check transmission fluid GMC JIMMY 1997 User Guide

I Long Tripmighway Maintenance Schedule
97,500 Miles (162 500 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
12 months, whichever occurs first).
0 Lubricate chassis components (or every
I2 montl1s, whichever occurs first).
(See footnote
#.)
0 Check readfront axle fluid level and add
fluid
as needed. Check constant velocity
joints
and axle seals for leaking.
(See fiwtnote
’?)
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation”
in the Index for proper rotation
pattern
and additional inforrnation.
(See footnote
+.)
AH E111issio/l Control Sol-~~ic.o.
DATE SI 100,000 Miles (166 000 km)
Change automatic transmission fluid and
fi1te.r
if the vehicle is mainly driven under
one
or more of these conditions:
- In heavy city traffic where the outside
temperature regularly reaches
90” F
(32OC) or higher.
- In hilly or nlountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police or
delivery service.
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At Least Twice a Year Automatic Transmission Check
Check the transmission fluid level: add if needed. See
"Automatic Transmission"
in the Index. A fluid loss
may indicate
a problem. Check the system and repair
if needed.
Restraint System Check
Make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your
belts. buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are
working properly. Look
for any other loose or damaged
safety belt system parts.
If you see anything that might
keep
a safety belt system from doing its .job, have it
repaired. Have any torn or frayed safety belts replaced.
Also
look. for any c.)pened or broken air bag covers, and
have them repaired or replaced. (The air
bag system
does not need regular maintenance.)
Wiper Blade Check
Inspect wiper blades for ~vear or cracking. Replace blade
inserts that appear worn or damaged or that streak or
miss areas of the windshield.
Also see "Wiper Blades.
Cleaning"
in the Index.
Manual Transmission Check
Check the transmission fluid level; add if needed. See
"Manual Transmission"
in the Index. Check for leaks.
A fluid loss ITI~~ indicate a problem. Have the system
inspected and repaired
if needed.
Hydraulic Clutch System Check
Check the fluid level in the clutch reservoir. See
"Hydraulic Clutch Fluid" in the Index. A fluid loss in
this system could indicate a problem. Have the system
inspected and repaired at once.
At Least Once a Year
Key Lock Cylinders Service
Lubricate the key lock cylinders with the lubricant
specified
in Part D.
Body Lubrication Service
Lubricate all body door and fuel door hinges, rear
compartment hinges, latches and locks including the
moving seat hardware. Lubricate the hood safety lever
pivot and prop rod pivot. Part
D tells you what to use.
More frequent lubrication
may be required when
exposed to a corrosive environment.
t (rlove box, console doors and the body hood and any
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Section 9 Index
Accessory Power Outlcts ........................ 2-03
Adding Sound Equipment ........................ 3-20
Air Bag ....................................... 1-20
Adding Equipment ............................ 1-25
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-23
HowitWorks ................................ 1-22
Location .................................... 1-22
Readiness Light ......................... 1-2 1. 2-73
Servicing
................................... 1-25
What Makes
it Inflate .......................... 1-23
What You See After it Inflates ................... 1-24
When Should it Intlate ......................... 1-23
Air Cleaner .................................... 6- 13
Air Conditioning ................................ 3-3
Refrigerants ................................. 6-64
All-Wheel Drive
.......................... 2.23. 6.21
Aluminum Wheels. Clcaning ...................... 6-55
Antenna . Fixed ................................. 3-2 I
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light ......... 2-76. 4-7
Appeararlce CXC
............................... 6-49
Materials ..................................... 6-57
Adding Equipment
to the Outside of Your Vehicle
...... 6-3
Add-on Equipment
............................. 4-44
Alignment
and Balance . Tire ...................... 6-46 Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Armrest.
Storage ............................... 2-56
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-6
Automatic Overdrive
............................ 2-20
Automatic Transmission
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-61
Check ...................................... 7-47
Fluid
....................................... 6-14
Operation ................................... 2-18
Park Mechanism Check ........................ 7-49
Shifting
..................................... 2-18
Starting Your Engine .......................... 2-15
Front
....................................... 6-22
Rear
..................................... 6-20
Axle
Backglass Wipers. BM~ Replacement ............. 6-40
Battery
....................................... 6-32
Chargc Light ................................ 2-73
Jump Starting ................................. 5-3
Replaccment. Keyless Entry ...................... ?-7
Warnings
................................ 5.3. 5.5
BBB Auto Line ................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation ................... 8-9
9-1

Engine ........................................ 6-8
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-17
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-46
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-76
Fan Noise
................................... 5-22
Exhaust
..................................... 2-34
Identification
................................ 6-58
OilLevelCheck
............................... 7-46
Overheating
................................. 5-12
Specifications
................................ 6-63
Running While Parked
......................... 2-35
Starting
..................................... 2-15
Engine Oil
..................................... 6-9
Additives
................................... 6- 12
Checlung
.................................... 6-9
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-79
When to Change
.............................. 6-12
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-36
Exterior Metal Parts, Protecting
.................... 6-55
Adding
..................................... 6-10
Kindtouse
................................. 6-10
Used
....................................... 6-13
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-34
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-50
Fifth Gear, Manual Transmission
................... 2-21
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-5
Filter
Air ........................................ 6-13
Remote Oil
.................................. 6-12 Finishcare
. ............................i...... 6-54
First Gear Finish Damage
................................. 6-56
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-20
Flashers, Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire, Changing
............................. 5-23
Fluids and Lubricants
....................... 6-64, 7-52
Fog Lamp Switch ............................... 2-47
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-4
Fourth Gear, Manual Transmission
................. 2-21
Four-wheel Drive
......................... 2-23, 6-21
Front Map Lamps
............................... 2-48
Front Reading
Lamps .................. 2-47,2-51, 6-38
Front Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement
........... 6-36
FrontStorageArea
.............................. 2-56
ManualTransmission
.......................... 2-21
French Language Manual
u
FrontAxle .................................... 6-22
.. ...........................
FrontTowing .................................. 5-10
Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement
.......... 6-36
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Filling Your
Tank .............................. 6-5
Foreign Countries
.............................. 6-4
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-59
Gage
....................................... 2-81
bages Engine Coolant TemDerature
.................... 2-76 v L
Engine Oil Pressure ........................... 2-79
Fuel
....................................... 2-81
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Labels Certificatioflire
............................. 4-42
Fuse
....................................... 6-60
Safety Belt
.................................. 1-48
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-58
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-58
Lamps
........................................ 2-45
Dome
...................................... 2-48
FrontMap
................................... 2-48
Front Reading
........................... 2-47, 2-51
Latches, Seatback
................................ 1-6
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-5
Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
....... 2-32
Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1-21, 2-73
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-76, 4-7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-75
Charging System
............................. 2-73
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-80
Gate Ajar
................................... 2-81
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1-9, 2-72
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-77
Shift
.................................. 2-22, 2-80
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-42
Locking Rear Axle
.............................. 2-23
LockoutSwitch
................................ 2-37
Interior
..................................... 2-47
OnReminder
................................ 2-4 6
Lighter
....................................... 2-61
Lights
CheckGages
................................ 2-80 Locks
......................................... 2-4
Door ........................................ 2-4
Key Lock Cylinder
Service ..................... 7-47
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-5
Steering Column Park Lock Check
............... 7-49
Loss of Control
................................ 4-13
Lubricants and Fluids
....................... 6-64, 7-52
Lubrication Service, Body
........................ 7-47
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-59
Lumbar Controls
............................ 1-3, 1-4
Maintenance Record
........................... 7-55
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Long Tripmighway
....................... 7-6, 7-30
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-46
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-50
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-52
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short TripKity
............................ 7-5, 7-7
Maintenance, Underbody
......................... 6-56
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-54
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-77
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-2
Manual Lumbar Support
.......................... 1-3
Manual Transmission Check
...................................... 7-47
Fluid
....................................... 6-18
Shifting
..................................... 2-21
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-16
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Methanol .................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-49
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-50
Inside Day/Night Rearview
..................... 2-49
Outside
..................................... 2-49
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-62
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads ................................ 4-35
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-38
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-57
Neutral
Automatic Trans~nission
....................... 2- I9
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-22
New Vehicle "Break-In"
......................... 2- I3
Nightvision
................................... 4-28
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
............. 6-63
Odometer
.................................... 2.68
Off-Road Driving .............................. 4- 15
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- I 1
Opener, Garage Door ............................ 2-5 1
Ordering Owner and Service Publications ....... 8- 11. 8- 12
Outside Mirror
Manual Adjust
............................... 2-49
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-49
Convex
..................................... 2-50
Overdrive, Automatic Transmission
................ 2-20
Oil.
Engine
..................................... 6-9 Overhead Console
.............................. 2-50
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-12
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-46
Owner Publications
........................ 8-11 .
Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-56
Park
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-18
Shifting Into ................................. 2-30
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-33
AtNight
.................................... 2-12
Brake ...................................... 2-29
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-49
Lots ....................................... 2-12
On Hills with a Trailer ......................... 4-52
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-34
Your Vehicle. Manual Transmission
.............. 2-33
Passing
....................................... 4-12
Payload
....................................... 4-44
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-50
Power
Accessory Outlets
............................ 2-63
DoorLocks
................................... 2-5
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-49
Steering
..................................... 4-9
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-26
Windows
................................... 2-36
Powerseat ..................................... 1-3
Lumbar Controls .............................. 1-4
Parking
9-7

Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts .................... 1-26
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner
.............. 8- 11. 8- 12
Radiator. Adding Coolant
....................... 5-19
Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-26
Radio Reception
................................ 3-19
AM-FM Stereo ............................... 3-6
Cassette Care
........................... 3-20. 7-46
Cassette Tape Player
...................... 3.8. 3.10
Compact Disc Player
.......................... 3- 13
Theft-Deterrent Feature.
CD Player .............. 3-17
Rain. Driving
.................................. 4-29
Axle
....................................... 6-20
DoorSecarityLocks
........................... 2-5
Safety Belt Comfort Guides ..................... 1-3 1
Seat Passengers .............................. 1-28
Seats
........................................ l-7
Towing ..................................... 5-11
Window Defogger
............................. 3-5
Window WasherNlper
........................ 2-41
RearSea
ts ...................................... 1-7
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-49
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recornmended Fluids and Lubricants
.......... 6-64. 7-52
Recovery
Hooks ................................ 5-37
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-16
Recreational Vehicle Towing
...................... 4-41
Radios
Rear Replacement
Bulbs
...................................... 6-62
Parts
....................................... 6-63
Wheel
...................................... 6-46
Reporting Safety Defects
.................... 8-10. 8.11
Checking
................................... 1-47
Child
....................................... 1-37
Head
........................................ 1-6
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-48
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-19
Manual Transmiss-ion
.......................... 2-22
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-26
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Canadian .................................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-37
Rotation, Tires
................................. 6-42
Restraints
Check
...................................... 7-47
Reverse
safety Belts
................................... 1-8
Adults
...................................... 1-13
Care
....................................... 6-52
Center Front Passenger Position
................. 1-26
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-34
Children
............................... 1-35, 1-44
DriverPosition
............................... 1-13
Extender
.................................... 1-47
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1-13
Lap Belt
............................... 1-27, 1-34
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