2005 CHEVROLET BLAZER maintenance

Maintenance Record (cont’d)
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About Driving Your Vehicle.................................... ii
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-58
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-96
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-18
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Readiness Light..........................................3-25
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-50
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-58
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-55
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-57
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-55
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-56
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-53
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-52
AM-FM Radio.................................................3-41
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-76
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-8
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-29
Appearance Care............................................5-86
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-92
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-89
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-93
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-90Appearance Care (cont.)
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-86
Finish Care.................................................5-90
Finish Damage............................................5-93
Glass Surfaces............................................5-89
Instrument Panel.........................................5-88
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-88
Leather......................................................5-88
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-93
Tires..........................................................5-92
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-93
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-94
Vinyl..........................................................5-88
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-90
Weatherstrips..............................................5-89
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-91
Wood Panels..............................................5-89
Ashtrays........................................................3-18
Audio System(s).............................................3-39
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-41
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player................3-75
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-76
Care of Your CDs........................................3-76
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-76
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-51
Radio with CD............................................3-43
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-64
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data
Systems (RDS)........................................3-40
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Child Restraints
Center Seat Positions..................................1-49
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-35
Infants and Young Children...........................1-32
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 Outside
Seat Position...........................................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position...........................................1-47
Top Strap...................................................1-39
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-41
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-38
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-18
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-92
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-90
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-86
Finish Care.................................................5-90
Glass Surfaces............................................5-89
Instrument Panel.........................................5-88
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-88
Leather......................................................5-88
Tires..........................................................5-92
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-93Cleaning (cont.)
Vinyl..........................................................5-88
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-90
Weatherstrips..............................................5-89
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-91
Wood Panels..............................................5-89
Climate Control System...................................3-19
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-21
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-24
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-27
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-17
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Net............................................2-55
Convenience System, Rear..............................2-56
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-29
Heater, Engine............................................2-23
Cooling System..............................................5-30
Cruise Control Lever.......................................3-10
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
(TTY) Users.............................................. 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-11
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Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Gate Ajar Light...............................................3-35
Glove Box.....................................................2-49
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-5
Head Restraints............................................... 1-6
Headlamps....................................................5-49
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-15
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-49
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-14
Electrical System.........................................5-96
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-13
One-Piece Front Turn Signal Lamps...............5-51
Two-Piece Front Turn Signal Lamps...............5-52
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-19
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-34
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-37
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-38
HomeLink
®Transmitter....................................2-44
HomeLink®Transmitter, Programming................2-46Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-13
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-24
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-20
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-32
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-62
Inspection
Brake System.............................................6-31
Engine Cooling System................................6-30
Exhaust System..........................................6-30
Fuel System...............................................6-30
Part C - Periodic Maintenance.......................6-30
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal.........................................6-30
Throttle System...........................................6-31
Transfer Case and Front Axle
(Four-Wheel Drive)...................................6-31
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-22
Overview..................................................... 3-4
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Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-5
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-57
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-17
Dome........................................................3-16
Exterior......................................................3-13
Fog ...........................................................3-16
Front Reading.............................................3-17
Map ..........................................................3-17
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-44
Liftgate/Tailgate...............................................2-12
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-25
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-29
Brake System Warning.................................3-28Light (cont.)
Charging System.........................................3-26
Check Gages Warning.................................3-35
Gate Ajar...................................................3-35
Highbeam On.............................................3-34
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-36
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-30
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-24
Security.....................................................3-33
Service Four-Wheel-Drive Warning Light.........3-34
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-34
Up-Shift.....................................................3-27
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-17
Exit...........................................................3-17
Lockout Protection..........................................2-11
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-11
Power Door.................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-11
Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance........6-17
Loss of Control...............................................4-14
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-36
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-53
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
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Maintenance Schedule
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-25
At Least Once a Month................................6-25
At Least Once a Year..................................6-27
At Least Twice a Year..................................6-26
Brake System Inspection..............................6-31
Engine Cooling System Inspection.................6-30
Exhaust System Inspection...........................6-30
Fuel System Inspection................................6-30
How This Section is Organized....................... 6-3
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance.....6-17
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-34
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services......... 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services.............6-25
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections......6-30
Part D - Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants...............................................6-32
Part E - Maintenance Record........................6-35
Selecting the Right Schedule.......................... 6-5
Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance............. 6-6
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal Inspection..........................6-30
Throttle System Inspection............................6-31Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Transfer Case and Front Axle
(Four-Wheel Drive) Inspection....................6-31
Using Your................................................... 6-4
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-30
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-22
Operation...................................................2-28
Map Lamps....................................................3-17
Memory Seat.................................................2-60
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-42
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-42
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-44
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-44
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-44
Outside Manual Mirror..................................2-43
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-43
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New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-19
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-34
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