Chevrolet CAMARO 1993 User manual

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1993 Owner’s Manual
Carnaro Table of Contents
Introduction HOW to UseThisManual. - 61
Part I Seats & Safety Belts m 11 I
Part 2 Features & Controls m 47 I
Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems A09
Part 4 Your Drivingand the Road 131
Part 5 Problems on the Road 183
Part 6 Service & Appearance Care 217
Part 7 Maintenance Schedule. . m 285
Part 8 CustomerAssistance Information 313
including “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 318.
Part9 Indexm= mm....................... 329
Service Station Information Last Page
Part No. 101 93571 B Second Printing
Printed
in U.S.A.

Please keep this manual in your Chevrolet, so it will be there if youeverneed 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.
This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the righttomake changes in
the product 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.
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For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French LanguageManual
Aux propribtairescanadiens: Vous pouvez vousprocurerun exemplaire de ce guide en francaischez votreconcessionaire
ou au
DGN MarketingServices Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
Publishedby
Chevrolet MotorDivision
General MotorsCorporation GeneralMotors,
GM and the GM emblem,
Chevroiet and the Chevroletemblem, and Camaro
and the Camaroemblem are registeredtrademarks of
GeneralMotors Corporation.
0 Copyright 1992 General Motors Corporation,ChevroletMotor Division. All RightsReserved.
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The Heritage of Chevrolet
making cars, forming halfthe team thatgave
birth
to Chevrolet.
Louis Chevrolet,the other
halfof the team,
at the wheel
of his experimental ' 'Classic
Six, '' which enteredproduction in
1912-producing 2 999vehicles.
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In January 1942. Chevroletfactories
were convertedtomilitaryproductionin
an all-outefort toachieve victory
in
Europe and thePacific. . . but millions of
Americansalreadyowneda “Chevy. ”
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Jim Perkins,
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60's automotiveexcitement included
Chevrolet landmarks like theCorvetteSting
Ray,the
sporty Camuro, and power-plants
like thelegendary 32 7 V8.
The 1957Chevy started a romancewiththe
Americanpublic-and waspowered
by an
availablefuel-injected V8.
Your new Chevroletcontinues a tradition of quality and
value.
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How to Use This Manual
How to Use This
Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual
from beginning to end when they first
receive their new vehicle. This 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 to look for what
you need is
the Index in back of the
manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of all
that’s
in the manual, and the page
number where you’ll find it.
Parts 1-8: Each part of this manual
begins with a brief list of its contents,
so
you can often find at a glance if a part
contains the information you want.
How to Use This Manual
This part tells you how to use your
manual and includes safety and vehicle
damage warnings and symbols.
Part 1: Seats & Safety Belts
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explains how to start and
operate your Chevrolet.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems
This part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfort controls and
how to operate your sound system.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and
tips about the road and how to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tells you what to do if you
have a problem while driving, such as a
flat tire or engine overheating.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep
your Chevrolet running properly and
looking
good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells when to perform vehicle
maintenance and what fluids and
lubricants to use.

Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part includes important information
about reporting safety defects and gives
you details about the “Roadside
Assistance” program.
You will also find
customer satisfaction phone numbers
(including customer satisfaction numbers
for the hearing and speech impaired), as
well as the mediation/arbitration
procedure. We’ve
also included ordering
information for service publications in
this part.
Service Station Information
This is a quick reference of service
information.
You can find it on the last
page of this manual.
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- :hat could hurt you or other
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety
cautions in this book. We use yellow
and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could
hurt you if you
were to ignore the warning.
In the yellow 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.

How to Use This Manual
Tou will also find a red circle with a
lash through it in this book. This safety
ymbol means “Don’t,
” “Don’t do
lis,” or “Don’t let this happen.”
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these
blue notices,
In the blue 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. In this manual, we’ve
used the familiar words
and colors that
Chevrolet has used for years.
You’ll also see warning labels
on your
vehicle. They use the same colors, and
the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.

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Vehicle Symbok
These are some of the symbols you will
find on your vehicle.For example, these
symbols are used on an original battery:
These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is driven:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes by Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
Sparks or Flame Could
ExplodeBattery
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocWUnlock
These symbols have to do with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flasher
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Courtesy Lights
Fog Lights
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These symbols are on some of your
controls: These
symbols areused on warningand
indicator lights:
Windshield Wiper
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
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Ventilating Fan
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging System
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Engine Oil Pressure
Brake (Canada)
Anti-Lock Brake System
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Low Coolant
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Here are some other symbols youmay
See:
Fuel
Hood Release
Hatchback
Release
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
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These symbols are on some of your
controls: These
symbols areused on warningand
indicator lights:
Windshield Wiper
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
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Rear Window Defogger
Ventilating Fan
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging System
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Engine Oil Pressure
Brake (Canada)
Anti-Lock Brake System
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Low Coolant
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Here are some other symbols youmay
See:
Fuel
Hood Release
Hatchback
Release
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
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Part 1
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Seats & Safety Belts
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HereYOU’IIfind information about
the seatsinyour Chevrolet and
how to use your safety belts
properly
.You can also learn about
some things you
should not do
with safety belts .
Seats and Seat Controls .............................................. 12
Safety Belts: They’refor Everyone ..................................... 15
Why Safety Belts Work .............................................. 17
Safety Belt Reminder Light ........................................... 20
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ..................................... 21
Children .......................................................... 34
Child Restraints .................................................... 36
LargerChildren .................................................... 43
Safety Belt Extender ................................................ 44
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................................... 45
Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash .................................... 45
Here Are Questions Many People Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers ... 19
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -
how to adjust them, andalso about
reclining front seatbacks,seatback latches
and
the folding rear seatback.
Manual Front Seat
Move the lever under the passenger's
front seat to unlock it. 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 into place.
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Four- Way Manual Seat
To move the driver's seat forward or
backward, lift the lever under the left
front
of the seat. To tilt the entire seat, lift
the lever under the right front of the seat.

You can lose control of the
h 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.
Six- Way Power Seat (opmv)
The driver's seat has threecontrols on
the left side.
The front control makes the frontof the
seat
go up and down.
The back control makes the back
of the
seal
go up and down.
The center control makes the whole seat
go
up and down or forward and
backward.
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Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the
outer side of the seat. 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. But don't have
the seatback reclined
if your vehicle is
moving.

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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 vehicleis
in motion, have the seatback upright.
Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
Front Seatbacklatches
The front seatbacks fold forward to let
people get into the back seat.To fold a
seatback forward, push
the seatback
toward the rear as
you lift this latch. Then
the seatback will fold forward.
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When you return the seatback to its
original position, make sure the seatback
is locked.The latch must bedown for the
seat to work properly.
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If the seatback isn’t locked,
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sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury
to the person sitting
there. Always press rearward on the
seatback to besure
it is locked.
Folding Rear Seatback
The rear seatback in your Chevroletfolds
down to provide more storage space.
To fold the seatback down:
1. Pull forward on both levers.
2. Fold the seatbackdown.
To raise the seatback:
1. Pullitup to the locked, upright
position.
2. Be sure both latches hold the seatback
in place. Have them fixed if they
don’t.
Safety Belts: They’re
for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to
use safety belts properly. Italso tells you
some things you should notdo
with safety
belts. And it explains the Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint, or “air bag” system.
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Don’t let anyone rid6 where
h they can? wear a safety belt
properIy. 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 k if you
are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your
passengers” belts are fastened
properly too.
This figure lights up when you turn the
key
to Run or Start when your safety belt
isn‘t buckled, and you’ll hear achime,
too.
It’s the reminder to buckle up.
In many states and Canadian provinces,
the law says
to wear safety belts. Mere’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 very mild. In them, you
won‘t get hurt even if you’re not buckled
up. And some crashes canbe
so serious,
like being hit by a train, that even buckled
up
a person wouldn’t survive. But most
crashesare in between. In many
of them,
people
who buckle up can survive and
sometimes walk away. Without belts they
could be badly hurt
or killed.
After
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the fxts are clear. In most crashes
buckling
up does matter ... a lot!