2003 CHEVROLET SSR glove box

Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System
Your vehicle has a passenger airbag. There is an airbag
off switch in the glove box you can use to turn off the
passenger’s airbag. SeeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-48
for more on this, including important safety information.
Unless the passenger’s airbag has been turned off,
neverput a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle.Here is why:{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the passenger’s
airbag inates. This is because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would be very close
to the inating airbag. Do not use a rear-facing
child restraint in this vehicle unless the
passenger’s airbag has been turned off.
Even though the airbag off switch is designed
to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe, and no one can guarantee
that an airbag will not deploy under some
unusual circumstance, even though it is turned
off. We recommend that rear-facing child
restraints be transported in vehicles with a
rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing
child restraint, whenever possible.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the passenger seat, always move
the passenger seat as far back as it will go.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Passenger Seat Position
Your vehicle has a passenger air bag. There is an air
bag off switch in the glove box you can use to turn
off the passenger’s air bag. SeeAirbag Off Switch
on page 1-48for more on this, including important
safety information.
Unless the passenger’s air bag has been turned off,
neverput a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle.
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In many crashes severe enough to inate an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur from
the passenger air bag.
Air bags are designed to inate only once. After
an air bag inates, you’ll need some new parts
for your air bag system. If you don’t get them, the
air bag system won’t be there to help protect you in
another crash. A new system will include air bag
modules and possibly other parts. The service
manual for your vehicle covers the need to replace
other parts.
Your vehicle is equipped with electronic frontal
sensors, which help the sensing system distinguish
between a moderate frontal impact and a more
severe frontal impact. Your vehicle is also equipped
with a crash sensing and diagnostic module,
which records information about the frontal air bag
system. The module records information about
the readiness of the system, when the system
commands air bag ination and driver’s safety belt
usage at deployment. The module also records
speed, engine RPM, brake and throttle data.
Let only qualied technicians work on your air bag
systems. Improper service can mean that an air
bag system won’t work properly. See your dealer
for service.Notice:If you damage the covering for the driver’s
or the passenger’s airbag, the bag may not work
properly. You may have to replace the airbag module
in the steering wheel or both the airbag module and
the instrument panel for the passenger’s airbag.
Do not open or break the airbag coverings.
Airbag Off Switch
Your vehicle has a switch inside the glovebox that you
can use to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag.United States
Canada
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Keys...............................................................2-2
Remote Keyless Entry System.........................2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation...........2-5
Doors and Locks.............................................2-7
Door Locks....................................................2-7
Power Door Locks..........................................2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks................2-8
Leaving Your Vehicle......................................2-9
Tailgate........................................................2-9
Windows........................................................2-10
Power Windows............................................2-11
Sun Visors...................................................2-12
Theft-Deterrent Systems..................................2-12
Content Theft-Deterrent.................................2-12
Passlock
®....................................................2-14
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle................2-14
New Vehicle Break-In....................................2-14
Ignition Positions..........................................2-15
Starting the Engine.......................................2-16
Automatic Transmission Operation...................2-17
Parking Brake..............................................2-19
Shifting Into Park (P).....................................2-20
Shifting Out of Park (P).................................2-21
Parking Over Things That Burn.......................2-22
Engine Exhaust............................................2-22
Running the Engine While Parked...................2-23Mirrors...........................................................2-24
Manual Rearview Mirror.................................2-24
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
HomeLink
®...............................................2-24
Outside Power Heated Mirrors........................2-25
Outside Convex Mirror...................................2-25
Outside Automatic Dimming Heated Mirror........2-26
HomeLink
®Transmitter...................................2-26
HomeLink®Wireless Control System...............2-26
HomeLink®Wireless Control
System Operation......................................2-27
Storage Areas................................................2-31
Glove Box...................................................2-31
Cupholder(s)................................................2-31
Instrument Panel Storage Area.......................2-31
Center Console Storage Area.........................2-31
Map Pocket.................................................2-31
Cargo Cover................................................2-32
Cargo Net System........................................2-36
Side-Saddle Storage.....................................2-37
Convertible Top..............................................2-37
Vehicle Personalization...................................2-44
Memory Seat...............................................2-44
Section 2 Features and Controls
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Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation
You can lock and unlock your doors and cargo area
from about 3 feet (1 m) up to 30 feet (9 m) away using
the remote keyless entry transmitter supplied with
your vehicle.
W(Unlock):When you
press unlock, the driver’s
door will unlock
automatically, the parking
lamps may ash, the
horn may sound, and the
interior lights will turn on.
If your vehicle has the memory seat feature and you
have previously programmed a seat position, the driver’s
seat will move to that position when you press the
unlock button. SeeMemory Seat on page 2-44for
more information.
Q(Lock):Press lock to lock all the doors. Press lock
again within three seconds and the horn will chirp.
F(Cargo Cover Release):To release the cargo
cover, press the button with this symbol on it. The
convertible top must be all the way up or down for this
feature to work properly. The cargo cover can also
be released using the cargo cover release button
located in the glovebox. SeeCargo Cover on page 2-32
for more information.
L(Remote Alarm):Press the button with the horn
symbol on it, to sound the horn and make the
headlamps and taillamps ash for up to 30 seconds.
This can be turned off by pressing the horn button again,
or by waiting for 30 seconds, or by starting the vehicle.
You can program different feedback settings for up
to two drivers using the Driver Information Center (DIC).
For more information seeDriver Information
Center (DIC) on page 3-41.
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Customizing Your Automatic Door
Locks Feature
The automatic door locks can be programmed to the
preferred settings for up to two drivers. SeeDIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 3-52for more information.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your key, open your
door and set the lock from inside. Then get out and
close the door.
Tailgate
To open the tailgate, do the following:
1. Open the cargo cover using the remote keyless
entry transmitter or the cargo cover release
button in the glovebox. SeeRemote Keyless Entry
System Operation on page 2-5andCargo Cover
on page 2-32for more information.
2. Pull up on the handle inside and lower the tailgate.
To close the tailgate, do the following:
1. Close the cargo cover before closing the tailgate.
2. Push the tailgate upward to return it to its upright,
latched position. Push and pull on the tailgate to
make sure it is secure.
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Storage Areas
Glove Box
To open the glove box, pull on the lever. Use your door
key to lock or unlock it.
Cupholder(s)
Your vehicle has one cupholder located on your
instrument panel and one cupholder that is removable
and snaps to the passenger’s side of the center console
in the bracket provided.
To open the cupholder on the instrument panel, push in
the center of the cupholder door. The cupholder will
then release and move outward toward you for use. To
return the cupholder to its closed position, push in
the center of the cupholder door near the top. If you
press in the center middle of the cupholder door,
the cupholder will not close properly.
Instrument Panel Storage Area
There is a storage tray located to the right of the
steering wheel on the instrument panel. Press on the
tray to release it. The tray will slide out of the instrument
panel toward you. You can then put small items into
the tray. To close the tray, push forward on the center of
the tray until it latches back into the instrument panel.
Center Console Storage Area
Your center console has a storage area that can be
locked and unlocked with the center console storage
key. SeeKeys on page 2-2for more information.
Map Pocket
The map/storage pockets are located on both the driver
and passenger side doors.
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Cargo Cover
Opening the Cargo Cover
Press this button located in
the glovebox to release
the cargo cover.
You can also open the cargo cover using the remote
keyless entry transmitter. SeeRemote Keyless
Entry System Operation on page 2-5for more
information. The tailgate must be open for you to close
the cargo cover. SeeTailgate on page 2-9for more
information.
If you cannot open your cargo cover area using your
remote keyless entry transmitter you should rst check
the battery. See “Battery Replacement” underRemote
Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-5.If
changing the battery does not work, you may need to
replace the fuse. SeeFuses and Circuit Breakers
on page 5-82for more information.To open your cargo cover area manually, do the
following:
1. Locate the control box under the rear of the vehicle
on the driver’s side, behind the rear tire.
2. Insert the convertible top release tool or your
ignition key and turn it to activate the emergency
release. The convertible top release tool is provided
by the dealer and stored in the glovebox.
Convertible top release tool shown
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