1999 GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 383

A Word About Maintenance We atGeneralMotorswanttohelpyoukeepyourvehicle in goodworking condition.But wedon'tknowexactlyhowyou'lldriveit. Youmay drivevery shortdistancesonlya few timesa week.Oryoumaydrivelongdistancesall thetime in veryhot,dustyweather. Youmayuseyour vehicleinmaking deliveries.Oryoumaydrive it to work, to do errands,or in manyotherways. Because of allthedifferent wayspeopleusetheirGMvehicles,maintenance needsvary.Youmayeven needmorefrequentchecksandreplacementsthan youwill find in theschedules in thissection. So pleasereadthissectionand If youhaveanyquestionsonhow to keepyourvehicle notehowyoudrive. in goodcondition,seeyour GMdealer,theplacemany GM ownerschoose to havetheirmaintenanceworkdone. Your dealercanbereliedupon to use properpartsandpractices. Your Vehicle and the Environment Propervehiclemaintenancenotonlyhelpskeep your vehicleingoodworking condition, but alsohelpstheenvironment.Allrecommendedmaintenance procedures are important.Impropervehiclemaintenance or the removalof importantcomponentscansignificantlyaffectthequality of the air we breathe. Improperfluidlevelsoreventhewrongtireinflationcanincrease the level of emissionsfromyourvehicle. To helpprotectourenvironment,and to help keepyourvehicle in good condition,pleasemaintainyourvehicleproperly. Recording Maintenance Services TheMaintenanceRecordneartheend of this sectionprovidesaplacefor you to recordthemaintenanceperformedonyourvehicle.Wheneverany to write it down in theMaintenance maintenanceisperformed,besure Record. This willhelpyoudeterminewhenyournextmaintenanceshouldbe done, In addition, it is agoodidea to keepyourmaintenancereceipts.They maybeneeded to qualifyyourvehicleforwarrantyrepairs. CAUTION + CAUTION:Performingmaintenanceworkonavehiclecanbe dangerous. In trying to do somejobs,youcanbeseriouslyinjured. Do yourownmaintenanceworkonly if youhavetherequired If you know-howandthepropertoolsandequipmentforthejob. haveanydoubt.have a aualifiedtechnician do thework. If youare skilled enough to do someworkonyourvehicle,youwillprobably want to gettheserviceinformation GM publishes. You will find alist of publicationsandhow to getthem in the back of Section 8, "Customer AssistanceInformation."See"ServicePublications'' in the Index. 7-3