2002 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner’s Manual Litho in U.S.A. ECopyright General Motors Corporation 06/06/01 Part Number 22673533 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 CAVALIER 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 Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a whenever it appears in this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez the new owner can use it. votre concessionaire ou au: 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 D “Engine Compartment Overview” can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage D “Instrument Panel” would not be covered by your warranty, and it could D be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help “Comfort Controls” avoid 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 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 1-32 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for 1-8 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone Children and Small Adults 1-12 Here Are Questions Many People Ask 1-34 Center Passenger Position About Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-36 Children 1-13 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-39 Restraint Systems for Children 1-13 Driver Position 1-52 Older Children 1-21 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-55 Safety Belt Extender 1-22 Right Front Passenger Position 1-55 Checking Your Restraint Systems 1-22 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) 1-55 Replacing Restraint System Parts 1-28 Rear Seat Passengers After a Crash 1- 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. 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 Lift the lever located on the front of the driver’s seat to don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the vehicle is not moving. the lever. Then try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. Your vehicle will be equipped with one of the following passenger seat adjusters. 1-2 If your vehicle is not equipped with easy entry seats, If your vehicle is equipped with easy entry seats, this is your passenger seat adjuster looks like this. Slide the your front passenger seat adjuster. Pull up on the lever lever located under the passenger’s seat to the right to located at the front of the passenger’s seat up to unlock unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release it. Slide the seat to a comfortable position and release the lever. Then try to move the seat with your body, the lever. Then try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. to make sure the seat is locked into place. 1-3 Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, lift the lever located on the outboard side of the seat and move the seatback to But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle where you want it. Release the lever and push rearward is moving. on the seatback to make sure it is locked. Pull up on the lever without pushing on the seatback and the seatback will go to an upright position. 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 Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the belt properly. 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 (Two-Door Models) Easy Entry Seat (If Equipped) The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the back seat. CAUTION: To fold a front seatback forward, lift the latch If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it located on the lower back side of the seatback and can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person push the seatback forward. sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat to be sure it is locked. The right front seat of some two-door vehicles makes it easy to get in and out of the rear seat. When you return the seatback to its original position, 1. Lift the right front seatback latch to release the seatback. make sure the seatback is locked. The latch must be down for the seat to work properly. 2. Tilt the seatback completely forward and the whole seat will slide forward. 3. Move the right front seatback to its original position CAUTION: after someone gets into the rear seat area. 4. Then move the seat rearward until it locks. If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury Tilt the seatback completely forward again and move the seat to get out of the back seat. to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked. 1-6 Rear Seats Folding the Rear Seat To return the seat to its upright position, push the seatback up to its original latched position. Check to ensure the seatback is in its original position To fold down the rear seat, pull forward on the seat tab and securely latched by pulling forward on the top of the to unlatch the seatback. seatback. Move any objects in the trunk compartment that prevent the seatback from closing. 1-7 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts CAUTION: properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), inside or outside of a vehicle.