2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER maintenance schedule

Locking Rear Axle...........................................4-10
Lockout Protection..........................................2-10
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-7
Leaving Your Vehicle....................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-10
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Long Trip/Highway Denition.............................. 6-6
Long Trip/Highway Intervals............................... 6-6
Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance........6-18
Loss of Control...............................................4-14
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-36
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-57
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
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Maintenance Schedule
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-26
At Least Once a Month................................6-26
At Least Once a Year..................................6-28
At Least Twice a Year..................................6-27
Brake System Inspection..............................6-32
Engine Cooling System Inspection.................6-31
Exhaust System Inspection...........................6-31
Fuel System Inspection................................6-31Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
How This Section is Organized....................... 6-3
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance.....6-18
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-35
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services......... 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services.............6-26
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections......6-31
Part D - Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants.........................................6-33
Part E - Maintenance Record........................6-37
Selecting the Right Schedule.......................... 6-5
Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance............. 6-6
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal Inspection..........................6-31
Throttle System Inspection............................6-32
Transfer Case and Front Axle
(Four-Wheel Drive) Inspection....................6-32
Using Your................................................... 6-4
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Maintenance When Trailer Towing.....................4-71
Making Turns.................................................4-68
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-30
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission.......................................2-21
Fluid..........................................................5-22
Operation...................................................2-26
Manual Transmission Check.............................6-27
Memory Seat.................................................2-64
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Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services............ 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services................6-26
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections..........6-31
Part D - Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants..................................................6-33
Part E - Maintenance Record...........................6-37
Passing.................................................4-13, 4-68
Passlock
®......................................................2-18
Payload.........................................................4-60
Plan Ahead When Possible................................ 7-8
Playing a Cassette Tape..................................3-55
Playing a CD.................................3-47, 3-58, 3-66
Playing a Specic Loaded CD..........................3-68
Playing the Radio...................3-38, 3-41, 3-49, 3-60
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.........................................5-98
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-12
Power Steering...............................................4-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-8
Programming the HomeLink
®Transmitter...........2-46
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-12
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-26
Radio Data System (RDS)...............3-44, 3-52, 3-63
Radio Messages.............................3-40, 3-47, 3-55
Radios..........................................................3-37
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-38
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player................3-72
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-74
Care of Your CDs........................................3-74
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-49
Radio with CD............................................3-41
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-60
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-38
Setting the Time for Radios without
Radio Data Systems (RDS).......................3-37
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-72
Understanding Reception..............................3-72
RDS Messages..............................3-46, 3-54, 3-65
Rear Axle......................................................5-47
Locking......................................................4-10
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-28
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-6
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions.............1-23
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-23
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-59
Rear Window.................................................2-13
Rear Window Defogger....................................3-20
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Seats (cont.)
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Memory.....................................................2-64
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-6
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-46
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-46
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-48
Security Light.................................................3-34
Security While You Travel.................................. 7-6
Selecting the Right Schedule, Maintenance.......... 6-5
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-3
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-30
Four-Wheel-Drive Warning Light.....................3-34
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Service Bulletins.............................................7-12
Service Engine Soon Light in the United States
or Check Engine Light in Canada..................3-30
Service Manuals.............................................7-11
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle............1-58
Setting Preset PTYs........................3-45, 3-54, 3-65
Setting Preset Stations............3-39, 3-42, 3-51, 3-62
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-38Setting the Time (cont.)
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-37
Setting the Tone
(Bass/Treble)......................3-40, 3-43, 3-51, 3-62
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-95
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-36
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-39
Short Trip/City Denition.................................... 6-5
Short Trip/City Intervals..................................... 6-5
Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance................ 6-6
Skidding........................................................4-14
Some Other Rainy Weather Tips.......................4-34
Spare Tire.....................................................5-89
Spare Tire Check............................................6-27
Specications, Capacities...............................5-103
Speedometer..................................................3-24
Stalling on an Incline.......................................4-27
Starter Switch Check.......................................6-28
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-20
Starting Your V6 Engine..................................2-21
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering in Emergencies..................................4-11
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal Inspection..............................6-31
Steering Tips..................................................4-10
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-5
Storage
Garment Hooks...........................................2-57
Storage Areas
Convenience Net.........................................2-59
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