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Index 351
IndexA
Accessories and Modifica-tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 215
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Adjustments Seat, Initial Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . .114
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 231
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Air Filter, Passenger Com- partment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Antenna Fixed Mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 196
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Audio Players CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Automatic Transmission Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Automatic Transmission Fluid Temperature Warning Light . . . . . 78
Automatic Transmission Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . 287
Battery Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 252
Brake Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 75
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Exhaust Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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Index 353
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . 161
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 341
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driver Information Cen- ter (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Driving Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 146
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 23
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 132
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 136
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 146
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Engine (cont'd)
Alarm and Automatic
Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Check Light (Malfunction In-
dicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Checks Before Operating . . . . . 156
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 222
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 72
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 160
Shutdown Warning Light . . . . . . . . 80
Engine Oil Level Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engines Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Exhaust Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Exhaust Fluid Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . 92
F
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . 94
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 229
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Diesel Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Front Seat Position Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Fuel Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 209
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Proposition 65 Warning,California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218, 287
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 348
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . 81
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Replacement Parts Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Reporting Safety Defects
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Roofmarker Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 341
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
S
Safety Defects ReportingGeneral Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 345
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Three-Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 47
Seats Position, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Security Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Accessories and Modifica-
tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Climate Control System . . . . . . . .115
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 218 Service (cont'd)
Publications Ordering Infor-
mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 345
Transmission Warning Light . . . . 78
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic Trans-
mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Shopping Bag Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sidemarker Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Signals, Turn and Lane-- Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Specifications and Capa-
cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Storage Areas Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55