Chevrolet 1994 S-10 Pickup User manual

4 S-IO PICK-UP OWNER'S MANUAL
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INTRODUCTION
1994 Chevrolet S-IO Pickup Owner's Manual
Welcome
This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and
maintenance of your 1994 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup and to provide important
safety information. Thereis
also a Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner
Assistance Information booklet.
In some vehicles, there canbe information
manuals from other manufacturerslikebody builders or special equipment
companies.We urge you to reviewallthese publications carefully. This will
help you enjoysafeand trouble-free operation
of your vehicle.
When it comes to service,keep in mind that your Chevrolet dealer knows
your vehicle best and is interestedin your complete satisfaction.Your dealer
invites you to returnfor all
of your service needs both during and after the
warranty period.
Remember,
if you have a concern and need help handlingit to your
satisfaction, seethe procedurein the Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner
Assistance Information booklet.
Thanks for choosing a Chevrolet product.We value youas a member
of the
Chevrolet family.We want toassure youof our continuing interest
in your
pleasure and satisfaction with your vehicle.
Chevrolet Motor Division
30007Van Dyke Ave.
General Motors Corporation
Warren, Michigan
'Copyright 1993General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Motor Division.
All Rights Reserved
Second Edition Printed in
U.S.A.
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Important Notesto Owners and Drivers
... .About This Manual:
Please keep this manual in your vehicle soit 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 canuse it.
This manual includes the latest information at the timeit was printed.We
reserve the right to make changes in
the product after that time without
further notice. For vehiclesfirst sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motorsof 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 exemplairede
ce guide en francais chez votre concessionaire ou au
DGN Marketing
Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill
Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
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General Motors, GM and the GM Emblem, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet
Emblem, and
S-10 are registered trademarksof General Motors
Corporation.

Model Reference
This manual covers these models:
REGULAR CAB
CLUB COUPE / EXTENDED CAB

Table of Contents
Introduction - How to Use this Manual
This section tells you how to use your manual and includes 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 and operate your vehicle.
Section 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort
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 different conditions.
Section 5 - Problems on the Road
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while
driving, suchas a flat 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 tocontact your GM division for
assistance and how
to get service publications. It also gives you
information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-4.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listingof almost every subject in this
manual. You can useit to quickly find something you want
to read.

How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning toend when they
firstreceive theirnew vehicle.
This will help you learn about the features
and controlsfor 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 Index in back of the
manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of all that’s in the manual, and the page
number where you’ll findit.
SECTIONS 1-6: Each sectionof this manual begins with a brieflist of its
contents,
so you can often find at a glance if a section contains the
information you want.
SECTION 7: This section of the manual coversthe maintenance required
for your vehicle.
SECTION8 CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE: This section includes
important information about reporting safety defects and givesyou details
about the “Roadside Assistance” program.You will also find customer
satisfaction phone numbers (including customer satisfaction numbers for the
hearing and speech impaired) as well asthe mediatiodarbitration procedure.
We’ve also included ordering informationfor service publications
in this
section.
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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 were to ignore the warning.
In the gray caution area,we tell you what the hazard is. Thenwe tell you
what to
do to help avoidor reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If
you don’t, you or others could be hurt.
You will alsofind 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
in this book3uwi: ind these notices:
I NOTICE:
I These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.
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In the notice area,we tell you about something that can damage your
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be coveredby your warranty,
and it could be costly. Butthenotice
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 alsoseewarning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for
cautions, bluefor 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 are used onan original battery:
Cautran
Possible Injury
Avoid Sparks
or Flames
Protect Eyes
by Shielding Caustic Battery Acid
Sould Cause Burns Spark
or Flame Could
Explode Battery
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These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever vour
vehicle is driven:
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FastenSafety Door LocwUnlock
Belts
These symbols have to do with your lights:
Master Lighting
Switch Turn Signal
Direction
**.*:o .e.
Parking Lights Daytime
RunningLights
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Hazard Warning
Flasher
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Fog Lights
Headlight
High Beam
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These symbols are on some of your controls:
Windshield
Washer Windshield
Defroster Windshield Wiper
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Ventilating Fan
These symbolsareused on warning and indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
BRAKE
Brake
Battery Charging
System
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Shift Light
Fuel
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Off
Engine Oil
Pressure

n ;are s ler symbols you may see:
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Fuse Hood Release
Lighter
Horn

Seats & Restraint Systems
Section
Here you'll find information about the 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 .
Seatsand Seat Controls ...................................... 1-2
HeadRestraints
.......................................... 1-6
Safety Belts:They're forEveryone
............................. 1-7
WhySafetyBeltsWork ................................... 1-8
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts
............... 1-11
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
............................ 1-12
Adults
................................................... 1-12
DriverPosition
......................................... 1-13
Lap-ShoulderBelt
.................................... 1-13
Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy .......................... 1-19
Right Front Passenger Position
............................. 1-19
Center Passenger Position
................................. 1-20
LapBelt
............................................ 1-20
RearSeatPassengerPositions
............................. 1-21
Children ................................................. 1-23
SmallerChildrenandBabies
.............................. 1-23
ChildRestraints ........................................ 1-25
LargerChildren
......................................... 1-30
SafetyBeltExtender ....................................... 1-33
Checking
Your Restraint Systems ............................. 1-33
Replacing Safety Belts Aftera Crash
.......................... 1-33
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about theseats-how to adjust them, and fold them up
and down.
Front Seat (Except Easy Entry)
Move the lever under
the front of the seatto
your left to unlockit.
Slide the seatto where
you want it. Then
release the lever and
try to move the seat
with your body
to
make sure the seatis
locked into place.
Front Seat (Easy Entry Only)
Move the lever under
the frontof the seat up
to unlock it.Slidethe
seat to where you
want it. Then release
the lever and try to
move the seat with
your body to make
sure the seatislocked
into place.
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Reclining Front Seatbacks
(Bucket Seats or
60/40 Bench)
To adjust the seatback,
lift the lever on the
outer side
of the seat.
Release the leverto
lock the seatback
where
you want it.
Pull up onthe lever
and the seat will go to
an upright position.
But don't havea seatback reclined
if your vehicleis moving.
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Front Seatback Latches
The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the back seat or reach
the storage area behind the seat.Your seatback will move back and forth
freely, unless you come to
a sudden stop. Thenit will lockin place.
There’s one time the seatback may not fold without some help from you.
That’s if your vehicle is parked going down a fairly steep hill.
To fold a front
seatback forward,
push the seatback
toward the rear as you
lift this latch. Then the
seatback will
fold
forward. The latch
must be downfor the
seat to work properly.
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Easy Entry Seat (ExtendedCab)
The right frontbucket or split-bench seat of your vehicle makesit easy to
get in and outof the rear vehicle area.
When you tilt the rightfront seatback fullyforward,the whole seat will
slide forward.
0 After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the rightfront
seatback to its original position. Then move the seat rearward until it
locks.
To get out, again tiltthe seatback fully forward.
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Jump Seat (Extended Cab Models)
STORED POSITION FOLDED-DOWN POSITION
Your extended cab pickup hasjump seats in the rear area.To fold thejump
seat down, pull down on the handle on the bottomof the seat until the seat is
in place, then move the seatback to a vertical position. To store the seat, fold
the seatback down onthe cushion, then push the entire seat up untilit is
flush with the trim panels.
Don’t let the safety beltsbe damaged by the hinges or the latches. Safety
belts should be folded and stored between the seat cushion and seatback.
Head Restraints
Thehead restraints in
this vehicle are not
adjustable.
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Safety Belts: They’reFor Everyone
This part of the manual tells you howto use safety belts properly.It also
tells you some things you should not do with safety belts.
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This figurelights up as a reminderto bucklk up. (See “Safety Belt Reminder
Light” inthe Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts.
Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don’t
know ifit will be
a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even
buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.But most crashes arein between.
In
many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away.
Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.

After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In
most crashes buckling up does matter
... a lot!
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
(16 km/h), so is the
child.