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GMC 2004 Sonoma Owner's Manual

GMC 2004 Sonoma Owner's Manual (412 pages)

Brand: GMC | Category: Automobile | Size: 4 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
  - Manual Seats
    8
    
    Power Seats
    9
    
    Heated Seats
    10
    
    Power Lumbar
    10
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    11
    
    Head Restraints
    12
  - Rear Seats
    13
    
    Rear Seat Operation
    13
  - Safety Belts
    14
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    15
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    18
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    19
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    20
    
    Driver Position
    20
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    26
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    27
    
    Center Passenger Position
    27
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    29
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    29
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    32
  - Child Restraints
    33
  - Older Children
    33
  - Infants and Young Children
    35
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    39
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    42
  - Top Strap
    43
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    44
    
    Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
    45
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System (Rear)
    47
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
    47
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position
    49
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    50
  - Air Bag System
    52
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    54
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    55
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    56
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    56
    
    What will You See after an Airbag Inflates
    56
  - Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    58
    
    Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    59
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    59
  - Restraint System Check
    59
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    60
- Features and Controls
  
  61
  - Keys
    62
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    64
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    65
  - Battery Replacement
    66
  - Doors and Locks
    67
    
    Door Locks
    67
    
    Power Door Locks
    68
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    68
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    70
    
    Lockout Protection
    70
    
    Rear Door Security Locks
    70
  - Manual Windows
    72
    
    Power Windows
    73
    
    Window Lockout
    73
  - Express down Window
    73
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    74
  - Sliding Rear Window
    74
    
    Content Theft-Deterrent
    74
  - Sun Visors
    74
  - Testing the Alarm
    75
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    76
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    76
  - Ignition Positions
    77
  - Retained Accessory Power (Rap)
    78
  - Starting Your Engine
    78
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    79
  - Engine Speed Control
    79
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    79
    
    Automatic Transmission Operation
    80
    
    Transfer Case
    83
  - Parking Brake
    85
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    86
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    87
  - Shifting out of Park (P
    88
  - Torque Lock
    88
    
    Engine Exhaust
    89
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    89
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    90
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    91
  - Mirrors
    91
  - Cleaning the Photocells
    91
  - Cleaning the Mirror
    91
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    91
  - Outside Manual Mirror
    91
  - Time Delay
    91
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    92
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    92
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    92
  - Storage Areas
    93
    
    Glove Box
    93
    
    Overhead Console
    93
  - Installing a Garage Door Opener
    94
  - Reading Lamps
    94
  - Temperature and Compass Display
    96
  - Sunglasses Storage Compartment
    97
  - Driver Information Center (DIC)
    98
  - Assist Handles
    100
    
    Front Storage Area
    100
    
    Garment Hooks
    100
    
    Luggage Carrier
    100
  - Bed Rails
    101
  - Sunroof
    102
  - Manually Closing the Sunroof
    103
Section 3 Instrument Panel

105
- Instrument Panel
  
  105
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  106
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    108
    
    Horn
    109
  - Other Warning Devices
    109
  - Tilt Wheel
    109
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    110
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    110
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    111
  - Flash-To-Pass Feature
    111
    
    Turn Signal on Chime
    111
    
    Windshield Wipers
    112
  - Setting Cruise Control
    113
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    114
    
    Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    114
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    114
  - Exterior Lamps
    115
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    116
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    117
  - Lamps on Reminder
    117
  - Fog Lamps
    118
  - Entry Lighting
    119
  - Exit Lighting
    119
  - Front Map Lamps
    119
  - Interior Lamps
    119
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    120
  - Battery Rundown Protection
    120
  - Dome Lamp
    120
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    121
- Climate Controls
  
  122
  - Climate Control System
    122
  - Operation
    122
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    123
  - Outlet Adjustment
    124
  - Operation Tips
    124
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  
  125
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    126
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    128
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    128
  - Trip Odometer
    128
    
    Air Bag Readiness Light
    129
    
    Charging System Light
    130
    
    Voltmeter Gage
    130
    
    Brake System Warning Light
    131
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    132
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    132
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    133
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    134
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    134
  - Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    135
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  136
  - Oil Pressure Gage
    136
  - Security Light
    137
  - Service Four-Wheel Drive Warning Light
    137
  - Check Gages Warning Light
    138
  - Fuel Gage
    138
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    139
- Audio System(S)
  
  139
  - Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio
    139
  - Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
    140
  - AM-FM Radio
    140
  - Playing the Radio
    140
  - Finding a Station
    141
  - Setting Preset Stations
    141
  - Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    141
  - Radio Messages
    142
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    142
  - Radio with CD
    143
  - Radio Data System (Rds)
    143
  - Playing the Radio
    144
  - Rds and XM
    146
  - Rds Messages
    147
  - XM Radio Messages
    149
  - Playing a CD
    151
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    153
    
    Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
    156
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    156
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    158
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    160
  - CD Adapter Kits
    160
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    163
  - Contiguous Us States
    164
  - Setting Preset Ptys (Rds Only)
    168
  - Playing a SpeciﬁC Loaded CD
    173
  - Using Song List Mode
    175
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non-RDS Radios)
    177
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios)
    177
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    178
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    178
  - Fm Stereo
    178
  - Care of Your Cds
    179
  - Care of Your CD Player
    180
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    180
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    180
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

181
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  182
  - Defensive Driving
    182
  - Drunken Driving
    182
  - Control of a Vehicle
    185
  - Braking
    186
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System
    187
    
    Braking in Emergencies
    188
    
    Using Anti-Lock
    188
  - Locking Rear Axle
    188
  - Steering
    189
    
    Power Steering
    189
    
    Steering Tips
    189
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    190
  - Off-Road Recovery
    191
  - Passing
    191
  - Loss of Control
    193
    
    Before You Go Off-Roading
    194
  - Off-Road Driving with Your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
    194
    
    Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
    194
    
    Environmental Concerns
    195
    
    Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving
    196
    
    Traveling to Remote Areas
    196
    
    Scanning the Terrain
    197
    
    Approaching a Hill
    198
    
    Driving on Off-Road Hills
    198
    
    Driving Uphill
    199
    
    Driving Downhill
    201
    
    Driving Across an Incline
    202
    
    Stalling on an Incline
    204
    
    Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow or Ice
    205
    
    Driving in Water
    206
  - Driving at Night
    207
    
    After Off-Road Driving
    207
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    209
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    211
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    211
  - City Driving
    212
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    212
  - Freeway Driving
    213
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    214
  - Highway Hypnosis
    215
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    216
  - Winter Driving
    218
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    219
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    220
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    222
    
    Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    223
    
    Using the Recovery Hooks
    223
- Towing
  
  225
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    225
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    225
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    225
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    226
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    227
    
    Certiﬁcation/Tire Label
    229
    
    Two-Tiered Loading
    231
  - Truck-Camper Loading Information
    232
    
    Add-On Equipment
    232
  - Trailer Recommendations
    234
  - Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab
    234
  - Towing a Trailer
    235
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    236
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    236
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    237
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    238
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    240
    
    Safety Chains
    240
    
    Trailer Brakes
    240
    
    Backing up
    241
    
    Following Distance
    241
    
    Making Turns
    241
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    241
    
    Driving on Grades
    242
    
    Parking on Hills
    242
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    243
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    243
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

245
- Service
  
  247
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    247
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    248
- Fuel
  
  248
  - Gasoline Octane
    248
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    249
  - California Fuel
    249
  - Additives
    250
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    250
  - Filling Your Tank
    251
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    253
- Checking Things under
  
  254
- The Hood
  
  254
  - Hood Release
    254
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    256
  - Engine Oil
    257
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    258
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    258
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    260
  - Engine Oil Additives
    260
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    261
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    262
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    262
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    263
    
    How to Check the Automatic Transmission Fluid
    264
    
    How to Add Automatic Transmission Fluid
    266
  - Engine Coolant
    267
  - What to Use
    268
  - Checking Coolant
    269
  - Adding Coolant
    269
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    270
  - Engine Overheating
    270
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    270
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    271
  - Cooling System
    272
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    276
  - Engine Fan Noise
    279
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    279
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    280
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    280
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    280
  - Brakes
    281
  - Brake Fluid
    281
  - What to Add
    282
  - Checking Brake Fluid
    282
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    283
  - Brake Wear
    283
  - Battery
    284
  - Brake Adjustment
    284
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    284
  - Jump Starting
    285
  - Vehicle Storage
    285
- Rear Axle
  
  290
  - When to Check and Change Lubricant
    290
  - How to Check Lubricant
    290
- Four-Wheel Drive
  
  290
- Front Axle
  
  291
- Bulb Replacement
  
  292
  - Halogen Bulbs
    292
  - Headlamps
    293
  - One-Piece Composite Headlamp System
    293
  - Two-Piece Composite Headlamp System
    294
  - One-Piece Front Turn Signal Lamps
    295
  - Two-Piece Front Turn Signal Lamps
    295
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    296
  - Taillamps
    297
  - Replacement Bulbs
    298
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  298
- Tires
  
  301
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    302
  - Tire Size
    307
    
    Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    308
    
    When to Check
    311
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    311
  - How to Check
    311
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    312
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    313
  - Buying New Tires
    314
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    315
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    315
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    316
  - Wheel Replacement
    316
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    317
  - Tire Chains
    318
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    318
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    319
    
    Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    320
    
    Removing Wheel Covers
    322
    
    Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    323
    
    Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    327
  - Compact Spare Tire
    329
- Appearance Care
  
  330
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    330
    
    Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    330
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    331
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    331
    
    Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    332
    
    Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    332
    
    Cleaning Leather
    332
    
    Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    332
    
    Cleaning Vinyl
    332
    
    Cleaning Wood Panels
    332
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    333
  - Care of Safety Belts
    333
  - Weatherstrips
    333
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    333
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    334
    
    Finish Care
    334
    
    Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
    334
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    335
    
    Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    335
    
    Cleaning the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    335
    
    Cleaning Tires
    335
  - Finish Damage
    336
  - Underbody Maintenance
    336
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    336
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    337
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  338
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    338
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    338
- Electrical System
  
  338
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    338
  - Headlamps
    339
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    339
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    339
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    339
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    340
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    342
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  345
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

347
- Introduction
  348
- Maintenance Requirements
  348
- Maintenance Schedule
  348
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  348
- How this Section Is Organized
  349
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  350
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  350
  - Short Trip/City Deﬁnition
    351
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  351
  - Short Trip/City Intervals
    351
    
    Long Trip/Highway Deﬁnition
    352
    
    Long Trip/Highway Intervals
    352
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  352
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  363
  - Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check
    371
  - Tire Inﬂation Check
    371
- At each Fuel Fill
  371
- At Least Once a Month
  371
  - Cassette Tape Player Service
    371
  - Engine Coolant Level Check
    371
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    371
    
    Weatherstrip Lubrication
    372
    
    Wiper Blade Check
    372
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  371
- At Least Twice a Year
  372
  - Automatic Transmission Check
    372
  - Spare Tire Check
    372
- At Least Four Times a Year
  373
- At Least Once a Year
  373
  - Body Lubrication Service
    373
  - Starter Switch Check
    373
  - Tailgate Lubrication Service
    373
  - Ignition Transmission Lock Check
    374
  - Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control System Check
    374
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    375
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  376
- Exhaust System Inspection
  376
- Fuel System Inspection
  376
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  376
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  376
- Brake System Inspection
  377
- Throttle System Inspection
  377
- Transfer Case and Front Axle (Four-Wheel Drive) Inspection
  377
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  378
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  380
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  381
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  382
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

385
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  386
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    386
  - Online Owner Center
    387
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    388
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    388
    
    All Overseas Locations
    388
    
    United States
    388
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    389
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    390
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    391
  - Courtesy Transportation
    391
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    391
    
    Transportation Options
    392
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Records
    393
    
    Additional Program Information
    393
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  394

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