F F GMC TRUCk \ Yukon/ Suburban N E R 'S MA N UA L The 1996 GMC Yukon and Subl- :ban Owner's Man1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. also explains the "SIR" system. It FeaturesandControls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and howto operate your audio system. YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. ProblemsontheRoad This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. Service and Appearance Care ............................................................ Here the manual tells youhow to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Maintenanceschedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. CustomerAssistanceInformation This section tells you how to contact GMC Truck for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you infortnation on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-8. 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. 11 ............................................................. .................................................................. ..................................................... 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 ..................................................................5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 .................................................................. ........................................................ ................................................................................ 9-1 i WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC TRUCK, the GMC TRUCK Emblem, the name YUKON and the name SUBURBAN are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at 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 Truck Division whenever it appears in 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. Litho in U.S.A. X9609 B First Edition National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE c J For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux proprigtaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide franpis chez en votre concessionaire ou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T IC7 @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1995 All Rights Reserved ii About Driving Your Vehicle As with other vehiclesof this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctlymay result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read the "on-pavement" and "off-road" driving guidelinesin this manual. (See "Driving Guidelines"and "Off-Road Driving with your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle" in the Index.) Safety Warnings 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 How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the featuresand controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that picturesand words work together to explain things quickly. These mean there something that could 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. Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in the 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. 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 Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there something that could is damage your vehicle. iv 1 Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. I For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your lights: 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: UNLOCK EiI n TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WINDOW DEFOGGER COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM = li (@) h FUSE LIGHTER n I FASTEN SEAT BELTS HORN BRAKE )tT SPEAKER POWER WINDOW ,111, FOG LAMPS ENGINE OIL PRESSURE e , (@) FUEL b B #0 VENTILATING FAN 1 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES V Model Reference This manual covers these models: I 4-Door Utility 2-Door Utility I Suburban vi 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. -- Oont Seat 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 head restraints. and You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while vehicle is the moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you pusha pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. 1-1 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. Power Driver's Seat (Option) 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, to make sure the seat is locked in place. 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. 1-2 You can use the round center knob to move the seat 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. 'ower Lumba .djustment If you have power lumbar adjustment, you can increase or decreaselumbar support in an area of the lower seatback. 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. To increase support, press and hold the front of the rocker switch. Letgo 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. 1-3 Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, lift the frontof this lever. Release the lever tolock the seatback where you want it. Pull up on the frontof the lever and the seatbackwill " EO to an upright position. I But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-4 Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. Thisposition reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 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. do it The shoulder belt can't its job because won't be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crashyou 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 yourpelvic bones. at 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. Seatback Latches (2-Door Utility) The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the vehicle. To fold a seatback forward, pull this lever forward and fold the seatback forward. 1-5 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. Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Utility) The driver and passenger front bucket seat and the 60/40 split bench seat of your vehicle has an easy entry feature:This makes it easy to get in and out of the rear seat. If the seatback isn't locked, it could move forward ina sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback be sure it to is locked. To operate the seat, pull. forward on the top of the lever, located at the side of the seatback, 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. 1-6 E After returning the seat its regular position,try to to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked intoplace. Rear Seats A CAUTION: If any easyentry seat isn't locked,it can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person sittingthere could beinjured. And, evenif there is no crash or sudden stop,a driver sitting inan unlocked easy entry seat could bestartled by the sudden movement and hit the wrong controlor 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. If a head restraint is not installed on the seatback or stored inthe vehicle properly,it could be thrown about the vehicle in a crash or sudden maneuver. People in vehicle could be the injured. Remove the headrestraints only when you need to fold the seat,and be sure that the head restraints are stored securely in storage bag the and placed under thexear seat. Whenthe seat is returned to the passenger position, be sure the head restraints are installed properly. ' 1.7 Folding the Rear Seat (2-Door Utility Model) If your vehicle has a rear seat, the seat can be folded flat for more cargo space. Before folding, make sure nothing is under or in front of the seat. When the seat is folded, it will lay almost flat on the floor. When folding the seat, first remove the head restraints. Push the release button at the top of the seat back and slide the head restraint out I To fold the seat, pull on the release handle at the bottom of the seat cushion marked RELEASE. Detach the stowage bag from the back of the rear seat. Then, put the head restraints in the stowage bag and place the bag in the rear seat foot well, under the seat. 1-8 Folding the Rear Se (4-DOor U --ity Model) If your vehicle has a 60/40 rear seat, either side may be folded down to give you more cargo space. Before folding, place the latch plate portion of the center safety belt in the center arm rest. That way, the center safety belt will be out of the way when the seat is folded and also will be easily available for passengers to use when the seat is returned to the passenger position. Also, make sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat. When the seat is folded, it will lay flat on the floor. First, remov ...