Chevrolet 1949 Automobile Manuel utilisateur

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PREPARED

AND

PRESENTED

CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

DETROIT 2, MICHIGAN

THIRD EDITION

and

'lour

1949

Chevrolet

•

';])ear

Chevrolet

Owner

are happy to place

your hands this Owner Manual

which, if you will read and study,

will

acquaint you with

the Chevrolet car that you have just purchased.

The

Dealer who sold and delivered this fine car to you

and

who manufactured it are proud of the product and

have a large and willing interest in maintaining your con-

tinued satisfaction

its operation. Careful consideration

you of this fine product will guarantee many miles of good,

trouble-free transportation.

The purpose of this manual

to acquaint you with your

new Chevrolet car.

not a book that covers all of the

mechanical features and it does not contain a lot of technical

phrases of construction. Instead, it tells where the gauges,

dials, switches and controls are located, a general outline of

where your car should be lubricated along with a mainte-

nance schedule that

will

keep the car

proper operating

condition and some general information items which are of

interest

you

a driver.

the end of 1000 miles of driving, you should take your

car back to the·Dealer who delivered it

you for a physical

check-up and the 1000-mile inspection service to which you

are entitled. However,

any time before

after this

1000-mile period your car does not perform the

way

should, visit your Dealer who will be very glad to diagnose

the trouble and to assist and advise you in what should

be done to regain its peak performance.

CHEVROLET

MOTOR

CAR DIVISION

GENERAL

MOTORS

CORPORATION

ConienitJ

For Your Convenience

...

Your Everyday Service

Select Your Gasoline .

Gasoline Filler Cap

Engine Oil .

Engine Oil Level Rod

Radiator Filler Cap

Breaking-in Period ..........

.........

Starting Engine

Shifting Gears .

Keys and Locks

Sedan Rear Door Lock

General Information

...................

Use of the Jack ...............................

Rear Wheel Shields

Tires

Cleaning White Sidewall Tires

AntjrFreeze

Care

Chrome

...

..........

...

...........

Radio Controls 20

Automatic Heating Controls

Lubrication ...........

...

22-23-24-25

Lubrication Chart ............................... 26-27

Maintenance Schedule

..............

Data ....

....................

......29-30

your

Convenience

The ignition switch, located near the

lower edge of the instrument panel to

the right of the steering column is a

three position switch. There are two

"off" positions, one to the right and one

to the left of the

"on"

(vertical) position and the key may be removed

any of these positions. When the ignition

turned off by turning

switch clockwise, the key may be removed allowing ignition to be

turned

"ON"

"OFF"

without use of key. When the ignition

turned off

turning switch counterclockwise and removing the key,

the ignition

locked

"OFF"

Starter Control

The starter control

of the push button

solenoid type with the starter button

located just to the left of the instrument

cluster and directly above the throttle

knob. When starting, hold accelerator

pedal down halfway while pressingstarter

button. Should the engine be flooded,

hold the accelerator down to the toe-board and press starter button

until engine starts. Release the starter button

soon

the engine

starts and never press the button with the engine running

serious

damage may result.

. 4 •

The choke control knob

located to

the right of the instrument cluster and

just above the ignition switch.

pro-

vide a richer fuel mixture to assist in

starting a cold engine and during warm

up pull choke knob out part or all

way

depending upon climatic con- L

ditions. This automatically opens the throttle to provide for smooth

engine operation when choking

required.

The throttle control knob

located to the left of the instrument

cluster and just below the starter button. Pull control knob out to

open throttle.

A push-pull knob for headlight con-

trol

located to the'left of the starter

button and throttle control knob.

When the knob

pushed in against

the instrument panel all lights are

"OFF".

When. the knob

pulled out to the first position the parking

lights, tail and license plate lamps are turned on. When the knob

pulled out to the last position, the headlamps, either the country

(upper) or traffic (lower) beam dependent on the operation of the

beam selector switch located on the toe-board

the driver's left

foot, are turned on. When using the country (upper) beam for driv-

ing, a 'red beam indicator, located directly below the numeral 50 on

the speedometer dial, lights up. Never use this beam with other cars

approaching. Instrument lights ordinarily are on when the knob

pulled out to either the first or second position, although they can be

dimmed or turned

off

rotating the knob to the right.

• 5 •

The synchro-mesh transmission selector

lever

mounted at the upper end of the

steering column beneath the steering

wheel. Lift the knob and move down-

ward to engage

low

gear

upward to

engage reverse. Depress the knob and

move it upward to engage second gear

downward to engage high

gear.

Operation

The hand brake lever operates inde-

pendently of the regular foot operated

braking system and applies brake pres-

sure to the rear wheels only. The

horizontal L-shaped handle

conveni-

ently located below the instrument panel

to the right of the steering column.

apply brake, pull handle

straight back.

lease, simply rotate handle clockwise and it will

return to

its

normal position.

-.Tront

eat

The adjustment of the front seat

accom-

plished

a fingertip control lever located

at the left side end of the seat frame. A light

downward push releases the seat allowing

the seat assembly to be moved backward

forward until the position

comfortable. Releasing pressure on the

lever locks the seat in the selected position.

. 6 •

An all weather ventilating system which permits controlled ventila-

tion even under adverse weather conditions when windows must be

closed

a feature of your new Chevrolet. Outside air now enters

through the radiator grille at the front of the car and

delivered into

the body by an air duct extending from the radiator grille to the body

dash on each side of the car. Air volume

controlled hy means of a

butterfly valve mounted in each of the air duct lines. These valves

'-.-

are individually operated by knobs mounted just below the center

of the instrument panel. Either the right

left hand ventilator may

be opened individually,

both valves opened

desired.

NOTE:

keep out offensive

odors

and

exhaust gases when traveling

congested traffic

when parked behind a car having its

motor

running, shut the outside air intake valves

pushing vent knobs in.

Exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide. See

Note

on page 14.

The

windshield wiper control knob

located to the right of the

instrument cluster and above the choke control button. The wind-

shield wipers are operated by turning this knob clockwise. A Chevrolet

windshield washer may be installed to assist in cleaning windshield

while driving when it may become smeared from road spray of

passing cars.

operate washer,

tum

wiper control knob counter-

clockwise and water

will

be sprayed on the windshield to assist

the wipers

cleaning.

A drawer type ash tray and a cigarette

lighter centered below it are conveniently

grouped together beneath the clock and

just to the right of the radio grille on

Deluxe models. The lighter

operated

pushing it in and when

heated it

will

click out for use. The ash receiver has a cigarette

snuffer which

depressed for removal and emptying.

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