DESCRIPTION OF THE LADA 4x4
CAR KEYS LADA 4x4
Each car is completed with a set of keys each one containing (Fig. 1)
two keys: the longer ones
- for ignition switch, the short ones — for door latch- es. Ignition key number is applied on the flag of the ring holding the keys. Having removed the flag you can keep secrecy of ignition key number.
For car specification package com- pleted with electronic antitheft system (immobilizer*), additional 3 code keys are attached:
- two black ones — working keys and one red — a teaching (program- ming) key.
*Immobilizer disables engine start if key code has not been preliminarily read which ensures additional protection of the car from unauthorized use.
DOORS LADA 4x4
From outside, the doors are opened by pressing the handle upwards (Fig. 2). When opening the doors courtesy light automatically switches on. The doors are furnished with a switch 1 of outside door lock. From inside, the latch is locked by pressing a latch lock button 4 (Fig. 3). The button must not be pressed when the door is open as it leads to damage of the locking device. The door is opened from inside by pulling of the lever 3 irrespective of locking button position.
The doors are furnished with a comfortable armrest 5. Drop window 2 is raised and lowered by rotation of window regulating lever 1.
Fig. 2. Opening of doors
Trunk compartment door
(tailgate)
To open trunk compartment door pull lever 1 (Fig. 4) of latch drive and then lift the tailgate up by handle 4. The tailgate is held in open position with gas-filled telescopic stops/sup- ports 3. The trunk compartment is partitioned from the passenger com- partment with shelf 2 which may be used in transport position for place- ment of light items.
ATTENTION !
Hood and tailgate are source of high hazard.
Fig. 3. Car door
Fig. 4. Tailgate — trunk compartment door
When closing them you should be extremely careful especially when children are nearby.
FUEL TANK PLUG LADA 4x4
To access the fuel tank plug 1 (Fig. 5) you should open the lid 2 located on the right side of the car body. The plug is opened by rotating it anticlockwise. The plug is screwed back in by rotating it clockwise until occurrence of distinctive clicking noises.
The flexible laisse prevents losing of the plug when filling up the car and prevents lid closing if the plug has not been screwed in fuel tank filler.
Fig. S. Fuel tank plug
WARNING!
Gasoline as well as its vapour is poisonous and highly flammable! Observe measures of precaution and fire safety rules! Avoid skin and clothes exposure to gasoline and respiratory tract to gasoline vapour. When filling up the car avoid ingress of gasoline to paint coatings and rubber items.
Car fuel tank refueling is inad- missible after automatic filling valve cutoff or after appearance of gasoline in fuel tank filler when filling with a tap not equipped with automatic cutoff system.
Nonobservance of this recom- mendation may cause spillage of gasoline excesses when the car is parked.
BONNET/HOOD LADA 4x4
To access engine compartment pull lever 1 (Fig. 6) and then open the bonnet 3 (Fig. 7) so that its stay 2 enters bracket limiter 1. When clos- ing the bonnet, lift it slightly, with- draw the bonnet stay from bracket limiter and smoothly lower the bon- net. Press the bonnet in the latch area until the latch snaps.
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Fig. 6. Bonnet latch drive lever
Fig. 7. Bonnet stay
PEDAL LOCATION AREA
Pedals
Nothing must interfere with opera- tion of gas, brake and clutch pedals (see Fig. 13 items 28, 30, 32) and prevent their full travel.
You should use only such floor carpets that will not interfere with operation of pedals and can be securely fixed.
ATTENTION!
Do not put any items on the floor in front of and beneath the driver's seat because when brak- ing an object might get into pedal arrangement area and hinder their normal operation. When it should come necessary to avoid a prang or perform a fast maneuver you will not be able to perform emergency hard braking, sudden clutch operation or opening up the engine.
Wearing appropriate foot-gear when driving a car
You should wear foot-ware that is to your right foot size and enables touch sensing the pedals.
SEATS LADA 4x4
To adjust front seats in longitudinal direction pull locking lever 1 (Fig. 8) upwards. Once the seat has been moved to desired position release the lever. Seat reclining angle adjustment is continuously variable by rotation of knob 6. «A» diagram displays how front seats are unfolded to rest posi- tion. To install child seating module the passenger seat has to be set to last but one position.
ATTENTION!
Do not adjust driver's seat when driving the car. It may suddenly move sharply which will lead to losing control of the car.
To seat passengers on the back seat displace knob 2 and incline the backrest forwards. As this takes place, all seat is displaced forwards making space for the passengers to access the backseat.
Headrests of 3 front seats are height adjustable. Spring type hold-ing locks retain then in desirable Fig. 8. Seats
A place under the driver's seat is
Diagram «B» shows how to increase trunk area space:
- remove shelf 7 and tilt backrests of front seat forwards;
- press handles 8 of back seat 9 locks and lay the backrest on seat cushion 10 (position I);
- bring the folded seat to position II;
- raise the seat a little and move it position. Back to position Ill;
- after loading the luggage lay the provided to fasten fire-extinguisher 4shelf 7 in the luggage compartment with elastic belt 5. And adjust backrest angles of front Back seat is designed Voidable. Seats to position comfortable for rid-ing.
MOUNTING OF CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM LADA 4x4
WARNING!
Never hold a child on your knees in the moving car!
Standard safety belts for adult passengers are used in your car to fasten child retaining device.
Secure placement of children in the car is possible only when using certified children's retaining devices. When mounting a child retaining device in your car you should be guided by the diagram attached to it. For higher child safety it is desir- able that the child retaining device should be mounted on the back seat.
WARNING!
1. It is prohibited to use a rear- ward facing child retaining device on the front right seat protected with passenger airbag mounted in front of this seat.
2. In cars equipped with front passenger airbag there is a warn- ing label located at the side of instrument panel in order to remind you that you should never mount a child retaining device on the front seat with its back side facing forwards.
When choosing baby restraint sys- tem it is required to be guided by information given in table «Accor- dance of baby restraint mechanism to seats of their mounting in a car». Baby restraint mechanism can be installed in Your car only it meets requirements of European standard ECE R44.
Accordance of baby restraint mechanism to seats of their mounting in a car
Mounting of baby restraint
mechanism ISOFIX
Variant execution of Your car is equipped with fastener systems ISOFIX
located on side seats of RR seat. Fastener systems ISOFIX allow to mount baby restraint mechanism ISOFIX corresponding to European standard (ECE R44) requirements.
Fastener system ISOFIX consists of two low brackets ISOFIX and bracket for upper safety belt ISOFIX.
Low brackets ISOFIX (to which the corresponding fixators of baby restraint mechanism are connected ISOFIX) located at the base of RR seat back and indicated with round pic- tograms with inscription «ISOFIX». Before connection of baby restraint mechanism fixators ISOFIX it is requi- red to clear a space of low brackets location ISOFIX placing locks of RR safety belts along the line of joint of cushion and RR seat back.
Bracket to mount upper safety belt ISOFIX is located on the body floor
behind RR seat back. Upper safety belt
holder ISOFIX is made by straight part of wire staple of low inner holder ISOFIX. After fixation of upper safety
belt ISOFIX adjust its tension according to Manufacturer Instruction of baby restraint mechanism ISOFIX.
When choosing of baby restraint mechanism ISOFIX it is required to be
guided by information given in table
«Accordance of baby restraint mecha- nism ISOFIX to seats of their mounting in a car». Baby restraint mechanism ISOFIX can be mounted in Your car only
it corresponds to European standard (ECE R44) requirements.
WARNING!
Make sure that holders of baby restraint mechanism ISOFIX during its mounting in a car not to damage safety belts of RR seat.
Operation of baby restraint me- chanism ISOFIX must be done ac- cording to Manufacturer's Instruc- tion of baby restraint mechanism ISOFIX.
- IUF seat suitable to mount on direction of movement, «universal» of this category of baby restraint mechanism ISOFIX.
- IL seat suitable to mount «half-universal» of this category of baby restraint mechanism ISOFIX. X — seat is not suitable to mount this category of baby restraint mechanism ISOFIX.
SEAT BELTS LADA 4x4
To don the seat belts, insert the catch 1 (Fig. 9) into the lock 2 until it clicks, when doing this do not allow the straps twisting. To unbuckle the seat belt press button 3 of the lock.
Rear side passengers don the seat belts in the same way. A special design seat belt is provided for the middle passenger (VAZ-2131) — with two catches and two locks, it being known that in order to bring the belt to initial position the end catch should be inserted to the loch with a black button.
Fig. 9. Safety belts
ATTENTION!
Do not don the seat belt on a child seating on the passenger's knees.
When the straps get dirty clean them with weak soap solution. It is inadmissible to press the straps with an iron. The seat belt is subject to mandatory replacement with a new on if it has been exposed to critical load in a road traffic accident or has ruptures, abrasions and other dam- ages.
SUN VISORS AND MIRRORS LADA 4x4
Position I of the sun visors 1 (Fig. 10) can be changed to position II or III depending on direction of sun rays.
Interior rear-view mirror 2 has two fixed positions of A and B. To prevent dazzling with light of headlamps of a vehicle moving behind the car change mirror tilt angle with little lever 3.
Outside rear view mirrors are adjusted manually in all directions.
Fig. IO. Sun visors and mirrors
HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING
Optionally, the car is equipped with hydraulic power steering which considerably decreases steering wheel force. If hydraulic power steering is not in operation (for example, when towing the car with the engine stalled) drivability of the car is maintained although this would require much higher efforts applied to the steering wheel.
ATTENTION!
Do not allow movement with engine stalled and set to neutral gear! In this case hydraulic power steering and vacuum brake booster do not operate, so you endanger yourself and other traffic participants.
- remove the shelf 1 and lay it along the rear wall of trunk compart- ment;
- pull by hinge 3 and put the seat cushion in vertical position. The
- having moved handle 2 right, release the backrest and lay it. If needed, move the front seats for- wards.
- 1 horn switch.
- 2 instrument cluster dash- board.
- 3 steering wheel.
- 4 dashboard fixation screw. 5 — outer lighting switch.
- 6 heater electric motor fan switch.
- 7 windshield air blow-off nozzles.
- 8 central nozzles of interior ventilation and heating system.
- 9 interior ventilation and heating system ECU.
- 10 rear glass heating switch. Rear glass heating switch is switched on by pressing the key arm. When turning on exterior lighting, key sym- bol highlight bulb turns on.
- 11 rear glass heating indica- tor bulb block of heating and differential interlock F&J•
- 12 plug.
- 13 glove box.
- 14 front doors glass defog- ging nozzles.
- 15 shelf for first-aid box, magazines and newspapers.
- 16 plug.
- 17 rear fog light switch.
- 18 cavity/socket for mount- ing of radio/multimedia.
- 19 gearshift lever.
- 20 gearshift lever in transfer case.
- 21 ashtray.
- 22 parking brake lever hold- ing button.
- 23 parking brake lever.
- 24 cigarette lighter.
- 25 differential lock lever in transfer case.
- 26 rear screen wiper and washer switch.
- 27 windscreen and headlamp wiper and washer switch lever.
- 28 accelerator pedal.
- 29 hazard light switch.
- 30 brake pedal.
- 31 ignition switch.
- 32 clutch pedal.
- 33 turn indicator switch lever.
- 34 fuse boxes.
- 35 bonnet latch operating lever.
- 36 instrument illumination control.
- 37 beam adjuster.
- driver alone or plus passenger on the front seat;
- all the seats are occupied or driver alone plus 100 kg cargo in the luggage compartment for VAZ- 21214 and 200 kg for VAZ-2131 car;
- all the seats are occupied plus cargo in the luggage compartment of up to permitted maximum vehicle weight (PMM) or driver alone plus 250 kg cargo in the luggage com- partment with unfolded back seat for VAZ-21214 and 350 kg for VAZ- 2131 car.
- 38 headlamp switch lever.
- 39 instrument cluster.
- 14, where coolant temperature indi- cator.
- tachometer indicates engine crankshaft rpm. The area of the scale with red shading denotes engine operation condition with a high crankshaft speed, the red area of the scale means dangerous engine operating conditions.
- LH direction indicator con-
- 4 RH direction indicator con- trol lamp. Lights up with green blink- ing light when switching right-hand turn.
- 5 speedometer.
- 6 fuel indicator.
- 7 fuel reserve check indica- tor. Lights up with orange light if the fuel tank contains less than 4—6.5 L.
- 8 marker light switch indicat-
- 9 indicating lamp of faulty
- 10 headlamp high beam
- 11 reading reset button.
- 12 mileage indicator.
- 13 ABS indicator lamp (in opt/ona/ design version). Lights up with yellow light when turning ignition off and goes out after engine start- up (self-testing mode).