GMC ENVOY 1998 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: GMC, Model Year: 1998, Model line: ENVOY, Model: GMC ENVOY 1998Pages: 386, PDF Size: 20.33 MB
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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
9-2
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Climate Control System ........................... 3-2
Clock. Setting
................................... 3-8
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Console Mounted CD Changer
.................... 3- 18
Content Theft-Deterrent
......................... 2- I 1
Control of a Vehicle .............................. 4-6
ConvenienceNet
............................... 2-46
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-42
Coolant
.................................. 5-14. 6.21
Coolant Heater. Engine .......................... 2- 16
Courtesy Transportation ........................... 8-8
Cruise Control
................................. 2-33
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-26
Dama. ue. Finish
............................... 6-52
Damage. Sheet Metal ............................ 6-5 1
Daytime Running Lamps ......................... 2-37
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8- IO
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defrosting
..................................... 3-6
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-62
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-39
DoorLocks
..................................... 2-4
Drive
........................................ 2-19
Drive Axle Service
.............................. 7-44
Defogging
..................................... 3-6 Driver Information System
....................... 2-43
Driver Position
................................. i . 12
Driving
City
........................................ 4-31
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken ..................................... 4-3
Foreign Countries
.............................. 6-5
Freeway
.................................... 4-32
Guidelines
.................................. 4-14
Hill and Mountain Roads ....................... 4-34
In a Blizzard ................................. 4-38
Night
...................................... 4-27
Off-Road
................................... 4-15
OnCurves ...................................
4-9
Rainy Conditions ............................. 4-28
Snowy and Icy Conditions
...................... 4-36
Through Deep Standing Water
................... 4-30
WetRoads
.................................. 4-28
Winter
...................................... 4-36
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-48
Driving On Grades While Towing
a Trailer ........... 4-50
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Electrical Equipment. Adding
............... 3.24. 6.54
Electrical System
............................... 6-54
Electrochomic Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
..... 2-40
Electronic Level Control
......................... 4-42
Engine
........................................ 6-9
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-16
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-39
Coolant Temperature Gage ..................... 2-66
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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
French Language Manual 11
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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Lamps ........................................ 2-36
Dome
...................................... 2-39
Exterior
.................................... 2-36
Front Reading
........................... 2.39. 2.43
Interior
..................................... 2-39
On Reminder
................................ 2-37
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-6
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-22
Liftgate
........................................ 2-9
Manual Release
.............................. 2- 10
Remote Release .............................. 2- 10
Lighter ....................................... 2-49
Lights Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1-22, 2-63
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-66? 4-7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-65
Charging System
............................. 2-63
CheckGages
................................ 2-71
Gate Ajar
................................... 2-7 I
LowFuel ................................... 2-72
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1-8.2-62
Security Warning
............................. 2-70
Service4WD
................................ 2-71
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-67
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-40
Locking Rear Axle
.............................. 2-24
Lockout Prevention
.............................. 2-5
Lockout Switch
................................ 2-29
Locks
......................................... 2-4
Door
........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transmission Check
.................... 7-42
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-40 Power Door
.................................. 2-5
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-5
Loss
of Control ................................ 4-13
LowFuelLight
................................ 2-72
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-45
Lubrication Service
. Body ........................ 7-40
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-48
Lumbar Controls
................................ 1-3
Maintenance Record ........................... 7-47
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Owner Checks and Services ..................... 7-39
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-43
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-45
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Long Trip/Highway
....................... 7-6.
7-27
Short TripKity
............................ 7-5. 7-7
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-52
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ...................... 2-67
Manual Passenger’s Seat
.......................... 1-2
Methanol
...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-40
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-42
Electrocho~nic Day/Night Inside Rearview
......... 2-40
Heated Outside Rearview
....................... 2-42
Illuminated Visor Vanity
....................... 2-50
Outside
..................................... 2-42
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads ................................ 4-34
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-30
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-51
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Net. Convenience .............................. 2-46 Over Things That Burn ........................ 2-24
Neutral
....................................... 2-19 Passing ..................................... 4-12
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2- 13 Passlock’ ..................................... 2-12
Nightvision
................................... 4-27 Payload ....................................... 4-42
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
............. 6-6 1 Periodic Maintenance Inspections .................. 7-43
Power
Odometer
.................................... 2-6 1
Off-Road Driving .............................. 4- 15
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- I 1
OnStar System ................................ 2-57
Ordering Owner and Service Publications
....... 8- I 1, 8- 12
Outside Mirror
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-41
Convex ..................................... 2-42
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-42
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-10
Accessory Outlets ............................ 2-52
DoorLocks
................................... 2-5
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-41
Seat
......................................... 1-2
Steering
..................................... 4-9
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-25
Windows
................................... 2-28
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1 . 19
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner .............. 8- 1 1. 8. 12
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 1 1
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-39 Radiator. Adding Coolant ....................... 5-17
Owner Publications
........................ 8- I 1. 8- 12 Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-24
Radio Reception
................................ 3-23
Paint Spotting. Chemical 6-52
Park
......................................... 2-18
Shifting Into 2-21
Shifting Out
of 2-23
AtNight
2-11
Brake ...................................... 2-20
Brake Mechanism Check 7-42
Lots ....................................... 2-11
On Hills with a Trailer 4-50
Radios ........................ Cassette Tape Player ........................... 3-8
Cassette Tape Player Care 3.24. 7.39
CDChanger 3-18
Compact Disc Player 3-12
Compact Disc Player Care 3-26
Rear Seat Audio
.............................. 3-16
Setting the Clock 3-8
Theft-Deterrent Feature
........................ 3-21
Rain. Driving 4-28
................. ................................. ................................. ............................... .......................... Parking ...................... ....................................
.............................. .......................
.................................. ......................... RAP ......................................... 2-15
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