GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
  1. Apply the vehicle parking brake.
  2. Drain all the reservoirs. Refer to Draining Reservoirs .
  3. Start the engine.
  4. Charge the air system to the governor cut-out point.
  5. Verify that a discharge of air occurs at the air brake dryer exhaust port.
  6. This is the air brake dryer purge cycle.

  7. If the air brake does not cycle properly, check for air leaks in the air brake dryer system. Refer to Air Brake Warning System Schematics . If needed, overhaul or replace the air brake dryer. Refer to Automatic Level Control Air Dryer Replacement or Automatic Level Control Air Dryer Replacement .