1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 310

Scheduled Maintenance Services A Word About Maintenance Weat GeneralMotorswant to helpyoukeepyourvehicleingoodworking condition.But we don'tknowexactlyhowyou'lldriveit. Youmay drivevery shortdistancesonlyafewtimesaweek.Oryoumaydrivelongdistancesall thetimeinveryhot,dustyweather. Youmay useyourvehicleinmaking it towork, to doerrands,orinmanyotherways. deliveries.Oryoumaydrive Because of allthedifferentwayspeopleusetheirGMvehicles,maintenance needsvary.Youmayevenneedmorefrequentchecksandreplacementsthan So pleasereadthissectionand you will findintheschedulesinthissection. If youhaveanyquestionsonhow to keepyourvehicle notehowyoudrive. GM ownerschoose ingoodcondition,seeyourGMdealer,theplacemany tohavetheirmaintenanceworkdone. Your dealercanbereliedupontouse properpartsandpractices. Your Vehicle And The Environmenr Propervehiclemaintenancenotonlyhelpskeepyourvehicleingoodworking All recommendedmaintenance condition,butitalsohelpstheenvironment. proceduresareimportant.Impropervehiclemaintenanceortheremoval of importantcomponentscansignificantlyaffectthequality oftheairwebreathe. Improperfluidlevelsoreventhewrongtireinflationcanincreasethelevel of emissionsfromyourvehicle. To helpprotectourenvironment,andtohelp keepyourvehicleingoodcondition,pleasemaintainyourvehicleproperly. A Performingmaintenanceworkonavehiclecanbedangerous. In Do yourown tryingtodosomejobs,youcanbeseriouslyinjured. maintenanceworkonly if youhavetherequiredknow-howandthe propertoolsandequipmentforthejob.Ifyouhaveanydoubt,have aqualifiedtechniciandothework. do somework onyourvehicle,youwillprobably GM publishes. Youwill findalist of want to gettheserviceinformation 8, "CustomerAssistance publicationsandhowtogettheminSection information".See"ServicePublications" in theIndex. If youareskilledenoughto to recordthemaintenance TheMaintenanceRecordprovidesaplaceforyou performedonyourvehicle.Wheneveranymaintenanceisperformed,besure will helpyoudeterminewhenyournext towrite it downinthissection.This it is a goodideatokeepyour maintenanceshouldbedone.Inaddition, maintenance receipts. They may be needed to qualify your vehicle for warrantyrepairs. 7-2