Chevrolet KODIAK 2005 User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-8
Safety Belts .............................................. 1-9
Child Restraints ....................................... 1-27
Airbag System ......................................... 1-48
Restraint System Check ............................ 1-60
Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1
Keys ........................................................ 2-2
Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-6
Windows .................................................. 2-8
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-11
Mirrors .................................................... 2-45
Storage Areas ......................................... 2-47
Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4
Climate Controls ...................................... 3-20
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-24
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-44
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 ......................................................... 5-6
Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-20
Rear Axle ............................................... 5-60
Four-Wheel Drive ..................................... 5-62
Front Axle ............................................... 5-63
Noise Control System ............................... 5-64
Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-65
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-65
Other Service Items .................................. 5-66
Tires ...................................................... 5-70
Appearance Care ..................................... 5-79
Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-87
Electrical System ...................................... 5-88
Capacities and Specifications ..................... 5-95
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts .... 5-100
Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1
Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects ............................ 7-7
Index ................................................................ 1
2005 Chevrolet Kodiak Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, and the CHEVROLET Emblem are
registered trademarks; and the name KODIAK 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 GM Medium Duty Truck Division
when it appears in this manual.
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
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. 05KODIAK B First Edition
©
2004 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
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4
Split Bench Seat (80/20 Split) ..........................1-6
Air Suspension Seats ......................................1-6
Rear Seats .......................................................1-8
Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8
Safety Belts .....................................................1-9
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-9
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-14
Driver Position ..............................................1-14
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-21
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-22
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-22
Center Passenger Position .............................1-22
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-24
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-26
Child Restraints .............................................1-27
Older Children ..............................................1-27
Infants and Young Children ............................1-30
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-33
Where to Put the Restraint
(Regular Cab Models) ................................1-36
Where to Put the Restraint
(Crew Cab Models) ....................................1-38
Top Strap ....................................................1-39
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside
Seat Position (Crew Cab Models) ................1-40
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Position (Crew Cab) or Center
Front Position ...........................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position ............................................1-44
Airbag System ...............................................1-48
Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-52
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-53
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-54
How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-54
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-54
Airbag Off Switch ..........................................1-56
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-59
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle ....................................................1-59
Restraint System Check ..................................1-60
Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-60
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................1-60
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
Bucket Seats
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust the 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 bucket seats, you can adjust them
forward or rearward with the lever located at the front
of the seat.
To adjust the seat, pull the lever up, slide the seat to
where you want it and release the lever. Then try to
move the seat with your body to make sure the seat
is locked in place.
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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
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it
is locked.
Lumbar Adjustments
The lumbar adjustment
knob is located on the
seatback, on the inboard
side of the driver’s seat and
on the outboard side of the
passenger’s seat.
For more support to your lower back, turn the lumbar
adjustment knob clockwise. To decrease the amount of
lumbar support, turn the knob counterclockwise.
Seatback Adjustment
The seatback adjustment
knob is located on the
inboard side of the
driver’s and passenger’s
seat cushions.
To tilt the seatback rearward, turn the knob
counterclockwise. Turn the knob clockwise to tilt the
seat forward.
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Fore-and-Aft Adjustment
The fore-and-aft
adjustment lever is
located underneath the
seat, in the front.
To slide the seat forward or rearward, move the lever
toward the driver’s door. The seat will lock in at 1/2 inch
(1.5 cm) increments.
{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
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it
is locked.
Reclining Seatbacks
If your vehicle has non-suspension bucket seats, you
can recline the seatbacks. The lever is located on
the outboard side of the seat cushion.
To recline the seatback, lift the lever and use your body
to move the seatback. Release the lever to lock the
seatback where you want it. Lean forward and pull up on
the lever to return the seatback to an upright position.
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But don’t 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.
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Split Bench Seat (80/20 Split)
If your vehicle has a split bench seat, your seat is
not adjustable.
There is a storage area underneath the seat cushion.
See Storage Areas on page 2-47.
Air Suspension Seats
Your vehicle may have a low-back or high-back air
suspension seat. There are two ways you can adjust
the seat.
Height Adjustment
The suspension seat
height adjustment lever
is located on the front
inboard side of the seat.
To adjust the height of the air suspension seat, pull the
lever up to inflate. Push the lever down to deflate.
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The seat cushion can also be raised or lowered.
The seat cushion height
adjustment handle is
located underneath the
front of the seat.
To adjust the height of the cushion, lift the handle up and
pull it forward. You can choose between two settings.
Chugger-Snubber Lock-Out Feature
If your vehicle has this
feature, the handle is
located on the outboard
side of the driver’s
and passenger’s seats.
Move the handle down to reduce any backslap
experienced while in tractor/trailer operation or while
operating a dump truck application.
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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
Folding the Rear Seat (Crew Cab)
{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
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it
is locked.
The rear bench seat on the crew cab can be folded
down to provide more cargo space.
To fold down the seatback,
pull this nylon strap
located on the rear of the
seat, while pulling the
seatback down.
To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap while raising
the seatback until it locks upright.
After raising a seatback to an upright position, push and
pull on the seatback to check that it is locked in place.
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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 can not
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 a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up.
See Safety Belt Reminder
Light on page 3-27.
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says to wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have
a crash, you don’t 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 wouldn’t 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 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up
does matter... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
Q: Aren’t safety belts for kids?
A: Yes. And they’re for adult truckers, and anyone
else who rides in your vehicle.
Here’s why: when your vehicle goes, say, 30 mph
(50 km/h), so do you and your passengers.
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If the vehicle hits something, it stops – right then.
But nothing stops the people. They keep moving. Then something will stop them. It could be the windshield.
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Or it could be the instrument panel.
Now, what if you and your passengers were to give that
big vehicle a chance to deal with the force of the
impact, instead of you?
With belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get
more time to stop.
You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones
take the forces. Safety belts are for everyone.
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Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident
if I am wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you are upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?
A: Airbags are in many vehicles today and will be
in most of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only; so they work with
safety belts — not instead of them. Every airbag
system ever offered for sale has required the use of
safety belts. Even if you are in a vehicle that has
airbags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That is true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in an
accident — even one that is not your fault — you
and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver does not protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)
of home. And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different
rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 1-27
or Infants and Young Children on page 1-30.
Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you will want to know which restraint systems
your vehicle has.
We will start with the driver position.
Driver Position
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to
wear it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight.
To see how, see “Seats” in the Index.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Do not let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt
across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt
go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt
Extender on page 1-26.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
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