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I993 Owner’s Manual
0 Chevrolet Cavalier
Table of Contents
Printed in USA
introduction How toUsethisManual . . . . . .. . . . . . 6
Part I Seats & SafetyBelts , ‘I . . i, . . . . . .
Part 2 Features & Controls . . . . . .. . . . . . 47 =
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . . . I O!
Your Driving andthe Road .. , . . ... . . . 123 I
Problemson the Road. . .. . . . a .. . a
Service & AppearanceCare . . . . . . . . . I95
MaintenanceSchedule .. . . . . . . . . 259
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CustomerAssistanceInformation . . . . . 281 I
Includes “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 286
Index .................... 295
ServiceStationInformation . . . . Last Page
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important Notes About this Manual
Please keep this manualin your Chevrolet, so it will be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it.
This manual includes the latest information at the timeit was printed. We reserve the right to makechanges in the
product after that time without further notice.
Note to Canadian Owners
For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor
Division whenever it appears in this manual.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire dece guide en francais chez votre
concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
Published by Chevrolet Motor Division
General
Motors Corporation
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The word Chevrolet, the Chevrolet emblem and the
name Cavalier are registered trademarks
of General
Motors Corporation.
The word
Delco is a registered trademark of the
General Motors Corporation.
@ Copyright 1992 General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Motor Division. All rights reserved.

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The dynumic William C “Billy ’’ Durant
shlftedgearsfram muking carriagesto
making cars, forming half the team that
gave birthto Chevrolet.
Louis Chevrolet,the other half of the team, at
the wheel of his experimental“Classic Six,”
which enteredproductionin 1912. That year
2999 vehicles wereproduced.

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In Januu y 1942, Chevroletfictorics
k wereconvirtedtomilitatyproductionin
an all-out
@ort to achieve victoryin
Europe andthe Pacific.
. . but millions of
Americans already owned a “Chevy.”
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In 1932 Chevrolet introduced
the Synchro-Mesh transmission
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including such niceties
as a clock!
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The legacy of America’s favorite
sportscar beganin
1953, when 319 hand-
assembled white Corvettes launched the
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The 1957 Chevy started a romance with the
American public-and was powered by an
available fuel-injected V8.
60's automotive excitement
included Chevrolet landmarks like
the Corvette Sting Ray, the sporty
Camuro, and powerplants like the
legendary 327 V8.
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Your new Chevrolet continuesa tradition of quality and value.

How to Use this Manual
Using Your 1993 Chevrolet
Owner's
Manual
Many people readtheir owner's manual
from beginning toend when they first
receive their new vehicle. This will help
you learn about the features andcontrols
for your vehicle.
In this manual, you'll
find that pictures and words work
together to explain things quickly.
There arenine parts with color-tabbed
pages in this manual. Each part begins
with a brief list of contents,
so you can
usually tellat a glance ifthat part
contains the informationyou want.
You can bendthe manual slightly to
reveal the color tabs that helpyou find a
part.
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Part 1: Seats and Safety Belts
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explainshow to start and
operate your Chevrolet.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems
This part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfortcontrolsand
how to operateyour audio system.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you'll find helpful information and
tips aboutthe road and how todrive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tellsyou what to do if you
have a problem whiledriving, such as a
flat tireor engine overheating.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tellsyou how to keep
your Chevrolet running properly and
looking good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tellsyou when to perform
vehicle maintenance and what fluids and
lubricantsto use.
Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part tellsyou how to contact
Chevrolet for assistance and how to get
service publications. Italsogivesyou
information on
Reporting Safety Defects.
Part 9: Index
Here's an alphabetical listingof almost
every subject
in this manual. You can
use it
to quickly find somethingyou
want to read.
Service Station Information
This is a quick referenceof service
information.
You can find it on the last
page of this manual.

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Satiety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a numberof safety
cautionsin this book. We use yellow
and the word CAUTION to tellyou
aboutthings that couldhurt you if you
wereto ignorethe warning.
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These mean there is somethiq
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ople.
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In the yellow caution area, we tell you
what the hazard is. Then we tellyou
what
to do to help avoid or reducethe
hazard. Please read these cautions.
If
you don’t, you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a redcircle with a
slash throughit in thisbook. This safety
symbol means:
Don’t
Don’t
do this
Don’t let this happen
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, inthis book you will find these
blue notices:
NOTICE I
hese mean there is somct
ould damage your vehicle.
hese mean there
is somct
In the blue noticearea, we tell you
about something thatcan damage your
vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be coveredby your warranty, and it
could be costly.But the notice will tell
you what to do to help avoid the
damage.
When you read other manuals,
you
might see CAUTION and NOTICE
warnings in differentcolors or in
different words.In this manual, we’ve
used the familiar words andcolorsthat
Chevrolet has used for years.
You’ll also see warning labels on your
vehicle. They use thesamecolors, and
the words CAUTIONor NOTICE.
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How to Use this Manual
Vehicle Symbols
These are someof the symbolsyou will
find
on your vehicle. For example, these
symbolsare used on an originalbattery:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes byShielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
Spark or Flame Could
Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is driven:
These symbolshave to do with your
lights:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocWUnlock
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Master Lighting Switch
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Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
Headlight HighBeam
Parking Lights
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These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
Rear Window Defogger
Ventilating Fan
Power Window
These symbols are used on warning and
Here are someother symbolsyou may
indicator lights: see:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging
System
Fuel
Engine Oil Pressure
Brake
Anti-Lock Brakes
Fuse
- 1 TrunkRelease
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Lighter
Horn
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Hood Release
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Notes

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Here YOU’II find information about
the seats in your Chevrolet and how
to useyour safety belts properly
. You
can also learn about some things
you should
not do with safety belts .
Part I
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Seats & Safety Belts
Seats and Seat Controls ............................................. 12
SafetyBelts ...................................................... 17
How. to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................... 22
DriverPosition ................................................... 23
Safety BeltUse During Pregnancy ..................................... 27
Right Front Passenger Position ....................................... 27
Rear Safety Belt
Comfort Guides ..................................... 30
Center Passenger Position
........................................... 32
Children
......................................................... 33
Smaller Children and Babies
......................................... 34
Child Restraints
................................................... 35
LargerChildren ................................................... 43
SafetyBeltExtender ............................................... 44
Replacing Safety Belts Aftera Crash
................................... 45
RearSeatPassengers ............................................... 28
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Seats & Safety Belts
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tellsyou aboutthe seats-
how to adjustthem-and
also about
reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
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Manual Front Seat
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manual driver's seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement couldstartleand
confuseyou, or make
you push a
pedal when you don't want to.
Adjust the driver's seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
Move
the lever under the front seat to
unlock it. Slidethe seat to where you
want
it. Then release the lever and try tc
move the seat with your body, to make
sure the seat is locked into place.
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Reclining Front Seatback
To adjust the seatback,lift the lever on
the outer side
of the seat andmove the
seatback
to where you want it. Release
the lever
to lock the seatback. Pull up
on the lever and the seat will go to an
upright position.
But don't have a seatback reclined if
-Jourvehicle is moving.

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Sitting ina reclined position when your vehicle isin motion can be
dangerous. Even
if you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do theirjob
when you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder beltcan’t do
its job because it won’tbe against your body.
Instead, it willbe
in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving
neck
or other injuries.
The lapbelt can’t do itsjob either. In
a crash the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there, notat your pelvic bones.
This could
cause serious internalinjuries.
For proper protection whenthe vehicle
is in motion, have the seatback
upright. Then sit well back in theseat and wear your safety belt properly.
Head Restraints
Head restraintsare fixed on some
vehicles and adjustable on others. Slide
an adjustablehead restraint up or down
so that the top of the restraintis closest
to the top
of your ears.
This position reduces
the chance of a
neck
injury in a crash.
On some models, the head restraints tilt
forward and rearward also.
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Seats & Safety Belts
Mama/ 4- Way Adjustab/e Driver’s
Seat
(OPTION)
There are two levers atthe front of the
seat. The left lever adjusts the seat
forward and back. The right lever
adjusts
the angle of the front of the seat.
To Adjust the Seat’s Forward and
Rearward Movement:
Lift the left lever up and adjust the seat
forward or back. Then releasethe lever
and
try to move the seat to becertain
that
it is locked in place.
To Raise or Lower the Front of the
Seat:
Lift the right lever, and lean forward or
backward.
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You can lose control of the
b vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver’s seat while the
vehicle
is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a
pedal when you don’t want to.
Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
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Front Seatback Latches
(2-DOOR MODELS)
In 2-door models, the front seatback
folds forward to let people get into the
back seat. Your seatback will move back
and
forth freely, unlessyou come to a
sudden stop.Then it will lock
in place.
There’sone time the seatbackmay
not
fold without some help from you. That’s
if your vehicle is parked going down a
fairly steep hill.
To fold a front seatbackforward, push
the seatback toward the rearas you
lift
this latch. Then the seatback will fold
forward. The latch must be downfor the
seat
to work properly.

If the seatback isn’t locked, it
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sudden
stop or crash. That could
cause injury
to the person sitting
there. Always press rearward on
the seatback to be sure it is locked.
Easy-Entry Seat
(RS 2-DOOR AND 2-24 MODELS)
The right front seat of your vehicle
makes it easy to get
in and out of the
rear seat.
When you push down on therear latch
and tilt the rightfront seatback fully
forward, the whole seat will slide
forward.
After someonegets into the rear seat
area, move the rightfront seatback to
its originalposition. Then move the
seat rearward until it locks.
If an easyentry right front
b seat isn’t locked, it can move.
In a sudden stop or crash, the
person sitting there could be
injured, After you’ve used it, be
sure to push rearward on an
easy-entry seat to be sure it is
locked.
To get out, again tilt the seatback
fully forward.
Split Fbld-Down Rear Seat
(OPTION)
To Open:
Pull forward on the seat tab.
To Close:
Push the seatback up to its original
position.
Push seatback solidly up against the
back plate toensure inertial latch will
hook.

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Seats & Safety Belts
Folding Rear Wagon Seats
To add more cargo room, your rear
seatback can be easily foldeddown. Be
sureto check your seatback latchesnow
and thenby pushing the seatback back
and forth. If they do not latch properly,
have them checked by your dealer.
Remember to keep safety beltsclear of
seat hinges and latches
so they are not
damaged whenyou raise and lower the
seatback.
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To Lower the Split Folding Rear Seat:
1. There is a release lever on the side of
each seat. Pull the release lever
forward and pull the seatback
forward and down.
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2. Push down on thefiller panel and the
seatback
so they lock into a level
position.

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To Raise the Split Folding Rear Seat:
1. Push down on the edge of the
seatback and pull up
the filler panel.
2. Lift the seatbackuntil it locks in
place. Push back and forth onthe
seatback to be sure
it is locked in
place.
To Lower the One-Piece Rear Seat:
1. Pull down on the release lever located
on the rightside
of the seat.
2. Pull the seatback forward and down.
Once folded, the weightof the one-
piece seatback
will hold it down.
To Raise the One-Piece Rear Seat:
1. Lift the seatback until it locks in
place. Push back and forth on the
seatback to be sure
it is locked in
place.
Safety Belts:
They're For Everyone
This part of the manual tellsyou how to
use safety belts properly.
It also tells you
some things you should not do
with
safety belts.
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Seats & Safety Belts
Safety Belts:
Z7iey’re For Everyone (Cant.)
* Don’t let anyone ride where
d theycan’twearasafetybelt I
properly. Ifyou are in a crash and
you’renotwearingasafety belt,
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?ou c2hit things insidethe
vehicle or be ejected from it. You
can be seriously injured
or killed.
In the same crash, you might not
be if you are buckled up.
Always fasten your safety belt, and
checkthat your passengers’ belts
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This figure lightsup when you turn the
key to
Run or Start when your safety
belt isn’t buckled, and you’ll hear a
chime, too.It’s the reminder to buckle
UP.
n many states and Canadian provinces,
le law says to wear safety belts. Here’s
rhy:
They work.
You never know if you’llbe in a crash.
If you do have a crash, you don’t know
if it will be a badone.
A few crashesare very mild. Inthem,
you won’t get hurt even if you’re not
buckled up. And somecrashes can be
so
serious,like being hitby a train, that
even buckled up a person wouldn’t
survive. But most crashesare in
between. Inmany
of them, people who
buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they couldbe
badly
hurt or killed.
After
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up doesmatter.
. . a lot!
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