2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE warning

If a Tire Goes Flat
It is unusual for a tire to blowout while you are driving,
especially if you maintain your vehicle’s tires properly.
If air goes out of a tire, it is much more likely to leak out
slowly. But if you should ever have a blowout, here
are a few tips about what to expect and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the at tire will create a drag that pulls
the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot off the
accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel rmly.
Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to
a stop well out of the traffic lane.
A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a
skid and may require the same correction you would
use in a skid. In any rear blowout remove your foot from
the accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control
by steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may
be very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently
brake to a stop, well off the road if possible.{CAUTION:
Lifting a vehicle and getting under it to do
maintenance or repairs is dangerous without
the appropriate safety equipment and training.
The jack provided with your vehicle is
designed only for changing a at tire. If it is
used for anything else, you or others could be
badly injured or killed if the vehicle slips off
the jack. Use the jack provided with your
vehicle only for changing a at tire.
If a tire goes at, the next part shows how to use the
jacking equipment to change a at tire safely.
Changing a Flat Tire
If a tire goes at, avoid further tire and wheel damage
by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your
hazard warning ashers. SeeHazard Warning Flashers
on page 3-6for more information.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-21
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment.........4-52
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-68
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-30
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-23
Air Conditioning......................................3-22, 3-24
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-35
Readiness Light..........................................3-34
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-54
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-68
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-61
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-63
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-68
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-61
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-62
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-59
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-56
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-114
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-115
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-39Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-109
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-106
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-110
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-107
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle..............5-103
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-105
Finish Care...............................................5-107
Finish Damage..........................................5-110
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-106
Leather....................................................5-105
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-110
Tires........................................................5-109
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-110
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-111
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-107
Weatherstrips............................................5-106
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-108
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-21
Audio System(s).............................................3-70
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-112
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-114
Care of Your CDs and DVDs .......................3-114
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-115
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-114
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-98
Radio with CD............................................3-72
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-83
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-110
Setting the Time..........................................3-71
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-112
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-113
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-115
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-16
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-25
Operation...................................................2-32
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp Switch.................3-18
B
Battery..........................................................5-44
Run-Down Protection...................................3-20
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-37
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-40
System Warning Light..................................3-38
Brake Pedal, Throttle.......................................2-30
Brakes..........................................................5-41
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-27Bulb Replacement...........................................5-54
Daytime Running Lamps...............................5-61
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-59
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
Lamps ....................................................5-57
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-54
Headlamps.................................................5-55
License Plate Lamps....................................5-62
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-63
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-61
Buying New Tires...........................................5-78C
Calibration.............................2-45, 2-47, 2-50, 2-52
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-122
Carbon Monoxide...........2-11, 2-20, 2-44, 4-40, 4-62
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-106
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-114
Your CDs and DVDs ..................................3-114
Cargo Area, All-Weather..................................2-78
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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....7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Government............................................7-14
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-16
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-9
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-20
Dome Lamps .................................................3-19
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9Door (cont.)
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-15
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-49
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-50
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-64
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-53
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-31
City ...........................................................4-35
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-36
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-38
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-32
Off-Road ....................................................4-17
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-45
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-44
Winter........................................................4-40
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-24
Dual Climate Control System............................3-22
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-98
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E
Electrical System...........................................5-113
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-116
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-113
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-114
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-113
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-117
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-113
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-23
Battery.......................................................5-44
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-43
Coolant......................................................5-28
Coolant Heater............................................2-31
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-41
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-44
Fan Noise..................................................5-38
Oil .............................................................5-18
Oil Life System...........................................5-21
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-32
Overheating................................................5-30
Starting......................................................2-29
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-20
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-28Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-19
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-23
Finish Damage.............................................5-110
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-114
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-84
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-84
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................5-100
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-25
Power Steering...........................................5-39
Windshield Washer......................................5-40
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-17
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-35, 5-52
Front Armrest Storage Area..............................2-64
Front Axle......................................................5-53
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-11
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
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Fuel (cont.)
Gage .........................................................3-48
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Low Warning Light.......................................3-48
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-116
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-113
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-114
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-117
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-113
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-41
Fuel..........................................................3-48
Oil Pressure...............................................3-45
Speedometer..............................................3-33
Tachometer.................................................3-33
Transmission Temperature.............................3-41
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-37
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-59
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-63
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamps....................................................5-55
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-16
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-54
Daytime Running Lamps.......................3-16, 5-61
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-59
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
Lamps ....................................................5-57
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-54
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-22
Heater...........................................................3-24
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-47
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-38
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-38
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-11
Release.....................................................5-12
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-15
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I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-28
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-31
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-71
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-19
Cluster.......................................................3-32
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-45
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-65
Lamps
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp........................3-18
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-20
Dome ........................................................3-19
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-20
Exterior......................................................3-14Lamps (cont.)
Exterior Cargo.............................................3-19
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Reading.....................................................3-20
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-41
Level Control..................................................4-61
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-62
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-34
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-39
Brake System Warning.................................3-38
Cargo Lamp...............................................3-47
Charging System.........................................3-37
Cruise Control.............................................3-47
Highbeam On.............................................3-47
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-48
Low Tire Pressure Warning Light...................3-40
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-43
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-35
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-33
Security.....................................................3-46
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-47
Traction Off................................................3-40
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-20
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-46
Locking Rear Axle............................................ 4-8
Lockout Protection..........................................2-11
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Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Door ........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-11
Power Door .................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Loss of Control...............................................4-16
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-48
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-64
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
M
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.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-43
Manual Passenger Seat.................................... 1-2
Memory Seat.................................................2-90
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-53
Midgate.........................................................2-11
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass....2-50
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass
and Temperature Display...........................2-52
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®
and Compass..........................................2-45
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®,
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-47
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb
View Assist.............................................2-57
Outside Camper-Type Mirrors........................2-54
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-56
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-56
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-55
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