light GMC SAVANA 1998 Repair Manual

At Least Twice a Year
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 opened or broken air bag coverings,
and have them repaired or replaced. (The air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.)
Wiper Blade Check
Inspect wiper blades for wear 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.
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.
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 hood hinges, hood prop rod pivot, fuel
filler door, rear compartment hinges, latches, locks and
any moving seat hardware. Part
D tells you what to use.
More frequent lubrication may be required when
exposed to a corrosive environment.
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Deluxe Trip Routing: Custom-made, computerized
maps using the most direct or scenic route are provided
free of charge. Maps include points
of interest and list
GMC dealers along the route. Trip Routing also includes
a national hotel discount book and a book of coupons.
State and local maps available upon request. Please
be prepared to furnish your Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).
Tr@ Interruption Assistance: GMC will reimburse any
reasonable trip interruption expenses (up
to $500.00)
when directly associated with warranty disablement. Trip
Interruption service covers expenses such as meals and
overnight lodging if vehicle disablement occurs at least
150 miles (240 km) from your home or rental property.
Please Note: you will be required to obtain prior
approval from GMC Roadside Assistance and pay for
expenses at the time
of disablement. Original receipts
should be submitted
to GMC Roadside Assistance for
reimbursement.
A service representative will provide
assistance when you call. The
Roadside Assistance services listed are available
to retail and retail lease customers operating
1998 GMC
light duty trucks for
a period of 3 years/36,000 miles
(60 000 km). All services must be pre-arranged by
GMC Roadside Assistance.
Over-the-phone assistance,
such as providing the name
of the closest dealer or minor technical advice, etc., is
available to all owner/operators
of GMC trucks,
regardless
of vehicle or mileage.
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Section 9 Index
Air Bag ...................................... 1-26
Adding Equipment ............................ 1-33
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-3 I
How it Works ................................ 1-29
Location
.................................... 1-29
Readiness Light
......................... 1.28. 2-54
Servicing
................................... 1-32
What Makes
it Inflate .......................... 1-30
What Will You See After it Inflates ............... 1-3 1
When Should it Inflate ......................... 1-30
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-16
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-6
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-70
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-48
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-56
Antenna. Power
................................ 3-27
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-2 1
Anti-Lock
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.57. 4-7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Appearancecare
............................... 6-51
Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-59
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-7
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-48 Automatic
Transmission Check
........................... 7-39
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-17
Transmission Operation
........................ 2-21
Shifting
..................................... 2-21
Transmission Park Mechanism Check
............. 7-41
LockingRear
................................ 2-30
Rear
....................................... 6-21
Axle
Battery
...................................... 6-31
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
............... 2-8
Warnings
.................................... 5-3
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Before Leaving on a Long Trip
.................... 4-20
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard ...................................... 4-25
Brake
Adjustment
.................................. 6-31
Fluid
....................................... 6-27
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-27
Parking
..................................... 2-24
PedalTravel
................................. 6-30
Replacing System Parts ........................ 6-31
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Brakes (Continued) System Warning Light
......................... 2-56
Trailer
...................................... 4-33
Transmission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-40
Wear
....................................... 6-30
Brakes. Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking in Emergencies
........................... 4-8
Break-In. New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 17
BTSICheck
................................... 7-40
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-40
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-32
Camper-Type Mirrors
.......................... 2-47
Canadian Roadside Assistance
...................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-67
Carbon Monoxide
............... 2.29.2.30.2.33. 4.26
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-38
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-25
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
................... 2-42
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-39
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................... 1-39
Certification Label
.............................. 4-27
Certificatioflire Label
.......................... 4-27
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-33
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-50
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-22
Care
of Compact Disc
Player ...................... 3-26
Cassette Tape Player
........................ 3.9. 3. 11
Charging System Light
.......................... 2-54 Check Gages
Light
.............................. 2-62
Checking Transmission Fluid Hot
.................. 6-18
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-61
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-58
Child Restraints
................................ 1-46
Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-52
Securing
in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-54
Securing
in the Center Seat Position .............. 1-54
Securing in the Passenger Seat Position
........... 1-55
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-55
TopStrap
................................... 1-51
Where to Put
........................... 1-50. 1-51
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-61
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-16
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-56
Fabric
...................................... 6-52
Glass ....................................... 6-54
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-51
Instrumentpanel
............................. 6-53
Leather
..................................... 6-53
Outside of Your Vehicle ........................ 6-55
Special Problems
............................. 6-52
Stains
...................................... 6-52
Tires
....................................... 6-57
Wheels
..................................... 6-56
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-54
Climate Control System
........................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the ................................ 3-7
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 2-48
Vinyl
....................................... 6-53
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Comfort Controls ................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care ............................. 3-26
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3- 16. 3.20
Console Storage
................................ 2-48
Control of
a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-46
Coolant
....................................... 6-21
RecoveryTank
............................... 5-16
Cooling System
................................ 5- 14
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Crankcase Capacity ............................. 6-68
Cruise Control
................................. 2-37
Cupholders
.................................... 2-48
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Customer Assistance
for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Damage. Finish
...................................... 6-57
Sheet Metal ................................. 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-41
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
Light ............ 2-62
Dead Battery ................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
................... 8-10. 8-1 1
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogging
................................. 3.3. 3.4
Defrosting
................................. 3.3. 3.4
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-43
Door Locks
....................................... 2-4 Sliding
..................................... 2-12
Storage
..................................... 2-48
Swing-Out Side
.............................. 2-10
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-23
DriverPosition
................................. 1-17
Driving City
........................................ 4-18
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-19
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-25
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-15
Night
...................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-35
On Hill
and Mountain Roads .................... 4-21
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-23
Throughwater
............................... 4-17
WetRoads
.................................. 4-15
Winter
...................................... 4-23
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-33
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-45
Storagepocket
............................... 2-48
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.................... 6-61
Electrical System
............................... 6-61
Electronic
Road Speed Governor (Gasoline Engines) ... 2-53
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Restraints Checking
................................... 1-61
Child ....................................... 1-46
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-62
System Check
................................ 7-39
Reverse, Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-22
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-26
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-36
Rotation, Tires
................................. 6-43
Safety Belt Extender
............................ 1-61
Safety Belts
................................... 1 . 1 I
Adults ...................................... 1-17
Care
....................................... 6-54
Center Passenger Position
...................... 1-39
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-39
Children
.................................... 1-41
Driver Position
............................... 1 . 17
Extender
.................................... 1-61
How
to Wear Properly ......................... 1 - 17
Incorrect Usage
.................... 1-20, 1-59, 1-60
LapBelt
.................................... 1-40
Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1-17, 1-34
Larger Children
.............................. 1-58
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 - 16
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-33
Passenger
Position
............................ 1-26
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............ 1-34 Reminder
Light
......................... I . 12. 2.53
Replacing After a Crash ........................ 1-62
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1 . 19
Smaller Children and Babies
............... 1.41. 1-44
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-25
WhyTheyWork
.............................. 1-13
Safety Chains .................................. 4-33
Safety Defects. Reporting ................... 8- 10. 8- 11
Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4
Seatback Reclining ............................... 1-3
Seats ManualFront
................................. 1-2
Power
....................................... 1-3
Rear
........................................ 1-5
Removing Rear
............................... 1-6
Replacing Rear
................................ 1-9
Restraint Systems
.............................. 1-1
Seatcontrols ................................. 1-2
Securing
a Child Restraint ............ 1-52. 1-54. 1-55
Second Gear. Automatic Transmission
.............. 2-23
Security Light
.................................. 2-61
Service
........................................ 6-2
Bulletins. Ordering
....................... 8-1 1. 8-12
Key Lock Cylinder
............................ 7-39
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-60
Publications. Ordering
.................... 8- 11. 8- 12
Work. Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
...
Engine Soon Light ............................ 2-58
Manuals. Ordering
....................... 8- 1 1. 8- 12
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TorqueLock ................................... 2-27
rorque. Wheel Nut ......................... 5.33. 6.67
Towing a Trailer ................................ 4-28
Towing Your Vehicle ............................. 5-8
Driving on Grades ............................ 4-35
Driving with ................................. 4-33
Parking on Hills .............................. 4-36
Safety Chains ................................ 4-33
Tongue Weight ............................... 4-3 1
Total Weight on Tires .......................... 4-32
Towing ..................................... 4-28
Turn Signals ................................. 4-35
Weight ..................................... 4-30
Wiring Harness ............................... 4-37
Transmission Fluid, Automatic .................... 6- 17
rransmitters, Keyless Entry ........................ 2-6
Transportation, Courtesy .......................... 8-8
Trip Odometer ................................. 2-52
Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever ................... 2-34
Trailer
Brakes
...................................... 4-33
Hitches ..................................... 4-32
Maintenance When Towing ..................... 4-36
TTYUsers ..................................... 8-4
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals ............... 2-35
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer ................ 4-35
Underbody Maintenance .............. ,. ......... 6-58
Underhood Lamp ............................... 2-44
Vehicle
Control
...................................... 4-5
Damagewarnings .............................. iv
Identification Number
......................... 6-60
Loading .................................... 4-27
Storage ..................................... 6-31
Ventilation System ............................... 3-6
Visor Vanity Mirrors ............................ 2-49
Visors. Sun .................................... 2-49
warning Devices ............................... 5-2
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators ............... 2-53
Washer Fluid. Windshield ........................ 6-26
Washing Your Vehicle ........................... 6-55
Weatherstrips .................................. 6-54
Wheel
Alignment
.................................. 6-48
Nut Torque ............................. 5-33. 6-67
Replacement ................................. 6-49
Wrench ..................................... 5-24
Windows ..................................... 2-31
Power ...................................... 2-31
SideLatches ................................. 2-32
Swing-Out .................................. 2-32
Windshield Washer ............................. 2-37
Fluid ....................................... 6-26
Fluid Level Check ............................ 7-38
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