Owner's Manual
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yellowblue The 1999 GMC Sierra Owner’s Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system. 2-1 Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. 3-1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. 4-1 Your Driving and the Road Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. 5-1 Problems on the Road This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. 6-1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. 7-1 Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. 8-1 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. 9-1 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. i yellowblue We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC, the GMC Emblem and the name SIERRA 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 Canadian Owners Who Prefer a For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name French Language Manual: “General Motors of Canada Limited” for GMC whenever it appears in this manual. Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be votre concessionaire ou au: 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 DGN Marketing Services Ltd. owner can use it. 1577 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9 Litho in U.S.A. ECopyright General Motors Corporation 1998 X9904 B First Edition All Rights Reserved ii yellowblue How to Use this Manual Safety Warnings and Symbols Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you do this, it will help you learn about the features and about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find the warning. that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. Index CAUTION: A good place to look for what you need is the Index in These mean there is something that could hurt back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’s in you or other people. the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it. 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. iii yellowblue You will also find a circle In the notice area, we tell you about something that can with a slash through it in damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would this book. This safety not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. symbol means “Don’t,” But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid “Don’t do this” or “Don’t the damage. let this happen.” 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 is something that could damage your vehicle. iv yellowblue Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols These symbols Here are some these symbols are important have to do with are on some of are used on other symbols are used on an for you and your lamps: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is MASTER WINDSHIELD CAUTION driven: LIGHTING WIPER POSSIBLE SWITCH ENGINE FUSE INJURY COOLANT TEMP DOOR LOCK TURN PROTECT WINDSHIELD UNLOCK SIGNALS EYES BY WASHER BATTERY LIGHTER SHIELDING CHARGING PARKING SYSTEM CAUSTIC LAMPS WINDSHIELD BATTERY FASTEN HORN DEFROSTER ACID COULD SEAT BRAKE CAUSE BELTS HAZARD BURNS WARNING FLASHER REAR COOLANT SPEAKER AVOID WINDOW SPARKS OR POWER DEFOGGER FLAMES DAYTIME WINDOW RUNNING ENGINE OIL LAMPS PRESSURE FUEL SPARK OR FLAME VENTILATING COULD FAN EXPLODE AIR BAG FOG LAMPS ANTI-LOCK BATTERY BRAKES v yellowblue Model Reference This manual covers these models: Crew Cab Regular Cab Pickup Chassis Cab Extended Cab Pickup 3500 HD Chassis Cab vi yellowblue 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. 1-2 Seats and Seat Controls 1-37 Rear Seat Passengers 1-9 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone 1-43 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children 1-13 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About and Small Adults Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-45 Children 1-14 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-48 Child Restraints 1-14 Driver Position 1-68 Larger Children 1-22 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-71 Safety Belt Extender 1-23 Right Front Passenger Position 1-71 Checking Your Restraint Systems 1-23 Air Bag System 1-71 Replacing Restraint System Parts 1-35 Center Passenger Position After a Crash 1- 1-1 yellowblue Seats and Seat Controls If your vehicle has a manual bucket, split bench or full This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust bench seat, you can adjust it them, and fold them up and down. It also tells you about with this lever at the front reclining front seatbacks and head restraints. of the seat. Manual Front Seat CAUTION: 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 Slide the lever at the front of the seat toward the confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you passenger’s side to unlock it. Using your body, slide the don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when seat to where you want it. Then, release the lever and try to move the seat with your body in order to make sure the vehicle is not moving. the seat is locked into place. 1-2 yellowblue Power Driver’s Seat (Option) The switch located at the front of this control panel is for the power lumbar adjustment, which is explained next. Power Lumbar Control If you have power lumbar adjustment, you can increase or decrease lumbar support in an area of the lower seatback. 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. You can use the round center knob to move the seat to 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 To increase support, press and hold the front of the vehicle. To move the seat rearward, move the knob rocker switch. Let go of the switch when the lower toward the rear of the vehicle. seatback reaches the desired level of support. You can also raise and lower the front and rear of the seat. To decrease support, press and hold the rear of the To raise the front of the seat, move the front lever up. To rocker switch. Let go of the switch when the lower lower the front of the seat, move the front lever down. To seatback reaches the desired level of support. raise the rear of the seat, move the rear lever up. To lower the rear of the seat, move the rear lever down. 1-3 yellowblue Reclining Seatbacks To adjust the front seatback, move the lever rearward. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle Move the lever again rearward and the seatback will go is moving. to an upright position. 1-4 yellowblue Head Restraints CAUTION: Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle Seatback Latches up, your safety belts can’t do their job when you’re reclined like this.