User manual GMC SONOMA 1996

[. . . ] . N E R 'S MA N UA L The 1996 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SIR" system. Featuresand Controls This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you howto adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. [. . . ] Be sure you properly secure these items in your vehicle. Driving on Snow or Ice Most of the time, those places where your tires meet. However, if there is snow or icebetween your tires and the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll have a lot less traction or "grip" and will need to be very careful. Here are some tips for winter driving: 0 Have your vehicle in good shape for winter. You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your vehicle. 0 4-37 Whatever the condition -- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow -- drive with caution. 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. Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. 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 or an 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. What's the worst time for this?"Wet ice. " Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even more trouble because it may offer the least traction of all. You can get wet ice when it's about freezing (32°F; OOC) and freezing rain begins to fdl. Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. 4-38 If You're Caught in a Blizzard 0 Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you've been stopped by the snow. Put on extra clothing orwrap 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 tokeep warm. 0 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 throughthe snow. Here are some things to do to summon help and keep yourself and your passengers safe: 0 Turn on your hazard flashers. You can run the engine tokeep warm, but be careful. 4-39 Snow can trap exhaust gases under your vehicle. This can cause deadly (carbon monoxide) gas CO to get inside. [. . . ] 7-48 PowerDoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Steering Column Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50 Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Lubricants and Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-68. , 7-53 Lubrication Service 7-48 Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48 LumbarControls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]