2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Owners Manual

Check
Engine Light...............................................3-40
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-92
Child Restraints
Built-In Child Restraint..................................1-62
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-48
Infants and Young Children...........................1-45
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-54
Older Children.............................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-56
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-56
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-58
Top Strap...................................................1-52
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-53
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-51
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-91
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-90
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-87
Finish Care.................................................5-90
Glass Surfaces............................................5-89
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-86Cleaning (cont.)
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-88
Leather......................................................5-88
Tires..........................................................5-91
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-92
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-89
Weatherstrips..............................................5-89
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-90
Climate Control System...................................3-25
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-28
Rear..........................................................3-28
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-39
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-84
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-27
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Center........................................2-56
Convenience Net....................................2-55, 2-56
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-39
Heater, Engine............................................2-34
Cooling System..............................................5-27
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-43
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-51
3

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......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
D
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System.......................................3-16
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Lighting.............................................3-18
Delayed Locking.............................................2-13
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-18Door
Automatic Door Locks..................................2-13
Delayed Locking..........................................2-13
Dual Sliding Doors.......................................2-14
Locks........................................................2-11
Power Door Locks.......................................2-12
Power Sliding Door......................................2-17
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-14
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-27
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-45
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-45
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-68
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-51
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-18
City...........................................................4-23
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-26
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-20
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-33
Winter........................................................4-28
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-95
4

E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-95
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-96
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-95
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-96
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-95
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-98
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-95
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Battery.......................................................5-39
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-40
Coolant......................................................5-22
Coolant Heater............................................2-34
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-39
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-41
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-27
Overheating................................................5-25
Starting......................................................2-33
Entry Lighting.................................................3-18
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-19
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-42
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage...............................................5-92
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-114
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-67
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-68
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-80
Flip and Fold Rear Seats.................................. 1-8
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-34
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
Folding Tray...................................................2-53
Front Console Storage Area.............................2-53
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-19
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.........................................................3-44
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-44
5

Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-96
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-96
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-98
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-95
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-39
Fuel..........................................................3-44
Speedometer..............................................3-33
Tachometer.................................................3-33
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-46
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-51
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-95Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-46
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System...................................................3-16
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-48
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-46
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps................5-46
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Wiper Activated...........................................3-15
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps...................5-46
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-25
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-44
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-26
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-26
HomeLink
®Wireless Control System.................2-46
HomeLink®Wireless Control System
Operation...................................................2-47
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-27
6

I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-32
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-45
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-57
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-17
Cluster.......................................................3-32
Interior Lamps Control.....................................3-17
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-39
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-52
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-20
Cargo........................................................3-19
Dome........................................................3-18
Exterior......................................................3-14
Front Reading.............................................3-19
Interior Control............................................3-17
Rear Reading.............................................3-19
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-54
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-56
Level Control..................................................4-40
Liftgate..........................................................2-23
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-34
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-38
Brake System Warning.................................3-37
Charging System.........................................3-37
7

Light (cont.)
Cruise Control.............................................3-43
Highbeam On.............................................3-44
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-44
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-40
Oil Pressure...............................................3-42
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-35
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-34
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-33
Security.....................................................3-43
TCS Warning Light......................................3-39
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-39
Lighting
Delayed.....................................................3-18
Entry.........................................................3-18
Exit...........................................................3-19
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-33
Lockout Protection..........................................2-14
Locks
Automatic Door Locks..................................2-13
Delayed Locking..........................................2-13
Door..........................................................2-11
Lockout Protection.......................................2-14
Power Door................................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-14
Loss of Control...............................................4-17
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-44
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-54M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-11
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-40
Manual Rear Quarter Windows.........................2-26
Manual Seats................................................... 1-3
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-51
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-43
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-44
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-44
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-43
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
8

N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-31
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
O
Odometer......................................................3-33
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-33
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-42
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-16
Older Children, Restraints................................1-42
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-44
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-28
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-44
Heated Mirrors............................................2-44
Power Mirrors.............................................2-43
Overhead Console..................................2-51, 2-53
Overhead Console Switchbank..........................3-20
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-27
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park Aid........................................................3-21
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-39
Shifting Out of............................................2-40
Parking
Assist........................................................3-21
Brake........................................................2-38
Over Things That Burn.................................2-41
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-35
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-80
Passing.........................................................4-15
PASS-Key
®III ................................................2-29
PASS-Key®III Operation..................................2-30
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-23
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.........................................5-95
Outlet 115 Volt Alternating Current.................3-24
Rear Quarter Windows.................................2-26
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-32
Six-Way Seats.............................................. 1-4
Sliding Door................................................2-17
Steering Fluid.............................................5-34
Windows....................................................2-25
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-41
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-14
9

Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-26
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-24
Radios..........................................................3-76
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-114
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-114
Radio with CD............................................3-77
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-110
Setting the Time..........................................3-76
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-112
Understanding Reception............................3-113
Rear Climate Control System............................3-28
Rear Reading Lamps......................................3-19
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-39
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-110
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-95
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-7
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-36
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-43Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-11
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-39
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-72
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-69
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-49
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-87
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-87
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-32
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-36
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-33
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-42
10