2002 Chevrolet Astro Owner’s Manual Litho in U.S.A. ECopyright General Motors Corporation 6/27/01 Part Number C2210 A First Edition All Rights Reserved i 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 after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it votre concessionaire ou au: so the new owner can use it. Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 ii How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning CAUTION: to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and These mean there is something that could hurt controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find you or other people. that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. 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. You will also find a circle Safety Warnings and Symbols with a slash through it in this book. This safety You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. symbol means “Don’t,” We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you “Don’t do this” or “Don’t about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore let this happen.” the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this book you will find these notices: Your vehicle may be equipped with components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, are shown along with the text NOTICE: describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gage or indicator. These mean there is something that could damage If you need help figuring out a specific name of a your vehicle. component, gage or indicator reference the following topics in the Index: In the notice area, we tell you about something that can D “Engine Compartment Overview” damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would D “Instrument Panel” not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. D But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid “Comfort Controls” the damage. D “Audio Systems” When you read other manuals, you might see Also see “Warning Lights and Gages” in the Index. 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. iv These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: v Model Reference This manual covers these models: Cargo Van Passenger Van vi 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 1-38 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for 1-13 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone Children and Small Adults 1-17 Here Are Questions Many People Ask 1-40 Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat) About Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-42 Children 1-18 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-48 Restraint Systems for Children 1-18 Driver Position 1-62 Older Children 1-26 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-65 Safety Belt Extender 1-27 Right Front Passenger Position 1-65 Checking Your Restraint Systems 1-27 Air Bag System 1-66 Replacing Restraint System Parts 1-34 Rear Seat Passengers After a Crash 1- 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls Two-Way Front Seat This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust The bucket seats can them, take them out and put them back in. It also tells be adjusted forward or you about bucket and bench seats, power seats and rearward using the lever head restraints. located under 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 located under the front of the seat toward the outboard side of the seat to unlock don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the the vehicle is not moving. lever and try to move the seat with your body, to make sure that the seat is locked into place. 1-2 Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped) Power Seat (If Equipped) If your vehicle has this feature, there will be a control pad located on the inboard side of the driver’s seat. To raise or lower the front of the seat cushion, raise or If your vehicle has this feature, there will be a knob lower the lever located toward the front of the vehicle. located on the inboard side of the driver’s and passenger’s bucket seats. To raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion, raise or lower the lever located toward the rear of the vehicle. Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support. Turn the knob toward the rear of the To move the entire seat backwards, forward, or up or vehicle to decrease lumbar support. down, move the center knob. 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 seatback will go to an upright position. But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-4 Head Restraints CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job when you’re reclined like this. The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable belt properly. on others. Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 1-5 Seatback Latches After the latch has been released, push the seatback toward the front of the vehicle until it locks into place. The seatback lever is To raise the seatback, unlock the seatback latch by located on the right rear pushing up on the lever while pushing down on the of your seat. upper edge of the seatback. Move the seatback into the upright position. Make sure the seatback is locked when it is back in the upright position. CAUTION: If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move 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 bench seatback forward, is locked. pull up on the latch release lever while pulling the seatback toward the rear of the vehicle. 1-6 Rear Seats Bench Seats Bucket Seats (If Equipped) Each bench seat can carry up to three passengers. They can also be removed to increase storage space. The center bench and rear bench seats can be adjusted forward or rearward using the lever at the front of the seat. Move the seat adjustment lever located at the front of the seat toward the passenger’s side 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 locked into place. Your vehicle may have rear bucket seats with an adjustment release bar located under the front of the seats. These seats can be adjusted forward or rearward with the release bar. Pull the release bar up to release the The center bench seat has a pivoting right armrest. seat bottom. Slide the seat where you want it and then The optional bench seats come with moveable armrests, let go of the release bar.