GMC Jimmy 1993 Owner's manual

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INTRODUCTION

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GMC

Jimmy

Owner3

Manual

Welcome

This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and

maintenance of your

1993

GMC

Jimmy 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

satisfaction, 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 family. 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

1992

General Motors Corporation, GMC

Truck

Division.

Second

Edition

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Printed in U.S.A.

INTRODUCTION

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.

.

.About

Driving

Your

Jimmy:

As

with other vehicles of this type,

failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control

or

an

accident. Be sure to

read

the “on-pavement” and

“off-road”

driving guidelines

in this manual. (See “Driving Guidelines” and “Off-Road Driving With Your

Four-wheel Drive Vehicle” in the Index.)

.

. .

.For

Canadian Owners Who

Prefer

a French Language Manual:

Aux proprietaires canadiens:

Vous pouvez

vous

procurer un exemplaire de

ce guide en francais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing

Services Ltd.,

1500

Bonhill

Rd.,

Mississauga, Ontario

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GENERAL

MOTORS,

GM,

the

GM

Emblem, GMC, and JlMMY

are

registered

trademarks

of

General Motors Corporation.

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Model

Reference

This

manual

covers

these

utility

models:

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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

iv

Section

This section tells you how to use your manual and includes

safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.

This section tells you how td use your seats and safety belts

properly.

This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle,

3

4.

”his

section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort

’

controls and how to operate your audio system.

Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about

the

road and

how to drive under different conditions.

5

This section tells you what to do

if

you

have

a problem

while

driving, such as

a

flat tire

or

engine overheating.

7

This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and

what

fluids and lubricants to use.

This section tells you how to contact your

GM

division

for

assistance and how to get service publications.

It

also

gives

you information on “Reporting

Safety

Defects”.

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read.

Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost, every subject in this

manual.

You

can use

it

to quickly find something you

want

to

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How

Ti

Use

This

Manual

Section

Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning

to

end when they first

receive their

new

vehicle. This

will

help you learn about the features and

controls for your vehicle. In this manual,

you’ll

find that pictures and words

work together

to

explain things quickly.

INDEX:

A

good place

to

look for what you need

is

the Index in back of the

manual.

It’s

an alphabetical list of all that’s in the manual, and the page

number where you’ll find it.

SECTIONS

1-6: Each section of this manual begins with a brief list of its

contents,

so

you can often find at a glance

if

a section contains the

information you want.

SECTION

7:

This section of this manual covers the maintenance required for

your vehicle.

SECTION

8:

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE:

This section includes important

information about Reporting Safety Defects and gives you details about the

“Roadside Assistance’’ program. You

will

also

find customer satisfaction phone

numbers (including customer satisfaction numbers for the hearing and speech

impaired) as well as the mediation/arbitration procedure. We’ve

also

included

ordering information for service publications in this section.

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How

To

Use

This

Manual

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Safety

Warnings

and

Symbols

You

will

find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use yellow and

the word

CAUTION

to tell you about things that could hurt you

if

you were to

ignore the warning.

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These mean there

is

something that could hurt

you

or other

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people.

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In the yellow caution area, we tell you what the hazard

is,

Then we tell you

what

to

do

to

help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions.

If

you don’t, you or others could be hurt.

You

will

also find a red circle with a slash through it in this

book.

This safety

symbol means “Don’t’’, “Don’t do this”,

or

.“Don’t let this happen.’’

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also,

in this book you

will

find these blue notices:

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NOTICE

In the blue 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. In this manual, we’ve used

the familiar words and colors that General Motors has used for years.

You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same colors,

and the words CAUTION or NOTICE.

How

To

Use

This

Manual

Vehicle

Symbols

These are some

of

the

symbols

you

will

find

on your vehicle. For example,

these

symbols

are

used

on

an

original battery:

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Protect Eves Caustic Batterv Acid Spark or Flame Could

Caurion

Possible Injury

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void Sparks

or

Flames

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by

Shielding

Could Cause

burns

Explode Battery

These symbols are important

for

you

and

your

passengers whenever your

vehicle

is

driven:

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Fasten

Safety

Belts

Door

Lock/Unlock

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These symbols have to

do

with

your

lights.

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Master Lighting

Switch

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Parking Lights

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Turn Signal

Direction

Daytime

Running Lights

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Hazard Warning

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Fog Lights

Headlight

High Beam

These symbols are

on

some

of

your

controls:

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Windshield

Wiper

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Windshield

Washer

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Windshield

Defroster

m

Rear

Window--

Washer

Rear Window

Defroster

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Ventilating Fan

Hood Release

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Rear

bVindow

Wiper

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Off

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How

To

Use

This

Manual

These

symbols

are

used

on warning and

indicator lights.

Engine Coolant

Temperature

BRAKE

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Brake

(Dislitai Cluster)

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Battery Charging

System

BRAKE

Brake

(Standard Cluster}

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Fuel

cf

Shift Light

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Here are some other

symbols

you

may

see.

Fuse

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Lighter

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Horn

H

Engine Oil

Pressure

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LOCK

ANTI-

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Wheel

Anti-Lock

Jcr

Speaker

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Seats

&

Safety

Belts

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 safety belts

.

Seats and Seat Controls

.......................................................................................

1-2

Head Restraints

.............................................................................................

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......

1-9

Safety

.

Belts: They're

.

For

Everyone

..................................................................

1-10

Why Safety Belts Work

...................................................................................

1-11

Questions Many People Ask

.

About Safety Belts

.........................................

1-14

How

To

Wear Safety Belts Properly

.................................................................

1-16

Driver Posltlon

1-16

Lap-Shoulder Belt

.........................................................................................

1-17

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

................................................................

1-22

Right Front Passenger Position

......................................................................

1-23

Center Passenger Position

.............................................................................

1-24

Lap Belt

........................................................................................................

1-24

Rear Seat Passenger Positions

.....................................................................

1-25

Children

................................................................................................................

1-28

Smaller Children and Babies

..........................................................................

1-29

Child Restraints

................................................................................................

1-30

Larger Children

................................................................................................

1-40

Safety Belt Extender

............................................................................................

1-43

Checking Your Restraint Systems

......................................................................

1-43

Replacing Safety Belts After

a

Crash

...............................................................

1-43

Adults

...................................................................................................................

1-16

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..................................................................................................

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Seats

&

Safety

Belts

Seats

and

Seat Controls

This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them, and

fold

them up

and down.

Front

Seats

A

You

can lose control

of

the vehicle

if

you try

to

adjust a manual

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driver's seat while the vehicle

is

moving. The sudden movement

could

startle and confuse

you,

or

make you push

a

pedal when you

don't

want

to.

Adjust

the

driver's seat

only

when

the

vehicle

is

not

moving.

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Manual

Front

Seat

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KO302

Move the lever under the front

of

the seat toward your 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.

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Reclining

Front

Seatbacks

(Bucket

Seats

or

60/40

Split-Bench)

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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.

Sitting

in

a reclined position when your vehicle is

in

motion can be

dangerous. Even

if

you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job

when you’re reclined like this.

The shoulder belt can’t

do

its job because it won’t be against your

body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In

a

crash you could

go

into

it, receiving neck or other injuries.

The lap belt can’t

do

its job, either. In a crash the belt could go up

over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your

pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries.

For

proper protection when the vehicle

is

in motion, have the

seatback upright. Then, sit well back in the seat and wear your

safety belt properly.

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Seats

&

Safety

Belts

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Manual

Lumbar

Adjustment

1

PO326

If

you

have this feature, there will be a knob with

six

settings on the outside

of

the driver and passenger bucket seats.

Turn the knob counter-clockwise to increase lumbar support and clockwise

to

decrease lumbar support.

Power

Drlver's

Seat

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The

left

control

makes the rear of the seat

go

up and down.

The

right

control

makes the front of the seat

go

up and

down.

The

center

control

makes the whole seat go up and down or forward and

rearward.

Power

Lumbar

Adjustment

PO331

If

you have this feature, there will be a control on the front of your seat.

Press

and

hold the right side until you have the desired lumbar support.

To

decrease lumbar support, press the left side

of

the control.

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Seats

&

Safety

Belts

Front Seatback

Latches

(Two-Door

Models)

The front seatback

folds

forward

to

let people get into the back seat. Your

seatback

will

move

back and forth

freely,

unless you come

to

a

sudden

stop.

Then

it

will

lock

in

place,

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KO303

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.

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