GMC JIMMY 1997 Owner's Manual

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The 1997 GMC Jimmy Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and sal’ety belts properly. It also cxplains the “SIR” system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you‘ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine. etc
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you llow to contact GMC for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on ”Reporling Safety Defects” on pase X- IO.
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC,
the GMC Emblem and the name JIMMY are registered
tradernarks
of General Motors Corporation.
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
whenever it appears in 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 yo11
sell the vehicle. please leave this manual in it so the new
owner can use it.
Litho
in U.S.A.
X97 1 1 B First Edition We
support voluntary
! technician certification.
WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National InstitLte for
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous
procurer
un exenlplaire de ce guide en franpis chez
votre concessionaire
ou au:
DGN Marketing Services Ltd.
1 SO0 Bonhill Rd.
Mississauga. Ontario LST
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(E? ”Copyright General Motors Corporation 1996
All Rights Reserved

About Driving Your Vehicle
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.)
How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner‘s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you
do this,
it 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 the back of the manual. It‘s an alphabetical list of
what’s
in the manual, and the page number where
you’ll find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word
CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you
if you were to ignore
the warning.
/! CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the haz.ard 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.
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You will also find a 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.”
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
I NOTICE:
These mean 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
the
san~e words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
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~~~~ Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
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CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
&
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW SIGNALS
e
TURN
RUNNING
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DAYTIME LAMPS
..e
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are
used 011
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(@)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
YOLI may see:
FUSE
t
LIGHTER m
HORN k3
SPEAKER
b
FUEL I&
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