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Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in your vehicle: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" inthe Index.) Defensive driving really means "be ready anything." On city streets, for rural roads, or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready their mistakes. for Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enoughfollowing distance. It's the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and ruraldriving. You never know whenthe vehicle in front of you is going to brake turn suddenly. or Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is national tragedy. a It's the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol takes away three things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Police records show thatalmost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol - a driver, a passenger or someone else, such as a pedestrian, had been drinking. In most cases, these deaths are theresult of someone who was drinking anddriving. About 20,000 motor vehicle-related deaths occur each year because alcohol, and thousands of of people are injured. Just how much alcoholis too much if a person plansto drive? Ideally, no one should drink alcohol and then drive. But if one does,then what's "too much"? It can be a lotless than many might think. Although itdepends on each person andsituation, here is some general information the problem. on The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) someone who is drinking of depends upon four things: 0 0 How much alcohol is in the drink. The drinker's body weight. The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking. The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume thealcohol. 0 0 4-2

Section	Page
Table of Contents	6
How to Use this Manual	7
Seats and Safety Belts	13
Front Seats	14
Rear Seats	17
Head Restraints	22
Safety Belts: They’re For Everyone	23
Why Safety Belts Work	24
Questions People Ask	27
Safety Belt Reminder Light	28
How To Wear Safety Belts Properly	28
Adults	29
Driver Position	29
Lap-Shoulder Belt	29
Driver's Facial Air Bag System	37
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	41
Right Front Passenger Position	42
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions	43
Center Passenger Positions	46
Children	47
Smaller Children and Babies	48
Child Restraints	49
Larger Children	56
Safety Belt Extender	58
Checking Your Restraint Systems	59
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash	59
Features and Controls	61
Keys	63
Your Doors and How They Work	65
Door Locks	68
Theft	71
New Vehicle Break-In	72
Ignition Switch	73
Starting Your Engine	74
Fuel Regulator	75
Driving Through Deep Standing Water	76
Engine Block Heater	76
Automatic Transmission	77
Locking Rear Axle	80
Parking Brake	80
Shifting Into P	81
Shifting Out of P	82
Parking Over Things that Burn	83
Engine Exhasust	84
Running Your Engine While You're Parked	84
All Wheel Drive Option	86
Windows	86
Horn	89
Tilt Wheel	89
Turn Signal/MuItifunction Lever	90
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator	90
Headlight High-Low Beam	92
Windshield Wipers	92
Windshield Washer	93
Rear Window Wiper Washer	94
Cruise Control	95
Lights	101
Mirrors	105
Sun Visors	107
Cigarette Lighter/Ashtrays	108
Storage Compartments	110
Instrument Cluster	111
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	115
Indicator Lights	117
Gages	121
Luggage Carrier	125
Trailer Wiring Harness	126
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems	129
Comfort Controls	130
Flow-Through Ventilation System	130
Heating System	132
Heating/Air Conditioning System	133
Rear Heater	134
Rear Air Conditioning	134
Rear Window Defogger	135
Engine Block Heater	136
Audio Systems	136
FM Stereo	136
AM Stereo	136
How to Operate Your ETR@ AM Radio	137
How to Operate Your ETR@ AM-FM Stereo Audio System	139
How to Operate Your ETR@ AM-FM Stereo Audio Cassette System	141
How to Operate Your ETR@ AM-FM Sterio Audio Cassette System with Equalizer	144
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	147
How to Operate Your ETR@ AM-FM Sterio Audio 20 Compact Disc System	148
Care of Your Compact Discs	153
Fixed Mast Antenna	153
Your Driving and the Road	155
Defensive Driving	156
Drunken Driving	156
Control of a Vehicle	159
Braking	159
Steering	161
Steering Tips	162
Passing	164
Loss of Control	165
Driving at Night	166
Driving in the Rain	167
City Driving	169
Freeway Driving	170
Hill and Mountain Roads	172
Winter Driving	174
Towing a Trailer	177
Problems on the Road	185
Hazard Warning Flasher	186
Other Warning Devices	187
Jumpstarting	187
Towing Your Vehicle	191
Engine Overheating	195
Engine Fan Noise	202
If a Tire Goes Flat	202
Changing a Flat Tire	203
Compact Spare Tire	216
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	217
Service and Appearance Care	219
Service	220
Fuel	221
Checking Things Under the Hood	225
Hood Release	225
Engine Oil	227
Engine Cover	233
Air Cleaner	237
Automatic Transmission Fluid	238
Rear Axle	242
All-Wheel Drive	242
Transfer Case	242
Front Axle	243
Engine Coolant	244
Power Steering Fluid	248
Windshield Washer Fluid	249
Brake Master Cylinder	250
Replacing Brake System Parts	253
Battery	253
Vehicle Storage	253
Fluid Leak Check	254
Bulb Replacement	254
Other Maintenance Items	259
Loading Your Vehicle	262
Tires	265
Appearance Care	272
Vehicle Identification Number	281
Service Parts Identification Label	283
Capacities and Specification Charts	286
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	290
Maintenance	295
A Word About Maintenance	296
Your Vehicle and the Environment	296
Scheduled Maintenance Services	297
Selecting The Proper Maintenance Schedule	297
Maintenance Schedule I	298
Maintenance Schedule II	300
Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Services	301
Owner Checks and Services	304
At Least Once a Month	304
At Least Once a Year	304
Periodic Maintenance Inspections	306
Recommended Fluids & Lubricants	307
MaintenanceRecord	309
Service Station Checks	310
Customer Assistance Information	313
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	314
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD)	315
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	315
Reporting Safety Defects To The United States Government	316
ReportingSafetyDefects To The Canadian Government	317
Reporting Safety Defects To General Motors	317
Roadside Assistance	318
Courtesy Transportation	319
Service Publications	319

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Defensive

Driving

The best

advice

anyone

can

give about

driving

is:

Drive

defensively.

Please start

with

a very important

safety device

your

vehicle:

Buckle

up.

(See “Safety

Belts”

the Index.)

Defensive driving really

means

“be

ready

for anything.” On city streets,

rural roads, or freeways,

means

“always

expect

the

unexpected.”

Assume

that

pedestrians

other drivers are going to be careless and

make

mistakes. Anticipate what

they

might

do.

ready

for their

mistakes.

Rear-end collisions are

about

the

most

preventable of accidents. Yet they

are common.

Allow

enough

following distance. It’s the

best defensive

driving maneuver, in

both

city

and

rural driving. You never

know

when the

vehicle

in front of

you

going

brake

turn

suddenly.

Drunken

Driving

Death

and

injury

associated

with

drinking

and

driving

a national

tragedy.

It’s

the

number one contributor to the highway

death toll, claiming

thousands of victims

every

year.

Alcohol

takes

away

three

things

that

anyone needs to drive a vehicle:

Judgment

Muscular Coordination

Vision

Police records

show

that almost half

of all

motor

vehicle-related deaths

involve alcohol

a driver, a passenger or someone else, such

as a

pedestrian, had

been drinking. In

most cases, these deaths are

theresult of

someone who

was

drinking

and driving. About

20,000

motor

vehicle-related deaths occur

each

year

because

of alcohol, and

thousands

people are injured.

Just how

much

alcohol is too

much

if a person

plans to drive? Ideally,

one should drink

alcohol

and

then

drive.

But

if one

does,

then

what’s “too

much”? It can

lot

less than

many

might

think.

Although

it depends on

each

person

and situation, here

some

general

information

on the

problem.

The Blood

Alcohol

Content

(BAC)

of someone

who

drinking

depends

upon four things:

How

much

alcohol is

the

drink.

The drinker’s body

weight.

The amount of food

that is consumed

before

and

during drinking.

The length of time it has

taken

the drinker to

consume

the alcohol.

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