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Table of Contents
Introduction - How to Use this Manual
This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety
and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.
Section 1 - Seats and Safety Restraints
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety restraints
properly.
Section 2 - Features & Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Section 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort
controls and how to operate your audio system.
Section 4 - Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and
how to drive under different conditions.
Section 5 - Problems on the Road
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while
driving,
such as a flat tire or engine overheating.
Section 6 - Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running
properly and looking good.
Section 7- Schedule Maintenance Services
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and
what fluids and lubricants to use,
Section 8 - Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact your GM division for
assistance and
how to get service publications. It also gives you
information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-4.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this
manual. You can use it
to quickly find something you want to read.
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box with
gray background and the word
CAUTION to tell you about things that could
hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.
In the gray caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you
what to
do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If
you don’t, you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,” “Don’t do this,” or “Don’t let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty,
and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid
the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE
warnings
in different colors or in different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for
cautions, blue for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example.
these symbols are used
on an original battery:
Caurron
Possible Injury Protect Eyes
by Shielding
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Avoid Sparks
or Flames
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Caustic Batrery Acid Spark or Flame Could
Could Cause Burns Explode Battery
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These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
IC I
Fasten Safety Door 1 ock/Unlock
Belts
These symbols have to do with your lights:
Master Lighting
Switch
Parking Lights
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Turn Signal
Direction
Fog Lights
A
U
Hazard Warning
Flasher
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Headlight
High Beam
Daytime
Running Lights
0
Off
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These symbols are on some of your controls:
I I Windshield Wiper
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i Rear Window
Washer Windshield
Washer Windshield
Defroster
1
3c
Rear
Window
Defogger Ventilating Fan
These symbols are used on
warning and indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
BRAKE
I Brake
I p3
Baftery Charging
System
Fuel
ANTI-
I LOCK
I 4 Wheel
Anti-Lock
I RELEASE
Parking Brake Release
I\J
Rear Window Wiper
Hatch
Release
I
Engine Oil
Pressure
I SHIFT
1 Shift Light
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Features & Controls
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Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your
vehicle. and information on starting. shifting and braking
. Also explained
are
the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything
is working properly-and what to do if you have a problem .
For explanation of vehicle symbols. refer to “Vehicle Symbols” in the
Introduction .
Keys ..................................................... 2-3
DoorLocks
................................................ 2-5
Your Doors and How They Work .... .................... 2-7 ..
................................................ Side Doors 2-7
Tailgate. Tailgate Glass and Rear
Doors ... ... ............... 2-8
Tailgate
........................... ...................... 2-8
PanelDoors
............................................... 2-9
Theft
.................................................... 2-10
New Vehicle Break-In
...................................... 2-11
Ignition Switch
.................................... . 2-12
Starting Your Gasoline Engine ......................... . 2-13
Driving Through Deep Standing Water
......................... 2-15
Starting Your Diesel Engine
................................. 2-16
Automatic Transmission .................................... 2-21
Five-Speed Manual Transmission
............................. 2-24
LockingRearAxle ......................................... 2-26
Parking Brake .................................... . . 2-26
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Parking Over Things That Burn ........................ ... 2-30
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked
..................... 2-31
EngineExhaust
........................................... 2-31
Four-WheelDrive
..................................... 2-32
Transfer Case
............................................. 2-33
Front Axle Locking Feature
.................................. 2-34
Windows
................................................ 2-35
Ho~ .................................................... 2-37
Tiltwheel
............................................. 2-37
Multifunction Lever
........................................ 2-38
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
...................... 2-39
Windshield Wipers
......................................... 240
Headlight
High-Low Beam
................................ 2-40
Windshield Washer
........................................ 2-41
Cruise Control
........................................... 2-42
Headlights and Vehicle Lighting
.............................. 247
Mirrors
.................................................. 2-51
SunVisors
............................................... 2-53
Rear Window Wiper and Washer
.............................. 2-54
Storage Compartments
...................................... 2-56
Instrument Cluster
......................................... 2-64
Warning and Indicator Lights
.............................. 2-66
Luggagecarrier
........................................... 2-79
Trailer Wiring Harness
.................................... 2-80
Cigarette LightedAshtrays
............... ................ 2-55
Gages
................................................ 2-74
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I NOTICE:
If you skip more than one gear when you downshift, or if you
race the engine when you downshift, you can damage the engine,\

clutch
or transmission.
Locking Rear Axle
If you have this feature, your rear axle can give you additional traction on
snow, mud, ice, sand or gravel. It works like a standard axle most of the
time, but when one
of the rear wheels has no traction and the other does, the
locking feature will allow the wheel with traction to move the vehicle.
Parking Brake
To set the parking brake:
Hold the regular brake
pedal down with your
right foot. Push down
the parking brake
pedal with
your left
foot.
If the ignition is on, the brake system warning light will come on.
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