Chevrolet LUMINA 1994 User manual

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0 Chevrolet Lumina
1994 Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents
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Introduction
Part I
Part 2
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Printed in USA
How to Use this Manual ............. 6
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Seats & Restraint Systems ........... 9
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Features & Controls ............... 45
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . . 89
Your Driving andthe Road ......... 105 4
Problemson the Road ............. 131
Service & Appearance, Care ........ 157
MaintenanceSchedule ............ 211
Customer Assistance Information . . 229
Index ........................... 247
Includes “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 232.
Service Station Information . . LastPage
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ImportantNotesAbout thisManual
Please keep thismanual in yourChevrolet, so it will bethere if you ever need it when you’reon the road. If yousell the
vehicle, please leave this manual in it
so the new owner can use it.
This manual includesthe latest information at the time it was printed.We reserve the right
to make changesin the product
after that time without further notice.
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Note to Canadian Owners
For‘vehiclesfirst sold inCanada, substitutethe name “GeneralMotors of CanadaLimited”for Chevrolet Motor Division
whenever itappears in this manual.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer aFrench Language Manual:
Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplairede ceguide en francais chez votre concessionaire
ou au DGN Marketing ServicesLtd., 1500 Bonhill Rd.,Mississauga,OntarioL5T 1C7.
Published by
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Motors Corporation The word
Chevrolet, the Chevroletemblem and the
name Lumina areregistered trademarks of General
Motors Corporation.
The word
Delco is a registered trademark of General
Motors Corporation.
@ Copyright 1993 General Motors Corporation, ChevroletMotor Division. All rights reserved.
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fhe Heritage of Chevrolet .....................
Thedynamic William C. “Bill,” Durant
shifted gears
from making carriages to
making cars,forming half
of the team
Louis Chevrolet,the other half
of the team, ~lt
thewheel of hisexperimental “Classic Six,”
which enteredproduction in 1912. Thatyear
2999 vehicles wereproduced.

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The legacy of America's favorite
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How to Use this Manual
Using Your 1994
Chevrolet Owner’s Manual
Many people readtheir owner’s manual
from beginning to end when theyfirst
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.
There are nine parts with black-tabbed
pages in this manual. Each part begins
with a brieflist of contents,
so you can
usually tell at a glance
if that part
contains the information you want.
You can bend the manualslightly to
reveal the black tabs that help you find a
part.
Part 1: Seats & Restraint Systems
This part tells you howto use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explains howto 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 audio system.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and
tips about the road and howto drive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on theRoad
This part tells you whatto do if you have
a problem whiledriving, such as a flat tire
or engine overheating,etc.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tellsyou how to keep
your Chevrolet running properly and
looking good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells you when to perform
vehicle maintenance and whatfluids and
lubricants to use.
Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part tells you how to contact
Chevrolet for assistance and howto get
service publications. It also gives you
information on
Reporting Safety Defects
on page 232.
Part 9: 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.
Service Station Information
This is a quick reference of service
information.
You can find it on thelast
page of this manual.
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Safety Warnings and
Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions
in this,book. We use a box with gray
background and the wordCAUTION to
tell you about things that could hurt
you if
you were to ignore the warning.
In the gray caution area, we tell you what
the hazard is. Then we tell you what todo
to help avoidor reduce the hazard. Please
read these cautions. If you don’t, you or
orhers could be hurt.
You will also find 8 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:
There mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about
something that candamage your vehicle.
Many times, thisdamage 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 yellow forcautions,
blue
for notices and the words CAUTION
or NOTICE.
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Haw to Use this Manual
Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
CAUTION
INJURY
POSSIBLE
A
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
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COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
SPARK
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These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
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BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
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These symbols
have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
HIGH BEAM
OR = -0
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
wlNDSHIELDw DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warningand
indicatorlights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
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BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
RADIATOR a
COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
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TEMP OIL sk;
ANTILOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
RADIO
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
AIR 43
RELEASE a
TRUNK
LIGHTER
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k3
SPEAKER
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Seats &
Part I
Restraint Systems
Seats and Seat Controls .............................................. 10
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ..................................... 18
Safety BeltUseDuring Pregnancy
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Right Front Passenger Position
........................................ 22
Center Passenger Position
............................................ 23
Rear Seat Passengers
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ...................................... 28
Smaller Children and Babies
.......................................... 30
Child Restraints .................................................... 31
LargerChildren
.................................................... 41
Safety Belt Extender ................................................ 42
Replacing Safety BeltsAfter a Crash ................................... 43
SafetyBelts ....................................................... 13
DriverPosition
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Children
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Hereyou'll find information about the
seats inyour Chevroletand how to
use your safetybeltsproperly.You
can
also learnabout some things you
should
not do with safetybelts.
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Seats & RestraintSystems
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the
seats-how to adjustthem-and also
about reclining seatbacks and head
restraints.
Manual Front Seat
Lift the control handle under thefront of
the seat to unlock it. Slide the seatto
where you want it.
Then release the
handle and tryto move theseat with your
body, to make surethe seat is lockedinto
place.
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Power Seat (omoN)
To Adjqst the Six-Way Power Seat:
Front Control
(A): Raise thefront of the
seat by holding the switch up. Hold-the
switch down to lower the front
of the seat.
Center Control (B): Move theseat
forward or back by holding the control to
the frontor back. Raise or lower theseat
by holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the
seat by holding the switch up. Hold the
switch down to lowerthe rear of the seat.

Wanual Four- Way Seat
adjuster
10 tilt the whole seat forward or
backward, squeeze the lever. Position the
eat where you would like it, then release
he lever.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
(OPTION)
Lift the lever to release the seatback, then
tilt the seatback forward or backward, as
desired. Release the lever
to lock the
seatback
in place.
But don’t have a seatback reclined
if your
vehicle is moving.

Seats & Restraint Systems
Reclining Fronf Seafbacks
(OPTION) (CQN7J
Slidethe head restraint up or down so that
the top
of the restraint is closest to the top
of your ears.
Tlris position reduces the chance of a
neck injury in a crash.
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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 not do with safety
belts.
This figure lights upas a reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety Belt Reminder
Light”
in the Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces,
the law says to wearsafety 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 upa
person wouldn’t survive. But most
crashes are
in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up cansurvive and
sometimes walk away. Without belts they
could have been badly
hurt or killed.
After more than 25 years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most
crashes buckling up does matter
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Seats & Restraint Systems
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go
as fast
as it goes.
1. For example, if the bike is going 10
mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
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2. When the bike hits the block, it stops.
But the child keeps going!
3. Takethe simplestvehicle.Suppose it’s
just a seat
on wheels.

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5. Get it up to speed.Then stop the
vehicle. The rider doesn't stop.
6. The person keeps going untilstopped
by something.'In
a real vehicle, it
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Seats & Restraint Systems
Why Safety BeltsWork
(CONT)
7. or the instrument panel ...
8. orthesafetybelts!
With safety belts, you slow downas the
vehicle does.
You get more time to stop.
You stop over more distance,and your
strongest bones take theforces. That’s
why safety belts make such goodsense.
Here Are Questions
Many PeopleAsk
About Safety Belts
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and the Answers
Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle
after an accidentif
I’m wearing a
safety belt?
A: You could be -- whether you’re
wearing a safety belt or
not. But you
can easily unbucklea safety belt, even
if you’re upside down. And your
chance of being conscious during and
after anaccident,
so you can unbuckle
and get out, is much greater
if you are
belted.
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Q: Why don’t they justput in air bags
’ so people won’t have to wear safety
belts?
A: “Air bags,” or Supplemental Inflatable
’ Restraintsystems, are in some
vehicles today and will be in more of
them in the future. But theyare
supplemental systems only-so they
work with safety.belts,not instead of
them. EvQy “air bag” system ever
offered forsale has required the useof
safety belts. Evenif you’re in a
vehicle thathas’“airbags,” you still
have
to buckle upto get the most
protection. That’s true not onlyin
frontal collisions, but especially in
side and-othercollisions.
Q: If I’m agood driver, and I never
drive‘far from home,
why should I
wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if
you’re in an accident -- even one that
isn’t your fault
--’ you and your
passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver doesn’t protect youfrom things
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beyond your control, .. such as-bad
drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles
(40 km)’ofhome. Andthe greatest
number
of serious injuries and deaths
occur at speeds of less than
40 mph
(65 km/h);
Safety beltsare for everyone.
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Safety 8elt Reminder
Light
When the key is turned to “Run” or
“Start,” a chime willcome on for about
eight seconds to remind peopleto fasten
their safety belts, unlessthe’driver’s
safety belt‘ is already buckled.The safety
belt light will alsocome on and stay on
until the driver’s belt is buckled.
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Seats & Restraint Systems
H How To Wear Safety
Belts Properly
Adults
This section is onlyfor people of adult
size.
Be aware that there are special things
to
know about safety belts and children. And
there are different rulesfor smaller
childrenand babies.
If a child will be
riding
in your Chevrolet, see the section
afterthis one, called “Children.” Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
VehiclesFirst Sold In
Canada
Was your Chevrolet firstsold, when new,
in Canada? (If
it was, a stickeron the
driver’s door
will say “conformsto all
applicable Canada motor vehicle
...” etc.)
If
so, then the rest of Part 1 does not apply
to your vehicle.
To learn how to use your safety belts,
please read the Owner’s ManualSafety
Belt Supdement. It comes with every
new Chevrolet first sold
in Canada.
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This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
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