the end of the
lever and release it.
4. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
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Resuming a Set Speed Increasing Speed While Using Cruise
Suppose you set your cruise control at a desired speed Control
and then you apply the brake. This, of course, shuts There are two ways to go to a higher speed:
off the cruise control. But you don’t need to reset it. * Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher
Once you’re going about
25 mph (40 km/h) or
more, you can move the
cruise control switch
from
ON to R/A
(Resume/Acclerate) briefly.
You’ll
go right back up to your chosen speed and
stay there.
If you hold the switch at
R/A, the vehicle will keep going
faster until you release the switch or apply the brake.
So unless you want to go faster, don’t hold the switch
at
R/A.
speed. Press the button at the end of the lever,
then release the button and the accelerator pedal.
You’ll now cruise at the higher speed.
Move the cruise switch from ON to R/A. Hold it
there until you get up to the speed you want,
and then release the switch. To increase your
speed in very small amounts, move the switch to
R/A briefly. Each time you do this, your vehicle will
go about
1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster.
Reducing Speed While Using Cruise
Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
Press the button at the end of the lever until you
reach the lower speed you want, then release it.
0 To slow down in very small amounts, press the
button briefly. Each time you do this, you’ll go
about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
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