User manual CHEVROLET LUMINA 1998

[. . . ] GENUINE EVROLET CH " Y 0 1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual The 1-1 2-1 3- 1 4- 1 5- 1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. [. . . ] darts A person with even a moderate might not be BAC able to react quickly enough to avoid collision. the There's somethingelse about drinking and driving that many people don't know. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person's system can make crash injuries worse, especiallyinjuries to the brain, spinal cordor heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that person's chanceof being killedor permanently disabled is higher than if person had not been drinking. Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment can be affected by even small amount a of alcohol. You can have a serious or even fatal collision if you drive after drinking. Please don'tdrink and drive or ride with adriver who has been drinking. Ride home a cab;or if in you're with a group, designate driver who will a not drink. -- -- Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want it to go. All three systems have do their work to at the places wherethe tires meetthe road. 4-5 Average reaction time about 3/4 of a second. But is that's only an average. It might be less with one driver and as long as two or three seconds or more with another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination and eyesight all play a part. moving at 60 mph (100 k / ) That could be lot of distance in an emergency, so a keeping enough space between your vehicle and others is important. And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly with the surface the road (whether it's pavement or of gravel); the conditionof the road (wet, dry, icy); tire tread; the condition your brakes;the weight of the of vehicle and the amount brake force applied. Some people drive Sometimes, as when you're driving on snow or ice, it's in spurts -- heavy acceleration followed by heavy easy to ask more those control systems than the tires braking -- rather than keeping pace with traffic. That means you can lose controlis a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool of your vehicle. Your brakes will wear out much faster if you do a lot heavy braking. If you keep pace of Braking with the traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will eliminate a lot unnecessary braking. That's reaction time. 4-6 If your engineever stops while you're driving, brake normally but don't pump your brakes. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push. If your vehicle has anti-lock brakes, brake pedal the will say so. And this warninglight on the instrument panel will come on briefly when you start your vehicle. ANTI LOCK Anti-Lock Brakes (Option) Your vehicle may have anti-lock brakes (ABS). ABS is an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. When you start your engine, or when you begin to drive away, your anti-lock brake system will check itself. You may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this testis going on, and you may even notice that your brake pedal moves or pulseslittle. a If there's a problem with anti-lock brake system, the the anti-lock brake system warning light will stayor on flash. [. . . ] The toll-free telephone number ordering information for in Canada is 1-800-668-5539. REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL MOTORS In addition to notifying NHTSA Transport Canada) (or 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, MI 48007-7047 8-11 b % NOTES 8-14 0 Section 9 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29 Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]