User manual CHEVROLET S10 1998

[. . . ] I Supplement to the 1998 Chevrolet S10 (with ZR2 Su. sp--lsion)and Chevmlet Blazer (with ZR2 Suspension) Owner's ~IManuals 7lis. informationshould be Includedwirh the "`Engine Cornpartmefit F w e Block" information located-in Se. ction6 in yuur owner's . manwl. DRL Not used for Daytime-Running . Lamps in vehicles built for h e - U S domestic market. `0 Copyright General Motors Corporation 1998 . All. Rights Reserved 7-1 We suppaa voluntary t%ch. ~. cian. ee~ificat~~~. GENERAL MOTOR7 GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the of name S 10 are registered trademarks General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it in was printed. We reserve the right to make changes the product after that time without further notice. [. . . ] Too-fast or ramp can. be curved, sometimes quite sharply. too-slow driving bredcs a smooth traffic flow. Treat the The . exit left lane on a freeway as. . apassing lane. 4-33 4-34 Highway Hypnosis Is there actually sucha condition as "highway hypnosis"? at Or is it just plain falling a~leep the wheel?Call it highway hypnosis, lack of awareness, or whatever. There is something about an -easy stretch road with of. with the same scenery, :along the humofthe tises. on the mad, the drone of the-engine, and the rush-of wind the against the vehicle thatcan make you sleepy. If it does, your vehicle can leave the and road in Z-ess . than u ~secand, you could :crash -andbe injured. Hill and Mountain Roads Make sure your vehickis well ventilated, with a comf-ortably cool interior. 0. Keep your ey. es moving. Check your mirrors and^ your imitruments frequently. If you :getsleepy, pull off the road, into a rest, service or padiing area and take -a nap, s. ome exercise, or get bo. th. Far safety, treat . drows. iness: the highw-ay on as an emergency. Driving o. n steep hills or -mountainsis diffexent f?~m. driving inflat or rolling terrain. 4-35 have t o ignition G f f is dangerous. Your brakes . do- the work of slmingdawn. They could get isi, all . hot--that they wouldn't wo-rkweU*YOU would then have pour braking or even none goingdown a hill. and your vehicle in gear when you go downhill. will. 0 EA - iUT--U: If you. don't shift down, your brakes could get. soho-tthatthey woulddt work wel. 1. You would then have poor bmking. 'or. even none going 1 down a hill. You could. cra$h. Shift down to let your engine a. ssistyour brakes on steep a downhill sI. ope, 0 Know haw to gxuphill. You may wmt to . &if. d~wn to. a lower gex. The Iower ge~ars help-cool yuur engine and tlrmsmission, and you can-climb~the. Stay i n y w r own lane when driving:an hYe1an. e x roGds in hills or. mountairis. Dorr't'swing wide i cut aa-oss the:center of'-theroad; Drive at-speedsthat-let you stay in your own lane. As you gqover the top of -a. . Kll, alert, There codd 'oe be something in your h e , like astalled cai or an . accident. You may see highway signs on-mountains . that warn of special problems, -Examplesare long grades, , p. ass@, or . no-passing zones, a falling rocks area or winding 'roads. [. . . ] r6-:5. . . x : 1 $'. * . . . I I T I + Highway Hypnosis. Tife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22 JumpSeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 5-3 K e y in:the Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]