1993 Chevrolet Corvette C4 ZR-1 Owners Manual

User and Operator’s Vehicle Manual for 1993 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1. Model types specification: ZR-1 engine is 5.7 L, 405 hp (302 kW) 385 lb•ft (522 N•m).

Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction
How to Use this Manual
Part I Stats & Safety Belts. 13
2 Features & Controls. 41
3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems. 135
4 Your Driving and the Road. 163

This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.

Part 2: fleatures & Controls

This part explains how to start and operate your Corvette.

Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio Systems

This part tells you how to adjust the ventilation and com€ort controls, and how to operate your audio system.

Part 4 Your Driving and the Road

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

Part 5: Problems on the Road

This part tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating.

Part 6 Senrice & Appearance Care

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

Part 7: Maintenance Schedule

This part tells you when to perform vehicle maintenaxice and what fluids and hbricm‘ts to use.

Part 8: Customer Assistance

Information
This part tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you information on Reporting Safety Defects.
Part 9: Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read.
Service Station Information
This is a quick re€erence of service information. You can find it on the last page of this manual.

Index

ABS Active Light. 117
ABS Service Light. 117
ABS Light. 117
Acceleration Slip Regu’laticin
(ASR) System. 89. 175
Accessory Wiring Plug. 147
Action Center, Corvette. 343
Adding. 27 1 Brake Fluid
Electrical Equipment. 65, 146, 304 Alcohol in Gasoline. 242
Aluminum Wheels
Cleaning. 296. 301
Removing. 228
Antenna, Power. 161 Antifreeze. 216, 262, 263, 311., 317
Anti-Lock Br.& e. 117? 1-73 System (ABS)
Anti-Lock Brake System Light. 117
Appearance Care. 289
Engine Coolant 216,
262,311,3.27
Ashtray and Lighters. 96 ASR Active Light.
Engine Oil. 250, 31 1
Hydraulic Clatch Fluid’. 260, 3 17
Power Steeting Fluid. 269, 318
Rear Axle Fluid. 262, 318
Sound Equipment. 146
Transmission Fluids. 25.9,260, 317
Windshield Washer
Fluid. 84, 269, 3 17
Air.Bag (see Supplemental Inflatable Restraint). 254, 312
.Air Conditioner. 136., ‘142
Alcohol,.Driving Under thi Influence of. 169

ASR Off Light. 116
ASR System. 89, 175
Audio Systems. 146
AM/FM Stereo with
Cassette Playek. 149
.AM/F M. Stereo-with
Cassette Player (Delco-Base@ Music System). 152
AM/FM Stereo with CassetteKD
AirCieaner Filter Player (Delco-Bose* Music System). 155
Care of Audio Systems. 160
-Radio Reception. For the Best. 159 Setting.the Clock. I48 Automatic Electroriic Climate
Control. 140
Aptomatic Transmission Adding Fluid. 259
Checking Fluid. 2.56
Shifting.,. 67, 78 Axle, Rea Liniited-Slip. 76
&ry. 205, 272
Jump Starting.?. 205
Warnings. 205, 206, 272
Battery Warning. Gage. 105
Battery Warning Light. 118
Blizzard.i. 200 Block Heater, Engine. 66 “Blowout, ” Tire. 224
Brake AdjustmenL. 178 Fluid. 270, 317
Master Cylinder. 270
Parking. 77 Pedal Travel. 178
Warning Light. 106
Wear Indicators. 177
Brake System Warning Light. 106. Anti-Lo.ck Brake System. ‘173
Brakes, Anti-Lock. 173
Active Light. 117 Service Light. 117 Braking. 172 Braking Emergencies. 178 Braking Technique. I32
“Break-In, ” New Vehicle. 59 Bu&ling Up (see Safe@ Belts) Bulb ‘Replacement
Back-up Light. 277
Center High-Momte-d 278: 279 stop Light.
Cornering Lights. 277
Headlight. 273
Fog Light.in. 275
‘Rear Cargo Light. 278
Side Marker Lights. 277
Taillight. 2%
.Turn Signals, Front and Rear. 276
Bulbs, Replacement. 514. 389 Cpcities and Specifications
Carbon Monoxide in
Exhaust. 59, 79, 80, 2 158
Cassette
Tape Player Cleaner. Air
Cleaning
Center Storage Console. 254
(see Audio Systems). 95 Aluminum Wheels. 296. 301
Central Control Module. 120 Carpet. 292
Chains, Tire. 236, 288 Cassette Player. 160
Changing a.Flat.Tire. 225 Compact Discs. 160 Charging System Light. 118 Convertible. 125, 298 Check. Gauges Light. 108. Rear Window
Checking. Top
270 8. 297 Brake Fluid “Dulso”’-Coated Molding. 294
Engine Coolant. 262 ~ngine. 301
h@e Oil Level. 249, 250 Fabric. 290
Power Steering Fluid. 269 Fibeiglass Springs. 303
Rear Axle Fluid. 261 Finis3l.OO
Safety Belt Systems.,. 37 Foreign Material. 302
Transmission Fluids. 257,258, 259 Glass. 295- Checking Things.Hardtop. 300
Under the Hood. 245 hide of Your Corvette. 2510 Ch~d Paint Spotting. 303 Instrument Panel. 294
CMd Restraints. 33 Leather or Vinyl. 293 CWhn and Safety Belts. 32, 36 Outside of Your Corvette. 296. Cigarette Lighter. 96 Power Antenna. 161 Cinch Fawe. 24 Removable Roof Panels. 297 Circuit Breakers & Fuses. 305 Safety Belts. 295
city, Driving. 190 %oft Touch” Surfaces. 293
Special Problems. 292 Underbody Maintenance. 302 Low Coolant Light. 112 Warnings. 289, 297 Proper Mixture to Use. 217. 262
Weatherstrips. 301 S.a€ety ,. 217.263.264. 267 Windshield and Wiper Blades. 295 Warnings. 106
Cleaning Your C.onvertible Top. 297 Temperature Gage. 106
Climate Control. 136 Corvette Action Center. 343
Air Conditioner. 136, 142 Cruise Control. -84
Automatic Electronic Climate Cup Holder. 96
Control. 140 Curves, Driving on. 179
Heater. 137, 144 Customer Assistance Infomation 341
Ventilation. 137, 145
Clock, Setting the. 148
Clusters, Instrument Panel. 100 DAB (Delayed Accessory Bus). 57
Compact Disc Player Daytime Running Lights. 90 (see Audio Systems) Dead Battery: What to. Do. 205
Compact Spare Tire. 235 Defensive Driving. 168
Concealed Headlights. 90 Defogger, Power Mirror. 139
Control of a Vehicle. 171 Defogger. Rear Window. 138. 144
Convertible Hardtop. 128 Defrosting Window. 137
Convertible Top. 124 Dimensions. 3 16
Convex Outside Mirror. 93 Directional Controls. Electronic Coolant. 216, 262, 263, 311, 317 Climate. 145
Checking & Door Ajar Light.’. 107
Adding. 216,218,222,262,263, 266 Door Locks. 43 High Fill Reservoir Dcmnshifting. 69, 73 Pressure Cap. 268.Driver Idormation Center. 112
Driver Pasition. 23
Driver’s Side SIR (“Air Bag”). 26
Driving. 163
At Night. 184
City. 190
Controlling a Skid. 183 Defensively. 168
Drunken. 169 Freeway. 191
Hill and Mountain. 195
In a Foreign Country. 243
In Fog, Mist and Haze. 189
In the Rain. 186 Long Distance. 193
Loss of Control. 183
On Cmes. 179
Passing. 87, 181
Through Deep Standing Water. 65
Winter Driving. 198
Drunken Driving. 169
Electric Outside Mirror Control. 93
Electrical Equipment, .Adding. 65., 146, 304
Electronic Heating. and Air Conditioning. 310
‘Emergencies. Braking. 178 Engine Power Curves. 319 Filliig the Fuel Tank. 244
Emergencies on the Road. 203 Engine Power Key. 56
Emergencies. Steering in Emergency Starting.
Emergency Towing. Engine Block Heater.
Filter Cleaner. 254, 312. 180 Engine Power Switch. 74 Air. 253, 312 205 Engine Specifications. 313 Oil
208 Engine, starting. 63 Finish. Damage. 302 66 Automatic Transmission Flashers, Hazard Manual Transmission. 65 Warning. 204 Engine
Coolant
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage. Engine Cooling System.
. 216, 262, 263, 311, 317 Ethanol in Gasoline. 242 Flat Tire. 224 106
Exhaust in. 59, 79,80, 200 StoMg a.Flat-Z R-1. 233 Storing a.Flat-& cept ZR-l
Dangerous Gas Flooded Engine. 234
Engine Exhaust