Caution: In order to reduce the chance of personal injury and/or property damage,
carefully observe the instructions that follow:
Service information provided by General Motors Corporation is intended
for use by professional, qualified technicians. Attempting repairs or service
without the appropriate training, tools, and equipment could cause injury
to you or others. This could also damage the vehicle or cause the vehicle
to operate improperly.
Proper vehicle service and repair are important to the safety of the
service technician and to the safe, reliable operation of all motor vehicles.
If you need to replace a part, use the same part number or an
equivalent part. Do not use a replacement part of lesser quality.
The service procedures we recommend and describe in this manual are
effective methods of performing service and repair. Some of the procedures
require the use of tools that are designed for specific purposes.
Accordingly, any person who intends to use a replacement part, a service
procedure, or a tool that is not recommended by General Motors must first
establish that there is no jeopardy to personal safety or the safe operation
of the vehicle.
This manual contains "Cautions" that you must observe carefully
in order to reduce the risk of personal injury to yourself or others This
manual also contains "Notices" that must be carefully followed
in order to avoid improper service that may damage the vehicle, or damage
the tools or equipment. These "Cautions" and "Notices"
are not exhaustive. General Motors can not possibly warn of all the potentially
hazardous consequences of your failure to follow these instructions.
If the vehicle being serviced is equipped with a Supplemental Inflatable
Restraint (SIR), refer to the "Cautions" in the following service
manual section/service category type before performing a service on or around
SIR components or wiring:
• | Sub-Section 9J -- Supplemental Inflatable Restraints, refer
to "Cautions" under On-Vehicle Service and the SIR Component
Wiring Location view in the C/K Truck Service Manual, or |
• | Section -- Body and Accessories, Sub-Section -- Restraint,
refer to "Cautions" under On-Vehicle Service and the SIR Component
Wiring Location view in the C/K Truck Service Manual. |
Failure to follow these "Cautions" could cause air bag
deployment, personal injury, or otherwise unneeded SIR repairs.
In order to help avoid accidental air bag deployment and personal injury,
whenever you service a vehicle that requires repair of the SIR and another
vehicle system, we recommend that you first repair the SIR, then go on to
the other system.