1996 GMC Suburban Owners Manual

The 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban Owner’s Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ............................................................... 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SIR’ system. FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 2-1 This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................... 3-1 This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Here you’ll find helpful infomation and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance ahd how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you, information on “Reporting Safety Defects’’ on page 8-8. Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. 4-1 ProblemsontheRoad ................................................................... 5-1 Service and Appearance Care ... .’. ....................................................... 6-1 Maintenanceschedule ..................... ............................................. 7-1 Customer Assistance Information ........................................................ 8-1 Index ................................................................................ 9-1 i

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, the name TAHOE and the name SUBURBAN areregistered trademarks ofGenera1 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 vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General .Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Division whenever it appears in this manual. Please keepthis 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 leavethis manual in it so the new owner can use it. Litho in U.S.A. C9609 €3 First Edition WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE We support voluntary technician certification. For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux proprigtaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en franGais chez votre’concessionaire ou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T IC7 @Copyright General Motors Corporation 1995 All Rights Reserved ii

About Driving Your Vehicle As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read the “on-pavement” and “off-road” driving guidelines in this manual. (See “Driving Guidelines” and “Off-Road Driving with your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle’’ in the Index.) How.toUse this Manual Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If .you do this, it will help you learn about thefeatures and controls for your 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 the back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list 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 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. I A CAUTION: These mean there is something thatcould 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 couldbe hurt. 1 iii

You will also find a circle In the notice area, we tellyou 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 thishappen.” When you read other manuals, youpmight see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You’ll also seewarning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, inthis book you will find thesenotices: I NOTICE: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. iv

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 ACID COULD BATTERY CAUSE BURNS SPARK OR ,\I/, COULD FLAME EXPLODE BATTERY These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK These symbols have to do with your lights: SIGNALS e e TURN WARNING A HAZARD FLASHER RUNNING * ' 0 DAYTIME -. e LAMPS ' ** FOG LAMPS $0 These symbols are on some of your controls: WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER VENTILATING a* FAN -d These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: COOLANT - TEMP - CHARGING BATTERY SYSTEM BRAKE (0) COOLANT a ENGINE OIL w, PRESSURE ANTI-LOCK (a) BRAKES Here are some other symbols you may see: FUSE t LIGHTER n HORN )tr SPEAKER b FUEL p3 V

,Model Reference This manual covers thesemodels: 4-DOOr Utility 2-Door Utility Suburban Vi

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats inyour Manual Front Seat vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should nut do with air bags and safety belts. A CAUTION: c Seats and Seat Controls m This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them and fold them up and down. It also tells you about reclining front seatbacks and head restraints. 1 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. 1-1

If your vehicle has a manual 1 bucket, split bench or full ~ bench seat, you can adjust it with this lever at the front of the seat. Power Driver’s Seat (Option) Slide the lever at the front of the seat toward the passenger’s sideto unlock it. Using your body, 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 in place. 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. 1-2

You can use the round center knob to move the seat 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 vehicle. To move the seat rearward, move the knob toward the rear of the vehicle. You can also raise and lower the front and rear of the seat. To raise the front of the seat,move the'.front lever up. To lower the front of the seat, move the front lever down. To raise the rear of the seat, move the rear lever up. To lower the rear of the seat, move the rear lever down. Power Lumbar Adjustment If you have power lumbar adjustment, you can increase or decrease lumbar support in an area of the lower seatback. To increase support, press and hold the front of the rocker switch. Let go of the switch when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of support. To decrease support, press and hold the rear of the rocker switch. Let go of the switch when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of support.

1996 GMC Suburban Owners Manual

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