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GMC 2005 Safari Owner's Manual (370 pages)

Brand: GMC | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.56 MB

Table of Contents

1
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
    
    Manual Seats
    8
    
    Power Seat
    9
    
    Manual Lumbar
    9
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    10
    
    Head Restraints
    11
  - Rear Seats
    12
  - Safety Belts
    18
    
    Bucket Seats
    18
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    20
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    24
    
    Driver Position
    24
    
    Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    31
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    32
    
    Right Front Passenger Position
    32
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    32
    
    Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    32
    
    Center Rear Passenger Position
    35
    
    Lap Belt
    35
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    36
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    38
  - Child Restraints
    39
    
    Older Children
    39
    
    Infants and Young Children
    41
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    47
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    50
    
    Top Strap
    51
    
    Top Strap Anchor Location
    53
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    57
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
    58
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position
    59
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    61
  - Airbag System
    64
    
    Where Are the Airbags
    66
    
    When Should an Airbag Inﬂate
    67
    
    How Does an Airbag Restrain
    68
    
    What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate
    68
    
    What will You See after an Airbag Inﬂates
    68
    
    Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    70
  - Restraint System Check
    71
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    71
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    72
- Features and Controls
  
  73
  - Keys
    74
    
    Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    76
    
    Battery Replacement
    77
  - Doors and Locks
    78
    
    Door Locks
    78
    
    Power Door Locks
    79
    
    Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    79
    
    Sliding Side Door
    80
    
    Sliding Door Security Lock
    81
    
    Rear Doors
    83
  - Windows
    86
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    87
    
    Power Windows
    87
    
    Sun Visors
    87
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    88
    
    New Vehicle Break-In
    88
    
    Ignition Positions
    89
    
    Starting Your Engine
    90
    
    Retained Accessory Power (Rap)
    90
    
    Engine Coolant Heater
    91
  - Fuel Regulator
    91
    
    Automatic Transmission Operation
    92
    
    Parking Brake
    95
    
    Shifting into Park (P)
    96
    
    Shifting out of Park (P)
    97
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    98
    
    Engine Exhaust
    98
    
    Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    99
  - Mirrors
    100
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    100
    
    Outside Manual Mirror
    100
  - Homelink Transmitter
    101
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    101
    
    Programming Homelink
    102
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    104
    
    Using Homelink
    104
  - Storage Areas
    105
    
    Overhead Console
    107
    
    Reading Lamps
    107
    
    Installing a Garage Door Opener
    108
    
    Sunglasses Storage Compartment
    109
    
    Luggage Carrier
    110
    
    Convenience Net
    110
- Instrument Panel
  
  111
Section 3 Instrument Panel

112
- Instrument Panel Overview
  114
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    116
  - Other Warning Devices
    116
  - Tilt Wheel
    117
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    117
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    118
  - Windshield Washer
    120
    
    Cruise Control
    121
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    122
- Turn and Lane-Change Signals
  118
- Exterior Lamps
  125
  - Daytime Running Lamps (Drl)
    126
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    126
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    127
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    127
  - Dome Lamps
    128
- Entry Lighting
  128
- Exit Lighting
  128
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    129
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    129
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    130
- Climate Controls
  131
  - Rear Window Defogger
    132
  - Outlet Adjustment
    133
  - Rear Heating System
    133
  - Rear Air Conditioning System
    134
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  135
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    136
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    137
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    137
  - Trip Odometer
    137
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    138
  - Charging System Light
    139
  - Voltmeter Gage
    139
  - Brake System Warning Light
    140
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    141
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    141
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    142
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    143
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    143
  - Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    144
  - Oil Pressure Gage
    145
  - Highbeam on Light
    146
  - Security Light
    146
  - Check Gages Warning Light
    147
  - Service All-Wheel Drive Light
    147
  - Tow/Haul Mode Light
    147
  - Fuel Gage
    148
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    148
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  149
- Compass Variance
  150
- Audio System(S)
  151
- Am-Fm Radio
  152
  - Finding a Station
    153
  - Setting Preset Stations
    153
  - Playing the Radio
    155
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    156
  - Playing a CD
    157
- Rear Seat Audio (Rsa)
  159
- Theft-Deterrent Feature
  160
- Care of Your CD Player
  163
- Care of Your Cds
  163
- Fixed Mast Antenna
  163
- Radio Reception
  163
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

165
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  165
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  166
  - Defensive Driving
    166
  - Drunken Driving
    166
  - Control of a Vehicle
    169
  - Braking
    169
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    170
    
    Power Steering
    172
  - Braking in Emergencies
    172
  - Locking Rear Axle
    172
  - Steering
    172
  - Steering in Emergencies
    173
  - Off-Road Recovery
    174
  - Passing
    174
  - Loss of Control
    176
  - Driving at Night
    177
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    178
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    180
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    180
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    180
  - City Driving
    181
  - Freeway Driving
    182
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    183
  - Highway Hypnosis
    184
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    184
  - Winter Driving
    186
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    186
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    188
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    190
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    190
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    191
  - Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    192
  - Towing
    196
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    196
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    196
  - Towing a Trailer
    197
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    198
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    199
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    200
    
    Safety Chains
    202
    
    Trailer Brakes
    202
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    203
    
    Following Distance
    204
    
    Making Turns
    204
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    204
    
    Driving on Grades
    205
    
    Parking on Hills
    205
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    206
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    207
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

209
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  209
- Service
  
  211
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    212
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    213
- Fuel
  
  213
  - Gasoline Octane
    213
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    213
  - California Fuel
    214
  - Additives
    214
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    215
  - Filling Your Tank
    216
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    218
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  218
  - Hood Release
    219
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    220
  - Engine Oil
    222
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    223
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    225
  - Engine Cover
    226
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    230
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    231
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    232
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    233
    
    How to Add Fluid
    234
  - Engine Coolant
    235
    
    What to Use
    235
    
    Adding Coolant
    236
    
    Checking Coolant
    236
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    237
  - Engine Overheating
    237
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    238
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    238
  - Cooling System
    239
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    242
  - Engine Fan Noise
    244
  - Power Steering Fluid
    244
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    245
  - Brakes
    246
    
    Adding Washer Fluid
    246
    
    Brake Fluid
    246
    
    Checking Brake Fluid
    247
    
    What to Add
    248
    
    Brake Wear
    248
    
    Brake Adjustment
    249
  - Battery
    250
  - Vehicle Storage
    250
  - Jump Starting
    250
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  255
- Rear Axle
  
  256
- Front Axle
  
  257
- Bulb Replacement
  
  258
  - Halogen Bulbs
    258
  - Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps
    258
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    262
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    262
  - Replacement Bulbs
    264
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  264
- Tires
  
  265
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    266
  - Tire Size
    268
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    268
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    271
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    272
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    274
  - Buying New Tires
    274
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    275
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    277
  - Wheel Replacement
    277
  - Tire Chains
    278
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    279
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    280
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    281
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    284
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    290
  - Compact Spare Tire
    292
- Appearance Care
  
  292
  - Fabric/Carpet
    293
  - Vinyl
    294
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    294
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    294
  - Leather
    295
  - Instrument Panel
    295
  - Interior Plastic Components
    295
  - Glass Surfaces
    295
  - Care of Safety Belts
    296
  - Weatherstrips
    296
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    296
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    297
  - Finish Care
    297
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    298
    
    Aluminum Wheels
    298
    
    Tires
    299
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    299
    
    Finish Damage
    299
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    300
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    300
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    300
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  301
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    301
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    302
- Electrical System
  
  302
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    302
  - Headlamp Wiring
    302
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    303
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    303
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    303
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    304
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    306
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  309
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  
  310
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

311
- Introduction
  312
- Maintenance Requirements
  312
- Maintenance Schedule
  312
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  312
- How this Section Is Organized
  313
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  314
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  314
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  314
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  316
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  326
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    333
- At each Fuel Fill
  333
- At Least Once a Month
  333
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  333
- At Least Twice a Year
  334
  - Automatic Transmission Check
    334
- At Least Once a Year
  335
  - Ignition Transmission Lock Check
    336
  - Mechanism Check
    337
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    337
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  338
- Exhaust System Inspection
  338
- Fuel System Inspection
  338
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  338
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  338
- Brake System Inspection
  339
- Throttle System Inspection
  339
- Transfer Case and Front Axle (All-Wheel Drive) Inspection
  339
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  340
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  342
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

345
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  346
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    346
  - Online Owner Center
    347
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    348
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    348
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    349
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    349
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    350
  - Courtesy Transportation
    351
    
    Additional Program Information
    352
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    353
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  354

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Instrument Panel

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

All-Wheel Drive

Rear Axle

Front Axle

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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