Chevrolet 2005 Uplander User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-6
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-21
Child Restraints ....................................... 1-40
Airbag System ......................................... 1-74
Restraint System Check ............................ 1-89
Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1
Keys ........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10
Windows ................................................. 2-24
Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-26
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-30
Mirrors .................................................... 2-41
OnStar
®
System ...................................... 2-42
Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-44
Storage Areas ......................................... 2-48
Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4
Climate Controls ...................................... 3-24
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-31
Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-46
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-77
Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2
Towing ................................................... 4-35
Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1
Service ..................................................... 5-3
Fuel ......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10
All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-43
Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-45
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-49
Tires ...................................................... 5-50
Appearance Care ..................................... 5-84
Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-92
Electrical System ...................................... 5-93
Capacities and Specifications ..................... 5-99
Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1
Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-14
Index ................................................................ 1
2006 Chevrolet Uplander Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, and the CHEVROLET Emblem are
registered trademarks; and the name UPLANDER is a
trademark of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time
it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes
after that time without further notice. For vehicles
first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General
Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division
whenever it appears in this manual.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is
ever needed when you are on the road. If the vehicle
is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be obtained
from your dealer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
How to Use This Manual
Many people read the owner manual from beginning to
end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this
is done, it can help you learn about the features
and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work
together in the owner manual to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about the
vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an
alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the
page number where it can be found.
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 06UPLANDER A First Printing
©
2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We
use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things
that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not,
you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Do Not,”
“Do Not do this” or “Do Not
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will find these notices:
Notice: These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage the
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered
by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But
the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in
different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or information
relating to a specific component, control, message,
gage, or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of
a component, gage, or indicator, reference the
following topics:
•Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
•Features and Controls in Section 2
•Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
•Climate Controls in Section 3
•Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3
•Audio System(s) in Section 3
•Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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✍NOTES
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Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-3
Heated Seats .................................................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4
Head Restraints .............................................1-6
Rear Seats .......................................................1-6
Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-6
Bucket Seats .................................................1-7
Captain Chairs .............................................1-14
Third Row Seat ............................................1-18
Safety Belts ...................................................1-21
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-21
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-25
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-26
Driver Position ..............................................1-26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-34
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-34
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-34
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-37
Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-39
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-39
Child Restraints .............................................1-40
Older Children ..............................................1-40
Infants and Young Children ............................1-43
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-46
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-50
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) ..................................................1-52
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ....................................1-58
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position ....................................1-60
Built-In Child Restraint ...................................1-64
Airbag System ...............................................1-74
Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-76
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-79
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-80
How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-80
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-81
Passenger Sensing System ............................1-82
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-88
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle ....................................................1-88
Restraint System Check ..................................1-89
Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-89
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-90
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
1-1

Front Seats
Manual Seats
Use the lever located on
the front of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or
rearward. Pull up on
the lever to unlock the
seat. Slide the seat
to where you want it and
release the lever.
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is moving. The sudden movement could startle
and confuse you, or make you push a pedal
when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move
the seat back and forth with your body.
1-2

Six-Way Power Seats
Your vehicle may have this
feature. If it does, the
six-way power seat control
is located on the outboard
side of the driver’s
seat. Your vehicle may
also have a passenger’s
six-way power seat.
•Move the front of the control up or down to adjust
the front portion of the seat up or down.
•Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust
the rear portion of the seat up or down.
•Slide the control forward or rearward to move the
seat forward or rearward.
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the heated
seat buttons are located on the climate control panel.
This feature will heat the lower cushions of the driver’s
and front passenger’s seats.
Press this button once to
turn the heated seat on to
the high setting.
Both indicator lights next to the heated seat symbol will
be lit to indicate that it is on the high setting. Press
the button a second time to go to the low setting.
One indicator will be lit. Press the button a third time to
turn the heated seat off.
This feature will turn off automatically when the ignition
is turned off.
Driver’s Side Button
shown, Passenger’s
Side similar
1-3

Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust a seatback, pull up on the lever located on
the outboard side of the driver’s or front passenger’s
seats. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you
want it. Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is
locked into position.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
Pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to its original
upright position.
1-4

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their
job when you are reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it
will not be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a
crash, the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not
at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious
internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
1-5

Head Restraints
Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top of your head. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
The head restraints are adjustable on the first and
second row seats. They are not adjustable on the
third row seat, if equipped. To adjust a head restraint,
slide it up or down.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove, and reinstall the seats. By using
the levers and straps in the correct order, you can
easily remove the seats from the vehicle. If your vehicle
has second row captain chairs with airbags, the seats
cannot be removed.
When reinstalling the seats, make sure the seats are in
the proper positions.
If your vehicle has a second row center console, it can
be removed. See Second Row Center Console on
page 2-51. Do not put a seat in the center position
because the safety belt cannot be worn properly in this
position. See Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
on page 1-21.
1-6

Bucket Seats
Your vehicle may have bucket seats in the second row.
These seats can be adjusted several different ways.
Fold and Tumble Feature
The second row bucket seats can be folded and
tumbled forward. Use this feature for exiting and
entering third row seats, if the vehicle has them.
1. Make sure the adjustable head restraints are
in the fully lowered position.
2. Fold the seatback flat
on the seat, by either
pulling on the nylon
strap, located on
the rear right hand side
of the seat, or by
lifting the recline lever,
located on the front
right hand side of
the seatback.
3. Slide the seat all the
way back in this
position.
4. Release the rear set of
seat hooks from the
floor pins by pulling
either the nylon strap,
located at the base of
the seat, or the release
handle located on the
side of the seat. Use
the strap to guide the
seat forward.
To return the seat to the original position, do the
following:
1. Align the seat so that the rear hooks on the seat
are over the rear floor pins. Push down firmly on
the rear of the seat so that the rear hooks attach to
the rear floor pins.
2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked
to the floor.
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3. Pull the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand
side of the seat, or lift the recline lever, located on
the front right hand side of the seatback, to
raise the seatback to the upright position.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
4. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked.
One of the bucket seats may be equipped with a built-in
child restraint. See Built-In Child Restraint on page 1-64.
Adjusting the Bucket Seats Forward
and Rearward
There are two adjustment levers on the second row
bucket seats that enable them to move forward or
rearward.
One is located below the front of the seat.
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The other lever is located
on the rear of the seat.
To adjust the second row bucket seats forward or
rearward, do the following:
1. Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or
rearward.
2. Release the lever when the seat is in the desired
position.
3. Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is locked.
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
The seatback on a bucket seat can either be folded
forward or reclined using the nylon strap or the
recline lever.
To fold the seatback forward, do the following:
1. Pull the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand
side of the seat, or lift the recline lever, located on
the front right hand side of the seatback to
release the seatback.
2. Fold the seatback forward.
Nylon Strap Recline Lever
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{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
To raise the seatback to the upright position from a
reclined position, do the following:
1. Pull the nylon strap or lift the recline lever while
raising the seatback until it locks to the upright
position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked.
To recline the seatback, do the following:
1. Pull the nylon strap or lift the recline lever.
2. Press back on the seatback until it is in the desired
position
3. Let go of the strap or lever.
Removing the Bucket Seats
To remove the bucket seats, do the following:
1. Make sure the head restraint is in the fully lowered
position.
2. Fold the seatback flat on the seat, by either pulling
on the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand
side of the seat, or by lifting the recline lever,
located on the front right hand side of the seatback.
3. Lift either one of the adjuster levers and slide the
seat to the most rearward position. See “Adjusting
the Bucket Seats Forward and Rearward” earlier
in this section.
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4. Release the rear set of hooks from the floor pins by
pulling either the nylon strap, located at the base of
the seat, or the release handle located on the
side of the seat. Use the strap to guide the seat
forward.
5. To release the front seat hooks from the floor pins,
squeeze the angled bar, located beneath the seat
toward the straight crossbar.
6. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward, then
toward the rear of the vehicle while pulling it out.
This should be done in one motion.
1-11

Reinstalling the Bucket Seats
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted will not provide
the protection needed in a crash. The person
wearing the belt could be seriously injured.
After installing the seat, always check to be
sure that the safety belts are properly routed
and attached, and are not twisted.
Do not install the seat facing the rear of the vehicle, as
it will not lock into place. If more storage room is
needed behind the seat, slide the seat forward.
Make sure the seat is in the full rear position before
beginning this procedure.
To reinstall the bucket seats, do the following:
1. With the seat folded, squeeze the angled bar
beneath the seat toward the straight crossbar, while
placing the front hooks of the seat into the front
two floor pins. 2. Make sure the seat is
angled so that the front
seat hooks clear the
floor pins. If the
front hooks are not
attached correctly, the
seat’s rear hooks
will not attach to the
rear set of floor pins.
If the front hooks are not attaching correctly, check
that the seat is in the full rear position.
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3. Firmly push the rear seat hooks into the rear floor
pins by pushing down the rear of the seat.
{CAUTION:
A seat that is not locked into place properly can
move around in a collision or sudden stop.
People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure
to lock the seat into place properly when
installing it.
4. Check that the seat is locked by trying to raise
the seat.
5. Pull the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand
side of the seat, or lift the recline lever, located on
the front right hand side of the seatback, to
raise the seatback to the upright position.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
6. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure that it
is locked.
1-13

Captain Chairs
Your vehicle may have second row captain chairs. If so,
they can be adjusted forward or rearward and the
seatbacks can be adjusted.
Adjusting the Captain Chairs Forward
and Rearward
There are two manual adjustment bars on each seat.
One is located under the front of the seat cushion. The
other one is located under the rear of the seat
cushion.
Lift up either bar to slide the seat forward or rearward.
Release the lever. Push and pull on the seat to
make sure it is locked into place.
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
To recline the seatback, lift up on the recliner lever
located on the outboard side of the seat, then move the
seatback to the desired position.
To raise the seatback, lift up on the recliner lever
without applying pressure to the seatback. Push and
pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked in place.
To fold the seatback forward, lift up fully on the
recliner lever. Push the seatback forward until it is flat.
The armrests can be lowered or raised for easier
entry or exit of the vehicle. If your vehicle has captain
chairs with side impact airbags, they will have
one armrest on the inboard side.
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