Page 1: Table Of Contents
2003 GMC Savana Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ......1-1 Service and Appearance Care ......5-1 Front Seats Service ..........1-3 ............. 5-3 Rear Seats Fuel ..........1-6 ............5-4 Safety Belts ..........1-10 Checking Things Under the Hood ....
Page 2: How To Use This Manual
For vehicles ﬁrst sold in that pictures and words work together to explain things. Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for GMC whenever it appears in this manual. Index Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road.
Page 3 Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also ﬁnd a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety You will ﬁnd a number of safety cautions in this book. symbol means “Don’t,” We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about “Don’t do this”...
Page 4: Vehicle Symbols
Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this book you will ﬁnd these notices: Your vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, Notice: These mean there is something that could are shown along with the text describing the operation damage your vehicle.
Page 5 These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may ﬁnd on your vehicle:...
Page 6: Model Reference
Model Reference This manual covers these models: Cargo Van Passenger Van Cab and Chassis...
Page 7 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ............1-3 Child Restraints ..........1-33 Manual Seats ..........1-3 Older Children ..........1-33 Power Seat ...........1-4 Infants and Young Children ......1-35 Reclining Seatbacks ........1-4 Child Restraint Systems .........1-42 Where to Put the Restraint ......1-45 Rear Seats ............1-6 Top Strap ............1-49 Rear Seat Operation ........1-6 Top Strap Anchor Location ......1-50...
Page 8 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Air Bag System ..........1-65 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ..1-75 Where Are the Air Bags? .......1-68 Adding Equipment to Your Air Bag-Equipped When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate? ....1-69 Vehicle ............1-76 What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate? .....1-70 Restraint System Check ........1-77 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....1-71 Checking Your Restraint Systems ....1-77...
Page 9: Front Seats
Front Seats To adjust the seat, pull the lever up to release the seat bottom. Slide the seat to where you want it and then release the lever. Try to move the seat with your body, Manual Seats to make sure the seat is locked into place. CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle...
Page 10: Power Seat
Power Seat Reclining Seatbacks If your vehicle has a power seat on the driver’s or To adjust the seatback, lift the front of the lever, which passenger’s side, you can adjust it with these controls is located on the inboard side of the seat cushion. located at the front center of the seat cushion.
Page 11 Move the seatback with your body and release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Lean forward CAUTION: and pull up on the front of the lever and the seatback will go to an upright position. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Page 12: Rear Seats
Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation Removing the Rear Seat 1. Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lap shoulder belts on the bench seat to be removed. To do this, press the tip of a key into the release hole of the safety belt buckle while pulling up on the •...
Page 13 7. For the ﬁrst rear seat, stow the safety belt latch by attaching the clip on the safety belt latch to the trim just inside the side door. For the remaining rear seats, stow the safety belt latch plate on the clip at the window trim.
Page 14: Replacing The Rear Seats
Replacing the Rear Seats 1. Position the seat into the open slots in both rails. Push the seat forward in the rail, hooking both seat bases onto the pins inside of the rails. CAUTION: 2. To install the locking pins at the rear of the seat base, locate the hole in the rail for the pin.
Page 15 5. Push the pin with the black handle marked “R” 6. If the vehicle has a ﬂoor mat, put the ﬂap back to down until it is in the retaining clip. its original position. 7. Repeat this procedure for the other seat base. 8.
Page 16: Safety Belts
Safety Belts CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo This part of the manual tells you how to use safety area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a belts properly. It also tells you some things you should collision, people riding in these areas are more not do with safety belts.
Page 17: Why Safety Belts Work
Why Safety Belts Work Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as reminder to buckle up. See it goes. Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 3-25 . In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts.
Page 18 Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn’t stop. 1-12...
Page 19 The person keeps going until stopped by something. In or the instrument panel... a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-13...
Page 20: Questions And Answers About Safety Belts
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I’m wearing a safety belt? You could be – whether you’re wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you’re upside down.
Page 21: How To Wear Safety Belts Properly
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? This part is only for people of adult size. You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an Be aware that there are special things to know about accident –...
Page 22 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. 5. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle Don’t let it get twisted. end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt. 4.
Page 23: Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt adjuster to the height that is right for you. To move it down, pull on the center adjuster control labeled PULL. You can move the adjuster up just by pushing up on the shoulder belt guide.
Page 24 What’s wrong with this? CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should ﬁt against your body. The shoulder belt is too loose. It won’t give nearly as much protection this way.
Page 25 What’s wrong with this? CAUTION: You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crash, the belt would go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic bones.
Page 26 What’s wrong with this? CAUTION: You can be seriously injured if your belt goes over an armrest like this. The belt would be much too high. In a crash, you can slide under the belt. The belt force would then be applied at the abdomen, not at the pelvic bones, and that could cause serious or fatal injuries.
Page 27 What’s wrong with this? CAUTION: You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under your arm. In a crash, your body would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury. Also, the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which aren’t as strong as shoulder bones.
Page 28 What’s wrong with this? CAUTION: You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In a crash, you wouldn’t have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces. If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer to ﬁx it.
Page 29: Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don’t wear safety belts. To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. The belt should go back out of the way.
Page 30: Right Front Passenger Position
Center Passenger Position The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it’s more (2nd Row) likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly.
Page 31: Lap Belt
Lap Belt If your vehicle has a second row bench seat, someone can sit in the center position. When you sit in the If your vehicle has third, fourth or ﬁfth row bench seats, center position in the second row bench seat, you have someone can sit in the center positions.
Page 32: Rear Seat Passengers
Rear Seat Passengers It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash.
Page 33 Lap-Shoulder Belt 2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. Here’s how to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly. When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way you will engage the child restraint locking feature.
Page 34 3. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder part. the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones.
Page 35 The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash. CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should ﬁt against your body. To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
Page 36: Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides For Children And Small Adults
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults Your vehicle may have this feature already. If it doesn’t, you can get it from any GM dealer. Rear safety belt comfort guides will provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for small adults.
Page 37 2. Place the guide over the belt and insert the two 3. Be sure the belt is not twisted and it lies ﬂat. The edges of the belt into the slots of the guide. elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top.
Page 38: Safety Belt Extender
Safety Belt Extender If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it. But if a safety belt isn’t long enough to fasten, your dealer will order you an extender. It’s free. When you go in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be long enough for you.
Page 39: Child Restraints
Child Restraints What is the proper way to wear safety belts? If possible, an older child should wear a Older Children lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt should ﬁt snugly below the hips, just touching the top of the thighs.
Page 40 CAUTION: Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt. The belt can’t properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only one person at a time. What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so small that the shoulder belt is very close to the child’s face or neck?
Page 41: Infants And Young Children
CAUTION: Never do this. Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child. If the child wears the belt in this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt.
Page 42 Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles, they should have the protection provided by the CAUTION: appropriate restraint. Young children should not use the vehicles safety belts without an additional restraint, unless there is no other choice. People should never hold a baby in their arms while riding in a vehicle.
Page 43 CAUTION: Children who are up against, or very close to, any air bag when it inﬂates can be seriously injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer outstanding protection for adults and older children, but not for young children and infants.
Page 44 The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come What are the different types of add-on child with the restraint state the weight and height restraints? limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition, Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by there are many kinds of restraints available for the vehicle’s owner, are available in four basic children with special needs.
Page 45 Cargo Vans with a Passenger Air Bag and without an Air Bag Off Switch CAUTION: The body structure of a young child is quite CAUTION: unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom the safety belts are designed. A young child’s hip bones are still so small that the vehicle’s Children who are up against, or very close to, an air bag when it inﬂates can be seriously injured...
Page 46 CAUTION: CAUTION: Newborn infants need complete support, The body structure of a young child is quite including support for the head and neck. This unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom is necessary because a newborn infant’s neck the safety belts are designed.
Page 47 CAUTION: People should never hold a baby in their arms while riding in a vehicle. A baby doesn’t weigh much — until a crash. During a crash a baby will become so heavy it is not possible to hold it. For example, in a crash at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12-lb.
Page 48: Child Restraint Systems
Child Restraint Systems A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the infant. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in a acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint.
Page 49 A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint for A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to the child’s body with the harness and also sometimes improve the ﬁt of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some with surfaces such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields. booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and some high-back booster seats have a ﬁve-point harness.
Page 50 When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child How do child restraints work? restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets federal motor A child restraint system is any device designed for vehicle safety standards.
Page 51: Where To Put The Restraint
Where to Put the Restraint CAUTION: Passenger Vans without an Air Bag Off Switch A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the air bag inﬂates. Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.
Page 52: Passenger Vans With An Air Bag Off Switch
Passenger Vans with an Air Bag Off CAUTION: (Continued) Switch Accident statistics show that children are safer if they Even though the AIR BAG OFF switch is are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We, designed to turn off the passenger’s frontal air therefore, recommend that child restraints be secured bag, no system is fail-safe, and no one can in a rear seat, including an infant riding in a rear-facing...
Page 53 Cargo Vans and Cab and Chassis Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure Models without an Air Bag Off Switch people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle –...
Page 54 Cargo Vans and Cab and Chassis CAUTION: (Continued) Models with an Air Bag Off Switch The child restraint must be secured properly in the right Even though the AIR BAG OFF switch is front passenger seat. If you need to secure a designed to turn off the passenger’s frontal air rear-facing child restraint in the right front passenger’s bag, no system is fail-safe, and no one can...
Page 55: Top Strap
Top Strap If the child restraint does not have a top strap, one can be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints. Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit Some child restraints have a top strap, or “top tether.” is available.
Page 56: Top Strap Anchor Location
Top Strap Anchor Location In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child restraints have a top strap, and that the strap be anchored. In the United States, some child restraints On vehicles with a front passenger seat, the anchor for also have a top strap.
Page 57 If your vehicle is a passenger van with rear seats, an Anchor the top strap to this bracket. For the second row anchor bracket for a top strap is located at the rear only, in the left outboard seating position, use anchor of the seat cushion for each three-passenger rear bench point (A).
Page 58 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) If you have a passenger van, it may have the LATCH system. If it does, you’ll ﬁnd two sets of anchors (A) in the second row of seats in the driver and passenger side seating positions, where the seatback meets the seat cushion.
Page 59 CAUTION: If a LATCH-type child restraint isn’t attached to its anchorage points, the restraint won’t be able to protect the child correctly. In a crash, the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint is properly installed using the anchorage points, or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint.
Page 60: Securing A Child Restraint Designed For The Latch System
Securing a Child Restraint Designed Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear for the LATCH System Outside Seat Position 1. Find the anchors for the seating position you want to use, where the bottom of the seatback meets the back of the seat cushion. 2.
Page 61 There are no top strap anchors in the rear outside seat positions. Do not secure a child seat in these positions if a national or local law requires that the top strap be anchored, or if the instructions that come with the child restraint say that the top strap must be anchored.
Page 62 4. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of 5. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into the retractor to set the lock. the retractor while you push down on the child restraint. If you’re using a forward-facing child restraint, you may ﬁnd it helpful to use your knee to push down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
Page 63 To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an Children (LATCH System) on page 1-52 .
Page 64 Securing a Child Restraint in a If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Center Seat Position Children (LATCH System) on page 1-52 . See Top Strap on page 1-49 if the child restraint has one. (3rd, 4th and 5th Row) For vehicles with fourth and/or ﬁfth rows, there are no top strap anchors at the fourth and ﬁfth row center...
Page 65 1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch 4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is plate and pulling it along the belt. positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 2.
Page 66: Securing A Child Restraint In The Right Front Seat Position
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger. Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position Unless your vehicle has an air bag off switch and you have used it to turn the passenger’s air bag off, never put a rear-facing child restraint in the right front passenger’s seat.
Page 67 Although a rear seat is a safer place, you can secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat. CAUTION: CAUTION: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger’s air bag inﬂates. This is because If the air bag readiness light ever comes on the back of the rear-facing child restraint when you have turned off the air bag, it means...
Page 68 You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See Top Strap on page 1-49 if the child restraint has one. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say.
Page 69 5. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way out of the 6. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the retractor to set the lock. retractor while you push down on the child restraint. You may ﬁnd it helpful to use your knee to push down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
Page 70 To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety CAUTION: belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger. If the right front passenger’s air bag is turned If you were using a rear-facing child restraint in a off for a person who isn’t in a risk group vehicle with an air bag off switch, turn on the right front...
Page 71: Air Bag System
Air Bag System If it says AIR BAG on the middle part of the steering wheel but it doesn’t say AIR BAG on the instrument panel in front of the right front passenger’s seat, your This part explains the air bag system. vehicle has an air bag for the driver only.
Page 72 Frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an inﬂating air bag. But these CAUTION: (Continued) air bags must inﬂate very quickly to do their job and comply with federal regulations. They aren’t designed to inﬂate at all in rollover, Here are the most important things to know about the rear or low-speed frontal crashes, or in many air bag system:...
Page 73 If your vehicle has an air bag for the right front There is a air bag passenger read this. readiness light on the instrument panel, which shows the air bag symbol. CAUTION: Anyone who is up against, or very close to, any air bag when it inﬂates can be seriously The system checks the air bag electrical system for injured or killed.
Page 74: Where Are The Air Bags
Where Are the Air Bags? If your vehicle has one, the right front passenger’s air bag is in the instrument panel on the passenger’s side. The driver’s air bag is in the middle of the steering wheel. 1-68...
Page 75: Single Stage Air Bags
Single Stage Air Bags CAUTION: If your vehicle has frontal air bags with single stage deployment and your vehicle goes straight into a wall that doesn’t move or deform, the threshold level is about If something is between an occupant and an 9 to 16 mph (14 to 26 km/h).
Page 76: Air Bag Systems
Dual Stage Air Bags Seat Position Sensors Vehicles with dual stage air bags are also equipped with If your vehicle has frontal air bags with dual stage special sensors which enable the sensing system to deployment, the amount of restraint will adjust according monitor the position of both the driver and passenger to the crash severity.
Page 77: How Does An Air Bag Restrain
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? Air bag inﬂation doesn’t prevent the driver from seeing or being able to steer the vehicle, nor does it stop people from leaving the vehicle. In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel.
Page 78: Air Bag Off Switch
• Air Bag Off Switch Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and diagnostic module, which records information about the air bag system. The module records information about the readiness of the system, when the system commands air bag inﬂation and driver’s safety belt usage at deployment.
Page 79 Medical Condition. A passenger has a This switch should only be turned to AIR BAG OFF if the person in the right front passenger’s position is medical condition which, according to his or a member of a passenger risk group identiﬁed by the her physician: national government as follows: •...
Page 80 CAUTION: If the air bag readiness light ever comes on when you have turned off the air bag, it means that something may be wrong with the air bag system. The right front passenger’s air bag could inﬂate even though the switch is off. If this ever happens, don’t let anyone whom the national government has identiﬁed as a member of a passenger air bag risk group sit...
Page 81: Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced. There are parts of the air bag system in several places around your vehicle. You don’t want the system to inﬂate while someone is working on your vehicle. Your dealer and the service manual have information about servicing your vehicle and the air bag system.
Page 82 Adding Equipment to Your Air Is there anything I might add to the front of the vehicle that could keep the air bags from Bag-Equipped Vehicle working properly? Yes. If you add things that change your vehicle’s If I add a push bumper or a bicycle rack to the frame, bumper system, front end sheet metal or front of my vehicle, will it keep the air bags height, they may keep the air bag system...
Page 83: Restraint System Check
Restraint System Check Torn or frayed safety belts may not protect you in a crash. They can rip apart under impact forces. If a belt is torn or frayed, get a new one right away. Checking Your Restraint Systems Also look for any opened or broken air bag covers, and have them repaired or replaced.
Page 84: Replacing Restraint System Parts After A Crash
Replacing Restraint System Parts If the LATCH system was being used during a more severe crash, you may need new LATCH system parts. After a Crash If belts are cut or damaged, replace them. Collision damage also may mean you will need to have LATCH system, safety belt, or seat parts repaired or replaced.
Page 85: Features And Controls
Section 2 Features and Controls Keys ...............2-2 Starting Your Engine ........2-21 Remote Keyless Entry System ......2-3 Engine Coolant Heater ........2-23 Remote Keyless Entry System Operation ...2-4 Automatic Transmission Operation ....2-24 All-Wheel Drive ..........2-26 Doors and Locks ..........2-7 Parking Brake ..........2-26 Door Locks ............2-7 Shifting Into Park (P) ........2-27 Power Door Locks ..........2-8...
Page 86: Keys
Keys CAUTION: Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition key is dangerous for many reasons. A child or others could be badly injured or even killed. They could operate the power windows or other controls or even make the vehicle move. Do not leave the keys in a vehicle with children.
Page 87: Remote Keyless Entry System
This vehicle has one If you ever do get locked out of your vehicle, call GM double-sided key for the Roadside Assistance Center. See Roadside Assistance ignition and door locks. It Program on page 7-6 . will ﬁt with either side up. Remote Keyless Entry System If equipped, the remote keyless entry system operates on a radio frequency subject to Federal Communications...
Page 88: Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
Remote Keyless Entry System At times you may notice a decrease in range. This is normal for any remote keyless entry system. If the Operation transmitter does not work or if you have to stand closer to your vehicle for the transmitter to work, try this: Your vehicle may have this feature.
Page 89: Matching Transmitter(S) To Your Vehicle
Resynchronization (Panic Alarm): The remote keyless entry transmitter comes equipped with an instant panic alarm. To use Resynchronization may be necessary due to the the alarm, press the horn symbol when the ignition security method used by this system. The transmitter is turned off.
Page 90: Battery Replacement
Battery Replacement Under normal use, the battery in your remote keyless entry transmitter should last about four years. You can tell the battery is weak if the transmitter won’t work at the normal range in any location. If you have to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works, it’s probably time to change the battery.
Page 91: Doors And Locks
Doors and Locks There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle. If your vehicle is equipped with keyless entry, see Remote Keyless Entry System on page 2-3 for more Door Locks information. From the outside, use your key. CAUTION: To lock the door from the inside, slide the manual...
Page 92: Power Door Locks
Power Door Locks Cargo Door Relocking This feature protects the owner from having an unsecured side cargo door. If the side cargo door is open when the lock button is pressed on the door or the remote keyless entry transmitter, all doors will lock and then re-lock again after the cargo door is closed.
Page 93: Rear Door Security Locks
Rear Door Security Locks Move the button to the left to engage the security feature. Move the button to Security locks are located on the passenger side rear the right to return the door, the side sliding door or the front portion of door locks to normal the 60/40 side swing-out door.
Page 94: Lockout Protection
Lockout Protection Move the button up to engage the security feature. Move the button This feature protects you from locking your key in the down to return the vehicle when the key is in the ignition and a door door locks to normal is open.
Page 95: Sliding Side Door
Sliding Side Door To close the sliding side door from outside, use the outside door handle to slide the door toward the front of the vehicle. To open the sliding side door from outside, pull the handle toward the rear of the vehicle. Then, slide the When the door slides closed completely, it will be ﬂush door open.
Page 96 To open the sliding door from inside, turn the handle To close the sliding door from inside, grasp the inside upward and toward the rear of the vehicle. Then, slide handle and slide the door toward the front of the vehicle the door toward the rear of the vehicle to open it.
Page 97 60/40 Swing-Out Side Door To open the front portion of a 60/40 door from the inside, pull the handle toward you and push open the door. To open the front portion of a 60/40 door from the outside, pull out on the handle and pull it toward you. 2-13...
Page 98: Rear Doors
Rear Doors CAUTION: Unlocked doors can be dangerous. • Passengers — especially children — can easily open the doors and fall out of a moving vehicle. When a door is locked, the handle will not open it. You increase the chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a crash if the doors are not locked.
Page 99 To open the rear doors from the outside, pull the To open the driver’s side rear door, pull the latch handle toward you to open the passenger’s side rear release at the inside edge of the door. door ﬁrst. To close the rear doors, close the driver side rear door ﬁrst.
Page 100: Windows
Windows CAUTION: Leaving children in a vehicle with the windows closed is dangerous. A child can be overcome by the extreme heat and can suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. Never leave a child alone in a vehicle, especially with the windows closed in warm or hot weather.
Page 101: Power Windows
Power Windows Press the rear of the switch with the power window symbol on it to lower the window. Press the front of the switch with the power window If you have power symbol on it to raise the window. windows, the controls are located on each of the The driver’s window switch also has an express-down...
Page 102: Sun Visors
Swing-Out Windows Rear-Swing Out Windows The rear swing-out windows work the same way as the Side Swing-Out Window side swing out windows, but the latch is located at the bottom edge of the window. To open the side door swing-out windows, pull up on the latch at the edge of the window.
Page 103: Theft-Deterrent Systems
Theft-Deterrent Systems If the engine stalls and the SECURITY light ﬂashes, wait until the light stops ﬂashing before trying to restart the engine. Remember to release the key from Vehicle theft is a big business, especially in some cities. START as soon as the engine starts. Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it If the engine is running and the SECURITY light comes...
Page 104: Starting And Operating Your Vehicle
Starting and Operating Your Ignition Positions Vehicle New Vehicle Break-In Notice: Your vehicle doesn’t need an elaborate “break-in.” But it will perform better in the long run if you follow these guidelines: • Keep your speed at 55 mph (88 km/h) or less for the ﬁrst 500 miles (805 km).
Page 105: Starting Your Engine
Notice: If your key seems stuck in LOCK and you Retained Accessory Power (RAP) can’t turn it, be sure you are using the correct key; if Your vehicle is equipped with a Retained Accessory so, is it all the way in? Turn the key only with Power (RAP) feature which will allow certain features of your hand.
Page 106: Fuel Regulator
Notice: Holding your key in START for longer than 2. If your engine still won’t start (or starts but then 15 seconds at a time will cause your battery to stops), it could be ﬂooded with too much gasoline. be drained much sooner. And the excessive heat Try pushing your accelerator pedal all the way to the can damage your starter motor.
Page 107: Engine Coolant Heater
Engine Coolant Heater CAUTION: In very cold weather, 0°F (−18°C) or colder, the engine coolant heater can help. You’ll get easier starting and better fuel economy during engine warm-up. Plugging the cord into an ungrounded outlet Usually, the coolant heater should be plugged in a could cause an electrical shock.
Page 108: Automatic Transmission Operation
Automatic Transmission Operation Ensure the shift lever is fully in PARK (P) before starting the engine. Your vehicle has an automatic transmission shift lock control system. With the ignition in RUN, There are several different positions for your shift lever. you must fully apply your regular brakes before you can PARK (P): This position locks your rear wheels.
Page 109 You should use THIRD (3) (or, as you need to, a lower gear) when towing a trailer to minimize heat build-up CAUTION: and extend the life of your transmission. SECOND (2): This position gives you more power but Shifting into a drive gear while your engine is lower fuel economy than THIRD (3).
Page 110: Parking Brake
All-Wheel Drive To release the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down. Pull the handle, located just above the parking brake pedal, marked BRAKE RELEASE to If your vehicle has all-wheel drive, your engine’s driving release the parking brake. power is sent to all four wheels for extra traction when needed.
Page 111: Shifting Into Park (P)
Shifting Into Park (P) CAUTION: It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. Your vehicle can roll. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly.
Page 112: Leaving Your Vehicle With The Engine Running
Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running CAUTION: It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the engine running. Your vehicle could move suddenly if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. And, if you leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could overheat and even catch ﬁre.
Page 113: Torque Lock
Torque Lock Shifting Out of Park (P) If you are parking on a hill and you don’t shift your Your vehicle has an automatic transmission shift lock transmission into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the control system. You have to fully apply your regular vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl brakes before you can shift from PARK (P) when the in the transmission.
Page 114: Parking Over Things That Burn
Parking Over Things That Burn Engine Exhaust CAUTION: Engine exhaust can kill. It contains the gas carbon monoxide (CO), which you can not see or smell. It can cause unconsciousness and death. You might have exhaust coming in if: • Your exhaust system sounds strange or different.
Page 115: Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
Running Your Engine While You CAUTION: Are Parked It’s better not to park with the engine running. But if you It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle ever have to, here are some things to know. if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set.
Page 116: Mirrors
Mirrors Select the mirror you want to move by turning the knob clockwise to adjust Manual Rearview Mirror the passenger’s side mirror and counterclockwise to adjust the driver’s side Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror mirror. The center position If you have a cargo van without the rear door glass, is neutral.
Page 117: Outside Camper-Type Mirrors
Outside Camper-Type Mirrors 1. To adjust the mirrors when towing a trailer, turn the mirror by If your vehicle is equipped pushing the mirror with the camper-type head toward the front mirrors, they can be of the vehicle. adjusted so you can have a clear view of any objects behind you.
Page 118: Outside Power Mirrors
Outside Power Mirrors 2. Turn the mirror head so that it swings further outboard and adjust If you have power mirrors, they can be adjusted from the mirror surface inside the vehicle. as needed. Select the mirror you want to move by turning the knob clockwise to adjust the passenger’s side mirror and counterclockwise to...
Page 119: Outside Convex Mirror
Outside Convex Mirror Outside Heated Mirrors Your passenger’s side mirror may be convex. A convex Your outside mirrors can mirror’s surface is curved so you can see more from be defrosted by pressing the driver’s seat. the button located near the fan control.
Page 120: Onstar System
® OnStar System A completed Subscription Service Agreement is required ® prior to delivery of OnStar services and prepaid ® calling minutes are also required for OnStar Personal ® Calling and OnStar Virtual Advisor use. Terms and conditions of the Subscription Service Agreement can be found at www.onstar.com.
Page 121 Safe and Sound Plan Directions and Connections Plan • • Automatic Notiﬁcation of Air Bag Deployment All Safe and Sound Plan services • • Emergency Services Route Support • • Roadside Assistance RideAssist • • Stolen Vehicle Assistance Information and Convenience Services •...
Page 122: Onstar Personal Calling
® OnStar Personal Calling Storage Areas ® With OnStar Personal Calling, you have a safer way to Your front storage compartment is at the center of the stay connected while driving. It’s a hands-free wireless instrument panel extension, by the ﬂoor. To open phone that’s integrated into your vehicle.
Page 123: Instrument Panel
Section 3 Instrument Panel Instrument Panel Overview .......3-2 Malfunction Indicator Lamp ......3-32 Hazard Warning Flashers ........3-4 Oil Pressure Gage ........3-35 Other Warning Devices ........3-5 Change Engine Oil Light ........3-36 Horn .............3-5 Security Light ..........3-36 Tilt Wheel .............3-5 Cruise Control Light ........3-37 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ......3-6 Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light ...3-37 Exterior Lamps ..........3-12...
Page 124: Instrument Panel Overview
Instrument Panel Overview...
Page 125 The main components of your instrument panel are the following: A. Air Outlets F. Audio System B. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever G. Headlamp and Parking Lamp Controls C. Instrument Panel Cluster H. Tow/Haul Mode Button D. Shift Lever I. Rear Heating System (If Equipped) E.
Page 126: Hazard Warning Flashers
Hazard Warning Flashers The hazard warning ﬂasher button is located at the top of the steering column. Your hazard warning ﬂashers work no matter what position your key is in, and even if the key isn’t in. Press the button to make the front and rear turn signal lamps ﬂash on and off.
Page 127: Other Warning Devices
Other Warning Devices If you carry reﬂective triangles, you can use them to warn others. Set one up at the side of the road about 300 feet (100 m) behind your vehicle. Horn Press the horn symbol in the middle of the steering wheel to sound the horn.
Page 128: Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Turn and Lane Change Signals The turn signal has two upward (for right) and two downward (for left) positions. These positions allow you to signal a turn or a lane change. To signal a turn, move the lever all the way up or down. When the turn is ﬁnished, the lever will return automatically.
Page 129: Flash-To-Pass Feature
Turn Signal On Chime Flash-To-Pass Feature If your turn signal is left on for more than 3/4 of a mile This feature allows you to use your high-beam (1.2 km), a chime will sound at each ﬂash of the headlamps to signal a driver in front of you that you turn signal.
Page 130: Windshield Wipers
Windshield Wipers (Off): To stop the wipers, move the band to off. Be sure to clear ice and snow from the wiper blades You control the windshield wipers by turning the band before using them. If they’re frozen to the windshield, with the wiper symbol on it.
Page 131: Cruise Control
Cruise Control (Off) This position turns the system off. If your vehicle has cruise control, you can maintain a speed of about 25 mph (40 km/h) or more without keeping your foot on the accelerator. This can really help on long trips. Cruise control does not work at speeds below about 25 mph (40 km/h).
Page 132 Setting Cruise Control Resuming a Set Speed Suppose you set your cruise control at a desired speed and then you apply the brake. This, of course, CAUTION: disengages the cruise control. But you don’t need to reset it. If you leave your cruise control on when you Once you’re going about 25 mph (40 km/h) or more, are not using cruise, you might hit a button you can move the cruise control switch from on to...
Page 133 Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Passing Another Vehicle While Using Control Cruise Control There are two ways to go to a higher speed: Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will •...
Page 134: Exterior Lamps
Exterior Lamps (Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)): Turning the control to this position selects the DRLs. When the vehicle is shifted out of PARK (P), the instrument panel The control on the driver’s lamps will illuminate and the DRLs will turn on, unless side of your instrument defeated.
Page 135: Lamps On Reminder
The DRL system will come on when the following (Headlamps): Turn the control to this position to conditions are met: turn on the headlamps together with the parking • lamps and turn off the daytime running lamps. the ignition is on, You can switch your headlamps from high to low-beam •...
Page 136: Interior Lamps
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Brightness Control Press this knob located next to the exterior lamps knob to extend and turn it to adjust the instrument panel brightness. Turn the knob all the way up to turn on the interior Your vehicle’s center high-mounted stoplamp is located lamps.
Page 137: Dome Lamp Override
Dome Lamp Override Exit Lighting With exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on for a You can use the dome period of forty seconds when you remove the key override button, located from the ignition. The lights will not come on if the dome below the exterior override button is pressed in.
Page 138: Reading Lamps
Reading Lamps Accessory Power Outlets To turn on the reading lamps, press the button located Your vehicle may have accessory power outlets. next to each lamp. To turn them off, press the button You can plug accessory electrical equipment into an again.
Page 139: Ashtrays And Cigarette Lighter
Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter Climate Controls Your vehicle may have this feature.The front ashtray Climate Control System can be placed in the instrument panel extension at the center of the instrument panel. Lift up on the ashtray With this system you can control the heating, cooling door to open it.
Page 140: Rear Heating System
To change the current mode, select one of the following: If your vehicle has air conditioning, your heating/air conditioning controls will look like this: (Vent): This mode directs air to the instrument panel outlets. (Bi-Level): This mode directs about half of the air to the instrument panel outlets, then directs most of the remaining air to the ﬂoor outlets.
Page 141: Rear Air Conditioning And Heating System
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System Your vehicle may have a rear heating and air-conditioning system. This system regulates the temperature, the fan speed and the air delivery for the rear-seat passengers only. It also works with the main climate-control system in your vehicle. AUX (Auxiliary Heating System): The thumbwheel for this system is located to the right of the audio system.
Page 142 Turn the center knob clockwise or counterclockwise to change the direction of the airﬂow in the rear-seating area. To change the current mode, select one of the following: (Vent): Use this mode to direct air to the upper outlets, with a little air directed to the ﬂoor outlets. (Floor): Use this mode to direct most of the air to the ﬂoor outlets.
Page 143: Rear Window Defogger
For information on how to use the main climate-control The blend setting is useful for cold weather with a large system, see Climate Control System on page 3-17 listed number of passengers or very humid conditions to previously in this section. For information on ventilation, help keep the windshield clear.
Page 144: Warning Lights, Gages And Indicators
Warning Lights, Gages and Gages can indicate when there may be or is a problem with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gages Indicators and warning lights work together to let you know when there’s a problem with your vehicle. This part describes the warning lights and gages that may When one of the warning lights comes on and stays on be on your vehicle.
Page 145: Instrument Panel Cluster
Instrument Panel Cluster United States version shown, Canada similar Your instrument panel cluster is designed to let you know at a glance how your vehicle is running. You’ll know how fast you’re going, how much fuel you’re using, and many other things you’ll need to know to drive safely, and economically.
Page 146: Trip Odometer
Speedometer Trip Odometer Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both The trip odometer can tell miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). you how far your vehicle Your odometer shows how far your vehicle has has been driven since been driven, in either miles (used in the United States) you last set the trip or kilometers (used in Canada).
Page 147: Safety Belt Reminder Light
Safety Belt Reminder Light Air Bag Readiness Light When the key is turned to RUN or START, a tone will There is an air bag readiness light on the instrument come on for several seconds to remind people to fasten panel, which shows the air bag symbol.
Page 148: Air Bag Off Light
Air Bag Off Light If the air bag readiness light stays on after you start the vehicle or comes on when you are driving, your air bag system may not work properly. Have your vehicle If your vehicle is equipped with an air bag off switch, serviced right away.
Page 149 CAUTION: CAUTION: If the right front passenger’s air bag is turned If the air bag readiness light ever comes on off for a person who isn’t in a risk group when you have turned off the air bag, it means identiﬁed by the national government, that that something may be wrong with the air bag person won’t have the extra protection of an air...
Page 150: Charging System Light
Charging System Light Voltmeter Gage This light should come on When your engine is not brieﬂy when you turn on running, but the ignition is the ignition, before starting on (in the RUN position), the engine, as a check this gage shows your to show you it is working.
Page 151: Brake System Warning Light
Brake System Warning Light Readings in the low warning zone may occur when a large number of electrical accessories are operating in the vehicle and the engine is left at an idle for an With the ignition on, the brake system warning light will extended period.
Page 152: Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning If the light comes on while you are driving, pull off the road and stop carefully. You may notice that the pedal is Light harder to push. Or, the pedal may go closer to the ﬂoor. It may take longer to stop. If the light is still on, have the vehicle towed for service.
Page 153: Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage Low Coolant Warning Light United States Canada This message is displayed when the cooling system is low on coolant. United States Canada The engine may overheat. See Engine Coolant on page 5-24 and have your vehicle serviced as soon as This gage shows the engine coolant temperature.
Page 154: Malfunction Indicator Lamp
Malfunction Indicator Lamp Notice: If you keep driving your vehicle with this light on, after a while, your emission controls may not work as well, your fuel economy may not Check Engine Light be as good and your engine may not run as smoothly.
Page 155: If The Light Is On Steady
This light should come on, as a check to show you it is If the light continues to ﬂash, when it is safe to do so, working, when the ignition is on and the engine is stop the vehicle. Find a safe place to park your vehicle. not running.
Page 156: Emissions Inspection And Maintenance Programs
Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Have you recently changed brands of fuel? Programs If so, be sure to fuel your vehicle with quality fuel. See Gasoline Octane on page 5-4 . Poor fuel quality will Some state/provincial and local governments have or cause your engine not to run as efficiently as designed.
Page 157: Oil Pressure Gage
Oil Pressure Gage A reading in the low pressure zone may be caused by a dangerously low oil level or other problem causing low oil pressure. Check your oil as soon as possible. CAUTION: Do not keep driving if the oil pressure is low. If you do, your engine can become so hot that it catches ﬁre.
Page 158: Change Engine Oil Light
Change Engine Oil Light Security Light This light is displayed when the engine oil needs to be changed. United States Canada If this light is ﬂashing, it indicates that the oil level is The light will stay on until the engine starts. If the light low.
Page 159: Cruise Control Light
Cruise Control Light Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light You have this light on the instrument panel. It will light whenever the DRL are on. It is also a reminder to turn on your headlamps when driving at night. United States Canada The cruise light comes on whenever you set your cruise control.
Page 160: Tow/Haul Mode Light
Tow/Haul Mode Light Check Gages Warning Light This message is displayed when the tow/haul mode has been activated. United States Canada For more information, see “Tow/Haul Mode” in Towing a This light will come on brieﬂy when you are starting the Trailer on page 4-32 .
Page 161: Fuel Gage
Fuel Gage Listed are four situations you may experience with your fuel gage: • At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts off before the gage reads full. • It takes a little more or less fuel to ﬁll up than the fuel gage indicated.
Page 162: Audio System(S)
Audio System(s) Your audio system has been designed to operate easily and to give years of listening pleasure. You will get the most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with Notice: Before you add any sound equipment to it ﬁrst.
Page 163: Setting The Time For Radios With Radio Data Systems (Rds)
Setting the Time for Radios with AM-FM Radio Radio Data Systems (RDS) Your radio may have a button marked with an H or HR to represent hours and an M or MN to represent minutes. Press and hold the hour button until the correct hour appears on the display.
Page 164: Finding A Station
Finding a Station Setting Preset Stations The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your AM FM: Press this button to switch between FM1, favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations (six FM1, FM2, or AM. The display will show your selection. six FM2, and six AM) by performing the following steps: TUNE: Turn this knob to choose radio stations.
Page 165: Radio Messages
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) To adjust the fade between the front and the rear speakers, press and release the AUDIO button until FAD appears on the display. Then press and hold the up AUDIO: To adjust the bass and the treble, press and or the down arrow to move the sound toward the front release the AUDIO button repeatedly until BAS or TRE or the rear speakers.
Page 166: Radio With Cd
Radio with CD Finding a Station AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1 and FM2. The display will show your selection. TUNE: Turn this knob to choose radio stations. SEEK : Press the right or the left arrow to tune to the next or to the previous station and stay there.
Page 167 Setting Preset Stations To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of audio mode by The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that favorite stations.
Page 168: Playing A Compact Disc
Playing a Compact Disc To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of audio mode Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform player will pull it in.
Page 169 1 PREV (Previous): Press this pushbutton to go to the 6 RPT (Repeat): Press this pushbutton once to hear a previous track if the current track has been playing track over again. RPT will appear on the display. for less than eight seconds. If pressed when the current The current track will continue to repeat.
Page 170: Radio With Cassette And Cd
Compact Disc Messages Radio with Cassette and CD If the disc comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons: • You’re driving on a very rough road. When the road becomes smoother, the disc should play. • It’s very hot.
Page 171 Finding a Station Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to select LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH. AVOL will appear on the display. Each higher setting will allow for more BAND: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1, volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds.
Page 172 Setting Preset Stations Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your AUDIO: Press and release the AUDIO knob until favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations (six AM, BASS, MID, or TREB appears on the display. Turn the six FM1 and six FM2) by performing the following steps: knob to increase or to decrease.
Page 173: Using Rds
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) Using RDS Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data AUDIO: To adjust the balance to the right and the System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only left speakers, push and release the AUDIO knob until on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
Page 174: Finding A Pty Station
Finding a PTY Station 3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either SCAN arrow, and the radio will begin scanning To select and ﬁnd a desired PTY perform the following: within your chosen category. 1. Turn the P-TYPE LIST knob. TYPE and a PTY 4.
Page 175: Rds Messages
RDS Messages When a message is not available from a station, NO INFO will be displayed. ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. TRAF (Traffic): If TRAF appears on the display, the When an alert announcement comes on the current tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display.
Page 176: Playing A Cassette Tape
Radio Messages If an error appears on the display, see “Cassette Tape Messages” later in this section. CAL ERR (Calibration Error): This message is 1 PREV (Previous): Your tape must have at least three displayed when the radio has not been calibrated seconds of silence between each selection for previous properly for the vehicle.
Page 177 3 REV (Reverse): Press this pushbutton to reverse the SCAN : To scan the tape, press and hold either tape rapidly. Press it again to return to playing speed. SCAN arrow for more than two seconds until SCAN The radio will play while the tape reverses. The appears on the display and you hear a beep.
Page 178: Cassette Tape Messages
Cassette Tape Messages CD Adapter Kits It is possible to use a portable CD player adapter kit CHK TAPE (Check Tape): If CHK TAPE appears on with your cassette tape player after activating the bypass the radio display, the tape won’t play because of one of feature on your tape player.
Page 179 Playing a Compact Disc 1 PREV (Previous): Press this pushbutton to go to the previous track if the current track has been playing Insert a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The for less than eight seconds. If pressed when the current player will pull it in and the disc should begin playing.
Page 180 6 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the DISP (Display): Press this knob to see how long the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM ON current track has been playing. ET and the elapsed time will appear on the display. RDM T and the track will appear on the display.
Page 181: Radio With Six-Disc Cd
Compact Disc Messages Radio with Six-Disc CD If the disc comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons: • You’re driving on a very rough road. When the road becomes smoother the disc should play. • It’s very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the disc should play.
Page 182 Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to SCAN : Press and hold either SCAN arrow for select MIN, MED or MAX. Each higher setting will two seconds until SC appears on the display and allow for more volume compensation at faster vehicle you hear a beep.
Page 183 4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization. AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to choose bass and treble equalization settings 5. Press and hold one of the six numbered designed for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock and pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever you classical stations.
Page 184 Using RDS Finding a PTY Station Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data To select and ﬁnd a desired PTY perform the following: System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only 1. Press the P-TYPE button. P-TYPE and the last on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
Page 185 Setting Preset PTYs SCAN: You can also scan through the stations within a category by performing the following: The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your 1. Press the P-TYPE button. P-TYPE and the last favorite PTYs. These buttons have factory PTY presets. selected PTY will be displayed on the screen.
Page 186 INFO (Information): If the current station has a If the brackets are on the display and TRAF is not, you message, INFO will appear on the display. Press this can then press the TRAF button to remove the brackets button to see the message. The message may display or use the TUNE knob or the SEEK arrows to go to a the artist and song title, call in phone numbers, etc.
Page 187 3. Once the light stops ﬂashing and turns green, load LOAD CD : Press the LOAD side of this button to a disc. Insert the disc partway into the slot, label load CDs into the compact disc player. This compact side up.
Page 188 Playing a Speciﬁc Loaded Do not repeatedly press the CD eject side of the LOAD CD eject button to eject a disc after you have Compact Disc tried to push it in manually. The receivers 25-second eject timer will reset at each press of eject, which For every CD loaded, a number will appear on the radio will cause the receiver to not eject the disc until the display.
Page 189 RPT (Repeat): With repeat, you can repeat one track SEEK : Press the left arrow to go to the start of or an entire disc. To use repeat, do the following: the current track, if more than ten seconds have passed. •...
Page 190: Using Song List Mode
Using Song List Mode To play the song list, press the SONG LIST button. One beep will be heard and S-LIST will appear on the The integrated six-disc CD changer has a feature called display. The recorded tracks will begin to play in song list.
Page 191: Rear Seat Audio (Rsa)
• To delete the entire song list, perform the following steps: There may have been a problem while burning the CD. 1. Turn the disc player on. • The label may be caught in the CD player. 2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list on. S-LIST will appear on the display.
Page 192: Primary Radio Controls
Primary Radio Controls VOL (Volume): Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the knob to increase or to decrease volume. Push The following function is controlled by the knob on the the knob back into its stored position when you’re main radio: not using it.
Page 193: Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non-Rds Radios)
Theft-Deterrent Feature To scan stations, press and hold one of the SEEK arrows until the radio goes into scan mode. The radio will scan to (Non-RDS Radios) a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station.
Page 194: Understanding Radio Reception
Understanding Radio Reception Your tape player should be cleaned regularly after every 50 hours of use. Your radio may display CLEAN to indicate that you have used your tape player for 50 hours without resetting the tape clean timer. If this message appears on the display, your cassette The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM, tape player needs to be cleaned.
Page 195 When cleaning the cassette tape player with the You may also choose a non-scrubbing action, wet-type recommended non-abrasive cleaning cassette, it is cleaner which uses a cassette with a fabric belt to possible that the cassette may eject, because the cut clean the tape head.
Page 196: Care Of Your Cds
Care of Your CDs Chime Level Adjustment Handle CDs carefully. Store them in their original cases The radio is the vehicle chime producer. The chime is or other protective cases and away from direct produced from the driver’s side front door speakers. sunlight and dust.
Page 197 Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..4-2 Freeway Driving ...........4-19 Defensive Driving ...........4-2 Before Leaving on a Long Trip .......4-20 Drunken Driving ..........4-2 Highway Hypnosis ........4-21 Control of a Vehicle ........4-5 Hill and Mountain Roads ........4-22 Braking ............4-6 Winter Driving ..........4-24 Locking Rear Axle ..........4-8...
Page 198: Your Driving, The Road, And Your Vehicle
Your Driving, the Road, and cause a collision, with resulting injury. Ask a passenger to help do things like this, or pull off the road in a safe place Your Vehicle to do them yourself. These simple defensive driving techniques could save your life. Defensive Driving Drunken Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive...
Page 199 Many adults — by some estimates, nearly half the adult population — choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under 21, it’s against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws.
Page 200 There is a gender difference, too. Women generally The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol have a lower relative percentage of body water in one drink. No amount of coffee or number of cold than men. Since alcohol is carried in body water, this showers will speed that up.
Page 201: Control Of A Vehicle
Control of a Vehicle CAUTION: You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering and the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work at Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. the places where the tires meet the road.
Page 202: Braking
Braking Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts — heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking — rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool between hard stops.
Page 203: Anti-Lock Brake System
Anti-lock Brake System Your vehicle has anti-lock brakes. ABS is an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. When you start your engine and begin to drive away, your anti-lock brake system will check itself. You may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this test is going on.
Page 204: Braking In Emergencies
The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure Remember: Anti-lock doesn’t change the time you need faster than any driver could. The computer is to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always programmed to make the most of available tire and road decrease stopping distance.
Page 205: Steering
Steering Suppose you’re steering through a sharp curve. Then you suddenly accelerate. Both control systems — steering and acceleration — have to do their Power Steering work where the tires meet the road. Adding the sudden acceleration can demand too much of those If you lose power steering assist because the engine places.
Page 206: Steering In Emergencies
Steering in Emergencies There are times when steering can be more effective than braking. For example, you come over a hill and ﬁnd a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out from nowhere, or a child darts out from between parked cars and stops right in front of you.
Page 207: Off-Road Recovery
Off-Road Recovery Passing You may ﬁnd that your right wheels have dropped off The driver of a vehicle about to pass another on a the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you’re two-lane highway waits for just the right moment, driving.
Page 208 • • Do not get too close to the vehicle you want to Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and pass while you’re awaiting an opportunity. For start your left lane change signal before moving out one thing, following too closely reduces your area of the right lane to pass.
Page 209: Loss Of Control
Loss of Control A cornering skid is best handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. Let’s review what driving experts say about what If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the happens when the three control systems (brakes, accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want steering and acceleration) don’t have enough friction the vehicle to go.
Page 210: Driving At Night
Driving at Night Here are some tips on night driving. • Drive defensively. • Don’t drink and drive. • Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlamps behind you. • Since you can’t see as well, you may need to slow down and keep more space between you and other vehicles.
Page 211: Driving In Rain And On Wet Roads
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads You can be temporarily blinded by approaching headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several seconds, for your eyes to re-adjust to the dark. When you are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn’t lower the high beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps), slow down a little.
Page 212 The heavier the rain, the harder it is to see. Even if your Driving too fast through large water puddles or even windshield wiper blades are in good shape, a heavy going through some car washes can cause problems, rain can make it harder to see road signs and too.
Page 213: Driving Through Flowing Water
Hydroplaning Driving Through Flowing Water Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can build up under your tires that they can actually ride on the CAUTION: water. This can happen if the road is wet enough and you’re going fast enough. When your vehicle is hydroplaning, it has little or no contact with the road.
Page 214: City Driving
City Driving Here are ways to increase your safety in city driving: • Know the best way to get to where you are going. Get a city map and plan your trip into an unknown part of the city just as you would for a cross-country trip.
Page 215: Freeway Driving
Freeway Driving The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep up with traffic and keep to the right. Drive at the same speed most of the other drivers are driving. Too-fast or too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic ﬂow. Treat the left lane on a freeway as a passing lane.
Page 216: Before Leaving On A Long Trip
Once you are moving on the freeway, make certain you Here are some things you can check before a trip: allow a reasonable following distance. Expect to • Windshield Washer Fluid: Is the reservoir full? Are move slightly slower at night. all windows clean inside and outside? When you want to leave the freeway, move to the •...
Page 217: Highway Hypnosis
Highway Hypnosis Then here are some tips: • Make sure your vehicle is well ventilated, with a Is there actually such a condition as “highway comfortably cool interior. hypnosis”? Or is it just plain falling asleep at the wheel? • Keep your eyes moving.
Page 218: Hill And Mountain Roads
Hill and Mountain Roads If you drive regularly in steep country, or if you’re planning to visit there, here are some tips that can make your trips safer and more enjoyable. • Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all ﬂuid levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system and transmission.
Page 219 • Know how to go uphill. You may want to shift down to a lower gear. The lower gears help cool your CAUTION: engine and transmission, and you can climb the hill better. Coasting downhill in NEUTRAL (N) or with the •...
Page 220: Winter Driving
Winter Driving Here are some tips for winter driving: • Have your vehicle in good shape for winter. • You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your vehicle. Include an ice scraper, a small brush or broom, a supply of windshield washer ﬂuid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, a ﬂashlight, a red cloth and reﬂective warning triangles.
Page 221 Whatever the condition – smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow – drive with caution. Accelerate gently. Try not to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle’s stability when you make a hard stop on a slippery road.
Page 222: If You're Caught In A Blizzard
If You’re Caught in a Blizzard • Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket around you. If you have no blankets or extra clothing, make body insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, ﬂoor mats – anything you can wrap around yourself or tuck under your clothing to keep warm.
Page 223 Run your engine only as long as you must. This saves fuel. When you run the engine, make it go a little CAUTION: faster than just idle. That is, push the accelerator slightly. This uses less fuel for the heat that you get and it keeps the battery (or batteries) charged.
Page 224: If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice Or Snow
If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice Notice: Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of your vehicle as well as the tires. If you spin the or Snow wheels too fast while shifting your transmission back and forth, you can destroy your transmission. In order to free your vehicle when it is stuck, you will For information about using tire chains on your need to spin the wheels, but you don’t want to spin your...
Page 225: Towing
Towing Recreational Vehicle Towing Recreational vehicle towing means towing your vehicle Towing Your Vehicle behind another vehicle — such as behind a motorhome. The two most common types of recreational vehicle Consult your dealer or a professional towing service if towing are known as “dinghy towing”...
Page 226: Loading Your Vehicle
Loading Your Vehicle The Certiﬁcation/Tire label also tells you the maximum weights for the front and rear axles, called Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). To ﬁnd out the actual loads on your front and rear axles, you need to go to a weigh station and weigh your vehicle.
Page 227: Add-On Equipment
Payload CAUTION: The Payload Capacity is shown on the Certiﬁcation/Tire label. This is the maximum load capacity that your vehicle can carry. Be sure to include the weight of the people Things you put inside your vehicle can strike inside as part of your load. If you added any accessories and injure people in a sudden stop or turn, or or equipment after your vehicle left the factory, remember in a crash.
Page 228: Towing A Trailer
Towing a Trailer To identify the trailering capacity of your vehicle, you should read the information in “Weight of the Trailer” that appears later in this section. If yours was built with trailering options, as many are, CAUTION: it’s ready for heavier trailers. But trailering is different than just driving your vehicle by itself.
Page 229: If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer
If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer Three important considerations have to do with weight: • the weight of the trailer, If you do, here are some important points: • the weight of the trailer tongue • There are many different laws, including speed limit •...
Page 230 Your vehicle is equipped Tow/haul is designed to be most effective when the with a button on the vehicle and trailer combined weight is at least 75% of instrument panel, to the the vehicle’s Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR). right of the steering wheel, Tow/haul is most useful under the following driving which when pressed conditions:...
Page 231: Weight Of The Trailer
Weight of the Trailer How heavy can a trailer safely be? It depends on how you plan to use your rig. For example, speed, altitude, road grades, outside temperature and how much your vehicle is used to pull a trailer are all important. And, it can also depend on any special equipment that you have on your vehicle.
Page 232 Vehicle* Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight GCWR G1500 Passenger Van 2WD* 4300 V6 3.42 4,000 lbs. (1 816 kg) 9,000 lbs. (4 086 kg) 3.42 5300 V8 6,400 lbs. (2 906 kg) 12,000 lbs. (5 448 kg 3.73 * Tongue weight should be 10 percent to 15 percent of trailer weight up to 1,500 lbs (680kg). Vehicle* Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight...
Page 233 Vehicle* Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight GCWR H2500 Cargo Van AWD* 5300 V8 3.73 6,400 lbs. (2 906 kg) 12,000 lbs. (5 448 kg) * Tongue weight should be 10 percent to 15 percent of trailer weight up to 1,000 lbs (454 kg). Vehicle* Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight...
Page 234 Vehicle* Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight GCWR G2500 Passenger Van 2WD Long Wheelbase* 3.73 7,600 lbs. (3 450 kg) 14,000 lbs.(6 356 kg) 6000 V8 4.10 9,600 lbs. (4 358 kg) 16,000 lbs. (7 264 kg) * Tongue weight should be 10 percent to 15 percent of trailer weight up to 1,000 lbs (454 kg). Vehicle* Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight...
Page 235 Vehicle* Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight GCWR G3500 Passenger Van 2WD Short Wheelbase* 3.73 7,700 lbs. (3 496 kg) 14,000 lbs. (6 356 kg) 6000 V8 4.10 9,700 lbs. (4 404 kg) 16,000 lbs. (7 264 kg * Tongue weight should be 10 percent to 15 percent of trailer weight up to 1,500 lbs (680 kg). Vehicle* Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight...
Page 236: Weight Of The Trailer Tongue
Weight of the Trailer Tongue If you’re using a weight-carrying or a weight-distributing hitch, the trailer tongue weight (A) should be 10 percent The tongue load (A) of any trailer is an important weight to 15 percent of the total loaded trailer weight (B). to measure because it affects the total or gross weight Do not exceed the maximum allowable tongue weight of your vehicle.
Page 237: Safety Chains
Hitches If you’re using the wiring provided by the factory-installed hitch, you should not need to make any It’s important to have the correct hitch equipment. holes in the body of your vehicle. However, if you Crosswinds, large trucks going by and rough roads are have an aftermarket hitch installed, you may need to a few reasons why you’ll need the right hitch.
Page 238: Driving With A Trailer
Trailer Brakes Driving with a Trailer If your trailer weighs more than 1,000 lbs (450 kg) loaded, then it needs its own brakes – and they must be CAUTION: adequate. Be sure to read and follow the instructions for the trailer brakes so you’ll be able to install, adjust and maintain them properly.
Page 239: Following Distance
Following Distance Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of experience. Before setting out for the open road, you’ll want to get Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as to know your rig. Acquaint yourself with the feel of you would when driving your vehicle without a trailer.
Page 240: Driving On Grades
Making Turns Driving On Grades Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start Notice: Making very sharp turns while trailering down a long or steep downgrade. If you don’t shift could cause the trailer to come in contact with the down, you might have to use your brakes so much that vehicle.
Page 241: Parking On Hills
Parking on Hills When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a Hill 1. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down CAUTION: while you: • start your engine, You really should not park your vehicle, with a •...
Page 242: Maintenance When Trailer Towing
Maintenance When Trailer Towing Seven-Wire Harness • Light Green: Back-up lamps Your vehicle will need service more often when you’re • pulling a trailer. See the Maintenance Schedule for more Brown: Parking lamps on this. Things that are especially important in trailer •...
Page 243 Section 5 Service and Appearance Care Service ............5-3 Engine Fan Noise .........5-38 Doing Your Own Service Work ......5-3 Power Steering Fluid ........5-38 Adding Equipment to the Outside of Windshield Washer Fluid ........5-39 Your Vehicle ..........5-4 Brakes ............5-41 Battery ............5-44 Fuel ..............5-4 Jump Starting ..........5-45 Gasoline Octane ..........5-4 Gasoline Speciﬁcations ........5-5...
Page 244 Section 5 Service and Appearance Care Tires ..............5-60 Sheet Metal Damage ........5-93 Inﬂation — Tire Pressure .......5-61 Finish Damage ..........5-93 Dual Tire Operation ........5-62 Underbody Maintenance ........5-94 Tire Inspection and Rotation ......5-62 Chemical Paint Spotting .........5-94 When It Is Time for New Tires .......5-64 Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials ....5-95 Buying New Tires .........5-65 Vehicle Identiﬁcation ........5-96...
Page 245: Service
Service Doing Your Own Service Work If you want to do some of your own service work, you’ll Your dealer knows your vehicle best and wants you to want to use the proper service manual. It tells you be happy with it. We hope you will go to your dealer much more about how to service your vehicle than this for all your service needs.
Page 246: Adding Equipment To The Outside Of Your Vehicle
Gasoline Octane CAUTION: (Continued) Use regular unleaded gasoline with a posted octane of 87 or higher. If the octane is less than 87, you may get a • Be sure to use the proper nuts, bolts and heavy knocking noise when you drive. If this occurs, use other fasteners.
Page 247: Gasoline Speciﬁcations
Gasoline Speciﬁcations California Fuel It is recommended that gasoline meet speciﬁcations If your vehicle is certiﬁed to meet California Emission which were developed by the American Automobile Standards (see the underhood emission control label), it Manufacturers Association and endorsed by the is designed to operate on fuels that meet California Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association for better speciﬁcations.
Page 248: Additives
Additives Some gasolines that are not reformulated for low emissions may contain an octane-enhancing additive called methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl To provide cleaner air, all gasolines in the United States (MMT); ask the attendant where you buy gasoline are now required to contain additives that will help whether the fuel contains MMT.
Page 249: Filling Your Tank
Filling Your Tank To remove the fuel cap, turn it slowly to the left (counterclockwise). While refueling, place the CAUTION: fuel cap in the holder provided. Fuel vapor is highly ﬂammable. It burns violently, and that can cause very bad injuries. Do not smoke if you are near fuel or refueling your vehicle.
Page 250: Filling A Portable Fuel Container
Filling a Portable Fuel Container Be careful not to spill fuel. Clean fuel from painted surfaces as soon as possible. See Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle on page 5-91 . When ﬁlling the tank do not overﬁll by squeezing in much more fuel after the CAUTION: pump shuts off.
Page 251: Checking Things Under The Hood
Checking Things Under Hood Release the Hood To open the hood, do the following: 1. Pull this handle inside the vehicle. It is located CAUTION: in front of the driver’s side door frame near the ﬂoor. Things that burn can get on hot engine parts and start a ﬁre.
Page 252 2. Then go to the front of the vehicle and lift up the secondary hood release underneath the middle of the hood. 3. Lift the hood. 5-10...
Page 253 4. Release the hood prop If your vehicle has an underhood lamp, it will from its retainer and put automatically come on and stay on until the hood is the hood prop into the closed. slot in the hood hinge Before closing the hood, be sure all of the ﬁller caps are on the driver’s side.
Page 254: Engine Compartment Overview
Engine Compartment Overview When you lift the hood, you’ll see these items: 5-12...
Page 255 A. Battery G. Air Filter Restriction Indicator B. Radiator Pressure Cap H. Engine Air Cleaner/Filter C. Coolant Recovery Tank I. Power Steering Reservoir D. Transmission Fluid Dipstick J. Brake Master Cylinder E. Engine Oil Fill K. Windshield Washer Fluid F. Engine Oil Dipstick 5-13...
Page 256: Engine Oil
Engine Oil Turn off the engine and give the oil several minutes to drain back into the oil pan. If you don’t, the oil dipstick might not show the actual level. Checking Engine Oil Pull out the dipstick and clean it with a paper towel or It’s a good idea to check your engine oil every time you cloth, then push it back in all the way.
Page 257: When To Add Engine Oil
When to Add Engine Oil The engine oil ﬁller cap is located between the If the oil is at or below the cross-hatched area at the tip coolant recovery tank and of the dipstick, then you’ll need to add at least one the engine air cleaner/ﬁlter.
Page 258: What Kind Of Engine Oil To Use
What Kind of Engine Oil to Use Oils recommended for your vehicle can be identiﬁed by looking for the starburst symbol. This symbol indicates that the oil has been certiﬁed by the American Petroleum Institute (API). Do not use any oil which does not carry this starburst symbol. If you choose to perform the engine oil change service yourself, be sure...
Page 259: Engine Oil Additives
When to Change Engine Oil As in the chart shown previously, SAE 5W-30 is the only viscosity grade recommended for your vehicle. You If any one of these are true for you, use the short should look for and use only oils which have the API trip/city maintenance schedule: Starburst symbol and which are also identiﬁed as SAE 5W-30.
Page 260: How To Reset The Change Engine Oil Light
How to Reset the CHANGE ENGINE What to Do with Used Oil OIL Light Used engine oil contains certain elements that may be unhealthy for your skin and could even cause cancer. The GM Oil Life System calculates when to change your Don’t let used oil stay on your skin for very long.
Page 261: Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter See Engine Compartment If your vehicle is equipped with a ﬁlter change indicator it Overview on page 5-12 for will let you know when the ﬁlter needs to be replaced. the location of the engine When the change indicator turns black or is in the air cleaner/ﬁlter and...
Page 262: How To Inspect The Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
How to Inspect the Engine Air The engine air cleaner/ﬁlter is located near the center of the engine compartment. Cleaner/Filter 1. Unhook the retainer clips and remove the cover. To inspect the air cleaner/ﬁlter, remove the ﬁlter from 2. Lift the ﬁlter out of the engine air cleaner/ﬁlter the vehicle and lightly shake ﬁlter to release loose dust housing.
Page 263: Automatic Transmission Fluid
Automatic Transmission Fluid CAUTION: When to Check and Change A good time to check your automatic transmission ﬂuid Operating the engine with the air cleaner/ﬁlter level is when the engine oil is changed. off can cause you or others to be burned. The air cleaner not only cleans the air, it Change both the ﬂuid and ﬁlter every 50,000 miles (83,000 km) if the vehicle’s GVWR is over 8,600 or if...
Page 264: How To Check
How to Check Get the vehicle warmed up by driving about 15 miles (24 km) when outside temperatures are above 50°F Because this operation can be a little difficult, you may (10°C). If it’s colder than 50°F (10°C), drive the vehicle choose to have this done at the dealership service in DRIVE (D) until the engine temperature gage department.
Page 265: Checking The Fluid Level
Checking the Fluid Level Prepare your vehicle as follows: • Park your vehicle on a level place. Keep the engine running. • With the parking brake applied, place the shift lever in PARK (P). • With your foot on the brake pedal, move the shift •...
Page 266: Engine Coolant
Using a funnel, add ﬂuid down the transmission dipstick The following explains your cooling system and how to tube only after checking the transmission ﬂuid while it add coolant when it is low. If you have a problem with is hot. (A cold check is used only as a reference.) If the engine overheating, see Engine Overheating on page 5-27 .
Page 267: What To Use
What to Use Notice: If you use an improper coolant mixture, your engine could overheat and be badly damaged. Use a mixture of one-half clean, drinkable water and The repair cost wouldn’t be covered by your ® one-half DEX-COOL coolant which won’t damage warranty.
Page 268: Adding Coolant
Checking Coolant Adding Coolant ® If you need more coolant, add the proper DEX-COOL The coolant recovery tank coolant mixture at the coolant recovery tank. is located near the center of the engine compartment. See Engine CAUTION: Compartment Overview on page 5-12 for more information on location.
Page 269: Radiator Pressure Cap
Radiator Pressure Cap CAUTION: You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol, and it will burn if the engine parts are hot enough. Don’t spill coolant on a hot engine. Occasionally check the coolant level in the radiator. For information on how to add coolant to the radiator, see Cooling System on page 5-30 .
Page 270: If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine
If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine CAUTION: (Continued) down. Wait until there is no sign of steam or coolant before you open the hood. If you keep driving when your engine is overheated, the liquids in it can catch ﬁre. You or others could be badly burned.
Page 271: If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine
If No Steam Is Coming From Your If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just to be safe, drive slower for about 10 minutes. Engine If the warning doesn’t come back on, you can drive normally. If you get an engine overheat warning but see or hear no steam, the problem may not be too serious.
Page 272: Cooling System
Cooling System When the engine is cold, the coolant level should be at or above the COLD When you decide it’s safe to lift the hood, here’s what FILL mark. If it isn’t, you you’ll see: may have a leak at the pressure cap or in the radiator hoses, heater hoses, radiator, water...
Page 273 Notice: When adding coolant, it is important that ® you use only DEX-COOL (silicate-free) coolant. CAUTION: ® If coolant other than DEX-COOL is added to the system, premature engine, heater core or radiator corrosion may result. In addition, the engine Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine coolant will require change sooner —...
Page 274 How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank CAUTION: If you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolant level isn’t at the COLD FILL mark, add a 50/50 mixture of Adding only plain water to your cooling ® clean, drinkable water and DEX-COOL engine coolant system can be dangerous.
Page 275 When the coolant in the coolant recovery tank is at the COLD FILL mark, start your vehicle. CAUTION: You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol and it will burn if the engine parts are hot enough.
Page 276 If the overheat warning continues, there’s one more thing you can try. You can add the proper coolant mixture directly to the radiator, but be sure the cooling system is cool before you do it. CAUTION: Steam and scalding liquids from a hot cooling system can blow out and burn you badly.
Page 277: How To Add Coolant To The Radiator
How to Add Coolant to the Radiator 2. Then keep turning the pressure cap, but now push down as you turn it. Remove the pressure cap. 1. You can remove the radiator pressure cap when the cooling system, including the radiator pressure cap and upper radiator hose, is no longer hot.
Page 278 ® 3. Fill the radiator with the proper DEX-COOL 4. Then ﬁll the coolant recovery tank to the COLD coolant mixture, up to the base of the ﬁller FILL mark. neck. See Engine Coolant on page 5-24 for more 5. Put the cap back on the coolant recovery tank, but information about the proper coolant mixture.
Page 279 6. Start the engine and let it run until you can feel the 8. Then replace the pressure cap. At any time during upper radiator hose getting hot. Watch out for the this procedure if coolant begins to ﬂow out of the engine cooling fan.
Page 280: Engine Fan Noise
Engine Fan Noise Power Steering Fluid Your vehicle has a clutched engine cooling fan. When the clutch is engaged, the fan spins faster to provide more air to cool the engine. In most everyday driving conditions, the fan is spinning slower and the clutch is not fully engaged.
Page 281: Windshield Washer Fluid
When to Check Power Steering Fluid What to Use It is not necessary to regularly check power steering ﬂuid To determine what kind of ﬂuid to use, see Part D: unless you suspect there is a leak in the system or Recommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 6-18 .
Page 282: Adding Washer Fluid
Adding Washer Fluid Notice: • When using concentrated washer ﬂuid, follow the Open the cap with the manufacturer’s instructions for adding water. washer symbol on it. Add • Don’t mix water with ready-to-use washer ﬂuid. washer ﬂuid until the Water can cause the solution to freeze and tank is full.
Page 283: Brakes
Brakes If it is, you should have your brake system ﬁxed, since a leak means that sooner or later your brakes won’t work well, or won’t work at all. Brake Fluid So, it isn’t a good idea to “top off” your brake ﬂuid. Adding brake ﬂuid won’t correct a leak.
Page 284: Checking Brake Fluid
Checking Brake Fluid Always clean the brake ﬂuid reservoir cap and the area around the cap before removing it. This will help keep dirt from entering the reservoir. CAUTION: With the wrong kind of ﬂuid in your brake system, your brakes may not work well, or they may not even work at all.
Page 285: Brake Adjustment
Brake Wear Properly torqued wheel nuts are necessary to help prevent brake pulsation. When tires are rotated, inspect Your vehicle has four—wheel disc brakes. brake pads for wear and evenly tighten wheel nuts in the proper sequence to GM torque speciﬁcations. Disc brake pads have built-in wear indicators that make a high-pitched warning sound when the brake pads Brake linings should always be replaced as complete...
Page 286: Battery
Replacing Brake System Parts Vehicle Storage The braking system on a vehicle is complex. Its many If you’re not going to drive your vehicle for 25 days or parts have to be of top quality and work well together if more, remove the black, negative (−) cable from the the vehicle is to have really good braking.
Page 287: Jump Starting
Jump Starting Trying to start your vehicle by pushing or pulling it won’t work, and it could damage your vehicle. If your battery has run down, you may want to use 1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt another vehicle and some jumper cables to start your battery with a negative ground system.
Page 288 4. Open the hoods and locate the positive (+) and negative (−) terminal locations of the other vehicle. CAUTION: Your vehicle has a remote positive (+) jump starting terminal and a remote negative (−) jump starting terminal. You should always use these Using a match near a battery can cause battery remote terminals instead of the terminals on the gas to explode.
Page 289 CAUTION: Fans or other moving engine parts can injure you badly. Keep your hands away from moving parts once the engine is running. 5. Check that the jumper cables don’t have loose or missing insulation. If they do, you could get a shock.
Page 290 7. Don’t let the other end Don’t let the other end touch anything until the next touch metal. Connect it step. The other end of the negative (−) cable to the positive (+) doesn’t go to the dead battery. It goes to a heavy, terminal of the good unpainted metal engine part or to a remote battery.
Page 291 To disconnect the jumper cables from both vehicles, do the following: 1. Disconnect the black negative (−) cable from the vehicle that had the dead battery. 2. Disconnect the black negative (−) cable from the vehicle with the good battery. 3.
Page 292: All-Wheel Drive
All-Wheel Drive Lubricant checks in this section also apply to these vehicles. However, there are two additional systems that need lubrication. Transfer Case When to Check Lubricant Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine how often to check the lubricant. See Part C: Periodic Maintenance I nspections on page 6-16 .
Page 293: Rear Axle
Rear Axle If you have the 1500 Series, the proper level is from 5/8 inch (15 mm) to 1 5/8 inch (40 mm) below the bottom of the ﬁller plug hole. The proper level for the 2500 and When to Check Lubricant 3500 Series is from 0 to 1/4 (6 mm) below the bottom of the ﬁller plug hole.
Page 294: Front Axle
Front Axle When the differential is cold, add enough lubricant to raise the level to 3/8 inch (10 mm) below the ﬁller plug hole. When to Check and Change Lubricant When the differential is at operating temperature Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine how (warm), add enough lubricant to raise the level to the often to check the lubricant and when to change it.
Page 295: Noise Control System
Noise Control System Among those acts presumed to constitute tampering are the acts listed below. Tampering with Noise Control Insulation: System Prohibited • Removal of the noise shields or any underhood insulation. The following information relates to compliance with Engine: federal noise emission standards for vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of more than •...
Page 296: Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement Headlamps 1. Remove the two bolts from the headlamp assembly. For any bulb changing procedure not listed in this section, contact your dealer. 2. Remove the two pins on the top of the headlamp assembly. To remove the pins, turn the outer pin For the type of bulbs, see Replacement Bulbs on clockwise and pull it straight up.
Page 297 8. Without removing the headlamp assembly itself, 11. Install the new bulb into the socket and return it to remove the bulb socket from the back of the the headlamp assembly. headlamp on the driver’s side. 12. Put the headlamp assembly back into the vehicle 9.
Page 298: Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker And Parking Lamps
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Taillamps Parking Lamps 1. Remove the two inboard nuts on 1. Use a small tool to unlatch the outboard clip on this the side assembly. lamp. 2. Pull the lamp forward to completely unlatch the clip. Move the lamp outboard to loosen the tabs.
Page 299 8. To remove, squeeze the tab on the side of the 9. Turn the bulb counterclockwise to remove it. Install sockets while turning them counterclockwise. the new bulb. 10. Reverse the above steps to reinstall the lamp. 5-57...
Page 300: Replacement Bulbs
Center High Mounted Stoplamp Replacement Bulbs (CHMSL) Exterior Lamp Bulb Number Sealed Beam Headlamps H6054 Composite Low-Beam 9006GS Headlamps Composite High-Beam 9005 Headlamps Front Sidemarker Lamp Front Parking and Turn Lamp 3157KX Back-up Lamp 3157 Rear Parking, Stop, and Turn 3157 Lamp CHMSL...
Page 301: Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement blades come in different types and are removed in different ways. To remove the type with a Replacement release clip, do the following: 1. Lift the wiper arm until it locks into a vertical Windshield wiper blades should be inspected at least position.
Page 302: Tires
Overinﬂated tires are more likely to be cut, about your tire warranty and where to obtain service, punctured or broken by a sudden see your GMC Warranty booklet for details. impact — such as when you hit a pothole. Keep tires at the recommended pressure.
Page 303: Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
Inﬂation — Tire Pressure If your tires have too much air (overinﬂation), you can get the following: The Certiﬁcation/Tire label, which is on the rear edge of • Unusual wear the driver’s door, shows the correct inﬂation pressures • Bad handling for your tires when they’re cold.
Page 304: Dual Tire Operation
Dual Tire Operation Tire Inspection and Rotation When the vehicle is new, or whenever a wheel, wheel Tires should be rotated every 6,000 to 8,000 miles bolt or wheel nut is replaced, check the wheel nut torque (10 000 to 13 000 km). after 100, 1,000 and 6,000 miles (160, 1 600 and 10 Any time you notice unusual wear, rotate your tires as 000 km) of driving.
Page 305 When you install dual wheels, be sure that vent holes in the inner and outer wheels on each side are lined up. After the tires have been rotated, adjust the front and rear inﬂation pressures as shown on the Certiﬁcation/Tire label. Make certain that all wheel nuts are properly tightened.
Page 306: When It Is Time For New Tires
When It Is Time for New Tires You need a new tire if any of the following statements are true: • You can see the indicators at three or more places One way to tell when it’s time for new tires is to around the tire.
Page 307: Buying New Tires
Buying New Tires CAUTION: To ﬁnd out what kind and size of tires you need, look at the Certiﬁcation/Tire label. Mixing tires could cause you to lose control The tires installed on your vehicle when it was new had while driving. If you mix tires of different sizes a Tire Performance Criteria Speciﬁcation (TPC Spec) number on each tire’s sidewall.
Page 308: Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Uniform Tire Quality Grading Treadwear The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on Quality grades can be found where applicable on the the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum conditions on a speciﬁed government test course.
Page 309: Wheel Alignment And Tire Balance
Temperature – A, B, C Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C, The wheels on your vehicle were aligned and balanced representing the tire’s resistance to the generation carefully at the factory to give you the longest tire life of heat and its ability to dissipate heat when tested and best overall performance.
Page 310: Wheel Replacement
Wheel Replacement CAUTION: Replace any wheel that is bent, cracked, or badly rusted or corroded. If wheel nuts keep coming loose, the wheel, wheel bolts and wheel nuts should be replaced. Using the wrong replacement wheels, wheel If the wheel leaks air, replace it (except some bolts or wheel nuts on your vehicle can be aluminum wheels, which can sometimes be repaired).
Page 311: Tire Chains
Notice: The wrong wheel can also cause problems Used Replacement Wheels with bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer or odometer calibration, headlamp aim, bumper height, vehicle ground clearance and tire or tire chain CAUTION: clearance to the body and chassis. Whenever a wheel, wheel bolt or wheel nut is Putting a used wheel on your vehicle is replaced on a dual wheel setup, check the wheel nut dangerous.
Page 312: If A Tire Goes Flat
If a Tire Goes Flat CAUTION: It’s unusual for a tire to “blowout” while you’re driving, especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air goes out of a tire, it’s much more likely to leak out slowly. Lifting a vehicle and getting under it to do But if you should ever have a “blowout,”...
Page 313: Changing A Flat Tire
Changing a Flat Tire If a tire goes ﬂat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your hazard warning ﬂashers. CAUTION: Changing a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle can slip off the jack and roll over you or other people.
Page 314: Removing The Spare Tire And Tools
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools If you have a cargo van or a passenger van, the equipment you’ll need is located in the rear passenger side of corner of the vehicle. If you have a van with the 15–passenger seating arrangement, the equipment you’ll need is secured on Remove the retaining wing bolt and lift it off the mounting bracket.
Page 315 Attach the wheel wrench and ratchet, with the DOWN side facing you. The wheel wrench has a socket end and a ﬂat chisel end. Put the ﬂat chisel end of the wheel wrench on an angle through the hole between the body and the bumper. Be sure the ﬂat end connects into the hoist shaft.
Page 316 Turn the ratchet counterclockwise to lower the spare tire to the ground. If the spare tire does not lower to the ground, the secondary latch is engaged causing the tire When the tire has been lowered, pull the tire toward you not to lower.
Page 317: Secondary Latch System
Secondary Latch System To release the spare tire from the secondary latch, do the following: Your vehicle has an underbody mounted tire hoist assembly equipped with a secondary latch system. It’s designed to stop the spare tire from suddenly falling CAUTION: off your vehicle if the cable holding the spare tire is damaged.
Page 318 4. Connect the jack handle (C) and jack handle extension (B) together and press the retention clip (arrow) so it engages. 1. Check under the vehicle to see if the cable end is visible. 2. If the cable is not visible, start this procedure at Step 6.
Page 319 5. Attach the jack handle/jack handle extension to the jack and slide the ratchet with the UP mark facing you onto the end of the jack handle extension so your set-up looks like the picture above. 6. Place the jack under the vehicle, ahead of the rear bumper.
Page 320 7. Keep raising the jack until the spare tire stops 10. Tilt the retainer at the end of the cable and pull it moving upward and is held ﬁrmly in place, this through the wheel opening. Pull the tire out from lets you know that the secondary latch has under the vehicle.
Page 321: Removing The Wheel Covers
Removing the Wheel Covers Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire If your vehicle has plastic wheel nut caps, loosen them by turning the wheel wrench counterclockwise. The 1. With the DOWN side facing you, use the ratchet wheel nut caps are designed to remain with the center and wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel nuts.
Page 322 Rear Position Rear Flat: Assemble the jack (A) together with the jack handle (B), jack handle extension (C) and ratchet (D) as shown. Be sure that the ratchet has Connect the jack handle (B) and jack handle the UP mark facing you. To assemble the jack extension (C) together and press the retention clip handle and jack handle extension, use the art and (arrow) so it engages.
Page 323 3. Position the jack under the vehicle as shown. Rear Position Front Position CAUTION: Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack you could be badly injured or killed. Never get under a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.
Page 324 CAUTION: Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly positioned can damage the vehicle and even make the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal injury and vehicle damage, be sure to ﬁt the jack lift head into the proper location before raising the vehicle.
Page 325 5. Remove all the wheel nuts, and take off the CAUTION: ﬂat tire. Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts become loose after a time. The wheel could come off and cause an accident.
Page 326 7. Put the wheel nuts back on with the rounded end of the nuts toward the wheel. Tighten each wheel nut by hand until the wheel is held against the hub. 9. Tighten the nuts ﬁrmly in a crisscross sequence as shown.
Page 327 Notice: Improperly tightened wheel nuts can lead to brake pulsation and rotor damage. To avoid CAUTION: expensive brake repairs, evenly tighten the wheel nuts in the proper sequence and to the proper torque speciﬁcation. See “Capacities and Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened Speciﬁcations”...
Page 328: Storing A Flat Or Spare Tire And Tools
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools CAUTION: Storing a jack, a tire, or other equipment in the passenger compartment of the vehicle could cause injury. In a sudden stop or collision, loose equipment could strike someone. Store all these in the proper place. 1.
Page 329 5. Put the ﬂat end of the wheel wrench on an angle through the hole in the rear door frame, above the bumper. 6. Raise the tire fully against the underside of the vehicle. Continue turning the ratchet until the tire is secure and the cable is tight.
Page 330: Appearance Care
Appearance Care Do not use any of these unless this manual says you can. In many uses, these will damage your vehicle: Remember, cleaning products can be hazardous. Some • Alcohol are toxic. Others can burst into ﬂames if you strike a •...
Page 331: Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
Special Fabric Cleaning Problems Here are some cleaning tips: • Always read the instructions on the cleaner label. Stains caused by such things as catsup, coffee (black), • egg, fruit, fruit juice, milk, soft drinks, vomit, urine Clean up stains as soon as you can — before they and blood can be removed as follows: set.
Page 332: Cleaning Vinyl
Cleaning Vinyl Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel Use warm water and a clean cloth. • Use only mild soap and water to clean the top surfaces Rub with a clean, damp cloth to remove dirt. You of the instrument panel. Sprays containing silicones may have to do this more than once.
Page 333: Care Of Safety Belts
Care of Safety Belts Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle Keep belts clean and dry. The paint ﬁnish on your vehicle provides beauty, depth of color, gloss retention and durability. CAUTION: Washing Your Vehicle Do not bleach or dye safety belts. If you do, it The best way to preserve your vehicle’s ﬁnish is to keep it may severely weaken them.
Page 334: Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses Exterior painted surfaces are subject to aging, weather and chemical fallout that can take their toll over a Use only lukewarm or cold water, a soft cloth and a car period of years. You can help to keep the paint ﬁnish washing soap to clean exterior lamps and lenses.
Page 335: Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
Cleaning Tires Grime from the windshield will stick to the wiper blades and affect their performance. Clean the blade by To clean your tires, use a stiff brush with tire cleaner. wiping vigorously with a cloth soaked in full-strength windshield washer solvent. Then rinse the blade Notice: When applying a tire dressing, always take with water.
Page 336: Underbody Maintenance
Underbody Maintenance Chemical Paint Spotting Chemicals used for ice and snow removal and dust Some weather and atmospheric conditions can create a control can collect on the underbody. If these are not chemical fallout. Airborne pollutants can fall upon and removed, corrosion and rust can develop on the attack painted surfaces on your vehicle.
Page 337: Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials (cont’d) See your GM dealer for more information on purchasing Description Usage the following products. Removes dirt and grime Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials Chrome and Wire Wheel from chrome wheels and Cleaner Description Usage wire wheel covers. Polishing Cloth Interior and exterior Removes dust,...
Page 338: Vehicle Identiﬁcation
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials Vehicle Identiﬁcation (cont’d) Description Usage Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) Medium foaming shampoo. Cleans and Wash Wax Concentrate lightly waxes. Biodegradable and phosphate free. Quickly and easily removes spots and stains Spot Lifter from carpets, vinyl and cloth upholstery. Odorless spray odor This is the legal identiﬁer for your vehicle.
Page 339: Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label Electrical System You’ll ﬁnd this label on the front passenger door frame. Add-On Electrical Equipment It’s very helpful if you ever need to order parts. On this label is: Notice: Don’t add anything electrical to your •...
Page 340: Windshield Wiper Fuses
Windshield Wiper Fuses Fuses and Circuit Breakers The windshield wiper motor is protected by a circuit Floor Console Fuse Block breaker and a fuse. If the motor overheats due to heavy snow, etc., the wiper will stop until the motor cools. The ﬂoor console fuse block is located under the Although the circuit is protected from electrical overload, driver’s seat.
Page 341 Fuse Usage Fuse Usage Spare Pass Turn Mirror Outside Rear View Mirror Right Rear Park Lamp Courtesy Lamp/SEO Trailer Park Lamp Left Rear Stop/Turn Signal Front Park Lamp Cargo Locks Auxilary1 Right Rear Stop/Turn Signal Auxilary2 Driver Locks Relays Usage Stop/Center High Mounted Stop Window Residual Accessory Power Lamp...
Page 342 Engine Compartment Fuse Block Fuse Usage Radio Battery The fuse block is in the engine compartment on the Powertrain Control Module Battery driver’s side of the vehicle. Left Rear Turn Lamp Right Rear Turn Lamp Backup Lamps Trailer Wiring Ignition 0 Stop Lamp Right Rear Defogger/Heated Mirror Right Daytime Running Lamp/Turn...
Page 343 Fuse Usage Fuse Usage Left Headlamp — High Beam Engine 1 Truck Body Control Module Ignition Right Headlamp — High Beam Truck Body Control Spare Module-Accessory RPA/Inside Rearview Mirror Front Windshield Wiper Crankcase Anti-Lock Brakes Brake Transmission Shift Interlock Ignition A System Trailer Auxiliary Power Outlets...
Page 344: Capacities And Speciﬁcations
Capacities and Speciﬁcations All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to ﬁll to the appropriate level or as recommended in this manual. See refrigerant charge label under the hood for charge capacity information and requirements. Engine Speciﬁcations Wheel Nut Engine VIN Code Transmission...
Page 345 Capacities Capacities QTY Without Rear Application Heater QTY With Rear Heater Cooling System After reﬁll, the level must be rechecked. See “Cooling System” in the Index. VORTEC™ 4300 V6 11.0 quarts (10.4 L) 14.0 quarts (13.2 L) VORTEC™ 4800 V8 13.4 quarts (12.7 L) 16.4 quarts (15.5 L) VORTEC™...
Page 346 Capacities QTY Without Rear Application Heater QTY With Rear Heater Fuel Tank Standard Tank (Passenger and Cargo) 31.0 gallons 117.3 L Standard Tank (Cab and Chassis) 35.0 gallons 132.5 L Optional Tank* (Cab and Chassis) 55.0 gallons 208.1 L * 159 inch wheelbase or 177 inch wheel base only Air Conditioning Refrigerant Capacity Air Conditioning Refrigerant R-134a (Front) 1.8 lbs...
Page 347: Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Replacement part numbers listed in this section are based on the latest information available at the time of printing, and are subject to change. If a part listed in this manual is not the same as the part used in your vehicle when it was built, or if you have any questions, please contact your GM dealer.
Page 348 NOTES 5-106...
Page 349 Section 6 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule ........6-2 Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections ..6-16 Introduction ...........6-2 Steering and Suspension Inspection ....6-16 Your Vehicle and the Environment ....6-2 Exhaust System Inspection ......6-16 Maintenance Requirements ......6-2 Fuel System Inspection ........6-16 How This Section is Organized ......6-3 Engine Cooling System Inspection ....6-16 Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services ...6-4 Throttle System Inspection ......6-17...
Page 350: Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule Your Vehicle and the Environment Proper vehicle maintenance not only helps to keep your Introduction vehicle in good working condition, but also helps the environment. Improper vehicle maintenance can Important: Keep engine oil at the proper level and even affect the quality of the air we breathe.
Page 351: How This Section Is Organized
How This Section is Organized If you want to get the service information, see Service Publications Ordering Information on page 7-11 . This maintenance schedule is divided into ﬁve parts: “Part B: Owner Checks and Services” tells you what should be checked and when. It also explains what “Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services”...
Page 352: Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance This part tells you the maintenance services you should have done and when to schedule them. Services When you go to your dealer for your service needs, you’ll know that GM-trained and supported service This part contains engine oil and chassis lubrication people will perform the work using GM parts.
Page 353: Scheduled Maintenance
Scheduled Maintenance Engine Oil and Chassis Lubrication Scheduled Maintenance The services shown in this schedule up to 100,000 miles (166 000 km) should be repeated after 100,000 miles Change engine oil and ﬁlter as indicated by the GM (166 000 km) at the same intervals for the life of Oil Life System (or every 12 months, whichever this vehicle.
Page 354 15,000 Miles (25 000 km) It is also important to check your oil regularly and keep it at the proper level. Inspect engine air cleaner ﬁlter change indicator. If the system is ever reset accidentally, you must If necessary, replace the ﬁlter. If vehicle is driven change your oil at 3,000 miles (5 000 km) since your in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect ﬁlter change last oil change.
Page 355 30,000 Miles (50 000 km) 37,500 Miles (62 500 km) Inspect engine air cleaner ﬁlter change indicator. Check rear/front axle ﬂuid level and add ﬂuid as If necessary, replace the ﬁlter. If vehicle is driven needed. Check constant velocity joints and axle seals in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect ﬁlter change for leaking.
Page 356 50,000 Miles (83 000 km) 60,000 Miles (100 000 km) Change automatic transmission ﬂuid and ﬁlter if the Inspect engine air cleaner ﬁlter change indicator. vehicle’s GVWR is over 8,600 lbs or if the vehicle is If necessary, replace the ﬁlter. If vehicle is driven mainly driven under one or more of these conditions: in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect ﬁlter change indicator at every engine oil change.
Page 357 67,500 Miles (112 500 km) 82,500 Miles (137 500 km) Check rear/front axle ﬂuid level and add ﬂuid as Check rear/front axle ﬂuid level and add ﬂuid as needed. Check constant velocity joints and axle seals needed. Check constant velocity joints and axle seals for leaking.
Page 358 97,500 Miles (162 500 km) − In hilly or mountainous terrain. − When doing frequent trailer towing. Check rear/front axle ﬂuid level and add ﬂuid as − Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery needed. Check constant velocity joints and axle seals service.
Page 359: Engine Oil Level Check
Part B: Owner Checks and Services Engine Coolant Level Check ® Check the engine coolant level and add DEX-COOL Listed in this part are owner checks and services coolant mixture if necessary. See Engine Coolant which should be performed at the intervals speciﬁed to on page 5-24 for further details.
Page 360: At Least Twice A Year
At Least Twice a Year Spare Tire Check At least twice a year, after the monthly inﬂation check of Restraint System Check the spare tire determines that the spare is inﬂated to the correct tire inﬂation pressure, make sure that Make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your the spare tire is stored securely.
Page 361: At Least Once A Year
At Least Once a Year Starter Switch Check Key Lock Cylinders Service CAUTION: Lubricate the key lock cylinders with the lubricant speciﬁed in Part D. When you are doing this check, the vehicle Body Lubrication Service could move suddenly. If it does, you or others could be injured.
Page 362: Ignition Transmission Lock Check
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Ignition Transmission Lock Check Control System Check While parked, and with the parking brake set, try to turn the ignition key to LOCK in each shift lever position. • The key should turn to LOCK only when the CAUTION: shift lever is in PARK (P).
Page 363: Underbody Flushing Service
Parking Brake and Automatic Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake, set the Transmission Park (P) Mechanism parking brake. Check • To check the parking brake’s holding ability: With the engine running and transmission in NEUTRAL (N), slowly remove foot pressure from the regular CAUTION:...
Page 364: Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
Part C: Periodic Exhaust System Inspection Maintenance Inspections Inspect the complete exhaust system. Inspect the body near the exhaust system. Look for broken, damaged, Listed in this part are inspections and services which missing or out-of-position parts as well as open seams, should be performed at least twice a year (for instance, holes, loose connections or other conditions which each spring and fall).
Page 365: Throttle System Inspection
Throttle System Inspection Brake System Inspection Inspect the throttle system for interference or binding, Inspect the complete system. Inspect brake lines and and for damaged or missing parts. Replace parts hoses for proper hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks, as needed. Replace any components that have high chaﬁng, etc.
Page 366: Part D: Recommended Fluids And Lubricants
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Usage Fluid/Lubricant Lubricants Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. U.S. 12377985, in Canada Parking Brake 88901242, or equivalent) or lubricant Fluids and lubricants identiﬁed below by name, part Cable Guides meeting requirements of NLGI #2, number or speciﬁcation may be obtained from your Category LB or GC-LB.
Page 367 Usage Fluid/Lubricant Usage Fluid/Lubricant SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube Lubricant (GM Part No. U.S. Hood Hinges (GM Part No. U.S. 12346241, in Front and Rear 12378261, in Canada 10953455) or Canada 10953474, or equivalent). Axle equivalent meeting GM Speciﬁcation Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part Weatherstrip 9986115.
Page 368: Part E: Maintenance Record
Part E: Maintenance Record After the scheduled services are performed, record the date, odometer reading and who performed the service and any additional information from “Owner Checks and Services” or “Periodic Maintenance” on the following record pages. Also, you should retain all maintenance receipts. Maintenance Record Odometer Date...
Page 369 Maintenance Record (cont’d) Odometer Date Serviced By Maintenance Record Reading 6-21...
Page 370 Maintenance Record (cont’d) Odometer Date Serviced By Maintenance Record Reading 6-22...
Page 371 Section 7 Customer Assistance Information Customer Assistance Information ......7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........7-10 Customer Satisfaction Procedure ......7-2 Reporting Safety Defects to the Online Owner Center ........7-4 United States Government ......7-10 Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Reporting Safety Defects to the (TTY) Users ..........7-4 Canadian Government ........7-10 Customer Assistance Offices ......7-4...
Page 372: Customer Assistance Information
Your satisfaction and goodwill are important to 1-800-263-3777 (English) or 1-800-263-7854 (French). your dealer and to GMC. Normally, any concerns with We encourage you to call the toll-free number in order to the sales transaction or the operation of your vehicle will give your inquiry prompt attention.
Page 373 STEP THREE: Both General Motors and your dealer You may contact the BBB using the toll-free telephone are committed to making sure you are completely number or write them at the following address: satisﬁed with your new vehicle. However, if you continue BBB Auto Line to remain unsatisﬁed after following the procedure Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
Page 374: Online Owner Center
To assist customers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or all in one place. speech-impaired and who use the Text Telephones The Owner Center allows you to: (TTYs), GMC has TTY equipment available at its Customer Assistance Center. Any TTY user can • Get e-mail service reminders.
Page 375: All Overseas Locations
All Overseas Locations From Puerto Rico 1-800-496-9992 (English) Please contact the local General Motors Business Unit. 1-800-496-9993 (Spanish) Fax Number: 313-381-0022 Mexico, Central America and U.S. Virgin Islands: Caribbean Islands/Countries (Except 1-800-496-9994 Fax Number: 313-381-0022 Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands) Canada General Motors de Mexico, S.
Page 376: Gm Mobility Program For Persons With Disabilities
Roadside Assistance Program with Disabilities GMC’s Roadside Assistance Provides stranded owners with over-the-phone roadside repairs, location of the nearest GMC dealer or the following special services: This program, available to qualiﬁed applicants, can Flat Tire Change: Installation of spare tire will be...
Page 377 Maps include points of interest and a list of is available to all owner/operators of GMC trucks, GMC dealers along the route. Also included is a list of regardless of vehicle or mileage. hotels along the route that are discounted through Just dial GMC Roadside Assistance at 1-800-GMC-8782 affiliation with “Quest International.”...
Page 378: Courtesy Transportation
To enhance your ownership Warranty service can generally be completed while you experience, we and our participating dealers are wait. However, if you are unable to wait, GMC helps proud to offer Courtesy Transportation, a customer minimize your inconvenience by providing several support program for new vehicles.
Page 379: Additional Program Information
Public Transportation or Fuel Additional Program Information Reimbursement Courtesy Transportation is available during the If your vehicle requires overnight warranty repairs, Bumper-to-Bumper warranty coverage period, but it is reimbursement up to $30 per day (ﬁve days maximum) not part of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. may be available for the use of public transportation A separate booklet entitled Warranty and Owner such as taxi or bus.
Page 380: Reporting Safety Defects
General Motors. situation like this, we certainly hope you’ll notify us. To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Please call us at 1-800-GMC-8782 (1-800-462-8782), Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in or write: the Washington, D.C. area) or write to: Pontiac-GMC Customer Assistance Center P.O.
Page 381: Service Publications Ordering Information
Service Publications Ordering Service Bulletins Information Service Bulletins give technical service information needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars Service Manuals and trucks. Each bulletin contains instructions to assist in the diagnosis and service of your vehicle. Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair In Canada, information pertaining to Product Service information on engines, transmission, axle, suspension, Bulletins can be obtained by contacting your General...
Page 382: Current And Past Model Order Forms
Owner’s Information ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123 Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Owner publications are written speciﬁcally for owners Eastern Time and intended to provide basic operational information about the vehicle. The owner’s manual will include For Credit Card Orders Only the Maintenance Schedule for all models.
Page 383 All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System ......2-26 All-Wheel Drive ..........5-50 Accessory Power Outlets ......... 3-16 AM-FM Radio ..........3-41 Adding Equipment to Your Air Bag-Equipped AM ............... 3-72 Vehicle ............1-76 Antenna, Fixed Mast ........3-74 Adding Washer Fluid ........5-40 Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light ....
Page 384 Audio System(s) (cont.) Brake ............2-26 Radio with Six-Disc CD ........ 3-59 Parking ............2-26 Rear Seat Audio (RSA) ........ 3-69 System Inspection ........6-17 Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data System Warning Light ........3-29 Systems (RDS) ........3-41 Brakes ............
Page 385 Care of ............5-91 Check ............3-32 Safety Belts ..........5-91 Engine Light ..........3-32 Your Cassette Tape Player ......3-72 Gages Warning Light ........3-38 Your CD Player ........... 3-74 Chemical Paint Spotting ........5-94 Your CDs ........... 3-74 Child Restraints ..........
Page 386 Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel ... 5-90 Customer Assistance Information (cont.) Cleaning the Windshield and Wiper Blades ..5-92 GM Mobility Program for Persons with Cleaning Tires ..........5-93 Disabilities ..........7-6 Cleaning Vinyl ..........5-90 Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors ..7-10 Cleaning ............
Page 387 Driver ............1-15 Emissions Inspection and Position, Safety Belt ........1-15 Maintenance Programs ......... 3-34 Driving On Grades .......... 4-44 Engine Compartment Fuse Block ..... 5-100 Driving on Snow or Ice ........4-24 Engine Coolant Level Check ......6-11 Driving Through Deep Standing Water ....4-17 Engine Oil Additives ........
Page 388 Fuel (cont.) Gage ............3-39 Filter ............. 5-19 Gasoline Octane ........... 5-4 Engine Air Cleaner ........5-19 Gasoline Speciﬁcations ........5-5 Finding a PTY Station ......3-52, 3-62 System Inspection ........6-16 Finding a Station ....3-42, 3-44, 3-49, 3-60 Fuses ............
Page 389 Headlamp Wiring ..........5-97 Headlamps ............ 5-54 If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine ..5-29 Bulb Replacement ........5-54 If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine ....5-28 Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking If the Light Is Flashing ........3-33 Lamps ............
Page 390 Instrument Panel ..........3-23 Leaving Your Vehicle ........2-10 Cluster ............3-23 Light ............. 3-26 Overview ............. 3-2 Air Bag Off ..........3-26 Interior Lamps ..........3-14 Air Bag Readiness ........3-25 Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ....3-30 Brake System Warning ......... 3-29 Change Engine Oil ........
Page 391 Maintenance Schedule (cont.) Maintenance When Trailer Towing ..... 4-46 Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts ..5-105 Making Turns ..........4-44 Maintenance Schedule ........6-11 Malfunction Indicator Light ........ 3-32 At Each Fuel Fill ......... 6-11 Manual Seats ........... 1-3 At Least Once a Month ........ 6-11 Manual Windows ..........
Page 392 Off-Road Recovery .......... 4-11 Park (P) ............2-29 Oil ..............3-36 Shifting Out of ..........2-29 Change Engine Oil Light ....... 3-36 Parking Brake and Automatic Transmission Park Engine ............5-14 (P) Mechanism Check ........6-15 Pressure Gage ..........3-35 Parking on Hills ..........
Page 393 Playing a Compact Disc ....3-46, 3-57, 3-64 Radios (cont.) Playing a Speciﬁc Loaded Radio with Cassette and CD ......3-48 Compact Disc ..........3-66 Radio with CD ..........3-44 Playing the Radio ....3-41, 3-44, 3-48, 3-59 Radio with Six-Disc CD ........ 3-59 Power Steering ..........
Page 394 Rearview Mirrors ..........2-32 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ..1-24 Reclining Seatbacks .......... 1-4 Roadside ............7-6 Recreational Vehicle Towing ......4-29 Assistance Program ........7-6 Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation .... 2-4 Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out ....4-28 Remote Keyless Entry System ......
Page 395 Seats .............. 1-3 Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) ... 3-43, 3-45, 3-50, 3-61 Manual ............1-3 Sheet Metal Damage ........5-93 Power Seat ..........1-4 Shifting Into Park (P) ........2-27 Rear Seat Operation ........1-6 Shifting Out of Park (P) ........2-29 Reclining Seatbacks ........
Page 396 Torque Lock ........... 2-29 Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires ....4-40 Taillamps ............5-56 Tow/Haul Mode Light ........3-38 Theft-Deterrent, Radio ........3-71 Tow/Haul Mode ..........4-33 Theft-Deterrent Systems ........2-19 Towing ............4-29 ® Passlock ........... 2-19 Recreational Vehicle ........4-29 Throttle System Inspection .......
Page 397 Underbody Flushing Service ......6-15 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ....3-22 Understanding Radio Reception ......3-72 Warnings ............3-4 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......5-66 Hazard Warning Flashers ....... 3-4 United States ........... 7-4 Other Warning Devices ........3-5 Using Cleaner on Fabric ........
Page 398 When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ..5-19 Windshield Wiper ..........5-59 When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on Blade Replacement ........5-59 a Hill ............4-45 Fuses ............5-98 Where to Put the Restraint ....... 1-45 Windshield Wipers ..........

GMC 2003 Savana Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Service and Appearance Care

All-Wheel Drive

Rear Axle

Front Axle

Noise Control System

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Quick Links

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