Chevrolet 1994 Corvette User manual

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1994 Owner's Manual
Table of Contents
HowtoUseThisManual
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Seats & RestraintSystems 11
Features & Controls = = 35
ComfortControls & AudioSystems 105
Your DrivingandtheRoad = 121
ProblemsontheRoad 141
Service & AppearanceCare 171
MaintenanceSchedule 229
CustomerAssistanceInformation 251 m
Index ....................
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Service Station Information a
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Including "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 254.
Printed in U.S.A.
Part No. 10260941 A
Second Edition
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Important Notes about This
Manual
Please keep this manual inyour Corvette,
so it will be thereif you ever need it when
you’re on the road.
If you sell the vehicle,
please leave this manualin it
so fhenew
owner can use it.
Thismanualincludesthe latestinformation
at the time
it was printed. We reserve the
right to make changesin the productafter
that time withoutfurther notice. For
vehicles first sold
in Canada, substitutethe
name “General Motorsof CanadaLimited”
for Chevrolet Motor Division whereverit
appears in this manual.
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General Motors Corporation
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emblem, Chevroletand the Chevrolet
emblem, andCorvette and the Corvette
emblem are registered trademarks
of
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1993 General Motors
Corporation, Chevrolet Motor Division.
All Rights Reserved.

In the early ’50s, is was only a
designer’s dream. Today,the Corvette
stands alone as America’s dream car
- a
testament to its unmistakablecharisma
and the excitement it inspires. Unique
styling, powerful performance and an
undeniable panache havemade Corvette
one of the most celebratedsports cars
in
the world.
In 1953, Chevrolet produced 300 new
lightweight fiberglass roadsters.
A
handful wentto project engineers,
General Motors managers, and a select
group of movie stars andcelebrities.
With a two-speed Powerglide automatic
transmission, Blue Flame six-cylinder
engine, and gleaming PoloWhite
exterior, Corvette beganits drive into
the heart
of America.
Designers freshioned up the ’Vette in
1956 by adding a removable hardtop
and the famous Corvette “coves.” The
sculptured body enhancedits sporty
look, and a standard 2 10-horsepower
Chevy
V8 engine solidified Corvette’s
reputation as a production race car.

In 1963,Corvette hit the road with an
eye-catchingnew look
- the Sting Ray
coupe. An instant success,the now-
classic Sting
Ray featured concealed
headlamps and a unique split rear
window. Thesplit window would only
be offered
in 1963, making this model
among the most prized Corvettes ever
built.
Restyled inside and out
for 1968,this
'Vette sported a lean and hungry shape,
creating
a senseof motion even when
standing still. And for the first
time,
Corvette offered removable roof panels.

For its 25th anniversary, the 1978 Corvette received a new fastback roofline with a wideexpanse of glass that wrapped
around the sides. Emblems front and rear identified the’78 ’Vette as a Silver Anniversary model.
In 1984, the sixth generation
of America’s favorite sports car anticipated the future with a sleek look and advanced
technology that provided superior handling and performance. Windshield angle was the sheerest of any domestic vehicle,
cornering ability the tightest of any production car. In short, the 1984 redesignenhanced the Corvette’s reputationas a leader
in the world sports car market.
With 41 years of experience and technology under its belt, Corvette only gets better. From the 32-valve,
16 fuel injector,
twin double-overhead cam V8engine
in the ZR-1 Special Performance Coupe to state-of-the-art refinements standard on all
Corvettes, today’s Corvette is a premier driving machine.

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The Corvette Assembly Plant in
Bowling Green, Kentucky, is oneof the
most sophisticated and computerized
automobile assembly facilitiesin the
world. To build your 1994 Corvette,
over 1,200employes teamed
up with the
70 high-tech robots that assist in
a
variety of processes, from welding to
painting.
The Bowling Green facility, which
consistently ranks as oneof the General
Motors’ highest quality-producing
plants, is Corvette’s third home since
1953. Since beginning production
in
June of 198 1, it has become one of
Kentucky’s most popular tourist
attractions.
Corvette Assembly Plant tours are
conducted Monday through Friday.
Reservations are required for groups
of
ten or more. For more information, call
[phone].

How to Us; This
Manual
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Many people read their owner’s manual
from beginning to endwhen they first
receive theirnew vehicle.This will help
you learn aboutthefeaturesand controls
for your vehicle.
In this manual, you’ll
find that pictures and words work
together to explain things quickly.
Index: A good place to lookfor what
you need is the In-dex in back ofthe
manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all
that’s iq the manual, andthe page
number whereyou’llfind it.
Parts 1-8: Each partof this manual
begins withabrief list of its contents,
so
you cap oftenfind at a glance if a part
Eontains the information you want.
How to Use This Manual: This part
tells you howto use your manual and
includes safety and vehicle damage
warnings and symbols.
Part 1 - Seats & Restraint Systems:
This part tells you how to use yourseats
and safetybelts properly. Italso
explains the
air bag system.
Part 2 - Features & Controls:This
part explains how to start andoperate
your Corvette.
Part 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems: This,parttells you how to
adjust the comfort 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 andhow to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5 - Problems on the Road:This
>art tells you whatto do if you havea
Jroblemwhile driving, such as aflat
:ireor engine overheating,etc.
Part 6 - Service & Appearance
Care: Here the manual tells
yqap how
:o keep your Corvetterunning ’’:;’.
properlyand looking good. ’,:.
Part 7 - Maintenance Schedule:
This part tells when to perfom,,vehicle
maintenance and whatfluids
a&l
lubricantsto use.
Part 8 - Customer Assistanc?
~nformation:
This part includ&
important informationabout rdiorting
safety defects and gives you &$$ls
about the “RoadsideAssistancq?
program. You will alsofind cG$@mer
satisfactionphone numbers (ir&luding
customer satisfactionnumbers.forthe
hearing and speechimpaired),
&s well
as themediationhrbitrationprokedure.
We’ve alsoincluded ordering
informationfor servicepublicagions in
this part.
ServiceStationInformation:This is
a quick reference of service
information.You can find it
on the last
page of this manual.
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How to Use This Manual
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions
in this book. We use a box with a gray
background andthe word CAUTIONto
tell you aboutthings that could hurt you
if
you wereto ignore the warning.
In the gray caution area, we tell you what
the hazard is.Then we tell you whatto do
to 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 symbc
means “Don’t,”“Don’tdo this,” or“Don!
let this happen.”
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NOTICE:
These mean thereis something that
could damage your vehicle.
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these
notices.
In the noticearea,we tell you about
something that can damage your vehicle.
Many times, this damage would not be
covered 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.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will
find on your vehicle. For example,these
symbols are used on an originalbattery:
CautionPossibleInjury A
Protect Eyes by Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks
or Flames
Sparks
or Flame Could
Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you and
your passengers whenever your vehicle is
driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
These symbolshave to do with your lights:
MasterLighting Switch -'a-
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Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Fog Lamps
rhese symbolsare on some of your
:ontrols:
Windshield Wiper
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
Rear Window Defogger
Ventilating Fan
Maximum
Air Conditioning
Windows
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Normal Air
Conditioning
Bi-Level
Vent
Heater
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These symbols are used on warning and
indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging System I-1
Fuel
Engine OilPressure
Engine Oil
Temperature
Brake
Anti-LockBrakeSystem
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Engine
CJ
Here are some other symbolsyou may see:
Hatch Release
Hood Release
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
Acceleration Slip
Regulation

Hereyou’ll find information
about the seats in your
Corvette andhow to use your
safety belts properly
. You can
also learn aboutsome things
you should
not do with safety
belts
.
Part 1
Seats 81 Restraint Systems
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seatsand SeatControls 12
safetyBelts: They’re for Everyone
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Nhy SafetyBelts Work
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Safety Belts
. and theAnswers ........ ..................... 18
Safety Belt Reminder Light
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2hildren ...................... ............................ 28
SafetyBelt Extender
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ZheckingYour Restraint Systems ..................................... 33
Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash ................................... 33
lere Are QuestionsMany People Ask about
3ow to Wear SafetyBelts Properly
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Ihild Restraints 29
LargerChildren
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Seats and Seat Controls
This sectiontells you about the seats -
how to adjust them,and also about
reclining front seatbacks,seatback latches
and the foldingrear seatback.
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Dwer Seat (OPTION)
fferent parts of this control move
Yerent
parts of your seat. If you move
5 whole control,the whole seat will
we. The back of the control will move
: back of the seat, and the front of the
ntrol will move the frontof the seat.
you have the
Sport Seat, you must
lve the switch nextto the lumbar
ntrols to
“DR’ (driver) or “PS”
assenger) before adjusting your seat.
ove the control forwardor back to
wethe seat forward or back. Move the
ntrol toward thecenterof the vehicle to
Ise the seat and away from the center
of
: vehicle to lower it.
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Sport Seat (opnoN)
These switcheslet you change the shape
of your seat. The picturesshow you
which lumbar support the switch controls.
First move the selector switchto “DR”
(driver) or
“PS” (passenger).Then move
the shaping switches until your seatis
comfortable. Move each switch leftto
inflate or rightto deflate.
Seatback Latches
Both seatbacksfold forward to give you
access to the rear area. To fold a seatback
forward,lift thislatch and push the
seatback forward. When
you return the
seatback to its original position,make
sure the seatback islocked.
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
’0 adjust the seatback, push the, lever
lack and move the seatbackto where
ou want it. Releasethe lever to.lock the
eatback in place.
Ion’t have
the seatbackreclined if your
ehicle is moving.
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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.
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This figurelights up asa reminderto
buckle up. (See “Safety BeltReininder
Light” in the Index.)
In many states and Canadianprovinces,
the law says to wear safety belts. Here’s
why: They work.
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You never know ifyou’ll be ina crash. If
you do have a crash, you don’t know if it
will bea bad one.
A few crashes are mild, andsome crashes
can be
so seriousthat even buckled up a
person wouldn’t survive.But most
;rashes are in between. In many of them,
people
who buckle up can survive and
sometimes walk away. Withoutbelts they
could have been badlyhurt or killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in
vehicles, thefacts are clear. In most
crashes bucklingup does matter
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Why Safety Belts ;Work
When youride in or on anything, you go
as fast as it goes.
For example,if the bike
is goini.10mph
(16 km/h), so is the child.
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Seats and Restraint Systems
When the bike hits the block, it stops.But
the child keeps going!
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Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's
just a seat on wheels. Put someone
on it.

Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle.
The rider doesn’t stop. The person keeps going until stopped
by
iomething.
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a real vehicle, it could be the
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Seats and Restraint Systems
or the safetybelts!
With safety belts, you slow downas the
vehicle does.
You get more time to stop.
You stop over more distance, and your
strongest bones takethe forces. That’s
why safety belts makesuch good sense.
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Here Are Questions
Many People Ask about
Safety Belts
- and the
Answers
Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle
afteran accident if I’m wearing
a
safety belt?
A: You could be - whether you’re
wearing a safety beltor not. But you
can easily unbuckle a safety belt, even
if you’re upside down. And your
chance of being conscious during and
after an accident,
so you can unbuckle
and get out,
is much greaterif you are
belted.
Q: Why don’t theyjust put inair bags
so people won’t haveto wear safety
belts?
A: Air bags, or SupplementalInflatable
Restraint systems, are in some
vehicles today and willbe
in more of
them in
the future. But they are
supplementalsystems only
- so they
worksafetybelts, not instead of
them. Everyair bag system ever
offered for sale has required the useof
safety belts. Even
if you’re in a
vehicle that hasairbags, you still
have to buckle up
to get the most
protection. That’s true not only in
frontal collisions, but especiallyin
side and other collisions.
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never
drive far from home,why should I
wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but
if you’re
in an accident - even one
that isn’t your fault
- you and your .
passenger can be hurt. Being a good
driver doesn’t protectyou from things
beyond your control, such as bad
drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles
(40 km) of home. And the greatest
number of serious injuries and deaths
occur at speeds of less than
40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts arefor everyone.

I Safety Belt Reminder
Light
Vhen the key is turned to “Run” or
Start,”a chime will come onfor about
ight seconds to remind peopleto fasten
heir safety belts, unless the driver’s
,afety belt is already buckled.The safety
jelt light will also come
on and stay on
mtil the driver’s belt is buckled.
I How to WearSafety
Belts
Properly
idults
rhis section is onlyfor people of adult
;ize.
3e aware thatthere are specialthings to
;now about safetybelts and children.And
here are different rules for smaller
:hildren and babies.If a child willbe
iding
in your Corvette, see the section
ifter this one, called “Children.” Follow
hose rules for everyone’s protection.
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First, you’ll want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We’ll
start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This sectiondescribes the driver’s
restraint system.
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