Chevrolet LUMINA 1995 User manual

0 1995 Chevrolet Lumina Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems .............................................................. 1-1
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system.
FeaturesandControls ..................................................................
This section explainshow to start and operate your Chevrolet.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .....................................................
This section tells youhow to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls andhow to operate your
sound system.
YourDrivingandtheRoad ..............................................................
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road andhow to drive under different conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad ..................................................................
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such asa flat tire or engine
overheating, etc.
ServiceandAppearanceCare .............................................................
Here the manual tells youhow to keep your Chevrolet running properly and looking good.
Maintenanceschedule.... ..............................................................
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information ........................................................
This section tells youhow to contact Chevrolet for assistance andhow to get service publications. It also
gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
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Index
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Here’s an alphabetical listingof almost every subject in this manual. You can useit to quickly find
something
you want to read.
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET andthe Chevrolet Emblem andthe name
LUMINA are registered trademarksof General Motors
Corporation.
This manual includesthe latest information at the timeit
was printed.We reserve the right to make changes in the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first soldin Canada, substitutethe name
“General Motorsof Canada Limited”for Chevrolet
Motor Division wheneverit appears in this manual.
Please keep
this manual in your Chevrolet, so it will be
there
if you ever need it when you’re ontheroad. If you
sellthe vehicle, please leave this manual init
so the new
owner can use it.
Litho in U.S.A.
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No. 10254582 B 0 Second Printing
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WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
AUTOMOTIVE
National Institute for
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefera
French Language Manual
Aux propriktaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous procurer
un exemplairede ce guide enfranCais chez votre
concessionaireou au DGNMarketing Services Ltd.,
1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
@Copyright General Motors Corporation1994
All Rights Reserved
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The Heritage of Chevrolet
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The dynamic William C. “Billy”
Durant shiftedgears
from making
carriages to making cars,
I forming halfthe teamthat gave
I birth to Chevrolet.
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Louis Chevrolet,the other half of the team,
at the wheel
of his experimental“Classic
Six, ” which enteredproduction in 1912.
Thatyear 2999 vehicles wereproduced.

In January 1942, Chevrolet factories

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The 1957 Chevystarted a romance with
I the Americanpublic-and was poweredby
' an availablefuel-injected V8.
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60's automotiveexcitement I
includedChevroletlandmarks f-) - - - - - a
like the Corvette Sting Ray,
the sporty Camaro,and
powerplants like the
legendary
327 V8.
Your newChevroletcontinues a tradition of quality and value.

How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual fiom beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This
will help you learn about the features and controlsfor
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
the
back of the manual. It’san alphabeticallist of all
that’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 with gray background and the word
CAUTION 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 to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, youor
others
could be hurt.
You will also find a circlewith a slash through it in this
book.
This safety symbol means
“Don’t,” “Don’t do this,” or
“Don’t let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you willfind 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, andit could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what todo 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 seewarning labels on your vehicle. They use
yellow for cautions, bluefor notices and the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are someof the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used
on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYESBY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BAllERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARKOR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
HIGH LAMPSoR BEAM = =o
FOGLAMPS # 0
These symbols
are on someof
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT Fe
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (0)
RADIATOR
COOLANT a
FUEL
ENGINEOIL
PRESSURE Wb
TEMP OIL
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may
see:
FUSE
RELEASE
RADIO
VOLUME
CONDITIONING AIR 43
TRUNK
RELEASE 1 -
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LIGHTER m
SPEAKER
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0 Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
Hereyou’llfindinformationabouttheseats in your Manual Front Seat
Chevrolet and how touse your safety belts properly.
You can also learn about some things you should
not do
with
air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you howto adjust the seats and
explains reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
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Two-wayManual Seat Four-Way Manual Seat (Option)
Lift the bar under thefrontof the seat to unlockit. Slide
the seatto where you wantit and release the bar.
Try to
move the seat
with your body to be sure the seat is
locked in place.
The driver's seat may have abar and a handle under the
front edgeof the seat. Lift the barto unlock the seat and
slide it forward and back.
Lift the handle to tilt the seat
up or'down.
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Power Seat (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks
FRONT (A): Raise thefront of the seatby holding the
switch up. Holdthe switch down tolowerthe front
of
the seat.
CENTER (B): Move the seat forwardor back by
holding the control to thefront
or back. Raise or lower
the seat by holdingthe controlup or down.
REAR (C): Raise the rearof the seat by holding the
switch up. Hold the switch down to lowerthe rear
of the
seat.
Lift the leverto release the seatback, then move the
seatbackto where you wantit. Release the lever to lock
the seatbackin place. Pull up onthe lever without
pushing onthe seatback, andthe seatback will move
forward.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint upor down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top
of your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.

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 notdo
with
safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint,
or
“air bag” system.
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Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as
a reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light”
in the
Index.
)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll bein a crash.If you do have a
crash, you don’t know ifit 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 manyof them,
people who buckle up can survive 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
... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, yougo as fast as it
goes.
Put someone on it.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it'sjust a seat on
wheels.
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Get it up to speed. Thenstopthe vehicle. The rider
doesn't stop. The person keeps going until stopped
by something.
In
a real vehicle, it could bethe windshield ...
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or the instrument panel ...
or the safety belts!
With safety belts,
you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop.You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why
safety belts make such good sense.
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Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
&.’ Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I’m wearinga safety belt?
A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And your chanceof
being conscious during and after an accident,
so
you can unbuckle and get out,is much greater if
you are belted.
&= Why don’t they just putin air bags so people
won’t have to wear safety belts?
A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be
in moreof them in the future.But they are
supplemental systems only;
so they work with
safety belts -- not insteadof them. Every air bag
system ever offeredfor salehas requiredthe use
of
safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle that has air
bags, you still haveto buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not onlyin frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
Q.’ If I’m agood driver, and I never drive far from
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
home, why shouldI wear safety belts?
accident -- even one that isn’t your fault -- you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest numberof serious injuries
and deaths occur at speedsof less than
40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts arefor everyone.
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for peopleof adult size.
Be aware that there are special
things to know about safety
belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller
children and babies. If
a child will be riding in your
Chevrolet,
see the part of this manual 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.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulderbekHere’s how to wear it
properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
3. Pick upthe latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t letit get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across
you very quickly. If
this happens, letthe belt go back
slightlyto unlock it. Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.
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