7994 SUBURBAN AND BLAZER OWNER’SMANUAL INTRODUCTION 1994 Chevrolet Blazer and Suburban Owner’s Manual Welcome This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and maintenance of your 1994 Chevrolet Blazer or Suburban and to provide important safety information. There is also a Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance Information booklet. In some vehicles, there can be information manuals from othermanufacturers like body builders or special equipment companies. We urge you to review all these publications carefully. This will help you enjoy safe and trouble-free operation of your vehicle. When it comes to service, keep in mind that yourChevrolet dealer knows your vehicle best and is interested in your complete satisfaction. Your dealer invites you to return for all of your service needs both during and after the warranty period. Remember, if you have a concern ana need help handling it to your satisfaction, see the procedure in the Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance Information booklet. Thanks forchoosing a Chevrolet product. We value you as a member of the Chevrolet family. We want to assure you of our continuing interest in your pleasure and satisfaction with your vehicle. Chwrolet Motor Division General Motors Corporation 30007 Van Dyke Ave. Warren, Michigan @Copyright 1993 General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Motor Division. All Rights Reserved First Edition Printed in U.S.A. i important Notes to Owners and Drivers . .About DrivingYour Blazer: As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read the “on-pavement” and “off-road” driving guidelines in this manual. (See “Driving Guidelines” and “Off-Road Driving With Your Four-wheel Drive Vehicle” in the Index.) . .. .About This Manual: Please keep this manual in your vehicle so it will be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. This manual includes the latest information at thetime it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the productafter that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux proprietuires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en francais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T lC7. Ge.nera1Motors, GM, the GM Emblem, Chevrolet, the Chevrolet emblem, Blazer, and Suburban are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. .. 11 Model Reference This manual covers these models: UTILITY I WAGON ... 111 Table of Contents Introduction - How to Use this Manual This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols. Section 1 - Seats and Safety Restraints This section tells you how to use yourseats and safety restraints properly. Section 2 - Features & Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Section 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Section 4 - Your Driving and the Road Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. Section 5 - Problems on the Road This section tells you what todo if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating. Section 6 - Service & Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Section 7- Schedule Maintenance Services This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use, Section 8 - Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact your GM division for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-4. Index Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. iv How to Use This Manual Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This will help you learn about thefeatures and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and words work together to explain thingsquickly. INDEX: A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it. SECTION 1-6: Each section of this manual begins with a brief list of its contents, so you can often find at a glance if a section contains the information you want. SECTION 7: This section of the manual covers the maintenance required for your vehicle. SECTION 8 CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE:This section includes important information about reportingsafety defects and gives you details about the “Roadside Assistance’’ program. You will also find customer satisfaction phone numbers (including customersatisfaction numbers for the hearing and speech impaired) as well as the mediatiodarbitration procedure. We’ve also included ordering information for service publications in this section. Safety Warnings andSymbols You will find a number of safetycautions in this book. We use a box with gray background and the wordCAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you wereto ignore the warning. In the gray caution area,we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read thesecautions. If you don’t, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash throughit in this book.This safety symbol means “Don’t,” “Don’t do this,” or “Don’t let this happen.” 1 vi Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean thereis something that coulddamage your vehicle. In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals,you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors orin different words. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example. these symbols are used on an original battery: 1I Caurron Protect Eyes Caustic Batrery Acid Spark or Flame Could Possible Injury by Shielding Could Cause Burns Explode Battery I Avoid Sparks or Flames vi i These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: IC I Fasten Safety Door 1ock/Unlock Belts These symbols have to do with your lights: 1 I UA Master Lighting Turn Signal Hazard Warning Headlight Switch Direction Flasher High Beam 0 Parking Lights Fog Lights Daytime Off Running Lights ... Vlll These symbols are on some of your controls: I\J I I Windshield Windshield Windshield Rear Window Wiper Wiper Washer Defroster 1 rl i 3c Rear Window Rear Window Ventilating Fan Hatch Washer Defogger Release These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: I p3 I Engine Coolant Baftery Charging Fuel Engine Oil Temperature System Pressure ANTI- BRAKE LOCK I SHIFT I I RELEASE I I 1 Brake 4 Wheel Parking Brake Shift Light Anti-Lock Release ix Here are some other symbols you may see: n Fuse Hood Release iighker Horn X Seats & Safety Belts Section Here you'll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with safety belts. Seats and Seat Controls ...................... .......... 1-2 Frontseats ............................................. 1-2 Head Restraints ........................................ 14 Rearseats .............................................. 1-7 Safety Belts: They're For Everyone ........................... 1-13 Why Safety Belts Work ....................... ......... 1-14 Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts ...... ....... 1-17 How To Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ ..... 1-18 Adults ................................................... 1-18 Driver Position ......................................... 1-19 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..........................1-26 Passenger Positions .................................... 1-26 Lap-Shoulder Belt .................................... 1-29 Children ....................... .................... 1-31 Smaller Children and Babies .............................. 1-31 Child Restraints ........................................ 1-33 Larger Children ......................................... 1-40 Safety Belt Extender ....................................... 1-42 Checking Your Restraint Systems ............................. 1-43 Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash .......................... 1-43 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats - how to adjust them, and fold them up and down, It also tells you about reclining front seatbacks and head restraints. Front Seats Manual FrontSeat If your vehicle has a manual bucket, split bench, or full bench seat, you can adjust it with this lever at the front of the seat. Slide thelever at the front of the seat toward the outer seat support to unlock it. Using your body, slide the seat to whereyou want it. Then, release the lever and try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. Power Seat If your vehicle has a power seat on the driver’s side, you can adjust it with this switch at the front of the seat. You can use the center switch knob to move the seat where you want it. To raise the seat, move the center switch knob up.