2003 GMC SONOMA automatic transmission

Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-29
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-4
Manual Seats................................................... 1-3
Manual Transmission.......................................2-22
Fluid..........................................................5-23
Operation...................................................2-28
Manual Transmission Check.............................6-27
Manual Windows............................................2-15
Manually Closing the Sunroof...........................2-53
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle............... 2-6
Memory Seat.................................................2-54
Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
Islands/Countries (Except Puerto Rico
and U.S. Virgin Islands)................................. 7-4
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-39
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-39
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-40
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-41
Outside Manual Mirror..................................2-39
Outside Power Mirrors
..................................2-40
Model Reference
................................................ vi
MyGMLink.com
................................................ 7-3
N
New Vehicle Break-In
......................................2-20
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
............5-96
O
Odometer......................................................3-23
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-23
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Gage............................................3-32
Older Children, Restraints................................1-30
One-Piece Composite Headlamp System............5-50
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
Off Paved Roads.........................................4-13
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-4
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-19
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-40
Heated Mirrors............................................2-41
Manual Mirror.............................................2-39
Power Mirrors.............................................2-40
Overhead Console..........................................2-42
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
Owner’s Information........................................7-10
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-33
Shifting Out of............................................2-35
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Parking
Brake........................................................2-32
Over Things That Burn.................................2-36
Parking Brake and Automatic Transmission
Park (P) Mechanism Check...........................6-30
Parking on Hills..............................................4-59
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-36
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services............ 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services................6-26
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections..........6-31
PartD-Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....6-33
PartE-Maintenance Record...........................6-35
Passing.................................................4-10, 4-58
Passlock
®......................................................2-19
Payload.........................................................4-48
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-50
Plan Ahead When Possible................................ 7-7
Playing a Cassette Tape..................................3-52
Playing a Compact Disc..................3-45, 3-54, 3-62
Playing a Specific Loaded
Compact Disc
.............................................3-63
Playing the Radio
...................3-37, 3-40, 3-47, 3-56
Power
Accessory Outlets
........................................3-15
Door Locks
.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System
.........................................5-88
Lumbar Controls
........................................... 1-5
Seat
............................................................ 1-4Power (cont.)
Steering Fluid.............................................5-37
Windows....................................................2-15
Power Steering................................................ 4-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-9
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-15
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-27
Radio Messages.............................3-39, 3-45, 3-52
Radios..........................................................3-36
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-37
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player................3-68
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-69
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-69
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-47
Radio with CD............................................3-40
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-56
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-37
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-36
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-67
Understanding Reception..............................3-67
RDS Messages..............................3-43, 3-51, 3-61
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Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-43
Torque Lock...................................................2-35
Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires..................4-55
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-42
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-51
Your Vehicle...............................................4-42
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-50
Trailer Brakes.................................................4-57
Transfer Case................................................5-48
Transfer Case and Front Axle
(Four-Wheel Drive) Inspection.......................6-32
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-20
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-23
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-27
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-25
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-28
Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer Case Unit
Repair Manual............................................7-10
Transportation Options...................................... 7-7
Traveling to Remote Areas...............................4-15
Trip Odometer................................................3-23
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-48
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-5
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-5
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer..................4-58
Two-Piece Composite Headlamp System............5-51
Two-Tiered Loading.........................................4-48U
Underbody Flushing Service.............................6-30
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-67
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
............................5-63
United States
................................................... 7-4
Up-Shift Light
.........................................2-29, 3-27
Used Replacement Wheels
..............................5-66
Using Cleaner on Fabric
..................................5-80
Using RDS
....................................3-42, 3-50, 3-59
Using Song List Mode
.....................................3-65
Using the Recovery Hooks
...............................4-41
V
Vehicle
Control
........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings
........................................... iv
Loading
......................................................4-46
Parking Your
...............................................2-36
Symbols
......................................................... iv
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
.............................................5-87
Service Parts Identification Label
...................5-88
Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat
..............................................2-54
Vehicle Storage
..............................................5-42
Ventilation Adjustment
......................................3-19
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