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. It also explains the "air bag" system. 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. [. . . ] all levels? 4-21 here Then 0 Hill and Mountain Roads Make sure your vehicle well ventilated, with a is comfortably cool interior. Check your rearview mirrors and your instruments frequently. 0 0 If you get sleepy, pull the road into a rest, service off or parking area and take a nap, get some exercise, or both. For safety, treat drowsiness on the highway as an emergency. Driving on steep hills or mountains different from is driving in flat or rolling terrain. 4-22 If you drive regularly in steep country, or you're if planning to visit there, here are some tips that can make your trips safer and more enjoyable. 0 -- Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check allfluid levels andalso the brakes, tires, cooling system and transaxle. These parts can work hard on mountain roads. The most important thing to know is this: let your enginedo some of the slowing down. Shift to a lower gear when you go down asteep or long hill. Coasting downhillin NEUTRAL (N) or with the ignition off is dangerous. Your brakes will have to do all the work of slowing down. They could get so hot thatthey wouldn't work well. or You would then have poor braking even none going down a hill. You could crash. Always have your enginerunning and your vehicle in gear when you godownhill. I If you don't shift down, your brakescould get so hot thatthey wouldn't work well. You would then have poor brakingor even none going down a hill. Shift down to let your engine assist your brakes on steep downhillslope. a 0 0 0 0 Knowhowto go uphill. Youmaywant to shift down to a lowerg e i The lower gearshelp cool your engine and transaxle, and you can climb the better. hill Stay in your ownlane when driving on two-lane roads in hills or mountains. Don't swing wide or cut across the center of the road. Drive speeds that let at you stay in your own lane. As you go over the top a hill, be alert. There could of something in your lane, a stalled or an accident. like car 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. [. . . ] 6. 62 Vehicle 4-5 Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damage Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Storage . [. . . ]