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If You're Stuck:In Sand, Mud, Iceor Snow What you don't want to do when your vehicle is stuck is to spinyour wheels. The method known as "rocking" can help you get out when you're stuck, butyou must use caution. NOTICE: Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of your vehicle as well as the tires. If you spin the wheels too fast while shifting your your transmission. transmission back and forth, you can destroy Rocking your vehicle to get it out: First, turn your steering wheel left and right. That will clear the area around your front wheels. Then shift back and forth between "R" (Reverse) and a forward gear(or with a manual transmission, between First or Second gear and Reverse), spinning the wheels as little as possible. Release the accelerator pedal while youshift, and press lightly on the accelerator pedal when the transmission is in gear. If that doesn't get you out after a few tries, you may need to be towedout. Or, you can use your recovery hooks, if your vehicle has them. If you do need to be towed out, see "Towing Your Vehicle" in the Index. 5-40

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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You’re

Stuck:

Sand,

Mud,

Ice

Snow

What

you

don’t

want

do when your vehicle

stuck is

spin your

wheels. The method

known

“rocking”

can

help

you

get

out

when you’re

stuck,

but you

must

use caution.

NOTICE:

Spinning

your

wheels

can

destroy

parts

your

vehicle

well

the

tires.

you

spin

the

wheels

too

fast

while

shifting

your

transmission

back

and

forth,

you

can

destroy

your

transmission.

Rocking

your

vehicle

get

out:

First, turn

your steering wheel

left

and

right.

That

will

clear the

area around

your front wheels. Then shift back

and forth between

“R”

(Reverse) and a

forward

gear (or with a manual transmission, between First or Second gear

and Reverse), spinning the wheels

little as possible. Release the

accelerator pedal

while

you shift, and press lightly on the accelerator pedal

when

the transmission

in gear.

that doesn’t get you out after a

few

tries,

you

may need to

towedout. Or,

you

can

use

your recovery hooks,

your

vehicle has them.

you

need

towed out, see

“Towing

Your

Vehicle”

in the

Index.

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