1995 Chevrolet Camaro Owners Manual

Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running ....... 2-32 Lights ASR (Acceleration Slip Regulation) System Warning . . . 4-9 Acceleration Slip Regulation Warning ............ 2-71 1-20. 2-69 Air Bag Readiness Anti-Lock Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 2-70. 4-6 Brake System Warning ........................ 2-69 CheckGages ................................ 2-78 Low Coolant (V8 Engine Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-73 Low Traction ................................ 2-72 Safety Belt Reminder ..................... 1-7. 2-68 Service Engine Soon .......................... 2-74 LowCoolant ................................ 2-73 LowOil .................................... 2-77 Low Traction ................................ 2-72 Lighter ....................................... 2-62 Limited Slip Differential ......................... 6-27 Limited Slip Rear Axle .......................... 2-29 ........................... 4-29 Loading Your Vehicle Locks Door ....................................... 2-3 PowerDoor .................................. 2-5 Steering Column ............................. 7-46

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Lock. Torque .................................. Long Trip, Before Leaving on a .................... Loss of Control ................................ Low Maintenance Battery ........................ Lubricants and Fluids ............................ Lubrication, Body ..............................

2-32 4-22 4- 15 6-38 6-74 7-46

6-72 7-52

M a i n Fuse Block .............................. Maintenance Record ............................ Maintenance Schedule Owner Checks and Services .................... 7-45 Periodic Maintenance Inspections ............... 7-48 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50 Schedule1 ................................... 7-6 Schedule I Definition .......................... 7-4 Schedule11 ................................. 7-32 Schedule I1 Definition .......................... 7-5 Scheduled Maintenance Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts ............ 6-76 Maintenance, Underbody ......................... 6-65 Maintenance, When Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Service Engine Soon Light) 2-74 Manual Adjust Mirror ........................... 2-51 ManualFrontSeat ............................... 1-1 Manual Remote Control Mirror .................... 2-5 1 Manual Transmission Fivespeed ................................. 2-25 Fifth Gear (5) (Six Speed) ..................... 2-26 First Gear (1) (Five Speed) ..................... 2-25 First Gear (1) (Six Speed) ...................... 2-26 Fourth Gear (4) (Five Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

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Fourth Gear (4) (Six Speed) .................... 2-26 Fluid. Adding ............................... 6-26 Fluid. Checking .............................. 6-26 Neutral (N) Posjtion (Five Speed) ............... 2-25 Neutral (N) Position (Six Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 2-33 Parking Your Velhicle Reverse (R) Position (Five Speed) ............... 2-25 Reverse (R) Position (Six Speed) ................ 2-27 Second Gear (21 (Five Speed) ................... 2-25 Second Gear (2) (Six Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Five-Speed ................................. 2-25 Six-Speed .................................. 2-26 Sixth Gear (6) (Six Speed) ..................... 2-26 Starting Your Engine .......................... 2-17 Third Gear (3) (Five Speed) .................... 2-25 Third Gear (3) (Six Speed) ..................... 2-26 Mats, Floor .................................... 2-52 Manualwindows ............................... 2-36 MapPocket ................................... 2-58 Methanol (In Fuel) ............................... 6-3 Mirrors Control, Electric ............................. Covered Visor Vanity ......................... Convex Outside ............................. Inside Daymight Rearview .................... ManualAdjust .............................. Manual Remote Control ....................... ................................ Visor Vanity MTBE (In Fuel) .................................

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Neutral (N) Position. Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . 2-23 Neutral (N) Position. Manual Transaxle (Five Speed) ... 2-25 Neutral (N) Position. Manual Transaxle (Six Speed) ... 2-26 ......................... 2- 14 New Vehicle “Break-In” Nightvision ................................... 4-1 7

O B D I1 3.8L Engine ........................... 2-74 Odometer ..................................... 2-67 Odometer, Trip ................................. 2-67 Off-Road Recovery ............................. 4- 13 Oil

Engine ..................................... 6-11 Light Low .................................. 2-77 Pressure Gauge .............................. 2-76 Owner Publications ............................ 8-7 Service and Owner’s Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7 Service Bulletins .............................. 8-7 Service Manuals .............................. 8-7 Overdrive Position. Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 2-23 Overheated Engine .............................. 5- 13 Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-45 Owner Publications, Ordering ...................... 8-7

Ordering

P a i n t Spotting, Chemical ........................ 6-65 Park (P), Shifting Into ........................... 2-31 Park (P), Shifting Out of ......................... 2-33 Park (P) Position, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22 Parking 2-2 9 2-12

Brake ...................................... Lots .......................................

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On Hills While Towing a Trailer ................ 4-37 Over Things That Burn ........................ 2-34 Your Vehicle. Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 Parking Brake .................................. 2-32 AtNight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 PASS-Key 11 .................................. 2-12 Passing ....................................... 4-13 Periodic Maintenance Inspections .................. 7-48 Plug Accessory ................................. 2-59 PowerDoorLocks ............................... 2-5 Power Seat Adjusting .................................... 1-3 Power Seat, Six-Way ............................. 1-3 Power Steering ................................. 4-10 Power Steering Fluid Adding .................................... 6-33 Checking ................................... 6-32 Power Windows ................................ 2-36 ....................... Power, Retained Accessory 2-16 Pregnancy, Use of Safety Belts .................... 1-24 Problems on the Road ............................ 5-1 Publications, Service and Owner .................... 8-7

Radiator ..................................... 5-22 Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-30 Radio Reception, Understanding ................... 3-16 Radios ........................................ 3-5 AMStereo .................................. 3-16 FMStereo .................................. 3-16 AMEM Stereo with Cassette Player .............. 3-6 AMEM Stereo with Compact Disc Player ......... 3-10 ToPlayaCD ................................ 3-12

Rain. Driving In ................................ 4- 18 RearAxle ..................................... 6-27 Rear Axle. Limited Slip .......................... 2-29 Rear Lamps. Replacement ........................ 6-45 Rear Seat Passengers ............................ 1-25 Rear Seatback. Folding ........................... 1-6 Rear Sidemarker Lamps. Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46 Rear Towing Hookups ........................... 5- 1 1 Rear Window Defogger ........................... 3-4 Rearview Mirror. Inside Daymight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50 Reclining Front Seatbacks ......................... 1-3 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50 Release. Hatch .................................. 2-9 Release. Remote Hatch .......................... 2- 10 Remote Hatch Release ........................... 2- 10 Remote Lock Control ............................. 2-5 Remote Lock Control. Battery Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Remote Lock Control. Matching Transmitters . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Remote Lock Control. Operation .................... 2-6 Removeable Roof Panel. Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-62 Replacement Bulbs ............................. 6-73 Replacement Parts .............................. 6-76 Replacement. Wheel ............................ 6-56 Replacing Safety Belts ........................... 1-4 1 Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts After a Crash ................................. 1 -41 Restraints. Checking Your ........................ 1-41 Restraints. Child ................................ 1-3 1 Restraints. Replacing Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -41 Retained Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 16 Reverse (R) Position Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . 2-22 Reverse (R) Position. Manual (Five Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Reverse (R) Position. Manual (Six Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

Right Front Passenger Position .................... Roadside Assistance .............................. Roadside Assistance. Canadian ..................... ........................... Rocking Your Vehicle Roof Panels. Twin Lift-off ....................... Roof Panels T-Tops ............................. Rotation. Tire ..................................

1-25 8-5 8-7 5-38 2-52 2-52 6-51

Safety Belt Extender ............................ 1-41 Safety Belt Reminder Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7. 2-68 Safety Belts .................................... 1-7 Adults ..................................... 1-12 Careof .................................... 6-61 Driver Position .............................. 1-12 Extender ................................... 1-41 How to Wear Properly ........................ 1-12 Incorrect Usage .................... 1- 13. 1-39. 1-40 Lap-Shoulder ............................... 1-12 Lap-Shoulder Belt ........................... 1-25 Questions People Ask ......................... 1-11 Rear Seat Passengers ......................... 1-25 Replacing After a Crash ........................ 1-41 Right Front Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Use by Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29 Use by Larger Children ........................ 1-38 Use by Smaller Children and Babies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29 Use During Pregnancy ........................ 1-24 WhyTheyWork .............................. 1-8 Safety Chains .................................. 4-34 Safety Defects .................................. 8-5 Reporting to General Motors .................... 8-5 Reporting to the Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Reporting to the United States Government . . . . . . . . . 8-4 9-9

Safety Warnings and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-3 Seat. Manual Four-Way ........................... 1-2 Seat. Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 I - I Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ Seats and Seat Controls ........................... 1 - 1 1 - 1 Seats, Manual Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seats, Reclining Front ............................ 1-3 Seats, Securing a Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33 Second Gear (2), Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 Second Gear (2), Manual (Five Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Second Gear (2), Manual (Six Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Security System (PASS-Key 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- I2 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6- 1 Service and Owner Publications .................... 8-7 Service Bulletins, Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-74 Service Engine Soon Light Service Manuals, Orderlng ........................ 8-7 Service Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67 Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Service Work, Doing Your Own Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Chevrolet . . . . . . . . . 1-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65 Sheet Metal Damage Shift Lever, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 1 Shift Speeds, Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28 Shifting Five Speed Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Shifting Into Park (P) ............................ 2-3 1 Shifting Out of Park (P) .......................... 2-33 Shifting Six Speed Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Shifting, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 1 Signaling Turns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38

Six Speed Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Six-Way Power Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Sixth Gear. Manual Transmission (Six Speed) . . . . . . . . 2-26 Skidding ...................................... 4-15 Skip Shift Light ................................ 2-27 Sound Equipment, Adding ........................ 3-17 Spare Tire. Compact ............................. 5-37 Speedometer ................................... 2-67 Stains. Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60 Starter Switch .................................. 7-46 Starting Your Engine 5.7Liter .................................... 2-18 Automatic Transmission ....................... 2-17 Manual Transmission ......................... 2-17 v-6 ....................................... 2-17 Steam. If Coming From Your Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Steering ...................................... 4-10 Steering Column Lock .......................... : 7-46 Steering Wheel. Tilt ............................. 2-37 Steering. In Emergencies ......................... 4-12 Steering. Power ................................ 4-10 Steering. Tips .................................. 4-11 Storage, Cassette ............................... 2-59 Storage. Of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-38 Stuck. If You Are ............................... 5-38 Sunvisors .................................... 2-62 Sunshades. T-Top ............................... 2-55 Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18 Symbols. Vehicle ................................ viii

T - ~ o p Sunshades .............................. 2-55 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67

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Tamper Resistant Odometer ....................... 2-67 Tape Player Care ............................... 3-17 Theft ......................................... 2-11 Theft Deterrent Feature .......................... 3- 13 Thermostat .................................... 6-30 Third Gear. Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 Third Gear (3). Manual (Five Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Third Gear (3). Manual (Six Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Tilt Steering Wheel ............................. 2-37 Time. Setting the ................................ 3-6 Tips About Your Audio System .................... 3-16 Tire Chains .................................... 6-55 Tire Inspection and Rotation ...................... 6-5 1 TireLoading ................................... 4-29 Tires ......................................... 6-49 Alignment and Balance ........................ 6-55 BuyingNew ................................ 6-53 ChangingaFlat .............................. 5-26 Inflation .................................... 6-50 Inspection and Rotation ........................ 6-5 1 Spare. Compact .............................. 5-37 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . : ..................... 6-55 Traction .................................... 6-54 Treadwear .................................. 6-54 Uniform Quality Grading ...................... 6-54 Wear Indicators .............................. 6-53 Wheel Replacement .......................... 6-56 When It’s Time for New ....................... 6-53 To Lower Your Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-80 To Raise Your Convertible Top .................... 2-83 TopStrap ..................................... 1-32 TorqueLock ................................... 2-32 Torque. Wheel Nut ......................... 5-35’6-74

4-3 1 5-6 5-9 5-11 4-33

Trailer Tongue, Weight of Trailer ............................................

Towing a Trailer ................................ Towing Your Vehicle ............................. Front ....................................... Rear ....................................... ........................ Brakes ..................................... 4-34 Driving on Grades ............................ 4-36 Driving with a Trailer ......................... 4-35 Hitches .................................... 4-34 Maintenance ................................ 4-37 Parking on Hills ............................. 4-37 Safety Chains ............................... 4-34 Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33 Towing a Trailer ............................. 4-31 Turn Signals ................................ 4-36 Weight of a Trailer ........................... 4-32 Transmission ...................................... Transmission Fluid, Automatic .................... 6-21 Transmission Fluid, Manual ....................... 6-25 Trip Odometer ................................. 2-67 Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38 Turn Signal /Headlamp Beam Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38 Turn Signal When Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 Twin Lift-off Roof Panels ........................ 2-52

Underbody Maintenance ........................

6-65

Vehicle Damage Warnings ......................... vii Vehicle Dimensions Chart ........................ 6-75 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67

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5.40. 6.74

Water. Driving Through Deep Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19 Weatherstrips ................................ 6-6235 Wheel Nut Torque ......................... Wheel Replacement ............................. 6-56 Wheel Replacement. Used ........................ 6-57 Window. Express Down .......................... 2-36 Windows ..................................... 2-36 Windows. Manual .............................. 2-36 ............................... Windows. Power 2-36 Windshield Washer Fluid .................... Windshield Washers ............................. 2-41 Windshield Wiper. Blade Replacement .............. 6-47 Windshield Wiper. Circuit Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69 Windshield Wipers .............................. 2-40 Winter. Driving in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25 Wiring. Headlamp .............................. 6-69 WreckerTowing ................................. 5-6

2.41. 6.33

Vehicle Loading ................................ 4-29 Vehicle Storage ................................ 6-38 ... Vehicle Symbols ................................. vi11 Vehicle. Control of a ............................. 4-5 Vehicle. Leaving Your ............................ 2-5 Ventilation System. Flow-Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 ................................. 3-5 Ventilation Tips .................................. Vision. Night 4-17 Visor Vanity Mirrors .................................... 2-62 Visors. Sun .................................... 2-62 Voltmeter ..................................... 2-78

w a r n i n g Devices ............................... 5-2 Warning Flashers. Hazard ......................... 5- 1 Warning Lights. Gauges and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67 Washing Your Vehicle ........................... 6-62

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