Chevrolet 1998 Tracker User manual

0 The 1998 Chevrolet Tracker Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you howto use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the airbag system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tellsyou 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 andhow to drive under different conditions.
Problems onthe Road
This section tells whatto do if you have a problem while driving, such as aflat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you howto keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This sectiontells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tellsyou how to contact Chevrolet for assistanceand how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
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Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something youwant.toread.
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~ CHEVROLET
GENERAL MOTORS, GM,the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the
name TRACKER are registered trademarks of General
Motors Corporation.
This manual includesthe 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, substitute
the name
“General Motorsof Canada Limited” for Chevrolet
Motor Division wheneverit appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your vehicle,
so it will be
there if
you ever needit when you’re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it
so the new
owner can use it.
Litho in
U.S.A.
Part No. 10296057 B First Edition
WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National Institute for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux propridtaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous
procurer
un exemplairede ce guide en franqais chez
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@Copyright General Motors Corporation 1997
All Rights Reserved
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About Driving Your Vehicle
As with other vehiclesof this type,failureto operate
this vehicle correctly may resultin loss of control or
an accident.Be sure to readthe “on-pavement” and
“off-road” driving guidelinesin this manual. (See
“Driving Guidelines” and “Off-Road Driving with
Your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle”in
the Index.)
How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manualfrombeginning
to end when theyfirst receive their new vehicle.
If you
dothis, it will help you learnaboutthe featuresand
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 look for what you needis the Index in
back of the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of what’s in
the manual, andthe page number where you’ll findit.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box andthe word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
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These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the 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.
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You will also find a circle
with a slash throughit in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t do this”or “Don’t
let this happen.”
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book 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, this damage would
not be covered by your warranty, andit could
be costly.
But the notice will tell you what to do
to help avoid
the damage.
When
you read other manuals, you rnightsee
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or
in different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on
your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTIONor NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on
an
originalbattery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
SPARK
OR ,111,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
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
TURN
FOG LAMPS
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These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
REAR
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
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CHARGING I-1
BAlTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
ENGINEOIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE -%-
P
LIGHTER u
HORN )tr
SPEAKER
cz
FUEL B
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Model 'Reference
This manual covers these models:
4-Door Hardtop Utility 2-Door Convertible Utility
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0 Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
Here you’ll find information about the seatsin your Chevrolet and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should not do with airbags and safety belts.
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Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
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Air Bag System
Rear Seat Passengers
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
CheckingYour Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash
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Seats and Seat Controls
This part tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them,
and also about recliningfront seatbacks, head restraints,
easy entry seats and the folding rear seatback.
Manual Front Seat
A CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust
a manual driver’s seat while the vehicleis
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuseyou, or makeyou push a pedalwhen you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seatonly when
the vehicleis not moving.
Lift the lever under the front seat to unlockit. Slide the
seat
to where you wantit. Release the lever and try to
move the seat with your
body to make sure the seat is
locked into place.
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Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback,lift the lever onthe outer side of
the seat. Releasethe leverto lockthe seatback where
you want it. Pull up on the lever, andthe seat will go to
its original upright position.
But don't have
a seatback reclined if your vehicle ismoving.
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicleis
in motion can be dangerous. Even
if you buckle
up, your safety belts can't do theirjob when
you're reclined like this.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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The shoulder belt can’t do itsjob because it
won’t be against yourbody. Instead, itwill be
in front
of you. In a crashyou could gointo it,
receiving neck
or otherinjuries.
Thelap belt can’t do itsjob either.
In a crashthe
belt could
go upover your abdomen. The belt
forceswould bethere, notatyour pelvic bones.
This could cause seriousinternalinjuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well backin the seatand wear your safety
belt properly.
Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable
on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint
up or down
so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of
your ears. This position reduces the chanceof a neck
injury in
a crash.
Thehead restraint
can be adjusted to three positions.
To raise the restraint, pull up on the restraint. To lower
the restraint, push in the release while you push down on
the restraint.
Easy Entry Seats (2-Door)
The front seatsof your vehicle makeit easy to get in and
out
of the rear seat.
When you pull up on the recliner release lever, the
seatback will tilt forward and the whole seat can
slide forward
by hand.
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seatback
to its original position. Then move the seat
rearward untilit locks.
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.If any easyentry seatisn’t locked, it can move. In
a suddenstopor crash,the person sittingthere
could beinjured.And, even
if thereis nocrashor
sudden stop,
a driver sitting inan unlocked easy
entryseatcould bestartled by the sudden
movement andhit the wrong controlorpedal,
causinganaccident. Afteryou’ve usedit, besure
to push rearward on any easyentry seatto be
sureitis locked.
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passenger’s sidefront seat.
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Folding the Rear Seatback (2-Door Models)
The rear seat in your vehiclefolds to provide more
cargo space.
To foldthe rear seat, lower the rear seatback and then
flip
the whole rear seat up against the front seats.
1. Swing the safety belt buckles forward and down.
2. Pull the knobs on both sidesof the seatback. If
you have the split rearseat,you can fold half of the
seat by pulling only the
knob on the side you wish
to fold.
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3. Fold the seatback down.
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Unlock the bottom part of the seat:
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On the splitrear seat,lift the release lever on
release ring.
either seat.
Lift the bottom
of the seat up and pushit toward the
front
of the vehicle.
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6. Find the support baron the bottom of the seat. This
bar keeps
the rear seat from unfolding.
8. Attach the support bar to the floorbracket.
7. Pull the inner endof the support off of the seat
bracket andswing it down.
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To unfold the seat:
Keep your hands, safety belts andotherobjects away
from where the seat will rest.
1. Pull the support bar out of the floor bracket and
swing it up and toward the bottom
of the seat.
2. Push andsecurethe support barinto the bracket on
the bottom
of the seat.
Folding the Rear Seatback (4-h~ Models)
Therear seat in your vehicle folds forward to provide
more
cargo space.
To fold the rear seat forward:
3. Slowly pull the seat down to the floor; The seat
should latch into place. Pull up onthe bottom of the
seat to besureit is locked into position.
4. Pull the seatback up and pushit back to lockit into
place. Push and pullthe top of the seatback to be
surethe seatback is locked into position.
1. Pull up on the lock knob on the top of each seatback.
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2. While pulling up on the lock knob, fold each rear
seatback down. Both rear seatbacks must be folded
down
in order to move the seat forward.
3. Unsnap the strap located on the back of the
passenger’s side rear seatback.
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4. Pull the release ring out to unlock the bottom of
the seat.
5. Lift the bottom of the
front of the vehicle.
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3. While pulling the lock knob up on each rear
seatback, pull each seatback up and push it into
place.
Push and pull the top of the seatback to be
sure it is locked into position.
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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This partof the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells
you some things you should not do
with safetv belts.
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And it explains the air bag system.
6. Hook the strap to thefloor loop to securethe folded
rear seat.
To raise the rear seat:
1. Unhook the strap from the floor loop and snap it on
the back
of the passenger’s side rear seatback.
2. Slowly pull the seat down to the floor until it latches
into place. Pullup on the bottom
of the seat tobe
sure it is locked into position.
Don’t let anyone ride where he
or she can’t wear
a safety beltproperly. If you arein a crash and
you’re not wearing
a safety belt, your injuries
can be muchworse. You can hit things inside the
vehicleor be ejected fromit. You can be seriously
injured orkilled. In the same crash,you might
not beif you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that yourpassengers’ belts
arefastened properlytoo.
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Itis extremely dangerous toride in a cargoarea,
inside or outside
of a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in theseareasaremore likely to
be seriouslyinjured orkilled.
Do not allow
people to ride in anyarea of your vehicle that is
not equipped with seatsand safety belts. Besure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seatand using a
safety belt properly.
In most states and Canadian provinces, the law saysto
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 crashesare mild, and some crashes canbe 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. Withoutbelts they could have been badly
hurt or killed.
After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts
are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
... a lot!
Your vehicle has
a light
that comeson as a reminder
to buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the Index.)
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