5 ’1,U 1993 Owner’s Manual Table of Contents C . .’acker Introduction How to Use This Manual ............. 1 Part 1 Seats & Safety Belts. ...............11 I Part 2 Features & Controls ................43 I Part 3 Comfort Controls 81 Audio Systems rn ,101 Part 4 Your Driving and the Road. .........117 I Part 5 Problems on the Road .............189 I Part 6 Service & Appearance Care.. .......221 1 Part 7 Maintenance Schedule .............281 1 Part 8 Customer Assistance Information ....311 Including “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 315. I Part9 Index.. .........................325 Service Station Information ....Last Page Printed in U.S.A. Part No. 10213056 A First Edition Please keep this manual in your Geo, 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 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 “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet/Geo Division whenever it appears in this manual. For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual Aux propribtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vousprocurer un exemplaire dece guide en franGais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7. Published by Chevrolet/Geo Division General Motors, GM and the GM emblem, General Motors Corporation Chevrolet and the Chevrolet emblem, Geo and the Geo emblem are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. @ Copyright 1992 General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet/Geo Division. All rights reserved. CONVERTIBLE HARDTOP UTILITY UTILITY About Driving Your Tracker 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 Geo Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle” in the Index.) 3.. Welcome to Geo World-class vehicles for the world-wise vehicle buyer. Feature by feature, every Geo shows that quality, value and technology can exist hand-in-hand with affordability. And Geo adds something special to vehicle ownership - fun. There’s a Geo out there for everyone. It could be the economical Geo Metro or the sporty Geo Storm. Maybe the five-passenger Geo flagship, Prizm, or the adventurous off-roader, Geo Tracker. No matter what Geo you drive, you’ll find designed-in comfort and owner enjoyment in detail after careful detail. Geo’s are savvy vehicles that answer the needs of the road and - with Tracker - even the off-road. Sold and serviced bylheusands of Chevrolet/Geo dealers, Geo is earning its stripes as a serious contender in today’s value-conscious marketplace. We know your ownership experience will be a rewarding one. , Welcome to the world of Geo. I Jim Perkins General Manager . -4 Part 1: Seats & Safety Belts This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. How to Use This Part 2: Features & Controls Manual that’s in the manual, and the page This part explains how to start and Many people read their owner’s manual number where you’ll find it. operate your Geo. from beginning to end when they first Part 1-8: Each part of this manual Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio receive their new vehicle. This will help begins with a brief list of its contents, so Systems you learn about the features and controls you can often find at a glance if a part This part tells you how to adjust the for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll contains the information you want. ventilation and comfort controls and find that pictures and words work How to Use This Manual how to operate your sound system. together to explain things quickly. This part tells you how to use your Part 4: Your Driving and the Road Index: A good place to look for what manual and includes safety and vehicle Here you’ll find helpful information and you need is the Index in back of the damage warnings and symbols. manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. 5.. How to Use this Manual Safety Warnings and Symbols Part 5: Problems on the Road Part 8: Customer Assistance You will find a number of safety This part tells you what to do if you Information cautions in this book. We use yellow have a problem while driving, such as a This part includes important information and the word CAUTION to tell you flat tire or engine overheating. 3bout reporting safety defects and gives about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. Part 6: Service & Appearance Care you details about the “Roadside 4ssistance” program. You will also find In the yellow caution area, we tell you Here the manual tells you how to keep mstomer satisfaction phone numbers what the hazard is. Then we tell you your Geo running properly and looking (including customer satisfaction numbers what to do to help avoid or reduce the good. for the hearing and speech impaired) as hazard. Please read these cautions. If Part 7: Maintenance Schedule well as the mediationlarbitration you don’t, you or others could be hurt. This part tells you when to perform procedure. We’ve also included ordering vehicle maintenance and what fluids and information for service publications in lubricants to use. this part. Service Station Information This is a quick reference of service information. You can find it on the last page of this manual. I..6 I Vehicle Damage Warnings I‘ou will also find a red circle with a Also, in this book you will find these When you read other manuals, you lash through it in this book. This safety blue notices: might see CAUTION and NOTICE ymbol means “Don’t,’’ “Don’t do In the blue notice area, we tell you warnings in different colors or in his,” or “Don’t let this happen.” about something that can damage your different words. In this manual, we’ve vehicle. Many times, this damage would used the familiar words and colors that not be covered by your warranty, and it Geo has used for years. could be costly. But the notice will tell You’ll also see warning labels on your you what to do to help avoid the vehicle. They use the same colors, and damage. the words CAUTION or NOTICE. 7... How to Use this Manual Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you will These symbols are important for you find on your vehicle. For example, these and your passengers whenever your symbols are used on an original battery: vehicle is driven: Caution Possible injury Fasten Safety Belts i Headlight High Beam Headlight Low Beam Protect Eyes by Shielding These symbols have to do with your lights: Caustic Battery Acid Parking Lights Could Cause Burns Master Lighting Switch Brightness Control Avoid Sparks or Flames Turn Signal Direction 5aytime Running Lights Hazard Warning Flasher Sparks or Flame Could (Canada) Explode Battery A These symbols are on some of your controls: Windshield Wiper Rear Window Wiper Air Conditioning AIC and Washer Windshield Washer w Rear Window Wiper Ventilating Fan Windshield Defroster Rear Window Defogger Q How to Use this Manual These symbols are used on warning and Here are some other symbols you may indicator lights: see: Engine Coolant Hood Release Temperature Battery Charging Brake Lighter System E3 Fuel w Horn I.. 10 Part 1 Seats & Safety Belts . Here you’ll find information Seats and Seat Controls ................................................ 12 about the seats in your Geo and Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone ....................................... 18 how to use your safety belts Why Safety Belts Work ................................................ 19 properly. You can also learn Here Are Questions Many People Ask about about some things you should Safety Belts - and the Answers ..................................... 22 Safety Belt Reminder Light ............................................. 23 not with safety belts . do How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...................................... 23 Children ............................................................. 30 Child Restraints....................................................... 31 Larger Children....................................................... 37 Safety Belt Extender ................................................... 39 Checking Your Restraint Systems ........................................ 39 Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash ...................................... 40 Seats & Safety Belts Seats and Seat Controls Front Seat This section tells you about the seats - Move the lever under the front seat to how to adjust them, and also about unlock it. Slide the seat to where you reclining from seatbacks, head want it. Then release the lever and try A restraints, seatback latches, easy entry You can lose control of the to move the seat with your body, to seats, folding rear seat and reclining L vehicle if you try to adjust a make sure the seat is locked into place. rear seatbacks, manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and canfuse 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. ...12 I .. RecliningFront Se, iacks To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on IW the outer side of the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you Sitting ina reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be want it. Pull up on the lever and the seat L dangerous. Even if youbuckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job when will go to its original upright position. you’re reclined like this. But don’t have a seatback reclined if The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it won’t be against your body.