Chevrolet Express 2007 User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7
Front Seats .............................................. 9
Rear Seats ............................................. 13
Safety Belts ............................................ 17
Child Restraints ...................................... 41
Airbag System ........................................ 78
Restraint System Check ......................... 98
Features and Controls .............................. 101
Keys ..................................................... 102
Doors and Locks .................................. 108
Windows ............................................... 115
Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 118
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 119
Mirrors .................................................. 134
Storage Areas ...................................... 139
Instrument Panel ....................................... 141
Instrument Panel Overview ................... 144
Climate Controls ................................... 160
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators .......................................... 166
Audio System(s) ................................... 187
Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 227
Your Driving, the Road, and Your
Vehicle .............................................. 228
Towing ................................................. 266
Service and Appearance Care .................. 287
Service ................................................. 290
Fuel ...................................................... 292
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 300
All-Wheel Drive ..................................... 336
Rear Axle ............................................. 337
Front Axle ............................................ 338
Noise Control System ........................... 338
Bulb Replacement ................................ 340
Windshield Wiper Blade
Replacement ..................................... 344
Tires ..................................................... 346
Appearance Care .................................. 382
Vehicle Identification ............................. 392
Electrical System .................................. 393
Capacities and Specifications ................ 398
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Maintenance Schedule .............................. 401
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 402
Customer Assistance Information ............. 423
Customer Assistance and
Information ........................................ 424
Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 438
Vehicle Data Recording
and Privacy ....................................... 441
Index .......................................................... 445
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and
the name CHEVY EXPRESS 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/retailer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15861874 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.
If your vehicle has the DURAMAX
®
Diesel engine,
refer to the DURAMAX
®
Diesel supplement for
additional and specific information on this engine.
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 Seat ................................................. 10
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 10
Rear Seats .................................................... 13
Rear Seat Operation ................................... 13
Safety Belts .................................................. 17
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 17
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts ............................................. 21
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 22
Driver Position ............................................. 23
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 32
Right Front Passenger Position ................... 32
Center Passenger Position
(3rd, 4th and 5th Row) ............................ 33
Center Passenger Position
(2nd Row) ................................................ 34
Rear Outside Passenger Positions .............. 34
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 37
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 40
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 40
Child Restraints ............................................ 41
Older Children ............................................. 41
Infants and Young Children ......................... 44
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 47
Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 52
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 54
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position or the
Second Row Center Seat Position ........... 63
Securing a Child Restraint
in a Center Seat Position
(3rd, 4th, and 5th Row) ........................... 66
Securing a Child Restraint in
the Right Front Seat Position
(With Passenger Sensing System) ........... 68
Securing a Child Restraint in
the Right Front Seat Position
(With Airbag Off Switch) .......................... 72
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System .............................................. 78
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 80
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? ........................................ 84
Airbag Off Switch ........................................ 86
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 89
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 96
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 97
Restraint System Check ............................... 98
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 98
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash ................................................... 98
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 be sure the seat is locked in place.
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Power Seat
If your vehicle has front power seat(s), you can
adjust them with these controls located at the front
center of the seat cushion.
To raise or lower the seat, move the center knob up
or down. To move the seat forward or rearward,
move the center knob toward the right or left.
To raise or lower the front of the seat cushion, move
the right lever up or down. To raise or lower the rear
of the seat cushion, move the left lever up or down.
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.
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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.
The seats have manual reclining seatbacks.
The lever used to operate them is located on
the inboard side of the seats. 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.
{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.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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CAUTION: (Continued)
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.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
Removing the Rear Seat
Disconnect the quick release latch plates for
the lap-shoulder belts on the bench seat to
be removed.
1. To do this, press
the tip of a key into
the release hole
of the safety
belt buckle while
pulling up on
the safety belt.
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2. Locate the pins. There are two pins located
on the inboard sides of the rear seats. If the
vehicle has floor mats, the pins will be located
under a flap that has been cut into the mat.
•The driver’s side pin has a gray cap with
a black “L” marked on it.
•The passenger’s side pin has a black cap
with a white “R” marked on it.
3. Pull the pin handle up to disengage the pin
from the retaining clip, then pull the pin out.
4. Repeat this procedure for the pin on the
other seat base.
5. Pull the seat rearward about 2 inches (5 cm)
and then lift the seat from the floor rails.
6. Remove the seat from the vehicle.
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7. For the first row
rear seat, stow the
safety belt latch
by attaching the clip
on the safety belt
latch to the trim
just inside the
side door.
For the remaining rear seats, stow the safety
belt latch plate on the clip at the window trim.
Replacing the Rear Seats
{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.
{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.
1. Position the seat into the open slots in
both rails. Push the seat forward in the
rail, hooking both seat bases onto the
pins inside of the rails.
2. To install the locking pins at the rear of the
seat base, locate the hole in the rail for the
pin. It is found on the inboard side of the seat.
If the vehicle has floor mats, pull the flap
that has been cut into the mat.
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3. Insert the locking pin into the seat base
and push the seat to line up with the pin
with the base. The pin with the black
cap marked “R” must be installed on the
passenger’s side and the pin with the gray
cap marked “L” on the driver’s side.
4. Push the pin with the black cap marked “R”
down until it is in the retaining clip.
5. Push the pin with the gray cap marked “L”
down until it is in the retaining clip.
6. If the vehicle has a floor mat, put the flap
back to its original position.
7. Repeat this procedure for the other seat base.
8. Connect the quick-release latch plates for
the lap-shoulder belts by inserting the latch
plates into the buckles attached at the
outboard positions of the bench seat.
Do not twist the belt.
9. Check that all locking pins are locked into
place before operating the vehicle.
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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 168
and Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
on page 169.
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces,
the law says to wear safety belts. Here is
why: They work.
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you
do have a crash, you do not know if it will be
a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can
be so serious that even buckled up, a person
would not survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and sometimes walk away. Without
belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast
as it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a
seat on wheels.
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle.
The rider does not stop.
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The person keeps going until stopped by
something. In a real vehicle, it could be the
windshield...
or the instrument panel...
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