
4. Remove the jack and wrench from the trunk. The
jack and wheel wrench are stored in a foam tray.
Remove the band around the jack.
The tools you will be using include the jack (A) and the
wrench (B).Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
1. If your vehicle has a wheel cover or hubcap that
has plastic wheel nut caps, loosen the plastic nut
caps. You may need to use the wheel wrench
to loosen them. Do not pry off wheel covers
or center caps that have plastic wheel nut caps.
2. Remove the wheel cover or center cap from the
wheel to find the wheel nuts.
If your vehicle has a wheel cover or hubcap without
plastic wheel nut caps, gently pry on the edge of
the plastic wheel trim to remove it from the wheel
to find the wheel nuts.
5-63

Door
Ajar Light...................................................3-34
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Door Ajar Reminder....................................... 2-8
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-11
Six-Way Power Seat...................................... 1-3
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-13
City...........................................................4-17
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-18
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-20
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-14
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-27
Winter........................................................4-22
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-79
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-83
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-80
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-79Electrical System (cont.)
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-80
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-79
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-79
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-17
Battery.......................................................5-34
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-30
Coolant......................................................5-18
Coolant Heater............................................2-18
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-29
Cooling System Inspection............................6-21
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-25
Oil .............................................................5-13
Overheating................................................5-22
Starting......................................................2-17
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-16
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-8
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-25
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-17
Finish Damage...............................................5-76
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-53
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-60
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Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-60
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-69
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-18
Power Steering...........................................5-29
Windshield Washer......................................5-30
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-5
Filling a Portable Fuel Container..................... 5-9
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-6
Gage.........................................................3-35
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specifications.................................. 5-5
System Inspection.......................................6-20
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-83
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-80
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-80
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-79
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-29
Fuel..........................................................3-35
Speedometer..............................................3-24
Tachometer.................................................3-25Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specifications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-28
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-5
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-79
Headlamps............................................3-13, 5-40
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-15
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-40
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-14
Delayed.....................................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal Lamps..............................5-42
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-40
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Headlamps Off in Park (P)...............................3-14
Heater...........................................................3-18
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-34
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-20
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-10
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Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-10
R
Radios..........................................................3-36
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player................3-51
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-53
Care of Your CDs........................................3-53
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-41
Radio with CD............................................3-37
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-36
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-36
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-51
Understanding Reception..............................3-51
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-23
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-19
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-27
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-33
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-63Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-62
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-45
Reporting Safety Defects
General Motors...........................................7-10
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-52
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-53
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-17
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-19
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-27
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-26
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-25
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-73
Center Rear Passenger Position....................1-22
Driver Position............................................1-11
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-11
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-23
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T
Tachometer....................................................3-25
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-43
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-51
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-15
Passlock
®...................................................2-15
Throttle System Inspection...............................6-21
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-47
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-75
Buying New Tires........................................5-56
Chains.......................................................5-59
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-60
Cleaning....................................................5-76
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-70
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-60
Inflation -- Tire Pressure...............................5-53
Inspection and Rotation................................5-54
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-63
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-63
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-62
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-69
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-48
Tire Terminology and Definitions....................5-50Tires (cont.)
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-57
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-58
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-58
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-55
Top Strap......................................................1-36
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-37
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-33
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-35
Your Vehicle...............................................4-32
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-18
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-19
Trip Odometer................................................3-24
Trunk............................................................2-11
Trunk Lamps..................................................3-16
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-51
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-57
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