flat tire GMC ENVOY 1998 Owner's Manual

NOTICE:
The wrong wheel can also cause problems with
bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer or
odometer calibration, headlamp aim, bumper
height, vehicle ground clearance and tire
clearance to the body and chassis.
See “Changing a Flat Tire” in the Index for
more information.
Used Replacement Wheels
I
Putting a used wheel on your vehicle is
dangerous. You can’t know how it’s been used or
how far it’s been driven. It could fail suddenly
and cause an accident.
If you have to replace a
wheel, use a new GM original equipment wheel.
Tire Chains
NOTICE:
Don’t use tire chains. They can damage your
vehicle because there’s not enough clearance.
Use another type of traction device only if its
manufacturer recommends it for use on your
vehicle and tire size combination and road
conditions. Follow that manufacturer’s
instructions.
To help avoid damage to your
vehicle, drive slowly, readjust
or remove the
device
if it’s contacting your vehicle, and don’t
spin your wheels.
If you do find traction devices that will fit, install
them on the rear tires.
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I I M PORTANT:
KEEP ENGINE OIL
I
AT THE PROPER
LEVEL AND CHANGE AS
RECOMMENDED
Protection
Plan
Introduction
Your Vehicle and the Environment
Proper vehicle maintenance not only helps to keep your
vehicle
in good working condition, but also helps the
environment. All recornmended maintenance procedures
are inymrtant. Improper vehicle maintenance can even
affect the quality
of the air we breathe. Improper fluid
levels or the wrong tire inflation can increase the level
of emissions fro111 your vehicle. To help protect OLI~
environment. and to keep your vehicle in good
condition, please maintain your vehicle properly.
How This Section is Organized
The remainder of this section is divided into five parts:
“Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services” shows
what to have done and
how often. Some of these
services can be complex,
so unless you are technically
qualified and have
the necessary equipment, you should
let your dealer‘s service department
or another qualified
service center
do these jobs.
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Part B: Owner Checks an - Services Engine Coolant Level Check
Listed below are owner checks and services which
should be performed at the intervals specified to help
ensure the safety, dependability and emission control
performance of your vehicle.
Be sure any necessary repairs are completed at once.
Whenever any fluids or lubricants are added to your
vehicle, make sure they are the proper ones,
as shown in
Part D.
At Each Fuel Fill
Engine Oil Level Check
Check the engine oil level and add the proper oil if
necessary. See "Engine Oil" in the Index for
further details. Check
the engine coolant
level and add DEX-COOL'
coolant mixture
if necessary. See "Engine Coolant'' in
the Index for further details.
Windshield Washer Fluid Level Cl: -.
Check the windshield washer fluid level in the
windshield washer tank and add the proper fluid
if
necessary. See "Windshield Washer Fluid" in the Index
for further details.
At Least Once a Month
Tire Inflation Check
Make sure tires are inflated to the correct pressures. See
"Tires"
in the Index for further details.
Cassette Deck Service
Clean cassette deck. Cleaning should be done every
SO hours of tape play. See "Audio Systems" in the
Index for further details.
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Roadside Assistance
In
GMC’s Roadside Assistance provides stranded owners
with over-the-phone roadside repairs, location
of the
nearest GMC dealer or the following special services:
Flat Tire Chunge: Installation of spare tire will be
covered at
no charge (customer is responsible for repair
or replacement
of tire).
Fuel Delivery: Delivery
of enough fuel for the customer
to get
to the nearest service station (up to $4.00) will
be covered.
Jump Sturt: No-start situations which require a battery
jump start will be covered at no charge.
Luck Out: Replacement keys or locksmith service will
be covered at no charge if you are unable to gain entry
into your vehicle. Delivery
of the replacement key will
be covered at no charge within 10 miles (16 km).
Emergency Towing Service: Towing to the nearest
GMC dealer
for warranty related disablements will
be covered.
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Section 9 Index
Accessory Inf’lator ............................. 2-50
Acces~~ty
POWC~ Outlets ......................... 2-52
Adcling Sound Equilm1cnt
........................ 3-23
Add-On Equiptnent
............................. 4-43
Air Bag
Adding Equipment ............................ 1-27
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-25
How it Works ................................ I -23
Location
.................................... 1-23
Readiness Light
......................... 1-22 . 2-63
Servicing
................................... 1-27
What
Makes it Inflate .......................... 1-25
What
You See After it Inflates ................... 1-25
When Should
it Inflate ......................... 1-24
Air Cleaner .................................... 6- 14
Air Conditioning ................................ 3-5
Refripxants
................................. 6-62
Alignment
and Balancc. Tire ...................... 6-13
Atltenn.1.
Fi~d ................................. 3-26
Adcling
Equipment
to the Outside of’ Your Vehicle ...... 6-3
AllIt11inLll11 Wheels . Clea11i11~ ...................... 6-5 1
Anti-Lock Brake System Wa~ming Light ......... 2-66 . 4-7
Appearance
Care ............................... 6-45
Materials
.................................... 6-53
Arbit~-ation Program .............................. 8-9
Ar111rest . Storage ............................... 2-15 Ashtrays
...................................... 2-49
Audio Systems ............................. 3-8. 3-12
Automatic Headlamp System
...................... 2-37
Automatic Transmission Check
...................................... 7-40
Fluid ....................................... 6-15
Operation ................................... 2-18
Park Mechanism Check ........................ 7-42
Shiftin
...................................... 2-18
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-15
Front ....................................... 6-21
Rear
....................................... 6-19
Axle
Backglass Wiper. Blade Replacement
.............. 6-36
Battery
....................................... 6-30
Charge LiFht ................................ 2-63
Jump
Startmg ................................. 5-3
Replacement, Keyless
Entry ..................... 2-8
Warnings ................................ 5-3, 5-4
Battery Run-Down Protection ..................... 2-44
BBB Auto
Line ................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard ...................................... 4-38
Brake Fluid .................................... 6-27
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Brake. -Parking ................................. 2-20
Brake System Warning Light
...................... 2-65
Brakes Adjustment
.................................. 6-30
Anti-Lock
................................... 4-7
PedalTravel
................................. 6-30
Master
Cylinder
.............................. 6-27
Replacing System
Parts ........................ 6-30
Trailer
...................................... 4-47
Brake-Transmission Shift Interlock Check
........... 7-41
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking in Emergencies
........................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 13
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-39
Bulb Replacement ......................... 6-3 1, 6-60
Wear
....................................... 6-29
BTSICheck
................................... 7-41
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
................. 6.60. 6.61
Carbon Monoxide
................ 2.9.2.24.4.39. 4.48
Cargo Tie Downs
............................... 2-47
Cellular Telephone
.............................. 2-57
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................... 1-34
Certificationnire Label
.......................... 4-40
Cargo
Security Shade
............................ 2-47
Chains Safety
...................................... 4-47
Tire
........................................ 6-44
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-21
Charging System Light .......................... 2-63
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-71
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-52
Chemical Paint Spotting .......................... 6-52
Child Restraints
................................ 1-38
Center Seat Position
........................... 1-46
Different Types
............................... 1-38
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-44
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-46
Where Not to
Put ............................. 1-46
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-49
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-55
Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-51
Exterior Lamps and Lenses
..................... 6-50
Glass
....................................... 6-49
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-46
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-48
Interior Plastic Components
..................... 6-48
Outside of Your Vehicle
........................ 6-51
Vinyl
....................................... 6-47
Weatherstrips
................................ 6-49
Windshield. Backglass and Wiper Blades
.......... 6-49
WoodPanels
................................. 6-48
TopStrap
................................... 1-43
WheretoPut
.......................,........ l-42
................................... Cleaner, Air 6-14
Cleaning
Fabric
...................................... 6-46
Leather
..................................... 6-48
Stains
...................................... 6-47
Tires
....................................... 6-51
Wheels
..................................... 6-51
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Engine (Continued) .............................. 6-9
Exhaust
..................................... 2-24
FanNoise
................................... 5-20
Identification
................................ 6-54
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-39
Overheating
................................. 5-11
Specifications
................................ 6-60
Engine Compartment Fuse Block
.................. 6-58
Engineoil
.................................... 6-10
Adding
..................................... 6-11
Additives
................................... 6-13
Checking
................................... 6-11
Kindtouse
................................. 6-12
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-69
Used
....................................... 6-14
When to Change
.............................. 6- I3
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-24
Exit Lighting
.................................. 2-39
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-29
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-46
Filling
a Portable Fuel Container .................... 6-7
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-5
Fi 1 ter
Air
........................................ 6-14
Remote Oil .................................. 6- 14
Finish Care .................................... 6-5 1
Finish Damage ................................. 6-52
Running While
Parked
......................... 2-25
Starting
..................................... 2-15
Engine Coolant
................................. 6-2 1
FirstGear ..................................... 2-20
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-21
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-4.5
FogLampSwitch ............................... 2-38
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-5
Four-wheel Drive
......................... 2-26. 6-20
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FrontAxle .................................... 6-21
Front Reading Lamps
....................... 2.39. 2.43
Front Storage Area .............................. 2-45
FrontTowing
................................... 5-9
Filling a Portable Container
...................... 6-7
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
Foreign Countries .............................. 6-5
Engine Compartment
.......................... 6-58
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-56
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-55
Gages
.. ...........................
Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .......... 6-33
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Cage
....................................... 2-72
Fuse Block
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-66
Fuel
....................................... 2-72
Engine Oil Pressure ........................... 2-69
GasCap
....................................... 6-5
Gate A-jar Light ................................ 2-71
GAWR
....................................... 4-40
Gear
Positions ................................. 2-18
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GloveBox .................................... 2-42
Gross Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-40
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...................... 4-40
Guide en Franpis
11 .. .................................
GVWR ....................................... 4-40
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-32
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-5
Headlamps .................................... 2-36
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-32
HighLow Beam Changer
...................... 2-3 1
On Reminder ................................ 2-37
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heated Front Seats
............................... 1-3
Heated Outside Rearview Mirror ................... 2-42
High Intensity Discharge Lighting
.................. 6-3 1
Highway Hypnosis .............................. 4-34
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-34
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-46
Hood
.......................................... 6-8
Horn ......................................... 2-29
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-30
Heating
........................................ 3-5
Ignition Positions
.................................... 2-14
Transmission Lock Check
...................... 7-42
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
................. 7-42
Illuminated Entry
............................... 2-39
Inflation. Tire
............................. 6-37. 7-39 Inflator
. Accessory .............................. 2-50
Inspections
Brakesystem
................................ 7-44
Engine Cooling Systetn
........................ 7-43
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-43
Front Drive Axle Boot Seal
..................... 7-43
Steering
.................................... 7-43
Suspension
.................................. 7-43
Throttle System
.............................. 7-44
Transfer
Case ................................ 7-44
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-58
Cleaning
.................................... 6-48
Cluster
..................................... 2-60
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-56
Interior Lamps ................................. 2-39
Jacking Equipment
............................. 5-24
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key
in the Ignition ............................. 2-11
Key Lock Cylinders Service
...................... 7-40
Keyless Entry System
............................ 2-6
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels
Certification/Tire
............................. 4-40
Fuse
.................................. 6.56. 6.58
Safety Belt
.................................. 1-53
Service Parts Identification ..................... 6-54
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-54
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Power ....................................... 1-2
Rear ........................................ 1-6
Reclining Front
............................... 1-4
Seats and Restraint Systems
........................ I - 1
SecondGear ................................... 2-19
Security Warning Light
.......................... 2-70
Service
4WD Light ............................. 2-7 I
Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6- I
Service and Owner Publications .............. 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Service Engine Soon Light ....................... 2-67
Service Parts Identificatmn Label
.................. 6-54
Service Work, Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
Servicing
Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ........... 1-27
Sheet Metal Darnage
............................ 6-5 1
Shifting ....................................... 2-18
Out of Park
.................................. 2-23
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-3 I
SIR .......................................... 1-20
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Specifications and Capacities
................. 6-60, 6-6 1
Speedometer ................................... 2-61
Stains, Cleaning ................................ 6-47
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-4 1
Starting Your Engine ............................ 2- 15
Steam
........................................ 5-12
Steering
In Emergencies ............................... 4- 10
Power ....................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel
. Tilt ............................. 2-30
Storage Compartments ........................... 2-42
Into Piirk .................................... 2-21
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance ............... 8-4 Storage.
Vehicle
................................ 6-31
Storing
a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-29
Stuck:
In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow .................. 5-32
Sun Visors .................................... 2-50
Sunglasses Storage
.............................. 2-45
Sunroof
....................................... 2-52
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-20
Symbols. Vehicle .................................. v
Tachometer .................................. 2-61
Taillamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-34
Tape Player Care
.......................... 3-247-39
Theft
......................................... 2-10
Thermostat
.................................... 6-25
Third Gear
.................................... 2-19
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-30
Time. Setting
................................... 3-8
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-44
Tire Inflation Check
............................. 7-39
Ti res
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-43
Buyin! New
................................. 6-40
Chang~ng a
Flat .............................. 5-21
Cleaning
.................................... 6-51
Inflation ............................... 6-37. 7-39
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-38
Pressure
.................................... 6-37
Temperature
................................. 6-42
Traction
.................................... 6-42
Treadwear
................................... 6-42
THEFTLOCK
TM ................................ 3-21
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