2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO Owners Manual

Doors and Locks
Door Locks
{CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers — especially children — can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked, the
handle will not open it. You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash if the doors are not locked. So,
wear safety belts properly and lock the
doors whenever you drive.
Young children who get into unlocked
vehicles may be unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down or
stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can
help prevent this from happening.There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
To unlock the door from the outside, use the key or
the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped).
To lock a door from the inside, push the manual lever
on your door forward. To unlock a door from the inside,
push the lever on the door rearward.
You will see a colored area on the lever when the door
is unlocked.
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Power Door Locks
If your vehicle has power
door locks, the switches
are located on the driver’s
and the front passenger’s
armrests.
Remove the ignition key and press L (lock) to lock
all the doors at once. To unlock all the doors,
press U (unlock).
On crew cab models, use the manual door lock lever
on each rear door to lock or unlock the doors from
the rear seating area.
Programmable Automatic Door
Locks
If your vehicle has power door locks and the remote
keyless entry system, it will be equipped with an
auto lock/unlock feature which enables you to program
your vehicle’s power door locks from the driver’s
seating position.
If your vehicle has an automatic transmission, it will be
programmed to have all the doors lock automatically
when the shift lever is moved out of PARK (P). All the
doors will unlock when the shift lever is moved back
into PARK (P).
If your vehicle has a manual transmission, it will be
programmed to have all the doors lock when the vehicle
speed is greater than 15 mph (24 kmh). The doors
will unlock when the key is removed from the ignition.
To personalize the automatic door locks, see “Automatic
Door Locks” underDIC Controls and Displays on
page 3-36.
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Rear Door Security Locks
(Crew Cab)
If you have the crew cab model, your vehicle may be
equipped with rear door security locks. With this feature,
you can lock the rear doors so they cannot be opened
from the inside by passengers.
The security lock lever is
located on the inside edge
of each rear door.To use the security locks, do the following:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. Using your ignition key, turn the lock clockwise on
the driver’s side rear door, and counterclockwise
on the passenger’s side rear door to engage
the rear door security lock.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat these steps on the opposite rear door.
If you want to open the rear door when the security lock
is on, unlock the door and open the door from the
outside. To return the rear doors to normal use,
disengage the locks by inserting the ignition key and
turning the lock counterclockwise for the driver’s
side rear door, and clockwise for the passenger’s side
rear door.
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Lockout Protection
If you have power door locks, this feature protects you
from locking your key in the vehicle when the key is
in the ignition and a door is open.
If the power door lock switch is pressed when a door
is open and the key is in the ignition, all of the doors will
lock and then the driver’s door will unlock.
Rear Doors (Extended Cab)
If you have an extended cab, your vehicle has rear
doors for convenience in loading and unloading cargo.
To open a rear door, open the front door. Then, use
the handle located on the front edge of the rear
door panel to open it. You must close the rear door
before closing the front door.
Tailgate
You can open the tailgate by pulling up on the handle
while pulling the tailgate down.
When you put the tailgate back up, be sure it latches
securely.
You can lock the tailgate using your ignition key.
Turn the key counterclockwise to lock the tailgate.
Turn the key clockwise to unlock the tailgate.
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Removing the Tailgate
Follow these steps if you want to remove the tailgate:
1. With the tailgate fully open, lift up slightly on
the entire tailgate assembly.
Remove the retaining
cables from both sides of
the tailgate by pulling
the clips away from the bolt
heads while pushing the
cable bracket forward.
When the larger part of
the hole on the bracket is
over the bolt, slide the
bracket off of the bolt.
2. With the tailgate partially down, lift up on the
passenger’s side and pull the tailgate toward
you, then move the tailgate to the right to release
the driver’s side. You can then remove the
entire tailgate assembly.
Reverse the procedure to reinstall the tailgate.
Make sure it is secure.To partially lower the tailgate do the following:
1. With the tailgate fully open, lift up slightly on the
entire tailgate assembly.
2. Remove the retaining
cable from the
passenger side of
the tailgate by pulling
the clip away from
the bolt head while
pushing the cable
bracket forward. When
the larger part of
the hole on the bracket
is over the bolt, slide
the bracket off of
the bolt.
3. Slide the lower end tting onto the top bolt.
The tailgate will now stay in the partially opened
position.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the driver side.
If you would like to close the tailgate, the bracket
cannot be in the partially opened position and must be
anchored on the bottom bolt, using the top position
on the bracket.
Tailgate Partially Down
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Windows
{CAUTION:
Leaving children, helpless adults, or pets in a
vehicle with the windows closed is dangerous.
They can be overcome by the extreme heat
and suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Never leave a child, a
helpless adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle,
especially with the windows closed in warm
or hot weather.
Manual Windows
On a vehicle with manual windows, use the handle on
each door to open and close each window.
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Power Windows
The power window
controls are located
on the armrest of
each door.
The driver’s door has switches for the passenger
windows as well. Your power windows will work when
the ignition has been turned to ACC (Accessory) or
ON or when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active.
SeeRetained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 2-18.
Pull up the forward edge of the control with the
power window symbol on it to raise the window.
Press the forward edge of the control down to lower
the window.Do not hold all four power window switches down
for several seconds after the windows have been
completely lowered or raised, because the vehicle may
blow a fuse.
Express Down Windows
The driver’s window also has an express-down feature
that allows the window to be lowered without holding
the switch. Press the front edge of the switch past the
rst position to activate the express-down mode.
The express-down mode can be canceled at any time
by pulling up on the switch. To open the window
partway, press the front of the switch to the rst position
until the window is at the desired position.
Window Lockout
o
(Window Lockout):If you have a crew cab
vehicle with power windows, you will also have a
window lockout button located forward of the window
switches. This feature disables the passenger’s window
switches when the window lockout button is pressed.
To turn the lockout feature on or off, press the window
lockout button. A red band on the side of the button
can be seen when the windows are not locked out. Crew cab switches
shown
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Sliding Rear Window
If your vehicle has this feature, squeeze the latch in
the center of the window and slide the glass to open it.
When you close the window, be sure the latch is
engaged.
Sun Visors
To block glare, pull the visor down. It can also be
detached from the center mount and moved to the
side to block glare from that direction.
Visor Vanity Mirror
The passenger’s side sun visor has a mirror on it.
Pull down the visor to access the mirror.
Theft-Deterrent Systems
Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities.
Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent
features, we know that nothing we put on it can make
it impossible to steal.
Content Theft-Deterrent
If your vehicle has the
remote keyless entry
system, the vehicle has
a content theft-deterrent
alarm system.
To activate the content theft-deterrent system, do the
following:
1. Close all the doors.
2. Lock the doors with the remote keyless entry
transmitter. The security light ashes.
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