Chevrolet 2007 Avalanche User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7
Front Seats .............................................. 9
Rear Seats ............................................. 18
Safety Belts ............................................ 20
Child Restraints ...................................... 43
Airbag System ........................................ 70
Restraint System Check ......................... 87
Features and Controls ................................ 89
Keys ....................................................... 91
Doors and Locks .................................. 100
Windows ............................................... 114
Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 116
Starting and Operating
Your Vehicle ..................................... 122
Mirrors .................................................. 145
OnStar
®
System ................................... 156
Universal Home Remote System .......... 158
Storage Areas ...................................... 169
Sunroof ................................................ 197
Instrument Panel ....................................... 199
Instrument Panel Overview ................... 202
Climate Controls ................................... 226
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators .......................................... 238
Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 258
Audio System(s) ................................... 288
Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 355
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle ..................................... 356
Towing ................................................. 415
Service and Appearance Care .................. 437
Service ................................................. 440
Fuel ...................................................... 442
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 450
Rear Axle ............................................. 490
Four-Wheel Drive .................................. 491
Front Axle ............................................ 492
Headlamp Aiming ................................. 493
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Bulb Replacement ................................ 496
Windshield Wiper Blade
Replacement ..................................... 499
Tires ..................................................... 500
Appearance Care .................................. 546
Vehicle Identification ............................. 556
Electrical System .................................. 557
Capacities and Specifications ................ 566
Maintenance Schedule .............................. 569
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 570
Customer Assistance Information ............. 591
Customer Assistance and
Information ........................................ 592
Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 609
Index .......................................................... 613
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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.
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
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. 15854797 A First Printing
©
2006 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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Front Seats ..................................................... 9
Manual Passenger Seat ................................ 9
Power Seats ................................................. 9
Power Lumbar ............................................. 10
Heated Seats .............................................. 11
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals .............. 12
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 14
Head Restraints .......................................... 17
Center Seat ................................................ 17
Rear Seats .................................................... 18
Rear Seat Operation ................................... 18
Safety Belts .................................................. 20
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 20
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts ............................................. 24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 25
Driver Position ............................................. 25
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 33
Right Front Passenger Position ................... 34
Center Front Passenger Position ................. 34
Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 35
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 38
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 42
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 42
Child Restraints ............................................ 43
Older Children ............................................. 43
Infants and Young Children ......................... 46
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 50
Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 54
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 55
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position ........................................... 63
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position ....................... 65
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ......................... 66
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System .............................................. 70
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 73
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 76
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 77
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 78
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inflates? ................................................... 78
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 80
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 85
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 86
Restraint System Check ............................... 87
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 87
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ........................................... 88
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Passenger Seat
If your vehicle has a manual front passenger split
bench seat, you can adjust it with this lever
located at the front of the seat.
Lift the lever to unlock the seat and use your body
to slide the seat to where you want it. Release
the lever and try to move the seat with your body
to make sure that the seat is locked into place.
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.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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•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 12
for more information.
Power Lumbar
If the seats have power lumbar, the controls used
to operate this feature are located on the
outboard side of the seats.
•To increase lumbar support, press and hold
the front of the control.
•To decrease lumbar support, press and hold
the rear of the control.
•To raise the height of the lumbar support,
press and hold the top of the control.
•To lower the height of the lumbar support,
press and hold the bottom of the control.
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Release the control when the lower seatback
reaches the desired level of lumbar support.
Your vehicle may have a memory function which
allows seat settings to be saved and recalled.
See Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 12
for more information.
Keep in mind that as your seating position
changes, as it may during long trips, so should the
position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat
as needed.
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have
heated front seats. The
controls are located
on the driver’s and
passenger’s doors, near
the door handle.
I(Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn
on the heated seatback.
The light on the button will come on to indicate
that the feature is working. Press the button
to cycle through the temperature settings of high,
medium, and low and to turn the heat to the
seatback off. Indicator lights below the button show
the level of heat selected: three for high, two for
medium, and one for low.
J(Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this
button to turn on the heated seat and seatback.
The light on the button will come on to indicate that
the feature is working. Press the button to cycle
through the temperature settings of high, medium,
and low and to turn the heat to the seat off.
Indicator lights above the button will show the level
of heat selected: three for high, two for medium,
and one for low.
The heated seats will be canceled ten seconds
after the ignition is turned off. If you want to
use the heated seat feature after you restart your
vehicle, you will need to press the appropriate
heated seat or seatback button again.
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Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals
Your vehicle may have the memory package.
The controls for this
feature are located on
the driver’s door
panel, and are used to
program and recall
memory settings for the
driver’s seat, outside
mirrors, and the
adjustable throttle and
brake pedal.
To save your positions in memory, do the
following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback
recliner and lumbar, both outside mirrors, and
the throttle and brake pedals to a comfortable
position.
See Outside Power Mirrors on page 152 and
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal on
page 126 for more information.
Not all mirrors will have the ability to save and
recall the mirror positions.
2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps are
heard indicating that the position has been
stored.
A second seating, mirror, and throttle and brake
pedal position can be programmed by repeating
the above steps and pressing button 2.
To recall the memory positions, the vehicle must
be in PARK (P). Press and release either button 1
or button 2 corresponding to the desired driving
position. The seat, outside mirrors, and adjustable
throttle and brake pedals will move to the
position previously stored. You will hear a
single beep.
If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to
enter your vehicle and the remote recall memory
feature is on, automatic seat, adjustable mirror,
and adjustable pedal movements will occur.
See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle
Customization (With DIC Buttons) on page 279
for more information.
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To stop recall movement of the memory function
at any time, press one of the power seat controls,
memory buttons, power mirror buttons, or
adjustable pedal switch.
If something has blocked the driver’s seat and/or
the adjustable pedals while recalling a memory
position, the driver’s seat and/or the adjustable
pedals recall may stop working. If this happens,
remove the obstruction and press the appropriate
control for the area that is not responding for
two seconds. Try recalling the memory position
again by pressing the appropriate memory button.
If the memory position is still not recalling, see
your dealer for service.
Easy Exit Seat
The control for this feature is located on the
driver’s door panel between buttons 1 and 2.
With the vehicle in PARK (P), the driver’s seat exit
position can be recalled by pressing the exit
button. You will hear a single beep, and the
driver’s seat will move back.
If the easy exit seat feature is programmed in the
Driver Information Center (DIC), automatic
seat movement will occur when the key is removed
from the ignition. See “EASY EXIT SEAT” under
DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons)
on page 279 for more information.
The memory seat and easy exit features can also
be programmed using the DIC.
For programming information, see DIC Vehicle
Customization (With DIC Buttons) on page 279.
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Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{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.
{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.
If the seats have manual reclining seatbacks, the
lever used to operate them is located on the
outboard side of the seat(s).
To recline the seatback, do the following:
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position,
then release the lever to lock the seatback
in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
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To return the seatback to an upright position, do
the following:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to
the seatback and the seatback will return to
the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
Power Reclining Seatbacks
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, the
control used to recline them is located on the
outboard side of the seat behind the power seat
control.
•To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the
control rearward.
•To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of
the control forward.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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{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. 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.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the
restraint is at the same height as the top of
the occupant’s head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Pull the head restraint
up to raise it. To lower
the head restraint,
press the release
button, located on the
top of the seatback,
while you push the head
restraint down.
Center Seat
Your vehicle may have a front center seat. The
seatback doubles as an armrest and
cupholder/storage area for the driver and
passenger when the center seat is not used. Do
not use it as a seating position when the seatback
is folded down.
For information on safety belts for this position,
see Center Front Passenger Position on page 34.
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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seat is a 60/40 split bench seat that can
be folded to give you more cargo space and
access to the folding midgate. See Midgate
®
on
page 104 for more information on operation of the
folding midgate.
To fold either side of the seat do the following:
1. Push the rear seat head restraints all the
way down.
2. Pull the seat loop
located where the
seatback and seat
cushion meet. The
seat cushion will
release and allow
you to tilt it toward
the front of the
vehicle.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
3. Fold the seatback forward until it is flat. You
may have to move the front seats forward
slightly to do this.
4. Repeat the procedure for the other side.
To return the seats to the normal position, push
the seatback up and fold the seat cushion down.
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{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 raising the rear
seatback, always check to be sure that the
safety belts are properly routed and
attached, and are not twisted.
{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 be sure to press the
rear of the seat cushion down. This action
locks the seatback in place.
Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked. Raise the head restraint.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use
safety belts properly. It also tells you some things
you should not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she
cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you
are in a crash and you are not wearing a
safety belt, your injuries can be much
worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be
seriously injured or killed. In the same
crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety
belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or
killed. Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and
your passengers to buckle your safety belts. See
Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 241 and
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light on
page 241.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the
law says to wear safety belts. Here is why:
They work.
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