Driver s Manual for the Niva 1600 (Vaz 2121 series) Operator s Manual
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.
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Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman Table of Contents INTRODUCTION......................................... 2 IMPORTANT NOTICES............................. 2 DESCRIPTION............................................ 6 IDENTIFICATION DATA ........................... 6 LUBRICATING SYSTEM.................................. 7 FUEL SYSTEM. ............................................ 7 Crankcase breathing system...................... 7 Cooling system....................................... 7 IGNITION SYSTEM..
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman INTRODUCTION The VAZ2121 is a comfortable, high speed, all wheel drive, cross country, economy car intended to carry passengers and loads on paved roads of any kind and on dirt roads. The car design makes it possible to operate the car at ambient temperatures ranging from plus 45"C down to minus 40 "C. The advanced design and use of high quality lubricants ensure reliable engine starting at low ambient temperatures down to minus 25"C without a starting pre-heater.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman After negotiating a deep (0.5 m) ford, check before a trip for water in the power transmission units. Do it by loosening the drain plugs until drops appear. Oil drops indicate that there is no water in the unit. Do not overload the car in excess of the specified limits. Overloading results in damage of the front suspension elements, bending of the rear axle beam, premature wear of the tyres, vibration of the body end loss of road stability.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman insufficient oil pressure in the engine lubricating system. Extremely important! Never run the car with the low oil pressure warning lamp on! This will cause rapid engine wear which will cease the engine resulting in total engine destruction! Take care of the tyre pressure since driving on under inflated tyres results in their premature wear and impairs car stability and steerability.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman To prevent blowing of the fuse and damage to the voltage regulator contacts, observe the following rules: • Do not check the voltage regulator for serviceability by short circuiting its terminals "15" and "67" • Do not interchange the wires running to terminals "67" and "15"; • Do not interchange the wire intended for connection to terminal "67" of the alternator and the wire intended for connection with the alternator star center (non-marked terminal); • Do not con
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman 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. See the Instruments and controls section for information on how to operate them - Jason. jason_chapman@hotmail.com IDENTIFICATION DATA Identification number of the car is indented on a non-detachable plate secured on the instrument panel (Fig. 1) at the left hand side. The plate is installed to special order.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman Lubricating system. The system is of combination (splash-and-force) type: bearings of crankshaft, camshaft and accessory drive shaft are force-lubricated; cylinders, valve gear and its drive are splashlubricated, A gear oil pump with an oil intake strainer and a reducing valve in the cover is located in the engine sump. A quick-change full flow oil filter has a filter element made of special cardboard. Fuel system.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman Transmission Clutch. The clutch is single plate, dry, with diaphragm pressure spring, and is hydraulically controlled. Gearbox. The gearbox is four speed, all forward gears synchro-meshed The gearshift lever is mounted on the floor tunnel. Gear ratios: 1st gear 3.667; 2nd gear 2.100; 3rd gear1.361; 4th gear 1.000; Reverse gear 3.526. Car versions with a five speed gearbox and 5th gear ratio of 0.819 are available. Transfer case.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman Wheels Wheels are of drop forged disc type. The rim size is 127-J406 (5J-16). The wheel is fastened with five nuts. The spare wheel is in the engine compartment. Tyres are cross-ply 6.9516 (175-406), or radial-ply 175/801116. Brakes Used in the car is a two circuit hydraulic brake system.
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Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman Electrical Equipment The system is single wire. negative ground return type. Rated voltage is 12 V. Storage battery Type 6CT55A, capacity 2 105C (55 A Æh) at 20h discharge rate. The current output at intensive discharge in cold state (minus 18"C) is 255 A. Alternator Is an enclosed type machine with a built in rectifier employing silicon diodes; the current output at the engine speed of 5,000 rpm’ is 42 A. Voltage regulator Is of two stage, vibration type.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman Body Body three door, unitized (anodised?), all metal. Its side doors have front mounted hinges and windows provided with two glasses: swivelling vent and roll down. Tailgate (luggage compartment door) opens upwards. The windshield and back window are scenaramic. The triplex windshield and heat tempered back and side glasses are polished and splinter proof. The bumpers are rubber plated at the front and provided with plastic end pieces.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS Fig. 4.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman 2. direction indicator switch lever. When the lever is shifted to position A, the R.H. direction indicators are ON and when it is shifted to position B, the L.H. direction indicators are ON. When the car recovers from a turn the lever automatically returns to the initial position. This can also be done by hand. 3. Ignition switch.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman 10 transfer range shift lever.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman 11. parking brake lever. On shifting the lever upwards, the brake shoes of the rear wheels are applied. With the ignition ON, this is indicated by the parking brake warning lamp on the instrument panel. To return the lever to the initial position, depress the button at the lever handle end. On shifting the lever down, the warning lamp goes off.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman 28 coolant temperature gauge. Passing of the pointer into the red zone of the scale indicates engine over heating. If this is the case, check the alternator drive belt for proper tension, and if the drive belt is tensioned properly, check the cooling system.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman 40 battery no charge warning lamp (red). It comet on when the ignition is turned ON; the lamp goes off immediately on starting the engine. If the lamp stays ON with the engine running, the alternator drive belt is slack or the alternator is faulty. From experience this is most often caused by a worn fan belt. Replace the fan belt immediately or you risk burning out the alternator! - Jason 61 parking brake warning lamp (red).
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman 51 cigarette lighter. To use the lighter, depress and release immediately the holder button which remains depressed for approximately 15 s. Then the button automatically returns to the initial position and the lighter is ready for use. With the instrument lighting ON, a special lamp illuminates the lighter socket. 52 rear fog lamp switch Is in stalled instead of the plug if the car is equipped with a rear fog lamp.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman APPOINTMENTS Sun visors Are intended to protect the driver and passenger from the dazzling sun. In case of head on rays, set the visor (Fig. 5) in position I, in case of side rays, in position II. Rear view mirrors Internal rear-view mirror(Fig. 6) ensures observation of the road behind the Ear. If the driver is dazzled by the headlights of a vehicle following behind, use the lever to change the mirror tilt.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman controlling the air intake port cover is shifted to the right. Shifting the lever right wards increases the supply of the outside air through the heater radiator; through the heater grille if the lid is opened by means of lever 5, with lower lever 4 shifted to the right. Turning of the deflectors changes the direction of the air flow. If the car moves at a low speed, the amount of supplied air can be increased by cutting in the heater fan with switch 2.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman if necessary, cut in the heater fan with switch 2; open the heater lid with lever 5. Hot air will be directed to the driver’s and passengers’ feet zone, as well as onto thewindshield. To speed up warming of the windshield, close the heater lid. If the ambient air temperature is very low, shift lever 4 part way to the right so as to limit the inflow of cold air. Doors To open the side doors, press the door handle upwards (Fig. 10).
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman compartment area proceed as follows: press off seat retainers 1 shift the front seats forward and place the rear seat with its backrest in position II; shift the front seats rearward and make their positions convenient. Engine hood To open the engine hood, pull lever 48 (Fig. 4), raise hood 1 (Fig. 16) and bring prop 2 into the stop of bracket 3. When closing the hood raise it slightly, remove the prop from the bracket stop and smoothly lower the hood.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . Starting the engine from cold Pump some fuel into the carburettor float chamber by operating hand priming lever 1 (Fig. 19) several times. It is advisable to per form the above operation after a long standstill of the car. Set the gearshift lever in the neutral and depress the clutch pedal (which is especially expedient in cold seasons of the year). Pull out the choke control knob.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman and rear axles gets warmed up and be comes less viscous which is absolutely necessary for normal lubrication of the gears. Then unlock the differential, change to the high in the transfer case and throw the gearshift lever into higher gears in succession. To back the car depress the gearshift lever all the way down and then set it in the reverse gear position. Change to the reverse gear only when the car has come to a complete stop .
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman Running in During the first 2.0003.000 Km: 1. Check the tyre inflation pressure and bring it to normal before each trip. 2. While in motion, and in the warm-up time after starting the engine (especially after starting from cold) do not rev up the engine in excess of 4,000 rpm 3. Do not take heavy roads (deep mud or snow, sand and steep upgrades). 4. Avoid towing a trailer. 5.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman Adjusting the spark advance angle While in service, sometimes it becomes necessary to adjust the spark advance angle in order to suit the quality of the fuel used. Perform adjustment on a warmed up engine. Driving the car in the high gear on a level road at a speed of 50 km/h, abruptly depress the accelerator pedal. If this is accompanied by slight and short time detonation, the spark advance angle is set correctly.
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Lada Niva Driver s Manual Jason Chapman Tables Basic Characteristics and Dimensions Seating capacity, Persons Seating capacity with back seat folded, persons Payload, kg luggage allowed, Kg Maximum with 4 person with 2 Persons with driver only Dry mass (mass of car less fuel, oil, coolant and accessories), kg Kerb mass. (mass or car in running order less payload).
Lada Niva Driver s Manual *For Short Trips **With 330kg luggage carried, 70 kg of it should be placed on the front seat, and the remaining 260 kg should be uniformly distributed over the entire luggage compartment floor. *** As measured by applying special technique.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Engine Model Type Number and arrangement of cylinders Cylinder bore and piston stroke, mm Engine displacement. L Compression rate Rated power ISO 1585-82, at 5,400 rpm’, kW (hp), minimum Maximum torque, ISO 158582, at 3,400 rpm’, N m (kgfÆ m Minimum idling speed, rpm Firing order Sense of crankshaft rotation Maximum carbon monoxide (CO) content in exhaust gases at idling, % Filling Capacities. Litres Fuel tank (including reserve of 4-6.
Lada Niva Driver s Manual Main Adjustment and Test Data Valve rocker to cam clearances (engine cold), mm Breaker point gap, mm End play in front wheel hub bearings, mm set during adjustments maximum permissible in service Fan belt deflection under 100 N (10 kgf), mm Spark plug gap, mm Clutch pedal free travel, mm coolant specific gravity at 20.
