GMC SIERRA 1993 User Guide

Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these blue notices:
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?se mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.
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 th\
e same colors, and the words CAUTION
or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example,
these symbols are
used on an original battery:
A
Caution
Possible Injury
Avoid Sparks or Flames Protect
Eyes
by Shielding Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns Spark or Flame Could
Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
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Fasten Safery Door Lock/Unlock
Belts
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These symbols have to do with your lights:
Master Lighting
Switch
pt
Parking 1.ight.s
Turn Signal
Direction Hazard
Warning
Flasher Heao'lighr
High Beam
#O
Daytime
Running Lfghts Fog
Llghts
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Off
These symbols are on some of your controls:
Windshield
Wiper
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Windshield
Washer
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Windshield Rear
Window
Defroster Defogger
Ventilating fan Air Vents
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These symbols are used on warning lights in your vehicle:
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Engine Coolant Temperature
BRAKE
Brake Battery
Charging
System
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Parking Brake Release
s Fuel
SHIFT
Shift Light
Engine Oil
Pressure
Low
Coolant
Here are some other symbols you may see:
Fuse
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Hood Release Lighter Horn
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Seats & Safety Belts
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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 ........................................................................\
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Front Seats ........................................................................\
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Head Restraints
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Rear Seats .................................................................. ...f61....t.. .......................... 1-9
Safety Belts: They’re
For Everyone .................................................................. 1-11
Why Safety Belts Work
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........... 1-13
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts ......................................... 1-16
How To Wear Safety Belts Properly ................................................................. 1-18
Adults
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........................................... 1-18
Driver Position
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.......................... 1-18
Lap-Shoulder Belt
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.................... 1-19
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................................................................ 1-24
Passenger Positions
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................ 1-25
Children ........................................................................\
........................................ 1-35
Smaller Children And Babies ........................................................................\
. 1-36
Child Restraints ........................................................................\
........................ 1-37
Larger Children ........................................................................\
........................ 1-50
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................................................................... 1-52
Replacing Safety Belts
After a Crash ............................................................... 1-53
Safety Belt Extender ........................................................................\
................... 1-52
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them, and fold them up
and down.
It also tells you about reclining front seatbacks and head
restraints.
Front Seats
Manual Front Seat
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You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual
driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden moveme\
nt
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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Slide the lever at 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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Power Seat
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If your vehicle has a power seat on the driver's side, you can \
adjust it with
this switch at the front of the seat.
Reclining Front Seatback (Bucket or Split Bench Seat)
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To adjust the seatback, lift the front of this lever. If your vehicle has an easy
entry seat, your passenger seatback lever will be slightly larger, but will work
the same way. Release the lever
to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull
up on the front
of the lever and the seatback will go to an upright position.
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Don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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Ir Sitting in a reclined positiin when your vehicle is in motion can. be
4 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
ov0f your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your
petvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries,
For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seat-
back
upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
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Head Restraints
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Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest
to the top of your ears.
This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Seatback Latches (Full Bench Seat)
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The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab. 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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If you have a Four Door Model, your front seatback is designe\
d not to fold
forward. Access to the rear of the cab is available by using the rear doors.
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. If this happens,
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.
Seatback Latches (Bench Seat With Armrest)
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The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
If you have a Four Door
Model, your front seatback is designed not to fold
forward. Access
to the rear of the cab is available by using the rear doors.
To fold a seatback forward, pull this lever up and fold the seat\
back forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, just push the seatback
rearward until it latches.
After returning the seatback
to its upright position, pull the seatback forward
to make sure it is locked.
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If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop
or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward
on the seatback to be sure 1 it is locked.
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