1997 GMC SIERRA high beam

Tilt Wheel (If Equipped)
A tilt steering wheel allows
you to adjust the steering
wheel before you drive.
You can also raise
it to the highest level to give your
legs more room when
you enter and exit the vehicle.
To tilt the wheel, hold the steering wheel and pull the
lever. Move the steering wheel to a comfortable level,
then release the lever to lock the wheel in place.
lhrn SignaVMultifunction Lever
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The lever on the left side of the steering column
includes your:
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator,
Headlamp High/Low Beam Changer,
Windshield Wipers,
Windshield Washer and
0 Cruise Control (If Equipped).
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nrn Signal and Lane Change Signals
The turn signal has two upward (for right) and two
downward (for left) positions. These positions allow you
to signal a turn or a lane change.
To signal a
tum, move the lever all the way up or down.
When the
tum is finished, the lever will return automatically.
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An arrow on the instrument
panel will flash in
the
direction of the turn or lane
change.
To signal a lane change, just raise or lower the lever
until the arrow starts to flash.
Hold it there until you
complete your lane change. The lever will return by
itself when you release it. If you
move the lever all the way up or down, and
the
arrow flashes at twice the normal rate, a signal bulb
may be burned out and other drivers may not see your
turn signal.
If a bulb is burned out, replace it to help avoid an
accident. If
the arrows don’t go on at all when you
signal a turn, check for burned-out bulbs and a blown
fuse (see “Fuses and Circuit Breakers” in the Index).
Headlamp High/Low Beam Changer
To change the headlamps from low to high beam or high
to low beam, pull the multifunction lever all the way
towards you. Then release it.
When the high beams are
on, this light on the
instrument panel also
will be on.
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Lamps Taillamps,
Your parking lamp and headlamp switch is
on the
driver’s side of your instrument panel.
Rotate the knob clockwise to the parking lamp symbol
to turn on:
Parking Lamps,
Sidemarker Lamps,
Clearance Lamps (If Equipped),
License Plate Lamps,
Instrument Panel Lights and
Transfer Case Shift Indicator Light
(Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicles).
Rotate the knob clockwise again to the master lighting
symbol to turn on all the lamps listed as well
as
the headlamps.
Rotate the knob counterclockwise to
OFF to turn off
your lamps.
Rotate the thumb
wheel next to the knob up to adjust
instrument panel lights.
Rotate the thumb wheel up to
the first notch to return the radio display and gearshift
indicator LED display
to full intensity when the
headlamps or parking lamps are on.
You can switch your headlamps from high to low beams
by pulling on the turn signal/multifunction lever.
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Fog Lamps (If Equipped)
If you have fog lamps, use them for better vision in foggy
or misty conditions. Your parking lamps and/or low-beam
headlamps must be
on for your fog lamps to work.
The fog lamp switch is on
the lower edge
of your
instrument panel. Press the ribbed top
part of the switch to turn the fog
lamps
on. Press the bottom of the switch to turn them
off. A light will glow in the switch when the fog lamps
are
on.
Remember, fog lamps alone will not give off as much
light as your headlamps.
Never use your fog lamps in
the dark without turning on your headlamps.
Fog lamps will go
off whenever your high-beam
headlamps come on. When the high beams go off, the
fog lamps will come on again.
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Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old
driver may require at least twice as much light to see the
same thing at night as
a 20-year-old.
What you do in the daytime can also affect your night
vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright
sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes
will have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you’re
driving, don’t wear sunglasses at night. They may cut
down on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot
of things invisible.
You can be temporarily blinded by approaching
headlamps.
It can take a second or two, or even several
seconds, for your eyes
to readjust to the dark. When
you
are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who
doesn’t lower the high beams, or a vehicle with
misaimed headlamps), slow down
a little. Avoid
staring directly into the approaching headlamps. Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle
clean
-- inside and out. Glare at night is made much
worse by dirt on the glass.
Even the inside of the glass
can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would,
making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly.
Remember that your headlamps light up far less of a
roadway when you
are in a turn or curve. Keep your
eyes moving; that way, it’s easier
to pick out dimly
lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be
checked regularly for proper aim,
so should your eyes
be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night
blindness
-- the inability to see in dim light -- and
aren’t even aware
of it.
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Replacement Bulbs
Exterior Lamps Quantity Number
Sealed Beam Headlamps 2 H6054
Composite Low-Beam 2 9006
Headlamps
Composite High-Beam
2 9005
Headlamps
Front Marker Lamp
Front Parking and Turn Lamp
Rear Parking Lamp
Rear Stop and
Turn
Lamp
Back-up Lamp
Fender Marker Lamp
Roof Marker Lamp
License Plate Lamp
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp
Underhood Lamp
Underhood Reel Lamp
2
4
194
2357NA
2
2
3057 3057
1
1
3156
194
194
194
92
1
93
232
Interior Lamps
Dome Lamps
Reading Lamps
Door Courtesy Lamps
Four-
W heel- Drive
Indicator
Four-Wheel-Drive Shift
Lever
Instrument Panel
Compartment Lamp
Ashtray Lamp
Sunshade Vanity Mirror
Quantity
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Number
21 1-2
211-2 194 194
194
194
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Garage Door Opener ............................ 2-52
GAWR
....................................... 4-41
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2- 15
Gear Positions. Manual Transmission .......... 2- 19. 2-20
GloveBox
.................................... 2-52
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-41
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...................... 4-41
Guide
en Fransais 11
GVWR ....................................... 4-41
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Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-39
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-6
Headlamps .................................... 2-43
Bulb Replacement
....................... 6.40. 6.41
HigWLow Beam Changer
...................... 2-37
OnReminder
................................ 2-44
Wiring
..................................... 6-70
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-4
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-37
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-35
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-35
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-53
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-8
Release
...................................... 6-9
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid
........................... 6-26
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-3 1
Horn
......................................... 2-35 Ignition
Positions
.............................. 2-11
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
................. 7-48
Illuminated Entry
............................... 2-46
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-51
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-48
Inspections
.................................... 7-49
Brake System
................................ 7-50
DriveAxle
.................................. 7-50
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-49
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-49
Steering
.................................... 7-49
Suspension
.................................. 7-49
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-49
Transfer Case (Four-wheel Drive)
............... 7-50
Instrumentpanel
............................... 2-62
Cleaning
.................................... 6-63
Cluster
..................................... 2-64
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-71
Intensity Control
............................. 2-46
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-46
.................................... J ack. Tire 5-23
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service
..................... 7-46
Key Release Button
............................. 2-12
Keyless Entry System
............................ 2-7
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
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