GMC 1995 Jimmy User manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction - How to Use this Manual
This section tells you howto use your manual andincludes safety
and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.
Section 1 - SeatsandRestraint Systems
This section tells you how to use yourseats 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 to adjust the ventilation and comfort
controls and howto operate 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 differentconditions.
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 andlooking 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 tocontact GM for assistance and how to
get servicepublications. It also gives you information
on
“Reporting SafetyDefects” on page 8-4.
Index
Here’s analphabetical listing of almost every subject in this
manual. You can use
it to quickly find something you want toread.
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1995 GMC Jimmy Owner’s Manual
Welcome
This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and
maintenanceof your
1995 GMCJimmy and to provide important safety
information.There is
also a GMC Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance
Information booklet. Insome vehicles, there can be information manuals
from other manufacturers like body buildersor 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 itcomes to service,keep
in mind that yourGMC Truck dealer knows
your vehicle best and is interested
in your complete satisfaction. Your dealer
invites you to return
for all of your serviceneeds both during andafter 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 andOwner
Assistance Information booklet.
Thanks for choosing a
GMC Truck product.We value you as a member of
the GMCTruck family.We want to assure you ofour continuing interest in
your pleasure and satisfaction withyour vehicle.
GMC Truck Division
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac, Michigan
@Copyright
1994 General MotorsCorporation,GMC Truck Division
All Rights Reserved
Second Edition
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Printed in U.S.A.

Important Notes to Owners and Drivers
About This Manual
Please keep this manual in your vehicle so it will bethere if you ever need it
when you’re on the road. If you sell the vehicle,please leave this manual in
it
so the newowner 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. Forvehicles first sold inCanada,substitutethe name
“General Motors of Canada Limited” for
GMC Truck Divisionwhenever it
appears in this manual.
About Driving Your Jimmy
As with other vehicles of this type, failureto operate this vehicle correctly
may result in loss
of control or an accident. Besureto read the
“on-pavement” and “off-road” driving guidelines in this manual. (See
“Driving Guidelines” and “Off-Road Driving With yourFour-wheel Drive
Vehicle’’ inthe Index.)
WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National Institute for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
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For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language
Manual:
Aux propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer unexemplairede
ce guide enfranqais chez votre concessionaire
ou au DGN Marketing
ServicesLtd.,
1500 Bonhill Rd.,Mississauga,Ontario L5T 1C7.
GMTRUCK
General Motors, GMand theGMEmblem, GMC and the GMCEmblem,
JIMMY and the JIMMY Emblemareregistered trademarksof General
Motors Corporation.
How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manualfrom beginning to end when they
first receive their new vehicle.This will help
you learn about thefeatures
and controls for your vehicle. In thismanual, you’ll find that picturesand
words work together toexplain things quickly.
INDEX: A good place to look for what you need isthe Index in back of the
manual. It’s an alphabeticallist 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 thisbook. We use a box with
gray backgroundand the word CAUTIONto tell youabout things that could
hurt you if you were
to ignore the warning.
In the gray caution area,we tell you what the hazardis.Then we tell you
what to do
to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please readthese cautions. If
you don’t, you or others could be hurt.
You will alsofind 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.’’
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also,in this book you will find thesenotices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.
In the notice area,we tell you aboutsomethingthat can damage your
vehicle. Many times,this damage would not becovered
by your warranty,
and itcould be costly.But the notice will tell you what todo to help avoid
the damage.
When you readother manuals,
you might see CAUTIONand NOTICE
warnings in different colors or
in different words.
You’llalso see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellowfor
cautions,blue for notices and the words CAUTION
or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
Theseare some of the symbolsyou willfind on your vehicle. For example,
these symbolsare used on an original battery:
Cautron
Protect Eyes
Possible Injury by Shielding
A void Sparks
or Flames
Caustic Battery Acid
CouldCauseBurns Spark
or Flame Could
Explode Baftery
These symbolsare importantfor you and your passengers wheneveryour
vehicle
is driven:
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FastenSafety Door Lock/Unlock
Belts
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These symbols have to do with your lights:
Master Lighting
Switch
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H Turn Signal
Direction
A
Hazard Warning
Flasher Headlight High Beam
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ParkingLights Daytime
RunningLights
Fog Lights Headlight
Low Beam
These symbols are on someof your controls:
Windshield
Wiper Windshield
Washer
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A
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Windshield Rear Window
Defroster WiperNasher
RearWindowVentilating Fan
Off
Defogger
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These symbols are used on warningand indicator lights:
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Engine Coolant
Temperature Baftery Charging
System
BRAKE
Brake
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Shift Light
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Fuel
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Anti-Lock
Brake
Here are some other symbols you may see:
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Hood Release
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Lighter
Engine Oil
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Horn Speaker
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Seats & Restraint Systems
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Here you'll findinformation about the seats in your vehicle and how to use
your safetybelts properly. You can also learnabout 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, and fold them up
and down.
Manual Front Seat (Except Easy Entry)
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Manual Front Seat (Easy Entry Only)
Move thelever under
the front of the seat
towards the driver’s
door to unlockit.
Slidethe seatto where
you wantit. Then
release the lever and
try to movethe seat
with your bodyto
make surethe seat
is
locked intoplace.
Move thelever under
the front of the seat up
to unlock it. Slidethe
seat to where you
want
it. Then release
the lever and tryto
move the seat with
your body to make
sure the seat is locked
into place.
Manual Lumbar Adjustment
If you havethis
feature, there will be a
knob on the outsideof
the driverand
passenger bucket
seats.
Turn the topof the
knob forwardto
increase lumbar
supportand or
rearward to decrease
lumbar support.
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Power Driver’s Seat
If you have this feature,there will be a control pad on the front of your
driver’s seat.
The leftcontrol makes
the rear of the seat
go
up and down.
The right control
makes the front of the
seat
go up and down.
The center control
makes the whole seat
go up and down or
forward and reward.
Power Lumbar Adjustment
If you havethis
feature,there will be a
control
on the front of
your driver’sseat.
Press and hold the
passenger’s side of the
controluntil you have
the desiredlumbar
support.
To decrease
lumbar support,press
the driver’ssideof the
control.
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Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjustthe seatback,
lift the lever
on the
outer sideof the seat.
Release the leverto
lock the seatback
where
you want it.
Pull up on the lever
and the seat will
go to
an uprightposition.
But don't have a seatback reclinedif your vehicle ismoving.
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Front Seatback Latches (2-Door Models)
The front seatback folds forward to let people get intothe back seat. Your
seatbackwill move back and forth freely,unless you come to a sudden stop.
Then it will will lock in place.
There’sone time the seatback may not fold without somehelp from you.
That’s if your vehicle is parked going down a fairly steep hill.
To fold a front
seatbackforward,
push the seatback
toward the rear as you
lift this latch. Then the
seatbackwill fold
forward. Thelatch
must be down for the
seat to work properly.
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Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Models)
The outsidefront
passengerseat of your
vehiclemakes it easy
to get in and out of the
rear vehiclearea.
When you tilt the outsidefront passenger seatbackfully forward,the
0 After someonegets into the rear seat area, move the seatbackto its
whole seatwill slide forward.
originalposition.Then move the seatrearward until itlocks.
To get out, again tilt the seatbackfully forward.
Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustableon others. Slidean
adjustablehead restraint up
or down so that the top of the restraint is closest
to the top of your ears.Thispositionreduces the chance of a neck injuryin
a
crash.
The head restraintstilt forward and rearwardalso.
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Rear Folding Sear
Your utilityvehicle has afolding rear seat which lets you fold the seatbacks
down for more cargo space.
The rear seatrelease
handles are in the
upper center of the
rear ofthe seatbacks.
Push back
on the
seatbacks as you pull
up on thehandles.
To raise the seatbacks, justlift up the seatbacksand push until they lockin
the upright position.
Push and pull on the seatbacks
to check that the latches have lockedin the
upright position.
If they haven’t, have them fixed immediately.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Thispart of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly.It also
tells yousome things you should not do with safety belts.
And it explains the SupplementalInflatable Restraint, or “air bag”system.

Your vehicle hasa light thatcomes on as a reminder to buckleup. (See
“Safety BeltReminderLight” in the Index.)
In many states and Canadianprovinces,
the law says to wear safetybelts.
Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a crash,you don’t
know
if it willbe a bad one.
A few crashes are mild,and some crashes can be so seriousthat even
buckled up a person wouldn’tsurvive.But most crashesare in between. In
many
of them,people who buckle upcan surviveand sometimes walkaway.
Without belts they could have been badly hurtor killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,the factsare clear. In
most crashes buckling updoes matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything,you go as fast as it goes.
Take the simplest
vehicle. Supposeit’s
just a seat
on wheels
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Put someone on it.
Get it upto speed.
Then stopthe vehicle.
The rider doesn't stop.
The person keeps
going until stopped
by
something.
In a real vehicle, it
could be the
windshield
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or the instrument
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or the safetybelts!
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With safety belts, you slowdown as the vehicle does. You get more time to
stop.You stop over more distance, and your strongestbones take the forces.
That’s whysafetybelts make suchgood sense.
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts - and the Answers
Q t Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I’m wearing a
safety belt?
A: You could be - whetheryou’re wearing a safetybelt or not.But you
can unbuckle a safetybelt,even if you’re upside down. And your
chance of being consciousduring and after an accident,
so you can
unbuckle and get out,is much greaterif you are belted.
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