JMC Jimmy 1998 User manual

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The 1998 GMC Jimmy Owner’s 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 adjustthe ventilation andcomfort controlsand how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful informationand tips about the road and howto drive under differentconditions.
Problems on the Road
This sectiontells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such asa flat tire or overheatedengine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manualtells you how to keep your vehicle runningproperly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenanceand whatfluids and lubricantsto use.
Customer Assistance Information
This sectiontells you how to contact GMC for assistanceand how to get service and ownerpublications.
It also gives
you informationon “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-10.
Index
Here’s an alphabeticallisting of almostevery subjectin this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something
you want to read.
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC,
the GMC Emblem and the name JIMMY are registered
trademarks
of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time
it was printed. We reserve the right tomake 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 appearsin 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.
We support voluntary
technician certification.
WE SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION THROUGH
NationalInstitute for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
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‘Copyright General Motors Corporation 1997
All Rights Reserved
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About DrivingYour Vehicle
As with other vehiclesof this type, failure to operate
this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or
an accident.Be sure toread 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.)
How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’smanual from beginning
to end when they first receive theirnew vehicle. If you
do this,it
will help you learn about the featuresand
controls foryour vehicle. In this manual,you’ll find
that pictures
and words work together toexplain
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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A CAUTION:
These mean there 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 todo tohelp 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.”
In the notice area,we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle.
Many times, this damage would
not becovered by your warranty,
and it could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what to do tohelp avoid
the damage.
When youread other manuals, you mightsee
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 fiidthese notices:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used
on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
WARNING A
HAZARD
FLASHER
RUNNING * 0
DAYTIME .
LAMPS .''
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (a)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE -%-
t
LIGHTER
HORN b
SPEAKER
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Reference
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Two-Door Utility
Four-Door Utility

Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
Here you’ll find informationabout the seats in your vehicleand how to useyour safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some thingsyou should
not do with air bags and safetybelts.
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Seats and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many PeopleAsk
About Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt UseDuring Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Supplemental Inflatable
Restraint (SIR) System
Center Front Passenger Position
(4-DOOr Models)
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Rear Seat Passengers
Rear SafetyBelt
Comfort Guides for Children
and SmallAdults (4-DOOr Models)
Center Rear Passenger Position
(4-DOOr Models)
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
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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.
Manual Front Seat
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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
~ confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
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Move the lever under the front of the manual seat up to
unlock it. 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 intoplace.
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Manual Lumbar Support
If you have this feature,
there
will be a knobon the
outside
of the driverand
passengerbucket seats.
Turn the
knob to the left to
increase lumbar supportand
to the right to decrease
lumbar support.
Power Driver’s Seat (If Equipped)
If you have this feature, therewill be a controlpad on
your driver’s seat.
Horizontal Control: Raise the front of the seatby
raising the forward edgeof the button. Lower the front
of the seatby lowering the forward edgeof the button.
Move the seat forwardby moving the whole button
toward the front of the vehicle.
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Raise the rearof the seat by raising the rearedge of the
button. Lower the rear of the seat by loweringthe rear
edge
of the button. Move the seat rearward by moving
the whole button toward the
rear of the vehicle.
Moving the whole button up or down raises or lowers
the whole seat.
Vertical Control: Move thereclining front seatback
rearward by moving the button toward the rear of the
vehicle. Move the seatbackforward by moving the
button toward the front of the vehicle.
Power Lumbar Control (If Equipped)
If you have this control, it is
located on the side of the
driver’s seat.
Press and hold
the front of the control until youhave the
desired lumbar support. To decreaselumbar support,
press and hold the rear of the control.

Heated Front Seats (If Equipped)
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the control
is located on
the side of the seat. This
feature will quickly heat
the lower cushion and
lower back of the driver
and front passenger seats
for added comfort.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
Press thelower part of the switch to turn the heater on
low. Press the upper part of the switch toturn the heater
on high. Put the switch in the centerposition to turn the
heater off.
To adjust the seatback,lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat.
Release the lever to lock the seatbackwhere you
want
it. Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to an
upright position.

But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Sitting in
a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Evenif you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against yourbody. Instead, itwill be in
front of you. In a crashyou could go into
it,
receiving neckor other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its
job either. In a crash the
belt couldgo up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, notat yourpelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when thevehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
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Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable
on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or down
so that the top of the restraint is closest tothe top of
your ears. This position reduces thechance of a neck
injury
in a crash.
The head restraints tiltforward and rearward also.
Seatback Latches
The front seatback folds
forward
to let people get
into the back seat or to
access the storage area
behind the seat.
To fold the frontseatback
forward, rotatethe handle
on the side of the seat
rearward and pull
the
seatback forward.
To return the seatback tothe upright position, push the
seatback all the way back
until the latch catches. If the
seatback was reclined before being folded forward,it
will return to thereclined position.
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If the seatbackisn’tlocked, it could move
forward in a suddenstopor crash. That could
cause injury
to the personsittingthere. Always
press rearward
on the seatbacktobe sure it
is locked.
Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Models)
The right frontseat of your vehicle makes it easy to get
in and out of the rear seat.
Tilt the right front seatback completelyforward and
the whole seat will slide forward.
Move the seatback to its original position after
someone gets
into the rear seat area. Then move the
seat rearward until it locks.
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If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or
crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used
it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat
to be
sure it is locked.
Tilt theseatback completely forward again to
get out.
Rear Seats
Your vehicle has a folding rearseat which lets you fold
the seatbacks down for more cargo space.
The rear seat release handles are
on the rear of the
seatbacks. Push back on the seatbacksas you pull up
on the handles. The head restraint will automatically
fold out of the way when the seatback is folded down.
To raise the seatbacks,just
lift up the seatbacks and
push until they lock
in the upright position. Push and
pull
on the seatbacks to check that the latches have
locked
in the upright position. If they haven’t, have
them fixed immediately.
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To return the head restraints to the upright position,
reach behind
the seats and pull the head restraint up until
it locks into position.
On two-door models with an inside mounted spare tire,
the driver’s side rear seat head restraint must be lifted
and held upright as the seatback
is raised. Otherwise, the
head restraint
will hit the spare tire and prevent the
seatback from properly latching.
Push and pull
on the head restraints to check that they
have locked
in the upright position. If they haven’t, have
them fixed immediately.
The rear seat head restraints are adjustable. Push the
button located under the head restraint to raise or lower
it. Slide the head restraint up or down
so that the top of
the head restraint is closest to the top of your ears. After
releasing the button, push and pull onthe head restraint
to make sure it’s locked
in place.
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