User manual CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1994

[. . . ] 7994 SUBURBAN AND BLAZER INTRODUCTION Welcome This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and maintenance of your 1994 Chevrolet Blazer or Suburban and to provide important safety information. There is also a Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance Information booklet. In some vehicles, there can be information manuals from othermanufacturers like body builders or special equipment companies. This will help you enjoy safe and trouble-free operation of your vehicle. [. . . ] The most important thing to know is this: let your engine dosome of the slowing down. Shift to a lower gear when you go down a steep or long hill. 0 Know how togo uphill. The lowergears help cool your engine and transmission, and you can climb thehill better. Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads in hills or mountains. Drive at speeds that let you stay in your own lane. As you go over the top of a hill, be alert. There could be something in your lane, like a stalled car or an accident. 0 You may see highway signs on mountains that warn of special problems. Examples are long grades, passing or no-passing zones, a falling rocks area, or winding roads. Be alert to these and take appropriate action. 4-30 Winter Driving Here are some tips for winter driving: 0 Have your vehicle in good shape forwinter. You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your vehicle. 0 Include an ice scraper, a smallbrush or broom, a supply of windshield washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, a flashlight, a red cloth, and a couple of reflective warning triangles. And, if you will be of driving under severe conditions, include a small of sand, a piece old bag carpet or a couple burlap bags to help providetraction. your Driving on Snow Ice or Most of the time, those places where your tires meet theroad probably have good traction. However, if there is snow or icebetween your tires and the road, you can have avery slippery situation. You'll have a lot less traction or "grip"and will need to be very careful. 4-31 What's the worst time for this?"Wet ice. " Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even moretrouble because it may offer the least traction of all. You can get "wet ice" when it's about freezing (32°F; 0°C) and freezing rain begins to fall. Trv to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. Whatever the condition - smooth ice, packed, blowing , or loose snow drive with caution. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surfaceunder the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your ability to make a hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you have an anti-lock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on drypavement. The road might be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. On anotherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings, or under bridges. [. . . ] Now, you can We then prepare bulletins for servicing our products better. Others describe inexpensive repairs which, if done on time with the latest parts, may avoid future costly repairs. Some bulletins tell a technician how to repair a new or unexpected condition. Most bulletins apply to conditionsaffecting a small number of cars or trucks. [. . . ]