C H EV RO LE T C A V- AL I ER f.. 1 993 OWNE R‘S MANUAL I993 Owner’s Manual 0Chevrolet Cavalier Table of Contents introduction How to Use this Manual . .6 Part I Seats & SafetyBelts , ‘I . i,. Part 2 Features & Controls . .47 = Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . I O! Part 4 Your Driving and the Road . , . 123 I Part 5 Problems on the Road. a . a Part 6 Service & Appearance Care . I95 Part 7 Maintenance Schedule . 259 r Part 8 Customer Assistance Information . .281 I Includes “ReportingSafety Defects” on page 286 Part 9 Index .................... 295 Service Station Information . .Last Page Printed in USA 10202145 B Second Printing . important Notes About this Manual Please keep this manual in your Chevrolet, 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 timeit was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. Note to Canadian Owners For vehicles firstsold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en francais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7. Published by Chevrolet Motor Division The word Chevrolet, the Chevrolet emblem and the General Motors Corporation name Cavalier are registered trademarksof General Motors Corporation. The word Delco is a registered trademark of the General Motors Corporation. @ Copyright 1992 General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Motor Division. All rights reserved. 2 w The dynumic William C “Billy ’’ Durant shlfted gearsfram muking carriages to I making cars, forming half the team that gave birth to Chevrolet. 1 .> ’ , .: Louis Chevrolet,the other half of the team, at the wheel of his experimental “Classic Six,” which enteredproduction in 1912. That year 2999 vehicles wereproduced. In Januuy 1942, Chevrolet fictorics k were convirted to militaty production in an all-out@ort to achieve victoryin Europe and the Pacific.. but millionsof Americans already owned a “Chevy.” :re; dl I I The legacyof America’s favorite I I sportscar began in 1953, when 319 hand- In 1932 Chevrolet introduced assembled white Corvettes launched the ,,,-+--- the Synchro-Mesh transmission d 7 firstuse of aJiberglassbody in a I and ofleredahost of accessories- i including such nicetiesas a clock! The 1957 Chevy started a romance with the American public-and was poweredby an available fuel-injectedV8. 60's automotive excitement m7 included Chevrolet landmarks like the Corvette Sting Ray, the sporty Your new Chevrolet continuesa tradition of quality and value. Camuro, and powerplants like the legendary 327 V8. How to Use this Manual Part 5: Problems on the Road This part tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating. Part 6: Service & Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your Chevrolet running properly and looking good. Part 7: Maintenance Schedule Using Your 1993 Chevrolet This part tells you when to perform Owner's Manual Part 1: Seats and Safety Belts vehicle maintenance and what fluids and Many people read their owner's manual This part tells you how to use your seats lubricants to use. from beginning toend when they first and safety belts properly. Part 8: Customer Assistance receive their new vehicle. This will help Part 2: Features & Controls Information you learn about the features and controls This part explains how to start and This part tells you how to contact for your vehicle.In this manual, you'll operate your Chevrolet. Chevrolet for assistance and how to get find that pictures and words work service publications. Italso gives you together to explain things quickly. Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio information onReporting Safety Defects. Systems There arenine parts with color-tabbed Part 9: Index This part tells you how to adjust the pages in this manual. Each part begins Here's an alphabetical listingof almost with a brief list of contents, so you can ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. every subject in this manual. You can usually tell at a glance if that part use it to quickly find somethingyou contains the informationyou want. Part 4: Your Driving and the Road want to read. You can bend the manual slightly to Here you'll find helpful information and Service Station Information reveal the color tabs that helpyou find a tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. This is a quick reference of service part. information. You can find it on the last page of this manual. 5 I Satiety Warnings and Symbols Vehicle Damage Warnings You will find a numberof safety You will also find a red circle with a Also, in this book you will find these cautions in this book. We use yellow slash through it in this book. This safety blue notices: and the word CAUTION to tellyou symbol means: about things that couldhurt you if you NOTICE I were to ignore the warning. I Don’t hese mean there is somct Don’t do this ould damage your vehicle. Don’t let this happen These mean there is somethiq 8 In the blue notice area, we tell you other L that could hurt you or about something thatcan damage your ople. I vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it In the yellow caution area, we tell you could be costly.But the notice will tell what the hazard is. Then we tell you you what to do to help avoid the what to do to help avoid or reduce the damage. hazard. Please read these cautions. If When you read other manuals, you you don’t, you or others could be hurt. might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in differentcolors or in different words. In this manual, we’ve used the familiar words andcolors that Chevrolet has used for years. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use thesame colors, and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. 7 ..I How to Use this Manual Vehicle Symbols These are someof the symbols you will These symbols are important for you These symbols have to do with your find on your vehicle. For example, these and your passengers whenever your lights: symbols are used on an original battery: vehicle is driven: Master Lighting Switch Caution Possible Injury Fasten Safety Belts ai w Turn Signal Direction Protect Eyes by Shielding Door LocWUnlock Hazard Warning Flashers Caustic Battery Acid Could Cause Burns Avoid Sparks or Flames Headlight High Beam Spark or Flame Could Parking Lights Explode Battery pi These symbols are on some of your These symbols are usedon warning and Here are some other symbols you may controls: indicator lights: see: Windshield Wipers Engine Coolant Fuse Temperature cc - 1 TrunkRelease Windshield Washer Battery Charging System Windshield Defroster Fuel Lighter Horn Rear Window Defogger Engine Oil Pressure wbl Ventilating Fan Brake Hood Release Power Window Anti-Lock Brakes (@I 9 Notes I . Part I Seats & Safety Belts HereYOU’II find information about Seats and Seat Controls ............................................. 12 the seats in your Chevrolet and how SafetyBelts ...................................................... 17 to use your safety belts properly. You How.to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................... 22 can also learn about some things DriverPosition ................................................... 23 you should not do with safety belts. Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................................... 27 Right Front Passenger Position ....................................... 27 RearSeatPassengers ............................................... 28 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ..................................... 30 Center Passenger Position ........................................... 32 Children ......................................................... 33 Smaller Children and Babies......................................... 34 Child Restraints ................................................... 35 LargerChildren ................................................... 43 SafetyBeltExtender ............................................... 44 Replacing Safety Belts Aftera Crash ................................... 45 II mm Seats & Safety Belts Seats and Seat Controls Manual Front Seat Reclining Front Seatback This section tells you about the seats- To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on how to adjust them-and also about 1the outer side of the seat andmove the IC" , reclining seatbacks and head restraints. I , You can lose control of the seatback to where you want it. Release - b vehicle if you try to adjust a 1the lever to lock the seatback. Pull up manual driver's seat while the on the lever and the seat willgo to an vehicle is moving. The sudden 1upright position. movement could startle and But don't have a seatback reclined if confuse you, or make you push a -Jourvehicle is moving. pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Move the lever under the front seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever andtry tc 3 move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. I2 L I Head Restraints I lVlV 9u Head restraints are fixed on some Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle isin motion can be vehicles and adjustable on others. Slide A dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can’tdo their job an adjustable head restraint up or down when you’re reclined like this. so that the top of the restraint is closest The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it won’t be against your body. to the top of your ears. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving This position reduces the chance of a neck or other injuries.