This Manual contains a description of the Lada Niva car, description of its' parts, driving tips
and specifications. This Manual was scanned from an original Manual supplied with a 1989
Niva 1600. Some details may have changed for subsequent Niva models, notably the Niva
1700 Bushmaster. This Manual complements the Niva Maintenance Manual which I produced
in early 1998. This Manual provides information useful for everyday drivers of the Niva such
as descriptions of buttons, gauges, switches etc. There is also a good description of the car’s
appointments for the prospective driver.
The Manual is intended to provide a replacement Manual for owners of Lada Nivas who were
not provided with a Manual when purchasing their car. It is not an extra Manual and does not
contain any information other than what is contained in the original driver’s Manual (except
for a few comments I have added and the table of contents). It has been designed to print
double sided - hence the arrangements of the wider inner margins.
The Manual contains the following sections:
Introduction
A brief description of the car
Important notices
Information about practices and procedures that must be adhered to, to ensure optimal
performance of the car over a long time. Contains do’s and dont’s of driving a Niva.
Description
This section contains description of parts of the Niva 1600 - (Vaz 2121). Explanations are
given of what things are, not necessarily how they work.
Instruments and Controls
Gives a detailed explanation of how to use all of the instruments and controls on the car
dashboard, steering wheel and central panel.
Appointments
Explains the use of such things as rear-vision mirrors, ventilation, heating, ash-tray,
doors(window-wipers, opening etc), adjusting seats, tail-gate and opening the hood.
Operating instructions
This section provides advice and instructions on how to drive the car - including advice on
how to start the engine in particularly cold weather.
© 1989 - 1999. You may freely print as many copies of this manual for your own use only as you wish provided
that you own a Lada Niva. You may not copy, modify, print or in any other way distribute this manual for a
profit or cost. You may not charge may money what-so-ever including; copying, printing, paper or others costs
for this manual. This manual may not be stored on shareware CD-Roms, web-sites other than Galactic Niva or
other storage medium. Galactic Niva (http://members.tripod.com/~vaz2121/niva/index.htm).
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