User manual CHEVROLET PRIZM 1996

[. . . ] 7996 ' A Gem The 1996 Geo Prizm Owner's Manual SeatsandRestraintSystems 1-1 This section tellsyou how to use your seats and safety belts properly. 2-1 FeaturesandControls This section explains how to start and operate your Geo. - - 3-1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. YourDrivingandtheRoad 4-1 Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. [. . . ] Stay away coming from the engine you see or hear steam if from it. Just turn it off and get everyone away from thevehicle until itcools down. Wait until there is no sign of steam orcoolant before opening thehood. If you keep drivingwhen your engineis overheated, the liquids in it can catch fire. Stop your engine if it overheats, and get out of the vehicle until the engine is cool. I NOTICE: If your engine catches fire because keep you driving with no coolant, your vehicle can be badly damaged. The costly repairs would not be covered by your warranty. 5-13 If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just to safe, drive slower about be for If you get the overheat warning but or hear no see 10 minutes. If the warning doesn't come back on, steam, the problem may not be too serious. the engine can get a little hot when you: too If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your 0 Climb a long hill on a hot day. vehicle right away, 0 Stop after high-speed driving. If there's still no signof steam, you can idle the engine for two or three minutes while you're parked, to if see 0 Idle for long periods in traffic. But then, if you still have the Tow a trailer. get warning, turn ofSthe engine and everyone out of the If you getthe overheat warning with no sign steam, of vehicle until it cools down. try this for a minute so: or You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service 1. Turn on your heater tofull hot at the highest fan speed and open the window necessary. If you're in a trafficjam, shift to NEUTRAL(N); otherwise, shift to the highest gear while driving -- AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (0) or DRIVE (D) for automatic transaxles. If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine 5-14 When you decide it's safe to lift the hood, here's what you'll see: I A CAUTION: - . , "" I . An electric fan under the hood can start up even when the engine is not running and can injure you. Keep hands, clothing and tools away from any underhood electric fan. If the coolant inside the coolant recovery tank is boiling don't do anything else until cools down. Electric Engine Fan (your Prizm has another electric engine fan not pictured above located by the passenger's side headlamp. ) 5-15 The coolant level or should be at above FULL. If it isn't, you may have a leak the radiator hoses, heater hoses, radiator, water pump or somewhere elsein the. cooling system. in. * . . ' A CAUTION: b ~ Heater and radiator hoses, and otherengine partsp can veryhot. Don't touch them. . Ifyou be do, you can be burned. Don't run theengine if there is a leak. If you run the engine, it could lose all coolant. [. . . ] 6-49 4-32 Weight of the Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weight of the Trailer Tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Wheel Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42 5-31, 6-62 Nut Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]