User manual CHEVROLET MALIBU 1998

[. . . ] I GENUINE CHEVROLET m m Limited Warranty -4 Courtesy ransportation 1 Wearing a si !ry uelt c and your passengerscan 110. Thls I information about safety belt usage, alr I. _I One of the first things you II pro1 vehicle is adjust the seats. Depl able to do this manually or with pa zr ( . . I Read through these pages learn m*r* to cooling, defogging and defrosting e 2. 0 1998 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual The 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" system. [. . . ] And, if you will be driving under severe conditions, includesmall bag a of sand, a piece old carpet or couple of burlap bags of a to help provide traction. Be sure you properly secure these items in your vehicle. 4-24 Driving on Snow or Ice Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the road probablyhave good traction. However, if there snow orice between your tires and is the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll have a lot less traction or "grip" and will need be to very careful. What's the worst time for this?"Wet ice. " Very cold snow orice can be slick and hard to driveon. But wet ice can be even more trouble because it may offer the least tractionof all. You can get wetice when it's about freezing (32°F; 0"C) and freezing rain begins to fall. Try to avoid drivingon wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. Whatever the condition -- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-- drive with caution. Try not to break fragile traction. If you accelerate the too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. 4-25 Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle's stability when you make a hard on a slippery road. Even stop though you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than would on dry you pavement. See "Anti-Lock`' in the Index. Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. The road might be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. an On otherwise clear road, ice patches appear in may shaded areas where sun can't reach: around the clumps of trees, behind buildings or under bridges. Sometimes the surfaceof a curve or overpass may an remain icy when the surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patch ice aheadof you, brake before of you are on it. Try not tobrake while you're actuallyon the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. If You're Caught in a Blizzard If you are stoppedby heavy snow, you could be in a serious situation. You should probably stay with your vehicle unlessyou know for sure that youare near help and you can hike through the snow. Here are some things to do to summon help and keep yourself and passengers safe: Turn on your hazard flashers. Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you've been stopped by the snow. Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket around you. If you have no blankets or extra clothing, make body insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floor mats -- anything you can wrap around yourself or tuck underyour clothing tokeep warm. a CAUTION: Snow can trap exhaust gases under yourvehicle. This can cause deadlyCO (carbon monoxide) gas CO to get inside. [. . . ] Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 6-30 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 VisorVanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]