1998 GMC SIERRA Owners Manual

5. Now, with the
compartment door closed, press the
button marked
PUSH
again to make sure the
garage door opener
operates properly.
With the garage door opener positioned properly and
the right number of pegs in place, you should only
have to press the
PUSH button slightly to operate
the opener.
6. Adjust the position of the garage door opener and
add or remove pegs,
as needed, until the opener
operates properly.
Sunglasses Storage Compartment
The center overhead compartment can be used to
conveniently store your sunglasses.
To open the center compartment, press the release
button located at the rear of the compartment door.
Place your sunglasses in the compartment door with the
lenses facing out.
The rear compartment can be used to store a small item,
like a book.
To open the rear compartment, press the release button
located at the rear
of the compartment door.
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Instrument Panel Cupholder
Your vehicle has a cupholder in the middle of the
instrument Danel.
Center Console Storage Area (If Equipped)
Your vehicle may have a console compartment between
the bucket seats.
, i ... .. . . .. : To use the cupholder, pull
the handle and slide the
cupholder tray open.
To close the cupholder, slide it back into the
instrument panel.
To open it, lift the latch handle and swing the door open.
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Your console may have a
cupholder that swings out
for the back seat passengers
to use.
There may also be a drawer
that slides out from the
bottom of the console. Your
vehicle may have a
memo holder attached to
front
of the console. Use
to hold pads of paper or .
similar items. the
it
Your vehicle may have a
cassette/compact disc holder
at the front of the console.
The holder will store up to
four compact disc cases, up
to four cassette tape cases, or any combination of these
items that adds up to four.
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The cassettekompact disc
holder can be removed and
replaced with a cupholder
that is located in the center
console storage area.
To remove the cassettekompact disc holder, pull the
front
of the holder toward vou and then lift it up.
To insert the cupholder,
place it in the console.
Engage the rear tabs first and then press the front
portion in place.
Armrest Storage Compartment
(If Equipped)
Your vehicle may have a center armrest storage
compartment in the front bench seat.
To open it, fold down the armrest and press the latch
handle located at the front of the armrest. Then, let the
lid pop up and swing open.
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The storage compartment has a cassette/conlpact disc
holder. The holder
will store up to five compact disc
cases and
LIP to six cassette tape cases.
The storage compartment also has a folding writing
table
on top of the armrest lid.
To use the writing table, pull the latch at the rear of the
table and swing the writing table forward. Use it to hold
a pad of paper and a pen.
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Ashtrays and Cigarette L - ;er
l Front Ashtray
The front ashtray is located at the bottom of the
instrument panel. Pull
on the notch in the ashtray door
to open it.
NOTICE:
If you store paper or other things that burn in
your ashtrays, they could be set on fire by
cigarettes or other smoking materials. That could
cause
a fire and possibly damage your vehicle. Do
not store papers and other things that burn in
your ashtrays.
To remove the front ashtray, press the retainer spring
and pivot the ashtray toward you.
To replace the ashtray,
place the bottom part
of the ashtray on the pivot bar at
the bottom
of its mounting on the instrument panel.
Then rotate the ashtray
back to its original position.
Rear Ashtray (If Equipped)
To use a rear ashtray, if you have them, pull at the top of
the ashtray door to flip the door open.
To remove a rear ashtray, press down on the inside tabs
and open the door fully.
NOTICE:
If you store paper or other things that burn in
your ashtrays, they could be set on fire
by
cigarettes or other smoking materials. That could
cause
a fire and possibly damage your vehicle. Do
not store papers and other things that burn in
your ashtrays.
To use the cigarette lighter, push it in all the way, and let
go. When it's ready, it will pop back by itself.
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’ NOTICE:
Holding a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while
it is heating can make it overload,
~ damaging the lighter and the heating element.
Just push the lighter all the way in and let go.
When it’s done,
it will pop back by itself.
Accessory Power Outlets
Two auxiliary power outlets are located near the
cigarette lighter. Use these outlets to power mobile
telephones or other devices designed to operate
with
vehicle electrical systems.
Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down the visors. You
can also swing them
out to help block glare at the front
and side windows.
Your visor may have a strap
to hold small items, such
as maps.
Some visors have an extender on the inside edge. When
the visor is down, pull
the extender out for extra glare
coverage at the front
or side.
Some visors have mirrors with lamps.
If the mirror has
lamps, they will come on when
you lift the mirror cover.
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Instrument Panel
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