GMC 1998 Sonoma User manual

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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explains the “SIR’ system.
Features and Controls
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 how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells 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 you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids 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 listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can useit 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. If
you
dothis, it will help you learn aboutthe 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 for what you need is the 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.
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.
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These meanthere is something that could hurt
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.
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You will also find a circle
with a slash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t dothis” 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.
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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 tohelp avoid
the damage.
When you readother manuals, you might see
CAUTIONand NOTICEwarnings in different colors or
in different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION orNOTICE.