Geo TRACKER 1997 User manual

GeGED The 1997 Geo Tracker Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safetybelts properly.It also explains the air bag system.
Features and Controls
This sectionexplainshow to start and operateyour Geo.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This sectiontells you how to adjust the ventilation andcomfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful informationand tips about the road and howto drive under differentconditions.
Problemsonthe Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheatedengine.,etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manualtells you how tokeep your Geo running properly andlooking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This sectiontells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricantsto use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact ChevroletlGeofor assistanceand how to getservice and owner
publications.It also gives you informationon “Reporting Safety Defects”on page
8-10.
Index
Here’s an alphabeticallisting of almostevery subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
somethingyou wantto read.
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLETEmblem, CEO, the
GEO Emblem and the name TRACKER are registered
trademarks
of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time
it
was printed.We reserve the right to makechanges in the
product afterthat time without further notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitutethe name
“General Motors
of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet/Geo
whenever it appears
in this manual.
Please keep this manual in your Geo,
so it will be there
if you ever need it when you’re on the road.If you sell
the vehicle, please leave thismanual
in it so the new
owner can use
it.
Litho in U.S.A.
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VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
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Natlonal Institute for
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EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
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OCopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation
1996
All Rights Reserved

4-Door Hardtop 2-Door
Convertible
About DrivingYour Geo
As with other vehiclesof this type, failure to operate
this vehicle correctlymay result in loss of control or
an accident. Be sure toread the “on-pavement” and
“off-road” driving guidelines in thismanual. (See
“Driving Guidelines” and“Off-Road Driving with
your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle” in theIndex.)
How to Use this Manual
Many people readtheir owner’s manualfrom beginning
to end when theyfirstreceive their new vehicle.
If you do
this, it will help you learn about the features and controls
for your vehicle.
In this manual, you’ll find that pictures
and wordswork 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 alphabetical list
of what’s in
the manual, and the pagenumber where you’ll find
it.
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use
a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
1 A CAUTION:
These mean there issomething that could hurt
you orother people.
In the 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.
a 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.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean thereissomething that could
damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Manytimes, this damagewould
not be covered by your warranty, and
it could be costly.
But the notice will tell
you what to do tohelp 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
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you mayfind on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used
on an
originalbattery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYESBY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
CAUSE
BA~ERY
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
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 lamps:
SIGNALS 9
TURN
FOG LAMPS 3 0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicatorlights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (a)
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER D
HORN )tr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL Ja
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Get49 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 air bags and safety belts.
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Seats and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’re forEveryone
Here Are Questions Many People
Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
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Air Bag System
Rear Seat Passengers
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash

Seatsand Seat Controls
This part tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them,
and also about reclining frontseatbacks, head restraints,
easy entry seats and the folding rearseatback.
n- nual Front Seat
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust
a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
~ moving. The suddenmovement couldstartle and
confuse you,or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle isnot moving.
Lift the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slidethe
seat
to where you want it. Release the lever and try to
move the seat with your body, to make surethe seat is
locked into place.
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Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, liftthe lever on the outer side of
the seat. Releasethe lever tolock the seatbackwhere
you want it. Pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to
its original upright position.
But don't have aseatback reclinedif 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
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up, your safety beltscan’t do their jobwhen
you’re reclinedlikethis.
The shoulderbelt can’t do itsjob because it
won’t beagainst yourbody. Instead, itwill be in
front of you. In a crashyou could
go into it,
receiving neckorother injuries.
The lapbelt can’t do itsjob either. In a crash the
belt could
go up over your abdomen. Thebelt
forces would bethere, not at your pelvic bones.
Thiscould causeserious internalinjuries.
For proper protection whenthe vehicle
is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable on
others. Slide
an adjustable head restraint up or down so that
the top
of the restraintis closest to the top of your ears. This
position reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
To raise orlower the restraint, push in the release while
you pull up or push down
on the restraint.
Easy Entry Seats (2-Door)
The front seats of your vehicle make it 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 can
slide forward by hand.
After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
seatback
to its original position. Then move the seat
rearward
until it locks.
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If any easy entry seatisn’t locked,it canmove. In
a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there
could be injured. And, evenif there is nocrash or
sudden stop, a driver sitting inanunlocked easy
entry seatcould bestartled by the sudden
movement and hit thewrong controlorpedal,
causing anaccident. After you’ve used it, be sure
to push rearward
on any easy entry seat tobe
sure
it is locked.
To get out, pull the releasehandle on the rear of the
passenger’s side front seat.
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Folding the Rear Seatback (2-Door Models)
Therear seat in yourGeofolds to provide more cargo space.
To fold the rear seat, lower the rear seatback and then
flip the whole rear seat
up against the front seats.
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1. Swing the safety belt buckles forward and down.
2. Pull theknobs on both sides of the seatback.If you
have the split rear seat,
you can fold half of the seat
by pulling only the knob
on the sideyou wish to fold.
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3. Fold the seatbackdown.
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4. Unlock the bottom part of the seat:
On the one-piece rear seat,pull out the
release
ring.
0 On the split rear seat, lift the release lever on
either seat.
5. Lift the bottom of the seat up and push it toward the
front
of the vehicle.
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6. Find the supportbar on the bottom of the seat. This
7. Pull the innerend of the supportoff of the seat
bar keeps the rear seat from unfolding.
bracket and swing it down.
To unfold the seat:
Keep your hands, safety belts and other objects away
from where the seat will rest.
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8. Attach support bar to the floor bracket.
2.
3.
Pull the supportbar out of the floor bracket and
swing it up and toward the bottom of the seat.
Push and securethe support
bar into the bracket on
the bottom
of the seat.
Slowly pull the seat down
to the floor. The seat
should latch into place. Pull up
on the bottom of the
seat to be sureit is locked into position.
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4. Pull the seatback up and push it back to lock it into
place. Push and pull the top
of the seatback to be
sure the seatback
is locked into position.
Folding the Rear Seatback (4-Door Models)
The rear seat in your Geo foldsforward to providemore
cargo space.
To fold the rearseat forward:
1.
Tuck the seatbelts intothe storage groove between
the seatbacks.
2. Pull up on the lock knob on the top of each seatback.
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3. While pulling up on the lockknob, fold each rear
seatback down. Both rear seatbacksmust
be folded
down in order
to move the seat forward.
4. Unsnap the strap located on the back of the
passenger’s side rear seatback.
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5. Pull the release ring out to unlock the bottom of the seat.
6. Lift the bottom of the seat up and push it toward the
front of the vehicle.

7. Hook the strap to the floor loop to secure the folded
To raise the rear seat:
rear seat.
I. Unhook the strap from the floor loop and snap it on
the back of thepassenger’s side rear seatback.
2. Slowly pull the seat down to the floor until it latches
into place. Pull up on the bottom
of the seat to be
sure it islocked into position.
seatback, pull each seatback up
and push it into
place.
Push and pull the top of the seatback to be
sure it
is locked into position.
3. While pulling the lock knob up on each rear
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 not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the air bag system.
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Don’t let anyoneride where heor she can’t wear
a safety belt properly. Ifyou are in a crash and
you’re not wearing
a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse.You can hit things insidethe
vehicleorbe ejectedfrom it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not beif you arebuckled up. Alwaysfasten your
safety belt,and check that your passengers’ belts
arefastened properly too.
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