User manual CHEVROLET S10 1993

[. . . ] The Pucks That Last 1993 CHEVROLET S PICK-UP I0 OWNER'S MANUAL INTRODUCTION f993 Chevrolet S f 0 Pickup Owner's Manual Welcome Thismanualwaspre. pared to acquaintyouwiththeoperarlonand maintenance of your 1993 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup and to . provide imponant safetyinformation. ThereisalsoaChevroletTruckWarrantyandOwner AssistanceInformationbooklet. In somevehicles, therecanbeinformation manualsfromothermanufacturerslikebodybuildersorspecialequipment companies. We urge you to reviewallthesepublicationscarefully. Thiswill help you enjoy safe and trouble-free operation of your vehicle. When it comes to service, keep in mind that yourChevroletdealerknows is interested in yourcompletesatisfaction. Your dealer yourvehiclebestand invites you to return for all ofyourserviceneeds both during and after the warrantyperiod. [. . . ] They will drastically reduce your overall visionattheverytimeyouneed all the seeing power you have. If yougetsleepy, pull off theroadintoarest, service, andtakea nap, getsomeexercise, orboth. Forsafety, onthehighwayasanemergency. to time. orparkingarea treatdrowsiness As in anydrivingsituation, keeppacewithtrafficandallowadequate followingdistances. 4-45 Your Driving and the Road Hill and Mountain Roads I AM470001 Drivingonsteephillsormountains is differentfromdrivinginflatorrolling terrain. If youdriveregularly in steepcountry, or if you'replanning to visit there, herearesometipsthatcanmakeyourtripssaferandmoreenjoyable. (See"Off-RoadDriving" in theIndexforinformationaboutdrivingoff-road. ) Keepyourvehicleingoodshape. Check all fluidlevelsandalsothe brakes, tires, coolingsystemandtransmission. Thesepartscanwork hard onmountainroads. Knowhow to godownhills. Themostimportantthing to know is this:let it yourenginedosomeoftheslowingdown. Don'tmakeyourbrakesdo all. Shifttoalowergearwhenyougodownasteepor long hill. That way, youwill slow downwithoutexcessiveuse ofyourbrakes. 1 so hot thatthey Ifyoudon'tshiftdown, yourbrakescouldget wouldn'tworkwell. Youwould thenhavepoorbrakingorevennone goingdownahill. You could crash. Shiftdown to letyourengine assist brakessteep your on downhill a slope. 4-46 CAUTION Coastingdownhill in N (Neutral)orwiththeignition off is dangerous. I 2Your brakes will have to do all the work of slowing down. They could You couldcrash. Always get so hot that they wouldn't work well. haveyourignitiononandyourvehicleingearwhenyougodownhill. A Knowhow to go uphill. Thelowergearshelpcoolyourengineandtransmission, andyoucan climbthe hill better. Stayinyourownlanewhendrivingontwo-laneroads in hills or of the road. Don't swing wide or cut across the center atspeedsthatletyoustay in yourownlane. Thatway, youwon't be surprisedbyavehiclecomingtowardyouinthesamelane. Ittakeslongertopassanothervehiclewhenyou'regoinguphill. You'll If avehicleispassingyouand want to leaveextraroomtopass. it easierfortheother doesn'thaveenoughroom, slowdowntomake vehicle to get by. e As yougooverthetop of ahill, bealert. Therecouldbesomethingin yourlane, likeastalledcaroranaccident. Youmay see highway signs on mountains that warn of special. problems. Examplesarelonggrades, passingorno-passingzones, afallingrocks area, orwindingroads. Bealerttotheseandtakeappropriateaction. See"WinterDriving" in the Your Driving and the Road Parking on Hills Hills and mountainsmeanspectacularscenery. Butpleasebecarefulwhere youstop if youdecidetolookattheviewortakepictures. Lookforpull-offs orparkingareasprovidedforscenicviewing. I AM470005 Anotherpartofthismanualtellshow to useyourparkingbrake(see"Parking hill, youcan do onemore Brake" in theIndex). Butonamountainorsteep thing. Youcan turnyourfrontwheelstokeepyourvehiclefromrollingdownhill or outintotraffic. Here'show: Parking Downhill AM470010 Turnyourwheels to theright. You don'thavetojamyourtiresagainstthecurb, ifthere contact is allyouneed. is a curb. A gentle Parking Uphill AM470015 If there is a curb, turn your wheels of your vehicle. to the left if the curb is at the right side AM470020 If you're going uphill on a one-waystreetandyou'reparkingontheleftside, your wheels should point to the right. 4-49 Your Driving and the Road I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ", . *, lcG~2*"*w" "* . *;. *b. "~~" nl ~ ; *_ -~ ', . ". ~ , , -, . , AM470024 If thereisnocurbwhenyou'reparkinguphill, turnthewheels If thereisnocurbwhenyou'reparkinguphillontheleftsideofaone-way to theleft. street, yourwheelsshouldbeturned to theright. Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission) If youareparkingonahillandyoudon'tshiftyourtransmissioninto P (Park)properly, theweightofthevehiclemayputtoomuchforceonthe You mayfind it difficulttopulltheshiftlever parkingpawlinthetransmission. To preventtorquelock, alwaysbe outof P (Park). Thisiscalledtorquelock. To findouthow, suretoshiftinto P (Park)beforeyouleavethedriver'sseat. [. . . ] 6-57 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31 0-4 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ventilation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]