1997 Chevrolet Astro Owners Manual

2-52 2-7 6-61 1-3 4-9 6-30 2-29 Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 5-2 Problems on the Road Publications, Service and Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 1. 8- I2

Radiator ..................................... Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... Radio Reception ................................ Radios ........................................ Rain. Driving In ................................ Reading Lamps ................................ Rear

5- 19 6-29 3-28 3-9 4- 16 2-40 . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Air Conditioning System . . . . . . . .

Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25 Heating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Outside Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34 Safety Belt Comfort Guides ..................... 1-37 SeatAudio .................................. 3-18 Seatpassengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34 Storage ..................................... 2-43 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11. 5-12 Window Defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34 Windshield Washer Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41 Reclining Front Seatbacks ......................... 1-4 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49 Recovery Tank. Coolant .......................... 5-16 Refrigerants. Air Conditioning .................... 6-67 Regulator. Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18 Removable Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Replacement

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66 Parts ....................................... 6-68 Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48 Replacing Safety Belts ........................... 1-66 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8- IO. 8-11 Restraints

Built-in Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child ........................ Head ........................................ 1-5 Replacing Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-66 Systemcheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44 2-20

Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-41. 1-42. 1-43. 1-53

1-44 1-65

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Right Front Passenger Position ................ : ... 1-27 Roadside Assistance .............................. 8-5 Roadside Assistance. Canadian ..................... 8-7 ........................... 5-36 Rocking Your Vehicle Rotation. Tires ................................. 6-45

bafety Belt Extender ............................ 1-65 1 - 12 Safety Belts ................................... Adults ...................................... 1-18 ....................................... Care 6-54 Center Rear Passenger Position .................. 1-39 Children .................................... 1-41 Driver Position ............................... 1 - 18 Extender .................................... l-65 1 - 18 How to Wear Properly ......................... Incorrect Usage ......................... 1-63, 1-64 LapBelt .................................... 1-39 Lap-Shoulder ........................... 1 - 18, 1-34 .............................. 1-62 Larger Children Questions and Answers ........................ 1- 17 Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions ............ 1-34 Rear Seat Passengers .......................... 1-34 Reminder Light ......................... 1 - 13, 2-60 Replacing After a Crash ........................ 1-62 .................. 1-27 Right Front Passenger Position Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ................... 1-20 Smaller Children and Babies, Cargo Vans .......... 1-43 Smaller Children and Babies, Except Cargo Vans .... 1-4 1 Use During Pregnancy ......................... 1-26 WhyTheyWork .............................. 1-13 Safety Chains .................................. 4-34

Safety Defects. Reporting ................... 8- 10. 8- 11 ... Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 111 7-4 Seatback Latches ...................................... Reclining ....................................

1-5 1-4

Seats

ManualFront ............................,.... l-2 Manual Lumbar Support ........................ 1-3 Power ...................................... l-3 Rear ........................................ 1-6 Removable Rear ............................... 1-9 Restraint Systems .............................. 1-1 Seat Controls ................................. 1-2 Securing a Child Restraint ................. 1-53, 1-54 Two-WayManual ............................. 1-2 SecondGe ar ................................... 2-21 Service ........................................ 6-2 Bulletins, Ordering ....................... 8-1 1, 8-12 EngineSoonLight ............................ 2-65 Manuals, Ordering ....................... 8- 11, 8- 12 Parts Identification Label ....................... 6-60 Publications, Ordering .................... 8- 11, 8- 12 Work, Doing Your Own ......................... 6-2 Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6-1 Service and Owner Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8- 11, 8- 12 Service Publications ........................ 8-11, 8-12 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32 Sheet Metal Damage ............................ 6-57 Shifting ....................................... 2-19 Into Park (P) ................................. 2-24 Out of Park (P) ............................... 2-26

Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20 SIR .......................................... 1-27 Skidding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13 Sound Equipment. Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28 Spare Tire. Compact ............................. 5-35 Specifications and Capacities ...................... 6-67 Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 Speedometer ................................... 2-59 Stains. Cleaning ................................ 6-52 Starter Switch Check ............................ 7-45 Starting Your Engine ............................ 2- 17 Steam ........................................ 5-13 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 In Emergencies ............................... 4- IO Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Wheel. Tilt .................................. 2-31 Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42 Storage. Vehicle ................................ 6-36 Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36 Sunvisors .................................... 2-51 Sunglasses Storage .............................. 2-48 Supplemental Inflatable Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27 Symbols. Vehicle ..................................

Taillamp Bulb Replacement ...................... Tape Player Care ............................... Temperature & Compass Display

6-41 3-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47

Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Theft-Deterrent Feature .......................... 3-26 ................................ 3-26 THEFTLOCK Thermostat .................................... 6-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 Third Gear Tilt Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31 ................................... Time. Setting 3-9 Tire Chains .................................... 6-50 TireLoading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Tire-Loading Information Label Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43 ........................ 6-48 Alignment and Balance BuyingNew ................................. 6-46 Chains ..................................... 6-50 ChangingaFlat .............................. 5-23 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57 Compact Spare ............................... 5-35 Inflation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44 Inflation Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45 Inspection and Rotation Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44 Temperature ................................. 6-48 Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48 Treadwear ................................... 6-47 Uniform Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47 Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46 Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48 When It’s Time for New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46

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5.32. 6.66

4-31 5-7

1-54 2-26

TopStrap ..................................... Torque Lock ................................... Torque. Wheel Nut ......................... Towing a Trailer ................................ Towing Your Vehicle ............................. Trailer Brakes ..................................... 4-35 Driving on Grades ............................ 4-37 Driving with ................................. 4-35 Hitches ..................................... 4-34 Maintenance When Towing ..................... 4-38 Parking on Hills .............................. 4-38 Safety Chains ................................ 4-34 Tongueweight ............................... 4-33 Total Weight on Tires .......................... 4-34 Towing ..................................... 4-31 Turnsignals ................................. 4-37 Weight ..................................... 4-32 Wiring Harness ............................... 4-39 .................... 6-20 Transmission Fluid. Automatic Transmitters. Keyless Entry ........................ 2-7 Transportation. Courtesy .......................... 8-8 Trip Odometer ................................. 2-59 TTY Users ...................................... 8-4 Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32 Turn SignaIMultifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 1 Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer ................ 4-37 Two-way Manual Seat 1-2

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Underbody Maintenance ........................ 6-58 Underhood Electrical Center ...................... 6-64 Universal Transmitter ............................ 2-53

Vehicle

Control ...................................... .............................. Damage Warnings Dimensions ................................. Identification Number ......................... Loading .................................... Storage ..................................... Ventilation System ............................... Visor Vanity Mirrors ............................ Visors. Sun .................................... Voltmeter .....................................

4-6 iv 6-68 6-60 4-28 6-36 3-6 2-52 2-51 2-62

w a r n i n g Devices ............................... 5-2 Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators ............... 2-60 Warranty Information ............................ 8-10 ........................ Washer Fluid. Windshield 6-31 ........................... 6-56 Washing Your Vehicle Weatherstrips .................................. 6-55 Wheel Alignment .................................. 6-48 Nut Torque ............................. 5-32. 6-66 Replacement ................................. 6-48 Wrench ..................................... 5-25

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Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power .................... Swing-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windshield Washer . . . . . . . . . . . Fluid ..................... Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . Rear .....................

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34

Windshield Wipers .............................. 2-33 Blade Replacement ........................... 6-42 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61 Winter Driving ................................. 4-24 Wiring. Headlamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61 WreckerTowing ................................. 5-7 Wrench. Wheel ................................. 5-25

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Service Station Checkpoints

WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID

P6-31 \ /f!\> f i

ENGINE COOLANT RECOVERYTANK

P6-27

ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK

TIRES

P6-43 /

SECONDARY

HOOD RELEASE

P6-8

BATTERY-

P6-36

HOOD RELEASE

P6-8

FUEL'DOOR

P6-5

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