Chevrolet 1994 Camaro User manual

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Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
1994 Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents
HOW to UseThisManual 6
Seats 81 RestraintSystems 11
Features & Controls 45
ComfortControls & AudioSystems = 107
Your Drivingandthe
Road 123
ProblemsontheRoad 147
Service
& AppearanceCare 179
MaintenanceSchedule
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CustomerAssistanceInformation 257
Including“ReportingSafety Defects”on page 259.
Index mm...=..=.....mmm.=.m===m=m======== 267
ServiceStationInformation Last
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Printed in U.S.A.
Part No. 10260940 A
Second Edition
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How to Use This Manual
important Notes about This
Manual
Please keep this manual in yourChevrolet,
so it will be there if you ever need it when
you’re on theroad. If you sell the vehicle,
please leavethis manual in it
so the new
owner can use it.
Thismanual includesthelatest information
at the time itwas printed. We reserve the
right to makechanges in the product after
that time without furthernotice. For
vehicles first sold
in Canada,substitutethe
name “GeneralMotors
of Canada Limited”
for ChevroletMotor Division wherever it
appears
in this manual.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual
Aux propribtairescanadiens: Vous pd&f%
vous procurer un exemplairede ce guide
enfrangaischez votre concessionaire
ou au
DGN Marketing ServicesLtd.,
1500
Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T
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Published by:
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Motors Corporation
General Motors, GM and the GM
emblem, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet
emblem, and
Camaro and the Camaro
emblem are registeredtrademarks
of
GeneralMotors Corporation.
@Copyright1993GeneralMotors
Corporation,ChevroletMotor Division.
All Rights Reserved.
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The Heritage of Chevrolet .....................
The dynamic William C. “Billy” Durant .. , ..
shifted gears @om making carriages to . . .; ....
making cars, forming half of theteam
that gave birth
to Chevrolet,
Louis Chevrolet, the other half
of the team,at
the wheel
of his experimental “Classic Six,”
which enteredproduction in 191 2. Thatyear
2999 vehicles wereproduced.
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included Chevroletlandmarkslike
the Corvette Sting Ray, the
sporty
Camaro,andpowerplantslike the
legendary
327 V8.
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Yournew Chevrolet continues a tradition of quality and value.
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How to Use This Manual
How to Use This
Manual
Many people read theirowner’s manual
from beginning to end when they first
receive their new vehicle.This will help
you learnaboutthe features and controls
for your vehicle. Inthis manual, you’ll
find that pictures and words work
together to explain things quickly.
Index: A good placeto look for what
you need is the Index
in back ofthe
manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of all
that’s inthe manual, and the page
number where you’ll find it.
Parts 1-8: Each part of this manual
begins with a brief list of itscontents,
so
you can oftenfind at a glance if a part
contains the information you want.
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How to Use This Manual: This part
tells you how to use your manual and
includes safety and vehicle damage
warnings and symbols.
Part 1 - Seats & Restraint Systems:
Thispart tells you how to use yourseats
and safety belts properly. It also
explains the air bag system.
Part 2 - Features & Controls: This
part explains how to start and operate
your Chevrolet.
Part 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems:
This part tells you howto
adjust thecomfort controls and how to
operate your sound system.
Part 4 - Your Driving and the Road:
Here you’ll find helpful information
and tipsabout the road and how todrive
under different conditions.
Part 5 - Problems on the Road: This
part tells
you what to doif you havea
problem while driving, such as a flat
tire or engine overheating, etc.
Part 6 - Service & Appearance
Care:
Here the manual tells you how
to keep your Chevroletrunning
properly and looking good.
Part 7 - Maintenance Schedule:
Thispart tells when to perform vehicle
maintenance and what fluidsand
lubricants to use.
Part 8 - Customer Assistance
Information:
This part includes
important information about reporting
safety defects and gives you details
about the “Roadside Assistance”
program.
You will also find customer
satisfaction phone numbers (including
customer satisfactionnumbers for the
hearing and speech impaired), as well
asthe mediatiodarbitrationprocedure.
We’ve also included ordering
information for service publications
in
this part.
Service Station Information: This is
a quick reference of service
information.
You can find iton the last
page of this manual.

Safefy Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions
in this book. We use a box with a gray
background and the word CAUTION to
tell you about things that could hurt you if
you were to ignore the warning.
In the gray caution area, we tell you what
the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do
to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please
read these cautions. If you don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
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You will also find a circle with a slash
through it in this book. This safety symbc
means “Don’t,’’“Don’t do this,” or “Don!
let this happen.”
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
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ehicle Damage Warnings
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ktices.
the notice area, we tell you about
mething that can damage your vehicle.
any times, this damage would not be
lvered by your warranty, andit could be
Istly.
But the notice will tell you what to
1 to help avoid the damage.
‘hen
you read other manuals, you might
e CAUTION and NOTICEwarnings in
fferent colors or in different words.
m’ll also see warning labels
on your
hicle. They use yellowforcautions, blue
c notices and the wordsCAUTIONor
3TICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will
find
on your vehicle. Forexample, these
symbols are used on an original battery:
Caution Possible Injury
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Protect Eyes by Shielding
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Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
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Sparks or Flamecould
Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you and
your passengers whenever your vehicle
is
driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocWUnlock
Window Up/Down
These symbolshave to dowith your lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
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Headlight Hlgh Beam
Parking Lights
Courtesy Lights
Fog Lamps
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These symbols are on some of your
Zontrols:
Windshield Wiper
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
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Rear Window Defogger
Ventilating Fan
Bi-Level
Vent
Heater
Blend
These symbols are used on warning and
indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging System
El
Fuel
Engine OilPressure
Brake (Canada)
Anti-Lock Brake System
(Canada)
Low Coolant
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Here are some other symbols you may see:
Hatchflrunk Release
Hood Release
Lighter
Horn
B
k3
Speaker
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Hereyou’ll find information
about the seatsinyour
Chevrolet and
how to use
your safety belts properly
. You
can also learn about some
things you should
not do with
safety belts
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Part 1
Seats & Restraint Systems
SeatsandSeatControls ............................................. 12
Safety Belts: They’refor Everyone .................................... 16
Why Safety Belts Work ............................................. 17
Here Are QuestionsMany People Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers . . 19
Safety Belt Reminder Light .......................................... 20
How to Wear SafetyBelts Properly .................................... 21
Children ......................................................... 34
Child Restraints
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LargerChildren
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Safety Belt Extender
............................................... 43
Checking Your Restraint Systems ..................................... 43
Replacing Safety Beltsafter a Crash
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Seats and Restraint Systems
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells youabout the seats -
how to adjust them, andalso about
reclining front seatbacks, seatback latches
and the folding rear seatback.
Manual Front Seat
Move thelever under the passenger’s
front seat to unlockit. Slide the seatto
where you wantit. Then release the lever
and try to move the seat with your body,
to make sure the seat is locked into place.
Be sure the lever returnsto its original
position after moving the seat.
Four- Way Manual Seat
To move the driver’s seat forwardor
backward, lift the lever underthe left
front of
the seat. Slide the seat to where
you want it. Then release the lever and
try to move the seat with your bodyto
make sure the seat is locked into place.
To tilt theentire seat, lift thelever under
the rightfront of the seat.
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A CAUTION:
You can lose control of the 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.
5ix- Way Power Seat (Option)
‘he driver’s seat has three controls on tht
2ft side.
‘he frontcontrol makes the front
of the
eat
go up and down.
’he back control makes the back of the
eat
go up and down.
?he center control makes the whole seat
;o up and down or forward and
backward.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback,lift the lever on the
suter side
of the seat. Release the lever to
lock the seatback where you want it. Pull
JP on the lever, and the seat will go to its
xiginal upright position. But don’t have
[heseatback reclined if your vehicle
is
moving.
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Front Seatbacklatches
The front seatbacks fold forward to let
people get into the back seat.
To fold a
seatback forward, push the seatback
toward the rear as
you lift thislatch.
Then the seatback will fold foward.
Whed y6i.1 return the seatbackto its
original position, make sure the
seatback is locked.The latch must be
down for the seat to work properly.
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A CAUTION:
If the seatback isn't locked, it could
move forward
in a sudden stop or
crash. Thatcould cause injury
to the
person sitting there.Always press
rearward
on the seatback to be sureit
is locked.
Folding Rear Seatback
The rear seatback in your Chevrolet folds
down to provide
more storage space.
To fold the seatback down:
1. Pull forward onboth levers.
2. Fold the seatback down.
To raise the seatbaclc:
1. Pull it up to the locked, upright
position.
2. Be sure both latches holdthe seatback
in place. Have them fixed if they
don ' t.
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Seats and Restraint Systems
Safety Belts: They’re
for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to
use safety belts properly.It also tells you
some things you should not do with safety
belts, And
it explains the Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint, or
“air bag” system.
:his figurelights up as areminder to
buckle up. (See
“Safety Belt Reminder
Jght” in the Index.)
n many states and Canadian provinces,
he law saysto wear safety belts. Here’s
vhy: Thev work.
You neverknow
if you’ll be in a crash. If
you do have a crash, you don’t know if it
will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and somecrashes
can be
so sieri~u~that even buckled up a
person wouldn’t survive.But most
crashes are
in between. In many of them,
people
who buckle up cansurvive and
sometimes walk away. Withoutbelts they
could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 25 years of safetybelts in
vehicles,the facts are clear. In most
crashes buckling up does matter
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go
as fast as
it goes.
For example, if the bike is going 10 mph
(1 6 kmk), so is the child.
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When the bike hits the block, it stops. But
the child keeps going! Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's
just
a seat on wheels.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle.
The rider doesn't stop.
The person keeps going until stopped by
something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the
windshield
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