Chevrolet 2002 tracker User manual

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The 2002 Chevrolet Tracker Owner’s Manual
1-1Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system.
2-1Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
3-1Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
4-1Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
5-1Problems on the Road
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
6-1Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
7-1Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
8-1Customer 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.

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CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and
the name TRACKER are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time
it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes
after that time without further notice. For vehicles first
sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors
of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division
whenever it appears in 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 this manual in it so
the new owner can use it.
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous
procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez
votre concessionaire ou au:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A. E Copyright General Motors Corporation 07/23/01
Part Number 22662721 A First Edition All Rights Reserved

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About Driving Your Vehicle
As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate
this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an
accident. Be sure to read the “on-pavement” and
“off-road” driving guidelines in this manual.
See “Your Driving, the Road and Your Vehicle” and
“Off-Road Driving with Your Four-Wheel-Drive
Vehicle” in the Index.
How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their 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.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
CAUTION:
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 what to 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 through it
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:
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, and it could be costly.
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 or in different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle.
They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
Your vehicle may be equipped with components and
labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols,
used on your vehicle, are shown along with the text
describing the operation or information relating to a
specific component, control, message, gage or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of a
component, gage or indicator reference the following
topics in the Index:
D “Engine Compartment Overview”
D “Instrument Panel”
D “Comfort Controls”
D “Audio Systems”
Also see “Warning Lights and Gages” in the Index.

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These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle:

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✍NOTES

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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.
1-2 Seats and Seat Controls
1-10 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
1-14 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts -- and the Answers
1-15 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
1-16 Driver Position
1-24 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
1-25 Right Front Passenger Position
1-25 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
1-32 Rear Seat Passengers
1-36 Center Passenger Position (4-Door Models)
1-37 Children
1-41 Restraint Systems for Children
1-54 Older Children
1-57 Safety Belt Extender
1-57 Checking Your Restraint Systems
1-58 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 reclining front seatbacks, head restraints,
easy entry seats and the folding rear seatback.
Manual Front Seat
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.
Lift the lever located under the front seat to unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever.
Then try to move the seat with your body to make sure
the seat is locked into place.

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Manual Lumbar Support
Turn the knob located on the driver’s side seatback
clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust support of the
lower back.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outboard
side of the seat cushion. Release the lever to lock the
seatback where you want it. Pull up on the lever,
and the seat will go to its original upright position.

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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.

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Head Restraints
Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces
the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
The head restraint can be adjusted to four positions.
To raise the restraint, pull up on the restraint. To lower
the restraint, push in the release button while you push
down on the restraint.
Easy Entry Seats (Two-Door)
The front seats of your vehicle make it easy to get in
and out of the rear seat area.
When you pull up on the recliner release lever, the
seatback will tilt forward and the whole seat can slide
forward when pushed by hand.

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After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
seat rearward until it locks. Then move the seatback to
its original position.
CAUTION:
If any easy entry seat isn’t locked, it can move.
In a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting
there could be injured. And, even if there is
no crash or sudden stop, a driver sitting in an
unlocked easy entry seat could be startled by the
sudden movement and hit the wrong control or
pedal, causing an accident. After you’ve used it,
be sure to push rearward on any easy entry seat
to be sure it is locked.
To get out of the rear seat area, push the release pedal on
the rear of the front passenger’s side front seat. Then tilt
the seatback forward, and slide the whole seat forward.

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Rear Seats
CAUTION:
If a head restraint is not installed on the seatback
or stored in the vehicle properly, it could be
thrown about the vehicle in a crash or sudden
maneuver. People in the vehicle could be injured.
Remove the head restraints only when you need
to fold the seat, and be sure that the head
restraints are stored securely in the top of the
folded seat bottom. When the seat is returned
to the passenger position, be sure the head
restraints are installed properly.
Folding the Rear Seatback
The rear seat in your vehicle folds to provide more cargo
space. To fold the rear seats do the following:
1. Fold the safety belt buckles and center safety belt
(if equipped) into the pocket of the rear seatback.

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2. Pull the release straps located near the center of the
vehicle to release the seat cushion. Fold the seat
cushion forward.
3. Remove the head restraint from the seatback by
raising the head restraint fully. Press the release
button and remove the head restraint from
the seatback.

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4. Store the head restraint
in the top of the folded
seat cushion.
5. Pull up on the seatback
release knob(s) on top of
the seatback and fold the
seatback down.
On two-door models,
pull up on both release
knobs at the same time
to lower the seatback.
To raise the rear seat do the following:
1. Fold the rear seatback up. Push and pull on the
seatback to ensure it’s locked in position.
2. Reinstall the head restraint by inserting it into the
seatback. Make sure the head restraint is secure in
the seatback.
3. Fold the seat cushion back and make sure it is locked
into position.
4. Remove the safety belt buckles and center safety belt
(if equipped) from the seatback pocket.

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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
AnditexplainstheSupplementalRestraintSystem(SRS),
or air bag system.
CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people
to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a reminder
to buckle up. See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the Index.

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In most 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 if it 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 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 30 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.
Takethesimplestvehicle. Supposeit’sjusta seatonwheels.

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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn’t stop.

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The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
or the instrument panel ...