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c I The 1996 Chevrolet Astro Owner’sManual Beats and Restraint Systems ............................................................. 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explains the “SIR” system. Features and Controls .................................................................. 2-1 This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Bmfort 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. Problems on the Road .................................................................. 5-1 This section tells you what to doif you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. Service and Appearance Care ............................................................ 6-1 Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle 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 for assistance and howto get service and owner publications. It also gives you infomation on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-8. Index ................................................................................ 9-1 Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subjectin this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, theGM Emblem, WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLETEmblem and the CERTIFICATION THROUGH name ASTRO are registered trademarks of General National Institute for Motors Corporation. AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE This manual includes the latest information at the time it EXCELLENCE was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Division whenever it appears in this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in yourvehicle, so it will be Aux propridtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you procurer un exemplaire de ce guideen franqais chez sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new votre concessionaire ou au: owner can use it. DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario LST IC7 Litho in U.S.A. @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1995 C9610 B First Edition All Rights Reserved ii How to Use this Manual Safety Warnings and Symbols Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you do this, it will help you learn about thefeatures and about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore controls foryour vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find the warning. that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. b Index A CAUTION: -- A good place to look for what you need is theIndex These :--Jan thereis something that could hurt in the back of the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of you or other people. all that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reducethe hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or others could be hurt. iii You will also find a circle In the notice area, we tell youabout something that can with a slash through it in damage your vehicle. Many times,this damage would this book. This safety not be covered by your warranty, andit could be costly. symbol means “Don’t,’’ But the notice will tell you what to do tohelp avoid “Don’t do this,” or “Don’t the damage. let this happen.” When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in differentcolors or in different words. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this bookyou will find these notices: I NOTICE: These mean thereis something that could damage your vehicle. iv Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. 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 CAUTION driven: WIPER POSSIBLE A w FUSE INJURY COOLANT - TEMP - DOOR LOCK TURN PROTECT SIGNALS EYES BY e I BATTERY LIGHTER n SHIELDING CHARGING I-1 SYSTEM CAUSTIC WINDSHIELD BATTERY FASTEN HORN DEFROSTER )a( ACID COULD SEAT BRAKE (0) CAUSE BELTS HAZARD BURNS WARNING FLASHER A COOLANT a SPEAKER b ENGINE OIL w, PRESSURE FUEL SPARK OR ,111, p3 FLAME VENTILATING COULD -b FAN ( EXPLODE FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK (@) $0 -J BRAKES BATTERY V Model Reference This manual covers thesemodels: Passenger Van Cargo Van vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Manual Front Seat vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. A CAUTION: Seats and Seat Controls You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to This section tells you about the seats how to adjust -- adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicleis them, take them out and put them back in. It also tells you about bucket and bench seats, power seats and moving. The sudden movement could startle and head restraints. confuse you,or make you push a pedal when you don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. 1-1 2-Way Front Seat Manual Lumbar Support (Option) The bucket seats can be adjusted forward or rearward by the lever at the front of the seat. Move the seat adjustment lever at thefront of the seat toward the driver’s doorto unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever and try to If you have this feature, there will bea knob on the move the seat withyour body, to make sure the seat is inboard side of the driver and passenger bucket seats. locked into place. Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support. Turn theknob toward the rear of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support. 1-2 Power Seats (Option) Reclining Seatbacks If you have this feature, there will bea control pad on the There is a lever on the inside of the seat to adjust inboard side of the driver and passenger bucket seats. the seatback. You can adjust the seatback by lifting the lever. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull up on the lever and the seatwill go to an upright position. The front control makes the front of the seat go up and down. The rear control makes the rear of the seat go up and down. The center control makes the whole seat go forward and rearward. 1-3 Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion canbe dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their whenjob you’re reclined like this. The shoulder belt can’t do its job becauseit won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crashyou could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can’t do its jobeither. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt J forces wouldbe there, not at yourpelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. But don’t have a seatback reclinedif your vehicle is moving. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sitwell back in the seat and wear yoursafety belt properly. 1-4 Head Restraints unlock the seat by pushing forward on the lever, while pushing down on the seat. Make sure the seatback is Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable locked when it is put backin the upright position. on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. Seatback Latches (Non-Touring If the seatback isn't locked, it couldmove Bench Seats) forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there.Always To fold your non-touring press rearward on the seatback to be sure it seatback forward, pull up is locked. on the latch release lever while pulling the seatback toward you. Rear Seats The lever is on the right rear of your seat. A seat that isn't locked into place properly can move around in a collision or sudden stop. People in the vehicle could be injured.Be sure tolock After the latch has been released, push theseatback the seat into place properlywhen installing it. down until it locks in place. To raise the seatback, The center and rear benchseats can be adjusted forward 1 A,CAUTION: or rearward by the lever at the front of the seat.

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