Chevrolet 2007 Avalanche User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7
Front Seats .............................................. 9
Rear Seats ............................................. 19
Safety Belts ............................................ 21
Child Restraints ...................................... 45
Airbag System ........................................ 72
Restraint System Check ......................... 88
Features and Controls ................................ 91
Keys ....................................................... 93
Doors and Locks .................................. 102
Windows ............................................... 116
Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 118
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ....... 122
Mirrors .................................................. 145
OnStar
®
System ................................... 156
Universal Home Remote System .......... 159
Storage Areas ...................................... 170
Sunroof ................................................ 199
Instrument Panel ....................................... 201
Instrument Panel Overview ................... 204
Climate Controls ................................... 227
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators .......................................... 239
Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 257
Audio System(s) ................................... 286
Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 351
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle ..................................... 352
Towing ................................................. 408
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Service and Appearance Care .................. 429
Service ................................................. 432
Fuel ...................................................... 435
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 442
Rear Axle ............................................. 482
Four-Wheel Drive .................................. 483
Front Axle ............................................ 484
Headlamp Aiming ................................. 485
Bulb Replacement ................................ 488
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .... 491
Tires ..................................................... 492
Appearance Care .................................. 537
Vehicle Identification ............................. 546
Electrical System .................................. 547
Capacities and Specifications ................ 556
Maintenance Schedule .............................. 559
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 560
Customer Assistance Information ............. 581
Customer Assistance and Information ..... 582
Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 599
Index .......................................................... 603
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and
the names AVALANCHE and Z71 are registered
trademarks 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.
This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
have all of them. For example, more than one
entertainment system may be offered or your
vehicle may have been ordered without a front
passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there
if it is ever needed. 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
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15854797 B Second Printing
©
2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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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.
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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Front Seats ..................................................... 9
Manual Seats ................................................ 9
Power Seats ............................................... 10
Power Lumbar ............................................. 11
Heated Seats .............................................. 12
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals .............. 13
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 14
Head Restraints .......................................... 18
Center Seat ................................................ 18
Rear Seats .................................................... 19
Rear Seat Operation ................................... 19
Safety Belts .................................................. 21
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 21
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts ............................................. 25
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 26
Driver Position ............................................. 26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 34
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 35
Right Front Passenger Position ................... 36
Center Front Passenger Position ................. 36
Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 37
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 41
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 44
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 44
Child Restraints ............................................ 45
Older Children ............................................. 45
Infants and Young Children ......................... 48
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 51
Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 55
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 57
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ................................... 65
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position ....................... 67
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ......................... 68
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System .............................................. 72
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 75
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 77
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 79
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 79
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inflates? ........................................ 80
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 81
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 86
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 87
Restraint System Check ............................... 88
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 88
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ........................................... 89
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
{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.
If your vehicle has a manual bucket or a split
bench seat, you can adjust the seat forward or
rearward with the bar located under the front of
the seat cushion.
Lift the bar to unlock the seat. Slide the seat to
where you want it and release the bar. Try to
move the seat with your body to be sure the
seat is locked in place.
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Power Seats
If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to
operate them are located on the outboard side of the
seats. To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
•Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the control forward or rearward.
•Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion
by moving the front of the control up or down.
•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion
by moving the rear of the control up or down.
•Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the
entire control up or down.
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, the
control is located behind the power seat control
on the outboard side of the seats. See “Power
Reclining Seatbacks” under Reclining Seatbacks
on page 14.
Your vehicle may have a memory function which
allows seat settings to be saved and recalled.
See Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 13
for more information.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control,
Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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