Chevrolet 1995 Camaro User manual

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Owner's Manual

0 The 1995 Chevrolet Carnaro Owner’s Manual
How to Use This Manual .................................................................. vi
Seats and Restraint Systems .............................................................. 1-1
This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.
It also explains the “SIR”
(Air Bag) System.
This section explains how to start and operate your Chevrolet.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operateyour
sound system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
This section tells you what
to doif you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine
overheating, etc.
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Chevrolet running properly and looking good.
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance and how to get service publications. It
also
gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-4.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 2-1
ComfortControlsandAudioSystems ..................................................... 3-1
YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. 4-1
ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 5-1
ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................ 6-1
Maintenanceschedule.............. .................................................... 7-1
CustomerAssistanceInformation ........................................................ 8-1
Index ................................................................................. 9-1
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM and theGM Emblem,
CHEVROLET and theChevrolet Emblem and the name
Camaro areregistered trademarksof General Motors
Corporation.
This manual includesthe latest information at the time it
was printed.We reserve the rightto make changes
in the
product after that time withoutfurther notice. For
vehicles first sold inCanada, substitutethe name
“General Motors
of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet
Motor Division wheneverit appears in this manual.
Please keep this manualin your Chevrolet,
so it will be
there if
you ever need it when you’reon the road.If you
sell the vehicle, pleaseleave this manual in it so the new
owner can use it.
Litho in
U.S.A.
Part No. 10254415 B Second Printing
WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARYTECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATIONTHROUGH
AUTOMOTIVE
Yalonal Instittlw for
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux proprietaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous procurer
un exemplairede ceguide en frangaischez votre
concessionaire ou au DGN MarketingServicesLtd.,
1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, OntarioL5T lC7.
@CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation
1994
All Rights Reserved
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The dynamic William C.“Billy”
Durant shifted gearsfrom making
carriages to making cars,
forming half the teamthat gave
birth to Chevrolet.
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Louis Chevrolet, the other half of the team,
at the wheel
of his experimental “Classic
Six,” which entered productionin 1912.
Thatyear 2999 vehicles wereproduced.

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In 1932 Chevroletintroduced the
Synchro-Meshtransmissionand
offered a host
of
accessories-including such
niceties as a clock!
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The legacy of America'sfavorite
sportscar began
in 1953, when 319
hand-assembled white Corvettes
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launched thefirst use of a fiberglass
body in aproduction cal:
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The I957 Chevy started a romance with
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an availablefuel-injected V8.
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60's automotive excitement
included Chevrolet landmarks
like the Corvette Sting Ray,
the sporty Camaro, and
powerplants like the
legendary
327 V8.
Your new Chevrolet continues a tradition of quality and value.

How to Use This Manual
Many peopleread their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle.This
will help you learn about the features and controls for
your vehicle.In this manual, you’ll find that pictures
and words work together to explain things quickly.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautionsin 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.
Index
A good place to look for what you needis in the Index
in the back of the manual.It’s an alphabeticallist of all
that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll
find it.
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 couldbe hurt.
You will also find a circle with
a slash throughit in this
book.
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“Don’t,’’ “Don’t
do this,” or
“Don’tlet this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you willfind these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
In thenotice area, we tell you aboutsomething that can
damageyour vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be covered by your warranty, and itcould be costly.
But the notice willtell you what to do to help avoid the
damage.
When you readother manuals, youmight see
CAUTION and
NOTICE warnings indifferent colors or
in differentwords.
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 symbolsyou may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used
on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
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CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,111,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
FASTEN SEAT 4
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
PARKING
PC
LAMPS
WARNING
A
HAZARD
FLASHER
These symbols
are on
some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD WIPER w
WINDsHIELDw DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
HIGH BEAM =
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT Fe
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
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BATTERY
SYSTEM
RADIATOR
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COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINEOIL
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PRESSURE
TEMPOIL
pk,
ANTILOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE -%-
RADIO >
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
RELEASE
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TRUNK
LIGHTER
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SPEAKER
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Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Chevrolet and how to use your safetybelts properly.
You can also learn about some things you should
not do
with air bags andsafetybelts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and also about reclining front seatbacks, seatback
latchesand the folding rear seatback.
Manual Front Seat
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Movethe leverunder the
passenger’s front
seat 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 seat
is locked into place. Be sure the lever
returns toits original position after moving theseat.
Four-Way Manual Seat
There are two levers at the front of the seat.The left
lever adjusts theseat forward and back.The right lever
adjusts the angle of the front
of the seat.
To Adjust the Seat’s Forward and Rearward: Lift the
lever under the leftfrontof
the seat. Slidethe seat to
where you want it.Then release the lever and
try to
move theseat with your body to make sure the seat is
locked into place.
To Raise or Lower the Front of the Seat: Lift the right
lever and lean forwardor backward.
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Six-Way Power Seat (OPTION)
Reclining Front Seatbacks
The driver’s seathas three controls on the left side.
The frontcontrol makes
the front of the seat go up and
down.
The back control makes the back
of the seat go up and
down.
The centercontrol makes the whole seat
go up and down
or forward and backward.
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatbackwhere
you want it. Pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to
its original uprightposition.
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Don’t have the seatback reclinedif your vehicle is
aoving.
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Front Seatback Latches
The front seatbacksfold forward to let people get into
the back seat. To fold a seatback forward, push the
seatbacktoward the rear as
you lift the latch located on
the lower backside
of the seatback.Then the seatback
will fold forward.
When youreturn the seatbackto its original position,
make sure the seatback is locked.The latch must be
down forthe seat to workproperly.
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Folding Rear Seatback
The rear seatback in yourChevrolet folds down to
provide morestorage space.
To fold the seatback down:
1. Pull forward on both levers.
2. Fold the seatbackdown.
To raise the seatback:
1. Pull it up to the locked, upright position.
2. Be sureboth latcheshold the seatback in place. Have
them fixed if
they don’t.
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Safety Belts: They’refor Everyone
Thispart of the manual tells you how to use safetybelts
properly.It alsotells you some things
you shouldnot do
with safetybelts.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or
“airbag” system.
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Your carhas a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up.
(See “Safety Belt Reminder Light” in the Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law
says to
wear safetybelts. Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’tknow if it will be a badone.
A few crashesare mild, and some crashes
can be so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are
in 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 safetybelts in vehicles,
the facts are clear.In most crashes buckling up does
matter
... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
Take the simplest vehicle.Supposeit’s just a seat on
wheels.
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Put someone on it.
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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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or the instrumentpanel ... or the safetybelts!
With safetybelts, you slowdown as the vehicledoes.
You get more time to stop. You stopover more distance,
and your strongestbones take the forces.That’s why
safetybelts make such good sense.
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