1997 GMC SAVANA Owners Manual

Climate Control. Standard ......................... 3-2
Climate Control System
........................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-8
Comfort Controls ................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-27
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3.18. 3.22
Console Storage
................................ 2-44
Control of a Vehicle
.............................. 4-6
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-44
Coolant
....................................... 6-22
RecoveryTank
............................... 5-16
Cooling System
................................ 5-14
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-36
Cupholders
.................................... 2-44
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information ................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-56
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-55
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-40
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-54
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8-10
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogging
................................. 3-2. 3-4
Defrosting
................................. 3.2. 3.4
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-40 Door
Locks
....................................... 2-4
Sliding
...................................... 2-11
Storagepocket
............................... 2-45
Swing-Out Side
............................... 2-9
Drive Position, Automatic Transmission
............. 2-22
Driver Position
................................. 1-15
Driving
City
........................................ 4-19
. Defensive .................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-25
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-36
On Hill
and Mountain Roads .................... 4-22
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-24
Throughwater
............................... 4-18
WetRoads
.................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-3
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-45
Storage
..................................... 2-45
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Electrical Equipment. Adding .................... 6-59
Electrical System ............................... 6-5.9
Electronic Road Speed Governor (Gasoline Engines) ... 2-60
Engine ........................................ 6-9
Coolant ..................................... 6-22
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-45
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-59
Cooling System
.............................. 6-65
Exhaust ..................................... 2-28
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-63
Identification ........................... 6.58. 6.65
OilLevelCheck .............................. 7-45
Overheating
................................. 5- 12
Running While Parked ......................... 2-28
Starting Your
................................ 2- 17
Engine Oil
.................................... 6-12
Adding ..................................... 6-12
Additives ................................... 6-16
Checking ................................... 6-13
Pressure Gage ................................ 2-57
Used
....................................... 6-16
Whentochange .............................. 6-16
Exhaust. Engine ................................ 2-28
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-50
Fan Control. Climate Control System ................ 3-2
FillingYourTank ................................ 6-5
Filter. Air ..................................... 6-17
Finish Care .................................... 6-54
Finish Damage ................................. 6-56
First Gear. Automatic Transmission ................ 2-22
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing ............................. 5-23
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-51
Foreign Countries. Fuel
........................... 6-5
French Language Manual 11
Front Parkingnurn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .... 6-35
Front Storage Area .............................. 2-44
FrontTowing
.................................. 5-10
Fuel .......................................... 6-3
Canada ...................................... 6-5
Filling Your Tank .............................. 6-5
Gage ....................................... 2-58
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Tankcapacity ............................... 6-66
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-60
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Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-59
Engine Oil Pressure ........................... 2-57
Fuel
....................................... 2-58
Speedometer ................................. 2-49
Voltmeter
................................... 2-60
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission ............. 2-20
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-28
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-27
Guide en Franqais
11
GAWR ....................................... 4-28
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GVWR ....................................... 4-27
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Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-32 .
Hazard Warning Flashers .......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-5
Headlamps .................................... 2-39
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-33
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-34
OnReminder
................................ 2-40
Wiring
..................................... 6-59
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-7
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-34
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-22
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-33
Hood
Checking Things Under
......................... 6-7
Prop
........................................ 6-8
Release
...................................... 6-7
Horn ......................................... 2-32
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-18
Ignition Switch
................................ 2- 16
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
................. 7-47
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-42
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-43
Inspections
.................................... 7-49
Brakesystem
................................ 7-50
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-49
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-49
RearAxle
................................... 7-50 Steering
.................................... 7-49
Suspension
.................................. 7-49
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-49
Brightness Control
............................ 2-38
Cleaning
.................................... 6-52
Cluster ..................................... 2-48
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-60
Interior Lamps ................................. 2-40
.................................... J ack. Tire 5-25
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Keyless Entry System
........................... 2-6
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels 4-27
Certification
................................. 4-27
CertificationEire
............................. 4-27
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-58
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-27
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-58
Lamps
........................................ 2-38
Dome
...................................... 2-40
Interior
..................................... 2-40
OnReminder
................................ 2-40
Panel
....................................... 2-40
Underhood
.................................. 2-42
Leaving
Your Vehicle with the Engine Running ....... 2-26
Lighter ....................................... 2-45
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Lights Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1.27. 2.5 1
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ............ 2.53. 4.7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-52
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator ............... 2-54
Interior
..................................... 2-40
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 . 11. 2.50
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-54
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-27
Door
........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-47
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-5
Sliding Door Child Security
...................... 2-5
Loss of Control
................................ 4- 13
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-51
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-46
Locks
......................................... 2-4
Maintenance. Normal Replacement
parts ........... 6-67
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-53
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7- 1
Long Tripmighway Definition ................... 7-6
Long TripiHighway Intervals
..................... 7-7
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-45
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-49
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-5 1
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................. 7-4 Short
Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-5
Short Trip/City Intervals ........................ 7-5
Maintenance. Underbody ......................... 6-56
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-37
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ...................... 2-54
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-2
Mirrors
....................................... 2-43
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-44
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-43
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-43
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-46
MMT
......................................... 6-4
Model Reference
................................. vi
MountainRoads
................................ 4-22
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-33
Neutral. Automatic Transmission ................. 2-21
New Vehicle Break-In ........................... 2-16
Nightvision
................................... 4-15
Noise Control System
........................... 6-11
Odometer
.................................... 2-49
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-49
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-11
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-12
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-12
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-45
Owner Publications. Ordering
..................... 8-11
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Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-56
Park Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-24
Shifting Into
................................. 2-24
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-27
AtNight
.................................... 2-15
Brake
...................................... 2-23
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-48
Lots
....................................... 2-15
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-27
With a Trailer
................................ 4-37
Passenger Position
.............................. 1-25
Passenger Temperature Control
..................... 3-5
Passing
....................................... 4-12
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-49
Power Antenna Mast Care
............................ 3-28
Door Locks
................................... 2-5
Option Fuses
................................ 6-60
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-43
Seat
......................................... 1-3
Steering ..................................... 4-9
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-26
Windows
................................... 2-29
Power Seat
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-24
Problems on the Road
............................ 5- 1
Publications. Service and Owner ................... 8- 11
Parking Radiator
..................................... 5 . 19
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-25
Radio Reception
................................ 3-26
Radios
......................... 3.9.3.11.3.13. 3.18
Rain. Driving In
................................ 4-16
Reading Lamps
................................ 2-41
Rear
Axle
....................................... 6-22
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-5
Outside Seat Position .......................... 1-32
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-32
Towing
..................................... 5-11
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-43
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............... 7-51
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-16
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning
.................... 6-67
Remote Compact Disc Player
..................... 3-22
Replacement
Bulbs
...................................... 6-68
Parts
....................................... 6-67
Wheel
...................................... 6-47
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-52
Reporting Safety Defects ......................... 8-10
Restraints
Checking
................................... 1-52
Child
....................................... 1-40
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-52
System Check
................................ 7-46
Reverse. Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-21
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Shifting Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-20
Into Park
(P) ................................. 2-24
OutofPark
.................................. 2-27
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
..................... 1 - 18
Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement
............... 6-36
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-33
SIR .......................................... 1-25
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-64
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
............... 8-4
Speedometer
................................... 2-49
Stains. Cleaning
................................ 6-50
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-46
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2- 17
Steam
........................................ 5-12
Steering
....................................... 4-9
In Emergencies
............................... 4- 10
Power ....................................... 4-9
Tips
......................................... 4-9
Wheel. Tilt
.................................. 2-32
StorageAreas
.................................. 2-44
Storage, Vehicle
................................ 6-32
Stuck: In Sand, Mud. Ice or Snow
.................. 5-37
SunVisors
.................................... 2-46
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-25
Symbols, Vehicle .................................. v
Taillamp Bulb Replacement ...................... 6-37
TapePlayerCare
............................... 3-27 Temperature Control.
Climate Control System
......... 3-2
Temperature Control. Passenger .................... 3-5
Theft
......................................... 2-15
Theft-Deterrent Feature
.......................... 3-23
Thermostat
.................................... 6-26
Third Gear. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-22
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-32
Time. Setting the
................................ 3-8
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-49
TireLoading
................................... 4-27
'Tire-Loading Information Label
................... 4-27
Tires
......................................... 6-41
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-47
Buying New
................................. 6-45
Chains
..................................... 6-49
Changing
a Flat .............................. 5-23
Dual Operation ............................... 6-45
Inflation
.................................... 6-42
Inflation Check
............................... 7-45
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-43
Loading
.................................... 4-27
Pressure
.................................... 6-42
Temperature
................................. 6-47
Traction
.................................... 6-46
Treadwear
................................... 6-46
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-46
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-44
Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-47
When It's Time for New
....................... 6-44
Cleaning
.................................... 6-55
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Top Strap ..................................... 1-42
Torque Lock ................................... 2-26
Torque. Wheel Nut
......................... 5-34. 6-65
Towing a Trailer ................................ 4-29
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-8
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-36
Maintenance When Towing
..................... 4-37
Safety Chains
................................ 4-34
Tongueweight
............................... 4-32
Total Weight on Tires
.......................... 4-33
Trailer
Brakes
..................................... 4-34
Drivingwith
................................. 4-34
Hitches
..................................... 4-33
ParkingonHills
.............................. 4-37
Towing
..................................... 4-29
Turnsignals
................................. 4-36
Weight
..................................... 4-31
Wiring Harness
............................... 4-38
Automatic
................................... 6- 18
Transmitters. Keyless Entry
........................ 2-7
Transportation, Courtesy
.......................... 8-8
Trip Odometer ................................. 2-49
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals
............... 2-33
Turn SignaUMultifunction Lever ................... 2-33
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
................ 4-36
Transmission Fluid
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-4
Underbody Maintenance ........................ 6-56
Underhood
Lamp ............................... 2-42
Vehicle Control
...................................... 4-6
Damage Warnings
.............................. iv
Identification Number
......................... 6-58
Ventilation System
............................... 3-7
Visor Vanity Mirrors
............................ 2-46
Loading
.................................... 4-27
Storage
..................................... 6-32
Visors, Sun .................................... 2-46
warning Devices
............................... 5-3
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators
............... 2-50
Washer Fluid. Windshield
........................ 6-27
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-54
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-53
Nut Torque
............................ 5-34, 6-65
Replacement
................................. 6-47
Warranty
Information
............................ 8-10
Wheel
Alignment
.................................. 6-47
Wrench
..................................... 5-26
Windows
..................................... 2-29
Power
...................................... 2-29
SideLatches
................................. 2-30
Swing-Out
.................................. 2-30
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