GMC 1993 Safari Owner'S Manual Download

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Summary of Contents for 1993 Safari

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Page 3: ...vehicle When it comes to service keep in mindthatyour GMCTruckdealerknows yourvehiclebestand is interested in yourcompletesatisfaction Your dealer invitesyou to returnforall ofyourserviceneedsbothduringandafterthe warrantyperiod Remember ifyouhave aconcernandneedhelphandling it to your satisfaction seetheprocedure in theGMCTruckWarranty andOwner AssistanceInformationbooklet ThanksforchoosingaGMCTr...

Page 4: ...afterthattimewithout furthernotice Forvehiclesfirstsold in Canada substitutethename General Motors ofCanada Limited for GMCTruck Divisionwhenever it appears in this manual For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual Aux proprietairescanadiens Vouspouvezvousprocurerunexemplairede ce guideenfrancaischezvotreconcessionaireouau DGN Marketing Services Ltd 1500 Bonhill Rd Mississauga Ontario...

Page 5: ...Model Reference This manual covers these models iii ...

Page 6: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS m I Manual 1 ld I TO212 IV ...

Page 7: ...ive under different conditions 5 This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while 1 driving such as aflattire or engineoverheating Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good 7 This section tells you when IO performvehiclemaintenanceand what fluids andlubricants to use This section tells you how to contact your GM division for assistance andhow...

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Page 9: ...6 Eachsectionofthismanualbeginswithabrieflistofits contents so youcanoftenfindataglanceif a sectioncontainsthe informationyouwant SECTION 7 Thissection of thismanualcoversthemaintenancerequiredfor yourvehicle SECTION 8 CUSTOMERASSISTANCE Thissectionincludesimportant informationaboutReportingSafetyDefectsandgivesyoudetailsaboutthe RoadsideAssistance program Youwill alsofindcustomersatisfactionphone...

Page 10: ...atcouldhurtyou if you were to ignore the warning In the yellowcautionarea we tell youwhatthehazardis Then we tell you whatto do tohelpavoidorreducethehazafd Pleasereadthesecautions If youdon t youorothers couldbe hurt You w i l l alsofind a redcirclewithaslashthrough it in this book Thissafety symbolmeans Don t Don t do this or Don tletthishappen AM002002 ...

Page 11: ...rranty and it couldbecostly Butthenotice will tell youwhat to do to helpavoidthe damage Whenyoureadothermanuals youmightseeCAUTIONandNOTICE warnings in differentcolors or in differentwords In this manual we veused thefamiliarwordsandcolorsthatGeneral Motors hasused for years You ll alsoseewarninglabelsonyourvehicle Theyusethesamecolors andthewordsCAUTION or NOTICE 0 3 ...

Page 12: ...d on anoriginal battery For example A Caution PossibleInjury Avoid Sparks or Flames L Protect Eyes by Shielding u Caustic Battery Acid Could CauseBurns park or Flame Could Explode Battery These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven FastenSafety Belts Door Lock Unlock PO335 ...

Page 13: ... Hazard Warning Flasher Parking Lights Fog Lights Daytime Running Lights Headlight High Beam These symbols are on some of your controls Hood Release Ventilating Fan 1 1 Windshield Windshield Wiper Washer Rear Window Rear Window Wiper Washer Defogger Windshield Defroster Hatch Rebase PO358 0 5 ...

Page 14: ...ights L Engine Coolant Temperature 1 BRAKE I Brake Standard Cluster 1 Battery Charging System ANTI LOCK Four Wheel Anti lock Brakes I I I L Fuel tngine Oil Pressure Hereare someother symbols you may see Fuse l I Lighter L Horn I I Speaker PO359 0 6 ...

Page 15: ...Work 1 13 Questions People Ask 1 16 Safety Belt Reminder Light 1 17 How To WearSafetyBeltsProperly 1 18 Adults 1 18 Driver Position 1 18 Lap Shoulder Belt 1 19 SafetyBeltUseDuringPregnancy 1 25 Right Front Passenger Position 1 26 RearSeatOutsidePassengerPositions 1 27 Center Passenger Posltlons 1 30 Children 1 31 SmallerChildren and Babies 1 32 Child Restraints 1 33 Larger Children 1 40 Safety Bel...

Page 16: ...eifyou try to adjustamanual driver sseatwhilethevehicleismoving Thesuddenmovement couldstartleandconfuseyou ormakeyoupushapedalwhenyou don twantto Adjustthedriver sseatonlywhenthevehicleisnot moving PO414 Thebucketseatscanbeadjustedforward or rearwardbytheleveratthe frontoftheseat Slidetheleveratthefront of theseat to theleft to unlockit Slidetheseat towhereyouwant it Thenreleasetheleverandtry to ...

Page 17: ...down Therearcontrol makestherear of the seat goupanddown Thecentercontrol makesthewholeseatgoupanddownorforwardand rearward Reclining Bucket Seatbacks PO409 If you havethisfeature youcanadjusttheseatbackbyrotatingtheknob It is easiertoreclinetheseat if youdonotleanagainst it whileturningthe knob 1 3 ...

Page 18: ...lt can t do its job because it won tbe against your body Instead it will be in front of you In a crash you could go into it receiving neck or otherinjuries The lap belt can t do its job either In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen Thebelt forces would bethere not at your pelvic bones This couldcauseseriousinternalinjuries For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion have the sea...

Page 19: ...f you havebenchseats in yourvehicle eachseatcancarryup to three passengers Theycanalsoberemoved to increasestoragespace K3203 Thecenterandrearbenchseatscanbeadjustedforwardorrearwardbythe leveratthefront of theseat Slidetheleveratthefront of theseat to the righttounlock it Slidetheseat to whereyouwantit Thenreleasethelever and try to movetheseatwithyourbody tomakesuretheseat is locked intoplace 1 ...

Page 20: ...canalsobeused as rearseat armrests See StorageCompartmenVBeverageCooler in theIndex Theoptionaltouringbenchseatscomewithmoveablearmrests individual recliningseatbacks adjustableheadrestsanda fold downcenterconsole PO461 To adjustyourseatback pull uponthelever on theloweroutside of the seat Thecenterbenchseatbackswillreclinefurtherbackthantherearbench seatbacks 1 6 ...

Page 21: ...ction Seatback Latches Non Touring Bench Seats I I K3106 To fold yournon touringseatbackforward pull uponthe latch releaselever while pulling theseatbacktowardyou Thelever is ontherightrear of your seat After the latchhasbeenreleased pushtheseatbackdown until it locks in place To raisetheseatback unlocktheseat by pushingforwardonthe lever Makesuretheseatback is locked when it is putback in theupri...

Page 22: ...aselatchplatesforthelap shoulderbeltfrom the bucklesintheroof 2 Ifyou areremovingthecenterseat removetherightlap shoulderbelt To do this pressthetipof a key intothereleasehole of thesafetybelt attachmentwhilepullinguponthesafetybelt NO034 If youhave a safetybeltguideonyourseat pullthesafetybeltallthe way outthroughtheguide 1 8 ...

Page 23: ...on the rightrear of thefrontseat Push theseatbackdownuntil it locks in place non touringbenchseatsonly 5 Lift upontherear of theseat to remove the seatassemblyfromthe rearlatchpins Then pullbackand lift theseatout of thevehicle 1 9 ...

Page 24: ...tlap shoulderbelt to the attachmentontheseatcushion If youhaveasafetybeltguideonyour seat pullthebeltthroughtheguidebeforereattachingthelap shoulder belt to theside of theseat Thereleaseholeshouldbefacingoutward If youinstalledthesafetybeltwiththereleaseholefacinginward towardtheseat slidetheplasticcoverup so youcansee thebuckle Disconnecttheseatbelt Slidethecoverbackdownandreinstallthe beltcorrec...

Page 25: ... beltswillworkproperly Head Restraints AN102012 If yourvehiclehastheoptionaltouringpackage youhaveadjustablehead restraints Slidetheheadrestraintupordown so thatthetop of therestraintisclosest tothetop of yourears Thispositionreducesthechances of a neckinjury in a crash 1 11 ...

Page 26: ...kthatyourpassengers beltsarefastened properly too AM110001 Thisfigurelightsupwhenyouturnthekey to RUN or START whenyour safetybeltisn tbuckled andyou llhearachime too It s thereminder to buckleup InmanystatesandCanadianprovinces the lawsays to wearsafetybelts Here swhy They work You neverknow if you llbeinacrash If youdohave a crash youdon t know if it willbeabadone A fewcrashesareverymild Inthem ...

Page 27: ...t crashes bucklingupdoesmatter alot L Why Safety Belts Work Bi I AM115001 AM I IJUVL When you ride in or onanything yougo as fastasitgoes Forexample if thebike is going 10 mph 16 km h so is thechild Whenthebike hits the block it stops Butthe child keepsgoing 1 1 3 ...

Page 28: ...Seats and Safety Belts A AM115003 AM115004 Takethesimplest vehicle Supposeit sjust a seat on wheels Putsomeone on it c AM115005 Get it up to speed Then stopthe vehicle Theriderdoesn t stop 1 14 ...

Page 29: ...AM115006 Thepersonkeepsgoing until stopped by something In a realvehicle it could bethewindshield or theinstrumentpanel 1 15 ...

Page 30: ...belt evenifyou reupsidedown Andyourchanceof beingconsciousduringandafteranaccident so you can unbuckleandget out is much greater if youarebelted Q Why don ttheyjustput in airbags so peoplewon thavetowear safety belts A Airbags orSupplementalInflatableRestraintsystems are in some vehiclestodayandwillbeinmore oftheminthefuture Buttheyare supplementalsystems only sotheywork with safetybelts notinstea...

Page 31: ...tyoufromthingsbeyondyourcontrol suchasbad drivers Mostaccidentsoccurwithin 25 miles 40 km ofhome Andthegreatest number of seriousinjuriesanddeathsoccuratspeeds ofless than 40 rnph 65 km h Safetybeltsareforeveryone Safety Belt Reminder Light a K3264 When the key isturned to RUN or START alightwillcomeonforabout eightsecondstoremindpeople to fastentheirsafetybelts Unlessthedriver s safetybeltisbuckl...

Page 32: ...beltsandchildren And therearedifferentrules for babiesandsmallerchildren If achildwill beridinginyourvehicle seethepartafterthisone called Children Followthoserules for everyone sprotection First you llwant to knowwhichrestraintsystemsyourvehiclehas We llstart with the driverposition Driver Position Thispartdescribesthedriver srestraintsystem 1 1 8 ...

Page 33: ...dex so youcansit up straight AN120033 3 Pickupthe latch plate andpullthebeltacross you Don tlet it get 4 Pushthelatchplate into thebuckle until it clicks If the beltisn tlong twisted enough see SafetyBeltExtender attheend of thissection Makesuretherelease button onthebucklefacesupwardoroutward so youwouldbeable to unbuckle it quickly if youeverhadto 1 19 ...

Page 34: ...s just touchingthethighs In acrash thisappliesforcetothestrongpelvicbones Andyou dbelesslikelytoslideunderthelapbelt If you slidunderit the belt wouldapplyforceatyourabdomen Thiscouldcauseseriousoreven fatalinjuries Theshoulderbeltshould go overtheshoulderandacrossthe chest Thesepartsofthebodyarebestabletotakebeltrestrainingforces Thesafety belt locks if there sasuddenstopor a crash 1 20 ...

Page 35: ...ownonthe adjuster Afteryoumovetheadjuster to whereyouwantit trytomoveitup anddown to makesure it islockedintoplace Youcanmovetheadjusterupfrom a lowerpositionjust by pushinguponit F r A A AN120162 Adjusttheheight so thattheshoulderportionofthebeltiscenteredonyour shoulder Thebeltshould be away from yourfaceandneckbutnotfalling off yourshoulder 1 21 ...

Page 36: ...on tgivenearly as much protectionthis way CAUTION I A You canbeseriouslyhurt if yourshoulderbelt is too loose In a b crash youwouldmove forward toomuch whichcouldincrease injury Theshoulderbeltshouldfitagainstyour body u q G U What s wrong withthis L i A Thebelt is over an armrest AMI20058 1 22 ...

Page 37: ... the armrests I J Q What swrongwiththis P I L 1 1 AMI 25001 A Theshoulderbelt is wornunderthearm Itshouldbewornoverthe shoulder at alltimes r You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under you1 arm In a crash yourbodywouldmove too farforward whichwould increasethechance of headandneckinjury Also thebeltwould apply too muchforce to theribs whicharen tasstrong as shoulder bones You...

Page 38: ...seriouslyinjuredbyatwistedbelt In acrash you 1 wouldn thavethefullwidth of thebelt to takeimpactforces If a beltistwisted make it straight so it canworkproperly or ask yol r dealer to fix it To unlatchthebelt justpush the button on thebuckle Thebelt should go backout of the way I AN120064 1 24 ...

Page 39: ...eyaremorelikelytobeseriouslyinjured if theydon twearsafetybelts A pregnantwomanshouldwearalap shoulderbeltandthelapportionshould be wornaslowaspossiblethroughoutthepregnancy r _ I i AM135001 Thebestway to protectthefetusis to protectthemother Whenasafety belt is wornproperly it smorelikelythatthefetuswon tbehurtinacrash Forpregnantwomen asforanyone thekey to makingsafetybeltseffective is wearingth...

Page 40: ...hissection Rear Seat Passengers It sveryimportantforrearseatpassengers to buckleup Accident statistics showthatunbeltedpeople in therearseatarehurtmoreoften in crashes thanthosewhoarewearingsafetybelts Rearpassengerswhoaren tsafetybeltedcanbethrown out of thevehicle in acrash Andtheycanstrikeothers in thevehicle who arewearingsafety belts 1 26 ...

Page 41: ...rly AM147106 1 Pickupthelatchplateand pull it acrossyou Don tletitgettwisted 2 Pushthelatch plate intothebuckle until it clicks If thebeltstopsbefore itreachesthebuckle tiltthelatchplateandkeeppullinguntilyoucan buckleit If the belt is notlongenough see SafetyBeltExtender attheend of thissection 7 27 ...

Page 42: ...the shoulderpart 1 AM147000 Thelappart of thebeltshouldbewornlowandsnugonthehips just touchingthethighs In acrash thisappliesforce to thestrongpelvicbones Andyou dbelesslikelytoslideunderthelapbelt If you slidunder it the beltwouldapplyforceatyourabdomen Thiscouldcauseserious or even fatalinjuries Theshoulderbeltshouldgoovertheshoulderandacrossthe chest Thesepartsof the bodyarebestabletotakebeltre...

Page 43: ...CAUTION I You can be seriously hurt if your shuulder belt is too l o o s e In a crash you would move forward too much which could increase injury The shoulder belt should fit against your body AM147110 To unlatchthebelt justpushthebuttononthebuckle 1 29 ...

Page 44: ...ngposition youhavealapsafetybelt which has no retractor To makethebeltlonger tiltthelatch date and u l l it along thebelt rn AM145018 AM145026 To makethebeltshorter pull itsfreeend asshownuntilthe belt is snug Buckle positionandrelease it thesamewayasthelappartofa lap shoulderbelt If thebeltisn tlongenough see SafetyBeltExtender at the end of this section 1 30 ...

Page 45: ... beable to unbuckle it quickly if youeverhadto Children I AM150007Rl Everyone in avehicleneedsprotection Thatincludesinfants and all children smallerthanadultsize In fact the law in everystateandCanadianprovince sayschildrenup to someagemustberestrainedwhile in avehicle 1 31 ...

Page 46: ...hich could cause serious or fatal injuries So be sure thatanychild small enough for one is alwayspropertyrestrained in a child or infant restraint I the right type and size for your child A very young child s hip bones I AM150035 A Neverholdababy in yourarmswhileriding in avehicle A baby b doesn tweighmuch untilacrash During a crashababywill I become so heavyyoucan tholdit For example in acrashat ...

Page 47: ...aint Accidentstatisticsshowthatchildrenaresafer if theyarerestrainedinthe rearratherthanthefrontseat We atGeneralMotorsthereforerecommend thatyouputyourchildrestraint in therearseatunlessthechild is aninfant andyou retheonlyadult in thevehicle In thatcase youmightwantto securetherestraint in thefrontseatwhereyoucankeepaneyeonthe baby Whereveryou install it besure to securethe child restraintproper...

Page 48: ...nanchorinstalled you canaskyourGeneralMotors dealer to put it inforyou If youwanttoinstallananchoryourself your dealercantellyou how to do it Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position You ll beusingthelap shoulderbelt Seetheearlierpartaboutthetopstrap if the child restrainthasone 1 34 ...

Page 49: ...ing it alongthebelt AN160085 AN160086 4 Runthe lap partthrough oraroundtherestraint The child restraint instructionswill showyouhow Seeiftheshoulderbeltwouldgoinfront of thechild sfaceorneck If so putitbehindthe child restraint 5 Bucklethebelt Makesurethereleasebuttonfacesupwardand outward so you llbeable to unbuckleitquickly if youeverneed to 6 To tightenthebelt pullupontheshoulderbeltwhileyoupus...

Page 50: ...vehicle ssafetybelt and let it go back all the way Thesafetybelt will movefreelyagainandbe ready to work for anadult or largerchild passen ger Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Rear Seat Position 1 K3133 When YOU secure a childrestraint in a centerseatingposition you ll be using thelapbelt Seetheearlierpartaboutthetop strap if the child restrainthas one 1 36 ...

Page 51: ...aintinstructions will showyouhow so you llbeable to unbuckle it quickly if youeverneedto 6 To tightenthebelt pull its freeendwhileyoupushdownonthe child restraint 7 Pushandpullthe child restraint in differentdirections to besure it is secure If the child restraintisn tsecure turnthelatch plate overand buckleitagain Thensee if it is secure If it isn t securetherestraintin a differentplaceinthevehic...

Page 52: ...r the child restraint 2 Securethechildinthechildrestraintastheinstructionssay 3 Pulloutthevehicle ssafetybeltandrunthelappartthrough or around therestraint Thechildrestraintinstructionswillshowyouhow See if theshoulderbeltwould go in front of thechild sface or neck If so put it behindthe child restraint 4 Bucklethebelt Makesurethereleasebuttonfacesupward or outward so you llbeable to unbuckle it q...

Page 53: ...intotheretractorwhile youpushdown on thechildrestraint 4 1 7 Pushand pull thechildrestraintindifferentdirectionsto be sure it is To removethechildrestraint justunbucklethevehicle ssafetybeltandlet it go backallthe way Thesafetybeltwillmovefreelyagainand be ready to workforanadultor largerchildpassenger secure 1 39 ...

Page 54: ...sitnext to a window so the child canwearalap shoulderbeltandgettheadditionalrestraintashoulderbelt canprovide Accidentstatistics showthatchildrenaresafer if theyarerestrained in the rearseat Buttheyneed to usethesafetybeltsproperly Children whoaren tbuckledupcanbethrownout in acrash I 3 I AM170061 Childrenwhoaren tbuckledupcanstrikeotherpeoplewho are 1 40 ...

Page 55: ... if achild is wearingalap shoulderbelt butthechild is so smallthattheshoulderbelt is veryclosetothechild sface or neck A Movethechildtowardthecenter of thevehicle butbesurethatthe shoulderbelt still isonthechild sshoulder so that in acrashthechild s upperbodywouldhavetherestraintthatbeltsprovide If thechildis so smallthattheshoulderbelt still is veryclose to thechild s faceorneck youmightwant to p...

Page 56: ...ce to thechild spelvicbones in acrash Safety Belt Extender If thevehicle ssafetybeltwillfastenaroundyou youshoulduseit But if asafetybeltisn tlongenoughtofasten yourdealerwillorder you an extender It sfree Whenyougo in toorder it taketheheaviestcoatyouwill wear so theextenderwillbelongenoughforyou Theextenderwillbejust foryou andjust for theseat in yourvehiclethatyouchoose Don tlet someoneelseusei...

Page 57: ...inorcollision nothingmaybenecessary But if thebeltswere stretched astheywouldbe ifworn duringamoreseverecrash thenyou need newbelts If beltsarecut or damaged replacethem Collisiondamagealsomaymean youwillhave to havesafety belt partsliketheretractorreplaced or anchoragelocations repaired even if thebeltwasn tbeingusedatthetime of thecollision Q What swrongwiththis I APl25004 A Thebelt is torn CAUT...

Page 58: ...umber You ll needthemodelyearandmodelnumberforyourvehicle Themodel year is onyourtitleandregistration Andyoucanfindthemodelnumberon thecertificationhirelabelon the rearedgeofthe driver s door K2447 Themodelnumberonthereplacementbeltmustbelistedonthesafetybelt you want to replace 1 4 4 ...

Page 59: ...operly andwhat to do if youhaveaproblem For explanation of vehicle symbols refer to Vehicle Symbols in Section 0 Keys 2 3 Your Doors and How They Work 2 5 Door Locks 2 10 Theft 2 12 New Vehicle Break in 2 13 Ignition Switch rll lll l 2 13 Starting Your Engine 2 14 Fuel Regulator 2 15 Driving Through Deep Standing Water 2 16 Engine Block Heater 2 16 Automatic Transmission 2 17 Locking Rear Axle 2 2...

Page 60: ... 29 TurnSignalandLaneChangeIndicator 2 30 Headlight High Low Beam 2 31 Windshield Wipers 2 32 Windshield Washer 2 33 Rear Window Wiper Washer 2 34 Cruise Control 2 35 Lights 2 40 Mirrors 2 45 Sun Visors 2 48 Luggage Carrier 2 49 Cigarette LightedAshtrays 2 50 Storage Compartments 2 51 Instrument Cluster 2 52 WarningLights GagesandIndicators 2 57 Trailer Wiring Harness 2 67 Indicator Lights 2 64 As...

Page 61: ...Keys K3202 Leavingyoungchildreninavehiclewiththe i formanyreasons A childorotherscould vehiclemove Don tleavethekeysinavehiclewithsmallchildren K5127 Theignitionkeysarefortheignitiononly 2 3 ...

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Page 63: ...fnewfeatures I Your Doors and How They Work 1 Side Doors 1 I i I I To openthefrontsidedoorfromtheoutside graspthehandleandpullthe dooropen To openthefrontsidedoorfromtheinside pullthelevertoward you and pushthedooropen 2 5 ...

Page 64: ... n To opentheslidingsidedoor pull thehandletowardthebackandslidethe door to the rear untilitlatches in theopenposition II PO444 To closetheslidingside door pull thehandletowardthefront to releasethe rearlatch andslidethedoorforward 2 6 ...

Page 65: ...Grasp thehandleand pull thedooropen To opentheleftrear door pull on thelatchreleasehandle in theinside of the door To closethereardoors close the leftdoorfirst Check to makesureboth doorsarecompletelyclosed Thereardoorshaveacheckassembly to keepthe doors fromopening beyond 90 2 7 ...

Page 66: ...lacetheassembliesthe sameway Seethecautionunder Swing OutWindows in this section PO475 Rear Hatch and Split Panel Doors t PO476 If you havethisoption your vehiclemustbeineither P Park or N Neutral to releasethehatchandunlockthesplit panel doors If yourbattery is dead thehatchanddoorswillnotopen evenfromtheoutsidewith a key 2 8 ...

Page 67: ...eleasehandle in theinside of I the door To close the rear doors close the left ddorfirst Checktomakesureboth doors arecompletelyclbsed Therear doors haveacheckassembly to keepthedoorsfromopening beyond 90 To fullyopen the doors pushin on theclipandliftthecheckassemblyup off themountingbracket Do thisoneach door Replace the assembliesthe sameway I The hatchandsplit panel doors w i l l automatically...

Page 68: ...lockeddoorwhen j slow down or stop your vehicle Thismaynotbe so obvious Youincreasethechanceofbeing thrownoutofthevehicle in acrash if thedoorsaren tlocked Wear safety belts properly lock your doors and you will be be off wheneveryoudriveyourvehicle s yS e r l i i Fromtheoutside Useyourdoorkey Fromtheinside TO lockfrontdoorsandslidingsidedoor slidethelock leversdown Reardoorscannotbemanuallylocked...

Page 69: ...edoorfromtheinside Slidethe lockleversup To unlock the rear hatchandsplit paneldoorsfromtheinside Push the top of theswitch Power Door Locks PO439 If your vehiclehaspowerdoorlocks pushthepowerdoorlockswitch to lock orunlockall the doorsatonce 2 1 1 ...

Page 70: ...tnothingwe puton it canmake it impossible to steal However therearewaysyoucanhelp Key in theignition If youwalkawayfromyourvehiclewiththekeysinside it s aneasytarget for joyriders or professionalthieves sodon tdo it When youparkyourvehicleandopenthedriver s door you llhear a chime remindingyou to removeyourkeyfromtheignitionandtakeitwithyou Always do this Your steeringwheel will belocked and so wi...

Page 71: ...rthefirst 200 Duringthistimeyournewbrakelinings a stopswithnewliningscanmeanprematu replacement Followthis breaking in guidelineeverytimeyouget newbrakelinings ignition Switch K3212 Useyour ignition keytostartyourvehicle Theignitionkeyletsyouturnthe ignitionswitch to fivedifferentpositions Acc Accessory Letsyouusethingsliketheradioandthewindshield wiperswhentheengine is off To getinto Acc pushinth...

Page 72: ...ldbreakthekeyortheignitionswitch none of thisworks then yourvehicleneedsservice _ Starting Your Engine Enginesstartdifferently The8thdigit ofyourVehicle IdentificationNumber VIN showsthecodeletterornumberforyourengine Youwill find the VIN atthe top left of yourinstrumentpanel See VehicleIdentificationNumber in theindex Followthepropersteps to starttheengine To Start Your 4 3 Liter VIA Codes Z and ...

Page 73: ...atorpedal all the way tothefloor Hold it there Then holdthe keyin Start fornomorethantenseconds Thisclearstheextra gasolinefromtheengine If theengine still doesn tstart waitanother 15 secondsanddoit all again Whentheenginestarts letgo of thekeyandtheacceleratorpedal Your engineisdesignedtoworkwiththeelectronics in yourvehicle If y Id electricalpartsoraccessories youcouldchangethe way thefuel ectio...

Page 74: ...ne I f oucan t a d deeppuddles or standingwater drivethroughthemvery slowlg Engine Block Heater Option I K3213 In verycoldweather 0 F 18 C or colder theengineblockheatercan help You llgeteasierstartingandbetterfueleconomyduringengine warm up To use the block heater 1 Turn off theengine 2 Openthehoodandunwraptheelectricalcord 3 Plug it intoanormal grounded 1IO voltoutlet 2 1 6 ...

Page 75: ...ryou veusedtheblockheater besure to storethecord as it was before to keeD it awav from movina E Darts If vou don t it COI be I damaged How longshouldyoukeeptheblockheaterpluggedin Theanswerdepends ontheweather thekindofoilyouhave andsomeotherthings Instead of trying to list everythinghere weask thatyoucontact a GM dealerinthe areawhereyou ll be parkingyourvehicle Thedealercangiveyouthebest advice ...

Page 76: ...angebeforestartingthe engine Your vehiclehasabrake transmissionshiftinterlock You have to fully apply yourregularbrakesbeforeyoucanshiftfrom P Park when theignitionkey is in the Run position If youcannotshiftoutof P Park easepressureontheshiftlever pushtheshiftlever all the way into P Park as youmaintainbrakeapplication Thenmove the shift leverintothegearyou wish See ShiftingOut of P Park in this ...

Page 77: ... should not beused when towingatrailer carryingaheavyload or drivingonsteephills Select D third gear whenoperatingthevehicle underany of theseconditions D Third Gear This is like OD but younevergointoOverdrive You shoulduse D when towing atrailer carryingaheavyload or drivingonsteephills 2 Second Gear This positiongivesyoumorepowerbutlower fuel economy Youcan use 2 SecondGear onhills Itcan help co...

Page 78: ...eleratorpedal Thiscouldoverheatanddamagethetransmission Jse yourbrakes or shiftinto P Park to holdyourvehicle in positionon a hill I Locking Rear Axle Ifyouhavethisfeature your rearaxlecangiveyouadditionaltractionon snow mud ice sand or gravel It works like a standardaxlemost of the time but whenoneoftherearwheelshasnotractionandtheotherdoes thelockingfeaturewillallowthewheelwithtractiontomovethev...

Page 79: ...ing aTrailer inthe Index Thatpartshowswhatto do first to keepthetrailerfrommoving Shifting Into P Park f Itcanbedangeroustogetout ofyourvehicle if theshiftlever is not fullyin P Park withtheparkingbrakefirmlyset Yourvehiclecanroll I 1 Ifyouhave left theenginerunning thevehiclecanmovesuddenly Youor otherscould be injured To besureyourvehiclewon tmove whenyou reonfairlylevelground usethestepsthatfol...

Page 80: ...ly if the shiftlever is not fully in P Park withtheparkingbrakefirmlyset And if youleavethe vehiclewith the enginerunning it could overheatandeven catch fire You or otherscould be injured Don t leaveyourvehiclewiththe enginerunningunlessyouhave to If youhavetoleaveyourvehiclewiththeenginerunning besureyour vehicleis in P Park andyourparkingbrakefirmlysetbeforeyouleaveit Afteryou vemovedtheshiftlev...

Page 81: ...maintainbrakeapplication Then movetheshiftlever into thegearyouwish If youever hold thebrakepedaldown but still can tshiftout of P Park try this 1 Turnthekey to Off 2 Applyand hold thebrake until theend ofStep 4 3 Shift to N Neutral 4 Startthevehicleandthenshift to thedrive gearyouwant 5 Havethevehiclefixed as soon as youcan Parking Over Things That Burn 4 AN220012 Things that can burn could touch...

Page 82: ...temsoundsstrangeordifferent 0 Yourvehiclegetsrustyunderneath Your vehiclewasdamaged in acollision Your vehiclewasdamagedwhendrivingoverhigh points onthe 0 Repairs weren t done correctly I road or over road debris Your vehicle or exhaustsystem had beenmodifiedimproperly If you ever suspectexhaust is cominginto yourvehicle Drive it onlywith all thewindowsdown to blowoutany CO and Have it fixed immed...

Page 83: ...ginerunning Another closed in placecanbe a blizzard See Blizzard in the Index It canbedangeroustogetout of yourvehicle if theshiftlever is not fully in P Park withtheparkingbrakefirmlyset Your vehiclecan roll Don tleaveyourvehiclewiththeenginerunningunlessyou have to If you ve left theenginerunning thevehiclecanmove suddenly You or otherscouldbeinjured To besureyourvehicle won tmove evenwhenyou re...

Page 84: ... PowerWindows If youhaveoptionalpowerwindows thecontrolsareoneach of thefront sidedoors Thedriver sdoorhasaswitchforthefrontpassengerwindowas well Yourpowerwindows will notmoveunlesstheignitionhasbeenturned to Run Swing OutWindows I PO442 To openyourswing outwindows pulluponthelatchandpushthewindowout 2 26 ...

Page 85: ...Monoxide CO gascan come into I Makesure all otherwindowsareshut e Turnthefanonyourheating or coolingsystem to its highest speedwith the setting on anything but MAX N C that will force outside air into your vehicle See Comfort Controls inthe Index I I f youhaveairventson or undertheinstrumentpanel open then up all the way Hatch Release Switch K3313 Thisswitch is to theleft of the steeringcolumn It ...

Page 86: ... in thecenter of thesteeringwheelto sound thehorn Tilt Wheel NO046 A tilt steeringwheelallows you to adjustthesteeringwheelbefore you drive You canalsoraise it to thehighestlevel to giveyourlegsmoreroomwhen you exitandenterthevehicle 2 28 ...

Page 87: ...Theleverontheleftside of thesteeringcolumnincludesyour TurnSignalandLaneChangeIndicator HeadlightHigh LowBeam PassingSignal WindshieldWipers WindshieldWasher CruiseControl Optional 2 29 ...

Page 88: ...oucompleteyourlanechange Thelever willreturnbyitself whenyoureleaseit As yousignal a turn or a lanechange if thearrowsdon tflashbutjuststay on asignalbulbmaybeburnedoutandotherdriverswon tseeyourturn signal If abulb is burnedout replace it to helpavoidanaccident If thegreen arrowsdon tgoonatallwhenyousignalaturn checkthefuse see Fuses in theIndex andforburned outbulbs Ifyouhaveatrailertowingoption...

Page 89: ...rateyourlower beamlightswithfoglampsat all times orthatheadlightsbeturnedon wheneveryoumustuseyourwindshieldwipers In addition mostjurisdictions prohibitdrivingsolelywithparkinglights especiallyatdawnordusk It is recommendedthatyoucheckwithyourownstate or provincialhighway authorityforapplicablelightingregulations Headljght High4ow Beam a e r n PO433 To changetheheadlightsfromlowbeam to highorhigh...

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Page 91: ...herstoporreturn to yourpreset speed Forcontinuedwashoperation pressand hold the paddledown CAUTION 4 Drivingwithoutwasherfluidcan be dangerous A badmud splashcanblockyourvision You couldhitanothervehicleor go off theroad Checkyourwasherfluidleveloften In freezingweather don tuseyourwasheruntilthewindshield is warmed Otherwisethewasherfluidcanformiceonthe I windshield blocking your ision I 2 33 ...

Page 92: ...rearwindowwipedwasherfrom aswitch on yourinstrument panel justleft ofyoursteeringcolumn e Pressthetopoftheswitch to thefirstpositiontoturnonthe wiper Pressthetop of theswitchin all theway andholdtoreleasethe desiredamount ofwasherfluid Thewiperswillcontinue to work after youreleasetheswitch Pressthe bottom oftheswitch OFF toturnthewiper off 2 34 ...

Page 93: ...ewithoutkeepingyourfootontheaccelerator Thiscanreallyhelpon long trips CruiseControldoesnot workatspeedsbelowabout 25 mph 40 kmlh Whenyouapplyyourbrakes theCruiseControlshuts off Cruise Control can be dangerouswhere you can t drivesafely al a steady speed So don t use your Cruise Control bn winding roads or in heavy traffic CruiseControl can be dangerous on slippery roads On such roads fast change...

Page 94: ... you re not using LCruise you might hit abuttonand go into Cruisewhenyou don t want to You could be startledandeven lose control Keep the Cruise Control switch OFF until you want to use it I Getup to thespeedyouwant Pushinthe set button at theend of thelever and releaseit Takeyourfoot off theacceleratorpedal 2 36 ...

Page 95: ...youcan movetheCruiseswitchfrom ON to WA ResumelAccelerate for abouthalfa second You llgorightbackuptoyourchosenspeedandstaythere CAUTION A I f you holdthe switch at WA ResurnelAccelerate longer than half a second the vehicle will keep going faster until you release theswitch or apply the brake You could be startled andeven lose control So unless you want to go faster don t holdthe switch at WA Res...

Page 96: ...easethebuttonandthe acceleratorpedal You llnowcruiseatthehigherspeed Here sthesecond waytogo to ahigherspeed 1 MovetheCruiseswitchfrom ON to RIA Resume Accelerate Holdit thereuntilyougetup to thespeedyouwant andthenreleasethe switch 2 To increaseyourspeedinverysmallamounts movetheswitch to R A Resume Accelerate forlessthanhalfasecondandthenrelease it Eachtimeyou do this yourvehiclewillgo 1 mph 1 6...

Page 97: ...increaseyourspeed Whenyoutakeyourfoot off thepedal yourvehiclewillslowdown to theCruiseControlspeedyouset earlier Using Cruise Control on Hills HowwellyourCruiseControlwillworkonhillsdependsuponyourspeed load andthesteepness of thehills Whengoingupsteephills youmay have to stepontheacceleratorpedaltomaintainyour speed Whengoing downhill youmayhave to brakeorshift to alowergear to keepyourspeed dow...

Page 98: ...trol 1 There are two waystoturn off theCruiseControl 1 Steplightlyonthebrakepedal OR 2 Move theCruiseswitch to OFF To Erase Speed Memory Whenyou turn off the CruiseControlortheignition yourCruiseControl memory is erased Lights PO429 d I PO397 2 40 ...

Page 99: ... switches to theright to turn off yourlights I Turnthedialabovethelightswitches to the lefttodimyourinstrumentpane lights Turn thedial to theright to brightenyourinstrumentpanellights Ifyouturn the dial allthe way to theright until it clicks yourinteriorlightswillcomeon You canswitchyourheadlightsfromhightolowbeam by pulling onthe multifunctionleveron the left of thesteeringcolumn A circuitbreaker...

Page 100: ...entpanelabovetheradio Slidetherightside of theswitchtoturnthefoglamps on and theleftside of theswitch to turnthem off A warninglight in theswitchwillremindyou thatyourfoglightsareon Remember foglampsalonewillnotgive off asmuchlightasyourheadlights Neveruseyourfoglamps in thedarkwithoutturning on yourheadlights Foglampswillgo off wheneveryourhighbeamlightscomeon Whenthe high beamsgo off thefoglamps...

Page 101: ...ghtswillcomeon at reducedbrightnessindaylightwhen Theignition is on Theheadlightswitch is off and Theparkingbrake is released Whenyou turnonyourheadlights theDRLwillswitch off andtheexterior lightswillcomeon Whenyou turn off theheadlights the exteriorlightswill gooutandthehighbeamswillchange to thereducedbrightness of DRL again TheDRLindicatorlightontheinstrumentpanelwill go onwheneverthe DRL is o...

Page 102: ...hedomelightsmaycomeonwhenyouopenany of thedoors You can also turn onthedomelightsbyturningthedimmerdial to theright until it clicks Reading Lights Youmay havetheoptionalreadinglightsnext to the domelights Turnthe lights onand off bypressingtheswitchnexttothelight You canadjustthelights to anydesiredpositionbyrotatingthelampand they will workwhen theignition is on or off Besure to turnthelights off...

Page 103: ...in the DOOR position yourinterior lights willwork as usual If theswitch is OFF the interiorlightswill not comeonwhenany of thevehicledoorsareopen It is ontheinstrumentpanelabove the radio Mirmrs h i d e Mirror PO344 Your insiderearviewmirrorhastwo pivots so youcanadjust it up anddown orside to side 2 45 ...

Page 104: ... for daydriving Pullthetabback towardsyou fornight driving Outside Mirrors PO392 Adjustyouroutsidemirrorsbyhand so youcanjustseethesideofyour vehicle Your outsidemirrorscanalsobefolded in orout Pushthemirrortowards thevehicle to move it in Afterpushingthemirrorout adjustmentwillbe maintained 2 4 6 ...

Page 105: ...ghtlane you couldhitavehicle onyourright Checkyourinsidemirrororglance overyourshoulder beforechanging lar I Power Mirrors I PO445 Somevehiclescomewiththeoptionalremotecontrolswitchforadjustingthe outsidemirror Theswitch is on theinstrumentpanelabovetheradio To moveamirror slidetheswitch to L forthedriver ssidemirroror to R for thepassenger ssidemirror Then pressthefour waypad to movethemirror in ...

Page 106: ...91 To blockoutglare youcanswingdownthevisors You canalso swing them fromsidetoside Visor Vanity Mirror Somevisorshavemirrorsbuiltin with or withoutlights Just lift themirror cover on eachvisor to turn thelightson if you havethem 2 48 ...

Page 107: ... the rear or the sides of yourvehicle Loadyourcargo SO that it rests on theslatsanddoesnotscratchordamagethevehicle Put thecargoagainstthesiderailsandfasten it securely to the carrier Put the mainweight as farforward as youcan Don texceedthemaximumvehiclecapacitywhenloadingyourvehicle For moreinformationonvehiclecapacityandloading see Loading Your Vehicle intheIndex To preventdamageor loss of carg...

Page 108: ...hyourhandwhile it is heating If you do it won tbeable to backawayfrom theheatingelementwhenit sready That canmake it overheat damagingthelighterandtheheatingelement Ashtrays To removethefrontashtray pull onthefront of it whilepressingontheinner tab To removethesmallerashtraysoneachsidewall pressdownonthetabs insideandpullout Don tputpapersandotherthingsthatburnintoyourashtrays If youdo cigarettes ...

Page 109: ...uhaveanoptionalslidingtraystorage compartment it is underthefront passengerseat To openthecompartment slidethelatch in thetophandle andpullthetrayforward Roof Console Theoptionalroofconsolehas two storagecompartments To openthe compartments push up and slide thedoorforward To closethecompartments slidethedoorback Usethestrapstosecureitems 2 51 ...

Page 110: ...trayand a cupholderforyourxonvenience Instrument Cluster Yourinstrumentclusterisdesignedtoletyouknowat a glancehowyour vehicleisrunning You llknowhowfastyou regoing abouthowmuchfuel remains andmanyotherthingsyou llneedtoknowtodrivesafelyand economically Digital Cluster Theoptionaldigitalcluster on yourvehicle sinstrumentpanelisdisplayed electronicallyand will tellyoueverythingthestandardclusterdoe...

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Page 113: ...Y U A i 0 t w X p m a a 1 U U PO666 2 55 ...

Page 114: ...erhour mph and kilometersperhour km h Yourodometershows how faryourvehiclehas beendriven ineithermiles usedinthe U S orkilometers usedin Canada Tamper Resistant Odometer Standard Cluster Digital Cluster ruoa9 Yourodometer istamperresistant Theodometer will show silverlines betweenthenumbers if someonetries to turn it back 2 56 ...

Page 115: ...o zero Make rebutton is completely depressed To resetthe trip odometeronthestandardcluster pressthebuttonnearthe readout Thetripodometeronthedigitalclusterwillappear in place of yourregular odometerwhenyoupressthe TRIP button To resetthetripodometer on the digital cluster pressthe RESET button To changeback to theregularodometer pressthe TRIP buttonagain Warning Lights Gauges and Indicators This p...

Page 116: ...are driving orwhenone of thegagesshowstheremaybeaproblem checkthe sectionthattellsyou whatto do about it Pleasefollowthemanual sadvice Waitingto do repairscanbecostly andevendangerous So pleasegetto knowyourwarninglightsandgages They reabighelp Brake System Warning Light Sfandard Cluster Digifal Cluster 8RAKE PO641 Your vehicle shydraulicbrakesystemisdividedintotwoparts If onepart isn tworking the...

Page 117: ...akewarning lightison Drivingwiththebrakewarninglightoncan lead toan accident If thelight is still onafteryou ve pulled off theroadand stoppedcarefully havethevehicletowedforservice Anti Lock Brake System Warning Light Standard Cluster Digifal Cluster PO642 Withanti lock thislightwillgoonwhenyoustartyourengineand maystay onforaseveralseconds or so That snormal If thelightdoesn tcomeon have if fixed...

Page 118: ...ine is too hot It meansthatyourenginecoolanthasoverheated If youhavebeen operatingyourvehicleundernormaldrivingconditions youshouldpull off the road stop your vehicleandturn off theengineassoonaspossible If you haveadigitalcluster aboxaroundthetemperaturesymbolwillalso flash if yourengineistoohot HOT COOLANT CAN BURN YOU BADLY In Problems on the Road thismanualshowswhat to do See Engine Overheatin...

Page 119: ...shouldcomeonwhentheignitionison buttheengine is notrunning as a checktoshowyou it isworking If it does not comeonat all haveitfixedrightaway If itstays on or it comesonwhileyouare driving thecomputer is indicatingthatyouhave a problem You shouldtake yourvehicle in forservice soon Thislightisontherighthandside of yourstandardcluster If youhavethe digitalcluster it is onthelefthandside 2 61 ...

Page 120: ...urezone indicatethenormaloperatingrange A readinginthelowpressurezonemaybecausedbyadangerouslylowoil levelorotherproblemcausingoilpressure Onthedigitalcluster aboxaroundtheoilpressuresymbolwillbegintoflash whentheoilpressure is low 1 CAUTION Don tkeepdriving if theoilpressureislow If you do yourengine canbecome so hotthat it catchesfire Youor otherscouldbe burned Checkyouroilassoonaspossibleandhav...

Page 121: ...usterwillbegintoflash whenyourtank is 1 8 full or less Herearefourthingssomeownersaskabout Noneoftheseindicatea problemwithyourfuelgage At the gas station thegaspumpshuts off beforethegagereadsfull Thefueltankwilltakeeithera little moreora little lessfuel to fill up Thegagemovesalittlewhenyou turn acornerorspeedup Thegagedoesn tgoback to emptywhenyou turn off theignition thanthegageshows Foryour f...

Page 122: ...sineitherwarningzoneindicateapossible problem in theelectrical system Onthedigitalcluster a box aroundthevoltmetersymbolwillbegintoflash when thechargingsystemneedsservice Youcanonlydriveforashorttimewith thereadings in eitherwarningzone If youmustdrive turn off allunnecessaryaccessories Indicator Lights Indicatorlights go onwhenyouuseyourturnsignals changefromlowbeam headlights to highbeams orwhe...

Page 123: ...ileyouaredriving you mayhaveaproblemwiththeelectricalcharging system It couldindicatethatyouhavea loose accessorydrivebelt or anotherelectricalproblem Haveitcheckedrightaway Drivingwhilethislight isoncoulddrain your battery Thechargingsystemlightisontheleftbottomcorner of yourstandard cluster It ispart of thedigitalclustervoltmeter If you mustdriveashortdistancewiththelighton be certain to turn of...

Page 124: ...arkingbrakeare off Formore detailsabout DRL see Lights in thispart The DRL indicatorlight is onthelower left of thestandardcluster If you havethedigitalcluster it isonthe top left Headlight High Beam Indicator Light K3270 The high beamindicator is on wheneveryouuseyourhighbeamheadlights For more details see HeadlightHigh LowBeamChanger in thispart The 2 66 ...

Page 125: ...he turn signalindicator is alightwithtwogreenarrows It comeson wheneveryousignala turn or lanechange Turnsignalarrowsareatthetop of thestandardanddigitalclusters Formoredetails see TurnandLane ChangeSignal in thispart mailer Wiring Harness I 1 I I PO474 If youhavetheoptionaltraileringpackage your vehicle mayhaveeithera 5 wire or a7 wireharness 2 67 ...

Page 126: ...achtheharness to the trailer thentape or strap it to yourvehicle sframerail Be sureyouleave it loosee nough so thewiringdoesn tbend or break butnot so loosethat it dragson the ground Theharnessmustberoutedout of yourvehiclebetweenthereardoorand the floor withenoughoftheharnessleftonbothsides so that thetrailer or lhe bodywon t pullit Storetheharnessinitsoriginalplace Wraptheharnesstogetherandtie i...

Page 127: ...ols in thiskebtion referto Vehicle Symbols in Section 0 Comfort Controls 3 3 Flow ThroughVentilationSystem 3 3 Heating System 3 5 HeatinglAir Conditioning System 3 6 Rear Heater 3 7 Rear Air ConditioningI I I I III I I I I I I I 3 8 Rear Window Defogger 3 8 Engine Block Heater 3 9 Audio Systems 3 9 FM Stereo 3 10 AM 3 10 AM Stereo 3 10 How to Operate Your ETRB AM Radio 3 11 How to Operate YourETRB...

Page 128: ... Audio Cassette System 3 15 How to Operate Your ETR AM FM Stereo Audio Cassette System with Equalizer 3 18 Care of Your Cassette TapePlayer 3 22 How to Operate YourETR AM FM StereoAudioCompactDisc CD System 3 23 Care of YourCompactDiscs 3 28 Fixed Mast Antenna 3 29 3 2 ...

Page 129: ...aterortheairconditioningfanisrunning VentilationTips e e e Keepthehoodandfrontairinletfree of ice snow oranyother obstruction suchasleaves Theheateranddefrosterwillworkfar better reducingthechance of foggingtheinside ofyourwindows Whenyouenteravehicle in cold weather turntheblowerfan to HIGH forafewmomentsbeforedriv ing off Thishelpscleartheintakeducts ofsnow andmoisture andreducesthechance of fog...

Page 130: ...will findairventsinthecenterandonthesides ofyourinstrumenr panel You canmovetheventstodirecttheflow ofair orclosethevents altogether Whenyoucloseavent it willincreasetheflow ofair comingout ofanyventsthatareopen 3 4 ...

Page 131: ...evercanbemoved to fourdifferentfunctions Defrost Thesettingwiththedefrostsymboloperatesthedefroster Most of theaircomesoutnearthewindshield withsomegoingtothefloorvents Usethiswhenyougetfogoriceonthewindshield HTR Heater Mostof theaircomesoutnearthefloor Therestcomesout fromthedefrosterventsunderthewindshieldandatthefrontsidewindows Thisisbestfor cold weather VENT Theaircomesoutattheventsonyourins...

Page 132: ...tleverletsyouselectthetemperature of theairflowingintoyour vehicle Movetheleverupforwarmerair Movetheleverdownforcoolerair Function Lever Therightlevercanbemoved to sevendifferentheatingandairconditioning functions Defrost Thesettingwiththedefrostsymboloperatesthedefroster Most of theaircomesoutnearthewindshield withsomegoingtothefloorvents andsidewindowdefrostvents Usethiswhenyougetfogor ice onth...

Page 133: ...comesoutofthefloorvent Thissettingisuseful in coolweather withbrightsunlight NORM NC Thissettingcoolstheoutsideair If youfirstused MAX NC use NORM N C as soon asthevehiclehascooleddown so outsideair will be goingthroughyourvehicle MAX NC Thiscoolstheairthefastest Movetheotherlever all the way to Cold MAX N C lets in only a littleairfromtheoutside You canuse MAX A C atfirstwhenit sreallyhotoutsidea...

Page 134: ...e rear airconditioning openthewindows to clearthevehicle of hotair Closethewindowswhenusingthesystem Rear Window Defogger K3314 J If yourvehiclehasthisoptionthe rearwindowwillhavelinesrunningacross the glass Theselinesheatyourwindow For bestresults clearthewindow ofasmuchsnowand iceaspossible beforeusingtherear windowdefogger To turn onthe rearwindowdefogger find theswitchmarked Rear Defog on your...

Page 135: ...eendesigned to operateeasilyandgive yearsof listeningpleasure But youwillgetthemostenjoymentout ofit if youacquaintyourselfwith it first FindoutwhatyourDelco systemcando andhow to operateall its controls to besureyou regettingthemostout of theadvancedengineeringthatwentintoit A Hearingdamagefrom loud noiseisalmostundetectableuntilit is too late Your hearingcanadapt to highervolumesofsound Sound th...

Page 136: ...eradioandtelephoneunits L a 7 FM Stereo FMstereowillgiveyouthebestsound ButFMsignalswillreachonlyabout 10 to 40 miles 16 to65km Tallbuildings or hillscaninterferewithFM signals causingthesoundtocomeandgo AM Therangeformost AM stationsisgreaterthanforFM especiallyatnight Thelongerrange however cancausestationstointerferewitheachother AMcanpickupnoisefromthingslikestormsandpowerlines Tryreducing the...

Page 137: ...eignitionis off pushtheknob to display knob to displaythestation thetime Thecontrol behind theupperknobmovesthesoundbetweenthe left and rightspeakers The Lower Knob Turn thelowerknobtochooseradiostations lone Levers Two leverscontrolthetone of yourradio BASS Slidethisleverup to hearmorebass TREBLE Slidethisleverup to hearmoretreble Adjusttheselevers to giveapleasingsound If astation is weakandnois...

Page 138: ...onsbypushing a pair of buttonsnext to each otheratthesametime Just 1 Tune in thestation 2 Push SET 3 Within 5 seconds pushtwobuttonsnexttoeachotheratthesame time Wheneveryoupushthatpairofbuttons thepresetstationwill return Repeatthesestepsforeachstationyouselect Clock To settheclock just 1 Push SET radiostationwillbedisplayed 2 Within 5 seconds pushand hold HRS time will bedisplayed untilthe 3 Pus...

Page 139: ...hentheignitionis off pushtheknob to display thetime Thecontrolbehindtheupperknobmoves the soundbetweentheleftand rightspeakers The Lower Knob Turn thelowerknob to chooseradiostations Push it to getAMorFM An indicator light appearswhenyoutune to an FM stereostation Thecontrol behind thelowerknobmoves the sound betweenyourfrontand rearspeakers Tone Levers Thesetwoleverscontrol the tone of yourradio ...

Page 140: ... Just 1 Tuneinthestation 2 Push SET SET willbedisplayed 3 Within 5 seconds pushtwobuttonsnext to eachotheratthesame time Wheneveryoupushthatpairofbuttons thepresetstationwill return Repeatthesestepsforeachpairofbuttons Scan Button Whenyoupushthis theradiowillgo to thenextstationandstaytherea fewseconds Then it willgo to thenextstationandpause andkeepdoing that Press SCAN again to stopscanning Seek...

Page 141: ...ningto Whentheradio is on pushtheknob to displaythestation It tells youthetime Whentheignition is off pushtheknob to display It allowsyou to heartheotherside of thetape Pressknobwhile Thecontrol behind theupperknobmovesthesoundbetweenyourleftand rightspeakers The Lower Knob Turn thelowerknob to chooseradiostations Push it to get AMorFM The control behindthelowerknobmovesthesoundbetweenyourfrontand...

Page 142: ...to favoritestations You cansetthepushbuttonsforuptoeightfavorite stations 4 AM and 4 FM Just 1 Tune in thestation 2 Push SET SET will be displayed 3 Within 5 seconds pushone of thefourpushbuttons Wheneveryoupush thatbutton thepresetstationwillreturn Repeatthesestepsforeachpushbutton You canpreset 3 morestationsoneachbandbypushingapair of buttons next 1 2 3 to eachotheratthesametime Just Tuneinthes...

Page 143: ...ape Havetheradioon Insertthetapesquarelythroughthetape door Thelongersidewith the tapevisiblegoes in first Ifyouhear nothing orhear just garbledsound it maynotbe in squarely Push STOP EJECT to remove thetapeandstartover Oncethetapeisplaying usetheupperandlowerknobsforvolumeand balance justasyou do forradio Thearrowsshowwhichside of thetapeis playing To go forward to anotherpart of thetape pushthe ...

Page 144: ...ngto Whentheradio is on It tells youthetime Whentheignition is off pushtheknob to display It allowsyoutoheartheothersideofthetape Pressknobwhile Thecontrolbehindtheupperknobmovesthesoundbetweenyourleftand rightspeakers pushtheknobtodisplaythestation thetime cassetteisplaying The Lower Knob Turnthelowerknob to chooseradiostations Pushit to get AM or FM An indicatorlightappearswhenyoutune to an FM s...

Page 145: ...lets youset the systemforthetype of cassettebeingused If you are usingchromeormetaltapes pushthe Cr02 button in If youare usingstandard iron tapes makesurethebuttonisout D N P Your audiosystemhasautomaticDynamicNoiseReduction It helpsremove backgroundhissnoisefromtheradioor tape player DNR is aregisteredtrademark of theNationalSemiconductorCorporation Pushbuttons Thefourpushbuttons let youreturn t...

Page 146: ... Whenyoupushthis theradiowillgotothenextstationandstaythere a fewseconds Then it will gotothenextstationandpause andkeepdoing that Press SCAN againtostopscanning Seek Button This choosesstationsalso butitdoesn tkeepmovingas SCAN does When youpush SEEK theradiogoestothenextstationandstaysthere Clock To settheclock just 1 Push SET SETwillbedisplayed 2 Within 5 seconds pushandholdSCANuntilthecorrecth...

Page 147: ...o fortheradio Thearrowsshowwhichside of thetapeisplaying To go forward toanotherpart of thetape push FWD To go backward push REV To stopthetapepushtheotherbutton To gofromoneside of thetape to theother push in theupperknob The SEARCH buttonletsyouplayaselectionagain or skipahead to the nextselection lightly on yourradio To removeor stopthetape push EJECT To playtheselectionagain Push SEARCH button...

Page 148: ...hetapeplayer Yourtapeplayershouldbecleanedregularlyeachmonthorafter 15 hours of use If younoticeareductioninsoundquality try aknowngoodcassetteto seeifthetapeortheplayer is atfault If thisothercassettehasno improvement in soundquality cleanthetapeplayer Cleanyourtapeplayerwithawiping action nonabrasiveclaaningcassette andfollowthedirectionsprovidedwithit Cassettesaresubjecttowearandthesoundquality...

Page 149: ...yedbrieflyunlessthe LeftlRight speakercontrol Rear Front speakercontrol BASS or TREB areadjusted Itcontrolsthemutefeature By pressingthe MUTE knob allsoundfrom theradio or CD playerstops By pressingtheknobagain orbyturning the VOL knobclockwise soundwillbeginagain LefVRjght Speaker Control Thecontrol behind theupperknoballowsyou to balancethesoundbetween therightandleftspeakers Balancewillbedispla...

Page 150: ...e and SC will bedisplayedwhen Thefivepushbuttonsletyoureturntofavoritestations Theyarealsoused whenyouplayadisc See ToPlay A CompactDisc To setthepushbuttonsforuptotenfavoritestations 5 AM and 5 FM Tune in thedesiredstation Pushthe SET button SET isdisplayedbriefly Within 5 seconds pushoneofthefivepushbuttons to store the station Whenever you pressthatbutton thepresetstation will return Clock To s...

Page 151: ... pull it in Wait afewsecondsandthediscshouldplay If thedisccomesbackout checkwhether t i The disc is upside down It is dirty scratched or wet 1 Too muchmoisture is inthe air If there is waitaboutonehourandtry again 1 RCL L I Press RCL f Seel whattrack is playing Press it againwithin 5 seconas IO seehow long it hasbeenplaying Thetracknumber also appearswhenyou changethevolume or whenanewtrackstarts...

Page 152: ...L Press ST PL Stop Play tomakethediscstopandtheradioplay Press ST PL again to restartthediscatthepointwhereitstopped Press PWR or turntheignition key off to stopthediscplayer Thediscstays in theplayerandwillresumeplayingatthepoint where it stopped Press EJECT toejectthediscandmaketheradioplay Thediscwillstart at tract 1 whenyoureinsertit Anti Theft Feature Delco LOC ll isanAnti Theftfeatureforthec...

Page 153: ...r A Power Loss Whenbatterypowerisreapplied to a securedradio theradiowon tturnon and LOC willappearonthedisplay Enteryoursecretcodeasfollows pausenomorethan 15 secondsbetween steps 1 Turntheignitionon Radio off 2 Depressthe SET button Thedisplaywillshow 000 3 Enterthesixdigits of thecodefollowingsteps6 9above Thedisplay 4 Depressthe BAND knobandthe time appears indicatingthatthe willshowthenumbers...

Page 154: ...splayshows SEC thedisablingsequencewasunsuccessfuland thenumbers did not matcheither of thecodesandtheunitwillremain in the SECUREDmode Care of Your Compact Discs I I Handlediscscarefully Storethemintheiroriginalcasesorotherprotective casesandawayfromdirectsunlightanddust If thesurface of adiscis soiled dampenaclean soft cloth in amild neutraldetergentsolutionand clean it wipingfromthecenter to th...

Page 155: ...ndmostcarwasheswithoutbeing damaged If themastshouldeverbecomeslightlybent youcanstraighten it out by hand If themast is badlybent as it mightbebyvandals youshould replaceit Checkeveryonceinawhile to besurethemast is stilltightened to the fender 3 29 ...

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Page 157: ...2 Defensive Driving 4 8 Drunken Driving 4 9 Control of a Vehicle 4 12 Braking 4 12 Steering 4 18 Steering Tips 4 18 Passing 4 21 Loss of Control 4 22 Driving at Night 4 23 Driving in the Rain 4 26 Driving in Fog MistandHaze 4 28 City Driving 4 30 Freeway Driving 4 31 Driving On A LongTrip 4 33 Hill and Mountain Roads 4 35 Parking On Hills 4 37 Winter Driving 4 40 Towing a Trailer 4 43 4 1 ...

Page 158: ...of Road Signs II I I AM402001 RED means STOP It mayalsoindicatethatsomemovement is notallowed Examplesare DO NOTENTER and WRONGWAY RAILROAD ADVANCE CROSSING NOPASSING ZONE NARROW BRIDGE AM402002 YELLOW indicatesageneralwarning Slowdownandbecarefulwhen you see a yellowsign It maysignalarailroadcrossingahead a no passing zone orsomeotherpotentiallydangeroussituation Likewise a yellowsolid linepainte...

Page 159: ...sign aspart of theroadmaybeclosed off ortornup Andtheremay be workersandmaintenancevehiclesaround too AM402004 E X I T 44111 GREEN is used to guidethedriver Greensignsmayindicateupcoming freewayexitsorshowthedirectionyoushouldturn to reachaparticular place m HOSPITAL 3 0 INFORMATION AM402005 BLUE signswithwhitelettersshowmotorists services 4 3 ...

Page 160: ...ural interest Shape of Road Signs Theshape of thesignwill tell you something too A a A u AM40204 AnOCTAGONAL eight sided signmeans STOP It isalwaysredwithwhite letters v AM40200 ADIAMOND shaped sign is awarning of somethingahead forexample the end of adivided highway acurve steephill soft shoulder oranarrow bridge 4 4 ...

Page 161: ...intersection I AM40201 A TRIANGULARsignalsoisusedontwo laneroadstoindicateaNO PASSINGZONE Thissignwillbeontheleftside of theroadway I RECTANGULAR squareoroblong signsshowspeedlimits parking regulations givedirections andsuchinformationasdistancestocities AM402011 KEEP RIGHT LEFT OR THROUGH RIGHTTURN ONLY 4 5 ...

Page 162: ...clewithadiagonallineacrossitshowswhat NOT to do h JI NO U TURN PARKING NO BICYCLES AM402013 Traffic Lights I AM402011 We re all familiarwithtrafficlightsorstoplights Often greenarrowsarebeing usedinthelightsforimprovedtrafficcontrol Onsomemultilaneroads green arrowslightup indicatingthattrafficinone or morelanescanmove or make aturn Greenarrowsdon tmean gonomatterwhat You ll stillneed to 4 6 ...

Page 163: ... may drive in thatlane Lookfor the signs posted to warndriverswhathoursanddaysthese systemsare in effect H REVERSIBLE LANE ON MULTI LANE ROADWAY Pavement Markings L NO PASSINGZONE AM402016 Pavementmarkingsadd to trafficsignsandsignals Theygiveinformation to driverswithouttakingattentionfrom the roadway A solidyellowlineon your side of theroad or lane means don tcross Your Own Signals Driverssignal...

Page 164: ...foranything Oncitystreets rural roads orfreeways it means alwaysexpecttheunexpected Assumethatpedestriansorotherdriversaregoing to be carelessandmake mistakes Anticipatewhattheymight do Bereadyfortheirmistakes Expectchildrentodashoutfrombehindparkedcars oftenfollowed by other children Expectoccupants in parkedcars to opendoorsintotraffic Watchfor movement in parkedcars someonemaybeabout to openado...

Page 165: ...s of victimseveryyear Alcoholtakesawaythreethingsthatanyoneneedsto driveavehicle Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Policerecordsshowthathalf of all motorvehicle relateddeathsinvolve alcohol adriver apassengerorsomeoneelse such as apedestrian had beendrinking In mostcases thesedeathsaretheresult of someonewho was drinkinganddriving Over 25 000 motorvehicle relateddeathsoccur eachyearbecause of ...

Page 166: ...theAmericanMedicalAssociation a180 pound 82kg person who drinksthree12 ounce 355 ml bottles ofbeer in anhourwillendup witha BAC of about 0 06 percent Thepersonwouldreachthesame BAC by drinkingthree4 ounce 120 ml glassesofwineorthreemixed drinks if eachhad 1 4 2 ounces 45ml of aliquorlikewhiskey ginorvodka It s the amountof alcoholthatcounts Forexample if thesamepersondrank threedoublemartinis 3 ou...

Page 167: ...avinganaccident is sixtimes greater atalevel of 0 15 percent thechancesaretwenty fivetimesgreater And thebodytakesaboutanhour to riditself of thealcohol in onedrink No amountof coffeeornumber of coldshowerswillspeedthatup 1 11 becareful isn ttheright answer What if there sanemergency aneed to takesuddenaction aswhenachilddarts into thestreet Apersonwitha higherBACmightnotbeable to reactquicklyenou...

Page 168: ...tion time Thenyouhave to bringup yourfootand do it That s reactiontime Average reactiontime is about 314 of asecond Butthat sonlyanaverage It mightbelesswithonedriverandaslongastwoorthreesecondsor morewithanother Age physicalcondition alertness coordination and eyesightallplayapart So do alcohol drugsandfrustration Buteven in 314 of asecond avehiclemovingat 60 mph 100 km h travels 66 feet 20 m Tha...

Page 169: ... betweenhard stops Your brakeswillwearoutmuchfaster if youdoa lot of heavybraking Don t ride thebrakesby letting yourleftfootrestlightlyonthebrake pedalwhiledriving AM410001 ICAUTION Riding yourbrakescancausethem to overheattothepointthat they won tworkwell Youmightnotbe able to stopyourvehicle if timetoavoidanaccident If you ride yourbrakes theywillget so hot they will require bedal force t V rid...

Page 170: ...akes ABS Your vehiclehasanadvancedelectronicbrakingsystemthatcanhelpyou keep it undercontrol Whenyoustartyourvehicleandbegintodriveaway youmayhearamomentarymotor or clickingnoise ThisistheABSsystem testingitself ic AM415010 Here showanti lockworks Let ssaytheroadiswet You redrivingsafely Suddenlyananimaljumpsoutinfront ofyou You slamonthebrakes Here swhathappenswith ABS A computersensesthatwheelsa...

Page 171: ...get too close to thevehicle in front of y c youwon thavetime to applyyourbrakes if thatvehiclesuddenly slows or stops Always leave enol 1 room UD i ad to stOD even though you have anti lock brakes z a 73EF To Use Four Wheel Anti Lock Don tpump the brakes Just hold thebrake pedal downand let anti lock work for you Youmay feel thebrakesvibrate or youmay noticesomenoise but thisisnormal 4 1 5 ...

Page 172: ...cluster to warnyou if yourregular brakingsystemneedsservice See BrakeSystemWarningLight inthe Index Anti lock Brake System Warning Light Standard Cluster Digital Cluster I wR1 PO642 Thislightappearsontheinstrumentcluster to warnyou if youranti lock brakesystemneedsservice See Anti lockBrakeSystemWarningLight in theIndex 4 1 6 ...

Page 173: ...henthe brakesarefirstappliedorlightlyapplied This doesnotmeansomething is wrongwithyourbrakes Rear Drum Brakes Your reardrumbrakesdon thavethewearindicators but if youeverheara rearbrakerubbingnoise havetherearbrakeliningsinspected Also therear brakedrumsshouldberemovedandinspectedeachtimethetiresare removedforrotationorchanging Whenyouhavethefrontbrakesreplaced havetherearbrakesinspected too Brak...

Page 174: ...evertriedtosteeravehicleonwetice you ll understandthis Thetractionyoucanget in acurvedependsonthecondition of yourtires andtheroadsurface theangleat which thecurveisbanked andyour speed Whileyou re in acurve speedistheonefactoryoucancontrol Supposeyou resteeringthroughasharpcurve Thenyousuddenly accelerate Thosetwocontrolsystems steeringandacceleration can overwhelmthoseplaceswherethetiresmeetther...

Page 175: ...esyou can t thereisn troom That sthetimeforevasive action steeringaroundtheproblem Your vehiclecanperformverywell in emergencieslikethese Firstapplyyour brakes It isbetter to removeasmuchspeedasyoucanfrom a possiblecollision Thensteeraroundtheproblem to theleft orrightdependingon the space available Anemergencylikethisrequirescloseattentionandaquickdecision If you areholdingthesteeringwheelatthere...

Page 176: ...way steer so thatyourvehiclestraddlestheedge of thepavement You can turn thesteeringwheel up to aquarterturnuntiltherightfront tire contactsthe pavementedge Thenturnyoursteeringwheeltogostraightdownthe roadway AM428001 If the shoulderappears to beaboutfourinches 100 mm or morebelowthe pavement thisdifferencecancauseproblems If there is notenoughroomto pull entirelyontotheshoulderandstop thenfollow...

Page 177: ...daheadisclear Nevercrossasolidlineonyourside of the lane oradoublesolidline even if theroadseemsempty of approachingtraffic If yoususpectthatthedriver of thevehicleyou wanttopassisn taware ofyour presence tapthehornacouple oftimes before passing Do notgettooclose to thevehicleyou want to passwhileyou re awaitinganopportunity Foronething followingtoocloselyreducesyour area of vision especially if y...

Page 178: ...y don tgiveup Keeptrying to steer andconstantlyseekan escaperouteorarea of lessdanger Skidding In askid adrivercanlosecontrol of thevehicle Defensivedriversavoid mostskids by takingreasonablecaresuited to existingconditions andbynot overdriving thoseconditions Butskids are alwayspossible Thethreetypes of skidscorrespond to yourvehicle sthreecontrolsystems In the brakingskid yourwheelsaren trolling...

Page 179: ... suchasenoughwater iceorpackedsnowonthe road to makea mirroredsurface andslowdownwhenyouhaveany doubt Remember Anyanti lockbrakingsystem ABS helps avoidonlythebraking skid Steertheway you want to go Driving at Night AN450006 Nightdrivingismoredangerousthandaydriving Onereasonisthatsome driversarelikely to be impaired byalcoholordrugs withnightvision problems or by fatigue Herearesometipsonnightdri...

Page 180: ...destrians oreventrains blockingrailwaycrossings Youmaywant to put onyoursunglassesafteryou have pulled intoabrightly lightedservice orrefreshmentarea Eyesshielded fromthatglaremayadjustmorequickly to darknessbackontheroad But besure to removeyoursunglassesbeforeyouleavetheservicearea You canbetemporarilyblindedbyapproachinglights Itcantakeasecondor two orevenseveralseconds foryoureyes to readjust ...

Page 181: ...eglass Eventheinside of theglasscanbuildupafilmcausedbydust Tobaccosmoke alsomakes insideglasssurfacesveryfilmyandcanbeavisionhazard if it sleftthere Dirtyglassmakeslightsdazzleandflashmorethan clean glass would makingthepupils ofyoureyescontractrepeatedly Youmightevenwant to keepa cloth andsomeglasscleanerinyourvehicle if youneedtoclean yourglassfrequently Rememberthatyourheadlightslightupfarless...

Page 182: ...urreflexes aretuned fordriving on dry pavement Theheaviertherain theharder it istosee Even if your windshieldwiper bladesareingoodshape aheavyraincanmake it harder to seeroadsigns andtrafficsignals pavementmarkings theedge of theroad andeven peoplewalking Roadspraycanoftenbeworseforvisionthanrain especially if it comesfromadirtyroad So it iswise to keepyourwipingequipment in good shapeandkeepyour ...

Page 183: ...ercan build upunderyourtiresthat theycanactuallyrideonthe water Thiscanhappen if the road iswet enoughandyou regoing fast enough Whenyourvehicle is hydroplaning it has little ornocontactwiththe road Youmightnotbeawareofhydroplaning You coulddrivealongforsometime withoutrealizingyourtiresaren t in constantcontactwiththeroad You could find outthe hard way whenyouhave to slow turn move out to pass or...

Page 184: ...allowsomeextrafollowingdistance Andbe morevisibletoothers your headlightseven in daytime if it sraininghard especiallycarefulwhenyoupassanothervehicle Allowyourselfmore clearroomahead andbepreparedtohaveyourviewrestrictedbyroad spray If theroadspray is so heavyyouareactuallyblinded dropback Don tpassuntilconditionsimprove Goingmoreslowly is betterthan having anaccident Useyourdefogger if ithelps H...

Page 185: ...s Butsometimestheycanbe waitingforyouasyoucomeovera hill or dipintoashallowvalley Start yourwindshieldwipersandwasher tohelpclearaccumulated road dirt Slow downcarefully Tips on Driving in Fog Ifyougetcaught in fog turnyourheadlightsonlowbeam evenindaytime You llsee and be seen better Useyour foglights if yourvehiclehasthem Don tuseyour high beams Thelightwillbounceoff the waterdropletsthat makeup...

Page 186: ...iliarstreetorlandmark Getacitymap andplanyourtripintoanunknownpart of thecityjustasyouwouldfor across countrytrip Try tousethefreewaysthatrimandcrisscrossmostlargecities You ll savetimeandenergy Seethenextsection FreewayDriving Treatagreenlightasawarningsignal A trafficlightistherebecause thecornerisbusyenoughtoneed it Whenalightturnsgreen andjust beforeyoustarttomove checkbothwaysforvehiclesthath...

Page 187: ...afreewayasapassinglane Entering the Freeway At theentrancethereisusuallyarampthatleads to the freeway Ifyouhave aclear viewof thefreewayasyoudrivealongtheentranceramp you shouldbegin to checktraffic Try to determinewhereyouexpect to blend withthe flow If trafficislight you mayhavenoproblem But if it is heavy find agapasyoumovealongtheenteringlaneandtimeyourapproach Try to mergeintothegapatclose to...

Page 188: ...asonable followingdistance Expect to moveslightlysloweratnight Leaving the Freeway Whenyouwant to leavethe freeway moveto theproperlanewell in advance Dashingacrosslanesatthelastminuteisdangerous If youmiss yourexit do not underanycircumstances stopandbackup Driveontothe nextexit Ateachexitpoint is adecelerationlane Ideally it shouldbelongenoughfor you to enter it atfreewayspeed aftersignaling ofc...

Page 189: ...leserviceexperts in GM dealershipsall acrossNorthAmerica They llbereadyandwilling to help if youneedit Herearesomethingsyoucancheckbeforeatrip WindshieldWasherFluid Is thereservoir full Are all windowsclean WiperBlades Are they in goodshape Fuel EngineOil OtherFluids Haveyoucheckedalllevels Lights Aretheyallworking Are the lensesclean Tires Theyarevitallyimportant to asafe trouble freetrip Is the ...

Page 190: ...nstthevehiclethatcanmakeyousleepy Don tlet it happen to you If it does yourvehiclecanleavetheroad in less than a second andyoucouldcrashandbeinjured What canyou do abouthighwayhypnosis First beawarethat it can happen Thenherearesometips Makesureyourvehicle is wellventilated withacomfortablycoolinterior Keepyoureyesmoving Scantheroadaheadandtothesides Check your rearviewmirrorsfrequentlyandyourinst...

Page 191: ...ingsystemandtransmission Thesepartscan work hardonmountainroads Knowhow to godownhills Themostimportant thing to knowisthis Letyourengine do some of theslowing down Don tmakeyourbrakes do it all Shifttoalowergearwhenyougodownasteeporlonghill That way youwill slowdown withoutexcessiveuse ofyour brakes If youdon t shift down yourbrakes could get so hotthatthey Lwouldn tworkwell You wouldthenhavepoor...

Page 192: ...crossthecenter of theroad Drive atspeedsthatletyoustay in yourownlane Thatway youwon tbe surprisedbyavehiclecomingtowardyou in thesamelane It takeslongertopassanothervehiclewhenyou regoinguphill You ll wanttoleaveextraroom to pass Ifavehicle is passingyouand doesn thaveenoughroom slowdown to make it easierfor the other vehicle to get by Asyougoover thetop of ahill bealert Therecould besomething in...

Page 193: ... the viewortakepictures Lookfor pull offs or parking areasprovidedforscenicviewing Anotherpart of thismanual tells how to useyourparkingbrake see Parking Brake intheIndex Buton a mountainorsteephill youcan do onemore thing You can turn yourfrontwheels to keepyourvehiclefromrolling downhillor out intotraffic Here show 4 37 ...

Page 194: ...033 Turnyourwheels to theright Youdon thavetojamyour tiresagainstthecurb if there is a curb A gentle contact is all youneed rarking Uphill AM470040 AM470047 If thereis a curb turnyourwheels to the left if thecurb is attherightside of yourvehicle 4 38 ...

Page 195: ...P Park properly theweightof the vehiclemayputtoomuchforceonthe parkingpawl in thetransmission Youmay find it difficult to pulltheshiftlever out of P Park Thisiscalledtorquelock To preventtorquelock always be suretoshiftinto P Park properlybeforeyouleavethedriver sseat To find outhow see ShiftingInto P Park in theIndex Whenyouareready to drive movetheshiftleverout of P Park BEFORE youreleasethepark...

Page 196: ... ice scraper a smallbrush or broom asupply of windshield washerfluid arag somewinterouterclothing asmallshovel aflashlight a red cloth andacouple of reflectivewarningtriangles And if youwillbe drivingundersevereconditions includeasmallbag ofsand a piece of old carpetoracouple of burlapbagstohelpprovidetraction Besureyou properlysecuretheseitems in yourvehicle Driving on Snow or ce Mostof thetime t...

Page 197: ...thetiresevenmore Your anti lockbrakesimproveyourability to makeahardstoponaslippery road Eventhoughyouhavetheanti lockbrakingsystem you llwant to begin stoppingsooner than youwouldon dry pavement See Anti lock inthe Index Allow greaterfollowingdistance onanyslipperyroad Watch forslipperyspots Theroadmight be fineuntilyouhitaspot that scoveredwithice Onanotherwiseclearroad icepatchesmay appear in s...

Page 198: ...wspapers burlapbags rags floormats anythingyoucanwraparound yourselfortuckunderyourclothing to keepwarm Youcan runtheenginetokeepwarm butbecareful b L Snowcan trapexhaustgasesunderyourvehicle Thiscancause h deadly CO carbonmonoxide gas to getinside CO couldovercome youandkillyou You can tsee it or smellit so youmightnotknow it isinyourvehicle Clearawaysnowfromaroundthebase ofyour vehicle especiall...

Page 199: ...mentanddriveproperlyyoucan losecontrolwhenyou pull atrailer Forexample if thetraileristoo heavythebrakesmaynotwork well or evenatall You andyour passengerscouldbeseriouslyinjured Pull atraileronlyifyouhave followed all the steps in I NOTICE Wing a trailerimproperlycandamageyourvehicleandresult in costly epairsnotcoveredbyyourwarranty To pull atrailercorrectly followthe 3 c e inthis section Everyve...

Page 200: ...rtscould be damaged Then duringthefirst 500 miles 800km thatyoutowatrailer don t driveover 50 mph 80km h anddon tmakestartsatfullthrottle This helpsyourengineandotherparts ofyourvehiclewear inattheheavier loads Threeimportantconsiderationshavetodowithweight Weight of theTrailer Howheavycanatrailersafelybe It dependsonhowyou plan to useyour rig Forexample speed altitude roadgrades outsidetemperatur...

Page 201: ...7 AN490002 If you reusinga dead weight hitch the trailertongue A shouldweigh 10 of thetotalloadedtrailerweight B If youhavea weight distributing hitch the trailertongue A should weigh 12 of thetotalloadedtrailerweight B After you ve loaded your trailer weigh the trailer and then the tongue separately to see if theweights are proper If theyaren t youmaybeable to getthemrightsimply by movingsomeitem...

Page 202: ...canusesomethinglikepaint or plastic tape to separatethesteelandaluminum Thesamesteel to aluminum problemcanhappenwithfastenerstoo Safety Chains You shouldalwaysattachchainsbetweenyourvehicleandyourtrailer Cross thesafetychainsunderthetongue of thetrailer so thatthetonguewillnot drop to theroad if it becomesseparatedfromthehitch Instructionsabout safetychains maybe providedbythehitchmanufacturerorb...

Page 203: ...tment If thetrailerhaselectricbrakes startyourvehicleandtrailermovingandthenapplythetrailerbrakecontroller byhand to besurethebrakesareworking Thisletsyoucheckyour electricalconnectionatthesametime If youhavearear mostwindowopenandyoupullatrailerwithyour vehicle carbonmonoxide CO couldcomeintoyourvehicle You can tsee or smell CO It cancauseunconsciousnessordeath see EngineExhaust in theIndex To ma...

Page 204: ...alsWhenTowingaTrailer Whenyoutowatrailer yourvehiclehas to haveadifferentturnsignal flasherandextrawiring Thegreenarrowsonyourinstrumentpanelwillflash wheneveryousignalaturnorlanechange Properlyhookedup thetrailer lights willalsoflash tellingotherdriversyou reabouttoturn changelanes or stop Whentowingatrailer thegreenarrowsonyourinstrumentpanelwillflashfor turnseven if thebulbsonthetrailerareburne...

Page 205: ...1 Applyyourregularbrakesandholdthepedaldownwhileyou Startyourengine Shiftintoa gear and Releasetheparkingbrake 2 Letuponthebrakepedal 3 Driveslowlyuntilthetrailerisclear of thechocks 4 Stopandhavesomeonepickupandstorethechocks MaintenanceWhenTrailerTowing Your vehiclewillneedservicemoreoftenwhenyou repullingatrailer See theMaintenanceScheduleformoreonthis Thingsthatareespecially important in trail...

Page 206: ... a I i 7 Pfi ...

Page 207: ...anoccurontheroad HazardWarningFlashers 5 2 Other Warning Devices 5 3 Jump Starting 5 3 Towing Your Vehicle 5 7 Engine Overheating 5 8 Engine Fan Noise 5 16 a Tire Goes Flat 5 16 Changing a Flat Tire 5 17 Storing the Jack and Tire 5 30 You reStuck In Sand Mud Ice or Snow 5 32 5 1 ...

Page 208: ...dwarningflashersletyouwarnothers They also letpoliceknow youhaveaproblem Your frontandrear turn signallightswillflashonand Off Buttheywon tflash if you rebraking K3503 Pressthebutton in to makeyour frontandrearturnsignallightsflashon and off 5 2 ...

Page 209: ...epsbelow to do it safely A Batteriescanhurtyou Theycan bedangerousbecause Theycontain acid thatcanburnyou Theycontain gas thatcanexplodeorignite Theycontainenough electricity to burnyou If you don t followthesestepsexactly some or all of thesethings canhurtyou I NOTICE I gnoringthese steps could result in costlydamage to yourvehiclethat wouldn t becovered by yourwarranty Trying to startyourvehicle...

Page 210: ...ive terminalsoneachbattery E I ION I P I sing a match near a battery can cause battery gas to explode I I i rdople havebeenhurtdoingthis andsomehavebeenblinded Use I a flashlight if you need more light You don tneed to addwater to theDelcoFreedom batteryinstalled in everynewGMvehicle Butifabatteryhasfillercaps besurethe rightamount of fluid isthere If it islow addwater to takecare of thatfirst If ...

Page 211: ...itive t terminal of thegoodbattery Usearemotepositive t terminal if the vehiclehasone 8 Now connecttheblacknegative cabletothegoodbattery snegative terminal Don tlettheotherendtouchanythinguntilthenextstep Theotherend of thenegativecable doesn t go tothedeadbattery Itgoestoaheavy unpaintedmetalpartontheengine of thevehiclewiththedeadbattery butnotnearenginepartsthatmove Theelectricalconnection is ...

Page 212: ...engine for 11 Try to startthevehiclewiththedeadbattery awhile If it won tstartafterafew tries it probablyneedsservice OEAD BATTERY REMOVE CABLES IN THIS ORDER K1508 12 Removethecables in reverseorder to preventelectricalshorting Take carethattheydon ttoucheachotheror anyothermetal 5 6 ...

Page 213: ...urvehicle Whetheryoucanstillmovetheshiftlever Iftherewasanaccident whatwasdamaged I L To helpavoidinjury to youorothers Neverletpassengersride in avehiclethatisbeingtowed Nevertowfasterthansafeorpostedspeeds Nevertowwithdamagedpartsnot Nevergetunderyourvehicleafter truck Alwaysuseseparatesafetychains vehicle fullysecured it hasbeenliftedbythetow oneachsidewhentowinga Whenyourvehicle is beingtowed ...

Page 214: ...herthan 50 miles 80 km oryourtransmissionwillbedamaged I f theselimitsmust be exceeded thentherearwheelshave to besupportedona dolly CAUTION A vehiclecanfallfromacarcarrier if it isn tproperlysecured T F cancauseacollision seriouspersonalinjuryandvehicledamage The vehicle should be tightly secured with chains or steel cables I before it istransported Don t usesubstitutes ropes leatherstraps canvas...

Page 215: ...aged Thecostlyrepairswouldnot be covered byyourwarranty If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine If yougettheoverheatwarningbutseeorhearnosteam theproblemmay notbe too serious Sometimestheenginecanget a little toohotwhenyou Climb a long hill on a hotday Stopafterhighspeeddriving Idleforlongperiodsintraffic Tow a trailer If yougettheoverheatwarningwithnosignofsteam trythisfor a minute or so 1 If youh...

Page 216: ...wsee if thewarningstops Butthen if youstillhavethewarning TURN OFF THEENGINE AND GET EVERYONE OUT OF THE VEHICLEuntilitcoolsdown Youmay decidenot to liftthehoodbuttogetservicehelprightaway Whenyoudecideit ssafeto lift thehood here swhatyou llsee A Coolantrecoverytank B Radiatorpressurecap C Enginefan Ifthecoolantinsidethecoolantrecoverytankisboiling don tdoanything elseuntil it coolsdown 5 1 0 ...

Page 217: ...ldbe burned Get any leak fixed before you drive the vehicle I NOTICE I If thereseems to be no leak starttheengineagain to see if thefanruns whentheenginedoes I f itdoesn t yourvehicleneedsservice Turn off the engine How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank If youhaven tfound a problemyet butthecoolantlevelisn tatorabove FULL add a 50 50 mixture of cleanwater preferabledistilled and a proper...

Page 218: ...rscouldbeburned Use a 50 50 mixof cleanwater andaproperantifreeze A Plain water or someotherliquidlikealcohol canboilbeforethe IIn cold weather water canfreezeandcracktheengine radiator he coreandotherparts Usetherecommendedcoolant PO408 I containsethyleneglycoland it willburn if theenginepartsarehot You canbeburned if youspillcoolantonhotengineparts Coolant I enough Don t spill coolant on a hot e...

Page 219: ...eam and scalding liquids from a hot cooling system can blow out I andburnyoubadly Theyareunderpressure and if you turn the radiatorpressure cap even alittle they cancomeoutat high speed Never turn thepressurecapwhenthecoolingsystem includingtheradiatorpressurecap is hot Wait forthecooling systemandradiatorpressurecap to cool if youeverhave to turn thepressurecap PO425 5 1 3 ...

Page 220: ...nolonger hot Turn thepressurecapslowlytotheleftuntil it firststops Don t pressdownwhileturningthepressurecap If youhear a hiss waitforthat to stop A hissmeansthere is still some pressure left 2 Thenkeepturningthepressurecap butnowpushdownasyou turn it Removethepressurecap r A E 5 PO423 3 Fill theradiatorwiththeproper mix up to thebase of thefiller neck 5 1 4 ...

Page 221: ...ucanfeeltheupperradiatorhose 7 By thistime thecoolantlevelinsidetheradiatorfillerneckmaybe pressurecap off gettinghot Watchoutfortheenginefan lower If thelevel is lower addmore of thepropermixthroughthefiller neckuntil the levelreachesthebase of thefillerneck 8 Thenreplacethepressurecap Besurethearrowsonthepressurecap line up likethis 5 1 5 ...

Page 222: ...ges If a Tim Goes Flat It sunusualfor a tire to blowout whileyou redriving especially if you maintainyourtiresproperly If airgoesoutof atire it smuchmorelikely to leakoutslowly But if youshouldeverhavea blowout hereareafewtips aboutwhattoexpectandwhattodo If afronttirefails theflattire will createadragthatpullsthevehicletoward thatside Takeyourfoot off theacceleratorpedalandgripthesteeringwheel fi...

Page 223: ... andtheycouldbebadly njured Find a levelplace to changeyourtire To helpprevent tl A rehiclefrommovi Setthepark 2 Puttheshift I 3 Turn off theengine 4 5 T o beevenmore dtthefrontandrear of the tire farthestawayfromtheonebeing changed Thatwouldbethe tire ontheotherside of thevehicle a theoppositeend I AM545006 Thefollowingpageswill tell youhow to usethejackandchange a tire Theequipmentyou llneedis i...

Page 224: ... jack extension ratchetandwheelblocksarestoredbyyourvehicle s reardoors alongthepassenger side wall To removeyourjackcover take off theplasticwingnutbyturningit counterclockwise Lift uponthelatchandpullthejackcover off 5 1 8 ...

Page 225: ...henpullthewheelblocksandjack off the bolt To removetheratchetandextensionbyturningthewingnut counterclockwise Removethewingnutandretainerandtakeout theratchetandextension Spare Tire H K3526 Your sparetire is storedunderneathyourvehicle You willusetheratchet andextension to lowerthesparetire 5 1 9 ...

Page 226: ...nhasasocketendandaflat screwdrivershaped end Puttheflat end of theextension on ananglethrough the hole in thereardoorframe abovethebumper Besuretheflatendconnectsinto the hoistshaft Turntheratchetcounterclockwisetolowerthesparetire to theground Keep turningtheratchetuntilthespare tire can be pulled outfromunderthe vehicle 5 20 ...

Page 227: ...K3529 Whenthetirehasbeenlowered tilt the retainerattheend of thecableand pull it through the wheelopening Changingthe Tire I K3530 Startwiththejack ratchet extensionandwheelblocks 5 21 ...

Page 228: ...nd Attachthesocketend of theextensiontothejackboltlikethis 9 Attachtheratchet to theextensionwiththe UP sidefacing you Rotatetheratchetclockwise Thatwillraisetheliftheadalittle Before raisingthevehicle do thefollowingthings 5 22 ...

Page 229: ...hanged Thatwould bethetireontheotherside of thevehicle attheoppositeend Putyoursparetireneartheflattire Removethewheeltrim L 1 If there is awheelcover removeit by usingtheflatend of theextension Pryalongtheedge of thewheelcoveruntil it comes off Becareful therim edgesmaybesharp Don ttrytoremoveitwithyourbarehands 5 23 ...

Page 230: ... thewheelhasacentercap youdonothavetoremovethecentercapto loosenthewheelnuts Placetheratchetandsocketonthewheelnutwith thecentercapon L PO462 With DOWN facing you use theratchetandsockettoloosenallthewheel nuts Don tremovethemyet 5 24 ...

Page 231: ... 1 vehicleslips off thejack youcould be badlyinjured orkilled Never getunder a vehiclewhen it is supportedonlyby a jack nalsingyourvehiclewiththejackimproperlypositioned will damagethe dehicleormayallowthevehicle to fall off thejack Besure to fit thejack ift headintotheproperlocationbeforeraisingyourvehicle 5 25 ...

Page 232: ...evehicle by rotatingtheratchetclockwise Makesure the UP markingfaces you Raisethevehiclefarenough off theground so there is enoughroomforthesparetiretofit 1 PO457 Remove all thewheelnutsandtake off theflattire 5 26 ...

Page 233: ...fromtheplaceswherethewheelattach to thevehicle In anemergency youcanuseacloth or apapertowel to dothis butbesuretouseascraper or wirebrushlater if you Removeanyrust or dirtfromthewheelbolts mountingsurfaces or spare wheel Placethespareonthewheelmountingsurface ICAUTION Neveruse oil or greaseonstuds or nuts If you do thenutsmight 1 comeloose Your wheelcouldfall off causingaseriousaccident 5 27 ...

Page 234: ...Road b PO464 Replacethewheelnutswiththeroundedend of thenutstowardthewheel Tighteneachnutbyhanduntil the wheelisheldagainstthehub PO390 Lowerthevehicle by rotatingtheratchetcounterclockwise Lowerthejack completely 5 28 ...

Page 235: ...uhave to replacethem besuretoget the rightkind Stopsomewhereassoonasyoucanandhavethewheelnuts tightened with a torque wrench to the proper torque I I Forproperwheelnuttorque see WheelNutTorque in the Index Don ttry to putawheelcoveronyourcompactsparetire It won t fit Store thewheelcover in thetrunkuntilyouhavethe flat tire repaired orreplaced 1 NOTICE Wheelcoverswon t fit onyourcompactspare If you...

Page 236: ...eratchetclockwiseuntilthetire is againsttheunderside of thevehicle You willheartwo clicks whenthetireisup all the way Try to movethe tirewithyourhands to makesure it is securely in place Storing the Jacking Equipment ut 5 Extension 6 Ratchet 11 Latch 2 Washer 6 Retainer 9 Bolt 12 Retainer 3 Wheel Blocks 7 Nut 10 Jack Cover 13 Tabs 4 Jack 1 K354 Returnthejack ratchet extensionandwheelblockstothepro...

Page 237: ...e tireassoonasyoucan Yoursparewilllastlongerandbe in good shapeincaseyouneed it again 1 NOTICE I tn t takeyourcompactsparethroughanautomaticcarwashwithguide rails Thecompactsparecangetcaughtontherails Thatcandamage thetireandwheel andmaybeotherparts ofyourvehicle Don tuseyourcompactspareonsomeothervehicle And don t mixyourcompactspareorwheelwithotherwheelsortires They won t fit Keepyourspareandits...

Page 238: ...mph 55 kmlh asshown on thespeedometer I NOTICE I Spinningyourwheelscandestroyparts ofyourvehicleaswell as the tires If youspinthewheelstoofastwhileshiftingyourtransmission back and forth youcandestroyyourtransmission Rocking your vehicle to get it out First turn your steeringwheelleftandright Thatwillcleartheareaaround yourfrontwheels Thenshiftbackandforthbetween R Reverse anda forward gear spinni...

Page 239: ...sotechnicalinformationabout yourvehicle and a sectiondevotedtoitsappearancecare Service 6 3 Fuel 6 4 Checking Things Under the Hood 6 8 Hood Release 6 8 Engine Oil 6 9 Engine Cover 6 15 Air Cleaner 6 19 Automatic Transmission Fluid 6 20 Rear Axle 6 23 All Wheel Drive 6 23 Transfer Case 6 23 Front Axle 6 24 Engine Coolant 6 26 Power Steering Fluid 6 30 Windshield Washer Fluid 6 31 Brake Master Cyli...

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Page 241: ...Manual It tellsyoumuchmoreabout howto serviceyourvehiclethanthismanualcan To ordertheproperservice manual see ServicePublications in theIndex You shouldkeeparecordwithall parts receiptsandlistthemileageandthe dateofany service workyouperform See MaintenanceRecord in the Index CAUTION AYou canbeinjured if youtry to do serviceworkonavehicle lout knowingenoughabout it Be sure youhavesufficientknowled...

Page 242: ...ingatrailerorwithahigh payloadrequirement Butwhenoperatingwithalightloadasanormal condition youmayusemiddlegrade or regularunleadedgasolines Thegasolineyouuseshouldmeetspecifications ASTM D4814 in the U S and CGSB 3 5 92 in Canada Thesefuelsshouldhavetheproperadditives so youshould nothave to addanything to thefuel In the US andCanada it seasy to besureyougettheright kind of gasoline unleaded You ...

Page 243: ...cosolvents andcorrosion preventers in this fuel to help avoid theseproblems Gasolines for Cleaner Air Your use of gasolinewithdetergentadditiveswillhelppreventdepositsfrom forming in yourengineand fuel system Thathelpskeepyourengine in tune andyouremissioncontrolsystemworkingproperly It sgoodforyourvehicle and you ll bedoingyourpartforcleaner air Manygasolines are nowblendedwithmaterials called ox...

Page 244: ...engine oil candeterioratequickly Your vehicle soxygensensor will bedamaged All of thatmeanscostlyrepairsthatwouldn tbecoveredby yourwarranty To checkonfuelavailability askanautoclub orcontactamajor oil companythatdoesbusinessinthecountrywhereyou llbedriving You canalsowriteusatthefollowingaddressforadvice Just tell us where you regoingandgiveyourVehicleIdentificationNumber VIN GeneralMotors ofCana...

Page 245: ...owly tothe left counterclockwise If yougetgasolineonyouandthensomethingignitesit youcould bebadlyburned Gasolinecansprayoutonyou if youopenthe fl fillercap too quickly Thisspraycanhappen if yourtankisnearly I full and is more likely in hot weather Open the fuel filler cap slowly andwaitforany hiss noise to stop Thenunscrewthecapallthe way I Whenyouputthecapbackon turn it totherightuntilyouhear a c...

Page 246: ...Hood PO469 Hood Release To openthehood first pull thehandleinsidethevehicle Then go tothefront of thevehicleandreleasethesecondary hood release c 1 K3605 Lift thehood releasethe hood prop fromitsretainerand put thehood prop intotheslot in the hood 6 8 ...

Page 247: ...hingsthatwillburnonto a I hot enaine Beforeclosingthe hood besure all the filler capsareonproperly K3607 Thenliftthehoodtorelievepressureonthehoodprop Removethehood propfromtheslot in thehoodandreturntheprop to itsretainer Thenjust letthehooddownandcloseitfirmly Engine Oil It s a goodidea to checkyourengine oil everytimeyougetfuel In order to getanaccuratereading the oil mustbewarmandthevehiclemus...

Page 248: ...Check EngineOil Pulloutthedipstickandclean it withapapertowel orcloth thenpushitback in allthe way Remove it again keepingthetip lower 9 F K3609 When to Add Oil If the oil isatorbelowthe ADD line thenyou llneedto addsome oil Butyoumustusetherightkind Thissectionexplainswhat kind of oiltouse Forcrankcasecapacitysee CapacitiesandSpecifications in theIndex 6 1 0 ...

Page 249: ...PO384 I NOTICE I Just fill it enough to putthelevelsomewherein the properoperatingrange Pushthedipstickallthewayback in whenyou rethrough 6 11 ...

Page 250: ...SG mustbeonthe oilcontainer eitherbyitselforcombinedwithother qualitydesignations suchasSG CC SG CD SF SG CC etc These lettersshowAmericanPetroleumInstitute API levelsofquality If youuse oils thatdon thavethe SG designation youcancauseengine damagenotcovered by yourwarranty 6 1 2 ...

Page 251: ...inthischart SAE 5W 30 isbest for yourvehicle However youcanuseSAE IOW 30 ifit sgoingto be 0 F 18 C orabove Thesenumbers onan oilcontainershowitsviscosity orthickness Do notuseotherviscosityoilssuchasSAE 1OW 40 orSAE 2OW 50 6 1 3 ...

Page 252: ...you Mosttripsarelessthan 4 miles 6 km It sbelowfreezingoutsideandmosttripsarelessthan 10 miles 16 km Theengine is atlowspeedmostofthetime as in door to doordelivery or in stop and gotraffic Youtow atraileroften Mosttripsarethroughdustyplaces If anyoneoftheseistrueforyourvehicle thenyouneedtochange your oil andfilter every 3 000miles 5000 km or 3 months whichever comesfirst I f none ofthem istrue c...

Page 253: ...tting it in the trash pouring it ontheground into sewers or into streamsorbodies ofwater Instead recycle it bytaking it to aplace thatcollectsused oil If youhaveaproblemproperlydisposingofyourused oil askyourdealer aservicestationoralocalrecyclingcenterforhelp Engine Cover In order to replaceyouraircleanerfilter youwillhavetoremoveyourengine cover It isinsideyourvehiclebehindtheinstrumentpanelexte...

Page 254: ...Service Appearance Care PO383 3 Graspthe bottom of theextension Liftupandthen pull out 4 Disconnecttheelectricalconnectorforthecigarettelighter Set the extensionaside 6 1 6 ...

Page 255: ...5 Graspthetop o f theheaterductandpulldowngently to remove 6 Removetheboltfrom the enginecoverbracket Loosenthenutand move the bracket out of the way 6 17 ...

Page 256: ...cle To Install the Engine Cover 1 Lifttheenginecoverintothevehicleandslide it allthe way forward Makesuretherubbersealisoverthelatches 2 Installthetwoscrewsat the enginecover Do not tighten the screwsall 3 Press downoneach of thetwolatchesatthebottom of the cover the way Makesuretheyaresecure 4 Tightenthetwoscrewsattheenginecover 5 Turnthebracketintopositionandinstallthebolt Tightenthenutatthe oth...

Page 257: ...leaner Afterchangingthefilter put thecoverbackonandbesure the wingnutisproperlytightened Besure aircleaner lid iscorrectlypositionedtosealoutdustandcontaminantsthat areharmful to yourengine If youhavethe 4 3L engine VIN Code W withthesquareaircleaner you canchangetheaircleanerfilterwithoutremoving the enginecover Justlift thehood unsnapbothclipsandremove the top Afterchangingthefilter snap both cl...

Page 258: ...the engine oil ischanged Refer to theMaintenanceSchedule to determinewhen to changeyourfluid See ScheduledMaintenanceServices in theIndex How to Check Because this operationcanbealittledifficult youmaychoose to havethis doneataGM dealershipServiceDepartment Ifyou do it yourself besuretofollowalltheinstructionshere oryoucould getafalsereadingonthedipstick 0 muchor too little fluid candamageyourtran...

Page 259: ...le hasbeensittingfor 8 hours or morewiththeengine off andisusedonlyas areference Lettheenginerunatidle for 5 minutes if outsidetemperatures are 50 F 10 C or more If it scolderthan 50 F 1O C youmayhaveto idletheenginelonger A hotcheckmustfollowwhen fluid isaddedduringa coldcheck To checkthefluidhot or cold 0 Parkyourvehicleonalevelplace Placetheshiftleverin P Park with the parkingbrakeapplied Withy...

Page 260: ...eSchedule to determinewhatkindof transmission fluid to use See RecommendedFluidsandLubricants in theIndex If the fluidlevel is low addonlyenoughtobringtheleveluptotheCOLD area foracoldcheckorthe HOT areaforahotcheck It doesn t takemuch fluid generallylessthanapint Don toverfill Werecommendyouuseonly fluid labeledDEXRON IIE becausefluidswiththatlabelaremadeespecially foryourautomatictransmission Da...

Page 261: ...anttoraisetheleveltothebottom of the fillerplughole What to Use RefertotheMaintenanceSchedule to determinewhatkind of lubricantto use See RecommendedFluidsandLubricants intheIndex All Wheel Drive If youhaveanall wheeldrivevehicle besuretoperformthelubricant checksdescribedinthissection However theyhavetwoadditionalsystems thatneedlubrication Transfer Case When to Check Lubricant RefertotheMaintena...

Page 262: ...sethelevel to thebottom of the fillerplughole What to Use Refer to theMaintenanceSchedule to determinewhatkindoflubricantto use See RecommendedFluidsandLubricants in theIndex Fronf Axle When to Check and Change Lubricant Refer to theMaintenanceScheduletodeterminehowoften to checkthe lubricantandwhen to changeit See ScheduledMaintenanceServices in the Index 6 24 ...

Page 263: ...om of thefillerplughole you llneed to add somelubricant Addenoughlubricant to raisethelevel to thebottom of the fillerplughole What to Use Refer to theMaintenanceScheduletodeterminewhatkind of lubricantto use See RecommendedFluidsandLubricants intheIndex 6 25 ...

Page 264: ...29 C or 40 F 40 C for Canadianvehiclesandvehicleswiththe cold climateoption Giveboilingprotectionup to 258 F 125 C Protectagainstrustandcorrosion Helpkeeptheproperenginetemperature Letthewarninggagesworkastheyshould What to Use Useamixtureof clean water preferablydistilled andantifreezethatmeets GMSpecification6038 M whichwon tdamagealuminumparts Also use GMEngineCoolantSupplement sealer withacomp...

Page 265: ...e and you or others could be burned Use I 50 50 mix of clean water and a proper antifreeze k g 1 NOTICE Someconditions suchasairtrapped in thecoolingsystem canaffectthe coolant level in theradiator Checkthecoolantlevelwhentheengine is cold andfollow the stepsunder AddingCoolant fortheproperway to add coolant If youhave to addcoolantmorethanfourtimesayear haveyourdealer checkyourcoolingsystem 1 NOT...

Page 266: ...heradiatorpressurecapwhentheengineandradiatorare b hotcanallowsteamandscaldingliquids to blowoutandburnyou badly Withthecoolantrecoverytank youwillalmostneverhave to addcoolantattheradiator Neverturntheradiatorpressure cap even a little whentheengineandradiatorarehot Add coolant mix attherecoverytank butbecarefulnottospillit CAUTION A You canbeburned if youspillcoolantonhotengineparts Coolant cont...

Page 267: ...e arrowsonthepressurecap h e UD withoverflow tube ontheradiatorfillerneck Whenyoureplaceyourradiatorpressurecap an AC cap is recommended Thermostat Enginecoolanttemperature is controlled by athermostatintheenginecoolant system Thethermostat stops theflow of coolantthroughtheradiatoruntilthe coolantreachesapresettemperature Whenyoureplaceyourthermostat an AC thermostatisrecommended 6 29 ...

Page 268: ...ndcompletelytightenit Thenremovethecapagainand look at the fluid levelonthedipstick When theenginecompartmentishot thelevelshouldbeatthe HOT mark Whentheenginecompartment is cool thelevelshouldbeat the FULL COLD mark What to Add Refer to theMaintenanceSchedule to determinewhatkindof fluid to use See RecommendedFluidsandLubricants intheIndex 6 30 ...

Page 269: ...L PO667 Windshield Washer Fluid PO406 To Add Openthecaplabeled WINDSHIELDWASHERFLUIDONLY Add washer fluid untilthe bottle is full 6 31 ...

Page 270: ...der is here It isfilledwithDOT 3brakefluid Thereareonly two reasonswhythebrakefluidlevelinyourmastercylinder mightgodown Thefirstisthatthebrakefluidgoesdowntoanacceptable level duringnormalbrakeliningwear Whennewliningsareputin thefluid level goesbackup Theotherreasonisthatfluidisleakingout of thebrake system If itis youshouldhaveyourbrakesystemfixed since a leakmeans thatsoonerorlateryourbrakeswo...

Page 271: ... theyaren t haveyourbrakesystemchecked to see if there is aleak Afterwork is done on thebrakehydraulicsystem makesurethelevelsare above MIN andbelowthetop of eachwindow What To Add Whenyou do needbrakefluid useonlyDOT 3brakefluid such as Delco Supreme ll GM Part No 1052535 Usenewbrakefluidfromasealed containeronly 1 NOTICE DOT 5 Silicone brake fluid candamageyourvehicle Don tuse it Don t let someo...

Page 272: ...ehasbeenparkedforawhile inspectthesurfacebeneaththe vehicleforwater oil fuelorotherfluids Waterdrippingfromtheair conditioningsystem is normal If younoticefuelleaksorfumes thecauses shouldbefoundandcorrectedatonce Battery EverynewGMvehiclehasaDelcoFreedom battery You neverhaveto addwatertoone of these Whenit stimeforanewbattery werecommend aDelcoFreedom battery Getonethathasthecatalognumbershownon...

Page 273: ...b You or others could be injured Tak cia i when handlinganddisposing of halogenbulbs Headlights m I l rl PO404 1 Openthehood 2 RemovethefourTomhead screwsfromtheheadlightbezel Pullthe bezel out so youcanseethe parkinglturn signalsockets 3 Pressthetabandturnthesocket to theleft to removethesocketfrom thebezel If thesocketdoesnothaveatab turn thesocket to the left Set the bezelaside 6 35 ...

Page 274: ...lltheconnectoroutandunplugthelight 6 Installthe new bulbintotheconnector 7 Reversesteps 1 5 to reinstalltheheadlight Front ParkingfTurn Signal Lights 1 Openthe hood 2 RemovethefourTorxheadscrewsfromtheheadlightbezel Pull the bezelout so youcanseethe parkinghrn signallights t PO401 6 36 ...

Page 275: ...snothaveatab turn thesocket to theleft to remove thesocketfrom the bezel 4 Pulloutthe bulb andreplace it withthe newbulb 5 Reversesteps 1 3 to reinstalltheheadlight Taillights I I PO402 1 Openthereardoor 2 Removethetwoscrewsbehindthedoor Pulloutthetaillightassembly so youcansee the socket 6 37 ...

Page 276: ...fittings See RecommendedFluidsandLubricants in theindexfortheproperlubricant to use Front Wheel Bearings Two Wheel Drive If yourvehicleistwo wheeldrive thefrontwheelbearingsmustbecleaned andrepackedatcertainintervals TheMaintenanceSchedulewilltellyou how often thismustbedone Single Belt Accessory Drive Yournew vehicleusesaserpentinebeltthatislighter moredurableandfuel efficientthansystemswithsever...

Page 277: ... be sure it hasnot lost anycoolingability If youthinkthesystem is not workingproperly haveyourdealershipcheck it outassoon as possible The air conditioningwillnot workwhen thetemperature is below 40 F 4 C Lubrication Accelerator Control System Referto the MaintenanceSchedule to determinehowoftentheaccelerator linkagepivotpointsmustbelubricatedand what type of lubricant to use Acceleratorcablesandc...

Page 278: ...ndlowertracks open the door wipe thetrackcleanandthen lubricatewith LubriplateB WhiteGrease For theoutsidemiddletrack closethedoorafteryoufinishtheupperand lowertracks Then wipethetrackcleanandlubricatewith LubriplateB White Grease Body Normaluse ofyourvehiclewillcause metal to metalwearatsome points on the cabandbody if theyarenotlubricated Forexposedsurfaces suchasdoorchecks doorlockbolts lockst...

Page 279: ...icle if younotice Engine misfiring Loss of performance Otherunusualoperatingconditions Haveyourengineandexhaustsystemservicedregularly Three Way Catalytic Converter Your vehicle sthree waycatalyticconverterisdesigned to reducethe pollutants in yourvehicle sexhaust Useonlyunleadedfuel in yourvehicle If youuseleadedfuel you could damageyourthree waycatalyticconverter andotheremissioncontrolcomponent...

Page 280: ...ificationiTirelabelalsotellsyouthemaximumweightsforthefront andrearaxles calledGrossAxleWeightRating GAWR To findoutthe actualloadsonyourfrontandrearaxles youneedto go toaweighstation andweighyourvehicle Your dealercanhelpyouwiththis Besureto spreadoutyourloadequallyonbothsides of thecenterline NeverexceedtheGVWRforyourvehicle ortheGrossAxleWeightRating GAWR foreitherthefrontorrearaxle And if youd...

Page 281: ...tinsideyourvehiclecanstrikeandinjurepeopleina suddenstoporturn or in acrash Putthings in thc weightevc 1 Never stack I I v l t v I thatsome ofrnemar When you carry som wheneveryoucan rx ir 2 J 3 i l I Don tleaveaseatfoldeddownunlessyouneed to Payload ThePayloadCapacity is shownonthe Certificationnire label This is the maximum load capacitythatyourvehiclecancarry Besure to includethe weightof the p...

Page 282: ...theweight ofthepeopleinsideaspart of yourload Your dealercanhelpyoudetermineyourGCWR Add on Equipment Whenyoucarryremovableitems youmayneed to putalimitonhowmany peopleyoucarryinsideyourvehicle Besure to weighyourvehiclebefore youbuyandinstallthenewequipment Tires Wedon tmaketires Yournewvehiclecomeswithhighquality tiresmade by a leadingtiremanufacturer Thesetiresarewarrantedbythetire manufacturer...

Page 283: ...be cut punctured orbroken bysuddenimpact aswhenyou hit apothole Keeptiresatthe recommendedpressure Worn old tirescancauseaccidents If yourtreadisbadlyworn or if yourtireshavebeendamaged replacethem Don tdriveover 85 mph 135 km h even if it slegal unlessyou havethecorrect high speedratedtires Underinflated tires posethesamedangerasoverloadedtires Inflation Tire Pressure The Certificationrrire label...

Page 284: ... When to Check Checkyourtiresonceamonthormore Don tforgetyour compactsparetire It shouldbe at 60 psi 420 kPa How to Check Useagoodqualitypocket typegage to checktirepressure Simplylookingatthetireswillnottellyouthepressure especially if you haveradial tires whichmay look properlyinflatedeven if they re underinflated If yourtireshavevalvecaps besuretoputthembackon Theyhelp preventleaksbykeepingoutd...

Page 285: ...vs on offroad thanthereartires don trotateyourtiresfront to rear Afterthetireshavebeenrotated adjustthefrontandrearinflationpressure asshownontheCertification Tirelabel Makecertainthatallwheelnutsare properlytightened See WheelNutTorque intheIndex I CAUTION ARust ordirtonawheel orontheparts to which it isfastened can makewheelnutsbecomelooseafteratime Thewheelcouldcome off andcauseanaccident Wheny...

Page 286: ...bric The tire hasabump bulgeorsplit The tire hasapuncture cut or otherdamagethatcan tberepaired because of thesize or location of thedamage Buying New Tires To find out what kind andsize of tiresyouneed look atthe CertificationRire label Thetiresinstalledonyourvehiclewhen it wasnewhadaTire PerformanceCriteriaSpecification TPCSpec numberoneachtire ssidewall Whenyougetnewtires getoneswiththatsameTPC...

Page 287: ...edgovernmenttest course For example atiregraded 150 wouldwearoneandahalf 1 112 times as wellonthegovernmentcourseas i2 tiregraded 100 Therelative performance of tiresdependsuponthe actual1 conditions of theiruse however andmaydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdue to variationsin drivinghabits servicepracticesanddifferencesinroadcharacteristicsand climate Traction A ByC Thetractiongrades fromhighest to...

Page 288: ...es Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance Thewheelsonyourvehiclewerealignedandbalancedcarefullyatthe factory to giveyou thelongesttire life andbestoverallperformance In mostcases youwillnotneed to haveyourwheels alignedagain However if younoticeunusualtire wear or yourvehiclepullingonewayor theother thealignmentmayneed to bereset If younoticeyourvehicle vibrating whendrivingon a smoothroad yourwheelsmay...

Page 289: ...lts andwheel r forreplacement 9 NOTICE 1 I Thewrongwheelcanalsocauseproblemswithbearinglife brakecooli speedometer odometercalibration headlightaim bumperheight vehic groundclearance andtireortirechainclearance to thebodyandchassis CAUTION Putting a dsedwheel on yourvehicleis dangeroL You can tknow howit sbeenusedorhowmanymilesit sbeendriven It couldfail suddenly and cause an accident If you have ...

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Page 291: ...othorsponge andchange to acleanareaoften A soft Usesolvent typecleaners in awellventilated area only Ifyouusethem brushmaybeused if stainsarestubborn don tsaturatethestainedarea If a ring formsafterspotcleaning clean theentireareaimmediately or it willset Using Foam Type Cleaner on Fabric Vacuum andbrushthearea to removeanyloosedirt Always clean awholetrim panel orsection Masksurroundingtrimalong ...

Page 292: ...estain feathering towardthecenter Keepchangingtoacleansection of the cloth Whenyoucleanastain from fabric immediatelydrytheareawithanair hose hairdryer or heatlamptohelppreventacleaningring See previous NOTICE Fabric Protection Your vehiclehasupholsterythathasbeentreatedwithScotchgardTMFabric Protector a 3M product ScotchgardTMprotectsfabricsbyrepellingoiland water whichare thecarriers ofmoststain...

Page 293: ...nownstains Carefullyscrape off excessstain thencleanwithcoolwaterandallow to Ifa stainremains clean it withsolvent typecleaner dry Cleaning Vinyl or Leather Justusewarmwaterandacleancloth Rubwithaclean dampclothtoremovedirt Youmayhave to do it more than once Thingsliketar asphaltandshoepolishwillstain if youdon tgetthem off quickly Useacleanclothandsolvent typevinyllleathercleaner Cleaning the Top...

Page 294: ...vigorouslywithaclothsoaked in full strength windshield washer solvent Thenrinsethebladewithwater Wiperbladesshould becheckedonaregularbasisandreplacedwhenworn Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle The paint finishonyourvehicleprovidesbeauty depth ofcolor gloss retentionanddurability Washing Your Vehicle Thebest waytopreserveyourvehicle sfinishistokeep it cleanbywashing it often withlukewarmorcoldwa...

Page 295: ...strongsoaps chemicals chromepolish or other abrasivecleanersonthembecauseyoucoulddamagethiscoating After rinsingthoroughly awaxmaybeapplied NOTICE If youhavealuminumwheels don tuseanautomaticvehiclewashthat has hard silicon carbide cleaning ushes These bn 3es n take off the I Drotectivecoatina Weatherstrips Theseareplaceswhereglass or metalmeetsrubber Siliconegreasethere willmakethemlastlonger sea...

Page 296: ...derbodywithplain water Cleananyareaswheremudandotherdebriscan collect Dirtpacked inclosedareas of theframeshouldbeloosenedbeforebeingflushed Your dealer or anunderbodyvehiclewashingsystemcandothisforyou Fiberglass Springs Don tusecorrosiveoracidiccleaningagents enginedegreasers aluminum cleaningagentsorotherharshsolvents to clean fiberglasssprings thev ll damagethesprings Chemical Paint Spotting S...

Page 297: ...leans white anc lack tires WhiteSidewall chromeandstainlesssteel andPolish Removesrustandcorrosionon VinyllLeather Spotandstainremovalonleather Cleanerorvin FabricCleanerSpotandstainremovaloncloth GlassCleaner Glasscleaningandspotcleaning Multi Purpose Cleansvinylandcloth on doortrim PowderCleanerseats andcarpet also tires and mats Vinyl Top Cleaning of vinyltops Cleaner PreservatoneVinyltopdressi...

Page 298: ...driver sside You cansee it if you look throughthewindshieldfromoutside yourvehicle TheVINalsoappears onthe Vehicle CertificationandServicePartslabelsandthecertificatesof titleandregistration Engine Identification Theeighthcharacter in yourVIN is the enginecodeforyour GM engine Thiscodewillhelpyouidentifyyourengine specifications andreplacement parts in thissection 6 60 ...

Page 299: ...I r n w Y N o N m b b m I F t K W F F ti 2 f c W 0 A W z 6 61 ...

Page 300: ...ent Besurethatthislabelisnotremovedfromthevehicle Add on Electrical Equipment Ilon t addanythingelectrical to yourvehicleunlessyoucheckwithyour lealer first Someelectricalequipmentcandamageyourvehicleand the lamage wouldn tbe covered by yourwarranty Someof it can just keep Ither thingsfromworking as theyshould Fuses and Circuit Breakers Thewiringcircuitsinyourvehicleareprotectedfromshortcircuitsby...

Page 301: ...Windows and Other Power Options Circuitbreakersinthefusepanelprotectthepowerwindowsandotherpower accessories Whenthecurrentload is too heavy thecircuitbreakeropens andcloses protectingthecircuituntiltheproblemisfixedorgoesaway TrailerWiringHarness Theoptionalseven wiretrailerwiringharnessisprotected byan in linefuse inthebatteryfeedwire Thisfuse is nearthejunctionblock See Trailer WiringHarness in...

Page 302: ...g andaresubject to change If a part listed in thismanualisnotthesameasthepartused in your vehicle when it wasbuilt or if youhaveanyquestions pleasecontactyour GM dealer Engine ldentification ENGINEIDENTIFICATION Liter VIN Fuel Code BY Displacement System Engine Type Produced Emissions 4 3L L D U S CPI W V6 4 3L L D us TBI Z V6 Throttle BodyElectronicFuelInjection CentralPortElectronicFuelInjection...

Page 303: ...itioning Refrigerant Capacity TYPE QUANTITY SYSTEM R 12 R 12 3 00 Ibs 1 4 kg C 60 3 75Ibs 1 7 kg C 69 TO239 Crankcase QUANTITY ENGINE Without Filter I With Filter VINCODE 4 3L 4 5 Quarts 4 3Liters 4Quarts 3 8Liters w 4 3L 4 5 Quarts 4 3Liters 4 Quarts 3 8Liters Z All quantitiesareapproximate Afterrefill thelevel MUSTbechecked FuelTank TYPE QUANTITY Standard Quantityisapproximate 27 Gallons 102Lite...

Page 304: ...ulb Data I I I Visor Vanity Mirror Lamps I 4 I 194 I 2 StepwellLamp 2 194 2 Heateror A C Control 1 161 1 AshtrayLamp 6 906 2 ReadingLamp w o Roof Console 6 906 4 ReadingLamp with Roof Console 6 211 2 3 InstrumentCluster Lightst 6 66 ...

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Page 306: ...tch Illumination AshTray Illumination CruiseControl AuxiliaryHeater RearA C if equipped Stop Lamps HazardFlash Digital InstrumentCluster HeadlampSwitch TailandParking Lamps DirectionSignalFlash Back Up Lamps FrontHeater AirConditioning Radio EngineControlModule EngineControlModule PowerWindows WindshieldWiper Anti LockBrakeSystem Speedometer FogLamps CanadianDaytimeRunningLights PowerMirror Traile...

Page 307: ...I FUSE LEGEND 7 5 AMP BROWN 10 AMP 15 AMP BLUE I20 AMP IYELLOW I I 25 AMP I CLEAR I 30 AMP 1 GREEN I E l SHUNT HORNlDM 1 TAILLPS TURN f AUX HTR N C STOP RADIO nc I PO470 6 69 ...

Page 308: ... and Filter RecommendationsTable Engine Cap Filter Plugs Valve Cleaner Filter VIN Radiator Fuel Spark PCV Air Oil 4 3L Z PF51 A773C Usecopper coredresistortypespark plugs RC36 GF481 CR43T A1163C PF51 4 3L W RC36 GF481 CR43TS CV789C Filter TO005 6 70 ...

Page 309: ...3 Selecting The Proper Maintenance Schedule 7 3 Maintenance Schedule I 7 4 Maintenance Schedule II 7 6 Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Services 7 8 Owner Checks and Services I I II I I II 7 11 At LeastOnce a Month 7 11 At LeastOnce a Year I I I I I I I 7 11 Periodic Maintenance Inspections 7 13 Recommended Fluids Lubricants 7 14 Maintenance Record I I I I I r I I 7 16 Service Station Checks 7...

Page 310: ...resareimportant Impropervehiclemaintenanceortheremoval of importantcomponentscansignificantlyaffectthequality oftheairwebreathe Improperfluidlevelsoreventhewrongtireinflationcanincreasethelevel of emissionsfromyourvehicle To helpprotectourenvironment andtohelp keepyourvehicleingoodcondition pleasemaintainyourvehicleproperly APerformingmaintenanceworkonavehiclecanbedangerous In tryingtodosomejobs y...

Page 311: ...ivingand the Road usetheproperfuel See Fuel in theIndex Selecting The Proper Maintenance Schedule Your drivingconditionsandhowyouuseyourvehiclewillhelpyoudetermine whichschedule to use Theschedulesare found laterinthissection MAINTENANCESCHEDULE I Is anyoneofthesetrueforyourvehicle Mosttripsarelessthan 4 miles 6 kilometers Mosttripsarelessthan 10 miles 16 kilometers andtheoutside temperatures are ...

Page 312: ...d in ScheduledMaintenance I Services in this SectionuseMaintenance S EngineTimingCheck FuelTank Cap andLinesInspection EngineAccessoryDriveBeltInspection Tire and Wheel Rotation t Drive Axle Service t t BrakeSystemsInspection FOOTNOTES An EmissionControlService 15 t t t t See Explanation of ScheduledMaintenanceServices in this section t t t TO281 7 4 ...

Page 313: ...MAINTENANCESCHEDULE I THESERVICESSHOWNONTHISCHARTUPTO 60 000 MILES 100 000 km I ARE TO BE DONE AFTER 60 000 MILES AT THE SAME INTERVALS I I TO2821 7 5 ...

Page 314: ...sLubrication Every12Months or CoolingSystemService Every 24 Months or Air CleanerElementReplacement FrontWheelBearingRepack 2WD Only TransmissionService FuelFilterReplacement SparkPlugsReplacement SparkPlugWireInspection EngineTimingCheck Fuel Tank CapandLinesInspection EngineAccessoryDriveBeltInspection TireandWheelRotation DriveAxleService BrakeSystemsInspection AnEmissionControlService See Expl...

Page 315: ...MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE II THESERVICESSHOWNONTHISCHART UP TO60 000 MILES 100 000 km ARETO BE DONEAFTER 60 000 MILES AT THESAMEINTERVALS TO286 7 7 ...

Page 316: ...ery engineoilchange whichevercomesfirst Balljointsandkingpinbushingsshouldnotbelubricatedunlesstheir temperatureis 10 F 12 C orhigher Whentheweatheriscold let themwarmupbeforelubricationortheycouldbedamaged Also besure tocheckallthevehiclefluidlevelsatthistime 3 COOLINGSYSTEMSERVICE Drain flushandrefillsystemwithnew coolant SeetheIndexunder EngineCoolant forthepropercoolant andmixturetouse in your...

Page 317: ...ogged 8 SPARKPLUGSREPLACEMENT Replacespark plugswith the type listed in Section 6 See SpecificationCharts in theIndex 9 SPARKPLUGWIRE INSPECTION Cleanwiresand inspectforburns cracksorotherdamage Checkthewirebootfitatthedistributorandat thesparkplugs Replacewires as needed 10 ENGINETIMINGCHECKANDDISTRIBUTORCHECK Adjust timing to underhood label specifications Inspecttheinsideandoutside of the distr...

Page 318: ...reas or trailertowingapplicationsdrainfluidatevery15 000miles 24 135kilometers andrefi1l t everyoilchange Industyareas ortrailertowingapplications drain fluidevery15 000miles 24135kilometers andrefi1l t Standarddifferential Check fluidlevelandaddasneededat 15 BRAKESYSTEMINSPECTION Whentheengine oilischanged inspectthelinesandhosesforproperhookup binding leaks cracks chafing etc Checktheparkingbrak...

Page 319: ...kcylinderlubrication Lubricatekeylockcylinderswithone of the lubricantsrecommended in thissection Transmissionneutralstartswitchoperation AWhenyouaredoingthischeck thevehiclecouldmovesuddenly If it does youorothers could beinjured Follow thesteps below 1 Beforeyoustart besureyouhaveenoughroomaroundthevehicle 2 Firmlyapply both themanualparkingbrakeandtheregularbrake See Brakes and ParkingBrake in ...

Page 320: ...Dothisuntilthevehicleisheldbytheparkingbrakeonly To checkthe P Park mechanism sholdingability Applytheregular brakeandshift to P Park Releasethemanualparkingbrake then slowlyreleasetheregularbrake Lapandshoulderbeltsconditionandoperation Inspectbeltsystem including webbing buckles latchplates retractors guideloopsandanchors Haveabeltassemblyreplaced if thewebbinghasbeencutorotherwise damaged Body ...

Page 321: ...ernaldepositsfrompulley Do notoilanyaccelerator or cruisecontrol cables Replaceanycablesthathave high effort orexcessivewear ExhaustSystemInspection Inspect thecompletesystemincludingthe three waycatalyticconverter Inspectthebodyneartheexhaustsystem Look forbroken damaged missingorout of positionparts aswellasopenseams holes looseconnectionsorotherconditionswhich could causeaheatbuildup in thefloo...

Page 322: ...edviscosity Mixtureofwaterand a goodqualityethyleneglycolbase antifreezeconforming to GM 6038 M GMPartNo 1052103 DelcoSupreme 11C 3 brake fluid GMPart No 1052535or ChassislubricantmeetingrequirementsofGM 6031 M GM Part No 1052497 GMPowerSteering Fluid GMPart No 1050017 or equivalentconforming to GMspec9985010 GMLubricant GMPartNo 1052182 orequivalent DEXRONB HE AutomaticTransmissionFluid GMPartNo ...

Page 323: ...lubricant meeting requirements of GM 6031 GM WindshieldWasherSolventandGMOptikleenBwashersolvent GMPart No 1051515 or Anti freeze Weatherstrir Silicone grease GM Part No 1052863 or equivalent Gas Line Gas Line De lcer GM Part No 1051516 Weather Strips Spray A Squeek GM Part No 1052277 syntheticlightweightengine oil SAE 5W 30 PartNo 1052497 TO280 7 7 5 ...

Page 324: ...enanceServicesisperformed recordthedate odometerreading servicesperformed listitemnumbers and whoperformedtheservicesintheappropriatecolumn In addition retain copies of yourreceipts It is suggestedthatreceiptsbekeptwithyour Owner sManual Date Odometer Maintenance Performed Serviced By 7 1 6 ...

Page 325: ...ationattendanttopenormthese under hoodchecksateachfuel fill Checktheengineoillevelandaddifnecessary Checktheenginecoolantlevelandaddifnecessary Checkthewindshieldwasherfluidlevelandadd if necessary Seetheseitems in theIndexforinformationonhowtocheckthem 7 1 7 ...

Page 326: ...Scheduled Maintenance Services label on the driver s door See Page 6 42 PO466 7 1 8 ...

Page 327: ... tells youhowto obtainservicepublicationsand how to report any safetydefects Customer Satisfaction Procedure 8 2 CustomerAssistanceforHearing SpeechImpaired 8 3 GM Participation in BetterBusinessBureauMediation ArbitrationProgram 8 3 Reporting Safety Defects 8 4 Roadside Assistance 8 5 Service Publications 8 6 8 1 ...

Page 328: ...0 462 8782 InCanada contactthe GMof Canada CustomerAssistanceCenter in Oshawabycalling1 800 263 3777 English or 1 800 263 7854 French In Mexico call 525 254 3777 InPuertoRicoor US VirginIslands call 1 809 763 1315 In allotheroverseaslocations contact GM International ExportSalesinCanadabycalling1 416 644 4112 Forpromptassistance pleasehavethefollowinginformationavailable to give theCustomerAssista...

Page 329: ...stherighttochangeeligibility limitations and orto discontinueitsparticipationinthisprogram OurexperiencehasshownthattheCustomerSatisfactionProcedure describedearlier in thissectionhasbeenverysuccessful in achieving customersatisfaction However if youhavenotbeensubstantiallysatisfied GMCTruckwantsyou to beaware of GM s voluntaryparticipationina no chargemediation arbitrationprogramcalledBBB AUTO LI...

Page 330: ...rincipals of fairnessandequity and are notrequiredtoduplicatethefunctions of courts by strictlyapplyingstate or federal law If youwish to go to court however wedo notrequirethat youfirstfileaclaimwith BBB AUTO LINE unlessstatelawprovides otherwise Whateveryourpreferencemaybe rememberthat if you are unhappywiththeresultsof BBB AUTOLINE youcan stillgotocourt becauseanarbitrator sdecisionisbindingon ...

Page 331: ...h or 1 800 263 7854 French Or write General MotorsofCanadaLimited CustomerAssistanceCenter 1908ColonelSam Drive Oshawa OntarioL1H8P7 Roadside Assistance GMCTruck sRoadsideAssistanceprovidesstrandedownerswith over the phoneroadsiderepairs ortowingservicefordisabledvehicles This servicecombinestheefforts of technicallytrainedtelephonerepresentatives withanetworkofGMCTruck sdealerservices Justdial GM...

Page 332: ... Theycanhelp a technicianserviceyourvehiclebetter Mostbulletinsapply to conditionsaffectingasmallnumber of trucks Your GMCTruckdealer or aqualifiedtechnician may have to determine if a specificbulletinappliestoyourvehicle You cansubscribe to all GMCTruckbulletins Thiswayyou llgetthemas theycomeout Youcanwait awhileandgetanindextothebulletins You canalsogetindividualbulletins However you llneedthei...

Page 333: ...ially apply to themostrecentGMCTruckmodelswillbelisted in themostrecent publicationforthatmodel year Thismeansyoumaywant to waituntilthe end of themodelyearbeforeorderinganindex if youareinterested in buying PSP s pertaining to acurrentmodelyeartruck SomePSP spertaining to aparticularmodelyearvehiclemaybepublished in lateryears andthesewouldbelisted in thelateryear sindex Whenyou orderanindexforam...

Page 334: ...tfortechnicians They are notmeantforthe do it yourselfer Technicianshavetheequipment tools safetyinstructions andknow howto do a job quicklyandsafely GMCTruckreserves theright to changetheseprocedureswithoutnoticeafter November 1992 GMC Truck Service Publications You cangettheseProductServicePublicationsbyusingtheorderformat theend of thissection You canalsogetServiceManualsandOwner Publications 8...

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Page 336: ...36006 I h If vouhavequestionsorwouldliketoorderusing your c Idit card call us TOLL FREE at 1 800 627 569C aide the ContinentalUnitedStates pleasecall1 313 A 55 GLOVE BOX LITERATUREFORYOURSAFARI fvlanual Form Number Owner s Manual X 9310 5 50 Narranty Manual X 931 7 2 00 Vehicle Storage Manual x 0101 You can alsoordertheGlove Box Literature in a vinylportfolio which includes all of thesepublication...

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Page 339: ...t Feature 3 26 Compact Disc Care 3 28 Automatic Transmission 2 1 7 Fluid 6 20 System with Equalizer 3 1 8 Cassette System 3 15 CompactDisc CD System 3 23 Cassette Tape Player 3 21 3 22 Ax1e Front 6 24 Rear 6 23 6 Battery 6 34 Belts See SafetyBelts BetterBusinessBureau Mediation 8 3 Blizzard 4 42 Brakes Adjustment 4 17 Antilock 4 14 Fluid 6 32 Hydro BoostSystem Hydraulic Pump 6 34 Master Cylinder 6...

Page 340: ...Out of 2 40 To Set 2 36 HearingorSpeechImpaired 8 3 Procedure 8 2 See AudioSystems Clock 3 12 3 14 3 1 7 3 20 3 24 CustomerAssistanceforthe CustomerSatisfaction Damage Finish 6 57 Sheet Metal 6 57 DaytimeRunningLights Canada Only 2 43 2 66 Indicator Light 2 43 2 66 Defogger RearWindow 3 8 Dome Lights 2 44 Doors 2 5 Power Locks 2 11 Rear 2 7 Side 2 5 Side Sliding 2 6 Sliding Tracks 6 40 At Night 4 ...

Page 341: ...es 6 6 Regulator 2 15 Tank Capacity 6 65 Fuse lock 6 63 Fuses and Circuit Breakers 6 68 Fog Lamps 2 42 G Gages Fuel 2 63 Voltmeter 2 64 Gasolines for Cleaner Air 6 5 Hatch Release Switch 227 Hazard Warning Flashers 5 2 Head Restraints 1 11 Headlights 6 35 High Beams 2 66 4 24 High Low Beam 2 31 Reminder Light 2 44 Heating System 3 5 Block Heater 2 16 Fan Lever 3 5 Function Lever 3 5 Rear 3 7 Tempe...

Page 342: ...s 2 45 Inside 2 45 Outside 2 46 2 47 Vanity 2 48 ModelReference iii Body 6 40 0 Odometer 2 56 Trip 2 57 Off Road Recovery 4 20 Oil 6 9 Additives 6 14 Disposal ofUsed 6 15 Pressure Gage 2 62 To Check 6 10 What Kind to Use 6 12 When to Change 6 14 Owner Checks and Services 7 11 P Parking Brake 2 20 Downhill 4 38 On Hills 4 37 4 49 OverThingsThatBurn 2 23 Uphill 4 38 Passing Other Vehicles 4 21 4 48 ...

Page 343: ...s 6 70 ServiceStationChecks 7 17 ShiftingInto Out Of Park 2 21 2 23 Passenger Positions 1 26 1 30 ReminderLight 1 17 Use During Pregnancy 1 25 S ingle Belt Accessory Drive 6 38 Spare Tire 5 19 Speedometer 2 56 Springs Fiberglass 6 58 Starting Your Engine 2 14 Steering In Emergencies 4 19 Specification Charts 6 64 Tips 4 18 Storage Compartment 2 51 Storing the JacklSpare Tire 5 30 Sun Visors 2 48 T...

Page 344: ...2 59 4 16 Devices Other 5 3 Service Engine Soon 2 61 6 41 Washing Your Vehicle 6 56 Vehicle Weatherstrips 6 57 Wheels Alignmentand Tire Balance 6 50 Aluminum 6 57 FrontBearings Two Wheel Drive 6 38 Nut Torque 6 64 Replacement 6 50 Windows 2 26 Rear Defogger 3 8 Swing Out 2 26 Windshield Washer 2 33 Fluid 6 31 Rear Washer 2 34 Windshield Wipers 2 32 6 39 Blade Chatter 6 56 Blade Inserts 6 39 Cleani...

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