User manual CHEVROLET CAVALIER-1996

[. . . ] 1 1 CAVALIER 0 The 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual SeatsandRestraintSystems 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" system. FeaturesandControls 2-1 This section explains how to start and operate your Chevrolet. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems 3-1 This section tells how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your you audio system. [. . . ] Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. The road might be fine until you hit a spot that'scovered with ice. On an otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas wherethe sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings or under bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or an overpass may remain icy when the surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patch of ice ahead of you, brake before you are on it. Try not to brake while you're actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. If You're Caught in a Blizzard If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a serious situation. You should probably stay with your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are near help and you can hike through the snow. Here are some things to do to summon help and keep yourself and your passengers safe: Turn on your hazard flashers. 4-27 Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you've been stopped by the snow. 0 Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket aroundyou. If you have no blankets extra clothing, make body or insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floor mats -- anything you can wrap around yourself or tuck under your clothing keep warm. to Snow cantrap exhaust gases under your vehicle. This can cause deadly CO (carbon monoxide) gas to get inside. You can't see it or smell it, so you might not know itis in your vehicle. Clear awaysnow from around the base your vehicle, especially any of that is blocking your exhaustpipe. And check around again from time to timebe sure snow to doesn't collect there. Open a window just a little on the side of the vehicle that's away from the wind. This will help keep CO out. You can run the engine to keep warm, be careful. but 4-28 Run your engine only as long as you must. When you run the engine, make a little faster it. go than just idle. This uses less fuel for the heat that you get and it keeps the battery charged. You will need a well-charged battery to restart the vehicle, and possibly for signaling later on with your headlamps. Let the heater run for awhile. Then, shut the engine off andclose the window almost all the way to preserve the heat. Start the engine again and repeat this only when youfeel really uncomfortable from the cold. [. . . ] 2-30 Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Underbody Flushing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41 UnderbodyMaintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50 Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]