User manual GMC SAVANA 1996

[. . . ] N E `S MA N UA L The 1996 GMC Savana Owner's Manual Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. also explains the "SIR' system. It FeaturesandControls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and AudioSystems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. [. . . ] You can get wet ice when it`s about freezing (32°F; OOC) and freezing rain begins to fall, Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. 4-23 Whatever the condition -- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loosesnow -- drive with caution. I If You're Caught in . aBlizzard Accelerate gently. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle's stability when you make a hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you have an anti-lock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. See "Anti-Lock" in the Index. 0 i Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. , Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. On an otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings or under bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve oran overpass may remain icy when the surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patch of ice ahead of you, brake before you are on it. Try not to brake while you're actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a serious situation. You should probably stay with your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are near help and you can hike through the snow. Here are some things to do to summon help and keep yourself and your passengers safe: 0 Turn on your hazard flashers. 4-24 0 Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you've been stopped by the snow. Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket around you. If you have no blankets or extra clothing, make body insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floor mats -- anything you can wrap around yourself or tuck under your clothing to keep warm. 0 Snow can trap exhaust gases under your vehicle. This can cause deadly (carbon monoxide) gas CO $0 get inside. You can't see it or smell it, so you might not know it is in your vehicle. Clear away snow from around the baseof your vehicle, especially any that is blocking your exhaust pipe. And check around again from time to time to be sure snow doesn't collect there. Open a window just a little on the side the of vehicle that's away from thewind. This will help keep CO out. L You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful. 4-25 Run your engine only as long as you must. When you run the engine, make it go a little fdster than just idle. This uses less fuel for the heat that you get and it keeps the battery (or batteries) charged. [. . . ] 6-62 . . Gages 2-54 Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31 Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jump Starting 5-22 5-2 K e y Lock Cylinders Service . [. . . ]