GMC SIERRA 1998 User Guide

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example.
these symbols are used
on an
originnl battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols are important
for you
and
your passengers whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e e
TURN
RUNNING
*'***'O
DAYTIME LAMPS
*
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WIPER Q
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE k
COOLANT - td
TEMP -
CHARGING BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(@)
rr
ENGINE OIL w,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE -%-
t
LIGHTER
HORN
)tr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL no
V
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Model Reference
.s manual covers these models:
Regular Cab Pickup
Extended Cab Pickup
Crew Cab
Chassis Cab
Ill 3500 HD Chassis Cab
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts.
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and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People
Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Air Bag System
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1-70 Rear
Seat Passengers
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Gu’ides for
Children and Small Adults
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and fold them up and down. It also tells you about
reclining front seatbacks and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
I /! CAUTIO-.:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is
not moving.
If your vehicle has a manual
bucket, split bench or full
bench seat, you can adjust it
with
this lever at the front
of the seat.
Slide the lever at the front of
the seat toward the
passenger’s side to
unlock it. Using your body, slide the
seat to where
you want it. Then, release the lever and try
to move the seat with your body in order to make sure
the seat
is locked into place.
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Power Driver’s Seat (Option)
If your vehicle has a power seat on the driver’s side, you can
adjust
it with these controls at the outside edge of the seat.
You can use the round center knob to move
the seat to
where you want it.
To raise the seat, move the knob up.
To lower the seat, move the knob down. To move the
seat forward, move the knob toward
the front of the
vehicle, To move the seat rearward, move the knob
toward
the rear of the vehicle.
You can also raise and lower the front and rear
of the seat.
To raise the front of the seat, move the front lever up. To
lower the front of the seat, move the front lever down. To
raise the rear of the seat, move the rear lever up. To lower
the rear
of the seat. move the rear lever down. The switch located
at the front
of this control panel
is for the power lumbar adjustment, which is
explained next.
Power Lumbar Control (If Equipped)
If you have power lumbar
adjustment, you can
increase or decrease
lumbar support in an
area
of the lower seatback.
To increase support, press and hold the front of the
rocker switch. Let go of the switch when the lower
seatback reaches the desired level
of support.
To decrease support, press and hold the rear of the
rocker switch. Let
go of the switch when the lower
seatback reaches the desired level
of support.
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To adjust the front seatback, move the lever rearward.
Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it.
Move the lever again rearward and the seatback will
go
to an upright position. But
don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
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Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t
do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead,
it will be in
front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not
at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
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Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Seatback Latches
The front seatback of the base-level bench seat folds
forward
to let you access the rear of the cab. Your
seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you
come to a sudden stop. Then it will lock into place.
If
you have a Crew Cab, your front seatback is designed
not to fold forward. Access to the rear of the cab is
available by using the rear doors.
The front seatback
of the split bench seat and bucket
seats fold forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
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~~ ~ ~~ To fold a front split bench
or bucket seatback forward,
pull this lever forward and
fold the seatback forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, just push
the seatback rearward until it latches. After returning the
seatback to its upright position, pull the seatback
forward to make sure it is locked.
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in
a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure
it
is locked.
Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab Only)
The manual driver and passenger front bucket seats
and the manual
60/40 split bench seat of your vehicle
have an easy entry feature. This makes it easy to get in
and out of the rear seat. On vehicles with the power
driver’s seat, only the front passenger’s seat has the
easy entry feature.
To operate the seat, pull
forward on the top of this
lever and tilt the back
forward toward the front of
the vehicle.
When you do, the seat bottom will release. Just pull or
push the seat forward until it stops.
To return the seat to its regular position, return the
seatback to its upright position, then push the whole seat
rearward until it latches.
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After returning the seat to its regular position, try to
move the seat with your body in order to make sure the
seat is locked into place.
I A LAUTION:
If any easy entry seat isn’t locked, it can move. In
a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there
could be injured. And, even if there
is no crash or
sudden stop, a driver sitting in an unlocked easy
entry seat could be startled by the sudden
movement and hit the wrong control or pedal,
causing an accident. After you’ve used it, be sure
to push rearward on any easy entry seat to be
sure it is locked.
Rear Seat (Extended Cab)
Folding the Rear Seat
The Extended Cab may have a rear folding seat which
can be folded up
to provide more cargo space. To fold
the seat:
’ 1. Pull forward on the
RELEASE lever under
the seat cushion, behind
the passenger’s side
front seat. Fold the
seatback forward until
it latches with the
seat cushion.
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2. Lift the entire seat
and push it rearward
into place.
3. Make sure the seat is secure.
The Extended Cab’s rear seat can also be folded open
for more seating space.
To use the seat:
1. Pull the entire seat forward until it is flat.
2. Then pull forward on the RELEASE lever under the
seat cushion,
on the passenger’s side of the rear seat.
Push the seatback rearward until it latches.
3. After pushing the seatback upright into position, pull
the seatback forward to make sure it is locked.
Rear Seat (Crew Cab)
The rear seatback without a center armrest can be folded
forward to let you reach the area behind it. Your
seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you
come to a sudden stop. Then, it will lock into place.
The rear seatback with
a center armrest folds forward to
let
you access the area behind it.
To fold a seatback forward,
pull this lever forward and
fold the seatback forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, just push
the seatback rearward until it latches. After returning the
seatback to its upright position, pull the seatback
forward to make sure it is locked.
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