2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO warning

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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using Your................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Maintenance When Trailer Towing.....................4-69
Making Turns.................................................4-67
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-24
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-5
Manual Seats................................................... 1-3
Manual Transmission.......................................2-19
Fluid..........................................................5-22
Operation...................................................2-25
Manual Windows............................................2-12Map Lamps....................................................2-39
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle............... 2-5
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-32
Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
Islands/Countries (Except Puerto Rico and
U.S. Virgin Islands) – Customer Assistance....... 7-5
Mirror Operation.............................................2-38
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass
and Temperature Display...........................2-38
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-37
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-38
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-42
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-41
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-41
Mode Buttons.................................................3-13
Mode Knob....................................................3-12
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
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New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-17
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
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Odometer......................................................3-17
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-17
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-11
OIL ...............................................................3-34
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-27
OIL LIFE.......................................................3-34
Oil Life System...............................................3-30
Older Children, Restraints................................1-31
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar
®Personal Calling.................................2-43
OnStar®Services............................................2-43
OnStar®System.............................................2-42
OnStar®Virtual Advisor....................................2-44
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off
Paved Roads..............................................4-14
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-5
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-14
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-42
Manual Mirrors............................................2-41
Power Mirrors.............................................2-41
Overseas – Customer Assistance........................ 7-5
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
Owner’s Information........................................7-13
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PARK BRK (Brake).........................................3-35
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-32
Shifting Out of............................................2-34
Parking
Brake........................................................2-31
Over Things That Burn.................................2-35
Parking on Hills..............................................4-68
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-35
Passing.................................................4-12, 4-66
Passlock
®......................................................2-16
Payload.........................................................4-55
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-56
Plan Ahead When Possible................................ 7-8
Playing a CD.........................................3-45, 3-53
Playing a Specic Loaded CD..........................3-54
Playing the Radio...........................3-37, 3-39, 3-47
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-10
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.......................................5-103
Seat............................................................ 1-4
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-13
Power and Heated Seat Circuit Breakers..........5-103
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Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-75
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-76
Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-75
Replacing Parts...........................................1-76
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-19
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-24
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out...................4-42
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-36
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Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-31
Reminder Light............................................3-18
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-97
Center Front Passenger Position....................1-24
Driver Position............................................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts........1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults......................................1-29Safety Belts (cont.)
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-25
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-23
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-11
Safety Chains.................................................4-65
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scanning the Terrain.......................................4-17
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Sealed Beam Headlamps.................................5-51
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-8
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Manual........................................................ 1-3
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-5
Power Seats................................................. 1-4
Rear Seat Operation..............................1-9, 1-10
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-8
Secondary Latch System.................................5-90
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-53
Designed for the LATCH System...........1-48, 1-50
Rear Seat Position......................................1-51
Right Front Seat Position......................1-53, 1-58
Security Light.................................................3-28
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Understanding Radio Reception........................3-59
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-69
United States – Customer Assistance.................. 7-5
Up-Shift Light.........................................2-26, 3-22
Used Replacement Wheels..............................5-71
Using Cleaner on Fabric..................................5-95
Using Song List Mode.....................................3-56
Using the Recovery Hooks...............................4-43
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-50
Parking Your...............................................2-35
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders..................................................7-10
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-102
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-103
Vehicle Storage..............................................5-42
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-14
Visors...........................................................2-14
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-15
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-32
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-4
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-5
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Washing Your Vehicle......................................5-98
Weight of the Trailer........................................4-58
Weight of the Trailer Tongue.............................4-64
Weight-Distributing Hitches and Weight
Carrying Hitches..........................................4-65
What Kind of Engine Oil to Use........................5-14
What to Do with Used Oil................................5-17
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-70
Replacement...............................................5-70
When to Add Engine Oil..................................5-14
When to Change Engine Oil (GM Oil
Life System)...............................................5-16
When to Check and Change Lubricant.......5-48, 5-49
When to Check Power Steering Fluid................5-37
When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter........5-18
When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking
on a Hill.....................................................4-69
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