2005 GMC JIMMY service

Child Restraints
Center Seat Positions..................................1-49
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-35
Infants and Young Children...........................1-31
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-42
Older Children.............................................1-29
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position...............................1-45
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-47
Top Strap...................................................1-39
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-41
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-38
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-19
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-86
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-85
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-81
Finish Care.................................................5-85
Glass Surfaces............................................5-84
Instrument Panel.........................................5-83
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-83
Leather......................................................5-83
Tires..........................................................5-87
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-87
Vinyl..........................................................5-83
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-84
Weatherstrips..............................................5-84Cleaning (cont.)
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-86
Wood Panels..............................................5-83
Climate Control System...................................3-20
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-22
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-23
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-26
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-18
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Net............................................2-54
Convenience System, Rear..............................2-55
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-31
Heater, Engine............................................2-24
Cooling System..............................................5-28
Cruise Control Lever.......................................3-11
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-10
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
3

D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-3
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamps.................................................3-18
Door
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-11
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-14
Driver Behavior................................................ 4-2
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-39
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-28
City...........................................................4-32
Defensive..................................................... 4-3
Drunken....................................................... 4-4
Environment................................................. 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-33
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-36
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-30
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-43
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-42
Winter........................................................4-38
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-90
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-92
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-90
Headlamps.................................................5-90
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-91
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-90
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-90
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-17
Battery.......................................................5-38
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-31
Coolant......................................................5-24
Coolant Heater............................................2-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-31
Cooling System Inspection............................6-31
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-40
Fan Noise..................................................5-33
Oil .............................................................5-13
Overheating................................................5-26
Starting......................................................2-23
Entry Lighting.................................................3-18
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-28
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
4

L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-54
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-19
Dome........................................................3-18
Exterior......................................................3-14
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Front Reading.............................................3-19
Map ..........................................................3-19
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System..............................1-44
Liftgate/Tailgate...............................................2-12
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-27
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-30
Brake System Warning.................................3-29
Charging System.........................................3-28
Check Gages Warning.................................3-37
Gate Ajar...................................................3-37
Highbeam On.............................................3-35
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-38
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-31
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-26
Security.....................................................3-35
Service Four-Wheel-Drive Warning Light.........3-36
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-36
Up-Shift.....................................................3-29Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-18
Exit...........................................................3-18
Lockout Protection..........................................2-11
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-11
Power Door.................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-11
Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance........6-18
Loss of Control...............................................4-13
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-38
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-53
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
M
Maintenance Schedule
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-26
At Least Once a Month................................6-26
At Least Once a Year..................................6-28
At Least Twice a Year..................................6-27
Brake System Inspection..............................6-32
Engine Cooling System Inspection.................6-31
Exhaust System Inspection...........................6-31
Fuel System Inspection................................6-31
How This Section is Organized....................... 6-3
7

Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance.....6-18
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-35
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services......... 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services.............6-26
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections......6-31
Part D - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....6-33
Part E - Maintenance Record........................6-36
Selecting the Right Schedule.......................... 6-5
Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance............. 6-6
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal Inspection..........................6-31
Throttle System Inspection............................6-32
Transfer Case and Front Axle
(Four-Wheel Drive) Inspection....................6-32
Using Your................................................... 6-4
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-31
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-22
Operation...................................................2-29
Map Lamps....................................................3-19
Memory Seat.................................................2-59
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-42
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-42
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-44Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-44
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-44
Outside Manual Mirror..................................2-43
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-43
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-20
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-35
O
Odometer......................................................3-26
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-26
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Gage............................................3-34
Older Children, Restraints................................1-29
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
Off Paved Roads.........................................4-14
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-22
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-44
Convex Mirror.............................................2-44
8

Outside (cont.)
Heated Mirrors............................................2-44
Manual Mirror.............................................2-43
Power Mirrors.............................................2-43
Overhead Console..........................................2-49
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-37
Shifting Out of............................................2-39
Parking
Brake........................................................2-36
Over Things That Burn.................................2-40
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-39
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services............ 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services................6-26
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections..........6-31
Part D - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....6-33
Part E - Maintenance Record...........................6-36
Passing.........................................................4-12
Passlock
®......................................................2-20
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.........................................5-90
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-23
Seat............................................................ 1-3Power (cont.)
Steering Fluid.............................................5-34
Windows....................................................2-17
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-9
Programming the HomeLink
®Transmitter...........2-46
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-12
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-26
Radios..........................................................3-41
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-43
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player................3-78
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-79
Care of Your CDs........................................3-79
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-54
Radio with CD............................................3-46
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-67
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-42
Setting the Time for Radios without
Radio Data Systems (RDS).......................3-42
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-77
Understanding Reception..............................3-78
Rear Axle......................................................5-43
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-11
9

Seats (cont.)
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-6
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-44
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-45
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-47
Security Light.................................................3-35
Selecting the Right Schedule, Maintenance.......... 6-5
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-31
Four-Wheel-Drive Warning Light.....................3-36
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-56
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-42
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-42
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-87
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-37
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-39
Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance................ 6-6
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8Spare Tire.....................................................5-80
Installing....................................................5-71
Removing...................................................5-68
Storing.......................................................5-76
Specications, Capacities.................................5-95
Speedometer..................................................3-26
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-23
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive
Axle Boot and Seal Inspection.......................6-31
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Convenience Net.........................................2-54
Front Storage Area......................................2-52
Glove Box..................................................2-49
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-53
Overhead Console.......................................2-49
Rear Convenience System............................2-55
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-54
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-57
Swing-Out Windows........................................2-18
11

V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Design......................................................... 4-3
Parking Your...............................................2-39
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-89
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-89
Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat..............................................2-59
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-22
Visors...........................................................2-18
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-28
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-23
Warnings
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. ivWheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-64
Replacement...............................................5-64
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-38
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-17
Swing-Out Windows.....................................2-18
Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning..........5-86
Windshield Washer
Fluid..........................................................5-34
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-51
Fuses........................................................5-90
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-38
Y
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle............. 4-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
13