GMC 1994 Yukon User manual

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SUBURBAN
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INTRODUCTION
1994 GMC Yukon and Suburban Owner’s Manual
Welcome
This manual was prepared to acquaintyou with the operation and
maintenance of your
1994 GMC Yukon or Suburban and to provide
important safety information. There is also aGMC Truck Warranty and
Owner Assistance Information booklet.In some vehicles, there can be
informationmanuals from other manufacturerslike body builders or special
equipment companies. We urge
you to review all these publications
carefully. This will help you enjoy safeand trouble-free operation of your
vehicle.
When it comes
to service,keep in mind that your GMC Truck dealer knows
your vehicle bestand is interested in your complete satisfaction.Your dealer
invites you to return for all of your service needs both during and after the
warranty period.
Remember, if
you have a concern and need help 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 continuinginterest in
your pleasure and satisfactionwith your vehicle.
GMC Truck Division
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac, Michigan
@Copyright
1993General Motors Corporation, GMCTruck Division.
All Rights Reserved
Second Edition
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Printed in U.S.A.

Important Notes to Owners and Drivers
. .. .About Driving Your Yukon:
As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly
may result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read the
“on-pavement” and “off-road” driving guidelines
in this manual. (See
“Driving Guidelines” and “Off-Road Driving With Your Four-wheel
Drive Vehicle”
in the Index.)
.. . .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 wasprinted. 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.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux proprietaires cmndiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplairede
ce guide
en francais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing
Services Ltd.,
I500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
GMCTRUCK
General Motors, GM and the GM Emblem, GMC, Yukon and Suburban are
registered trademarks
of General Motors Corporation.
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Model Reference
This manual covers these models:
UTILITY
WAGON
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Table of Contents
Introduction - How to Use this Manual
This sectiontells you how to use your manual and includes safety
and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.
Section 1 - Seats and Safety Restraints
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety restraints
properly.
Section 2 - Features & Controls
This section explainshow to start and operate your vehicle.
Section 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems
This sectiontells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort
controls and how to operate your audio system.
Section 4 - Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips aboutthe road and
how to driveunder 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 engineoverheating.
Section 6 - Service & Appearance Care
Here themanual tells you how to keep your vehicle running
properly and looking good.
Section 7- Schedule Maintenance Services
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and
what fluids and lubricantsto use.
Section 8 - Customer Assistance Information
This sectiontells you how to contact your GM division for
assistance and how to get servicepublications. It also gives you
information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 84.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listingof almost every subject in this
manual. You can
use it to quickly find something you want to read.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when they
first receivetheir new vehicle. This will help you learn about the features
and controls foryour vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and
words work together to explain things quickly.
INDEX: A good place to look forwhat you need isthe 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.
SECTION 1-6: Each section of this manual begins with a brief list of its
contents,
so you can often find at a glance if a section contains the
information you want.
SECTION 7: This section of the manual covers the maintenance required
for your vehicle.
SECTION 8 CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE: This section includes
important information aboutreporting safety defects and gives you details
about the “Roadside Assistance” program.
You will also find customer
satisfaction phone numbers (including customer satisfaction numbers for the
hearing and speech impaired) as well
as the mediation/arbitration procedure.
We’ve also included ordering information for service publications
in this
section.

Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find anumber of safetycautions in this book. We use a box with
gray background and the word CAUTION to tellyou about things that could
hurt you if youwere to ignore thewarning.
In thegray caution area, we tell you whatthe hazard is. Then we tell you
what to do to helpavoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions.
If
you don’t, you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a circlewith a slash through it in this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,’’“Don’t do
this,” or “Don’t let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean thereis something that could damage your vehicle.
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 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:
Cautron
Possible Injury
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Protect Eyes
CausticBattery Acid Spark or Flame Could
by Shielding CouldCauseBurns ExplodeBattery
Avoid Sparks
or Flames
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These symbols are important foryou and yourpassengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
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Fasten Safety Door LocWUnlock
Belts
These symbolshave to do with your lights:
Master Lighting Turn Signal Hazard Warning
Swifch Direction Flasher Headlight
High Beam
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ParkingLightsFogLightsDaytime Off
Running Lights
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These symbols are on some of your controls:
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Windshield
Wiper
Rear Window
Washer
Windshield
Washer
Rear Window
Defogger
Windshield
Defroster
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Ventilating Fan
These symbolsare used on warning and indicator lights:
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Engine Coolant
Temperature Battery Charging
System
BRAKE
Brake
ANTI-
LOCK
4 Wheel
Anti-Lock
Fuel
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ParkingBrake
Release
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Hatch
Release
Engine Oil
Pressure
SHIFT
Shift Light
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Here are some other symbols you may see:
Fuse
Hood Release Lighter
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Horn
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Seats d? Safety Belts
Section
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 safety belts .
Seats and Seat Controls .....................
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Frontseats ............................................. 1-2
Head Restraints .......................................... 1-4
Rearseats .............................................. 1-7
Safety Belts: They're For Everyone ........................... 1-13
Why Safety Belts Work .................................. 1-14
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts ............... 1-17
How To Wear Safety Belts Properly ........................... 1-18
Adults ................................................... 1-18
Driver Position ......................................... 1-19
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .......................... 1-26
Passenger Positions ...................................... 1-26
Lap-Shoulder Belt ...................................... 1-29
Children ................................................. 1-31
Smaller Children and Babies .............................. 1-31
Child Restraints ........................................ 1-33
Larger Children ......................................... 1-40
Safety Belt Extender ....................................... 1-42
Checking Your Restraint Systems ............................. 1-43
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash .......................... 1-43
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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 alsotells you about reclining front seatbacks and head
restraints.
Front Seats
Manual Fronf Seaf
If your vehiclehas a
manual bucket, split
bench, or fullbench
seat,
you can adjust it
with this lever at the
front of the seat.
Slide thelever at the frontof the seattoward the outerseat support to unlock
it. Using your body, slide theseat to where you wantit. Then, release the
lever
and 'try to move'the seat with your body, to make surethe seat is
locked intoplace.

Power Seat
If your vehicle has a
power seat on the
driver’s side,you can
adjust
it with this
switch at the front of
the seat.
You can use the center switchknob to
move the seat where you want it. To
raise the seat, move the center switch knob up. To lower the seat, move the
center switch knobdown.
To move the seat forward, move the center switch
knob toward the inside of the vehicle. To move the seat rearward, move the
center knob toward
the outside of the vehicle.
You can also raiseand lower the front and rear of the seat. To raise the front
of
the seat, move the inner switch lever up. To lower the front of the seat
move the inner switch lever down. To raise the rear of the seat, move the
outer switch lever up. To lower the rear of the seat, move the outer switch
lever down.
RecliningFront Seatback (Bucket or Split Bench Seat)
To adjust the seatback,
lift the front of this
lever.
Release
the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull up on the
front
of the lever and the seatback will go to an upright position.
Don’t have a seatbackreclined
if your vehicle is moving.
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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
(Reclining Split Bench and Reclining BucketSeats)
The frontseatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the vehicle.
To fold the seatback
forward,
lift this lever
Lift the front of the
lever and the seatback
will fold forward.To
return the seatback to
the upright position,
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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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 seatbackto be sure it is locked.
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Easy Entry Seat (Utility Model Front Seats)
The driver and passenger front bucket seat and the 40/60 split bench seat of
your vehicle hasan easy entryfeature.This makes it easy to get in and out of
the rear seat.
To operatethe 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 youdo, 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.
After returning the seat to its regular position, try
to move the seat with your
body, to make sure the seat is locked into place.
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If any easy entry seatisn’t locked,it can move. In a suddenstop
or crash, the person sitting there could be injured.And, even if
there is nocrash orsudden stop,
a driver sitting inanunlocked
easy entry seatcould bestartled by the sudden movementand hit
the wrong controlorpedal, causinganaccident. Afteryou’ve
used it, besureto push rearward on any easy entry seatto be
sureit
is locked.
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Rear Seats
Easy EntrySeat (Wagon Model Second Seat)
The right side of the rear 60/40 split folding bench seat, available in the
wagon model, has an easy entry feature, Thatmakes it easy to get in and out
of the third seat, if you have one.
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To operate the seat,
move the top lever at
the rear edge of the
seat forward, and
tilt
the seatback 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.
After returning the seat to its regular position, try
to move the seat with your
body,
to make sure the seat is locked into place.
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Rear Folding Seat (Utility Model)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, the seat can be folded flat formore cargo
space. Before folding,make sure nothing is under or in front of the seat.
When the seat is folded,
it will lay flat on thefloor.
To fold the seat, pull
on the lever at the
front
of the seat
cushion marked
RELEASE.
Then, using the handle
at the side of the
seatback, pull the
seatback forward and
fold
it into the seat
cushion.
While
the seat is in the folded position, hang the latch plate end of the outer
passenger position safety belts on thehooks at thetop
of each retractor
cover, out of
the way.
To return the seat to the passenger position,just lift up on the seatback and
push
it rearward until it latches.
After returningthe seat to the passenger position, pull forward on the
seatback
to make sure it is locked in place. Also, return the safety belts
to
their original position, so they will beavailablefor rear seat passengers
to use.
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