Geo Tracker 1995 User manual

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GeGB The 1995 Geo Tracker Owner’s Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems .............................................................. 1-1
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.
FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 2-1
This section explains how to start and operate your Geo.
ComfortControlsandAudioSystems ..................................................... 3-1
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
This section tells you what to do if you have
a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine
overheating, etc.
YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. 4-1
ProblemsontheRoad
.................................................................. 5-1
ServiceandAppearance Care. ........................................................... 6-1
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Geo running properly and looking good.
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to
use.
This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet/Geo for assistance and how to get service publications. It also
gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
8-4.
Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. 7-1
CustomerAssistanceInformation ........................................................ 8-1
I-Idex ........................................................,........................9-1
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something
you want to read.

GENERAL MOTORS, GM and theGM Emblem,
CHEVROLET and theChevrolet Emblem, Geo and the
Geo Emblem 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 withoutfurther notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors
of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet
Motor Division wheneverit appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual in yourGeo,
so it will be there
if
you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you sell
the vehicle, pleaseleave this manual in it so the new
owner can use
it.
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 10258592 B First Edition
WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARYTECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
AUTOMOTIVE
National Institutefor
EXCELLENCE
SERVICE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux propribtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous procurer
un exemplaire de ceguide en franGais chez votre
concessionaire
ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd.,
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@CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1994
All Rights Reserved
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their 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.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is in the Index
in the back
of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list 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, you or
others could be hurt.
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 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, 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 for cautions, blue for notices and the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.

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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
SPARK
OR ,\(I,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BAVERY
These symbols
are important
for
you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
&,
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
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AIRBAG P@K
These symbols
have to
do with
your
lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
PyN;
pf
WARNING A
HAZARD
FLASHER
HIGH
LAMPSoR BEAM = =o
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
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WINDSHIELDQ
WASHER
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wlNDSHIELDw DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
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BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
RADIATOR a
COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
e,
PRESSURE
TEMP
OIL pk;
ANTIU)CK BRAKE (i)
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Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE -%-
RADIO h
VOLUME a
CONDITIONING AIR 43
LIGHTER
m
SPEAKER
b
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GetB Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Geo
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
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them
-- and also about reclining front seatbacks, head
restraints, seatback latches, easy entry seats and the
folding rear seatback.
Front Seat
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Pull thelever under the front seat toward the door to
unlock it. Slidethe seat to where
you want it. Then
release thelever and try to move the seat with
your
body, to make sure the seat is locked into place.
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 theseat will go
to
its original upright position.

But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.

Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable
on others. Slidean adjustable head restraint upor down
sothat 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.
To raise or lower the restraint, push in the release while
you pull up or push down on the restraint.
The front seats
of your vehicle makeit easy to get in and
out
of the rear seat.
0 When you pull up on the recliner release lever, the
seatback will tilt forward and the whole seat will
slide forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
seatback
to its original position.Then move the seat
rearward until it locks.
Easy Entry Seats

To get out, pull the release handle on the rear of the
passenger’s side frontseat.
Folding Rear Seat
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The rear seat in yourGeo folds to provide more cargo
space.
To fold the rear seat, lowerthe rear seatback and then
flip thewhole rear seat up against the front seats.
1. Swingthe safety belt buckles forwardand down.

2. Pull the knobs on both sides of the seatback. If you
have the split rear seat,you can
fold half of the seat
by pullingonly the
knob on the side you wish to
fold.
3. Foldtheseatback down.

4. Unlock the bottompart of the seat:
0 On the one-piece rear seat,pull out the release
On the split rear seat, liftthe release lever on
5. Lift the bottom of the seat up and push it towardthe
ring.
either sea~ ~
front of the vehicle.
6. Find the support bar on the bottom of the seat. This
7. Pull the inner end of the support off of the seat
bar keeps the rear seat from unfolding.
bracket and swing it down.

To unfold the seat:
Keep your hands, safetybelts and other objectsaway
fromwhere the seat will rest.
1. Pull thesupportbar out of the floor bracket and
swing it upand toward the bottom of the seat.
2. Push and secure thesupportbar intothe bracket on
the bottom of the seat.
3. Slowlypull the seat down to the floor. The seat
should latch into place. Pull up on the bottom
of the
seat to be
sure it islocked in position.
4. Pull the seatback up and pushit backto lock it into
place. Push
and pull the top of the seatbackto be
sure
the seatback is locked in position.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Thispart of the manual tells you howto use safety belts
properly. It also tells yousome things you should not do
with safety belts.

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 be in a crash. If you do havea
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,
people whobuckle 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!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’sjust a seat on
wheels.

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Put someone on it. Get it up
to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn't stop.
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The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could
be the windshield ...
or the instrument panel ...

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 wearing a 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 upsidedown. And your chance of
being conscious during andafter an accident? so
you can unbuckle andget out, is much greater if
you are belted.
Why don’t they just put inairbags so people
won’t have
to wear safety belts?
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A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will bein
more
of them inthe future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so they work with
orthe safety belts!
Withsafetybelts,
you slowdown as thevehicle does. safetybelts -- not instead of them.Every air bag
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance? system ever offered for sale hasrequired the use of
and yourstrongest bones take theforces. That’s why safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle thathas air
safety beltsmake such good sense. bags, you still have
to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only infrontal collisions,
but especially
in side and other collisions.

@ If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
A: You may be an excellentdriver, but if you’re in an
home, why should I wear safety belts?
accident -- even onethat isn’t your fault -- you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being agood driver
doesn’t protectyou from thingsbeyond your
control, suchas bad drivers.
Most accidents occurwithin
25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occurat speeds of less than
40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safetybelts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be awarethat there are special thingsto
know
about safety belts andchildren.And there are different
rules
for smallerchildren and babies. If a child will be
riding in your Geo,seethe part of this manual called
“Children.”Follow those rulesfor everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want toknow which restraint systemsyour
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driverposition.
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