Owner's Manual,1996 Chevrolet GEO Prizm
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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. It also explains the air bag system. FeaturesandControls .............................................................. .. 2-1 This section explains how to start and operate your Geo. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems................................................. - - 3-1 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. ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 5-1 This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................. 6-1 Here the manual tellsyou how to keep your Geo running properly and looking good. Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. 7-1 This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. CustomerAssistance Information ........................................................ 8-1 This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet/Geo for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on 8-8.page Index ................................................................................ 9-1 Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i We support voluntary technician certification. CMw GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, WE SUPPORT CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, GEO, VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN the GEO Emblem and the name PRIZM are registered CERTIFICATION THROUGH trademarks of General Motors Corporation. National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE This manual includes the latest information at the time it SERVICE was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the EXCELLENCE product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motorsof Canada Limited”for Chevrolet/Geo For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a whenever it appears in this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manualin your Geo, so it will be there propribtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous if you ever needit when you’re on the road. If you sell Aux the vehicle, please leave this manualit inso the new procurer un exemplairede ce guide enfranGais chez owner can use it. votre concessionaireou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, OntarioL5T 1C7 Litho in U.S.A. ‘Copyright General Motors Corporation 1995 Part No. 10277492 B First Edition All Rights Reserved ii How to Use This Manual ’ . -;.. Many people read .their owner’s manual from beginning a CAUTION: I II to endwhen they first receive their new vehicle. If youdo - ‘this,it will help you learn about the features and controls These,meanthere is something that could hurt for yourvehicle. h’,thismanual, you’ll fmd thatpictures you orother people. and words work together to ,expi& things quickly. .* ‘Index -..- In the caution area,we tell you what the hazard is. Then A good place to look for what you needis the Index in we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the the back of the manual..It’san alphabetical listof all hazard. Please read these Fautiqns.If you don’t, you or that’s in the manual,and the pagenumber. where others could be hurt. you’ll find it. You will also finda circle Safety Warnings and Symbols with a slash through it in this book. ‘Thissafety You will find a number of safety cautions this book. in symbol means “Don’t,” We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you “Don’t dothis,” or “Don’t about thingsthat. could hurt youif you were to ignore let this happen.” , . thewarning. .. -. ~ iii Vehicle Damage Warnings In the notice area,we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would Also, in this book you will find these notices: not be coveredby 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 These mean there is something that could and NOTICE warnings in different colors orin different words. damage your vehicle. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. iv Vehicle Symbols These are someof the symbolsyou may find on your vehicle. I For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols These symbols Here are some these symbols are important have to do with are on some of are used on other symbols are used on an for you and your lights: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is driven: FUSE -%- COOLANT TEMP - DOOR LOCK TURN PROTECT UNLOCK SIGNALS EYES BY @ 9 BAllERY LIGHTER SHIELDING CHARGING I-1 SYSTEM - CAUSTIC WINDSHIELD BATTERY FASTEN HORN DEFROSTER )c=r ACID COULD SEAT BRAKE (0) CAUSE BELTS BURNS EiE A FLASHER R SPEAKER AVOID WINDOW SPARKS OR I@ DEFOGGER FLAMES POWER WINDOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FUEL SPARK OR ,111, B FLAME COULD VENTILATING EXPLODE FOG LAMPS FAN ANTI-LOCK (@) $0 BRAKES BATTERY V NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about theseats in your Geo Manual Front Seats and how to use your safety belts properly.You can also learn about some things you shouldnot do with air bags and safety belts. ~ A CAUTION: Seats and Seat Controls ~ You can lose controlof the vehicle if you try to This part tells seats about the seats how to adjust -- adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle them, and also about recliningfront seatbacks, head is restraints and rear folding seatbacks. moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicleis not moving. 11 Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback,lift the lever on the outer sideof Lift the lever under thefront seat to unlock it. Slide the the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatback where seat to whereyou want it. Release the lever andtry to you want it.Push on the seat to make sure it’s locked in move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is position. Pullup on the lever, and the seat will go itsto locked into place. original upright position. Don’t put anything, under the front seats. Items under the seats could keep the seats from locking into place properly. 1-2 Sitting ina reclined positionwhen your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safetybelts can't do their jobwhen you're reclined like this. The shoulderbelt can't do its job because it won't be against yourbody. Instead, itwill be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or otherinjuries. The lapbelt can't do itsjob either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen.The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause seriousinternal injuries. But don't have a seatback reclinedif your vehicle is moving. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatbackupright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear yoursafety belt properly. 1-3 Head Rest] int-.- To fold either seatback down: Slide the head straint up or down so that the top of the 1. Push the button on the restraint is closest to the topof your ears. This position toD of the seatback while reduces the chanceof a neck injuryin a crash. yiu pull down on the Pull up to raise the restraint.To lower it, push the seatback. (Repeat the release button and push down. procedure for the other side if you do not have a Make sure the head restraintis locked in place after you built-in child’restraint.) adjust it. Rear Folding Seatback (Option) You can fold either sideof the seatback downin your Geo for more cargo space. On vehicles witha built-in child restraint system,only the driver’sside rear passenger seatbackcan be folded down. Make surethe front seat isn’t reclined.If it is, the rear seatback won’t fold down all the way. 1-4 afety Belts: They're for Everyone xnls part of the manual tells you howto use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains theair bag system. 1 A CAUTION: Don't let anyone ride wherehe or she can't wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you're not wearinga safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the 2. Fold the seatback down. vehicle or be ejected fromit. You can beseriously To raise the seatback: injured orkilled. In the same crash,you might 1. Pull the seatback up and pushit back to lock it into not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your place. Make sure the safety belts are not twisted or safety belt, and check that yourpassengers' belts caught in the seatback. are fastened properly too. 2. Push and pull the top of the seatback to be sureit is locked in position. 1-5 Your vehicle has a light that Why Safety Belts Work comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See “Safety When you ride in or on anythmg, you go as fast as itgoes. Belt Reminder Light” in the Index.) In most states and Canadian provinces, the law saysto wear safety belts. Here’s why:They work.