1993 GMC SIERRA winter tires

Your Driving and the Road
Winter Driving
- AM480004
Here are some tips for winter driving.
Have your vehicle in good shape for winter. Be sure your engi\
ne coolant
mix is correct.
Snow tires can help in loose snow, but they may give you less traction
on ice than regular tires.
If you do not expect to be driving in deep
snow, but may have to travel over ice, you may not want to \
switch to
snow tires at all.
You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your vehicle.\

Include an ice scraper, a small brush or broom,
a supply of windshield
washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, a flashlight, a
red cloth, and a couple of reflective warning triangles. And,
if you will be
driving under severe conditions, include a small bag of sand, a piece of old
carpet or a couple
of burlap bags to help provide traction. Be sure you
properly secure these items in your vehicle.
Driving on Snow or Ice
Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the road probably\
have
good traction.
However,
if there is snow or ice between your tires and the road, you ca\
n
have a very slippery situation. You’ll have a
lot less traction or “grip” and will
need to be very careful.
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Camper Wiring Harness .............. 2-91
Capacities/Specification Charts .. 6-95
Cassette Tape Player
Catalytic Converter
...................... 6-65
Certificationnire Label
................. 6-67
Changing
A Flat Tire ........ 5.17. 5-23
Chemical Paint Spotting
.............. 6-90
Child Restraints
Cigarette Lighter/Ashtrays
........... 2-62
Circuit Breakers (See “Fuses”)
Cleaning (See
“Audio Systems”)
(See “Safety Belts”)
Finish Care
................................ 6-88
Glass
.......................................... 6-87
Inside of Vehicle
....................... 6-85
Instrument Panel. Top
............. 6-87
Outside of Vehicle
.................... 6-88
Special Problems
...................... 6-86
Vinyl
or Leather ........................ 6-87
Wheels and Tires
..................... 6-89
Windshield
................................ 6-88
Clock
................................... 3-1 2. 3-1 5
Computer Command Control
System
..................................... 6-66
Conversion to Chassis Cab
........ 6-72
Coolant (See “Engine”)
Cooling System
............................ 5-1 1
Capacity
.................................... 6-96
Crankcase Capacity
...................... 6-96
Cruise Control
............................... 2-47
Increase Speed
......................... 2.50
On Hills ...................................... 2-51
Passing
...................................... 2-51
Resume
..................................... 2-49
Set
.............................................. 2-48
To Get Out Of
.......................... 2-52
Cup Holder
.................................... 2-65
Customer Assistance for the
Customer Satisfaction Procedure.8-2 Reduce Speed
.......................... 2-51
Hearing
or Speech Impaired .... 8-3
D
Daytime Running Lights
(Canada Only)
.................... 2.55. 2-84
Indicator Light
............... 2.55. 2-84
Diesel Fuel (See “Fuel”)
Dome Lights
................................. 2-56
Doors
............................................... 2-5
Driving Locks
............................................ 2-6
Across an Incline
..................... 4-33
After Off-Road Driving
............ 4-36
At Night
.......................... 4.36. 4-38
Backing Up
............................... 4-59
Defensive
................................... 4-10
Downhill
..................................... 4-31
Freeway
..................................... 4-43
High Beams
.............................. 4-37
Highway Hypnosis
................... 4-46
Hydroplaning
............................. 4-39
In Blizzard
................................. 4-54
In City
....................................... 4-42
In Fog. Mist and Haze
. 4.41 . 4-42
In Rain
............................ 4.38. 4-40
In Sand. Mud. Ice.
Or Snow .................................. 4-34
In Water
.................................... 4-35
Long Distance
.......................... 4-45
Loss of Control
........................ 4-24
Night Vision
.............................. 4-37
Off-Roading
............................... 4-25
On Curves
................................. 4-20
On Grades
................................. 4-60
On Hill and Mountain Roads
. 4-47
On Off-Road Hills
.................... 4-28
On Snow
or Ice .. 2.15. 4.52. 4-55
Passing
............................ 4.22. 4-59
Skidding
..................................... 4-24
Stuck in Deep Snow
..... 4.54. 5-33
Through Water
.............. 2.15. 4-35
Uphill
.......................................... 4-29
Winter
........................................ 4-52
With a Trailer
............................ 4-55
Drunken Driving
........................... 4-11
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