1994 TRACKER 1994 Owner’s Manual Geo Tracker Table of Contents ii : . :: Introduction How to Use This Manual 4 ;..:::;.: Part 1 Seats & RestraintSystems =.= Part 2 Features & Controls Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems Part 4 Your DrivingandtheRoad = 99 1 Part 5 Problemsthe on Road 131 I Part 6 Service & AppearanceCare 155 I PartSchedule 7 Maintenance 203 Part 8 CustomerAssistance information 233 I Including “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 236. Part 9 Index .................... ............... 243 I Service Station Information PageLast Printed in U.S.A. Part No. 10260663 A Second Edition 1 ... How to Use This Manual Important Notes aboutThis For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a Published by: Manual French Language Manual Chevrolet Motor Division Aux propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez Please keep this manual in your Geo, so it General Motors Corporation vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide will be there if you ever need it when en fransais chez votre concessionaire ou au General Motors, GM and the GM you’re on the road. If you sell the vehicle, DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 emblem, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet please leave this manual in it so the new Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T emblem, and Geo and the Geo emblem are owner can use it. 1 C7. registered trademarks of General Motors This manual includes the latest information Corporation. at the time it was printed. We reserve the @Copyright 1993 General Motors right to make changes in the product after Corporation, Chevrolet/Geo Division. All that time without further notice. For Rights Reserved. vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motorsof Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division wherever it appears in this manual. ... 2 CONVERTIBLE HARDTOP UTILITY UTILITY About Driving Your Tracker As with other vehicles of this type. fdure 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.) 3... How to Use This Manual Part 1 - Seats & Restraint Systems: This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. Part 2 - Features & Controls: This part explains how to start and operate your Geo. Part 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems: This part tells you howto adjust the comfort controls and how to operate your sound system. Part 4 - Your Driving and the Road: Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the roadand how to drive under different conditions. Part 5 - Problems on the Road: This part tells you whatto do if you have a that’s in the manual, and the page problem while driving, such as a flat tire How to Use This number where you’ll find it. or engine overheating, etc. Manual Parts 1-8: Each part of this manual Part 6 - Service & Appearance Care: Many people readtheir owner’s manual begins with a brief list of its contents,so Here the manual tells you howto keep from beginning to end when they first you can often find ata glance if a part your Geo running properly and looking receive their new vehicle. This will help contains the information you want. good. you learn about the features andcontrols for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll How to Use This Manual: This part Part 7 - Maintenance Schedule: This find that pictures and words work tells you how to use your manual and part tells when to perform vehicle together to explain things quickly. includes safety and vehicle damage maintenance and what fluids and Index: A good place to look for what warnings and symbols. lubricants to use. you need isthe Index in back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list ofall ...4 Part 8 - Customer Assistance Information: This part includes important information about reporting safety defects and gives you details about the “Roadside Assistance” program. You will also find customer satisfaction phone numbers These mean there is something that (including customer satisfaction numbers could hurt you or other people. for the hearing and speech impaired), as well as the mediation/arbitration procedure. We’ve also included ordering information for service publications in this L part. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash Service Station Information: This is a through it in this book. This safety symbo quick reference of service information. You will find a number of safety cautions means ”Don’t,” “Don’t do this,” or “Don’ You can find it on the last page of this in this book. We use a box with a gray let this happen.” background and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to 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 these cautions. If you don’t. you or others could be hurt. 5. How to Use This Manual Vehicle Symbols These symbols are important for you and NOTICE: your passengers whenever your vehicle is These are some of the symbols you will driven: find on your vehicle. For example. these symbols are used on an original battery: These mean there is something that Fasten Safety Belts could damage your vehicle. Caution Possible Injury A These symbols have to do with your lights: Protect Eyes by Shielding Master lighting Switch Vehicle Damage Warnings @ Also, in this book you will find these Caustic BatteryAcid Turn Signal Direction notices. Could Cause Burns In the notice area, we tell you about something that can darnage your vehicle. Hazard Warning Flashers Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty. and it could be Avoid Sparks or Flames - costly. But the notice will tell you what to Headlight High Beam -0- do to help avoid the damage. 8 0 When you read other manuals. you might Sparks or Flame Could Headlight Low Beam see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in Explode Battery g0 different colors or in different words. You’ll also see warning labels on your Parking Lights =oo:4 vehicle. They use yellow for cautions. bluc for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. Brightness Control ...6 These symbols are on some of your Recirculate These symbols are used on warning and controls: Inside Air indicator lights: Engine Coolant Windshield Wiper Circulate Temperature Outside Air Windshield Washer Battery Charging System Fl Bi-Level Windshield Defroster Fuel Vent Rear Window Wiper Engine Oil Pressure and Washer Heater Brake (Canada) Rear Window Wiper Daytime RunningLights (Canada) .***to**e Rear Window Defogger Ventilating Fan f ... How to Use This Manual Here are some other symbols you may see: Hood Release Lighter Horn ...a Part 1 k Seats & Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Geo and Seats and Seat Controls . , . 10 how to use your safety belts Safety Belts: They're for Everyone . , . 15 properly. You can also learn Why Safety Belts Work . , . , , . 16 about some things you should Here Are Questions Many People Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers . I8 not do with safety belts. Safety Belt Reminder Light . , . 19 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . , , . , , . 19 Children ......................................................... 26 Child Restraints . , . 27 LargerChildren ................................................... 32 Safety BeltExtender ............................................... 33 Checking Your Restraint Systems . 33 Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash . , . 34 9 .. Seats and Restraint Systems Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats - how to adjust them, and also about reclining front seatbacks, head restraints, seatback latches, easy entry seats and the folding rear seatback. I 3 Front Seat Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the Iuter side of the seat. Release thelever to ock the seatback where you want it. Pull 1p on the lever, and the seat willgo to its Iriginal upright position. But don’t have he seatback reclined if your vehicle is noving. Move the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever and try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is lockedinto place. .10 ... : .. &-:;.,:: .....,. ..:. ,. r Head Restraints Head restraints are fixed on some vehicles and adjustable 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 ofa neck injury in a crash. 11 . .. Seats and Restraint Systems To raise or lower the restraint, push in the Easy Entry Seats release while you pull up or push down The front seats of your vehicle make it on the restraint. easy to get in and out of the rear seat. 0 When you pull up on the recliner release lever, the seatback will tilt forward and the whole seat willslide forward. After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the seatback to its original position. Then move the seat rearward until it locks. 0 To get out, pull the release handle on the rear of the right frontseat. .I2 Pull the knobs on both sides of the 3. Fold the seatback down. Folding Rear Seat seatback. If you have a split rear seat, The rear seat in your Geo folds to provide you can fold half of the seat by pulling more cargo space. only the knob on the side you want to To fold the seat. lower the rear seatback fold. and then flip the whole rear seat up against the front seats. 1. Swing the safety belt buckles forward and down.