User manual CHEVROLET CAMARO 1996

[. . . ] s2 G E N U I N E E V R O L E CH g5 - e S M A N U A L 0 1996 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. FeaturesandControls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comfort Controls and Audio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. YourDrivingandtheRoad ProblemsontheRoad Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. [. . . ] For example, you come over a hill and find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out from nowhere, or a child darts out from between parked cars and stops right in front of you. That's the time for evasive action -- steering around the problem. (See "Braking in Emergencies" earlier in this section. ) It is better to remove as much speed as you can from a possible collision. Then steer around the problem, to the left or right depending on the space available. If you need to reduce your speed as you approach a curve, do it before you enter the curve, while your front wheels are straight ahead. Try to adjust your speed so you can "drive" through the curve. Wait to accelerate until you are out of the curve, and then accelerate gently into the straightaway. Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. An emergency like thisrequires close attention and a quick decision. If you are holding the steering wheel at the recommended 9 and 3 o'clock positions, you can turn it a full 180 degrees very quickly without removing either hand. But you have to act fast, steer quickly, and just as quickly straighten the wheel once you have avoided the object. The fact that such emergency situations arealways possible is a good reason to practice defensive driving at all times and wear safety belts properly. If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Ease the off accelerator and then, if there is nothing in the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up one-quarter turn until the to right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then your turn steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. 0 The driverof a vehicle about to pass another a on two-lane highway waits for just the right moment, accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then goes back into the right lane again. Passing another vehicleon a two-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupiesthe same lane as oncoming traffic for several seconds. A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration oranger can suddenly put thepassing driver face to face with the worst of all traffic accidents -- the head-on collision. So here are sometips for passing: 0 0 Do not get too close to the vehicle you want to pass while you're awaiting opportunity. For an one thing, following too closely reduces your area of vision, especially if you're followinga larger vehicle. Also, you won't have adequate spaceif the vehicle ahead suddenly slows or stops. Keep back a reasonable distance. When it looks like a chance to pass is coming up, start to accelerate but in the right lane and don't stay get too close. Time your move so you will be increasing speed as the time comes tomove into the other lane. If the way is clear to pass, you will have a "running start" that more than makes up for the distance you would lose by dropping back. And if something happens to causeyou to cancelyour pass, you need only slow down and drop back again and wait for anotheropportunity. But take carethat someone isn't trying to pass you as you pull out to passthe slow vehicle. Remember to glance over your shoulder and check the blind spot. "Drive ahead. " Look down the road, to the sides and to crossroads for situations that might affect your passing patterns. If you have any doubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait a better time. If you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a turn or an intersection, delay your pass. broken A center line usually indicates it's all right to pass (providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid line on your side of the lane or a double solid line, even if the road seems empty approaching traffic. [. . . ] 20590 You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline. 8-8 REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTSTO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT If you live in Canada, and you believe that your vehicle has a safety defect, you should immediately notify Transport Canada, in addition to notifying General Motors of Canada Limited. You may write to: Transport Canada Box 8880 Ottawa, Ontario KlG 352 Service and Owner Publications REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL MOTORS In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in a situation like this, we certainly hope you'll notify us. Please call us at 1-800-222- 1020 or write: Chevrolet Motor Division Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center P. O. Box 7047 Troy, Michigan 48007-7047 In Canada, please call us at 1-800-263-3777 (English) or 1-800-263-7854 (French). Or, write: General Motors of Canada Limited Customer Assistance Center 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 Service manuals, service bulletins, owner's manuals and other service literature available for purchase for all are current and many past model General Motors vehicles. [. . . ]