1998 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 141

Speedometer and Odometer Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). Your odometer shows how your vehicle has far been driven, in either miles (usedin the United States) or kilometers (used in Canada). Your odometer is tamper resistant. The digital odometer will read 999,999 if someone triesto turn it back. You may wonder what happens your vehicle needs a if new odometer installed. If new one can be set to the the mileage totalof the old odometer, then it must be. But if it can't, then it's set at zero, and a label must be put on the driver's doorto show the old mileage reading when the new odometer was installed. Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators This part describesthe warning lights and gages that may beon your vehicle.The pictures will help you locate them. Warning lights and gages signal that something is can wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to your warning lights and gages could save you or also others from injury. Warning lights comeon when there may be is a or problem with one of your vehicle's functions. you As will see in the details on next few pages, some the warning lights come on briefly when you the start engine just to let you know they're working. you afe If familiar with this section, you should not be alarmed when this happens. Trip Odometer The trip odometercan tell you howfar your vehicle has been driven since you last set the odometer to zero. trip The trip odometer will appear place of your regular in odometer when you press the TRIP button. To reset the trip odometer, press and hold TRIP the button. To change back the regular odometer, press to the TRIP button again. 2-57