Chevrolet 2004 Avalanche User manual

I NSIDE Y OUR V EHICLE
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Power Lumbar Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Passenger Automatic Locking Restraint (ALR) .4
Driver and Front Passenger
Safety Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
OnStar®, Compass and Temperature Display . .5
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . .5
Manual Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Entertainment Systems — Radio/CD . . . . . . . . .6
HomeLink®Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Steering Wheel Controls (OnStar®/Radio) . . . . .8
Adjustable Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
O
UTSIDE Y OUR V EHICLE
Power Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Power Camper-Type Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Automatic Headlamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Content Theft-Deterrent System . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Rear Window Removal and Storage . . . . . . . . .12
Lowering the MidgateTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
P
ERSONALIZING Y OUR V EHICLE
Memory Positions for Driver’s Seat, Mirrors,
Pedals, Radio and Climate Controls . . . . . . . .15
Memory Settings for Your Vehicle
(Driver Information Center) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Odometer/Trip Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
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EHICLE S YMBOLS G LOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
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OADSIDE A SSISTANCE P ROGRAM , My GMLink . .20
Congratulations on your purchase of a Chevrolet Avalanche. Please read this information and
your Owner Manual to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may
not include all the features described in this booklet. Place this booklet in your Owner Manual
portfolio for easy reference.

A. Air Outlets B. Lamp Controls C. Cargo/Top-Box Storage Lamps
Button
D. Automatic Transfer Case/Traction
Assist System (if equipped)/ StabiliTrak®System (if equipped)
E. Radio and OnStar®Steering
Wheel Controls
F. Instrument Panel Cluster
G. Gearshift Lever with
Tow/Haul Selector Button
H. Audio System I. Dome Lamp Override Button J. Fog Lamps Button K. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever L. Hood Release M.Tilt Lever
N. Driver Information Center (DIC)
Buttons
O. Parking Brake Release P. Comfort Control System Q. Lighter or Accessory Power Outlet
(if equipped)
R. Accessory Power Outlet
(if equipped)
S. Glove Box
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Instrument Panel
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
A
B
CD
E
F
G
H
Instrument Panel Cluster
Your vehicle’s instrument panel is equipped with this cluster or one very similar to it. The instrument panel cluster includes these key features: A. Transmission Temperature Gauge
(if equipped)
B. Tachometer
C. Speedometer, Odometer,
Transmission Gear Selector
D. Oil Pressure Gauge E. Fuel Gauge F. Voltmeter G. Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge
H. Driver Information Center (DIC)
IMPORTANT: See Section 3 of your Owner Manual for more information about what the lights, gauges and indicators on your vehicle’s instru- ment panel tell you about your vehicle’s operation.

If the ignition key is turned to RUN or
START and the driver and/or front out-
board passenger seatbelt is not buckled
within five seconds, a chime will sound
and the message “Buckle Seatbelt” (if
the driver or driver and passenger are
not buckled) or “Buckle Passenger” (if
the passenger only is not buckled) will
flash in the Driver Information Center.
The safety belt light ( ) will also
appear for several seconds and flash for
several more seconds. If at any time
while the vehicle is running the front-
seat belts are not buckled, the mes-
sage(s) and chimes will repeat.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
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Heated Front Seats (if equipped)
This feature allows you to heat the front
seatbacks and seat cushions simultane-
ously or just the seatbacks. The controls
are located on the driver and front pas-
senger door panels.
Select a heat setting for both the
seatback and seat cushion
•Press and release the horizontal
button (“A” above) until the indicator
light shows the desired setting.
Select a heat setting for the seatback
only
•Press and release the vertical button
(“B” above) until the indicator light
shows the desired setting.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
Passenger Automatic Locking
Restraint (ALR)
The safety belt is designed to lock
during an accident, but it will also lock if
it is pulled out all the way during initial
buckling, and you may be unaware that
this has happened. If the safety belt
does lock, unbuckle it and allow it to
retract fully, then pull it out and re-buckle
the belt.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
Power Lumbar Front Seats
(if equipped)
A
B
Driver and Front Passenger
Safety Belt Reminder
(if equipped)
Adjust lumbar
support
•Press the front
or rear of the
control located
on the side of
the seat cush-
ion near the door. Release at the pre-
ferred setting.
Adjust outer portion of lumbar seat-
back area
•Press the top or bottom of the lumbar
control. Release at the preferred
setting.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
Note: The safety belt reminder chime
cannot be deactivated.

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Controls for this feature are located on
the bottom edge of the mirror.
When on, the automatic interior dimming
rearview mirror automatically dims to the
proper level to minimize glare from lights
behind you when it’s dark outside.
Turn the self-dimming function on
or off
•Press and hold for approximately
eight seconds.
Use the OnStar®Communications
system
•Press to connect to an OnStar®
Advisor.
•Press to answer or end a call from
the OnStar®Center.
•Press in an emergency to connect
to an OnStar®Advisor who can con-
tact the nearest emergency services
provider.
Turn the outside temperature displays
and compass readings on or off
•Press .
Display temperature
•Press and hold for four seconds
(until the display blinks) to toggle
between °C and °F. Once the desired
°C or °F is displayed, release the
button. Wait four seconds and the
temperature will be displayed.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Automatic Climate Control
System (if equipped)
Adjust settings for automatic
operation
•Push the AUTO button (“A” above)
and adjust the temperature knob
(“B” above) to the desired
temperature.
When automatic operation is active, the
system will control the inside tempera-
ture, air delivery, and fan speed.
Set same temperature for driver and
front passenger
•Press and hold the AUTO button for
four seconds.
•
Press and hold the AUTO button again
for four seconds to return to individual
driver/front passenger controls.
Select air distribution manually
•Press and release the MODE button
(“C” above) until the desired source
of air is indicated on the display.
The MODE feature allows you to select
air delivery to the floor, the instrument
panel outlets, or the windshield outlets.
Manually raise or lower fan speed
•Press the upper or lower portion of
the FAN control button (“D” above).
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
A
B
C
D
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror with OnStar®, Compass
and Temperature Display
(if equipped)

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Manual Climate Control System
(if equipped)
Adjust settings for operation
•Adjust air delivery location with mode
control knob (“A” above).
•Adjust driver/passenger temperatures
with levers (“B” above).
•Set fan speed to desired setting
(“C” above).
Additional Climate Control System
Functions
: Recirculates interior air while in
Vent, Bi-Level positions. To prevent win-
dow fogging, Recirculation will not oper-
ate in the Defog, Defrost or Floor mode.
: Clears windshield and front side
windows of fog/frost.
: Clears rear glass of fog/frost and
activates heated outside rearview mir-
rors (if equipped).
: Turns the air conditioning system
on and off. The button’s LED will illumi-
nate when the air conditioning system
is on.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Note: When the climate control system
is in the OFF position ( ), outside air
will continue to enter the vehicle and will
be directed according to the mode posi-
tion selected. This is normal climate
control operation.
Entertainment Systems —
Radio/CD
Set the time on radios without a
Radio Data System (RDS)
•Press and hold the HR or MIN arrow
for two seconds.
•Press the HR (down) arrow until the
correct hour appears on the display.
•Press and hold the MIN (up) arrow
until the correct minute appears on
the display.
Set the time on radios with a Radio
Data System (RDS)
Your radio may have a button marked
“H” or “HR” to represent hours and an
“M” or “MIN” to represent minutes.
•Press and hold the hour button until
the correct hour appears on the
display.
•Press and hold the minute button
until the correct minute appears on
the display.
Note: The time may be set with the
ignition on or off.
Note: The time may be set with the
ignition on or off.
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B
C

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Program radio station presets
•Turn the radio on.
•Press BAND to select the band (AM,
FM1/FM2/XM1/XM2).
•Use the seek or tune knob to tune in
the desired station.
•Press AUTO EQ or AUTO TONE (as
applicable to your radio) to select the
equalization that best suits the type of
station selected.
•Press and hold one of the six num-
bered buttons until a beep sounds;
release the button.
•Repeat these steps for each station
preset, using a different numbered
button for each station.
Access one of the two available XM
Satellite Radio bands (if equipped)
•Press the BAND button until XM1 or
XM2 appears on the display. Note:
Requires subscription to XM Radio.
Six-Disc CD Changer (if equipped)
Load 1 CD
• With the ignition on, press and
release the LOAD side of the LOAD
CD button.
• Wait for the green indicator light at
the right side of the slot to turn green.
•Insert the disc partway into the slot,
label side up; the player will pull the
disc in.
Load multiple CDs
• With the ignition on, press and hold
the LOAD button for two seconds.
The unit beeps and the light to the
right of the slot begins to flash.
• When the light stops flashing and
turns green, insert a disc partway,
label side up.
• The indicator light will begin blinking
and turn steadily green. Load another
disc at this time.
• When loading more than one but
fewer than six CDs, press the LOAD
button again to signal that loading is
complete.
• When more than one disc is loaded,
a number for each disc is displayed.
• To play a specific CD, press the CD
AUX button and then the number of
the CD you want to hear.
• A small bar appears under the CD
number that is playing, and the track
number appears.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Note: If equipped with Navigation
Radio, see your Owner Manual or
Navigation Radio guide for operating
instructions.

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HomeLink®Transmitter
(if equipped)
Program HomeLink
1. Determine which of the three chan-
nels (buttons) you want to program:
garage door opener, gate opener,
entry door locks or other.
2. Press and hold the desired HomeLink
button through step 3.
3. When the HomeLink light blinks slow-
ly (within 30 seconds), hold your
transmitter/opener 1" to 3" away from
the HomeLink buttons. Then hold
your transmitter button on until the
HomeLink light flashes rapidly (up to
90 seconds). The process is now
complete.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Note: If your transmitter has a “rolling
code” feature, the above process may
not work. Please refer to your Owner
Manual or contact HomeLink at
1-800-335-3515 (www.homelink.com).
Steering Wheel Controls
(OnStar®/Radio) (if equipped)
: (OnStar/Voice Recognition)
(if equipped): This button will activate
OnStar®for use. (Note: If your vehicle is
not equipped with the OnStar®
Communications system, pressing this
button will mute the radio. For additional
OnStar®features information, including
Personal Calling and Virtual Advisor, see
the OnStar®System section of your
Owner Manual.)
PROG : This button will cycle through
the radio presets.
: Selects AM, FM, XM Satellite
Radio (if equipped), cassette or CD.
: Seeks radio stations.
: Adjusts radio volume.
See Sections 2 and 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Power Camper-Type Mirrors
(if equipped)
Extend or retract mirrors
•Move the selector switch located
above the mirror control to the center
position (as shown under Power
Folding Mirrors above).
•Press the left side of the four-way
control pad to extend mirrors.
•Press the right side of the four-way
control pad to retract mirrors.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Power Folding Mirrors
(if equipped)
Fold mirrors
•Move the
selector switch
located above
the mirror
control
(“A” above) to
the center
position.
•Press the right
side of the
four-way control pad (“B” above)
to fold the mirrors in.
•Press the left side of the four-way
control pad to fold the mirrors out.
If the mirrors have been folded manual-
ly, they must be moved through the
power folding cycle three times to reset
them in their tracks.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Adjustable Pedals
(if equipped)
The buttons used to
adjust the pedals are
located on the driver’s
side door panel.
•Press the button
closest to you to
move the pedals closer to your body.
•Press the button farthest from you to
move the pedals away from your
body.
The vehicle must be in PARK (P) for this
feature to operate.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
A
B

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Automatic Headlamp Controls
Turn off Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL) and automatic headlamps
•Turn the exterior lamps knob (located
to the left of the steering wheel) to
OFF ( ).
Activate the automatic headlamp
system
•Turn the exterior lamps knob to
AUTO. The automatic headlamp
system will turn on the front and rear
lamps.
Illuminate the parking lamps, side-
marker lamps, taillamps, instrument
panel/radio lights, license plate lamps
and roof marker lamps (if equipped)
•Turn the exterior lamps knob to the
parking lamp position ( ).
Manually activate the headlamps, all
exterior tail/marker lamps and the
instrument panel/radio lights
•Turn the exterior lamps knob to this
position ( ).
Turn the fog lamps (if equipped) on
or off
•Press the fog lamp
button located on
the left side of the
instrument panel.
An indicator lamp
will illuminate when
the fog lamps are
on.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
Disable the DRL when idling
•Shift the vehicle into PARK, or
•Set the parking brake.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Note: Your DRLs will re-engage at the
next key cycle.