reset GMC SAVANA 1998 Owners Manual

Windshield Washer
At the top of the lever, there’s a paddle with the word
PUSH on it. To spray washer fluid on the windshield,
push the paddle.
I A CAUTION:
Cruise Control (Option)
With cruise control, you can maintain a speed of about
25 mph (40 kdh) or more without keeping your foot
on the accelerator. This can really help on long trips.
Cruise control does not work at speeds below about
25 mph (40kmh).
When you apply your brakes, the cruise control
shuts off.
In freezing weather, don’t use your washer until
the windshield is warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the windshield, blocking
your vision.
Washer fluid will spray as long as you push the paddle.
When
you let go of the paddle, the wipers will continue
to wipe for approximately two more wipe cycles and
then either stop
or return to the preset speed.
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A CAUTION:
Cruise control can be dangerous where you
can’t drive safely at a steady speed.
So,
don’t use your cruise control on winding
roads or in heavy traffic.
slippery roads. On such roads, fast changes
in tire traction can cause needless wheel
spinning, and you could lose control. Don’t
use cruise control on slippery roads.
Cruise control can be dangerous on
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Setting Cruise Control Resuming a Set Speed
Suppose you set your cruise control at a desired speed
and then you apply the brake. This, of course, shuts off
the cruise control. But you don’t need
to reset it.
Once you’re going about
25 mph (40 kmh) or more,
you can
move the cruise control switch from ON to R/A
(Resume/Accelerate) for about half a second.
You’ll
go right back up to your chosen speed and
stay there.
Remember, if
you hold the switch at R/A longer than
half a second, the vehicle will keep going faster until
you release the switch
or apply the brake. So unless you
want
to go faster, don’t hold the switch at R/A.
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If you leave your cruise control switch on when
you’re not using cruise, you might hit
a button
and
go into cruise when you don’t want to. You
could be startled and even lose control. Keep the
cruise control switch
off until you want to use it.
1. Move the cruise control switch to ON.
2. Get up to the speed you want.
3.
4.
Press in the SET button
at the end of the lever
and release it.
Take your foot off
the
accelerator pedal.
Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to go to a higher speed:
Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed.
Push the button at the end
of the lever, then release
the button and the accelerator pedal. You’ll now
cruise at the higher speed.
0 Move the cruise switch from ON to R/A. Hold it
there until you get up to the speed you want, and
then release the switch. To increase your speed in
very small amounts, move
the switch to R/A for less
than half
a second. Each time you do this, your
vehicle will go about 1 mph (1.6 kdh) faster.
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Speedometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour
(kmh). Your
odometer shows how
far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers
(used in Canada).
You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. Laws vary as to the procedure
that must be followed, so check with your state or
provincial vehicle registration office.
But generally, if the new
odometer can be set
to the mileage total of the
old odometer, then it must be.
But if it can’t, then it’s set
at zero,
and a label must be put on the driver’s door to
show the old mileage reading when the new odometer
was installed.
Trip Odometer
TRIP
HOLD TO
The trip odometer can tell
you how far your vehicle
has been driven since
you
last set the trip odometer
to zero.
To reset the trip odometer, fully press the reset button
located near the trip odometer readout.
The trip odometer can show either total miIes or trip
miles by using the
push control in the cluster.
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Finding a Station
AM-FM:
Press the lower knob to switch between AM
and FM. The display shows your selection.
TUNE: Turn the lower knob to tune in radio stations.
SEEK: Press the right arrow to tune to the next higher
station and the left arrow to tune to the next lower
station and stay there.
SCAN: Press both SEEK buttons to listen to a few seconds
of each radio station.
SCAN will light up on the display. Press
the right arrow to tune in the next higher station and press \
the
left arrow to tune to the next lower station. Press
VOLUME
or both SEEK buttons to stop scanning.
PUSHBUTTONS: The four numbered pushbuttons let
you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to
14 stations (seven AM and seven FM). Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM-FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
5. Press and hold one of the four pushbuttons within
five seconds. Whenever you press that numbered
button, the station you set will return.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. In
addition to the four stations already set,
up to three
more stations may be preset on each band by pressing
two adjoining buttons at the same time. Just:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
3. Press two adjoining buttons at the same time, within
five seconds. Whenever you press the same two
buttons, the station you set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pair of pushbuttons.
Setting the Tone
BASS:
Slide this lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass.
TREB: Slide this lever up or down to increase or
decrease treble. If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want to decrease the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
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In addition to the four stations already set, up to three
more stations may be preset
on each band by pressing
two adjoining buttons at the same time. Just:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press SET. (SET will appear on the display.)
3. Press two adjoining buttons at the same time, within
five seconds. Whenever
you press the same two
buttons, the station you set will return.
4. Repeat the steps for each pair of pushbuttons.
P.SCAN: Press both SEEK buttons to scan through each
of your preset stations. The system will scan through
and play each preset station stored on your pushbuttons
for
a few seconds. Press either SEEK button or
RECALL to stop scanning through the preset stations.
Setting the Tone
BASS: Slide this lever up or down to increase or
decrease bass.
TREB: Slide this lever up or down to increase or
decrease treble.
If a station is weak or noisy, you may
want
to decrease the treble.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Turn the control behind the upper knob to move
the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Turn the control behind the lower knob to move
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
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Playing a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are
30 to 45 minutes long on each side. Tapes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well in this player.
Once the tape
is playing, use the knobs for VOLUME,
BAL
FADE, BASS and TREB just as you do for
the radio.
REV Press the SEEK left arrow to reverse the cassette
tape. Press the SEEK right arrow
to stop reversing
the tape.
FWD: Press the SEEK right arrow to advance the
cassette tape. Press the SEEK left arrow
to stop
forwarding the tape.
RECALL: Press this knob to switch tape sides.
EJECT Press this button to remove the tape or stop the
tape and play the radio.
CLN: If this message appears on the display, the
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 the 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.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Automatic Tone Control
(If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR-VOL: Press this knob to turn the system on and
off. To increase volume, turn the knob to the right. Turn
it to the left to decrease volume. The knob is capable of
being rotated continuously.
RECALL: Display the time with the ignition off by
pressing this button. When the radio is playing, press
this button to recall 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, FMl 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
(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
to the right to increase bass
and to the
left to decrease bass. When the BASS control is
rotated, the AUTO TONE display will go blank.
TREB: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob to the right to increase
treble and to the left
to decrease treble. When the TREB
control is rotated, the AUTO
TONE display will go
blank. If a station is weak or noisy, you may want to
decrease the treble.
Push these knobs back into their
stored positions when
you’re not using them.
AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
six 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, C/W
(CountryNestern) or
JAZZ. To return to the manual
mode, press and release this button until the AUTO TONE
display goes blank. This will return the
tone adjustment to
the BASS and TREB controls. If a BASS or TREB
control is rotated,
the AUTO TONE display will go blank.
Use PUSHBUTTONS
to program AUTO TONE.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL:
Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control to
the right to adjust
sound
to the right speakers and to the left to adjust
sound to the left speakers. The middle position balances
the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control
to the right to adjust the
sound
to the front speakers and to the left for the rear
speakers. The middle position balances
the sound
between the speakers.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
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FWD (6): Press this button to rapidly forward the tape
to the end of,the cassette 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 the forward operation.
AM-F”: Press this button to switch from a tape
to the radio.
TAPE AUX: Press this button to return to the tape
player when playing the radio. 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.
CD Adapter Kits
It is possible to use a CD adapter kit with your cassette
tape player after activating
the bypass feature on your
tape player.
To activate the bypass feature, use the following steps:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACC.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press and hold the TAPE AUX button for five
seconds. The tape symbol on the display will flash
for two seconds, indicating the feature is active.
4. Insert the adapter while the tape symbol is flashing.
It will power up the radio and begin playing.
This override routine will remain active
until EJECT
is pressed.
CLN: If this message appears on the display, the
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 the 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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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 FM1 and six FM2). Just:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press AM-FM to select the band.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO TONE to select the setting you prefer.
5. 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.
6. Repeat the 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, FMl 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 to the right to increase bass
and to the left to decrease bass. When the BASS control is
rotated, the AUTO TONE display will go blank.
TREB: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the knob to the right
to increase
treble and
to the left to decrease treble. When the TREB
control is rotated, the AUTO TONE display will
go
blank. If a station is weak or noisy, you may want to
decrease the treble.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you’re not using them.
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AUTO TONE: Press this button to select among the
six 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,
CN
(CountryNestern) or JAZZ. To return to the manual
mode, press and release this button until the AUTO
TONE display goes blank. This will return the tone
adjustment to the
BASS and TREB controls. If a BASS
or TREB control is rotated, the AUTO TONE display
will go blank. Use PUSHBUTTONS to program
AUTO TONE.
Adjusting the Speakers
BAL: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control to the right to adjust
sound to the right speakers and to
the left to adjust
sound to the left speakers. The middle position balances
the sound between the speakers.
FADE: Press lightly on this knob to release it from its
stored position. Turn the control to the right to adjust the
sound
to the front speakers and to the left for the rear
speakers. The middle position balances the sound
between the speakers.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions wnen
you’re not using them.
Playing a Compact Disc
PWR: Press this knob to turn the system on. (Please
note that you
can also turn the system on when you insert
a compact disc into the player with the ignition on.)
Insert
a disc partway into the slot, label side up. The
player will pull it in. Wait a few seconds and the disc
should play.
CD and a CD symbol will also appear on
the display. Anytime you are playing a CD, the letters
CD will be next to the
CD symbol.
If the disc comes back out and ERR appears on the
display,
it could be that:
0 You are driving on a very rough road. (The disc
should play when the road gets smoother.)
0 The disc is upside down.
It is dirty, scratched or wet.
0 It is very humid. (If so, wait about an hour
and try again.)
0 he disc player is very hot.
rress RECALL
to make ERR go off the display.
PREV (1): Press PREV or the SEEK left arrow to
search for the previous selection. If you hold this button
or press it more than once, the disc will advance further.
Sound is muted
in this mode.
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