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Off-Road Driving with Your Four- Wheel Drive Vehicle This off-road guide is for vehicles that have four-wheel drive. Also, see "Anti-lock Brakes" in the Index. If your vehicle doesn't have four-wheel drive, you shouldn't drive off-road unless you're on a level, solid surface. Off-road driving can be great fun. But it does have some definite hazards. The greatest of these is the terrain itself. "Off-roading" means you've left the great North American roadsystem behind. Traffic lanes aren't marked. Curves aren't banked. There are no road signs. Surfaces can be slippery, rough, uphill or downhill. In short, you've goneright back to nature. Off-road driving involves some new skills. And that's why it's very important that you read thisguide. You'll find many driving tips and suggestions. Thesewill help make your off-road driving safer and more enjoyable. Before You Go Off-Roading There are some things to do before you go out. For example, be sure to have all necessary maintenance and service work done. Be sure you read all the information about your four-wheel drive vehicle in this manual. Is there enough fuel?Is the spare tire fully inflated? Are the fluid levels up where they should be? What are the local laws that apply to off-roading where you'll be driving? If you don't know, you should check with law enforcement people in the area. Will you be on someone's private land? If so, be sure to get the necessary permission. Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving There are some important things to remember about how to load your vehicle. The heaviest things should be on the load floor and forward of your rear axle. Put heavier items as far forward as you can. Be sure theload is secured properly, so driving on the off-road terrain doesn't toss things around. 4-12

Section	Page
Table of Contents	5
Section 1 - Seats and Safety Restraints	12
Seats and Seat Controls	13
Front Seats	13
Head Restraints	16
Rear Seats	18
Safety Belts: They're For Everyone	24
Why Safety Belts Work	25
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts	28
How To Wear Safety Belts Properly	29
Adults	29
Driver Position	30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	37
Passenger Positions	37
Lap-Shoulder Belt	40
Children	42
Smaller Children and Babies	42
Child Restraints	44
Larger Children	51
Safety Belt Extender	53
Checking Your Restraint Systems	54
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash	54
Section 2 - Features & Controls	56
Keys	58
Door Locks	60
Your Doors and How They Work	62
Side Doors	62
Tailgate, Tailgate Glass and Rear Doors	63
Tailgate	63
Panel Doors	64
Theft	65
New Vehicle Break-In	66
Ignition Switch	67
Starting Your Gasoline Engine	68
Driving Through Deep Standing Water	70
Starting Your Diesel Engine	71
Automatic Transmission	76
Five-Speed Manual Transmission	79
Locking Rear Axle	81
Parking Brake	81
Parking Over Things That Burn	85
Engine Exhaust	86
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	86
Four-Wheel Drive	87
Transfer Case	88
Front Axle Locking Feature	89
Windows	90
Horn	92
Tilt Wheel	92
Multifunction Lever	93
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator	94
Headlight High-Low Beam	95
Windshield Wipers	95
Windshield Washer	96
Cruise Control	97
Headlights and Vehicle Lighting	102
Mirrors	106
Sun Visors	108
Rear Window Wiper and Washer	109
Cigarette Lighter/Ashtrays	110
Storage Compartments	111
Instrument Cluster	119
Warning and Indicator Lights	121
Gages	129
Luggage Carrier	134
Trailer Wiring Harness	135
Section 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems	138
Comfort Controls	139
Flow-Through Ventilation System	139
Heating System	141
Electronic Heating/Air Conditioning System	142
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating Systems (Wagon Models)	145
Rear Window Defogger	148
Audio Systems	149
FM Stereo	149
AM	149
AM Stereo	149
How to Operate Your AM ETR Radio	150
How to Operate Your AM-FM Stereo Audio System and Cassette Player	151
How to Operate Your AM-FM Stereo Audio System and Cassette Player with Graphic Equalizer	155
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	159
Fixed Mast Antenna	159
Section 4 - Your Driving and the Road	160
Defensive Driving	161
Drunken Driving	161
Control of a Vehicle	164
Braking	164
Steering	166
Steering Tips	166
Off-Road Recovery	168
Passing	168
Loss of Control	169
Off-Road Driving With Your Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle	171
Driving at Night	182
Driving in the Rain	183
City Driving	185
Freeway Driving	186
Hill and Mountain Roads	188
Winter Driving	190
Power Winches	193
Power Take-Off (PT0)	194
Towing a Trailer	195
Section 5 - Problems on the Road	204
Hazard Warning Flasher	205
Other Warning Devices	206
Jump Starting	206
Towing Your Vehicle	210
Engine Overheating	213
Engine Fan Noise	227
If a Tire Goes Flat	227
Changing a Flat Tire	228
Spare Tire	229
Jack Storage	229
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	243
Section 6 - Service & Appearance Care	246
Service	248
Fuel (Gasoline Engines)	249
Diesel Fuel Requirements and Fuel System	250
Checking Things Under the Hood	259
Hood Release	259
Cleaning Your Diesel Engine	260
Engine Oil (Except Diesel)	261
Engine Oil (Diesel Engines)	267
Air Cleaner	272
Automatic Transmission Fluid	273
Manual Transmission Fluid	276
Hydraulic Clutch	277
Rear Axle	278
Transfer Case	279
Front Axle	280
Engine Coolant	280
Power Steering Fluid	285
Windshield Washer Fluid	287
Brake Master Cylinder	288
Replacing Brake System Parts	291
Other Maintenance Items	291
Lubrication	293
Battery	294
Bulb Replacement	295
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	301
Exhaust System	303
Loading YourVehicle	304
Tires	307
Inflation-Tire Pressure	307
Tire Inspection and Rotation	309
When It’s Time for New Tires	310
Buying New Tires	311
Uniform Tire Quality Grading	311
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance	312
Wheel Replacement	313
Tire Chains	314
Appearance Care	314
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	315
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	319
Appearance Care Materials	322
Vehicle Identification Number	323
Service Parts Identification Label	325
Specification Charts	325
Section 7 - Schedule Maintenance Services	334
A Word About Maintenance	336
Your Vehicle and the Environment	336
Recording Maintenance Services	336
Scheduled Maintenance Services	337
Selecting Your Vehicle’s Maintenance Services	337
Gasoline Engines with Light Duty Emissions	339
Maintenance Schedule I	339
Maintenance Schedule II	341
Gasoline Engines with Heavy Duty Emissions	343
Maintenance Schedule I	343
Maintenance Schedule II	345
Diesel Engines	347
Maintenance Schedule I	347
Maintenance Schedule II	349
Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Services	351
Owner Checks and Services	355
Recommended Fluids & Lubricants	358
Maintenance Record	361
Service Station Checks	362
Section 8 - Customer Assistance Information	364
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	365
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD)	366
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	366
Reporting Safety Defects To The United States Government	367
Reporting Safety Defects To The Canadian Government	368
Reporting Safety Defects To General Motors	368
Roadside Assistance	369
Courtesy Transportation	370
Service Publications	370

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Off-Road

Driving

with

Your

Four-

Wheel

Drive

Vehicle

This off-road guide

for vehicles that

have

four-wheel drive.

Also, see “Anti-lock Brakes”

the Index.

If your vehicle doesn’t have four-wheel drive, you shouldn’t drive off-road

unless you’re

level, solid surface.

Off-road driving

can

be great fun.

But

does have some

definite

hazards.

The greatest of these is the terrain itself.

“Off-roading”

means you’ve left the great North

American

road system

behind. Traffic lanes aren’t marked. Curves aren’t banked. There are no

road signs. Surfaces can

be slippery, rough, uphill or downhill. In short,

you’ve

gone right back

nature.

Off-road driving involves some new skills. And

that’s

why

it’s

very

important that you

read

thisguide. You’ll find many driving tips

and

suggestions.

These will help make

your

off-road driving safer and

enjoyable.

Before

You

Off-Roading

There

are

some

things to do before you

go out. For example, be sure to have

all necessary maintenance and service work done. Be sure you read

all

the

information about your

four-wheel drive vehicle

this manual. Is there

enough

fuel?

the

spare tire

fully

inflated? Are the

fluid

levels

up where

they should be? What are the local laws that apply to

off-roading

where

you’ll be driving? If

you don’t know,

you should check

with

law

enforcement people

the area. Will

you

someone’s private land? If

so,

sure

to get the necessary permission.

Your

Vehicle

for

Off-Road

Driving

There

are some important things to

remember about how to load

your

vehicle.

The heaviest things should be

on the

load floor

and

forward

your

Be sure

theload is secured properly,

driving on the off-road terrain

rear axle. Put heavier items as far forward as you can.

doesn’t toss things around.

4-12