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Weatherstrips Silicone grease on weatherstrips will make them last longer, seal better, and not stick or squeak. Apply silicone grease with a clean cloth at least every six months. During very cold, damp weather more frequent application may be required. (See "Recommended Fluids & Lubricants'' in the Index.) Sheet Metal Damage If your vehicle is damaged and requires sheet metal repair or replacement, make sure the body repair shop applies anti-corrosion material to the parts repaired or replaced to restore corrosion protection. Foreign Material Calcium chloride and other salts, ice melting agents, road oil and tar, tree sap, bird droppings, chemicals from industrial chimneys, and other foreign matter can damage your vehicle's finish if they remain onpainted surfaces. Use cleaners that are marked safe for painted surfaces to remove foreign matter. Finish Damage Any stone chips, fractures or deep scratches in the finish should be repaired right away. Bare metal will corrode quickly and may develop into a major repair expense. Minor chips and scratches can be repaired with touch-up materials available from your dealer or other service outlets. Larger areas of finish damage can be corrected in your dealer's body and paint shop. Underbody Maintenance Chemicals used for ice and snow removal and dust control can collect on the underbody. If these are not removed, accelerated corrosion (rust) can occur on the underbody parts such as fuel lines, frame, floor pan, and exhaust system even though they have corrosion protection. At least every spring, flush these materials from the underbody with plain water. Clean any areas where mud andother debris can collect. Dirt packed in closed areas of the frame should be loosened before being flushed. Your dealer or an underbody vehicle washing system can do this for you. Chemical Paint Spotting Some weather and atmospheric conditions can create a chemical fallout. Airborne pollutants can fall upon and attack painted surfaces on your vehicle. This damage can take two forms: blotchy, ringlet-shaped discolorations, and small irregular dark spots etched into the paint surface. 6-76

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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Weatherstrips

Silicone grease

weatherstrips will make them last longer,

seal

better,

and

not

stick

squeak. Apply silicone grease with

clean

cloth at least every

six months. During very cold, damp weather more frequent application may

be required. (See “Recommended Fluids

Lubricants’’

the

Index.)

Sheet

Metal

Damage

your

vehicle

damaged and requires sheet metal

repair or replacement,

make sure the body repair shop applies anti-corrosion

material to the parts

repaired or replaced to

restore

corrosion protection.

Foreign

Material

Calcium chloride and other salts,

ice

melting agents, road

oil

and tar, tree

sap, bird droppings, chemicals from industrial chimneys, and other foreign

matter can damage your

vehicle’s finish if they

remain

on painted surfaces.

Use cleaners that are marked safe for painted surfaces to remove foreign

matter.

Finish

Damage

Any stone chips, fractures or deep scratches

the finish should be repaired

right away. Bare metal

will corrode quickly and

may develop into a major

repair expense.

Minor chips and scratches can

repaired

with

touch-up materials available

from your dealer or other service outlets. Larger areas of finish damage can

be corrected

your dealer’s body

and paint shop.

Underbody

Maintenance

Chemicals used for ice and snow removal and dust control can collect

the underbody.

these are not removed, accelerated corrosion (rust) can

occur

the underbody parts such as fuel lines,

frame,

floor pan, and

exhaust system even though they have corrosion protection.

At least every spring,

flush

these materials from the underbody

with

plain

water. Clean

any

areas where

mud

andother debris can collect. Dirt packed

closed areas of the frame should be loosened before being flushed. Your

dealer or an underbody vehicle washing system can do this for you.

Chemical

Paint

Spotting

Some

weather and atmospheric conditions can create

chemical

fallout.

Airborne pollutants can fall upon and attack painted surfaces on

your

vehicle. This damage can take two

forms:

blotchy,

ringlet-shaped

discolorations, and small irregular dark

spots

etched into the paint surface.

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