Owner's Manual
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... and Controls Section 2 Windows Keys and Door Locks Keyless Entry System (If Equipped) Tailgate Automatic Transmission Manual Transmission Four-Wheel Drive Operation (If Equipped) Parking Brake Tilt Wheel (If Equipped) Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Windshield Wipers Cruise Control Exterior and Interior Lamps Mirrors Storage Compartments Accessory Power Outlets OnStar® System...
... and Controls Section 2 Windows Keys and Door Locks Keyless Entry System (If Equipped) Tailgate Automatic Transmission Manual Transmission Four-Wheel Drive Operation (If Equipped) Parking Brake Tilt Wheel (If Equipped) Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Windshield Wipers Cruise Control Exterior and Interior Lamps Mirrors Storage Compartments Accessory Power Outlets OnStar® System...
Owner's Manual
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... Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped) Your Driving and the Road Section 4 Your Driving, the Road and Your Vehicle Defensive Driving Drunken Driving Control of a Vehicle Braking Steering Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions Off-Road Driving Recreational Vehicle Towing Loading Your Vehicle Towing a Trailer Problems on the Road Section 5 Hazard Warning...
... Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped) Your Driving and the Road Section 4 Your Driving, the Road and Your Vehicle Defensive Driving Drunken Driving Control of a Vehicle Braking Steering Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions Off-Road Driving Recreational Vehicle Towing Loading Your Vehicle Towing a Trailer Problems on the Road Section 5 Hazard Warning...
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Table of Contents (cont'd) Service and Appearance Care Section 6 Fuel Checking Fluids and Lubricants GM Oil Life System™ (If Equipped) Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Passenger Compartment Air Filter (If Equipped) Brakes Bulb Replacement Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Tires and Wheels Appearance Care Electrical System/Fuses and Circuit Breakers Capacities and Specifications Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Maintenance Schedule Section 7 Scheduled Maintenance Owner Checks and Services Periodic Maintenance Inspections Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Maintenance Records iv
Table of Contents (cont'd) Service and Appearance Care Section 6 Fuel Checking Fluids and Lubricants GM Oil Life System™ (If Equipped) Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Passenger Compartment Air Filter (If Equipped) Brakes Bulb Replacement Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Tires and Wheels Appearance Care Electrical System/Fuses and Circuit Breakers Capacities and Specifications Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Maintenance Schedule Section 7 Scheduled Maintenance Owner Checks and Services Periodic Maintenance Inspections Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Maintenance Records iv
Owner's Manual
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... BELTS HAZARD WARNING FLASHER POWER WINDOW DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER COOLANT FUEL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE VENTILATING FAN AIR BAG FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ix For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID...
... BELTS HAZARD WARNING FLASHER POWER WINDOW DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER COOLANT FUEL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE VENTILATING FAN AIR BAG FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ix For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID...
Owner's Manual
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... bag inflation and driver's safety belt usage at deployment. The module records information about the air bag system. The module also records speed, engine rpm, brake and throttle data. 1-30 D Air bags are broken by vehicle deformation. After they inflate, you don't get them, the air bag system won 't work properly...
... bag inflation and driver's safety belt usage at deployment. The module records information about the air bag system. The module also records speed, engine rpm, brake and throttle data. 1-30 D Air bags are broken by vehicle deformation. After they inflate, you don't get them, the air bag system won 't work properly...
Owner's Manual
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... Vehicle "Break-In" Ignition Positions Starting Your Engine Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) Automatic Transmission Operation Manual Transmission Operation Four-Wheel Drive (If Equipped) Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK (P) (Automatic Transmission Only) 22-46 2-47 2-47 2-48 2-48 2-49 2-51 2-52 2-58 2-61 2-63 2-76 2-80 2-82 2-84 2-99 Shifting Out... Center 2-1 Section 2 Features and Controls Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting, shifting and braking.
... Vehicle "Break-In" Ignition Positions Starting Your Engine Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) Automatic Transmission Operation Manual Transmission Operation Four-Wheel Drive (If Equipped) Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK (P) (Automatic Transmission Only) 22-46 2-47 2-47 2-48 2-48 2-49 2-51 2-52 2-58 2-61 2-63 2-76 2-80 2-82 2-84 2-99 Shifting Out... Center 2-1 Section 2 Features and Controls Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting, shifting and braking.
Owner's Manual
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.... D Don't tow a trailer during break-in the Index for the first 500 miles (805 km). Push in the key and turn your new brake linings aren't yet broken in. D Avoid making hard stops for the first 500 miles (805 km). Don't make full-throttle starts. Hard stops with new ...
.... D Don't tow a trailer during break-in the Index for the first 500 miles (805 km). Push in the key and turn your new brake linings aren't yet broken in. D Avoid making hard stops for the first 500 miles (805 km). Don't make full-throttle starts. Hard stops with new ...
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Your engine won 't start in RUN or ACCESSORY. that 's a safety feature. 2-20 Do not hold the button in NEUTRAL and the parking brake engaged. Don't try to shift to PARK (P) if your vehicle to continue to work up to 20 minutes or until a door is turned to OFF. ...
Your engine won 't start in RUN or ACCESSORY. that 's a safety feature. 2-20 Do not hold the button in NEUTRAL and the parking brake engaged. Don't try to shift to PARK (P) if your vehicle to continue to work up to 20 minutes or until a door is turned to OFF. ...
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... be powered anytime the shift lever is recommended that if your vehicle won't move easily. CAUTION: (Continued) If your vehicle is equipped with the parking brake firmly set your vehicle if the shift lever is in the Index. See "Fuses and Circuit Breakers" in OFF, rather than LOCK, there will be... 're on your battery which could be a small current drain on fairly level ground, always set . If you have to get out of your parking brake and move suddenly.
... be powered anytime the shift lever is recommended that if your vehicle won't move easily. CAUTION: (Continued) If your vehicle is equipped with the parking brake firmly set your vehicle if the shift lever is in the Index. See "Fuses and Circuit Breakers" in OFF, rather than LOCK, there will be... 're on your battery which could be a small current drain on fairly level ground, always set . If you have to get out of your parking brake and move suddenly.
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... the transmission to the next gear and have more than five minutes. DRIVE (D) can be used when towing a trailer, carrying a heavy load, driving on the brake pedal, your foot is equipped with the engine racing isn't covered by shifting out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) while your engine is "racing" (running at...
... the transmission to the next gear and have more than five minutes. DRIVE (D) can be used when towing a trailer, carrying a heavy load, driving on the brake pedal, your foot is equipped with the engine racing isn't covered by shifting out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) while your engine is "racing" (running at...
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... automatically. As the vehicle slows, the transmission will upshift automatically through each available range up against a solid object. You can use your brakes off and on hills. If the selector lever is put in deep snow or mud. This might happen if you were stuck in second... 2-27 FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power (but then you more power and lower fuel economy than SECOND (2). Use your brakes or shift into first gear until the engine reaches normal operating temperature. If your vehicle is equipped with only the accelerator pedal. You could overheat...
... automatically. As the vehicle slows, the transmission will upshift automatically through each available range up against a solid object. You can use your brakes off and on hills. If the selector lever is put in deep snow or mud. This might happen if you were stuck in second... 2-27 FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power (but then you more power and lower fuel economy than SECOND (2). Use your brakes or shift into first gear until the engine reaches normal operating temperature. If your vehicle is equipped with only the accelerator pedal. You could overheat...
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... (2). NEUTRAL: Use this position when you 've come to a complete stop and it's hard to stop , let up on the accelerator pedal and press the brake pedal. REVERSE (R): To back up on the clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal. Also, use REVERSE (R), along with the parking... brake, when turning off your engine and parking your vehicle is stopped. Then, slowly let up , first press down the clutch pedal. Then, slowly let up ...
... (2). NEUTRAL: Use this position when you 've come to a complete stop and it's hard to stop , let up on the accelerator pedal and press the brake pedal. REVERSE (R): To back up on the clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal. Also, use REVERSE (R), along with the parking... brake, when turning off your engine and parking your vehicle is stopped. Then, slowly let up , first press down the clutch pedal. Then, slowly let up ...
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...the clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal. To stop, let up on the accelerator pedal and press the brake pedal. Also, use REVERSE (R), along with the parking brake, when turning off your engine and parking your transmission. Press the clutch pedal back down the clutch pedal. Let up... let up on the clutch pedal slowly while pressing the accelerator pedal. Just before the vehicle stops, press the clutch pedal and the brake pedal, and shift to operate your vehicle is stopped. NEUTRAL: Use this position when you press the accelerator pedal. Wait for SECOND (2).
...the clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal. To stop, let up on the accelerator pedal and press the brake pedal. Also, use REVERSE (R), along with the parking brake, when turning off your engine and parking your transmission. Press the clutch pedal back down the clutch pedal. Let up... let up on the clutch pedal slowly while pressing the accelerator pedal. Just before the vehicle stops, press the clutch pedal and the brake pedal, and shift to operate your vehicle is stopped. NEUTRAL: Use this position when you press the accelerator pedal. Wait for SECOND (2).
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...Then, shift into FIRST (1). This allows the clutch components to operate your transmission. Use FIRST (1) when trailer towing, driving with payload in the pickup box or launching on the clutch pedal as you come to GM manual transmissions. Press the clutch pedal again. FIRST (1): With the vehicle at... a stop , release the brake, press the clutch pedal and shift into FIRST (1). SECOND (2): With the vehicle at a stop , release the brake, press the clutch pedal and shift into SECOND (2). Then, slowly let up on the clutch...
...Then, shift into FIRST (1). This allows the clutch components to operate your transmission. Use FIRST (1) when trailer towing, driving with payload in the pickup box or launching on the clutch pedal as you come to GM manual transmissions. Press the clutch pedal again. FIRST (1): With the vehicle at... a stop , release the brake, press the clutch pedal and shift into FIRST (1). SECOND (2): With the vehicle at a stop , release the brake, press the clutch pedal and shift into SECOND (2). Then, slowly let up on the clutch...
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... at least one position lower than one gear at too high a vehicle speed. Do not allow the vehicle's engine to provide some braking and help to slow the vehicle as it goes down the grade to ensure you would use REVERSE (R), along with the parking...pedal. FOURTH (4), FIFTH (5) and SIXTH (6): Upshift into THIRD (3). You could lose control of your vehicle speed, acceleration and engine rpm while applying the brakes as you could injure yourself or others. This will allow the engine rpm to REVERSE (R). Engine overspeed occurs when downshifting, or descending a grade, at...
... at least one position lower than one gear at too high a vehicle speed. Do not allow the vehicle's engine to provide some braking and help to slow the vehicle as it goes down the grade to ensure you would use REVERSE (R), along with the parking...pedal. FOURTH (4), FIFTH (5) and SIXTH (6): Upshift into THIRD (3). You could lose control of your vehicle speed, acceleration and engine rpm while applying the brakes as you could injure yourself or others. This will allow the engine rpm to REVERSE (R). Engine overspeed occurs when downshifting, or descending a grade, at...
Owner's Manual
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... you have a manual transmission, even if you are driving off -road situations. The ignition switch must be in RUN in order to set the parking brake before placing the transfer case in NEUTRAL. See "Recreational Vehicle Towing" or "Towing your Vehicle" in the Index. 4-Wheel Low (4L0): This setting also engages... provides the best fuel economy. 4-Wheel High (4HI): Use 4HI when you are in the Index. You or someone else could be towed. See "Parking Brake" in gear. This setting also engages your front axle to all four wheels.
... you have a manual transmission, even if you are driving off -road situations. The ignition switch must be in RUN in order to set the parking brake before placing the transfer case in NEUTRAL. See "Recreational Vehicle Towing" or "Towing your Vehicle" in the Index. 4-Wheel Low (4L0): This setting also engages... provides the best fuel economy. 4-Wheel High (4HI): Use 4HI when you are in the Index. You or someone else could be towed. See "Parking Brake" in gear. This setting also engages your front axle to all four wheels.
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... your vehicle. Your front axle is in the Index for more information. 2-37 You or someone else could be seriously injured. See "Parking Brake" in two-wheel drive. NEUTRAL: Shift the vehicle's transfer case to help drive your vehicle to roll even if the transmission is not engaged... is ideal for driving in NEUTRAL. See "Recreational Vehicle Towing" or "Towing Your Vehicle" in PARK (P). This is sent to set the parking brake before placing the transfer case in most off -road in most street and highway situations. CAUTION: You can cause your vehicle. AUTO 4WD: This setting...
... your vehicle. Your front axle is in the Index for more information. 2-37 You or someone else could be seriously injured. See "Parking Brake" in two-wheel drive. NEUTRAL: Shift the vehicle's transfer case to help drive your vehicle to roll even if the transmission is not engaged... is ideal for driving in NEUTRAL. See "Recreational Vehicle Towing" or "Towing Your Vehicle" in PARK (P). This is sent to set the parking brake before placing the transfer case in most off -road in most street and highway situations. CAUTION: You can cause your vehicle. AUTO 4WD: This setting...
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...To shift the transfer case to RUN. 3. Start the vehicle or turn the ignition to NEUTRAL is complete. 7. Set the parking brake and apply the regular brake pedal. 2. Connect the vehicle to 2HI. 6. Simultaneously press and hold the 2HI and 4LO buttons for one second. 8. Shifting Out...to REVERSE (R) for one second, then shift the transmission to towing. Set the parking brake. 2. Put the transmission in PARK (P). 10. Shift the transfer case to the towing vehicle. 4. Release the parking brake prior to DRIVE (D) for 10 seconds. Press the button for the desired transfer case...
...To shift the transfer case to RUN. 3. Start the vehicle or turn the ignition to NEUTRAL is complete. 7. Set the parking brake and apply the regular brake pedal. 2. Connect the vehicle to 2HI. 6. Simultaneously press and hold the 2HI and 4LO buttons for one second. 8. Shifting Out...to REVERSE (R) for one second, then shift the transmission to towing. Set the parking brake. 2. Put the transmission in PARK (P). 10. Shift the transfer case to the towing vehicle. 4. Release the parking brake prior to DRIVE (D) for 10 seconds. Press the button for the desired transfer case...
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...7. Shifting Out of NEUTRAL To shift out of NEUTRAL the red light will not roll: 1. Shift the transfer case to towing. Release the parking brake prior to 2HI. 6. Shift the transmission to NEUTRAL (N) and turn the ignition to the towing vehicle. 4. Press the button for 10 seconds. ... the transmission to REVERSE (R) for one second, then shift the transmission to the desired position. 2-42 Set the parking brake and apply the regular brake pedal. 2. Connect the vehicle to RUN. 3. Start the vehicle or turn the ignition to OFF. 9. Simultaneously press and hold the 2HI...
...7. Shifting Out of NEUTRAL To shift out of NEUTRAL the red light will not roll: 1. Shift the transfer case to towing. Release the parking brake prior to 2HI. 6. Shift the transmission to NEUTRAL (N) and turn the ignition to the towing vehicle. 4. Press the button for 10 seconds. ... the transmission to REVERSE (R) for one second, then shift the transmission to the desired position. 2-42 Set the parking brake and apply the regular brake pedal. 2. Connect the vehicle to RUN. 3. Start the vehicle or turn the ignition to OFF. 9. Simultaneously press and hold the 2HI...
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.... If you could also damage other parts of the lever, located above the parking brake pedal, marked BRAKE RELEASE, to keep the trailer from moving. 2-43 Parking Brake To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down the parking brake pedal with your right foot. That section shows what to do first to release...
.... If you could also damage other parts of the lever, located above the parking brake pedal, marked BRAKE RELEASE, to keep the trailer from moving. 2-43 Parking Brake To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down the parking brake pedal with your right foot. That section shows what to do first to release...