Chevrolet 1997 Corvette User manual

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Chevrolet Corvette Owner’s Manual

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Seats and Restraint Systems

This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explains the air bagsystem.

Features and Controls

This section explains how to start and operate your Corvette.

Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

This section tells you how

adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audiosystem.

Your Drivingand the Road

Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.

Problems

the Road

This section tells whatto do if you have

problem while driving, such

flat tire or overheatedengine, etc.

Service and Appearance Care

Here the manual tells you how to keep your Corvette running properly and looking good.

Maintenance Schedule

This section tells you whento perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.

Customer Assistance Information

This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.

It also givesyou information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page

10.

Index

Here’s an alphabetical listingof almost every subject in this manual.

You

can use it to quickly find

somethingyou want to read.

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem and the

name CORVETTE are registered trademarks of

General Motors Corporation.

This manual includesthe latest information at the time it

was printed. We reserve the right to make changes

the

product after that time without further notice. For

vehicles first sold in Canada, substitutethe name

“General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet

Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual.

Please keep this manual in your Chevrolet,

it will be

there

you ever need it when you’re on the road.

you

sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it

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owner can use it.

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CORVETTE: THE AMERICAN

DREAM MACHINE

In the early ’50s, it was only a designer’s dream. Today

the Corvette stands alone

America’sdream car

testament

its unmistakable charisma and the

excitement

inspires. Unique styling, powerful

performance and an undeniable panache have made

Corvetteone

the most celebrated sports cars in

the world.

1953,

Corvetteproduced 300 new lightweight

fiberglass roadsters.

handful went toproject

engineers,General Motors managers, and a select group

of movie stars and celebrities.With a two-speed

Powerglide automatictransmission, Blue Flame

six-cylinder engine, and gleaming Polo White exterior,

the Corvettebegan its drive into the heart of America.

Designers freshened up the ’Vette in

1956

by adding

removable hardtop and the famous Corvette “coves.”

The sculptured body enhanced its sporty

look,

and

standard 210-horsepower Chevy V8 engine solidified

Corvette’sreputation as aproduction race car.

1963,

Corvette hit the road with an eye-catchingnew

look

the

StingRay coupe.An instant success, the

now-classic StingRay featuredconcealedheadlamps

and

unique splitrear 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 sporteda

lean and hungry shape, creating a sense of motion even

when standing still. And for the first time, Corvette

offered removable roof panels.

Supplement to the

1997

Chevrolet Corvette Owner’sManual

This text under “RemoteHatchlTrunkLid Release

”

may replace themanual release cable information

located

Section

your Owner’sManual.

Locate the manual release cables

your vehicle.

they

are locatedin the slots

the bottom

the latch trim

covers (underneaththe center storage compartment

the trunkarea),refer topage

2-14

your

Owner’s

Manual.’

not, followthe.directions listed here.

your vehicle is equipped

with

a hatch and you have

lost battery power, use the manual release cables to open

the hatch.

access the cables, remove the two access

panels located in the rear

the

trunk

area. There is one

cable located underneath each access panel.

Pull each cable straight down

for

each

latch torelease

the hatch.

97CORVOO2

For its 25th anniversary, the 1978Corvette paced the

62nd

Annual

Indianapolis

500

and received

new fastback

roofline with

wide expanse

glass that wrapped around the sides.

In 1984,the fourth generation of America’s favorite

sports car anticipated the future with a sleek look and

advanced technology thatprovided superior handling

and performance. Windshield angle was the sheerest of

any domestic vehicle, cornering ability the tightest of

any production car. In short, the 1984redesign enhanced

the Corvette’s reputation as a leader in the world sports

car market.

After 44 years

production, Corvette only gets better.

The fifth-generation Corvettearrives in 1997, featuring

a completely restyled body and a new, all-aluminum,

5.7 Liter, 345-horsepower

LS1

V8 engine.The

structure

the fifth-generation redesign is the stiffest

ever developed in 44 years of Corvetteproduction,

resulting.inunparalleled ride quality and outstanding

handling. Also unique to the newCorvetteis a

rear-mounted transmission.

Available as a Coupe for 1997, the new Corvette offers

such standard features as extended-mobility tires, a

Bose audio system, and a new, latch-operated roof

designed for easy removal.

With many design cues inspired by the classicmodels of

the 1960s,the new fifth generation Corvetteis an

impressive combination of sleek styling and world-class

sports car performance.

CORVETTE ASSEMBLY PLANT

The CorvetteAssembly Plant in Bowling Green,

Kentucky

one of the most sophisticated and

computerized automobile assembly facilities in

the world. To build your 1997Corvette, over

1,000

employes teamed up with the

high-tech

robots that assist in a variety of processes, from welding

to painting.

The Bowling Green facility

Corvette’sthird home

since 1953.Sincebeginning production in June

1981,it has become one of Kentucky’s most

popular tourist attractions.

CorvetteAssembly Plant tours are expected to resume

April

1997and will be conducted Monday through

Friday, starting at

a.m. and 1p.m.. Reservations are

required for groups of

or more. For more

information, call (502)745-8228.

The

new National CorvetteMuseum, located near the

assembly plant, opened its doors in September of 1994.

also attracting tourists to the area. Formore

information, call (502) 781-7973.

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