GMC Sonoma 1995 Owner's manual

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Table
of
Contents
Introduction
-
How
to Use this Manual
This section
tells
you how to use your manual and includes safety
and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.
Section
1
-
Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts
properly. It also explains the air bag system.
Section
2
-
Features
&
Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Section
3
-
Comfort Controls
&
Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort
controls and how to operate your audio system.
Section 4
-
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about
the
road and
how
to
drive under different conditions.
Section
5
-
Problems
on
the Road
This
section tells you what to do if you have a problem while
driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating, etc.
Section
6-
Service
&
Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running
properly and looking
good.
Section
7
-
Maintenance Schedule
This
section tells
you
when to perform vehicle maintenance and
what fluids and lubricants
to
use.
Section
8
-
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells
you
how to contact
GM
for assistance and how
to
get service publications. It also gives
you
information
on
“Reporting Safety Defects” on page
84.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this
manual. You can
use
it
to
quickly find something you want to read.
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Introduction
1995
GMC
Sonoma Owner’s Manual
Welcome
This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and
maintenance of your 1995 GMC Sonoma and
to
provide important safety
information. There is also a GMC Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance
Information booklet. In some vehicles, there can be information manuals
from
other manufacturers like body builders or special equipment
companies. We urge you to review all these publications carefully. This will
help you enjoy safe and trouble-free operation of
your
vehicle.
When
it
comes
to
service, keep
in
mind that your GMC Truck dealer knows
your vehicle best and is interested
in
your complete satisfaction. Your dealer
invites you to return for all of your service needs both during and after the
warranty period.
Remember,
if
you have a concern and need help handling
it
to
your
satisfixtion, see the procedure
in
the GMC Truck Warranty and Owner
Assistance Information booklet.
Thanks for choosing a GMC Truck product. We value you
as
a member of
the GMC Truck fdmily. We want
to
assure
you
of our continuing interest
in
your pleasure and satisfaction with your vehicle.
GMC Truck Division
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac, Michigan
@Copyright
1994
General Motors Corporation, GMC Truck Division.
All Rights Reserved
Second Edition
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Printed
in
U.S.A.
Important Notes
to
Owners and Drivers
About
This Manual
Please keep this manual
in
your vehicle
so
it will be there
if
you
ever need it
when you’re on the road.
If
you
sell
the
vehicle, please leave this
manual
in
it
so
the new owner can use it.
This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We
reserve the right to make changes
in
the product after that time without
further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors of Canada Limited” for GMC Truck Division whenever it
appears
in
this manual.
WE
SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY
TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National Institute
for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer
a
French Language
Manual:
Aux
proprie‘tnires cunudiens:
Vous pouvez vous procurer
un
exemplaire de
ce guide en franpis chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing
Services Ltd.,
1500
Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T
1
C7.
GMCTRUCK
General Motors, GM and
the
GM Emblem, GMC Truck and the GMC
Truck Emblem, SONOMA and the SONOMA Emblem are registered
trademarks
of
General Motors Corporation.
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
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NOTICE:
These mean that there
is
something that could damage your
vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty,
and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid
the damage.
When you read other manuals,
you
might see CAUTION and NOTICE
warnings in different colors or
in
different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for
cautions, blue for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example,
these symbols are used
on
an original battery:
Caufron
Protect
Eyes
Possible Injury
by
Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Bums
Spark or Flame Could
Explode Battery
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Avoid
Sparks
or
Flames
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These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
Fasten Safety
Door
lock/Unlock
Belts
These
symbols
have to
do
with your lights:
Master Lighting
Switch
Parking Lights
Turn Signal
Direction
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Hazard Warning
Flasher
Daytime
Running Lights
Fog
Lights
Headlight
High Beam
Headlight
Low
Beam
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These
symbols
are
on
some
of
your controls:
Windshield
Washer
w
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Witxishield
Defroster
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Windshield
Wiper
Ventilating
Fan
These
symbols
are
used
on
warning
and
indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
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Battery Charging
System
I
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Fuel
SHIFT
Brake Shift Light Anti-Lock
Brake
0
Off
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Engine Oil
Pressure
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Here are some other symbols you
may
see:
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Hood Release
A-
Lighter Horn
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Speaker
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Seats
&
Restraint
Systems
Section
Here you’ll find information about the seats
in
your vehicle and how to use
your safety belts properly.
You
can also learn about some things you should
not
do with air bags and safety belts.
Seats
and
Seat
Controls
This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them, and fold them up
and down.
Front Seat
(Except
Easy Entry)
1-1
Front
Seat
(Easy Entry Only)
Move the lever under
the front of the seat
towards the driver's
door to unlock it.
Slide the seat to where
you want it. Then
release the lever and
try to move the seat
with your body to
make sure the seat is
locked into place.
Move the lever under
'he front
of
the seat up
to
unlock it. Slide the-
seat to where you
want it. Then release
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the lever and
try
to
move the seat with
your body to make
t
sure the seat
is
locked
into place.
Lumbar Adjustment
If you have this
feature, there will be a
knob on the outside
of
the driver and
passenger bucket
seats.
1-2
Turn the top of the
knob forward to
increase lumbar
support or rearward to
decrease lumbar
support.
Reclining Front Seatbacks (Bucket Seats or
60/40
Bench)
To
adjust the seatback,
lift the lever on the
outer side
of
the seat.
Release the lever to
lock the seatback
where you want it.
Pull up on the lever
and the seat will go to
an upright position.
But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
1-3
Front Seatback Latches
The
front seatback folds forward to let people get into the back seat or reach
the storage area behind the seat. Your seatback will move back and forth
freely, unless you come to a sudden stop. Then it will lock in place.
There’s one time the seatback may not fold without some help from you.
That’s if your vehicle is parked going down a fairly steep hill.
To
fold a front
seatback forward,
push the seatback
toward the rear as
you
lift this latch. Then the
seatback will fold
forward. The latch
must be down for the
seat to work properly.
1-4
Easy Entry Seat (Extended
Cab)
.
.,.
The outside front
passenger bucket or
split-bench
seat
of
your vehicle makes it
easy
to
get
in
and out
of the rear vehicle
area.
When you
tilt
the outside front passenger seatback
fully
forward, the
whole seat will slide forward.
After someone gets into
the
rear seat area, move the seatback to its
original position. Then move the seat rearward until it locks.
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If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it can move.
In
a
sudden stop
or
crash, the person sitting there could be injured.
After you’ve used it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry
seat to be sure
it
is locked.
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To
get out, again tilt
the
seatback fully forward.
1-5
Jump
Seat (Extended
Cab
Models)
Stored Position
Folded-Down Position
Your extended cab pickup has jump seats
in
the rear area.
To
fold the jump
seat down, pull down
on
the handle on the bottom of the seat until the seat is
in
place, then move the seatback
to
a vertical position.
To
store the seat, fold
the seatback down on the cushion, then push the entire seat up until it is
flush with the trim panels.
Don't let the safety belts be damaged by the hinges
or
the latches. Safety
belts should be folded and stored between the seat cushion and seatback.
Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
This part
of
the manual
tells
you how
to
use safety belts properly. It also
tells you some things
you
should not do with safety belts.
And
it
explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or
"air
bag" system.
A
CAUTION:
Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't wear
a
safety belt
properly.
If
you are in a crash and you're not wearing a safety
belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside
the vehicle
or
be ejected from
it.
You
can be seriously injured or
killed. In the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled
up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your
passengers' belts are fastened properly too.
1-6
Your vehicle has
a
light that comes
on
as
a
reminder to buckle up. (See
“Safety Belt Reminder Light” in the Index.)
In
many states and Canadian provinces, the law says
to
wear safety belts.
Here’s why:
They
work.
You never know if you’ll be in
a
crash. If you do have a crash,
you
don’t
know
if
it
will be
a
bad one.
A
few crashes are mild, and some crashes can De
so
serious that even
buckled up a person wouldn’t survive. But most crashes are in between.
In
many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away.
Without belts
they
could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than
25
years of safety belts
in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In
most crashes buckling up does matter
...
a lot!
Why
Safety
Belts
Work
When
you
ride in or on anything, you
go
as fast
as
i
t
goes.
Take
the
simplest
vehicle. Suppose it’s
just
a
seat
on
wheels.
1-7
Put someone
on
it.
Get
it
up to speed.
Then stop the vehicle.
The rider doesn't stop.
The person keeps
going
until
stopped
by
something.
In
a
real vehicle,
it
could be the
windshield
...
1-8
or the safety belts
!
With safety belts,
you
slow down as the vehicle does.
You
get more time to
stop.
You
stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces.
That’s why safety belts make such good sense.
Here Are Questions Many People
Ask
About
Safety Belts
-
and
the Answers
Won’t
I
be trapped in the vehicle after an accident
if
I’m
wearing a
safety belt?
A:
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. And your
chance of being conscious during and after an accident,
so you
can
unbuckle and get out, is
much
greater
if
you
are
belted.
1-9
0:
Why don ’t they just put in air bags
so
people won’t have
to
wear
A:
Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in more of them in the
future. But they are supplemental systems only;
so
they work
with
safety belts
-
not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered
for sale has required the use of safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle
that has air bags, you still have
to
buckle up to get the most protection.
That’s true not
only
in frontal collisions, but especially in side and
other collisions.
safety belts?
Q
t
If
I’m a good driver, and
I
never drive far from home, why should
I
wear safety belts?
A:
You may be an excellent driver, but
if
you’re in an accident
-
even
one that
isn’t
your fault
-
you
and your passengers can be hurt. Being
a good driver doesn’t protect you from things beyond your control,
such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25
miles
(40
km) of home. And the
greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less
than
40
mph
(65
km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How
to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part
is
only for people
of
adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and
children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a
child will be riding in your vehicle, see the part
of
this manual called
“Children.” Follow those rules
for
everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want
to
know which restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear it properly.
1.
Close and lock
the
door.
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