1994 Chevrolet Tracker Owners Manual

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1994 Geo Tracker Owner’s Manual

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Service Publications are available for current and past model Chevrolet/Geo vehicles. To request an order form, please specify year and model name of vehicle.

all inquiries to: HELM, INCORPORATED

RO. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207

For information and inquiries call: 1-800-?82-4356

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CHEVROLET/GEO SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ORDER FORM

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Notes

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A bout Driving Your Tracker . . . . . 3

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Add-on Electrical Equipment . . . . . 196 Adding Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Additives. Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Adjustment. Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Adjustable Steering Column . . . . . . 53 Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Air Conditioner Controls . . . . . . . . . 85 Air Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Air Intake Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Airflow Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Alignment and Tire Balance . 187 Aluminum Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 AM/FM Stereo

Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

With Cassette Tape and Compact

To Use .....................

Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anti-Lock Brakes

Disc Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 With Cassette Tape Player . . . . . . 89 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 103 Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I89 Appearance Care and Materials . . . . 195 Appearance Care. Service and . . . . . 155 Approaching a Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 0 Ashtrays and Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Ashtray. Front Ashtray. Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Assist Grips. Passenger . . . . . . . . . . 62

Audio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Audio Systems. Comfort

Controls and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Automatic

Freewheeling Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Axle. Front Axle . Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 B a b i e s . Smaller Children

and (Safety Belts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Balance. Wheel Alignment

and Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery ....................... BBB Auto Line - Alternative Dispute

187 176

Resolution Program. GM

Participation in . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Before Leaving on a Long Trip . . . . 120 Belt. Lap-Shoulder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Bi-Level ...................... 84 Bin. Coinholder and . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Bins. Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Blizzard. If You’re Caught in a . . . 124 Box. Glove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Brakes

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Anti-Lock (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 74 Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . 174 Parking . . . . . . . . . 48

Brakes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i76 Pedal Travel System Parts. Replacing . . . . . . . . 176 . . . . . . . . . 69 System Warning Light Trailer ...................... i27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wear 175 Braking (Control of a Vehicle) . . . . . 102 Braking in Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . 104 “Break.In. .. New Vehicle . . . . . . . . 39 Bright Metal Parts. Protecting Exterior ....................

192 Brightness Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Center High-Mounted

Stoplight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Front Parking and Turn Signal . . . 178 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Rear Combination . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Rear Sidemarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 . . 1 7 9 Sidemarker . . . . . . . . . Bulbs. Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Bulbs. Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Canadian Roadside Assistance . . . 237 Canvas Top

Preparing for Storage . . . . . . . . . . 80 Removing and Installing Your . . . 76 Special Care for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 200 Carbon Monoxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Index Care

Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Canvas Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Cassette Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . 97 Compact Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Case. Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Case. Transfer (Service) . . . . . . . . . . 170 Cassette Tape. To Play a

AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape

and Cornpact Disc Player . . . . . 94

AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape

Player ....................

90

Cassette Tape and Compact Disc Player.

AM/FM Stereo with . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Cassette Tape Player. AM/FM

Stereo with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Cassette Tape Player. Care

ofYour .....................

97 Certification/Tire Label . . . . . . . . . . 18 1 Chains. Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Changing a Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Check Engine Light Checking Things under the 159 Checking Your Restraint Systems . . 33 Chemical Paint Spotting . . . . . . . . . . 194 Chevrolet/Geo Roadside Assistance Program .................... ... 244

Hood .......................

237

Chevrolet/Geo Service Publications

Child Restraints

(Ordering Information)

. . . . . . . . 240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . 28 Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Top Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Where to Put the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Children (Safety Belts) . . . . 32 Children. Larger (Safely Belts) Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Circuit Breakers. Fuses and . . . . . . . 196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I19 City Driving Cleaner. Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Cleaning

. . . . . . . . 193 Aluminum Wheels Canvas Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I90 Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Inside of Your Geo . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Instrument Panel. Top of . . . . . . . 19 1 Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1 Outside of Your Geo . . . . . . . . . . 192 Problems. Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 191 Vinyl Windshield and Wiper Blades . . . 192 Clock. Setting the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Clutch Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I69 Coinholder and Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Comfort Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Comfort Controls and Audio

......................

Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

83

Compact Disc. To Play a . . . . . . . . . 95 Compact Disc Player. AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and . . . . . . . . . 93 Compact Discs. Care of Your . . . . . . 98 Compartments. Door Storage . . . . . . 60 . . . . . . . 60 Compartments. Storage and Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Control. Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Controls

Air Conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Comfort .................... 84 Features and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Heater ...................... 84 Seat ........................ 10 Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Convex Outside Mirror . . . . . 59 Coolant

Adding ..................... 171 Engine ..................... 170 Heater. Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 How to Add to the Coolant Recovery Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 How to Add to the Radiator . . . . . 144 Temperature Gage. Engine . . . . . . 70 Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . 237 Cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Curves. Driving on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Defects. Safety

Deep Standing Water.

Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD) ..... 234 Customer Assistance Information . . 233 Customer Satisfaction Procedure ... 234 D a m a g e . Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Damage. Sheet Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Daytime Running Lights . . . . . . . . . 56 Daytime Running Lights Indicator Light ....................... 72 Driving through .............. 41 Reporting to General Motors . . . . 236 Reporting to the Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Defensive Driving .............. 100 Defogger. Rear Window . . . . . . . . . 86 Defogging and Defrosting Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Dehumidifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Dimensions. Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . 156 Dome Light ................... 57 Door Locks .................... 37 Door Storage Compartments ...... 60 Downhill. Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12 Drive. Four-wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Drive. Four-wheel (Service) . . . . . . 170

Reporting to the United States

Driver Position (Safety Belts) . . . 20 Driving Across an Incline . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 At Night .................... 1 16 City ........................ 119 Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12 Drunken .................... 100 Freeway .................... 120 Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 In Mud. Sand. Ice or Snow . . . . . 1 15 In the Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 In Water .................... 115 0ff.Road. With Your Geo Four- Wheel-Drive Vehicle . . . . . . . . 108 On Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 On Off-Road Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . I10 On Snow or Ice .............. 123 Through Deep Standing Water ... 41 Uphill ...................... 111 Winter ...................... 122 With a Trailer ................ 127 Your Tracker. About . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Drunken Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 E a s y Entry Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Electrical Equipment. Add-on . . . . . 196 . . . . . . . . . 104 Emergencies. Braking in Emergencies. Steering in . . . . . . . . . 105

Engine

Coolant ..................... 170 Coolant (Block) Heater ........ 41 Coolant Temperature Gage . . . . . 70 Exhaust ..................... 51 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Oil ........................ 162 Oil Pressure Light ............ 71 Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Starting Your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

and the

.....................

Environment. Your Vehicle 204 Exhaust. Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Extender. Safety Belt ....... 1 .... 33 Exterior Bright Metal Parts. Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 F a b r i c Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Fan Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Features and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Filling Your Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 . . . . . . . . . . 166 Filter. Air. Replacement Finish Care (Paint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Finish Damage (Paint) . . . . . . . . . . . 194 . . . . . . . . 132 Flashers. Hazard Warning Flat Tire. Changing a . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Flat. If a Tire Goes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Flow-Through Ventilation System . . 86

245 ..

Index Fluid

Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . 167 Brake ...................... 174 Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 168 Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Windshield Washer . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Folding Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Foreign Countries. Fuels in . . . . . . . 1.57 Foreign Material Paint Damage . . . . 194 Four-wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Four-wheel Drive (Service) . . . . . . . 170 Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle. Off-Road

Driving With Your Geo . . . . . . . . 108 Freeway Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Freewheeling Hubs Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Manual ..................... 46

Front

Ashtray ..................... 63 Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Seat ........................ 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Seat Side Pockets . . . . . . . . . . I O Seatbacks. Reclining Towing Hook-ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Fuel FuelGage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . 157 Fuse Block, Instrument Panel . . . . . 198 Fuse Block, Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 196 ... 246

G a g e s

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 70 Fuel 69 Warning Lights and Indicators . . . 68 Gasolines for Cleaner Air . . . . . . . . 157 Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1 Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 GM Participation in RBB Auto Line .

Alrernative Dispute Resolution Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Grips . Passenger Assist . . . . . . . . . . 62 Guidelines. Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

H a l o g e n Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . 132 Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 1 Headlight High/Low Beam . . . . . . . 56 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Heater Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Heater. Engine Coolant (Block) . . . . 41 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1 Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . 121 Hill. Approaching a . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 I O Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS9 Hood . Checking Things under the . . 159 Hook.Ups . Front Towing . . . . . . . . . 138 Hook.Ups. Rear Towing . . . . . . . . . I39 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

How to Add Coolant to the

Coolant Recovery Tank . . . . . . . . 142

How to Add Coolant to the

Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hubs. Freewheeling

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Manual ..................... 46 Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Hypnosis. Highway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

. . 1 4 4

Identification Number. Vehicle . . . . 196 Identification. Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 If You’re Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow .................... 153 Ignition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Incline . Driving Across an . . . . . . . . 113 Incline. Stalling on an . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Intlation - Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 184 Inside Day/Night Rearview 59 Inside Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Instrument Cluster Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Instrument Panel Bins Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . 198 Instrument Panel . Cleaning the Topof 191 Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Mirror ......................

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J u m p Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

1 K e y s .......................

36 L a b e l . Certification/Tire ........ 18 1 Label. Service Parts Identification . . 196 Lamp. Malfunction Indicator ...... 7 1 Lane Change Indicator. Turn Signal and .............. 54 Lap-Shoulder Belt (Safety Belts) ... 20 Larger Children (Safety Belts) . . . . . 32 Leaving Your Vehicle ............ 37 Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Lighter. Ashtrays and ............ 62 Lights Brake System Warning ......... 69 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Charging System ............. 70 Check Engine ................ 71 Daytime Running ............. 56 Daytime Running Lights Indicator .................. 72 Dome ...................... 57 Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . 68 Gages and Indicators. Warning Interior ..................... 57 Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 71 Operation of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Safety Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 19 Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . 181 Loading Your Vehicle

. . . .

Locks. Door ................... 37 Loss of Control ................ 107 Lubricant Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Rear Axle ................... 169 Recommended ............... 225 Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 M a i n Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Maintenance Inspections. Periodic . . . . . . . . . . 223 Record ..................... 228 Schedule .................... 203 Services. Scheduled . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Underbody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 When Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . 129 Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . 71 Manual Adjust Mirrors. Outside . . . . . . . . 60 Freewheeling Hubs ........... 46 Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 . . . . . . 44 Transmission. Five-Speed Windows ................... 52 .......... 174 Convex Outside .............. 59 Inside Daymight Rearview . . . . . 59 Inside Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . 60 Outside Manual Adjust Mountain Roads. Hill and . . . . . . . . 121

Master Cylinder. Brake Mirrors

N e w Vehicle “Break-In” . . . . . . . 39 Night Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Night Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Nuts. Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Odometer. Speedometer and ..... 66 Odometer. Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Off-Road Driving

After ....................... 116 Before You Go ............... 108 Getting Familiar With . . . . . . . . . 109 Loading Your Vehicle for ....... 108 On Hills .................... 110 With Your Geo Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Oil. Engine .................... 162 Opening and Closing Your Rear Window .................... sunroof .....................

Opening and Closing Your 74 Operation of Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Outside Manual Adjust Mirrors . . . . 60 Overheating. Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Owner Checks and Services . . . . . . . 218 P (Park) Shifting into ...

75

P (Park). Shifting out of . . .

. . . . 48 . . . . 49

247 ...

Paint

Parking

............ 194 Chemical Spotting Finish Care .................. 192 Finish Damage ............... 194 Foreign Material .............. 194 Brake ...................... 48 ...... 128 On Hills (Trailer Towing) Over Things That Burn ........ 51 ................. 50 Your Vehicle Parts. Replacement .............. 200 ........... 62 Passenger Assist Grips Passenger Positions (Safety Belts) . . 23 ................... 24 Rear Seat Right Front .................. 23 Passengers. Rear Seat ................ 24 (Safety Belts) Passing ....................... 106 ................. 56 Passing Signal ............. 176 Pedal Travel. Brake Periodic Maintenance Inspections . . 223 .......... 61 Pockets. Front Seat Side Power Steering ................. 104 ............ 173 Power Steering Fluid Pregnancy. Safety Belt Use

during .................... Storage .....................

Preparing Your Canvas Top for 80 Pressure Cap. Radiator ........... 172 Problems on the Road . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1

23

Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts .......................

Publications. Service

192 ............ 238

Questions Many People Ask about

Safety Belts - and the Answers.

Radio Reception. Understanding Radio. To Play the

Here are .................. 18 Radiator Pressure Cap .......... 172 Radiator. How to Add Coolant to the ....................... 144 ... 97 AM/FM Stereo ............... 88 AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape ..... 93 89 ............. 11 7 Rain. Driving in the Rainy Weather Tips. Some Other ... 118 Rear Ashtray ..................... 63 Axle ....................... 169 ... 33 Seat Passengers (Safety Belts) ................ 13 Seat. Folding Seat. Securing a Child Restraint

and Compact Disc Player Player ....................

AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape

in the .....................

Swing-Out Side Windows Towing Hook-Ups

28 . . . . . . 52 ............ 139

Rear

and Lubricants

Rearview Mirror

Window. Removing and Installing

............ 86 Window Defogger Window Wipermasher ........ 59 Window. Opening and Closing Your ..................... 75 Your ..................... 76 Inside ...................... 59 Inside Daymight ............. 59 ........ 10 Reclining Front Seatbacks Recommended Fluids ............... 225 Recovery Hooks. Using the ....... 154 Recovery. Off-Road ............. 105 Recreational Vehicle Towing ...... 129 Release. Hood ................. 159 ...... 19 Reminder Light. Safety Belt ............ 55 Reminder. Lights On Remote Areas. Traveling to ....... 109 Removing and Installing Your Canvas Top .................. 76 ................ 76 Rear Window Air Filter .................... 166 Bulbs (Part Numbers) .......... 199 Bulbs (Service) ............... 177 Parts ....................... 200 Wheel ...................... 187 Wheels. Used ................ 188

Removing and Installing Your

Replacement

Replacing Brake System Parts . . . . . 176 Replacing Safety Belts after

a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . 236 Restraint Systems. Seats and . . . . . . 9 Restraints

Checking Your System . . . . . . . . . 33 Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Head ....................... I 1 Where to Put the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Right Front Passenger Position

(Safety Belts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Right Front Seat. Securing a Child

Restraint in the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Road. Problems on the . . . . . . . . . . . 13 I Road. Your Driving and the . . . . . . . 99 Roads. Hill and Mountain . . . . . . . . 121 Roadside Assistance Program.

It out ......................

Chevrolet/Geo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Roadside Assistance. Canadian . . . . 237 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get 154 Rotation. Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Running Lights. Daytime . . . . . . . . . 56 Running Your Engine while

You’re Parked

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

S a f e t y Belts Adults . . . Care of ..................... Children ....................

. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 191 26

Safety Belts

Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 How to Wear Properly . . . . . . . . . 19 Lap-Shoulder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Larger Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Questions People Ask . . . . . . . . . 18 Reminder Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 34 Smaller Children and Babies . . . . 26 They’re for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . 15 Use during Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . 23 Why They Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Safety Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Safety Defects

Reporting to General Motors . . . . 236 Reporting to the Canadian

Government . . . . . . . . . . . Reporting to the United States

. . 236

Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Safety Warnings and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Scanning the Terrain Schedule. Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 203 Scheduled Maintenance Services . . . 206 Scheduled Maintenance Services.

Explanation of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 14 And Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . 9 And Seat Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Easy Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Folding Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Seatback. Reclining Front . . . . . . . . 10

Seats

Securing a Child Restraint

Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Right Front Seat Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 And Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . 155 Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . 196 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Publications Ordering Information.

Chevrolet/Geo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Work. Doing Your Own . . . . . . . . 156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Setting the Clock Sheet Metal Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Shift Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Shifting into P (Park) . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Shifting out of P (Park) . . . . . . . . . . 49 Skidding ...................... 107 Smaller Children and Babies

(Safety Belts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Snow or Ice. Driving on . . . . . . . . . . 123 Speakers. Adjusting the

AM/FM Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and Compact Disc Player . . . . . 94

AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape

Player ....................

90 Special Care for Canvas Top . . . . . . 193 Specifications. Capacities and . . . . . 200 Speedometer and Odometer . . . . . . . 66 Stalling on an Incline . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Starting Your Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Starting. Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 249 . .

Index Steam Corning from Your Engine Steering ......................

. . 140 104 . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Column. Adjustable Fluid. Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 In Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Power ...................... 104 Tips ........................ 104

Storage

. . . . . . . . . . 60 Compartments. Door Preparing Your Canvas Top for . . 80 Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 . . 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow Sun Visors Sunroof. Opening and Closing

Your .......................

74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Switch. Ignition Symbols. Safety Warnings and . . . . Symbols. Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Tailgate ....................... 38 Tank. Filling Your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 . . . . . . . 84 Temperature Control Lever Terrain. Scanning the . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Theft Deterrent Feature

AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape

AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape

. . . . . 96 and Compact Disc Player Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 172

Thermostat .................... ... 250

Tips. Steering Tips. Ventilation Tires .........................

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 183 Balance. Wheel Alignment and . . 187 Buying New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Chains ..................... 188 Changing a Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Inflation Pressure . . . . . . . . 185 Inspection and Rotation Loading .................... 18 I Temperature Grades . . . . . . . . . . . 187 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Traction Grades Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 . . . . . . . 186 Uniform Quality Grading . . . . . . . 186 When It’s Time for New

Tone. Setting the

AM/FM Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape . . . . . 93

AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape

and Compact Disc Player Player ....................

90 Top Strap (Child Restraints) . . . . . . . 28 Top. Convertible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Torque Lock Towing

A Trailer .................... 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Front Hook-Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Rear Hook-Ups . . . . . . . . . . 129 Recreational Vehicle Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Trailer Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Trailer. Towing a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Transfer Case Transfer Case (Service) . . . . . . . . . . 170 Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Fluid. Automatic Fluid. Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . . 237 Transportation. Courtesy . . . . . . . 109 Traveling to Remote Areas Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Trip. Before Leaving on a Long . . . . 120 Turn Signal and Lane Change

Indicator ....................

Turn SignalLights Control/Headlight

Beam Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Underbody Maintenance . . . . . . . 194 . . . 97 Understanding Radio Reception . . . . . 186 Uniform Tire Quality Grading Uphill. Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 . . . . . . . 165 Used Oil. What to Do With Used Replacement Wheels . . . . . . . . 189 Using the Recovery Hooks . . . . . . . 154

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Control of a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Damage Warnings Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Environment and Your . . . . . . . . . 204 Identification Number (VIN) . . . . 196

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Leaving Your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Loading Your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 8 1 Off-Road-Driving With Your Geo

Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . 108 Parking Your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO Rocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Towing Your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I36 Towing . Recreational . . . . . . . . . . 129 Washing Your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Ventilation System . . . 86 Ventilation Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Vision. Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7 Visors . Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Flow-Through

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W a r n i n g . Devices . Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 . . . . 68 Lights. Gages and Indicators Safety ...................... Vehicle Darnage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washer Fluid. Windshield . . . . . . . . 174 Washers . Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Washing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Water. Driving in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 IS Water . Driving Through

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41

Standing

Deep

. . 193 Veatherstrips . . . . . . . . . . . . Weight of the Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Wheel Nut Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Vheels

. . . . 187 Alignment and Tire Balance Aluminum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Used Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Where to Put the Restraint

(Child

. . . . . .

Restraints)

. 2 7 Nhy Safety Belts Work . . . . . . . . . . 16 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Defogging and Defrosting . . . . . . 85 Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Rear Swing-Out Side . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Rear Defogger

windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Cleaning Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Wipermasher Lever . . . . . . . . . . 57 Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Wiperwasher, Rear Window . . . . . . 59 . . 57 Wipermasher Lever. Windshield Wipers . Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Y o u r Driving and

the Road . . . .

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Service Station Information

Cooling System Reservoir Check and add coolant g d y at the coolant recovery tank. The fluid should be at the “FULL” mark when the engine is warm. If the engine is cool, the level should be at the “LOW” mark or a little higher. See Page 170

Engine Oil Dipstick See Page 162

Engine Oil Fill Cap See Page 163

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Ill

Ill1 n IIII H 1

See Tire-Loading Information label on the inside of the rear edge of the driver’s door. See Page 181

Pressure

Tire

Spare

See Tire-Loading Information label on the inside of the rear edge of the driver‘s door. See Page 181

Hood Release See Page 159

Washer

Windshield Fluid Reservoir See Page 174

Battery The Delco Freedom“ battery needs no water. See Page 176

Capacity I 1 U.S. Gal. (42 L). LJse unleaded gas only, 87 octane or higher. See Page 156

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1994 TRACKER

Geo Tracker Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9

1994 Owner’s Manual Table of Contents

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How to Use This Manual Seats & Restraint Systems Features & Controls Comfort Controls & Audio Systems 99 1 Your Driving and the Road 131 I on

the Problems Road 155 I Service & Appearance Care Maintenance 203 233 I Customer Index .................... ............... 243 I Including “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 236. Service Station Information

information

Assistance

Page Last

Schedule

Printed in U.S.A.

Part No. 10260663 A

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How to Use This Manual Important Notes about This Manual Please keep this manual in your Geo, 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 time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division wherever it appears in this manual.

For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual Aux propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en fransais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1 C7.

Published by:

Chevrolet Motor Division General Motors Corporation

General Motors, GM and the GM emblem, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet emblem, and Geo and the Geo emblem are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. @Copyright 1993 General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet/Geo Division. All Rights Reserved.

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UTILITY

HARDTOP UTILITY

About Driving Your Tracker As with other vehicles of this type. fdure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read the “on-pavement” and “off-road” driving guidelines in this manual. (See “Driving Guidelines” and “Off-Road Driving with Your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle” in the Index.)

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How to Use This Manual

Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. Index: A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all ... 4

that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it. Parts 1-8: Each part of this manual begins with a brief list of its contents, so you can often find at a glance if a part contains the information you want. How to Use This Manual: This part tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.

Part 1 - Seats & Restraint Systems: This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. Part 2 - Features & Controls: This part explains how to start and operate your Geo. Part 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems: This part tells you how to adjust the comfort controls and how to operate your sound system. Part 4 - Your Driving and the Road: Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. 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, etc. Part 6 - Service & Appearance Care: Here the manual tells you how to keep your Geo running properly and looking good. Part 7 - Maintenance Schedule: This part tells when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.

Part 8 - Customer Assistance Information: This part includes important information about reporting safety defects and gives you details about the “Roadside Assistance” program. You will also find customer satisfaction phone numbers (including customer satisfaction numbers for the hearing and speech impaired), as well as the mediation/arbitration procedure. We’ve also included ordering information for service publications in this part. Service Station Information: This is a quick reference of service information. You can find it on the last page of this

These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people.

Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box with a gray background and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. In the gray 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 with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbo means ”Don’t,” “Don’t do this,” or “Don’ let this happen.”

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NOTICE:

These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.

Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices. In the notice area, we tell you about something that can darnage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty. and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals. you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for cautions. bluc for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. ... 6

Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example. these symbols are used on an original battery:

Caution Possible Injury A Protect Eyes by Shielding @

These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven:

Fasten Safety Belts

These symbols have to do with your lights:

Caustic Battery Acid Could Cause Burns

Avoid Sparks or Flames

Sparks or Flame Could Explode Battery

Master lighting Switch

Turn Signal Direction

Headlight High Beam

Hazard Warning Flashers -0 - - 0 g 0 =oo:

Headlight Low Beam

Parking Lights

Brightness Control

These symbols are on some of your controls:

Recirculate Inside Air

These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights:

Circulate Outside Air

Bi-Level

Vent

Heater

Windshield Wiper

Windshield Washer

Windshield Defroster

Rear Window Wiper and Washer

Rear Window Wiper

Rear Window Defogger

Ventilating Fan

Engine Coolant Temperature

Battery Charging System F l

Fuel

Engine Oil Pressure

Brake (Canada)

Daytime Running Lights (Canada)

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How to Use This Manual Here are some other symbols you may see:

Hood Release

Lighter

Horn

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Part 1 Seats & Restraint Systems

H e r e you'll find information about the seats in your Geo and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with safety belts.

Seats and Seat Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Why Safety Belts Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , , . . . . . 16 Here Are Questions Many People Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers . . I8 Safety Belt Reminder Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . 19 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 27 LargerChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Safety BeltExtender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Checking Your Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Seats and Seat Controls

This section tells you about the seats - how to adjust them, and also about reclining front seatbacks, head restraints, seatback latches, easy entry seats and the folding rear seatback.

Front Seat

Move the lever under the front seat 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.

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Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the Iuter side of the seat. Release the lever to ock the seatback where you want it. Pull 1p on the lever, and the seat will go to its Iriginal upright position. But don’t have he seatback reclined if your vehicle is noving.

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Head Restraints Head restraints are fixed on some vehicles and adjustable on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance ofa neck injury in a crash.

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To raise or lower the restraint, push in the release while you pull up or push down on the restraint.

Easy Entry Seats The front seats of your vehicle make it easy to get in and out of the rear seat. 0 When you pull up on the recliner release lever, the seatback will tilt forward and the whole seat will slide forward. After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the seatback to its original position. Then move the seat rearward until it locks.

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0 To get out, pull the release handle on

the rear of the right front seat.

Folding Rear Seat The rear seat in your Geo folds to provide more cargo space. To fold the seat. lower the rear seatback and then flip the whole rear seat up against the front seats. 1. Swing the safety belt buckles forward

and down.

Pull the knobs on both sides of the seatback. If you have a split rear seat, you can fold half of the seat by pulling only the knob on the side you want to fold.

3. Fold the seatback down.

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4. Unlock the bottom part of the seat.

On the one-piece rear seat, pull ou the release ring. On the split rear sear, lift the release lever on either seat.

5. Lift the bottom of the seat up and pus1

it toward the front of the vehicle.

i. Find the support bar on the bottom of the seat. This bar keeps the rear seat from unfolding. ’. Pull the inner end of the support off of

the seat bracket and swing it down.

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’. Push the support bar into the floor bracket. Be sure the support bar is secured.

‘0 unfold the seat: ieep your hands, safety belts and other bjects away from where the seat will :st.

Pull the support bar out of the floor bracket and swing it up and toward the bottom of the seat. Push the support bar into the bracket on the bottom of the seat. Slowly pull the seat down to the floor. The seat should latch into place. Pull up on the bottom of the seat to be sure it is locked in position. Pull the seatback up and push it back. Push and pull the top of the seatback to be sure it is locked in place.

Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts.

’his figure lights up as a reminder to luckle up. (See “Safety Belt Reminder ight” in the Index.) I: n many states and Canadian provinces, he law says to wear safety belts. Here’s tl vhy: Thev work.

tou never know if you’ll be in a crash. If rou do have a crash, you don’t know if it vi11 be a bad one. 1 few crashes are mild, and some crashes :an be so serious that even buckled up L person wouldn’t survive. But most :rashes are in between. In many of them, Ieople who buckle up can survive and lometimes walk away. Without belts they :odd have been badly hurt or killed. 4fter more than 25 years of safety belts n vehicles, the facts are clear. In most :rashes buckling up does matter . . . a lot!

Seats and Restraint Systems

Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. For example, if the bike is going 10 mph ( 16 km/h), so is the child.

When the bike hits the block, it stops. But the child keeps going!

Fdke the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels.

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Put someone on it.

Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. I'he rider doesn't stop.

The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield . . .

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or the instrument panel ...

x the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your ;trongest bones take the forces. That’s why safety belts make such good sense.

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Many People Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers

Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I’m wearing a safety belt?

A: You could be - whether you’re

wearing a safety belt or not. But you can easily unbuckle a safety belt, even if you’re upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you an unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted.

Q: Why don’t they just put in air bags so people won’t have to wear safety belts?

A: Air bags are in some vehicles today and will be in more of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only - so they work with safety belts, not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the use of safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle that

has air bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That’s true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions.

Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never

drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts?

A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an accident - even one that isn’t your fmlt - you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn’t protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers.

Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone.

Safety Belt Reminder Light

Nhen the key is turned to “ON” or ‘START,” a light will come on for about :ight seconds to remind people to fxten heir safety belts. Unless the driver’s afety belt is already buckled, a chime vill also sound.

w How to Wear Safety

Belts Properly

Adults This section is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your Geo, see the section after this one, called “Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.

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First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We’ll start with the driver position. Driver Position This section describes the driver’s restraint system.

Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shouldcr bclt. Here‘s how 10 wear il properly. 1. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see

“Seats” in the Index) so you can sit up straight.

3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the

belt across you. Don’t let it get twisted.

4. Push the latch plate into the buckle

until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at the end of this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

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5. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt.

2: What’s wrong with this?

\: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won’t

give nearly as much protection this way.

The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or crash, or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.

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2: What's wrong with this? \: The belt is twisted across the body.

Q: What's wrong with this? A: The belt is buckled in the wrong

place.

: What's wrong with this? : The shoulder- belt is worn under the arm. It should be worn over- the shoulder at all times.

A CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under your arm. In a crash, your budy would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury. Also, the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which aren't as strong as shoulder bones. You could also severely injure internal organs like your liver or spleen.

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To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. The belt should go back out of the way. Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle.

Safety Belt Use during Pregnancy Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don’t wear safety belts. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should be worn as low as possible throughout the pregnancy. The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it’s more likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly.

Passenger Positions Right Front Passenger Position The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,’’ earlier in this part. When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and start again.

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Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and start again. If the belt is not long eqough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at the end of this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

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1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don’t let it get twisted.

2. Push the latch plate into the buckle

until it clicks.

Rear Seat Passengers It‘s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.

Lap-Shoulder Belt The rear seats have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how t o wear one properly.

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3. To make the lap part tight, pull down

on the buckle end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder part.

The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or a crash, or if you pull the belt veri quickly out of the retractor.

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Smaller Children and Babies

0 To unlatch the belt, just push the

button on the buckle.

Children

Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes infants and all children smaller than adult size. In fact, the law in every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be restrained while in a vehicle.

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1 Child Restraints Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. You may find these instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. The instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how to do that. Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We at General Motors therefore recommend that you put your child restraint in the rear seat unless the child is an infant and you’re the only adult in the vehicle. In that case, you might want to secure the restraint in the front seat where you can keep an eye on the baby. Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly. Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle - even when no child is in it.

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4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

Top Strap If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be anchored.

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Securing a Child Restraint in the Rear Seat You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section about the top strap if the child restraint has one. 1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow

the instructions for the child restraint. 2. Secure the child in the child restraint

as the instructions say.

3. Pick up the latch plate, and

run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. If the shoulder belt goes i n front of the child's face or neck, put it behind the child restraint.

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5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock.

6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt into the retractor while you push down on the child restraint.

7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.

To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.

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The child restraint instructions will show you how. If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child's face or neck, put it behind the child restraint.

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section about the top strap if the child restraint has one. 1. This is the only place in your vehicle

where you can use a child restraint with a top strap.

5. Buckle the belt.

Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow

the instructions for the child restraint. 3. Secure the child in the child restraint

as the instructions say.

4. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint.

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6. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock.

7. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into the retractor while you push down on the child restraint.

8. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.

To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again anc be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.

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0 Children who aren’t buckled up can

strike other people who are.

Larger Children

Children who have outgrown child restraints should wear the vehicle’s safety belts. Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use the safety belts properly. 0 Children who aren’t buckled up can