1 I TRUCK GMC I Table of Contents Introduction - How to Use this Manual This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols. Section 1 - Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system. Section 2 - Features & Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Section 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems This section tells you how toadjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how tooperate your audio system. Section 4 - Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. Section 5 - Problems on the Road This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating, etc. Section 6 - Service & Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Section 7 - Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Section 8 - Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact GM for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects'' on page 8 4 . Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. Introduction 1995 GMC Safari Owner's Manual Welcome This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and maintenance of your 1995 GMC Safari and to provide important safety information. There isalso a GMC Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance Information booklet. In some vehicles, there can be information manuals from other manufacturers like body builders or special equipment companies. We urge you to review all these publications carefully. This will help you enjoy safe and trouble-free operation of your vehicle. When it comes to service, keep in mind that your GMC Truckdealer knows your vehicle best andis interested in your complete satisfaction. Your dealer invites you to return for all of your service needs bothduring and after the warranty period. Remember, if you have a concern and needhelp handling it to your satisfaction, see the procedure in the GMC Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance Information booklet. Thanks forchoosing a GMC Truck product. We value you as a member of the GMC Truck family.We want to assure you of our continuing interest in your pleasure and satisfaction with your vehicle. GMC Truck Division General Motors Corporation Pontiac, Michigan @Copyright1994 General Motors Corporation, GMC Truck Division All Rights Reserved First Edition Printed in U.S.A. ii Important Notesto Owners and Drivers About This Manual Please keep this manual in your vehicle so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the productafter that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for GMCTruck Division whenever it appears in this manual. W E SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian Owners Who Prefera French Language Manual: Aux yropridtaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en fraqais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1 C7. -I General Motors, GM and the GM Emblem, GMC andthe GMC Emblem, SAFARI and the SAFARI Emblem are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. ... How to Use This Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle, This will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. INDEX: A good place to look for what you needis the Index in back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list of all that's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box with gray background and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. In the gray caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do tohelp avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." iv Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there is something that could damage your le. veh In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you readother manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: A I Caubon Possible Injury Protect Eyes by Shielding Caustic BatteryAcid Could Cause Burns Spark or flame Could Explode Battery I I A void Sparks or Flames V These symbols are important for you and your passengerswhenever your vehicle is driven: Fasten Safety Belts Door LocWUnlock These symbols have todo with your lights: O AE A I I 1 I Master Lighting Switch Turn Signal Direction Hazard Warning Flasher Headlight High Beam Parking Lights Daytime Running Lights vi These symbols are on some of your controls: n Hood Release Windshield Wiper Windshield Washer Windshield Defroster n Ventilating Fan Rear Window Wiper & Washer Rear Window Defogger Hatch Release These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: u Engine Coolant Battery Charging System Temperature I Fuel Engine Oil Pressure ANTI- LOCK 8RAKE Brake (Digital Cluster) 4 - Wheel Anti- Lock (Digital Cluster) Here are some other symbols you may see: ~ Lighter Horn Speaker Fuse Viii Seats and Restraint Systems Section a Here you'll find information about the seatsin your vehicle and howto use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them, take them out and put them back in. It also tells you about bucket and bench seats, power seats, and head restraints. Front Seats 1-1 Manual Front Seat Power Driver's Seat You can adjust the seat before entering vehicle. the The front control makes thefront of the seat go up and down. The rear control makes the r e x of the seat go up and down. The center control makesthe whole seat go up and down forward and or rearward. Reclining Bucket Seats If you have this feature, you will have a lever on the inside of the seat to adjust the seatback. You can adjust the seatback by lifting the lever. Release the lever to lock the seat back where you want it. Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to an upright position. Don't adjust the driver's seatback while your vehicleis moving. Don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicleis moving. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-3 Rear Seats Bucket Seats If you have rear bucket seats in your vehicle, they will recline andadjust the same way as the front manual bucket seats. See "Front Seats"earlier in this section or in the Index. Bench Seats If you have bench seats in your vehicle, each seat c q up to three can passengers. They can also removed toincrease storage space. be The center and rear bench seats can be adjusted forward or rearward by the lever at the front of the seat. I Move the seat adjustment lever at the front of the seat towards the passenger's side to unlock it. Slidethe seat to where you want it. Then release the lever and try to move the seat with your body,to make sure the seat is locked into place. The non-touring center bench seat has a pivoting right armrest. The left armrest can also be used as astorage compartment. The storage compartment and beverage cooler can also be used as rearseat armrests. See "Storage Compartment/Beverage Cooler" in the Index. The optional touring bench seats come with moveable armrests, individual reclining seatbacks, adjustable headrests and a fold down center console. To adjust your seatback, pull up on the lever on the lower outside of the seat. The center bench seatbacks will recline further back than the rear bench seatbacks. To raise or lower the center console, press the button between the beverage holders. Only sit in the center seating position when the console is in an upright position. For details about headrests, see "Head Restraints" in this section. Seatback Latches(Non-Touring Bench Seats) To fold your non-touring seatback forward, pull up on the latchrelease lever while pulling the seatback toward you. The lever is on the right rear of your seat. After the latch has been released, push seatback down until it locks in the place. To raise the seatback, unlockthe seat by pushing forward on the lever. Make sure the seatback is locked whenit is put back inthe upright position. 1-6 Removable Seats (Touring and Non-Touring Bench Seats) To Remove The Seat 1. Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lap-shoulder belt from the buckles in the roof. / I I TO DETACH \ BELTFOR SEAT REMOVAL 1 \ It 2. If you are removing the center seat, remove the right lap-shoulder belt. To do this, press the tip of a key into therelease hole of the safety belt attachment while pulling up on the safety belt. I 3. If youhave a safety beltguide on yourseat, pull the safety belt all the way out through the guide. 4. Pull up on the seatback latch on the right rearof the front seat. Push the seatback down until it locks in place (non-touring bench seats only). 5. Lift up on the seat release latch. The latches are near thefloor on the rear legs of the seat. To relieve pressure on the latch, pull back on the seat. 6. Lift up on the rear of the seat to remove the seat assembly from the rear latch pins. Then, pull back and lift the seat outof the vehicle. 1-8 To Install The Seat 1. Lower the seat into position. Make sure the front retainers are hooked onto the anchor pins. Pull the seat down latch the rear retainers. to Make sure the seat is locked in by pulling up and down on the seat. 1 L a 2. Raise the seatback by pushing forward on the latch at the right rear of the seat. Pull up on the seatback until it is locked securely in the up position. 1-9 3. Attach the quick release latchplate to the buckles in the roof. If you are installing the center seat, connect the right lapshoulder belt to the attachment on the seat cushion. If you havea safety belt guideon your seat, pull the belt through guide before reattaching the lap-shoulder the belt to the side of the seat. The release hole should befacing outward. NOTICE: Be sure to put the correct seats back in the proper positions so the safety belts will work properly. If you installed the safety belt with the release hole facing inward (toward the seat), slide the plastic cover up so you can see the buckle. Disconnect the seat belt. Slide cover back down and the reinstall the belt correctly. Head Restraints Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustableon others. Slide an adjustable 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. Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. also It tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or "air bag" system. 1-10 ...