Chevrolet 1995 C/K Pickup User manual

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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 Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts
properly. It
also explains the air bag system.
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 onthe Road
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while
driving, such as
a flat tire or engine overheating, etc.
Section 6 - Service 81 Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running
properly and looking good.
Section 7 - Maintenance Schedule
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 GM for assistance and how to
get servicepublications. It also gives you information on
“Reporting Safety Defects” on page 84.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost everysubject in this
manual.
You can use it to quickly find something you want to read.
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Introduction
1995 Chevrolet C/K Pickup Owner’s Manual
Welcome
This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and
maintenance
of your 1995 ChevroletC/K Pickup or chassis and to provide
important safety information. There
is also a ChevroletTruck Warranty and
Owner Assistance Information booklet. In some vehicles, there can be
information manuals from other manufacturers like body builders or special
equipment companies. We urge you
to review all these publications
carefully.
This will help you enjoy safeand trouble-free operation of your
vehicle.
When it comes
to service,keep in mind that your Chevrolet dealerknows
your vehicle best and is interested
in your complete satisfaction. Your dealer
invites
you to return for all of your service needs both during and after the
warranty period.
Remember,
if you have a concern and need help handling it to your
satisfaction,
see the procedure in the Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner
AssistanceInformation booklet.
Thanks forchoosing a Chevrolet product. We value you as
a member of the
Chevroletfamily. We want to assure you
of our continuing interest in your
pleasure and satisfaction with your vehicle.
ChevroletMotor Division
General Motors Corporation
30007 Van Dyke Ave.
Warren,Michigan
@Copyright
1994 General Motors Corporation, ChevroletMotor Division.
All Rights Reserved
First Edition
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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, please leave thismanual 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 product after that time without
furthernotice. For vehicles first sold
in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors
of Canada Limited” for ChevroletMotor Division
whenever
it appears in this manual.
WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National Institute for
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AUTOMOTIVE
EXCELLENCE
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language
Manual:
Aux proprie‘tclires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de
ce guide en franqais chez votre concessionaire
ou au DGN Marketing
Services
Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T lC7.
General Motors, GM and the GM Emblem, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet
emblem are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation.
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Model Reference
This manual covers these models:
REGULAR CAB PICKUP
EXTENDED CAB PICKUP
CREW CAB
CHASSIS CAB
3500 HD CHASSIS CAB
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when they
first receivetheir new vehicle. This will help you learn aboutthe features
and controls foryour vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and
words work together
to explain things quickly.
INDEX: A good place to look for what you need isthe Index in back of the
manual. It’s analphabetical list
of all that’s in the manual, and the page
number where
you’ll find it.
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.
A CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt you or other
people.
In the gray caution area,we tell you what the 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 otherscould 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 thishappen.”
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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 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 becostly. 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 orin different words.
You’ll
also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for
cautions, blue fornotices
and the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
These aresome of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example,
these svmbols are used
on an original battery:
Cautron
Possible
Injury
Profecf Eyes
CausticBatteryAcid
Spark or Flame Couid
by Shielding
CouldCause Burns
Explode Battery
Avoid Sparks
or Flames
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These symbolsare important foryou and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
Fasten Safety Door LocWUnlock
Belts
These symbols have to do with your lights:
Master Lighting
Switch
#O
FogLights
Turn Signal
Direction
Daytime
Running Lights
A
Hazard Warning Headlight
Flasher High Beam
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These symbols are on some of your controls:
Windshield
Wiper Windshield
Washer
w
Windshield
Defroster
Ventilating Fan
These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights:
Engine coo/ant
Temperature
Battery Charging
System
Brake
ANTI-
LOCK
4 Wheel
Anti-Lock
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Fuel
Parking Brake
Release
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Rear Window
Defogger
Engine Oil
Pressure
SHIFT
Shift Light
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Here are some other symbols you may see:
Fuse
~ Lighter
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Hood Release
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Horn
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Speaker
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Notes
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Seats and 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 air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats - how to adjust them,and fold them up
and down. It also tells you about reclining front seatbacksand head
restraints.
Manual Front Seat
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.
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If your vehicle has a
manual bucket, split
bench, or full bench
seat, you can adjust it
with this lever at the
front of the seat.
Slidethe lever at the front
of the seat toward the passenger side to unlock it.
Using your body, slide the 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 in
place.
Power Driver’s Seat (Option)
If your vehicle has a
power seat on the
driver’s side, you can
adjust it with this
switch at the outside
edge of the seat.
You can use the round center switch knob to move the seat where you want
it.
To raise the seat, move the knob up. To lower the seat, move the knob
down.
To move the seat forward, move the knob toward the front of the
vehicle.
To move the seat rearward, move the knob toward the rear of the
vehicle.
You can also raise and lower the front and rear of the seat.
To raise the front
of the seat, move the front switch lever up.
To lower the front of the seat,
move the front switch lever down.
To raise the rear of the seat, move the
rear switch lever up.
To lower the rear of the seat, move the rear switch
lever down.
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Power Lumbar Adjusfmenf
If you have power
lumbar adjustment,
you can increase or
decrease lumbar
support in
an area of
the lower seatback.
To increase support,press and hold the front of the rocker switch. Let go of
the switch when the lower seatbackreaches the desired level of support.
To decrease support, press and hold the rear of the rocker switch. Let go of
the switch when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of support.
Reclining Fronf Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback,
lift the
front of this
lever.
Release the lever
to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull up on the
front
of the lever and the seatbackwill go to an upright position.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
Seatback Latches (Base Level Bench Seat)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab. Your
seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you come to a sudden stop.
Then it will lock in place.
If youhave a Crew Cab, your front seatback is designed not
to fold forward.
Access
to the rear of the cab isavailable by using the rear doors.
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Seatback Latches (All Except Base Level Bench
Seat)
The frontseatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
If you have a Crew Cab, your front seatback is designed not to fold forward.
Access
to the rear of the cab is available by using the rear doors.
To fold a seatback
forward, pull this
lever forward and fold
the seatback forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, just push the seatback
rearward until it latches.
After returning the seatback to its upright position, pull the seatback forward
to make sure it is locked.
A CAUTION:
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move forward in a sudden
stop
or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there.
Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure itis locked.
Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab On/y)
The driver and passenger frontbucket seat and the 60/40 split bench seat of
your vehicle has an easy entry feature. This makes it easy to get in and out
of the rear seat.
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To operate the seat,
pull forward on the
top of the lever,
located at the sideof
the seatback, and tilt
the back forward
toward the front of the
vehicle.
When youdo, the seat
bottom will release.
Just pull orpush the
seat forward until it
stops.
To return the seat to itsregular position, return the seatback to itsupright
position,then push the whole seatrearward until it latches.
After returning the seat to itsregular position,
try to move the seat with your
body,
to make sure theseat is locked into place.
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Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest
to the topof your ears. Thisposition reduces the chance of a neck injury in
a
crash.
Rear Folding Seat (Extended Cab)
The extended cab may have a rear folding seat which can be folded open for
more seating space.
After pushing the seatbackupright
into position, pull the seatback forward
to make sure it
is locked.
To store the seat,pull
forward on the
RELEASE lever at the
side
of the seat
cushion,behind the
passenger side front
seat.Fold the seatback
forward until it latches
with the seat cushion.
Lift the entire seat and
push it rearward into
place.
To use the seat,pull
the entire seat forward
until it is flat. Then,
pull forward
on the
RELEASE lever at the
side
of the seat
cushion, located
behind the passenger
side front seat. Push
the seatbackrearward
until it latches.
Make sure the seat
is secure.
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Rear Seat (CrewCab)
You can adjust the seat by sliding the lever at thefront of the seat toward the
seat support
to unlock it. Then, slidethe seat to where you want it. Release
the lever and try to move the seat with your body,
to make surethe seat is
locked into place.
Seatback Latch (Rear Bench Seat Without Center
Armrest)
The rear seatback can be folded forward to let you reach the area behind it.
Your seatback will move back and forth freely,
unless you come to a sudden
stop. Then, it will lock into place.
Seatback Latch (Rear Bench Seat With Center
Armrest)
The rearseatback folds forward to let you access the area behind it.
To fold a seatback
forward, pull this
lever forward and fold
the seatback forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position,just push the seatback
rearward until
it latches.
After returning the seatback to its upright position, pull the seatback forward
to make sure itis locked.
I CAUTION:
If the seatback isn't locked, it could move forward in a sudden
stop
or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there.
Always press rearward
on the seatback to be sure it is Iocked.
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