2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO towing

Insuring Your Vehicle
Protect your investment in your GM vehicle with
comprehensive and collision insurance coverage. There
are signicant differences in the quality of coverage
afforded by various insurance policy terms. Many
insurance policies provide reduced protection to your
GM vehicle by limiting compensation for damage repairs
by using aftermarket collision parts. Some insurance
companies will not specify aftermarket collision
parts. When purchasing insurance, we recommend
that you assure your vehicle will be repaired with GM
original equipment collision parts. If such insurance
coverage is not available from your current insurance
carrier, consider switching to another insurance carrier.
If your vehicle is leased, the leasing company may
require you to have insurance that assures repairs with
Genuine GM Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
parts or Genuine Manufacturer replacement parts.
Read your lease carefully, as you may be charged at
the end of your lease for poor quality repairs.
If an Accident Occurs
Here is what to do if you are involved in an accident.
Try to relax and then check to make sure you are all
right. If you are uninjured, make sure that no one else
in your vehicle, or the other vehicle, is injured.
If there has been an injury, call 911 for help. Do not
leave the scene of an accident until all matters have
been taken care of. Move your vehicle only if its
position puts you in danger or you are instructed to
move it by a police officer.
Give only the necessary and requested information
to police and other parties involved in the accident.
Do not discuss your personal condition, mental frame
of mind, or anything unrelated to the accident. This
will help guard against post-accident legal action.
If you need roadside assistance, call GM Roadside
Assistance. SeeRoadside Assistance Program on
page 7-6for more information.
If your vehicle cannot be driven, know where the
towing service will be taking it. Get a card from the
tow truck operator or write down the driver’s name,
the service’s name, and the phone number.
Remove any valuables from your vehicle before it is
towed away. Make sure this includes your insurance
information and registration if you keep these items
in your vehicle.
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P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-95
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-31
Shifting Out of............................................2-33
Parking
Brake........................................................2-30
Over Things That Burn.................................2-34
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-33
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-27
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-74
Passing.........................................................4-12
Passlock
®......................................................2-16
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-49
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-18
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-18
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-33
Windows....................................................2-13
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-34
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-8
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-17
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-26
Radios..........................................................3-45
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-47
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-77
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-77
Radio with CD............................................3-50
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-65
Setting the Time for Radios with
Radio Data Systems (RDS).......................3-47
Setting the Time for Radios without
Radio Data Systems (RDS).......................3-46
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-76
Understanding Reception..............................3-76
Rear Axle......................................................5-44
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-9
Rear Doors...................................................... 2-9
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-31
Rear Seat Operation...............................1-10, 1-12
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-28
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-44
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-37
Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...........................2-37
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-36
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-43
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-50
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T
Tachometer....................................................3-24
Tailgate.........................................................2-10
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-49
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-76
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-15
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-15
Passlock
®...................................................2-16
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tires.............................................................5-52
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-94
Buying New Tires........................................5-62
Chains.......................................................5-67
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-68
Cleaning....................................................5-94
Different Size..............................................5-63
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-68
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-58
Inspection and Rotation................................5-60
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-73
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-70
Secondary Latch System..............................5-81
Spare Tire..................................................5-87
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-84
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-64Tires (cont.)
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-65
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-65
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-61
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-50
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-56
Your Vehicle...............................................4-50
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-9
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-70
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-19
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-22
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-30
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-21
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-24
Trip Odometer................................................3-24
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-49
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-76
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-64
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-30
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