Chevrolet 2007 Colorado User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7
Front Seats .............................................. 9
Rear Seats ............................................. 17
Safety Belts ............................................ 20
Child Restraints ...................................... 43
Airbag System ........................................ 76
Restraint System Check ......................... 94
Features and Controls ................................ 97
Keys ....................................................... 99
Doors and Locks .................................. 104
Windows ............................................... 110
Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 112
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 115
Mirrors .................................................. 138
OnStar
®
System ................................... 147
Storage Areas ...................................... 150
Sunroof ................................................ 153
Instrument Panel ....................................... 155
Instrument Panel Overview ................... 158
Climate Controls ................................... 176
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ... 179
Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 196
Audio System(s) ................................... 205
Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 245
Your Driving, the Road, and Your
Vehicle .............................................. 246
Towing ................................................. 297
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Service and Appearance Care .................. 319
Service ................................................. 322
Fuel ...................................................... 325
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 330
Rear Axle ............................................. 368
Four-Wheel Drive .................................. 368
Front Axle ............................................ 369
Bulb Replacement ................................ 370
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ... 375
Tires ..................................................... 377
Appearance Care .................................. 424
Vehicle Identification ............................. 434
Electrical System .................................. 434
Capacities and Specifications ................ 439
Maintenance Schedule .............................. 441
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 442
Customer Assistance Information ............. 463
Customer Assistance and Information ... 464
Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 481
Index .......................................................... 485
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the
name COLORADO 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 needed while 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
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15866155 A First 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
Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10
Power Lumbar ............................................. 11
Heated Seats .............................................. 11
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 12
Head Restraints .......................................... 15
Seatback Latches ........................................ 16
Rear Seats .................................................... 17
Rear Seat Operation (Extended Cab) .......... 17
Rear Seat Operation (Crew Cab) ................ 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 ................. 33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 34
Right Front Passenger Position ................... 34
Center Front Passenger Position ................. 35
Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 36
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 39
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 42
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 42
Child Restraints ............................................ 43
Older Children ............................................. 43
Infants and Young Children ......................... 46
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 49
Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 53
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 56
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ................................... 68
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position ....................... 71
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ......................... 71
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System .............................................. 76
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 79
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 82
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 84
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 84
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inflates? ........................................ 85
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 86
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 92
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 93
Restraint System Check ............................... 94
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 94
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ........................................... 95
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.
Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to
unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it
and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your
body to make sure the seat is locked into 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 horizontal control forward or rearward.
•Raise or lower the front part of the seat
cushion by moving the front of the horizontal
control up or down.
•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat
cushion by moving the rear of the horizontal
control up or down.
•Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the
entire horizontal control up or down.
•Use the vertical control to recline the seatback.
See “Power Reclining Seatbacks” under
Reclining Seatbacks on page 12 for more
information.
Manual Lumbar
If your vehicle has this
feature, there is a knob
located on the outboard
side of the driver’s seat.
Turn the top of the knob toward the front of the
vehicle to increase lumbar support. Turn the top
of the knob toward the rear of the vehicle to
decrease lumbar support.
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