I Table of Contents Inrroauction - How to Use this Manual This section tells you how to use your manual and includessafety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols. Section 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. Section 2 - Features & Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Section 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Section 4 - Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. Section 5 - Problems on the Road This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating, etc. Section 6 - Service & Appearance Care Here the manual tells you howto keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Section 7 - Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Section 8 - Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact GM for assistance and how to get service publications. Italso gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-4. Index Here's an alphabetical listing almost every subjectin this of manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want read. to 1 Introduction 1995 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual Welcome This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and maintenance of your 1995 Chevrolet Blazer and to provide important safety information. There is also a Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance Information booklet. In some vehicles, there can be information manuals from other manufacturers like body builders special equipment or companies. We urge you to review all these publications carefully.This will help you enjoy safe and trouble-free operation of your vehicle. When it comes to service, keep in mind that your Chevrolet dealer knows your vehicle best and is interested in your complete satisfaction. dealer Your invites you to return forall of your service needs both during and after the warranty period. Remember, if you have a concern and need help handling to your it satisfaction, see the procedurein the Chevrolet Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance Information booklet. Thanks for choosing a Chevrolet product. We value you as a member of the Chevrolet family.We want to assure you of our continuing interestin your pleasure and satisfaction with your vehicle. Chevrolet Motor Division General Motors Corporation 30007 Van Dyke Ave. Warren, Michigan @Copyright1994 General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Motor Division All Rights Reserved Second Edition Printed in U.S.A. 11 .. Important Notesto Owners and Drivers About This Manual Please keep this manual your vehicle so it will be thereif you ever need it in 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 the time itwas printed. We at reserve the right to make changes in the product after thattime without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. About Driving Your Blazer As with other vehiclesof this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in lossof 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 yourFour-wheel Drive Vehicle" in the Index.) W E SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE iii For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplairede ce guide en francais chez votre concessionaire au DGN Marketing ou Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T lC7. 1 - ~0 CHEVROLET General Motors, GM and the GM Emblem, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet of Emblem, and Blazer are registered trademarks General Motors Corporation. How to Use This Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive theirnew vehicle. This will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. this manual, you'll find that pictures and In words work together to explain things quickly. INDEX: A good place to look what you need is the Index in back of the for manual. It's an alphabetical list all that's in the manual, and the page of number where you'll find it. Safety Warnings andSymbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. use a box with We gray background and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could you 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 couldbe hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash throughin this book.This safety it symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't this,'' or "Don't let this happen." do iv Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Manytimes, this damage would not be coveredby your warranty, and it could be costly. Butthe notice will tellyou what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read othermanuals, 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, blue for notices and the words CAUTION NOTICE. or V Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbolsyou will find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: Caution Possible Injury Protect Eyes by Shielding Caustic Battery Acid Could Cause Burns Spark or flame Could Explode Battery Avoid Sparks or Flames These symbols are importantfor you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: uu Safety Door Fasten Belts Lock/Unlock vi These symbols have to do with your lights: Master Lighting Switch Turn Signal Direction I A Heaulight High Beam Fog Lights Headlight Low Beam Hazard Warning Rasher I Parking Lights Daytime Running Lights These symbols are on some of your controls: 0* Q Windshield Wiper Windshield Washer ew 0 %0 % Rear Window Defogger Ventilating Fan c Windshield Defroster I Rear Window WiperMasher 0 Off vii These symbols are used on warning and indicatorlights: 1 L Engine Coolant Temperature Battery Charging System Fuel Engine Oil Pressure I BRAKE 1 SHIFT I ANTI-LOCK Brake Shift Light Anti-Lock Brake Here are some other symbols you may see: Fuse Lighter Horn I- I- Hood Release Vlll ... Seats & Restraint Systems Section Here you'll find information about the seats in your vehicle how to use and your safety belts properly. can also learn about some things should You you not do with air bags and safetybelts. Seats and Seat Controls Manual Front Seat (Except Easy Entry) 1-1 Move the lever under the frontof the seat towards the driver's door 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. Manual Front Seat (Easy Entry Only) Move the lever under the frontof the seat up 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. ' -_ a, Manual Lumbar Adjustment If you have this feature, there will a be knob on the outside of the driver and passenger bucket seats. Turn the topof the knob forwardto increase lumbar support and or rearward to decrease lumbar support. 1-2 Power Driver's Seat If you have this feature, there willbe a control pad on the front your of driver's seat. The left control make the rear of the seat go up and down. The right control makes the front the of seat go up anddown.. The center control makes the whole seat go up and down or forward and rearward Power Lumbar Adjustment If you have this feature, there will bea control on the front of your driver'sseat. Press and hold the passenger's sideof the control untilyou have the desired lumbar support. To decrease lumbar support, press the driver's side the of control. 1-3 Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you wantit. Pull up on the lever and the seat will to go an upright position. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-4 Front Seatback Latches(2-Door Models) The front seatback folds forwardto let people get into the back seat. Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless come to a sudden stop you Then it will will lock in place. There's one time the seatback maynot fold without some help from you. That's if your vehicleis parked going down a fairly steep hill. To fold a front seatback forward, push the seatback toward the rearas you lift this latch. Then th seatback will fold forward. The latch must be down for the seat to work properly. 1-5 Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Models) The outside front passenger seatof your vehicle makes it easy to get in and out of the rear vehicle area. When you tilt the outside front passenger seatback fully forward, 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. 0 To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward. Head Restraints Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable on others. an Slide adjustable head restraint up or downthat the top the restraint is closest so of to thetop of your ears.This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. The head restraints tilt forward and rearward also. 1-6 Rear Folding Seat Your utility vehicle has a folding rear seat which lets you fold the seatba down for more cargo space. The rear seat release handles are in the upper centerof the rear of the seatbacks. Push back on the seatbacks as you pull up on the handles. To raise the seatbacks, just lift up the seatbacks and push until they lock in the upright position. Push and pull on the seatbacksto check that the latches have locked in the upright position. If they haven't, have them fixed immediately. Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tellsyou how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, "air bag" system. or 1-7 Your vehicle has a light that comes as a reminder to buckle up. (See on "Safety Belt Reminder Light'' in the Index.) In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says wear safety belts. to 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 crashesare mild, and some crashes can be serious that even so buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes in between. In are many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt killed. or After more than25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! Why Safety Belts Work When you ride inor on anything,you go as fast as it goes. Take the simplest vehicle. Supposeit's just a seat on wheels. -I - I I A 1-8 Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle The rider doesn't stop i The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... I 1-9 or the instrument panel ... a or the safety belts! , F P " .. I With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense. Here Are Questions Many People About Ask Safety Belts-and the Answers Q Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident I'm wearing a if safety belt? A: You could be - whether you're wearing a safety belt not. But you or can unbuckle a safetybelt, even if you're upsidedown. And your so chance of being conscious during and after an accident,you can unbuckle and getout, is much greater if you are belted. 1-10 ...