GMC SAVANA 1997 Repair Manual

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Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
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Door Locks
Keyless Entry System
Your Doors and
How They Work
Theft
New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Switch Starting Your Gasoline Engine
Engine Coolant Heater (Option) Automatic Transmission Operation
Locking Rear Axle
Parking Brake
Shifting Into PARK (P)
Shifting Out of PARK (P)
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Horn
Tilt
Wheel (Option)
Turn Signalhlultifunction Lever
Exterior Lamps
Mirrors
Storage Compartments
Cigarette LightedAshtrays Sun Visors
Instrument Panel Instrument Cluster
Speedometer
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
Electronic Road-Speed Governor
(Gasoline Engines) (Option)
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
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A CAUTION:
Leaving young children in a vehicle with the
ignition key is dangerous for many reasons.
A child or others could be badly injured or
even killed.
They could operate power windows
or other
controls or even make the vehicle move.
If they
turned the ignition to
ON and moved the shift
lever out
of PARK (P), that would release the
parking brake. Don’t leave the keys in a vehicle
with young children.
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Your vehicle has one
double-sided key
for the
ignition and all door locks.
If you ever lose your key, your dealer will be able to
assist you with obtaining a new one.
The bar-coded tag has a code on it that tells your dealer
or a qualified locksmith how
to make an extra key. Keep
this tag in a safe place. If you lose your key, you’ll be
able
to have a new one made easily using this tag.
NOTICE:
Your vehicle has a number of new features that
can help prevent theft. But you can have a lot of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lock
your key inside. You may even have to damage
your vehicle to get in.
So be sure you have an
extra key.
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Door Locks
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Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers
-- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and fall out. When a door is
locked, the inside handle won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down
or stop your vehicle.
This may not be
so obvious: You increase the
chance
of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will be far
better
off whenever you drive your vehicle.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From
the outside, use your key.
To lock the door from the
inside, slide the lever on
your door down.
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Power Door Locks (Option)
Press the bottom side of the
power door lock switch
to
lock the doors at once.
When a door is locked, the inside door handle will
not work.
Child Security Locks
Child security locks are located on the passenger side
rear door,
the side sliding door or the front portion of the
60/40 side swing-out door.
CHILD ,
LOCK
Printed In USA.
Rear Cargo Door
60/40
L,
With this feature, you can
lock these doors
so they
can’t be opened from the
inside
by passengers.
Move the button down
to
engage the security
feature. Move the button
up to return the door locks
to normal operation.
Move
the button to
the left to engage the
security feature. Move
the button to the right
to return the door locks
to normal operation.
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Move the button up to
engage the security
feature. Move
the button
down to return the door
locks to normal operation.
Side Sliding Door
Keyless Entry System
If your vehicle has this option, you can lock and unlock
your doors from about
3 feet (1 m) up to 30 feet (9 m)
away using the remote keyless entry transmitter supplied
with your vehicle.
Your Keyless Entry System operates on a radio frequency
subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Rules and with Industry and Science Canada.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device
complies with
RSS-210 of Industry and
Science Canada. Operation is subject to
the following
two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
interference, and
(2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation
of the device.
Changes or modifications to this
system by other than an
authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
This system has a range of about
3 feet (1 m) up to
30 feet (9 m). At times you may notice a decrease in
range. This is normal for any remote keyless entry
system. If the transmitter does not work or if you
have to stand closer to your vehicle for the transmitter
to work, try this:
0 Check to determine if battery replacement or
transmitter resynchronization is necessary. See the
instructions that follow.
0 Check the distance. You may be too far from your
vehicle. You may need to stand closer during rainy
or snowy weather.
0 Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may
be blocking the signal. Take a few steps to the
left
or right, hold the transmitter higher, and try again.
0 If you’re still having trouble, see your GM dealer or
a qualified technician for service.
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Operation
To unlock the driver’s door, press the UNLOCK button.
If
you press this button again within five seconds, all
the doors will unlock. Press the
REAR button twice
to unlock the rear door only. When the UNLOCK or
REAR button is pressed, the interior dome lamps are
turned on for
40 seconds or until the ignition switch
is activated. Press
LOCK to lock all the doors.
Matching Transmitter(s) To Your Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be
purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring
any
remaining transmitters with you when you go to your
dealer. When the dealer matches the replacement
transmitter to your vehicle, any remaining transmitters
must also be matched. Once your dealer has coded the new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock your
vehicle. Each vehicle can have only two transmitters
matched to it.
Battery Replacement
Under normal use, the battery in your key remote
keyless entry transmitter should last about
two years.
You can tell the battery is weak if
the transmitter won’t
work at the normal range in any location.
If you have to
get close to your vehicle before
the transmitter works,
it’s probably time to change the battery.
NOTICE:
When replacing the battery, use care not to touch
any of the circuitry. Static from your body
transferred to these surfaces may damage
the transmitter.
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Use one Panasonic@ type CR2032 battery:
1. Insert a dime in the slot between the covers of the
transmitter housing near the key ring
hole. Remove
the bottom by twisting the dime.
2. Remove and replace the battery, positive side down.
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3. Align the covers and snap them together.
4. Check the operation of the transmitter,
Synchronization
Synchronization may be necessary due to the security
method used by this system. The transmitter does
not
send the same signal twice to the receiver. The receiver
will not respond to
a signal it has been sent previously.
This prevents anyone from recording and playing back
the signal from the transmitter.
To resynchronize your transmitter, stand close
to your
vehicle and simultaneously press and hold the
LOCK
and UNLOCK buttons on the transmitter for at least
five seconds. The door locks should cycle
to confirm
synchronization.
If the locks do not cycle, see your
dealer for service.
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