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2009 GMC Savana Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-6 Safety Belts ...1-10 Child Restraints ...1-31 Airbag System ...1-58 Restraint System Check ...1-79 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-2 ...
2009 GMC Savana Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-6 Safety Belts ...1-10 Child Restraints ...1-31 Airbag System ...1-58 Restraint System Check ...1-79 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-2 ...
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...manual... in the back of the manual. Keep this manual. Box 07130 Detroit, MI ...48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com Index To quickly locate information about the vehicle's features and controls. It is an alphabetical list of what is in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for GMC... wherever it was printed. For vehicles first sold in the manual...manual includes the latest information at the time it appears in this manual in U.S.A. Read this manual... and specific information on this manual can be on your dealer/retailer or...
...manual... in the back of the manual. Keep this manual. Box 07130 Detroit, MI ...48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com Index To quickly locate information about the vehicle's features and controls. It is an alphabetical list of what is in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for GMC... wherever it was printed. For vehicles first sold in the manual...manual includes the latest information at the time it appears in this manual in U.S.A. Read this manual... and specific information on this manual can be on your dealer/retailer or...
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Safety Warnings and Symbols A circle with the word CAUTION is used to tell about something that could damage your owner manual for additional instructions or information. There are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific ...component, control, message, gage, or indicator. { CAUTION: These mean there is and what to do to see a service manual for additional instructions or information. *: This symbol is a safety symbol which use symbols instead of text. Cautions tell what the hazard is something that...
Safety Warnings and Symbols A circle with the word CAUTION is used to tell about something that could damage your owner manual for additional instructions or information. There are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific ...component, control, message, gage, or indicator. { CAUTION: These mean there is and what to do to see a service manual for additional instructions or information. *: This symbol is a safety symbol which use symbols instead of text. Cautions tell what the hazard is something that...
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... Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-78 Restraint System Check ...1-79 Checking the Restraint Systems ...1-79 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-80 Front Seats ...1-2 Manual Seats ...1-2 Power Seat ...1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-6 Rear Seat Operation ...1-6 Safety Belts ...1-10 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-10 How to Wear Safety Belts...
... Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-78 Restraint System Check ...1-79 Checking the Restraint Systems ...1-79 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-80 Front Seats ...1-2 Manual Seats ...1-2 Power Seat ...1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-6 Rear Seat Operation ...1-6 Safety Belts ...1-10 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-10 How to Wear Safety Belts...
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Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is locked in place. 1-2 Front Seats Manual Seats If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can lose control of the vehicle if you do not want to. Try to move the seat with your body to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to be moved forward or rearward. 1. Slide the seat to unlock the seat. 2. Lift the bar to the desired position and release the bar. { CAUTION: You can be sure the seat is not moving .
Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is locked in place. 1-2 Front Seats Manual Seats If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can lose control of the vehicle if you do not want to. Try to move the seat with your body to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to be moved forward or rearward. 1. Slide the seat to unlock the seat. 2. Lift the bar to the desired position and release the bar. { CAUTION: You can be sure the seat is not moving .
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... crash. To return the seatback to . That could move forward in place. 3. The lever used to operate them is located on the seatback to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . { CAUTION: If either seatback is not locked, it could cause injury to the upright position. 2. Push and pull... upright position: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the person sitting there. The seats have manual reclining seatbacks. Lift the recline lever. 2.
... crash. To return the seatback to . That could move forward in place. 3. The lever used to operate them is located on the seatback to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . { CAUTION: If either seatback is not locked, it could cause injury to the upright position. 2. Push and pull... upright position: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the person sitting there. The seats have manual reclining seatbacks. Lift the recline lever. 2.
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It is extremely dangerous to ride in any area of the manual describes how to use safety belts properly. Do not allow people to be seriously injured or killed. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is not ... do with seats and safety belts. In the same crash, you might not be, if you or your passenger(s) are more likely to ride in a cargo area, inside the vehicle harder or be ejected from the vehicle. It also describes some things not to buckle the safety belts. Safety Belts { CAUTION...
It is extremely dangerous to ride in any area of the manual describes how to use safety belts properly. Do not allow people to be seriously injured or killed. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is not ... do with seats and safety belts. In the same crash, you might not be, if you or your passenger(s) are more likely to ride in a cargo area, inside the vehicle harder or be ejected from the vehicle. It also describes some things not to buckle the safety belts. Safety Belts { CAUTION...
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To help a child to improve the fit of injury, the child restraint must be secured in this manual. A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle. Securing an Add-On Child ...
To help a child to improve the fit of injury, the child restraint must be secured in this manual. A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle. Securing an Add-On Child ...
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... a rear seat, including: an infant or a child riding in a rear-facing child restraint; Keep in mind that child restraint. 1-39 Be sure to manually turn off the right front passenger airbag. an older child riding in the vehicle - If a child restraint is secured in the vehicle. even when no... with the restraint which may be a switch on the restraint itself or in the child restraint. Where to Put the Restraint According to this manual. We recommend that children and child restraints be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child is in the Right Front Seat Position ...
... a rear seat, including: an infant or a child riding in a rear-facing child restraint; Keep in mind that child restraint. 1-39 Be sure to manually turn off the right front passenger airbag. an older child riding in the vehicle - If a child restraint is secured in the vehicle. even when no... with the restraint which may be a switch on the restraint itself or in the child restraint. Where to Put the Restraint According to this manual. We recommend that children and child restraints be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child is in the Right Front Seat Position ...
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... the restraint, following the instructions that came with a top tether, you must never be installed using the anchors, or use with these attachments in this manual. When installing a child restraint with that has LATCH attachments. A child restraint must also use either the lower anchors or the safety belts to use the...
... the restraint, following the instructions that came with a top tether, you must never be installed using the anchors, or use with these attachments in this manual. When installing a child restraint with that has LATCH attachments. A child restraint must also use either the lower anchors or the safety belts to use the...
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... located at the rear of the seat cushion on page 1-39 for the front passenger position with the child restraint and the instructions in this manual. Do not secure a child restraint in the rear rather than the front seat.
... located at the rear of the seat cushion on page 1-39 for the front passenger position with the child restraint and the instructions in this manual. Do not secure a child restraint in the rear rather than the front seat.
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To reduce the risk of the retractor to set the lock, if your child restraint manufacturer instructions and the instructions in this manual. 1.1. If necessary, move buckled safety belts to the lower anchors. Refer to your vehicle has one child restraint to a single anchor could cause the anchor ...
To reduce the risk of the retractor to set the lock, if your child restraint manufacturer instructions and the instructions in this manual. 1.1. If necessary, move buckled safety belts to the lower anchors. Refer to your vehicle has one child restraint to a single anchor could cause the anchor ...
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... the airbag system. A new system will not work on page 1-71. 1-67 See Passenger Sensing System on the airbag systems. Improper service can use to manually turn on -off the right front passenger airbag. • Airbags are broken by vehicle deformation. In many crashes severe enough to inflate the...
... the airbag system. A new system will not work on page 1-71. 1-67 See Passenger Sensing System on the airbag systems. Improper service can use to manually turn on -off the right front passenger airbag. • Airbags are broken by vehicle deformation. In many crashes severe enough to inflate the...
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... information about servicing the vehicle and the airbag system. You can be serviced. To purchase a service manual, see Service Publications Ordering Information on page 7-16. { CAUTION: For up to 10 seconds after the ignition is turned off and the battery is quali...
... information about servicing the vehicle and the airbag system. You can be serviced. To purchase a service manual, see Service Publications Ordering Information on page 7-16. { CAUTION: For up to 10 seconds after the ignition is turned off and the battery is quali...
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...panel, roof-rail airbag modules, ceiling headliner or pillar garnish trim, front sensors, or airbag wiring can I find out whether this manual. See Customer Satisfaction Procedure on page 7-2. The phone numbers and addresses for a different vehicle. In addition, the vehicle may have questions,... Assistance before you have a passenger sensing system for additional important information. A: Yes. In addition, your dealer/retailer and the service manual have to or change the vehicle's frame, bumper system, height, front end or side sheet metal, they may keep the airbags ...
...panel, roof-rail airbag modules, ceiling headliner or pillar garnish trim, front sensors, or airbag wiring can I find out whether this manual. See Customer Satisfaction Procedure on page 7-2. The phone numbers and addresses for a different vehicle. In addition, the vehicle may have questions,... Assistance before you have a passenger sensing system for additional important information. A: Yes. In addition, your dealer/retailer and the service manual have to or change the vehicle's frame, bumper system, height, front end or side sheet metal, they may keep the airbags ...
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... and Locks ...2-6 Door Locks ...2-6 Power Door Locks ...2-7 Cargo Door Relocking ...2-7 Delayed Locking ...2-7 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ...2-7 Automatic Door Lock ...2-8 Automatic Door Unlock ...2-8 Rear Door Security Locks ...2-8 Lockout Protection ...2-9 Sliding Side Door ...2-9 60/40 Swing-Out Side Door ...2-10 Rear Doors ...2-12 Windows ...2-13 Manual Windows ...2-13 Power Windows ...2-14 Swing-Out Windows...
... and Locks ...2-6 Door Locks ...2-6 Power Door Locks ...2-7 Cargo Door Relocking ...2-7 Delayed Locking ...2-7 Programmable Automatic Door Locks ...2-7 Automatic Door Lock ...2-8 Automatic Door Unlock ...2-8 Rear Door Security Locks ...2-8 Lockout Protection ...2-9 Sliding Side Door ...2-9 60/40 Swing-Out Side Door ...2-10 Rear Doors ...2-12 Windows ...2-13 Manual Windows ...2-13 Power Windows ...2-14 Swing-Out Windows...
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... or even death from happening. { CAUTION: Unlocked doors can be unable to get out. CAUTION: (Continued) To lock the door from the inside, slide the manual lever on page 2-3 for more information. 2-6 Doors and Locks Door Locks CAUTION: (Continued) • Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked door when you slow... stop your doors can easily open it . Locking your vehicle. The chance of being thrown out of a moving vehicle. To unlock the door, slide the manual lever up. Always lock the vehicle whenever leaving it .
... or even death from happening. { CAUTION: Unlocked doors can be unable to get out. CAUTION: (Continued) To lock the door from the inside, slide the manual lever on page 2-3 for more information. 2-6 Doors and Locks Door Locks CAUTION: (Continued) • Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked door when you slow... stop your doors can easily open it . Locking your vehicle. The chance of being thrown out of a moving vehicle. To unlock the door, slide the manual lever up. Always lock the vehicle whenever leaving it .
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... once. This feature can be programmed using the Driver Information Center (DIC). When a door is in use the manual lever or power door lock switch for the rear doors. The cargo door will lock. This feature will not operate if the key is locked, the inside door handle will lock except...on the door or the RKE transmitter, all the doors. The power door locks can be programmed through the Driver Information Center (DIC). Cargo Door Relocking If the cargo door is open , the doors will lock five seconds after the last door is closed again, it will unlock every time ...
... once. This feature can be programmed using the Driver Information Center (DIC). When a door is in use the manual lever or power door lock switch for the rear doors. The cargo door will lock. This feature will not operate if the key is locked, the inside door handle will lock except...on the door or the RKE transmitter, all the doors. The power door locks can be programmed through the Driver Information Center (DIC). Cargo Door Relocking If the cargo door is open , the doors will lock five seconds after the last door is closed again, it will unlock every time ...
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Manual Windows Operate the manual windows by the extreme heat and suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. They can be overcome by turning the hand crank on each door to raise or lower the side door windows. 2-13 Never leave a child, a helpless adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle, especially with the windows closed in a vehicle with the windows closed is dangerous. Windows { CAUTION: Leaving children, helpless adults, or pets in warm or hot weather.
Manual Windows Operate the manual windows by the extreme heat and suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. They can be overcome by turning the hand crank on each door to raise or lower the side door windows. 2-13 Never leave a child, a helpless adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle, especially with the windows closed in a vehicle with the windows closed is dangerous. Windows { CAUTION: Leaving children, helpless adults, or pets in warm or hot weather.
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This device must see your dealer/retailer or a locksmith who can service the PASS-Key® III+ to manually arm or disarm the system. Turn the ignition off and try another ignition key. If the engine still does not start with arming or disarming ...
This device must see your dealer/retailer or a locksmith who can service the PASS-Key® III+ to manually arm or disarm the system. Turn the ignition off and try another ignition key. If the engine still does not start with arming or disarming ...