Locking Rear Axle; Parking Brake - GMC 1993 Safari Owner's Manual

Featums & Contmls
mud. If the selector lever is put in 1 (First Gear), the transmission won't
shift into 1 (First Gear) until the vehicle is going slowly enough.
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NOTICE
If your rear wheels can't rotate, don't try to drive. This might happen
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vou were stuck
in verv deep sand or mud or were up against
a solid
Dbiect. You could
A n
ige your transmission or transfer case, or both.
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IT
you stop when going uphill, don't
hold your venlcle there with only
the accelerator pedal. This could overheat and damage the transmission.
Jse your brakes or shift into P (Park) to hold your vehicle in position on
a hill.
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Locking Rear Axle
If you have this feature, your rear axle can give you additional traction on
snow, mud, ice, sand or gravel. It works like a standard axle most of the
time, but when one of the rear wheels has no traction and the other does,
the locking feature will allow the wheel with traction to move the vehicle.
Parking Brake
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To set the parking brake:
Hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot. Push down the
parking brake pedal with your left foot. If the ignition
is
on, the brake system
warning light will come on.
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