2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO Owners Manual

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Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-17
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-74
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-98
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-18
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Off Light.....................................................3-26
Readiness Light..........................................3-25
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-62
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-74
Airbag Off Switch........................................1-71
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-68
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-74
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-68
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-69
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-67
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-64
AM-FM Radio.................................................3-43
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-72Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System..........................................3-72
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-29
Appearance Care............................................5-88
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-93
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-91
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-95
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-92
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-88
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-90
Finish Care.................................................5-92
Finish Damage............................................5-95
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-91
Leather......................................................5-90
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-94
Tires..........................................................5-94
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-95
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-96
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-92
Weatherstrips..............................................5-91
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-93
Ashtrays........................................................3-18
Assist Handles...............................................2-42
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Audio System(s).............................................3-42
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-43
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-72
Care of Your CDs........................................3-71
Chime Level Adjustment...............................3-72
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-72
Radio with CD............................................3-46
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-60
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-43
Setting the Time for Radios without
Radio Data Systems (RDS).......................3-42
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-71
Understanding Radio Reception.....................3-71
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-72
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-21B
Battery..........................................................5-39
Run-Down Protection...................................3-17
Battery Warning Light......................................3-27
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-33
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-6
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-29
System Warning Light..................................3-28
Brakes..........................................................5-36
Braking........................................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-16
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-46
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........5-48
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Daytime Running Lamps...........................5-48
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-46
Headlamps.................................................5-46
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-50
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-49
Buying New Tires...........................................5-62
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C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-103
Carbon Monoxide...................2-10, 2-33, 4-36, 4-54
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-91
Your CD Player...........................................3-72
Your CDs ...................................................3-71
Center Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts....1-25
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-48
Chains, Tire...................................................5-66
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-30
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-95
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-38
Infants and Young Children...........................1-35
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-46
Older Children.............................................1-32
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...........................1-48, 1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-51
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position...................................1-53Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...........................1-54, 1-56
Top Strap...................................................1-42
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-44
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-40
Chime Level Adjustment..................................3-72
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-18
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-93
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-92
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-90
Finish Care.................................................5-92
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-88
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-91
Leather......................................................5-90
Tires..........................................................5-94
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-95
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-92
Weatherstrips..............................................5-91
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-93
Climate Control System...................................3-19
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-21
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-24
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-29
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-14
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
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Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-30
Heater, Engine............................................2-20
Cooling System..............................................5-29
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-34
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-41
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
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
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Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-14
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light.............3-35
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4Dome Lamp...................................................3-17
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-17
Door
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Rear Doors.................................................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-17
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-36
DIC Controls and Displays............................3-36
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-39
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-27
City...........................................................4-31
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-32
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-34
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-28
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-41
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-40
Winter........................................................4-36
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Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-98
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-99
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-99
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-98
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-98
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Battery.......................................................5-39
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-30
Coolant......................................................5-25
Coolant Heater............................................2-20
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-30
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-33
Fan Noise..................................................5-34
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheating................................................5-28
Starting......................................................2-18
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-31
Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-16
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-13
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Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage...............................................5-95
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-72
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-67
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-68
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-83
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-19
Manual Transmission....................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-34
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
Fog Lamps....................................................3-16
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-25, 5-44
Front Armrest Storage Area..............................2-41
Front Axle......................................................5-45
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-35
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
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Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-99
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-99
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-98
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Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-30
Fuel..........................................................3-35
Speedometer..............................................3-24
Tachometer.................................................3-24
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-41
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamps....................................................5-46
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-15
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-46
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-48
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-46
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Heated Seats................................................... 1-5
Heater...........................................................3-19
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-34
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-34
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-34
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-17
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-24
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-17
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-35
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-58
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-17
Cluster.......................................................3-23
Interior Lamps................................................3-16
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Jump Starting.................................................5-40
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-53
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-17
Dome........................................................3-17
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-17
Exterior......................................................3-13
Exterior Cargo.............................................3-16
Fog ...........................................................3-16
Interior.......................................................3-16
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System......................1-48, 1-49
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-8
Light
Airbag Off..................................................3-26
Airbag Readiness........................................3-25
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-29
Battery Warning..........................................3-27
Brake System Warning.................................3-28
Cruise Control.............................................3-34
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator..................3-35
Highbeam On.............................................3-34
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-30
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Light (cont.)
Oil Pressure...............................................3-33
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-24
Security.....................................................3-34
Up-Shift.....................................................3-28
Lighting
Exit...........................................................3-17
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-42
Lockout Protection..........................................2-10
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection.......................................2-10
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Loss of Control...............................................4-13
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-4
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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..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-30
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-4
Manual Seats................................................... 1-3
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-22
Operation...................................................2-23
Manual Windows............................................2-12
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-39
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass
and Temperature Display...........................2-36
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-35
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-35
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-39
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-38
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-38
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