2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE check engine

Center Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts....1-22
Center Overhead Console................................2-57
Chains, Tire...................................................5-74
Charging System Light....................................3-34
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-40
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-101
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-35
Infants and Young Children...........................1-31
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-42
Older Children.............................................1-29
Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System..............................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position...................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-46
Top Strap...................................................1-40
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-41
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-38
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-104
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-20Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-100
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-98
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-96
Finish Care.................................................5-98
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-95
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-97
Leather......................................................5-97
Tires........................................................5-100
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-101
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-98
Weatherstrips..............................................5-98
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-99
Climate Control System
Dual..........................................................3-20
Dual Automatic............................................3-23
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-28
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-26
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-24
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-38
Heater, Engine............................................2-30
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-28
Cooling System..............................................5-30
Cruise Control................................................3-10
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Electrical System...........................................5-103
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-106
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-104
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-104
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-104
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-107
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-104
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Battery.......................................................5-41
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-40
Coolant......................................................5-25
Coolant Heater............................................2-30
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-38
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-42
Fan Noise..................................................5-35
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-30
Overheating................................................5-28
Starting......................................................2-28
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-18
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-28
Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-17
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-101
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-104
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-74
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-75
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-91
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-36
Windshield Washer......................................5-36
Fog Lamps....................................................3-16
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-34, 5-48
Front Armrest Storage Area..............................2-57
Front Axle......................................................5-49
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-5
E-85 (85% Ethanol)....................................... 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container..................... 5-9
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-44
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-45
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Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual......................................................3-89
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-26
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-15
O
Odometer......................................................3-31
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-42
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-29
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-51
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off
Paved Roads..............................................4-18
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-28
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb View
Assist.....................................................2-51
Camper-Type Mirrors....................................2-48
Convex Mirror.............................................2-50
Heated Mirrors............................................2-50
Power Mirrors.............................................2-49Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-30
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-39
Shifting Out of............................................2-41
Parking
Brake........................................................2-38
Over Things That Burn.................................2-41
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-32
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-60
Passing.........................................................4-15
Passlock
®......................................................2-26
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-19
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-104
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-27
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-23
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
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Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-13
R
Radios..........................................................3-64
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-104
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-104
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-89
Radio with CD............................................3-65
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-76
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-101
Setting the Time..........................................3-65
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-102
Understanding Reception............................3-103
Reading Lamps..............................................3-18
Rear Axle......................................................5-47
Locking......................................................4-10
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-26
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-101
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-90
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-7
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-23
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-59Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-46
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature Display . . . 2-43
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-46
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-58
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-80
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-76
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-58
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-65
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-66
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-27
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-22
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-46
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-42
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