Chevrolet 1997 Camaro User manual

0 The 1997 Chevrolet Carnaro Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Chevrolet.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problemson the Road
This section tells what todoif you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tireor overheated engine, etc.
Service and AppearanceCare
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Chevrolet running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8- 10.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual.You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and
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name CAMARO are registeredtrademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
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 further notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitutethe name
“General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet
Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your Chevrolet,
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.
Litho in
U.S.A.
Part No. 10293225B First Edition
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We support voluntary
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For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux proprictaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous
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All Rights Reserved
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welcometo the largest
automotive family in the
world
-- the familyof Chevrolet
owners.
You have selected a
vehicle designed, engineered
and crafted by teamwork, a
The dynamic William C. “Billy”
Durant shifed gears frommaking
carriages tomaking
cars,
forming half the team that gave
- birthtoChevrolet.
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history of performance and
worn the Chevrolet marque.
That kind
of reception from
value. Since the first “Classic auto owners is unmatched by
Six” rolled off the line in 191 2,
any other car manufacturer in
more than 1 10 million
Chevrolet cars and trucks have
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at the wheel
of his experimental “Classic
Six, ” which entered production in 1912.
That year 2999 vehicles were produced.
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The Chevrolet blend of
value and performance has
become an American
tradition
-- whether bred for
the racetrack like the legendary
Corvette and Camaro, or
created for the pleasure of the
open road.
Every decade, Chevrolet
has reinforced its heritage
of affordable performance
with quality and value crafted
into each vehicle.
It's not
surprising that
for 80 years
"Genuine Chevrolet" has been
America's automobile.
We're proud to continue that
heritage
in your Chevrolet,
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In 1932 Chevrolet
introducedthe white Corvettes
Synchro-Mesh launched the
transmissionand
first useof a
offered a host
of fiberglassbody in
accessories -- including a productioncax
such niceties asa clock!
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and we are pledged to
make ownership of your
Chevrolet an enjoyable
and rewarding experience.
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public
-- and was powered by an available fuel-injected V8.
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60's automotive excitement
included Chevrolet landmarks
like the Corvette Sting
Ray,
thesporty Camaro, and Your new Clzevroletcontinues u tradition of qualityandvalue.
powerplants like the
legendary
327 V8.
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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. If you
do this, it 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.
Index
A good place tolook for what you need is the Index in
the back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical 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 cautionsin this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt
you if youwere to ignore
the warning.
These mean there is something that could hurt
you orother people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to do tohelp avoid or reducethe
hazard. Pleaseread these cautions.
If you don’t, you or
others couldbe 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 thisbook you will find these notices:
I NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that
can damage your vehicle. Many times, thisdamage
would not becovered by your warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help
avoid thedamage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings indifferentcolors
or in different words.
You’ll also seewarning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These aresome of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYESBY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have to
do with
your
lamps:
SIGNALS e a
TURN
FOGLAMPS $0
These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicatorlights:
ENGINE
t
COOLANT
TEMP -
CHARGING 1-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (@)
COOLANT
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ENGINEOIL w,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK (a)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may
see:
FUSE
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LIGHTER m
HORN k3
SPEAKER
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FUEL B
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