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The 1999 Chevrolet Corvette 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 air bag 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 informa
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yellowblue We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, the name CORVETTE and the CORVETTE Emblem 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
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yellowblue Corvette: The American Dream Machine In the early ’50s, it was only a designer’s dream. Today the Corvette stands alone as America’s dream car -- a testament to its unmistakable charisma and the excitement it inspires. Unique styling, powerful performance and an undeniable panache have made Corvette one of the most celebrated sports cars in the world. In 1953, Corvette produced 300 new lightweight fiberglass roadsters. A handful went to project engineers, General Motors manager
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yellowblue In 1963, Corvette hit the road with an eye-catching new look -- the Sting Ray coupe. An instant success, the now-classic Sting Ray featured concealed headlamps and a unique split rear window. The split window would only be offered in 1963, making this model among the most prized Corvettes ever built. Restyled inside and out for 1968, this ’Vette sported a lean and hungry shape, creating a sense of motion even when standing still. And for the first time, Corvette offered removable
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yellowblue For its 25th anniversary, the 1978 Corvette paced the 62nd Annual Indianapolis 500 and received a new fastback roofline with a wide expanse of glass that wrapped around the sides. v
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yellowblue The structure of the fifth-generation redesign is the stiffest ever developed in 44 years of Corvette production, resulting in unparalleled ride quality and outstanding handling. Also unique to the new Corvette is a rear-mounted transmission. Available as a Coupe for 1997, the new Corvette offered such standard features as extended-mobility tires, a Bose audio system, and a new, latch-operated roof In 1984, the fourth generation of America’s favorite designed for easy removal.
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yellowblue Corvette Assembly Plant The Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky is one of the most sophisticated and computerized automobile assembly facilities in the world. To build your 1999 Corvette, over 1,025 employes teamed up with the 58 high-tech robots that assist in a variety of processes, from welding to painting. The Bowling Green facility is Corvette’s third home since 1953. Since beginning production in June of 1981, it has become one of Kentucky’s most popular
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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 Model Reference This manual covers these models: Convertible Hardtop Coupe xi
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yellowblue NOTES - xii
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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 1-20 Air Bag System 1-7 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone 1-26 Children 1-11 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About 1-27 Child Restraints Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-36 Larger Children 1-12 How to Wear Safety Belts Pro
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yellowblue Pull up on the lever in front of the seat to unlock it. Seats and Seat Controls Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the This part tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, lever and try to move the seat with your body to make and also about reclining seatbacks and seatback latches. sure the seat is locked into place. Manual 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 mo
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yellowblue Different parts of the power seat control move different Power Seat (Option) parts of the seat. To move the seat forward or rearward, move the control to the front or to the back. Move the control up to raise the seat and down to lower it. By tilting the back of the control, it will raise or lower the back of the seat. Tilting the front of the control will raise or lower the front of the seat. Your preferred seat position can be stored and recalled if you have the memory option.
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yellowblue Sport Seat (Option) Reclining Seatbacks In addition to the power seat control, there are three The lever for the reclining seatback is located on the other switches that help you change the shape of the side of each seat, near the base. seat. There are two lumbar supports for the middle (A) To adjust the seatback, lean slightly forward to lift your and lower (B) back. There’s also a side bolster switch weight off the seatback. Pull completely up on the lever (C) that adjusts the
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yellowblue CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job when you’re reclined like this. The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not
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yellowblue Seatback Latches CAUTION: If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked. Both seatbacks fold forward to give you access to the rear area. To fold a seatback forward, lift this latch, which is located on top of the backside of the seat, and pull the seatback forward. The seatback will lock down in this position. To unlock, lift up on t
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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 air bag system. people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not CAUTION: equipped with
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yellowblue Your vehicle has a light that Why Safety Belts Work comes on as a reminder to When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as buckle up. (See “Safety it goes. Belt Reminder Light” in the Index.) In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work. You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a 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
