GMC 1994 Sonoma User manual

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Manual

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INTRODUCTION

1994

GMC

Sonoma

Owner’s

Manual

Welcome

This manual was prepared to acquaint you with the operation and

maintenance of your

1994

GMC Sonomaand

provide importantsafety

information. There is also

GMC Truck Warranty and Owner Assistance

Information booklet.

some vehicles, there can be information manuals

from other manufacturers likebody builders or specialequipment

companies. We urge

you

to review all these publications carefully. This will

help

you

enjoy safeand trouble-free operation of your vehicle.

When itcomes

service,keep in mind that your GMC Truck dealer knows

your vehicle best and 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

to your

satisfaction, see theprocedure in the GMCTruck Warranty and Owner

Assistance Information booklet.

Thanks forchoosing a GMCTruck product. We value you as a member of

the GMCTruck 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

1993

General Motors Corporation, GMCTruck Division.

Second Edition Printed

U.S.A.

Important Notes to Owners and Drivers

.About

This

Manual:

Please keep this manual

your vehicle

will be there

you ever need it

when you’re

011

the road. If

you

sell the vehicle, please leave this manual

the new owner can use

it.

This manual includes

the

latest information at

the

time

was printed. We

reserve the right to make changes

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

this manual.

For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language

Manual:

Aux

proprietuires

cunacfiens:

Vous

pouvez vous procurer

exemplairede

ce guide

francais chez votre concessionaire

au DGN Marketing

Services Ltd.,

1500

Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario

L5T

1C7.

GMCTRUCK

General Motors, GM and

the

GM Emblem, GMC and the

GMC

Emblem,

and

SONOMA

are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation.

Model

Reference

This

manual

covers

these

models:

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CLUB COUPE

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Table

Contents

Introduction

How

to Usethis Manual

This section tells

you

how to use your manual and includes safety

and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.

Section

Seats and Safety Restraints

This section tells you how to use your seats and safety restraints

properly.

Section

Features

Controls

This section explainshow to start and operateyour vehicle.

Section

Comfort Controls

Audio Systems

This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort

controls and how to operateyour audio system.

Section

Your Driving andthe Road

Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about

the

road and

how

drive under different conditions.

Section

Problems onthe Road

This section tells you what to do

you have

problem while

driving, such as a flat tire or engineoverheating.

Section

Service

Appearance Care

Here the manual tells you how tokeep your vehicle running

properly and looking good.

Section

Scheduled Maintenance Services

This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and

what fluids and lubricants

use.

Section

Customer Assistance Information

This section tells you how to contact your

division for

assistance and how to get service publications.

also gives you

information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page

8-4.

Index

Here’s analphabetical listing of almost every subject in this

manual.

You

can use

to quickly find something you want to read.

How

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.

this manual,

you’ll

find that pictures and

words work together to explain things quickly.

INDEX:

good place to look for what you need isthe Index in back of the

manual. It’s analphabeticallist of all that’s

the manual, and the page

number where

you’ll

find

it.

SECTIONS

1-6:

Each section of this manual begins

with

brief list

its

contents,

you can often find at a glance

section contains the

information you want.

SECTION

This section

the manual covers the maintenance required

for your vehicle.

SECTION

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE:

This section includes

important information about reporting 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)

well

the mediation/arbitration procedure.

We’ve also included ordering information for servicepublications

this

section.

Safety Warnings and

Symbols

You will find

number of safety cautions

this book. We

use

box with

gray background and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could

hurt you if you were to ignorethe warning.

the gray caution area, we

tell

you what the hazard is. Then we tell you

what to do tohelp avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If

you don’t, you or others couldbe hurt.

You will also find 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.”

Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also,

this

book

you will find these notices:

NOTICE:

These mean there

something that could damage your vehicle.

In the

notice

area, we tell

you

about something that can damage your

vehicle. Many times, this damagewould not be covered by your warranty,

and

could becostly. But the noticewill tell you what

help avoid

the damage.

When

you

read other manuals, you might see CAUTIONand NOTICE

warnings in different colors or

different words.

You’ll also seewarning labels onyour vehicle. They use yellow for

cautions, blue fornotices and the words CAUTION orNOTICE.

Vehicle

Symbols

These are someof the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example,

these symbols are used on an original battery:

Caurlon

Possible Injury

Avoid Sparks

Flames

Protect Eyes

Shielding

Caustic Battery Acid

Could Cause Burns

I I

Spark or Flame Could

Explode Battery

vii

These symbols are important

for

you and your passengers whenever your

vehicle

driven:

Fasten

Safety

Door

LocMUnlock

Belts

These symbols have

do with your lights:

Master Lighting

Switch

6c3

Turn Signal

Direction

Parking Lights Daytime

RunningLights

Hazard Warning

Flasher

Fog

Lights

Headlight

High Beam

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