2000 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual Litho in U.S.A. © Copyright General Motors Corporation 1999 Part Number C2010 A All Rights Reserved i Table of Contents Seats and Restraint Systems Section 1 Seats and Seat Controls Air Bag System Safety Belts Child Restraints Features and Controls Section 2 Keys and Door Locks Cruise Control Keyless Entry System Interior and Exterior Lamps Hatch Mirrors Automatic Transmission Storage Compartments All-Wheel Drive Operation (Option) Convenience Net/Luggage Carrier (If Equipped) Parking Brake Accessory Power Outlets Windows HomeLink® Transmitter (Option) Tilt Wheel Instrument Panel, Warning Lights and Gages Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Driver Information System (If Equipped) Windshield Wipers ii Table of Contents (cont'd) Comfort Controls and Audio Systems Section 3 Heating and Air Conditioning Radio/Cassette Player/CD Player Setting the Radio Clock Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature Your Driving and the Road Braking/Anti-lock Brakes Recreational Vehicle Towing Section 4 Steering Loading Your Vehicle Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions Towing a Trailer Off-Road Driving Problems on the Road Section 5 Hazard Warning Flashers Engine Overheating Jump Starting Changing a Flat Tire Towing Your Vehicle If You're Stuck iii Table of Contents (cont'd) Service and Appearance Care Section 6 Fuel Appearance Care Checking Fluids and Lubricants Electrical System/Fuses and Circuit Breakers Bulb Replacement Capacities and Specifications Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Tires and Wheels Maintenance Schedule Section 7 Scheduled Maintenance Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Periodic Maintenance Inspections Maintenance Records iv Table of Contents (cont'd) Customer Assistance Information Section 8 Customer Satisfaction Procedures Warranty Information (See Warranty Manual) Customer Assistance Offices Reporting Safety Defects on page 8-10 Roadside Assistance and Courtesy Transportation Service Publications Index Section 9 In the Index you will find an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. Please refer to the last page of this manual for your Service Station Guide v We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name ASTRO are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it 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 Owners Who Prefer a “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français 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. 1577 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9 vi 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 the features and about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find the warning. that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the 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 these cautions. If you don’t, you or others could be hurt. vii You will also find a circle In the notice area, we tell you about 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, and it could be costly. symbol means “Don’t,” But the notice will tell you what to do to help 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 different colors 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 book you will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. viii 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 lamps: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is MASTER WINDSHIELD CAUTION driven: LIGHTING WIPER POSSIBLE SWITCH ENGINE FUSE INJURY COOLANT TEMP DOOR LOCK TURN PROTECT WINDSHIELD UNLOCK SIGNALS EYES BY WASHER BATTERY LIGHTER SHIELDING CHARGING PARKING SYSTEM CAUSTIC LAMPS WINDSHIELD BATTERY FASTEN HORN DEFROSTER ACID COULD SEAT BRAKE CAUSE BELTS HAZARD BURNS WARNING FLASHER REAR COOLANT SPEAKER AVOID WINDOW SPARKS OR POWER DEFOGGER FLAMES DAYTIME WINDOW RUNNING ENGINE OIL LAMPS PRESSURE FUEL SPARK OR FLAME VENTILATING COULD FAN EXPLODE AIR BAG FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK BATTERY BRAKES ix Model Reference This manual covers these models: Cargo Van Passenger Van x Service Station Guide Windshield Washer Cooling System Fluid See Section 5 Tire Pressure See Section 6 See Section 6 For a More Spare Tire Pressure Detailed Look at See Section 5 What's Under the Hood See Section 6 Alternate Fuel Door Release Hood Release See Section 6 See Section 6 Battery Engine Oil Dipstick See Section 6 Remote Fuel See Section 6 Release Door Fuel See Section 6 Use unleaded gas only, Oil Viscosity 87 Octane or higher. Engine Oil See Section 6 See Section 6 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems 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 air bags and safety belts. 1-2 Seats and Seat Controls 1-37 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children 1-13 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone and Small Adults 1-17 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About 1-39 Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat) Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-41 Children 1-18 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-45 Child Restraints 1-18 Driver Position 1-59 Larger Children 1-26 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-62 Safety Belt Extender 1-27 Right Front Passenger Position 1-62 Checking Your Restraint Systems 1-27 Air Bag System 1-63 Replacing Restraint System Parts After 1-34 Rear Seat Passengers a Crash 1- 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls 2-Way Front Seat This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust The bucket seats can be them, take them out and put them back in. It also tells adjusted forward or you about bucket and bench seats, power seats and rearward by the lever head restraints. located at the front of the seat. Manual Front Seats CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you Move the seat adjustment lever at the front of the seat toward the driver’s door to unlock it. Slide the seat to don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when where you want it. Then release the lever and try to the vehicle is not moving. move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. 1-2 Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped) Power Seats (If Equipped) If you have this feature, there will be a control pad located on the inboard side of the driver and passenger bucket seats. If you have this feature, there will be a knob located The front control makes the front of the seat go up on the inboard side of the driver and passenger and down. bucket seats. The center control makes the whole seat go forward, Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to increase rearward, up or down. lumbar support. Turn the knob toward the rear of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support. The rear control makes the rear of the seat go up and down. 1-3 Reclining Seatbacks There is a lever located on the inside of the seat to adjust the seatback. You can adjust the seatback by lifting the lever and leaning back. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull up on the lever, lean forward and the seat will go to an upright position. But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-4 Head Restraints CAUTION: Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or down Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck up, your safety belts can’t do their job when injury in a crash.