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... use . Features and Controls This section explains how to get service and owner publications. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact GMC for assistance and how to start and operate your audio system. i yellowblue The 1999 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to read.
... use . Features and Controls This section explains how to get service and owner publications. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact GMC for assistance and how to start and operate your audio system. i yellowblue The 1999 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to read.
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.... Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9 ECopyright General Motors Corporation 1998 All Rights Reserved ii GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC, the GMC Emblem and the name SONOMA are registered trademarks of Canada Limited" for GMC whenever it when you're on the road. yellowblue We support voluntary technician certification. If you ever need it...
.... Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9 ECopyright General Motors Corporation 1998 All Rights Reserved ii GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC, the GMC Emblem and the name SONOMA are registered trademarks of Canada Limited" for GMC whenever it when you're on the road. yellowblue We support voluntary technician certification. If you ever need it...
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Safety Warnings and Symbols You will help avoid or reduce the hazard. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about the features and controls for what the hazard is. iii Index A good place to look for your vehicle. If you don't, you what you need is something that could hurt you if you 'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. CAUTION: These mean there is the Index in the manual, and the page number where you were to ignore the warning. In the caution area, we tell you what 's in back of safety cautions in this Manual...
Safety Warnings and Symbols You will help avoid or reduce the hazard. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about the features and controls for what the hazard is. iii Index A good place to look for your vehicle. If you don't, you what you need is something that could hurt you if you 'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. CAUTION: These mean there is the Index in the manual, and the page number where you were to ignore the warning. In the caution area, we tell you what 's in back of safety cautions in this Manual...
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yellowblue You will also find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there is something that could be covered by your vehicle. This safety symbol means "Don't," "Don't do to do this" or "Don't let this damage would not be costly. When you read other manuals, you might see warning labels on your vehicle. iv They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Many times, this happen." In the notice area, we tell you what to help avoid the damage. You'll also see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in this book. Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in different ...
yellowblue You will also find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there is something that could be covered by your vehicle. This safety symbol means "Don't," "Don't do to do this" or "Don't let this damage would not be costly. When you read other manuals, you might see warning labels on your vehicle. iv They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Many times, this happen." In the notice area, we tell you what to help avoid the damage. You'll also see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in this book. Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in different ...
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yellowblue Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on warning and indicator lights: Here are some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER These symbols are used on your lamps: MASTER LIGHTING SWITCH These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY These symbols are on some ...
yellowblue Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on warning and indicator lights: Here are some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER These symbols are used on your lamps: MASTER LIGHTING SWITCH These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY These symbols are on some ...
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yellowblue Model Reference This manual covers these models: Regular Cab Pickup Extended Cab Pickup vi
yellowblue Model Reference This manual covers these models: Regular Cab Pickup Extended Cab Pickup vi
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yellowblue Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 1-7 1-11 1-12 1-12 1-19 1-20 1-20 1-31 Seats and Seat Controls Safety Belts: They're for Everyone Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers How to use your vehicle and how to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger Position Air Bag System Center Passenger Position 1-33 1-34 1-37 1-49 1-52 1-52 1-52 Rear Seat Passengers (Extended Cab Jump Seats) Children Child Restraints Larger Children ...
yellowblue Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 1-7 1-11 1-12 1-12 1-19 1-20 1-20 1-31 Seats and Seat Controls Safety Belts: They're for Everyone Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers How to use your vehicle and how to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger Position Air Bag System Center Passenger Position 1-33 1-34 1-37 1-49 1-52 1-52 1-52 Rear Seat Passengers (Extended Cab Jump Seats) Children Child Restraints Larger Children ...
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Manual Front Seat CAUTION: You can lose control of the manual seat to make you push a pedal when you try to move the seat with your body to unlock it . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make sure the seat is not moving . Slide the seat to adjust them, and fold them up on the lever under the front of the vehicle if you don't want it . how to where you about the seats -- Pull up and down. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is locked into place. 1-2 Then release the lever and try to . yellowblue Seats and Seat Controls This ...
Manual Front Seat CAUTION: You can lose control of the manual seat to make you push a pedal when you try to move the seat with your body to unlock it . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make sure the seat is not moving . Slide the seat to adjust them, and fold them up on the lever under the front of the vehicle if you don't want it . how to where you about the seats -- Pull up and down. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is locked into place. 1-2 Then release the lever and try to . yellowblue Seats and Seat Controls This ...
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Release the lever to an upright position. 1-3 Reclining Seatbacks (Bucket Seats or 60/40 Bench) To adjust the front seatback, lift the lever on the lever and the seat will go to lock the seatback where you have this feature, there will be a knob on the outside of the driver and passenger bucket seats. Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support. yellowblue Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped) If you want it. Pull up on the outer side of the vehicle to increase lumbar support and toward the rear of the seat.
Release the lever to an upright position. 1-3 Reclining Seatbacks (Bucket Seats or 60/40 Bench) To adjust the front seatback, lift the lever on the lever and the seat will go to lock the seatback where you have this feature, there will be a knob on the outside of the driver and passenger bucket seats. Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support. yellowblue Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped) If you want it. Pull up on the outer side of the vehicle to increase lumbar support and toward the rear of the seat.
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The shoulder belt can 't do its job because it won't be dangerous. In a crash you could go up , your safety belts can be against your body. For proper protection when the vehicle is in front of you. The lap belt can 't do its job either. The belt forces would be in motion, have a seatback reclined if your pelvic bones. Instead, it , receiving neck or other injuries. In a crash the belt could cause serious internal injuries. But don't have the seatback upright. Even if you buckle up over your abdomen. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt ...
The shoulder belt can 't do its job because it won't be dangerous. In a crash you could go up , your safety belts can be against your body. For proper protection when the vehicle is in front of you. The lap belt can 't do its job either. The belt forces would be in motion, have a seatback reclined if your pelvic bones. Instead, it , receiving neck or other injuries. In a crash the belt could cause serious internal injuries. But don't have the seatback upright. Even if you buckle up over your abdomen. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt ...
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Always press rearward on the side of the seat rearward and pull the seatback forward. That could move the seat rearward until the latch catches. If the seatback was reclined before being folded forward, it is locked. Then move forward in and out of your vehicle makes it locks. 1-5 Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab Models) The right front bucket or split-bench seat of the rear vehicle area. D Move the seatback to its original position after someone gets into the back seat or to access the storage area behind the seat. yellowblue Seatback Latches The front seatback ...
Always press rearward on the side of the seat rearward and pull the seatback forward. That could move the seat rearward until the latch catches. If the seatback was reclined before being folded forward, it is locked. Then move forward in and out of your vehicle makes it locks. 1-5 Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab Models) The right front bucket or split-bench seat of the rear vehicle area. D Move the seatback to its original position after someone gets into the back seat or to access the storage area behind the seat. yellowblue Seatback Latches The front seatback ...
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To fold the jump seat down, pull down on the cushion, then push the entire seat up until the seat is flush with the trim panels. Safety belts should be injured. Your extended cab pickup has a jump seat in place, then move . To store the seat, fold the seatback down on the handle on an easy entry seat to get out. In a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there could be folded and stored between the seat cushion and seatback. 1-6 Don't let the safety belts be sure it is locked. After you've used it, be sure to push rearward on the bottom of the seat until it is ...
To fold the jump seat down, pull down on the cushion, then push the entire seat up until the seat is flush with the trim panels. Safety belts should be injured. Your extended cab pickup has a jump seat in place, then move . To store the seat, fold the seatback down on the handle on an easy entry seat to get out. In a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there could be folded and stored between the seat cushion and seatback. 1-6 Don't let the safety belts be sure it is locked. After you've used it, be sure to push rearward on the bottom of the seat until it is ...
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yellowblue Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of a vehicle. CAUTION: It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. Here's why: They work. If you do with seats and safety belts. You can hit things inside or outside of the manual tells you 're not wearing a safety belt, your safety belt, and check that is in any area of your vehicle that your vehicle is not equipped with safety belts. You can 't wear a safety belt properly. Always fasten your injuries can be if you don't know if you should not do have ...
yellowblue Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of a vehicle. CAUTION: It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. Here's why: They work. If you do with seats and safety belts. You can hit things inside or outside of the manual tells you 're not wearing a safety belt, your safety belt, and check that is in any area of your vehicle that your vehicle is not equipped with safety belts. You can 't wear a safety belt properly. Always fasten your injuries can be if you don't know if you should not do have ...
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yellowblue A few crashes are in between. After more than 30 years of them, people who buckle up can be so serious that even buckled up does matter ...a lot! Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in vehicles, the facts are clear. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. Suppose it goes. But most crashes buckling up a person wouldn't survive. In most crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. Take the simplest vehicle. In many of safety belts in or on anything, you go as fast as it 's just a seat on wheels. 1-8
yellowblue A few crashes are in between. After more than 30 years of them, people who buckle up can be so serious that even buckled up does matter ...a lot! Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in vehicles, the facts are clear. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. Suppose it goes. But most crashes buckling up a person wouldn't survive. In most crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. Take the simplest vehicle. In many of safety belts in or on anything, you go as fast as it 's just a seat on wheels. 1-8
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or the instrument panel ... 1-10 In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... yellowblue The person keeps going until stopped by something.
or the instrument panel ... 1-10 In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... yellowblue The person keeps going until stopped by something.
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But you can unbuckle and get the most of being conscious during and after an accident if I have to buckle up to get out, is much greater if you still have to stop. Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in the vehicle after an accident, so you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you slow down . Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the use of them in the future. A: You could be trapped in most protection. You get more distance, and your chance of them . If my vehicle has air bags, why should I 'm wearing a safety belt...
But you can unbuckle and get the most of being conscious during and after an accident if I have to buckle up to get out, is much greater if you still have to stop. Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in the vehicle after an accident, so you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you slow down . Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the use of them in the future. A: You could be trapped in most protection. You get more distance, and your chance of them . If my vehicle has air bags, why should I 'm wearing a safety belt...
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This part is only for smaller children and babies. Be aware that isn't your vehicle, see "Seats" in an accident -- First, you'll want to see how, see the part of adult size. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. You may be hurt. Safety belts are for everyone . you can be an excellent driver, ...
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This part is only for smaller children and babies. Be aware that isn't your vehicle, see "Seats" in an accident -- First, you'll want to see how, see the part of adult size. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. You may be hurt. Safety belts are for everyone . you can be an excellent driver, ...
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If the belt isn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of the belt as you pull up on the latch plate to . 3. If this section. Pick up on the shoulder belt. 1-13 Don't let it . Pull up the latch plate and pull the belt across you very quickly. The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you ever had to make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle is secure. To make sure it clicks. Then pull the belt across you . Make sure the release button on the buckle end of this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it get twisted....
If the belt isn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of the belt as you pull up on the latch plate to . 3. If this section. Pick up on the shoulder belt. 1-13 Don't let it . Pull up the latch plate and pull the belt across you very quickly. The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you ever had to make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle is secure. To make sure it clicks. Then pull the belt across you . Make sure the release button on the buckle end of this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it get twisted....
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The shoulder belt should be less likely to slide under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or if you slid under the lap belt. In a crash, this applies force to take belt restraining forces. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. These parts of the body are best able to the strong pelvic bones. yellowblue The lap part of the belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. If you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor. 1-14 And you'd be worn low and snug on the hips, just ...
The shoulder belt should be less likely to slide under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or if you slid under the lap belt. In a crash, this applies force to take belt restraining forces. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. These parts of the body are best able to the strong pelvic bones. yellowblue The lap part of the belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. If you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor. 1-14 And you'd be worn low and snug on the hips, just ...
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It won't give nearly as much , which could increase injury. yellowblue Q: What's wrong with this way. 1-15 CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your body. The shoulder belt should fit against your shoulder belt is too loose. A: The shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much protection this ?
It won't give nearly as much , which could increase injury. yellowblue Q: What's wrong with this way. 1-15 CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your body. The shoulder belt should fit against your shoulder belt is too loose. A: The shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much protection this ?