Chevrolet 2003 tracker User manual

The
2003
Chevrolet Tracker Owner Manual
SeatsandRestraintSystems ........................... 1-1
FrontSeats ............................................... 1-2
RearSeats
............................................... 1-7
SafetyBelts
............................................. 1-10
ChildRestraints
....................................... 1-30
SupplementalRestraintSystem
(SRS) ......... 1-51
RestraintSystemCheck
............................ 1-59
FeaturesandControls
..................................... 2-1
Keys
........................................................ 2-2
DoorsandLocks
....................................... 2-7
Windows
................................................. 2-11
StartingandOperatingYourVehicle
........... 2-14
Mirrors
.................................................... 2-32
StorageAreas
......................................... 2-34
Sunroof
.................................................. 2-37
Convertible Top
....................................... 2-39
InstrumentPanel
............................................. 3-1
ClimateControls
...................................... 3-18
AudioSystem(s)
....................................... 3-37
InstrumentPanelOverview
.......................... 3-2
WarningLights,GagesandIndicators
......... 3-25
Driving YourVehicle
....................................... 4-1
YourDriving,theRoad, and YourVehicle
..... 4-2
Towing
................................................... 4-44
Service
..................................................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-5
RearAxle
............................................... 5-51
Four-wheel Drive
..................................... 5-52
BulbReplacement
.................................... 5-54
Tires
...................................................... 5-59
AppearanceCare
..................................... 5-78
VehicleIdentification
................................. 5-87
ElectricalSystem
...................................... 5-88
Capacities and Specifications
..................... 5-92
ServiceandAppearanceCare
.......................... 5-1
CheckingThingsUnder the Hood
............... 5-10
NormalMaintenanceReplacementParts
...... 5-95
MaintenanceSchedule
................................ 6-2
CustomerAssistance Information ....................7-1
CustomerAssistanceInformation
.................. 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects
........................... 7-10
Index
............................................................ 1
MaintenanceSchedule
..................................... 6-1

Canadian Owners
GENERAL MOTORS,GM,theGMEmblem,
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. Ifyou
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in
it so the
new owner can use it.
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 22683299 A First Edition
YOU can obtain a French copy of this manual from your
dealer or from:
Helm,Incorporated
P.O.
Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
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 thismanual.See
Your
Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle on page
4-2
and Off-Road DrivingwithYour Four-Wheel-Drive
Vehicle on page
4-15.
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. Inthis manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together
to explain things.
‘Copyright General Motors Corporation 07/15/02
AllRightsReserved

Index
A good placeto look for what you need is the Index in
back of the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of what’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 and the word CAUTION to tell you about
things that could hurt you
if you were to ignorethe
warning.
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 readthese cautions.
If you don’t, you
or others could be hurt.
I 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 somethingthat could
damage your vehicle.
A notice will 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 has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle,
are shown alongwith the textdescribingthe 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 thefollowing
topics:
Seats andRestraintSystems in Section 1
Featuresand Controls in Section 2
InstrumentPanelOverview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights,GagesandIndicators in Section 3
AudioSystem(s) in Section 3
EngineCompartmentOverview in Section 5
iv

These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BAlTERY
4CID COULD
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
FLAME '\I1'
COULD
EXPLODE
BATTERY
I
LATCH BOTH LAP AND
SHOULDER BELTS TO
PROTECT OCCUPANT
DONOTTWISTSAFETY
BELT WHEN ATTACHING
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
MOVE SEAT
FULLY
\!f%
REARWARD* /=
SECURE
CHILD SEAT
PULL BELT
COMPLETELY
rHEN SECURE
CHILD
SEAT
POWER
WINDOW
DO NOT INSTALL
A REAR-FACING
CHILD RESTRAINT
IN
THIS SEATING
POSITION
DO NOT INSTALL A
'ORWARD-FACING
CHILD RESTRAINT
INTHIS SEATING
POSITION
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
LIGHTING
-
MASTER SWITCH 8- / , \
PARKING pf
LAMPS
A
FLASHER
RUNNING
{{io
DAYTIME
LAMPS
LAMPS $0
ENGINE
COOLANT
TEMP
CHARGING
BAlTERY
SYSTEM
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
YW
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKES
FUSE
BOX
ACCESS
ENGINE
COOLANT
FAN
OWNERS
MANUAL
SERVICE
SERVICE
MANUAL

Section Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats ..................................................... -1-2
ManualSeats
................................................ 1.2
Manual Lumbar
.............................................. 1.3
Reclining Seatbacks
........................................ 1-3
HeadRestraints
............................................. 1.5
Rear Seats
....................................................... 1-7
Rear Seat Operation
....................................... 1-7
Safety Belts
................................................... 1-1 0
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................ 1-10
QuestionsandAnswersAbout Safety Belts
...... 1-14
How toWearSafety Belts Properly ................. 1-16
Driver Position
.............................................. 1-1 6
Safety BeltUse During Pregnancy
.................. 1-24
Right Front Passenger Position
....................... 1-25
Center Passenger Position
............................. 1-25
RearSeatPassengers
.................................. 1-26
Safety Belt Extender
..................................... 1-29
ChildRestraints
............................................. 1-30
Older Children
.............................................. 1-30
Infants andYoungChildren
............................ 1-32
Child Restraint Systems ................................. 1-36
TopStrap
............................. ............ 1-39
Easy Entry Seat
............................................. 1-5
Where to Put the Restraint
............................. 1-39
Top Strap Anchor Location
............................. 1.41
Children (LATCH System)
........................... 1-42
LATCH System
......................................... 1-44
Seat Position
............................................ 1.44
Seat Position
............................................ 1-46
Seat Position
............................................ 1.48
System
(SRS) ............................................. 1-51
Where Are the Air Bags?
............................... 1-53
LowerAnchoragesandTop Tethers for
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside
Securing a Child Restraint in a CenterRear
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Supplemental Restraint
WhenShouldanAirBag Inflate?
.................... 1-54
WhatMakesanAirBag Inflate?
..................... 1-55
HowDoesanAirBag Restrain?
..................... 1-55
What Will YouSeeAfteranAir Bag Inflates? ... 1-56
AddingEquipment to YourAir Bag-Equipped
Servicing YourAirBag-Equipped Vehicle
......... 1-58
Vehicle
.................................................... 1-58
Restraint System Check
.................................. 1-59
CheckingYour Restraint Systems ................... 1-59
After a Crash
....................... , ................. 1-59
Replacing Restraint System Parts
1-1

Front Seats
Manual Seats
You can lose control of the veh....e if ,au to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is moving. The sudden movementcould 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.
1-2

ManualLumbar Reclining
Seatbacks
If your vehicle has this feature, turn the knob located on
the driver’s side seatbackclockwiseor counterclockwise
to adjust support
of the lower back.
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.
1 -3

Sittingina rec PO ion when yourvehicle
is in motioncan 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 jobbecause
it
won’t be against your body.Instead, it willbe
in front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its jobeither. In
a crash
the belt could go up over yourabdomen. The
belt forces wouldbe 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 theseat and wear your safety belt
properly.
1 -4

Head Restraints Easy Entry Seat
For two-door models,the front seats of your vehicle
make it easy to get in and out of the rear seat area.
Adjust your head restraint
so that the topof the restraint When you pull up on the recliner release lever,
is closest to the top of your head.This position the seatback will tilt forward and the whole seat can
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. slide forward when pushed by hand.
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.
1 -5

After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
seat rearward until it locks. Then move the seatback to
its original position.
If ~ ~ -yeasy e --y seat isn’t IC ~ led, ~ ~ 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 inan
unlocked easy entryseat 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, pushthe releasepedal
on the rear of the front passenger’sside front seat.
Then tilt the seatback forward, and slide the whole seat
forward.
1 -6

Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
If a head restraintis 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 theseat, and be
sure that the head restraints are stored
securely
in their proper storage location. When
the seat
is returned to the passenger position,
be sure the head restraints are installed
properly.
Folding the Seatback
The rear seat in your vehicle folds to provide more
cargo space.
To fold the rear seats do the following:
I
1. Foldthe safety belt buckles and center safety belt
(if equipped) into the pocket of the rear seatback.
1 -7

2. Pull the releasestraps located near the center of
the vehicle to release the seat cushion. Fold the
seat cushionforward.
1 -8
3. Remove the head restraint from the seatback by
raisingthe head restraint fully. Press the release
button and remove the head restraint from the
seatback.

:
4. Store the head restraint
in the top of the folded
seat cushion.
5.
6. Secure the two black
straps attached to the
back of the folded
seat cushion by
hookingthem onto the
knobs on the back
of the seatback when
folded down.
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. Unhook the two black straps from the buttons on
the seatback.
2. Fold therearseatbackup.Push and pull on the
seatback
to ensure it’s locked in position.
3. Reinstallthe head restraintsby inserting them into
the seatback. Make sure the head restraints are
secure in the seatback.
4. Insertthe plates of the two black straps into their
storage slots on the bottom of the seat cushion.
5. Fold the seat cushion back and make sure it is
locked into position.
6. Removethe safety belt buckles and center safety
belt
(if equipped) from the seatback pocket.
1-9

Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are 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.
Dc.. - .A anyoneridewhere he or e 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 notbe,
if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
- .L extrem, ~ ,mgeroustoriinacargo
area, inside or outside of
a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in theseareas are more
likely to
be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allow people to ride inany 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 onpage
3-27.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says
to wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.
1-10

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,
peoplewho 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 crashesbuckling up does
matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
I
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.

The personkeepsgoing untilstopped by something. In or the instrument panel ...
a real vehicle,it could be thewindshield ...
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