GMC SIERRA 1998 Owners Manual

REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
If you live in Canada, and you believe that your vehicle
has
a safety defect, you should immediately notify
Transport Canada,
in addition to notifying General
Motors of Canada Limited. You may write to:
Transport Canada
Box 8880
Ottawa, Ontario KlG
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TO GENERAL MOTORS
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us. Please call
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(, 1-800-462-8782) or write:
GMC Consumer Relations
3 1 E. Judson Street 1607-04
Pontiac.
MI 48342-2230
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or 1-800-263-7854 (French). Or, write:
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Customer Communication Centre, 163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario Ll
H 8P7
Ordering Service and Owner
Publications in Canada
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tl
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Section 9 Index
Accessory Power Outlet ......................... 2-59
AirBag ....................................... 1-23
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-3 1
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-28
How it Works ................................ 1 -26
Location .................................... 1-26
Readiness Light ......................... 1.25, 2.65
What Makes it Inflate .......................... 1-27
What Will You See After
it Inflates ............... 1-28
When Should it Inflate ......................... 1-27
Air Bag
Off Light .......................... 1.58. 2.65
Air Cleaner
.................................... 6- 18
Air Cleaner Filter Restriction Indicator Check ........ 7-41
Air Conditioning ............................ 3.3. 3.4
Air Conditionillg Refrigerants ..................... 6-79
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-59
Antenna
...................................... 3-26
Antifreeze
........................... 6-28.6-79.7-46
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.68. 4.7
Brakes ...................................... 4-7
Appearance Care
............................... 6-6 I
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle ...... 6-3
Servicing
................................... 1-30
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning ...................... 6-67
Appearance Care and Materials .................... 6-69
Arbitration Program .............................. 8-9
Armrest Storage Compartment
.................... 2-56
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-24
Audio System
.................................. 3-7
Automatic Transmission
Check
...................................... 7-41
Fluid
.................................. 6-21. 7-47
Operation ................................... 2-15
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-43
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-12
Axle. Front
............................... 6-27. 7-47
Axle. Locking Rear
............................. 2-32
Axle. Rear
............................... 6-26. 7-47
Ashtrays ...................................... 2-58
Battery
...................................... 6-39
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Warnings ................................ 5-3. 5-5
BBB Auto Line ................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation ................... 8-9
Blizzard. Driving
In ............................. 4-38
Replacement.
Keyless Entry ..................... 2-8
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Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-38
Fluid .................................. 6-35, 7-46 Master Cylinder .............................. 6-35
PedalTravel ................................. 6-38 Replacing System Parts ........................ 6-38
System Warning Light ......................... 2-67
Transmission Shift Interlock Check ............... 7-42
Brakes, Anti-Lock ............................... 4-7
Braking ........................................ 4-6 Braking in Emergencies ........................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle .......................... 2-10
Bulb Replacement .............................. 6-39
Parking ..................................... 2-25
Trailer ...................................... 4-56
Wear ....................................... 6-37
BTSICheck ..................................... 42
Camper vpe Mirror ........................... 2-48
Camper Wiring Harness .......................... 4-48
Canadian Roadside Assistance ...................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications ...................... 6-77
Carbon Monoxide .................... 2.30.2.31. 4.40
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player .................. 3-25
Cassette Deck Service ........................... 7-40
Cassette Tape Player ........................ 3-9, 3- 12
Cassette Tape Player Care ........................ 3-25
CassetteKompact Disc Storage ............... 2-55, 2-56
Center Overhead Console ........................ 2-51
Center Passenger Position ........................ 1-32
Certification Label .............................. 4-43
CargoLamp ................................... 2-45
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Vinyl ....................................... 6-63
Wheels
..................................... 6-67
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-65
Clock. Setting the ................................ 3-7
Clutch Fluid. Hydraulic
..................... 6-25. 7-46
Clutch. System Check
........................... 7-41
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Comfort Guides. Rear
........................... 1-40
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-26
Compact Disc Player
.......................
3-16 . 3-20
Compact Disc Player Care
........................ 3-26
Compass. Rearview Mirror
with ................... 2-46
Console Storage
................................ 2-54
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Convex Outside Mirror .......................... 2-SO
Coolant ............................. 6-28.6-79.7-46
Heater
. Engine ............................... 2- 14
Recovery Tank ............................... 5- I5
Cooling System ................................ 5- IS
Courtesy Transportation ........................... 8-8
Cruise Control
................................. 2-38
Cupholders
.......................... 2.54.2.55. 2-56
Customer Assistance Information ................... 8- I
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Climate Control System ....................... 3.2 . 3-3
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-68
Darnage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-67
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-42
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Lighl
............ 2-74
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety ........................ 8- 10
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window .......................... 3-6
Defoggng
and Defrosting ......................... 3-6
Dolby B Noise Reduction
....................... 3-15
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-44
DO0
I.
Locks ....................................... 2-5
Storage Pocket ............................... 2-51
Third
........................................ 2-4
Downshifting
.................................. 2-20
Driver Position ................................. 1-14
Driving City
........................................ 4-31
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-32
In a Blizzard ................................. 4-38
In the Rain .................................. 4-28
Night
...................................... 4-27
Off-Road
................................... 4-14
On Curves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-58
On Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-34
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-37
Through Water
............................... 4-30
Wet Roads
.................................. 4-28
Winte
l- ...................................... 4-36
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-56
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-56
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Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
............. 88 . ... %6g
Engine Oil Pressure ................... .' i! , . . %72
!&q5
Speedometer ...................... .- . ......... 2-SF;;i.
Fuel ..............................*.* L.laui
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Tachometer .................................. 2-63
Voltmeter
................................... 2-67
Garage Door Opener
............................ 2-5 1
GAWR ....................................... 4-43
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2- 15
Gear Positions. Manual Transmission .......... 2- I8 . 2- 19
GloveBox .................................... 2-51
Gross Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-43
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-43
Guide en Franpis
11
GVWR ....................................... 4-43
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Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-39
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints ................................. 1-5
Headlamps .................................... 2-41
Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-40. 6.4 I
High/Low Beam Changer ...................... 2-36
On Reminder
................................ 2-42
Wiring
..................................... 6-71
Heating
........................................ 3-5
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-36
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-34
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-55
Hood
Checking Things Under ......................... 6-9
Release
..................................... 6-10
Horn ......................................... 2-34
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid
...................... 6-25 . 7-46
Hydraulic Clutch System Check
................... 7-41
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-30
Hearing Ilnpaired
. Customer Assistance .............. 8-4
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-33 Ignition
Positions
..............................
Brakesystem ................................ 7-45
Drive Axle
.................................. 7-45
Engine Cooling System
........................ 7-44
Exhaust
Systems ............................. 7-44
Steering
.................................... 7-44
Suspension
.................................. 7-44
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-44
Transfer Case (Four-Wheel Drive)
............... 7-45
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-60
Cleaning
.................................... 6-64
Cluster
..................................... 2-62
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-72
Intensity Control
............................. 2-43
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-43
.................................... J ack. Tire 5-25
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service
..................... 7-41
Key Release Button
............................. 2-12
Keyless Entry System ............................ 2-6
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
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Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
Lockout Switch
......................
Locks
Cylinders
.........................
Door .............................
Ignition Transmission Check ..........
Key Lock Cylinders Service ..........
Power Door .......................
Lubricants and Fluids ..................
Lubrication Service, Body ..............
Lumbar Controls .....................
Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts .
Maintenance Record ..................
Maintenance Schedule .................
Long Trip/Highway Definition ........
Long Tripmighway Intervals ..........
Owner Checks and Services ...........
Periodic Maintenance Inspections ......
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ...
Scheduled Maintenance Services .......
Short TripKity Definition ............
Short TripKity Intervals .............
Maintenance, Underbody ...............
Maintenance When Trailer Towing .......
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ............
Manual Front Seat ....................
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