1993 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 332

Scheduled Maintenance Services A Womi About Maintenance' WeatGeneralMotorswanttohelpyoukeep.yourvehicleingoodworking condition.Butwedon'tknowexactlyhowyou'lldriveit..Youmaydrivevery Or youmaydrive long distancesall shortdistancesonlyafewtimesaweek. thetime in veryhot,dustyweather. Youmay useyourvehicle in making deliveries. Or youmaydrive it to work, to doerrands, or in many ,other ways. Becauseofallthedifferentwayspeopleusetheir GM vehicles,,maintenance needsvary.Youmayevenneedmorefrequentchecksandreplacementsthan you will findintheschedules in thissection. So pleasereadthissectionand note howyoudrive. If youhaveanyquestionsonhow to keepyourvehicle GM ownerschoose in goodcondition,seeyour GM dealer,theplacemany tohavetheirmaintenanceworkdone.Yourdealercanbereliedupon to use properpartsandpractices. Your Vehicle And The Environment Propervehiclemaintenancenotonlyhelpskeepyourvehicle in good working All recommendedmaintenance condition,but it alsohelpstheenvironment. proceduresareimportant.Impropervehiclemaintenanceortheremovalof importantcomponentscansignificantlyaffectthequality of the airwebreathe. Improperfluidlevels or eventhewrongtireinflationcanincreasethelevel of emissionsfromyourvehicle. To help protect our environment, and to help keep your vehicle in goodcondition,pleasemaintainyourvehicleproperly. Performing maintenance work on a vehicle can be dangerous. in trying to do sgrne jobs, you can be seriously injured. Do your own maintenance work only if you have the required know-how and .the 'proper took and equipment for the job. If you have any doubt, have a qualified technician do thework. . If youareskilledenoughto do somework on yourvehicle,you will probably want to gettheserviceinformation GM publishes. You will find a list of publicationsandhowtogetthem in Section 8, "CustomerAssistance Information".See"ServicePublications" in theIndex. TheMaintenanceRecordprovidesaplace for you to recordthemaintenance performed on your vehicle. Whenever any maintenance is performed, be sure to write it down in thissection.This will helpyoudeterminewhenyour next. maintenanceshouldbedone. In addition, it is a good idea to keepyour maintenancereceipts.Theymaybeneeded to qualify your vehicle for warrantyrepairs. 7-2