Chevrolet S10 1998 User manual

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Supplement to the 1998 Chevrolet S10 (with ZR2 Su.sp--lsion) and
Chevmlet Blazer (with ZR2 Suspension) Owner’s ~IManuals
7lis.information should be Included wirh the “‘Engine
Cornpartme fit Fwe Block” informationlocated-in
Se.ction
6 in yuur owner’s .manwl.
DRL Not used for Daytime- Running .Lamps in
vehicles built for he -US domestic market.
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Copyright General Motors Corporation 1998
.All. Rights Reserved

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name
S 10 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
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 appearsinthis manual.
Zase
k p this manual In your vehicle, So it will be
mere if you ever need it when you’reonthe road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave
this manual in it so the new
owner can use it.
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VOLUNTARY TECHNlCtAN
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Index

‘Vehicle Damage -Warnings
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POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
SHIELDING
EYESBY $
CAUSTIC
BURNS
DOOR. L~CK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
EAT.
BELTS
WINDOW
LIGHTING =
FOG LAMPS. $0
WINDS.HlELD
WIPER
WINDOW
REAR
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
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FAN 4
COOLANT
TEMP -
BATTERY
CHARGING
SYSTEM
BRAKE (a)
COOLANT
a
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKES '.
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LIGHTER n
SPEAKER
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FUEL B
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,Section 1 Seats and Restraint. Systems

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.Manual Lumbar Support
(If Equipped)
Reclining Seatbacks-
(Bucket Seats or 60/40 Bench)
If you have. this feature,
there will be a. knob on the
outside. of the driver and
passenger bucket seats.
Turn .the knob to the ldt to increase: lumbar support and
to the fight to decrease lumbar support.
To. adjust the front seatback,
lift the lever on the auter
,side of the $eat.
Release the
.lever to lwk the seatback where. yau
want it. Pull up on the lever.and the seat will go-to an
upright position.
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B-ut don‘t have a seatback reclindif your vehicle
is moving.
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Sitting ina reclined position when your vehicle-is
in motiw canbe dangerous, Evenif .youbuckle
up, .. your safety belts can’t do theirjobwhen
you.3-e reclined like thfs.
The shoulder belt can’t:doits
job becausg it
won’t be against yourbody, Instead, it will.
be in
front of you. In .a crashyou could :.go intoit,
receiving neckor otherinjuries.
Thelapbelt can’t doits
jab either..In a crashthe
belt conId.,go. up over your abdomen. The b.elt
.forceswould be thereinot
at your pelvic bones.
This could cause- seriousinternalinjuries.
Far proper protection when thevehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then -sit
well back
in theseatand wear your safety
belt- p-roperly.
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Seatback..Latches
The front seatbaek folds
-forwardto let people.
get
into .the back seat orto
.accessthe st0rqg.e area
behind the
seat.
To fold the front seatback
forward, rotate thehandle
rearward and pull the
seatbackforward.
on the side 0% the;seat
T'so retun the scatback to the upright position, push :the
iseatback
dl the-way back until the+ latch catches. If the
seatback was reclined before -beingfolded forward, it
will~retwn.to the reclined position.
iil a sudden.stop or drm'h. That could cause injury
-to the pewon sitting there. Always press rearward
on the seatback to be sure lit is locked.
Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab)
The right front budcet or .split-b.ench seat of your vehicle
make3 it easy to get in and. out sf the rear vehicle area.
e Tilt the. right fr.ont seatb.ack ,completely forward and
the whokseat will slide- forward.
Mo.ve th.eseatback to .its original pc&ion-after
someone
gets ,5nto the rear s&t.area. Then move ihe
seat rearward until it locks.
If an easy entry right front seat 'isn't locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. After you've used
it, be sure
to push-rearward on an easy entry seat
ta be sureit is locked,
Tilt the seatback completely forward againto
.get
out

Jump Seat (Extended Cab Nodels)
Your- extended Gab pickup
:has a jump seat in the-.
rear aTe8.
afety Be s: Th-.ey're for Everyone
273j-s part :of the manual tells you how touse safety belts
.properly.
It .also te.lls you. some things you .should not, do-
wiih -safety belts.
And it :explains the. SUPP? -A- ' '..Inflatable Restrat
1 :R) r air.b syste
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