1998 OWNER'S MANUAL SAVANA 1 I b --IN COMMAND'" COMFORTABLY The 1998 GMC Savana Owner's Manual 1-1 2- 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. Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. 3-1 4-1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and about the road and how to drive under different conditions. tips 5-1 6-1 Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheatedengine, etc. Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. 71 8- 1 9-1 Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and whatfluids and lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact GMC for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8- 10. Index Here's an alphabetical listingof almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i Psu~uort We voluntarv technician certification. LL J WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC, the GMC Emblem and the name SAVANA are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest informationat the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for GMC whenever it appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever needit when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, pleaseleave this manual in it so the new owner can useit. National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian Owners WhoPrl French Language Manual: Aux propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en frayais chez votre concessionaire ou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1577 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9 Litho in U.S.A. X98 14 B First Edition @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1997 All Rights Reserved ii How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. Ifyou do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words worktogether to explain things quickly. Safety WE-.kgs and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. I Index A good place to look for what you need isthe Index in back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list of what's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. These mean there something thatcould hurt is you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. iii 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." 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 read other 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 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Damage Warnmgs Also, in tlus book you will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. I Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BAlTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY A & ,\I/, These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your lamps: These symbols are on some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Here are some other symbols you may see: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK TURN SIGNALS ee WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM =l l FUSE -%- LIGHTER P m )cr FASTEN SEAT BELTS BRAKE () 0 HORN COOLANT WINDOW DEFOGGER ENGINE OIL PRESSURE a (@) SPEAKER b V e , p3 FUEL FOG LAMPS $0 VENTILATING FAN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES Modr' Referer - This manual covers these models: Passenger Van Cab and Chassis Cargo Van vi Systems Section 1 Seats and Restraint Here you'll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also not learn about some things you should do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 1-11 1-16 1-17 1-17 1-25 1-26 1-26 1-34 1-37 Seats and Seat Controls Safety Belts: They're for Everyone Here Are Questions Many People Ask About 1-39 1-41 Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-46 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-58 Driver Position 1-61 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-61 Right Front Passenger Position 1-62 Air Bag System Rear Seat Passengers Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults Center Passenger Position Children Child Restraints Larger Children Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash Seats and Seat Controls This part tells you about theseats -- now to adjust them, in. take them out and put them back It also tells you about reclining front seatbacks. The bucket seats canbe adjusted forward or rearward with the lever atthe front of the seat. Manual Front Seats To adjust the seat, pull the lever up to release the seat bottom and slide the seat where you want Then it. release the lever and try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. I - - [ON: 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 you confuse you, or make push a pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. 1-2 Power Seat (Option) You can raise and lower the front and rear of the seat. To raise the front of the seat, move the rightlever up. To lower it, move the right lever down. To raise the rear of the seat, move the left lever up. To lower it, move the left lever down. Reclining Seatbacks If your vehicle has a power seat on the driver's or passenger's side, you can adjust it with this switch at the front center cushion of the seat. You can use these switches to move the seat to where you want it. To raise the seat, move the center knob up. To lower the seat, move the center knob down. To move the seat forward, move the center knob toward the right. To move the seat rearward, move thecenter knob toward the left. To adjust the seatback, lift the front of this lever, which is located at the inner edge of the seat cushion. Move the seatback with your body and release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Lean forward and pull up on the front of the lever and the seatback will go to an upright position. A CAUTION: But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicleis in motioncan be dangerous. Even you buckle if up, your safety belts can't their job when do you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't its job because it do won't be against yourbody. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neckor other injuries. The lap belt can't doits job either. In a crash the belt could goup over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not your pelvic bones. at This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protectionwhen the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 1-4 Rear Seats Getting Into the Rear Seats To make it easier for passengers to get into the rear and seats, use the fastenerstrips on the headliner safety belt latch. Thesewill keep the safety belts out of the way while people getinto the rear seats. 1-5 Removing the RearSeat 1. Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lap shoulder belts on the bench seat to be removed. To do this, press the tipof a key into the release hole of the safety belt buckle while pulling on the up safety belt. 2. Lift the carpet/mat flap at the inboard side of the seat base in the rear. 1-6 I 3. Locate the red handle on the inboard side of the seat base and rotate it up. 4. Once the red handle is rotated up, pull the handle remove the locking pin. 5. Stow the locking pin on the rear of the seat base in the hole that is provided. to 6. Repeat this procedure for the pin on the other seat base. 7. Pull the seat rearward about two inches ( 5 cm) and then lift the seat from the floor rails. 8. Remove the seat from the vehicle. 9. Install the trim covers to the floor rails. These are supplied in a cardboard box at delivery. 1-7 10. For the first rear seat, stow the safety belt latchby attaching the fastener strip on the safety belt latch to the trim just inside the side door. There is also a fastener strip provided for stowing the safety belt latch for a four-passenger bench seat, if equipped. For the remaining rear seats, stow the safety belt latch plate on the clip at the window trim. 1-8 Replacing the Rear Seat ~~ /1\ 2. Position the seat into the open slots in both rails. Push the seat forward in the rail, hooking both seat bases onto the pins inside of the rails. 3. Both locking pins that locked the seat into place must be installed before operating the vehicle. 4. To install the locking pin at the rear of the seat base, pull the carpetlmat flap back on the inboard side to locate the hole in the rail for the pin. CAUTION. A seat that isn't lockedinto place properly can move around in a collision or suddenstop. People in the vehicle could beinjured. Be sure to lock the seat into place properly when installing it. A safety beltthat is twistedor not properly attached won't provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After installing the seat, always check to be sure thatthe safety beltsare not twisted and are properly attached. 1. Remove the trim covers from the floor rails and store for future use. 5 . Remove the pin from its stowed position on the seat base while holding the carpetlmat flap back. 6. Insert the red handled locking pin into the seat base, lifting the seat slightlyto line up the pin with the base. 7. Rotate the red handle down until it is in the retaining clip. 8. Replace the carpet/mat flap to its original position. 9. Repeat this procedurefor the other seat base. 10. Connect the quick release latch plates for the lap shoulder belts by inserting the latch plates into the buckles attached at the outboard positions the of bench seat. Do not twist the belt. 1-10 Safety Belt:- -hey're for Everyone ~ This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some thingsyou should not do with safety belts. 'A I CAUTION: And it explains the air bs ;ys A CAUTION: Don't let anyoneride where heor she can't wear a safety belt properly. you are in a crash and If you're not wearinga safety belt,your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejectedfrom it. You can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properly too. It is extremelydangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in theseareas are more likelyto be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in anyarea of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone inyour vehicle is in seat and using a a safety belt properly. 1-11 Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk aw ...