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The 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner’s Manual
1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system.
2-1 Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
3-1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
4-1 Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful informati
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yellowblue We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the name CAVALIER are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a “General Motors of Canada Limited” f
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yellowblue The Heritage of Chevrolet The dynamic William C. “Billy” Durant shifted gears from making carriages to making cars, forming half the team that gave birth to Chevrolet. Welcome to the largest vehicle backed by a proud worn the Chevrolet marque. automotive family in the history of performance and That kind of reception from world -- the family of Chevrolet value. Since the first “Classic auto owners is unmatched by owners. You have selected a Six” rolled off the line in 1912, any
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yellowblue The 1957 Chevy started a romance with the American public -- and was powered by an available fuel-injected V8. and we are pledged to make ownership of your Chevrolet an enjoyable and rewarding experience. 60’s automotive excitement included Chevrolet landmarks like the Corvette Sting Ray, the sporty Camaro, and Your new Chevrolet continues a tradition of quality and value. powerplants like the legendary 327 V8. v
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yellowblue How to Use this Manual CAUTION: Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and These mean there is something that could hurt controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find you or other people. that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then Index we tell you what to do to help avo
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yellowblue In the notice area, we tell you about something that Vehicle Damage Warnings can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage Also, in this book you will find these notices: 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. NOTICE: When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors These mean there is something that could or in different words. damage your ve
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yellowblue Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols These symbols Here are some these symbols are important have to do with are on some of are used on other symbols are used on an for you and your lamps: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your MASTER WINDSHIELD vehicle is CAUTION LIGHTING WIPER driven: POSSIBLE SWITCH ENGINE FUSE INJURY
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yellowblue Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 Seats and Seat Controls 1-33 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children 1-8 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone and Small Adults 1-12 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About 1-36 Center Passenger Position Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-37 Childre
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yellowblue Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seats CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you Lift the lever on the front of the driver’s seat to unlock don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when it. Sli
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yellowblue If your vehicle is not equipped with easy entry seats, If your vehicle is equipped with easy entry seats, this is your passenger seat adjuster looks like this. Slide the your front passenger seat adjuster. Pull up on the lever at lever under the passenger’s seat to the right to unlock it. the front of the passenger’s seat up to unlock it. Slide the Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the seat to a comfortable position. Then release the lever lever and try to move th
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yellowblue Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle the seat and move the seatback to where you want it. is moving. Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to an upright position. 1-4
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yellowblue Head Restraints CAUTION: Slide the 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 of a neck injury in a crash. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) up, your safety belts can’t do their job when you’re reclined like this. The front seatback folds forward to let people get The shoulder belt can’t do its job b
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yellowblue When you return the seatback to its original position, Easy Entry Seat (If Equipped) make sure the seatback is locked. The latch must be down for the seat to work properly. CAUTION: CAUTION: If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat cau
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yellowblue Rear Seats Folding the Rear Seat To close the seat, push the seatback up to its original position. Check to ensure the seatback is in its original position and securely latched by pulling forward on the top To open the fold-down rear seat, pull forward on the of the seatback. Move any obstructions in the seat tab. trunk compartment. 1-7
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yellowblue Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone CAUTION: 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. It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System people riding in these areas are more likely to be (SRS), or air bag system. seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your ve
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yellowblue In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to Why Safety Belts Work wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work. When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a it goes. crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and someti
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yellowblue Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn’t stop. 1-10
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yellowblue The person keeps going until stopped by something. or the instrument panel ... In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... 1-11
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yellowblue Here Are Questions 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 unbuckle a safety belt, even if you’re upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. Q: If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to wear safety b
