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Chevrolet El Camino 1983 User Manual

Chevrolet El Camino 1983
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Take
special
care '
to
preVent
the
chance
of carbon
monoxide
exposure
if a
chi¥lQ8
Is
made to ltl)8 vehicle (such as
u~
8 cover or camper),
01'
if
a
special body or
othef
Elq!.JiprneI:lI
b added
foJ
recreational
or
other
usage
. Also,
~
recreational
~
~es
.(
SUCh
' as -Ights. -
refrigerators.
stoveS.
~~)
"l8y
~
I;If carbpo
monp~
.
~
~
appiances
ooty
if there
Is
"""""'¥
I ventilation. ,
NEW
VEHICLE
"BREAK-IN"
PERIOD
You
can
drive
your
..
~
,vehicle trOll')
its
v!ry
" first
mile
/
JiiiorMeter
..
wi~i
following 8 formal
"tir~-in"
schedt
,
de.
t!towev~
.
th_re
are
Ihi~
you
can
do
during the
'"
first"few "fttJ'¥lred
mHes
/
ki
.
lomete~s
of
driving
that
will
aQd
10
the
·
future
performance
aile!
economy
of
your
vehicle.
.
We
r~nd
you
ilJ'li
l
your
sPeed
during
the
first 500 in
il
es
(
800
kiIometer~)
to
a
maximum
of
55
fT1)h
(~
tqn/h); but
do
not drive for Ipng periods at
any
one
constant speed. either fast" or
sloW.
During this
~
aVoid
full
throttle
starts and.-if
possible.
avoid
hard Slops especiallY during the first 200 miles
(320 kiloi'neters)
ofmv~
.
'
Atways
drive-
at-moderate
Speed
until1he engine has completely
Warmed
.up.
" you
plan
to
use
your
new
y~
for trailer'
towing.
.
~
'~fOJ~
.
ng
.
'.'
. . :
..
,
",
,',
.. , .
,,
'
TRAILER
TOWING
·
.'
.-
Since. this vehicle is designed , arid ..
ln,teoded
.
19
. be used mainly , as· a
Ioad-
carryi
ng
vehlcie.
towing -a trailer_
Wilt
affect
hatldling.
durabi
.
li
ly.
and
~y
.
Your safely.
and
~Sf~n
.
deP,!'ll1d
,
u~J~'QP6I'
use
~
,correct .
equipment.
Also.
you
should
avoid
_
overloadS
'
~
other
abUSivei'use
:
':
-..
'
.'
~
.
maxmxn
~)r8iIei\'1~hi
You
~
eon
with
yoo,
vehic18
~
oA
yOu-
iltended
use
arl
c
f'iYhat
special
eqU~
has
bEieri
installed
00
it. ..'
Information
on
trailer
~jng
.ability
..
spedaI
equiprnenC
requ
ir
ed,
and optional
8(J.ripment.
avaiaabte
shOu1cfbe
~
Jrom
"
~-oi,"
~
,
.
Ask
for
the trailemg
broq/'MJr;
:
Or,
-
write:
''''
~
'
''
~~
_
~
'
__
~o~
~
.
O/\:lsIon.
Warren:
M~
4_
8090
..
(In;
'
Cana.da;
' write,
to
General
Motors
Of
Can.ada
Umi1ed,
customer
~erviC~
,
oepartrnent
,
.
9sh~a
.
..
qOtarlo
l1J
SZ6) . .
:~
' . . .
.',"
'
,,
' 4 " , .
Tires .
...
;.
:
.,
..
,. ,
,'
~ ,
.
"'
,.
'.
: . . " .,: ,
When
1~,=;g
trailers
~
-
do
dead~~EilQht
hitC
'
h9s
'- '
~leihe
tires
{edna
"COld
'
TIre
PreSsure
" tor ·
"Maxd.oad"shown
.on
tharare
·Placard
011"100
left
door
. Whon
towing with'8.wetght'dStributing hitch
..
Increase
the front tire
pressure'
1{
kPa
.
(2
,psi) above the
pressure;
:
Shown
on the
li"e
PlaCa£d
:
":rtiis
increase should
never
exceed
the maxirrum pressure.shownon·the·side·
of
.the tire. ' '
RemembeI
thai ,
when
a-trailer is cOnnected,
thet
railer
-
tOngue
'
~t
Is
part
of
the load
being
carried
by
the vehicle and. therefore, is
inckJded
in the GWi of
the
v~lcIe
.
..,
..
'
..
MaIntenance
,'" ,
MonHr&qlfeni
Service
is_
required
'
Whet\
lfstng
yOU-
vetii
cle
to
'
PUll
8'trailer
."
See
ttie M8intenanooSthed.JIe'fofdediJr·/
AutOrnatic
:
TransmIS&!Oi"fFtuld.
'
Engine
Oil.
and
Rear
Axle lUbricanlchange requirements
fOr
·
trSilering
.
--
'··
'
N6w
a&:htien,
'
check.
~t
'
all
'
tr
,
~
hltcti
·
~ns
:
livJ
.
n~is
-:
ai'e
:
~t
.
AlsO
·
see
the
'
MaIntenance
Schedu\e
-1OIdei'; and
the
Index in·this manual.
lOr
II'hpc)rt8nt facts
on
belts, oooIing
system
ca'"e
and brake
~
t-2

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BrandChevrolet
ModelEl Camino 1983
CategoryAutomobile
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