ECO mode GMC SAVANA 1996 Owners Manual

CAUTION: (Continued)
at only 25 mph
(40 km/h), a 124b. (5.5 kg) baby
will suddenly become
a 240-lb. (110 kg) force on
your arms. The baby would be almost impossible
to hold.
Child Restraints
Be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a
vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may
find these instructions
on the restraint itself or in a
booklet,
or both. These restraints use the belt system in
your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within
the restraint to help reduce the chance
of personal injury.
The instructions that come
with the infmt or child
restraint will show
you how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint (Except Cargo
Vans and Cab and Chassis
Models)
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained
in the rear rather than the front seat. We at
General Motors therefore recommend that you put your
child restraint
in a rear seat. If your vehicle has a front passenger
air bag, rzc~wr put a
rear-fxing child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured
if the right front passenger’s
air bag inflates. This is because the back of a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating
air bag. If your vehicle has a right
front passenger’s air bag, always secure a rear-facing child restraint in
a rear seat.
You may, however, secure
a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat. Before you secure
a forward-facing child restraint, always move the
front passenger seat as
far back as it will go. Or,
secure the child restraint
in a rear seat.
Wherever you install
it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
Keep
in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move
around
in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in
the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child
restraint
in your vehicle -- even when no child is in it.
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Windows
Manual Windows
To operate your manual windows, turn the hand crank
on each door to raise or lower your side door windows.
Power Windows
The driver’s door has a switch for the passenger
window as well. Your power windows will work when
the ignition has been turned to the
RUN position.
Push the rear
of the switch with the power window,
symbol on it to lower the window.
Push the front
of the switch with the power window
symbol on it
ta raise the window.
The driver’s window switch also has an express-down
feature that allows the window to lower without holding
the switch. Press and hold the side
of the window
switch marked
AUTO for one second to activate the
express-down mode. The express-down mode can be
cancelled at any time by pressing the opposite side
of
the switch. To open the window part way, lightly tap the
switch until the window is at the desired position.
If you have the optional power windows, the controls
are
on each of the side doors.
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Mode Knob
The right knob on the control panel changes the
heatedair conditioning setting.
MAX NC: With A/C on, move the right knob to
MAX A/C for maximum cooling. This setting puts the
system in the recirculation mode and helps
to maximize
your air conditioner’s performance and your vehicle’s
fuel economy. This setting also cools the air
the fastest.
After the vehicle’s interior reaches
a comfortable
temperature, move the
knob clockwise to place the air
conditioning system in the
A/C mode.
A/C: Use for normal cooling on hot days. This setting
cools outside air and directs
it through the instrument
panel
outlets.
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fl VENT This setting, with the arrow pointing at
the figure’s head, directs
air through the instrument
panel vents.
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’# VENT/HEAT Use this setting, with the arrows
pointing at the figure’s feet and head, to divide
airflow between the heater floor vents and instrument
panel vents.
+fl HEAT This setting, with the arrow pointing at the
figure’s feet, directs air through the heater floor vents.
This setting is useful for cold weather.
+’ HEAT/DEFROST Use this setting, with the
arrow pointing at the figure’s feet and
the defroster
symbol near the figure’s head, to divide airflow between
the heater floor
vents and windshield.
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DEFROST This setting with the defrost symbol
directs air through the windshield defroster vents.
This setting is useful when
you have fog or ice on
the windshield.
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Audio Systems
Your Delco@ audio system has been designed to operate
easily and give years
of listening pleasure. You will get
the most enjoyment out
of it if you acquaint yourself
with it first. Find out what your Delco system can do
and how to operate
all its controls, to be sure you’re
getting
the most out of the advanced engineering that
went into it.
AM-FM Stereo
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo and
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
Press SET. Within five seconds, press and hold the
SEEK right arrow
until the correct minute appears on
the display. Press and hold
the SEEK left arrow until the
correct hour appears on the display.
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with
Compact Disc Player
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears on the
display. Press and hold
MIN until the correct minute
appears on the display.
To display the clock with the
ignition
off, press RECALL and the time will be displayed
for
a few seconds. There is an initial two-second delay
before the clock
goes into the time-set mode.
Playing the Radio
VOLUME: TLITII the knob clockwise to turn the radio
on and counterclockwise to
turn it off. To increase
volume, turn the knob clockwise. Turn the knob
counterclockwise
to decrease volume.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this
knob. When the radio is playing, press this
knob to recall
the station frequency.
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SCAN: Press and hold SEEK for two seconds until
SCAN appears on the display. SCAN allows you to
listen
to stations for a few seconds. The receiver will
continue to scan and momentarily stop at each station
until you press the button again. The sound will mute
while scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
18 stations (six AM, six FMl and six FM2).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Press AM-FM to select the band.
Tune
in the desired station.
Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
Press and
hold one of the six pushbuttons. The sound
will mute. When
it returns, release the button.
Whenever you press that numbered button, the
station you set will return and
the tone you selected
will be automatically selected for that button.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
P.SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons. Select
either the AM,
FM I or FM2 mode and then press
P.SCAN.
It will scan through each station stored on your
pushbuttons and stop for
a few seconds before
continuing to scan through all
of the pushbuttons. Press
P.SCAN again or one of
the pushbuttons to stop
scanning to listen to
a specific preset station. P.SCAN
will light up on the display while in this mode. If one of
the stations stored on a pushbutton is too weak for the
location you are
in, the radio display will show the
channel number (PI -P6) for several seconds before
advancing to the next preset station.
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Once the tape is playing, use the VOL, BAL, FADE,
TREB and BASS controls just
as you do for the radio.
The tape symbol and
a direction arrow will be on the
display whenever a tape is being played. Anytime
a tape
is inserted, the top side
is selected for play first.
PREV (1): Press the PREV or the SEEK left arrow to
search for the previous selection. A minimum
three-second blank gap is required for the player to stop
at the beginning of the selection. The tape direction
arrow will blink during the SEEK operation.
PROG (2): Press this button to switch from one side of
the tape to
the other.
NEXT (3): Press NEXT or the SEEK right arrow to
search for the next selection.
A minimum three-second
blank gap is required for the player to stop at the
beginning of
the selection. The tape direction arrow will
blink during the
SEEK operation.
REV (4): Press this button to rapidly reverse the tape to
the beginning of the cassette reel or
until you press REV
again. The radio will play the last selected station while
reversing the tape. The tape direction arrow
will blink
during REV operation.
00 (5): Press this button to reduce cassette tape noise.
The double-D symbol will appear
on the display while
the player is
in this mode. Dolby
Noise Reduction is manufactured under
a license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby
and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
FWD (6): Press this button to rapidly forward the tape
to the end of the cassette reel or until
you press FWD
again. The radio will play the last selected station while
forwarding the tape. The tape direction arrow will blink
during FWD operation.
AM-FM: Press this button to switch from a tape to
the radio.
TAPE AUX: Press this button to return to the tape
player. The lighted arrow will appear and show the
direction of play when
a tape is in the active mode.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape. The radio
will now play. EJECT
can be used with either the ignition
or radio
off. To load a cassette tape with the ignition or
radio
off, press EJECT before loading the cassette.
CLN: This message may appear on the display. If it
does, your cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It
will still play tapes, but you should clean it as soon as
possible to prevent damage to your tapes and player. See
“Care
of Your Cassette Tape Player” in the Index.
After you clean the player, press and hold EJECT for
five seconds to reset the CLN indicator. The radio will
display
--- to show the indicator was reset.
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TAPE AUX: With a disc loaded in the player and the
radio playing, press this button once to play the compact
disc. To return to playing the radio. press
AM-FM. If
both a cassette tape and CD are loaded, press TAPE
AUX
to switch between the tape and compact disc.
RANDOM: Press P.SCAN to enter the random play
mode. RANDOM
will appear on the display. While in
this mode. the tracks on the discs will be played in
random order. If you press SEEK, PREV or NEXT
while in the random mode, the PREV or NEXT track
will be scanned randomly. Press P.SCAN again to turn
off RANDOM and return to normal operation.
RECALL: Press this button to see what track
is currently playing. Press RECALL again
within
five seconds to see how long the track has been playing.
When a new track starts to play, the track number
will
also appear. Press RECALL a third time and the time of
day
will be displayed.
EJECT Press this button on the remote player to e-ject a
compact disc.
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Automatic
Tone Control
Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL: Press this knob to turn the system on and
off.
To increase vol~~~ne, turn the knob clockwise. Turn
it counterclockwise to decrease volume. The faster the
PWR-VOL knob
is rotated. the quicker the volume is
increased or decreased.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this knob. When the radio is playing, press this
button to
I-ecal I the station frequency.
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P.SCAN: The preset scan button lets you scan through
your favorite stations stored on your pushbuttons. Select
either the AM, FM 1 or FM2 mode and then press
P.SCAN. It will scan through each station stored on your
pushbuttons and stop for
a few seconds before
continuing to scan through
all of the pushbuttons. Press
P.SCAN again or one
of the pushbuttons to stop
scanning
to listen to a specific stored station. P.SCAN
will light up on the display while
in this mode. If one of
the stations stored
on a pushbutton is too weak for the
location
you are in, the radio display will show the
channel number (P
1 -P6) ‘for several seconds before
advancing
to the next preset station.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob clockwise
to increase the
bass and counterclockwise to decrease the bass. When
the BASS control is rotated, the
AUTO TONE setting
will change to MAN.
TREB: Press lightly on the TREB knob to release it
from its stored position. Turn the knob clockwise to
increase the treble and counterclockwise
to decrease the
treble. When the TREB control is rotated,
the AUTO
TONE setting will change to
MAN.
Push these knobs back in to their stored position when
you’re
not using them.
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
five preset equalization settings and tailor the sound to
the music or voice being heard. Each time you press the
button, the selection
will switch to one of the preset
settings
of CLASSIC, NEWS, ROCK, POP or JAZZ.
The display
will show which mode the receiver is in. To
return to the manual mode, press and release this button
until MAN appears
on the display. This will return the
tone adjustment to the TREB and BASS controls. When
a TREB or BASS control
is rotated, tone is
automatically set to MAN.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control clockwise
to adjust
sound to the right speakers and counterclockwise to
adjust sound
to the left speakers.
FADE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control clockwise to adjust the
sound to the front and counterclockwise for rear speakers.
Push these knobs back
in to their stored position when
you’re
not using them.
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Replacing Brake System Parts
The braking system on a modern vehicle is complex. Its
many parts have to be of top quality and work well
together
if the vehicle is to have really good braking.
Vehicles we design and test have top-quality
GM brake
parts in them, as your vehicle does when
it is new. When
you replace parts
of your braking system -- for example,
when your brake linings wear down and you have to
have
new ones put in -- be sure you get new genuine
GM replacement parts. If you don’t, your brakes may
no longer work properly. For example, if someone
puts
in brake linings that are wrong for your vehicle,
the balance between your front and rear brakes can
change
-- for the worse. The braking performance
you’ve come to expect can change
in many other ways if
someone puts in the wrong replacement brake parts.
Battery
Every new vehicle has a Delco Freedom@ battery. You
never have to add water to one of these. When it’s time
for a new battery,
we recolnmend a Delco Freedom
battery. Get one that has the replacement number shown
on the original battery’s label.
Vehicle Storage
If you’re not going to drive your vehicle for 25 days
or more, take off the black, negative
(-) cable from
the battery.
This will help keep your battery from
running down.
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Cooling System Capacity
ENGINE VIN
“VORTEC” 4300 W
“VORTEC” SO00 M
“VORTEC” 5700 R
“VORTEC” 7400 J
QTY Without Rear Heater*
1 1 quarts ( 10.4 L)
17 quarts ( 16 L)
17 quarts (16 L)
23 quarts (2 1.8 L)
QTY With Rear Heater*
14 quarts (13.2 L)
20 quarts (18.9 L)
20 quarts (1 8.9 L)
26 quarts (24.6 L)
After refill, the level MUST be checked as outlined under “Engine Cooling System” in Section 5.
*All quantities are approximate.
Crankcase Capacity
ENGINE VIN
“VORTEC” 4300 W
“VORTEC” 5000 M
“VORTEC” 5700 R
“VORTEC” 7400 J
Quantity With Filter
4.5 quarts (4.3 L)
5 quarts (4.8 L)
5 quarts (4.8 L)
7 quarts (6.5 L)
All quantities are approximate.
After refill, the level
MUST be checked as outlined under “Engine Oil And Filter Recommendations” in Section 5.
*Add an aS;lditis.ad quart (1 L) for RPO 5ZI and RPO KL5 Models.
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