Replacing 
Brake 
System 
Parts 
The braking system on a vehicle is complex. Its many 
parts have to be of  top quality and  work  well together 
if 
the vehicle 
is 
to have really good braking. Your 
vehicle was  designed  and  tested with top-quality GM 
brake parts. When  you  replace parts of your braking 
system 
- 
for  example,  when  your brake linings 
wear  down  and  you  need  new  ones  put in 
- 
be sure 
you  get  new  approved  GM  replacement parts. If 
you don’t, your brakes may  no  longer work properly. For 
example, 
if 
someone puts in brake linings that are 
wrong for your vehicle, the balance between  your front 
and rear brakes can  change 
- 
for the worse.  The 
braking performance you’ve come to expect can change 
in many  other  ways 
if 
someone puts in the wrong 
replacement brake parts. 
Battery 
Your  new  vehicle comes with a maintenance free 
ACDelco@ battery. When  it’s  time for  a  new  battery, get 
one that has the replacement  number  shown  on the 
original battery’s label.  We  recommend  an  ACDelco 
battery. 
Warning:  Battery posts, terminals and related 
accessories contain lead and lead compounds, 
chemicals  known  to the State of  California to cause 
cancer  and  reproductive harm. Wash  hands  after 
handling. 
The battery is located under  the  rear  seat  cushion.  To 
access the battery, see 
Removing  the  Rear  Seat 
Cushion 
on page 5-95. 
You  don’t  need to access the 
battery to jump start your  vehicle.  See 
Jump  Starting 
on 
page 5-44. 
- 
- 
~ttery 
-.~t 
isn’t  properly  vented  can 
let 
sulfuric  acid  fumes  into  the area under  the  rear 
seat  cushion. These fumes  can damage your 
rear  seat safety  belt  systems. You may not be 
able to see this damage, and  the  safety  belts 
might  not  provide  the  protection needed in  a 
crash.  If  a  replacement  battery is ever needed, 
it 
must  be  vented  in  the same  manner as the 
original  battery.  Always  make  sure  that  the 
vent  hose 
is 
properly  reattached  before 
reinstalling  the seat cushion. 
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