2005 CHEVROLET KODIAK turn signal

City Driving
One of the biggest problems with city streets is the
amount of traffic on them. You will want to watch out for
what the other drivers are doing and pay attention to
traffic signals.Here are ways to increase your safety in city driving:
•Know the best way to get to where you are
going. Get a city map and plan your trip into
an unknown part of the city just as you would for a
cross-country trip.
•Larger vehicles cannot be driven everywhere
smaller ones can. There are low underpasses, truck
routes and other special situations. Usually these
are well marked, so be sure to watch for the signs.
•Try to use the freeways that rim and crisscross most
large cities. You will save time and energy. See
Freeway Driving on page 4-22.
•Treat a green light as a warning signal. A traffic
light is there because the corner is busy enough
to need it. When a light turns green, and just before
you start to move, check both ways for vehicles
that have not cleared the intersection or may
be running the red light.
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Freeway Driving
Mile for mile, freeways — also called thruways, parkways,
expressways, turnpikes, or superhighways — are the
safest of all roads. But they have their own special rules.The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep
up with traffic and keep to the right. Drive at the
same speed most of the other drivers are driving.
Too-fast or too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic flow.
Treat the left lane on a freeway as a passing lane.
At the entrance, there is usually a ramp that leads to
the freeway. If you have a clear view of the freeway as
you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin
to check traffic. Try to determine where you expect
to blend with the flow. Try to merge into the gap at close
to the prevailing speed. Switch on your turn signal,
check your mirrors, and try to blend smoothly with the
traffic flow.
Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed to the
posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it is slower.
Stay in the right lane unless you want to pass. On some
freeways, larger vehicles are not allowed to use some
lanes. These places usually are well-marked.
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Before changing lanes, check your mirrors. Then use
your turn signal.
Once you are moving on the freeway, make certain you
allow a reasonable following distance. Expect to
move slightly slower at night.
When you want to leave the freeway, move to the
proper lane well in advance. If you miss your exit, do
not, under any circumstances, stop and back up. Drive
on to the next exit.
The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes quite
sharply. The exit speed for cars — but not larger
vehicles — is usually posted. You should go
more slowly.
Reduce your speed according to your speedometer, not
to your sense of motion. After driving for any distance
at higher speeds, you may tend to think you are
going slower than you actually are.Highway Hypnosis
Is there actually such a condition as highway hypnosis?
Or is it just plain falling asleep at the wheel? Call it
highway hypnosis, lack of awareness, or whatever.
When you drive the vehicle for a long distance, there is
something about an easy stretch of road with the
same scenery, along with the hum of the tires on the
road, the drone of the engine, and the rush of the wind
against the vehicle that can make you sleepy. Do
not let it happen to you! If it does, your vehicle can leave
the road in less than a second, and you could crash
and be injured.
What can you do about highway hypnosis? First, be
aware that it can happen.
Then here are some tips:
•Make sure your vehicle is well ventilated, with a
comfortably cool interior.
•Keep your eyes moving. Scan the road ahead and
to the sides. Check your mirrors and your
instruments frequently.
•If you get sleepy, pull off the road into a rest,
service, or parking area and take a nap, get some
exercise, or both. For safety, treat drowsiness
on the highway as an emergency.
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Trailer Connections
Heavy-Duty Trailer Wiring Package
Your vehicle may be equipped with an eight-wire trailer
towing harness. This harness, with a seven-pin
universal heavy-duty trailer connector, is attached to a
bracket on the platform hitch.
The Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) wire
is tied next to the trailer wiring harness for use with
a trailer.The eight-wire harness contains the following trailer
circuits:
•Yellow: Left Stop/Turn Signal
•Dark Green: Right Stop/Turn Signal
•Brown: Taillamps
•White: Ground
•Light Green: Back-up Lamps
•Light Blue: CHMSL
•Red: Battery Feed
•Dark Blue: Trailer Brake
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Be sure to replace fuses with fuses of the same rating. Do not use fuses of higher amperage than those indicated on
the fuse block.
Circuit Breaker Usage
1 Stoplamps
2 Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
3 Parking Lamps
4 Powertrain Control Module
5 Auxiliary Wiring
6 Heater/Air Conditioning
7 Hazard Warning Flashers
8 Power PostCircuit Breaker Usage
9 Courtesy Lamps
10Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators
11 Starter
12 Rear Axle/Four-Wheel-Drive
13Trailer Turn Signals/Hazard Warning
Flashers
14 Radio/Chime
15 Daytime Running Lamps
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Circuit Breaker Usage
16 Air Bag System
17 Exterior/Interior Lamps
18 Parking Brake
19 Accessory Power
20 Ignition 4
21 Sidemarker Lamps
22 Turn Signal/Backup Lamps
23 Transmission
24 Hydraulics/Air Brake
A Spare
B Spare
Fuse Usage
HTD/MIRR Heated Mirrors
Blank Not Used
RT TRN TRLR Trailer Right Turn Signal
Blank Not Used
LT TRN TRLR Trailer Left Turn Signal
Blank Not Used
BRK Brake Warning Lamp
RT PRK Right-hand Parking Lamps
Blank Not Used
Blank Not Used
Fuse Usage
Blank Not Used
LT PARK Left-hand Parking Lamps
Blank Not Used
RT REAR
TRN/STOPRight Rear Turn Signal/Stoplamp
LT REAR
TRN/STOPLeft Rear Turn Signal/Stoplamp
RADIO Radio
Blank Not Used
Blank Not Used
Blank Not Used
PWR WNDW Power Windows
Relay Usage
ECU/PTO*Engine Control Unit/Power Take-Off
Diesel 7.8 DURAMAX
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BRK LAMPC4/C5 Brake Lamps,
C6/C7/C8 Tractor/Trailer Wiring
DRL Daytime Running Lamps
IGN-4 Ignition
CHMSL Center High Mounted Stop Lamp
MRK LTS Sidemarker and Clearance Lamps
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Engine Cooling System Service
Inspect the hoses and have them replaced if they are
cracked, swollen, or deteriorated. Inspect all pipes,
fittings, and clamps; replace as needed. Clean
the outside of the radiator and air conditioning
condenser. To help ensure proper operation, a pressure
test of the cooling system and pressure cap is
recommended at least once a year.
Exhaust System Check
Be alert for any changes in the sound of the exhaust
system or any smell of fumes. These are signs the
system may be leaking. Have it checked and/or repaired
at once. Refer toEngine Exhaust on page 2-43and
Running the Engine While Parked on page 2-44.
Windshield Wipers and Washers Check
Check operation and condition of the wiper blades.
Check the flow of the washer spray.
Defroster Check
Move the control to the defrost symbol and the fan to HI
or the high symbol. Then check the airflow from the
ducts at the inside base of the windshield.
Mirrors and Sun Visors Check
Check that friction joints hold mirrors and sun visors
in place.
Seat Adjuster Check
When adjusting a manual seat, be sure seat adjusters
latch by attempting to move the seat after latching.
Lamps Check
Check panel lighting, warning lights, indicator lights, and
interior lamps. On the outside, check: license plate
lamps, sidemarker lamps, reflectors or lights on outside
mirrors, headlamps, parking lamps, identification and
clearance lamps, taillamps, brake lamps, turn signals,
backup lamps, and hazard warning flashers. Have
headlamp aim checked at once if beams seem
improperly aimed.
Glass, Mirrors, Lamps and/or
Reectors Condition Check
Look for broken, scratched, dirty, or damaged glass,
mirrors, lamps, or reflectors that could reduce the view
or visibility or cause injury. Replace, clean or repair
promptly.
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Securing a Child Restraint
Center Rear Seat Position (Crew Cab) or
Center Front Position................................1-42
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-40
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-44
Service........................................................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-36
Publications Ordering Information..................... 7-8
Transmission Warning Light..........................3-31
Two Safety Cautions about Engine Fan
Breakage.................................................. 5-5
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-59
Setting the Time.............................................3-45
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-85
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-21
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Sliding Rear Windows.....................................2-10
Snow Plow....................................................4-34
Specifications, Capacities.................................5-95
Speedometer..................................................3-26
Split Bench Seat.............................................. 1-6
Starting Your Diesel Engine..............................2-14
Starting Your Gasoline Engine..........................2-12
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7Storage Areas................................................2-47
Center Console Storage Area........................2-47
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-30
Sun Visors.....................................................2-10
Suspension, Air..............................................2-42
Switchbanks, Instrument Panel..........................3-18
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Tachometer....................................................3-26
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-57
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tires.............................................................5-70
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-84
Cleaning....................................................5-85
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-72
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-78
Inflation -- Tire Pressure...............................5-71
Tightening the Wheel Nuts............................5-73
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-73
Wheel Loading............................................5-71
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-77
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-72
Top Strap......................................................1-39
Tow Hooks.....................................................4-31
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