maintenance schedule GMC SAFARI 2005 Owner's Guide

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Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-28
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-31
Brake System Warning.................................3-30
Charging System.........................................3-29
Check Gages Warning.................................3-37
Highbeam On.............................................3-36
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-38
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-32
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-27
Security.....................................................3-36
Service All-Wheel-Drive................................3-37
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-37
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-18
Exit...........................................................3-18
Locking Rear Axle............................................ 4-8
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-6
Power Door.................................................. 2-7
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-7
Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance........6-16
Loss of Control...............................................4-12
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-38
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-38
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3M
Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts..........5-102
Maintenance Schedule
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-23
At Least Once a Month................................6-23
At Least Once a Year..................................6-25
At Least Twice a Year..................................6-24
Brake System Inspection..............................6-29
Engine Cooling System Inspection.................6-28
Exhaust System Inspection...........................6-28
Fuel System Inspection................................6-28
How This Section is Organized....................... 6-3
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance.....6-16
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services......... 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services.............6-23
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections......6-28
Part D - Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants.........................................6-30
Part E - Maintenance Record........................6-32
Selecting the Right Schedule.......................... 6-4
Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance............. 6-6
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal Inspection..........................6-28
Throttle System Inspection............................6-29
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Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Transfer Case and Front Axle
(All-Wheel Drive) Inspection.......................6-29
Using Your................................................... 6-4
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-32
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Windows............................................2-14
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-28
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-29
Outside Manual Mirror..................................2-28
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-28
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-16
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts...........5-102
O
Odometer......................................................3-27
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-27
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-14
Pressure Gage............................................3-35
Older Children, Restraints................................1-33
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-23
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-29
Manual Mirror.............................................2-28
Power Mirrors.............................................2-28
Overhead Console..........................................2-35
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
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P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-24
Shifting Out of............................................2-25
Parking
Brake........................................................2-23
Over Things That Burn.................................2-26
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services............ 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services................6-23
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections..........6-28
Part D - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....6-30
Part E - Maintenance Record...........................6-32
Passing.........................................................4-10
Passlock
®......................................................2-16
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-19
Door Locks.................................................. 2-7
Electrical System.........................................5-95
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-18
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-15
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-7
Programming the HomeLink
®Transmitter...........2-30
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-17
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-29
Radios..........................................................3-41
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-42
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-53
Care of Your CDs........................................3-53
Radio with CD............................................3-44
Rear Seat Audio..........................................3-49
Setting the Time for Radios with HR and
MN Buttons.............................................3-42
Setting the Time for Radios with the
Set Button..............................................3-42
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-50
Understanding Reception..............................3-53
Rear Air Conditioning System...........................3-24
Rear Axle......................................................5-48
Locking........................................................ 4-8
Rear Doors....................................................2-11
Rear Heating System......................................3-23
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-30
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Securing a Child Restraint
Center Rear Seat Position............................1-53
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-51
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-52
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-55
Security Light.................................................3-36
Selecting the Right Schedule, Maintenance.......... 6-4
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
All-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-37
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-32
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-64
Setting the Time
Radios with HR and MN Buttons...................3-42
Radios with the Set Button...........................3-42
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-91
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-24
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-25Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance................ 6-6
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-25
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Sliding Side Door............................................. 2-8
Spare Tire
Installing....................................................5-76
Removing...................................................5-73
Storing.......................................................5-82
Specications, Capacities...............................5-101
Speedometer..................................................3-27
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-18
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot
and Seal Inspection.....................................6-28
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas................................................2-33
Convenience Net.........................................2-38
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-38
Overhead Console.......................................2-35
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-26
Sun Visors.....................................................2-15
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