2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Owners Manual

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Radios..........................................................3-39
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-79
Care of Your CDs........................................3-79
Radio with CD....................................3-40, 3-50
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-65
Setting the Time..........................................3-40
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-78
Understanding Reception..............................3-79
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover............2-37
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-8
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-27
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-25
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-29
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature
Display......................................................2-27
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-27
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-34
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-36
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-66
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-65
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-47Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-60
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-61
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-16
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-25
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-28
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-26S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-29
Reminder Light............................................3-26
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-78
Driver Position............................................1-17
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-27
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-25
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-25
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-29
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-24
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-11
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-23
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback, Folding Passenger............................. 1-7
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-2
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Passenger Folding Seatback........................... 1-7
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-9
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-45
Rear Seat Position......................................1-45
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-48
Security Light.................................................3-35
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-32
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-37Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-60
Setting the Time.............................................3-40
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-80
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-23
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-24
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-23
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-74
Installing....................................................5-66
Removing...................................................5-65
Storing.......................................................5-72
Specications, Capacities.................................5-89
Speedometer..................................................3-25
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-9
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-17
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-78
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage
Garment Hooks...........................................2-34
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-34
Coinholder(s)..............................................2-34
Convenience Net.........................................2-41
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-34
Glove Box..................................................2-34
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-35
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover.........2-37
Table.........................................................2-39
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Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-28
Sun Visors.....................................................2-12
Sunroof.........................................................2-41
T
Table............................................................2-39
Tachometer....................................................3-25
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-46
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-30
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-78
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-13
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-13
Passlock
®...................................................2-15
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-49
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-80
Buying New Tires........................................5-58
Chains.......................................................5-62
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-64
Cleaning....................................................5-80
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-74
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-63
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-55
Inspection and Rotation................................5-56Tires (cont.)
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-66
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-66
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-65
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-72
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-50
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-52
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-59
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-60
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-61
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-57
Top Strap......................................................1-41
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-42
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-34
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-36
Your Vehicle...............................................4-34
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-8
Control System Warning Light.......................3-30
Low Light...................................................3-30
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-19
Trip Odometer................................................3-25
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
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Understanding Radio Reception........................3-79
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-59
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-29
Service Soon Light......................................3-37
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-83
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-83
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-21
Visors...........................................................2-12
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-23
Warnings
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-5
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6Warnings (cont.)
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-60
Replacement...............................................5-61
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-39
Windows.......................................................2-11
Power........................................................2-12
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-79
Windshield Washer........................................... 3-9
Fluid..........................................................5-31
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-48
Fuses........................................................5-84
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-8
Winter Driving................................................4-24
X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-80
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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