1994 GMC SIERRA Owners Manual

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example,
these symbols are used on an original battery:
A
I
Caution
Possible Injury
I
Avoid Sparks
or Flames
el
Protect Eyes
by Shielding
I I
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Spark or Name Could
Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is driven:
-- fasten Safety Door LocWUnlock
Belts
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These symbols have to do with your lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Parking Lights Turn
Signal
Direction
Fog Lights
A
Hazard Warning Flasher
Daytime
Running Lights
These symbols are on some of your controls:
Windshield
Wiper Windshield
Washer
Ventilating Fan Air Vents
Headlight
High Beam
0
Off
Windshield Defroster Rear
Window
Defogger
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These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature Battery Charging
System
I I RELEASE I
Brake Parking Brake
Release
0
SHIFT
Shift Light
Here are some other symbols you may see:
Fuse
Fuel
Hood Release Lighter
I
Engine Oil
Pressure
Low Coolant
I Horn
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Notes
X
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Seats and Safety Belts
Section
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use
your safety belts properly
. You can also learn about some things you should
not do with safety belts .
Seats and Seat Controls ...................................... 1-2
Frontseats
............................................. 1-2
Head Restraints
.......................................... 1-5
RearSeats .............................................. 1-8
Safety Belts: They’re For Everyone
........................... 1-10
Why Safety Belts Work .................................. 1-11
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts ...... ....... 1-14
How
To Wear Safety Belts Properly ........................... 1-15
Adults ................................................... 1-15
Driver Position ......................................... 1-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt ...................................... 1-16
Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy .......................... 1-23
Passenger Positions
...................................... 1-23
Children ................................................. 1-30
Smaller Children and Babies .............................. 1-30
Child Restraints ........................................ 1-32
Larger Children
......................................... 1-41
Safety Belt Extender
....................................... 1-43
Checking Your Restraint Systems ............................. 1-44
Replacing Your Safety Belts After a Crash ...................... 1-44
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats - how to adjust them, and fold them up
and down. It also tells you about reclining front seatbacks and head
restraints.
Front Seats
Manual Front Seat
If your vehicle has a
manual bucket, split
bench, or full bench
seat,
you can adjust it
with this lever at the
front
of the seat.
Slide the lever at the front
of the seat toward the outer seat support to unlock
it. Using your body, slide the seat to where you want it. Then, release the
lever and try to move the seat with your body,
to make sure the seat is
locked into place.
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Power Seat
If your vehicle has a
power seat on the
driver's side, you can
adjust it with this
switch at the front of
the seat.
You can use the center switch knob to move the seat where
you want it. To
raise the seat, move the center switch knob up. To lower the seat, move the
center switch knob down.
To move the seat forward, move the center switch
knob toward the inside of the vehicle. To move the seat rearward, move the
center
knob toward the outside of the vehicle.
You can also raise and lower the front and rear of the sear. I'o raise the front
of the seat, move the inner switch lever up. To lower the .front of the seat,
move
the inner switch lever down. To raise the rear of the seat, move the
outer switch lever
up. To lower the rear of the seat, move the outer switch
lever down.
Reclining Front Seatback (Bucket or Split Bench Seat)
To adjust the seatback.
lift the front
of this
lever.
Release
the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull up on the
front of the lever and the seatback
will go to a11 upright position.
Don't have
a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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