Chevrolet 1994 Blazer User manual

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INTRODUCTION
1994 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Owner's Manual
Welcome
This manual was preparedto acquaintyou with the operation and
maintenanceof your
1994 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer and toprovide important
safety information. There isalso a ChevroletTruck Warranty andOwner
Assistance Informationbooklet. In some vehicles, there can be information
manuals from other manufacturerslike body builders orspecial equipment
companies.We urge you toreview
all these publicationscarefully.This will
help you enjoy safe and trouble-free operation of your vehicle.
When it comesto service, keep in mind that your Chevrolet dealerknows
your vehiclebest and is interested
in your complete satisfaction. Your dealer
invites you to return for all of your serviceneeds both during and after the
warranty period.
Remember, if you have a concernand need help handling it to your
satisfaction, see the procedurein the ChevroletTruck Warrantyand Owner
Assistance Informationbooklet.
Thanks for choosing a Chevrolet product.We value you as a member
of the
Chevroletfamily. We want to assure you of our continuinginterest in your
pleasure and satisfaction with your vehicle.
ChevroletMotor Division
General Motors Corporation
30007 Van Dyke Ave.
Warren, Michigan
@Copyright
1993 General Motors Corporation, ChevroletMotor Division
All Rights Reserved
SecondEdition
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Printed in U.S.A.

Important Notes to Owners and Drivers
... .About This Manual:
Please keep this manual in your vehicle so it will be there if you ever need it
when you’re on the road.
If you sell the vehicle, pleaseleave this manual in
it so the new owner can use it.
This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed.We
reserve
the right to make changes in the productafter that time without
further notice.
For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division
whenever it appears in this manual.
,...About Driving Your Blazer:
As with other vehicles of this type,failure to operate this vehicle correctly
may result in loss of controlor an accident. Besure
to read the
“on-pavement” and “off-road” driving guidelines
in this manual. (See
“Driving Guidelines” and “Off-Road Driving With Your Four-wheel Drive
Vehicle” in the Index.)
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language
Manual:
Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de
ce guide en francais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing
Services Ltd.,
1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
General Motors, GM and the GM Emblem, Chevrolet and theChevrolet
Emblem, and
S-10 are registered trademarks of General Motors
Corporation.
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Model Reference
This manual covers these models:
Two-Door
Four-Door
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Table of Contents
Introduction - How to Use this Manual
This section tells you how to use your manual andincludes safety
and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.
Section 1 - Seats and Safety Restraints
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety restraints
properly.
Section 2 - Features & Controls
This section explains how to start andoperate your vehicle.
Section 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
This section tells you howto adjust the ventilation andcomfort
controls and how
to operate your audio system.
Section 4 - Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and
how
to drive under differentconditions.
Section 5 - Problems on the Road
This section tells you whatto do if you have a problem while
driving, such as aflat tire or engine overheating.
Section 6 - Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running
properly and looking good.
Section 7- Scheduled Maintenance Services
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and
what fluids and lubricants
to use.
Section 8 - Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact your GM division for
assistance and how
to get service publications. Italso gives you
information
on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-4.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this
manual. You can use
it to quickly findsomething you want to read.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’smanual from beginning to end when they
first receive their new vehicle. This
will help you learn about thefeatures
and controls foryour vehicle.
In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and
words work togetherto explain things quickly.
INDEX: A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the
manual.
It’s an alphabeticallist of all that’s in the manual, and the page
number where you’ll find
it.
SECTIONS 1-6: Each section of this manual begins with a brief list of its
contents,
so you can often find at a glance if a section containsthe
informationyou want.
SECTION 7: This section of the manual covers the maintenancerequired
for your vehicle.
SECTION 8, CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE: This section includes
important information aboutreporting safety defects and gives you details
about the “Roadside Assistance” program.You
will also find customer
satisfaction phone numbers (including customersatisfaction numbers for
the
hearing and speech impaired) aswell as the mediatiodarbitration procedure.
We’ve
also included orderinginformation for service publications in this
section.

Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box with
gray background and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could
hurt you if you wereto ignore the warning.
In the gray caution area, we tell you whatthe hazard is. Then we tell you
what to doto help avoid
or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If
you don’t, you or others could be hurt.
You will also find
a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,’’ “Don’t do this,” or “Don’t let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not becovered by 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 different colors or
in different words.
You’ll also see warning labels
on your vehicle. They use yellow for
cautions, blue for notices and the words CAUTION
or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example,
these symbols areused on an original battery:
Caution
Possible
Injury
Protect Eyes
Caustic Battery Acid
Spark or Flame Could
by Shielding
Could Cause Burns
Explode Battery
A void Sparks
or Flames
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These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is driven:
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Fasfen Safety Door LocWUnlock
Belts
These symbols have to do with yourlights:
Master Lighting Turn Signal
Switch Direction
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Parking Lights
Daytime
RunningLights
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Hazard Warning
Flasher Headlight
High Beam
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fog Lights
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These symbols are on some of your controls:
Windshield Windshield Windshield Rear Window
Wiper Washer Defroster Wiper
Rear Wlndow RearWindowVentilatingFan Off
WasherDefroster
These symbols are usea on warning and indicator lights:
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EngineCoolant Battery Charging FuelEngine
Oil
Temperature System Pressure
Brake Brake ShiftLight
4- Wheel
(DigitalCluster) (Standard Cluster) Anti-Lock
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Here are some other symbols you may see:
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Horn Speaker
Hood Release
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Seats & Safety Belts
Section
Here you’ll find information aboutthe seats in your vehicle and how to use
your safety belts properly
. You can also learn about some things you should
not do with safety belts .
Seats and SeatControls ...................................... 1-2
Head Restraints
.......................................... 1-8
Safety Belts: They’re
for Everyone ............................. 1-8
Why SafetyBelts Work
.................................. 1-10
QuestionsMany People Ask About Safety Belts ............... 1-13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............................ 1-14
Adults
................................................... 1-14
Driver Position
......................................... 1-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt
.................................... 1-15
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .......................... 1-21
Right Front PassengerPosition
............................. 1-22
Center PassengerPosition
................................. 1-22
LapBelt
............................................ 1-23
Rear Seat Passenger Positions
............................. 1-24
Children
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SmallerChildren and Babies
.............................. 1-27
Child Restraints ........................................ 1-28
LargerChildren
......................................... 1-38
Safety Belt Extender
....................................... 1-40
Checking Your RestraintSystems ............................. 1-41
Replacing Safety BeltsAftera Crash .......................... 1-41
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them, and fold them up
and down.
Front Seats
Manual Front Seat
Move the lever under
the front of the seat
left to unlock
it. Slide
the seat to where
you
want it. Then release
the lever and tryto
move the seat
with
your body to make
sure the seat
is locked
into place.
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Manual Lumbar Adjustment
Power Driver's Seat
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feature, there will be a
knob with six settings
on the outside of the
driver and passenger
bucket seats.
Turn the knob to the
left to increase lumbar
support and to the
right to decrease
lumbar support.
The left control
makes the rear of the
seat goup anddown.
The right control
makes the front of the
seat
go up and down.
The center control
makes the whole seat
go up and downor
forward and rearward.
Power Lumbar Adjustment
If you have this
feature, there will be a
control on the front of
your seat. Press and
hold the right side
until
you have the
desired lumbar
support.
To decrease
lumbar support, press
the left side
of the
control.
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Front Seatback Latches (Two-Door Models)
The front seatback folds forward to letpeople get into the back seat.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
(Bucket Seats
or 60/40 Split-Bench)
To fold a front
seatbackforward,
push the seatback
toward the rear as you
lift this latch. Then the
seatbackwill fold
forward. The latch
must be down for the
seat to work properly.
To adjust the seatback,
lift the lever
on the
outer side of the seat.
Release the lever to
lock the seatback
where you wantit.
Pull up on the lever
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and theseatwill go to
4 an upright position.
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Don’t have aseatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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Easy Entry Seat
The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get in and out of the
rear vehicle area.
a When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward, the whole seat will
slide forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the right front
seatback to its original position. Then move the seat rearward until
it
locks.
a To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward.

Rear Folding Seat (Two-Door Models)
Your utility vehicle has arear folding seat which lets you fold the seatback
down formore cargo space.
Push back onthe
seatback asyou pull
forward
on the latch at
the righthand side
of
the seat cushion. Then
fold
the seatback
forward.
To raise it, lift up the seatback and push it untilit locks in the upright
position.
Your rear seatback has
a mechanical latch on the righthand side, and an
inertia latch
on the lefthand side. Push and pullon the seatback to besure that
the right side has locked in the upright position. Haveit fixed if it doesn’t.
Rear Folding Seat (Four-Door Models)
Your utility vehicle has afolding rear seat which lets you fold the seatback
down for more cargo space.
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The rear seat release
handle is in the upper
center of the rear of
the seatback. Push
back on the seatback
as
you pull up on the
handle.
TO raise it,just lift up the seatback and push it until it locks in the upright
position.
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Your rear seatback has mechanicallatches on both side. Push and pull on the
seatback to check that both latches have locked
in the upright position. If
they haven’t, have themfixed immediately.
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