2006 CHEVROLET EPICA Owners Manual

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✍NOTES
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Accessories and Modifications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-16
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-62
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-76
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-17
Air Conditioning......................................3-19, 3-22
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-33
Readiness Light..........................................3-32
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-50
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-62
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-56
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-58
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-62
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?......................1-56
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?....1-56
When Should an Airbag Inflate?....................1-55
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-53
Antenna, Backglass.........................................3-80
Antenna, Integrated Windshield.........................3-81Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-37
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-72
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-73
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-71
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-68
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-69
Finish Care.................................................5-71
Finish Damage............................................5-73
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-70
Leather......................................................5-70
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-73
Tires..........................................................5-73
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-73
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-74
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-70
Weatherstrips..............................................5-70
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-72
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-17
Audio System(s).............................................3-46
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-78
Backglass Antenna......................................3-80
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-80
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-80
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Integrated Windshield Antenna.......................3-81
Radio with CD............................3-48, 3-52, 3-59
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-67
Trunk-Mounted CD Changer..........................3-75
Understanding Radio Reception.....................3-79
Automatic Climate Control System.....................3-22
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-21
B
Backglass Antenna..........................................3-80
Battery..........................................................5-34
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-21
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-9
Parking......................................................2-25
System Inspection.......................................6-24
System Warning Light..................................3-36
Brakes..........................................................5-31
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-17Bulb Replacement...........................................5-39
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........5-42
Front Turn Signal Lamps..............................5-41
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-39
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-38
Headlamps.................................................5-39
Parking Lamps............................................5-43
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-44
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-44
Buying New Tires...........................................5-55C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specifications............................5-83
Carbon Monoxide...................2-10, 2-29, 4-24, 4-35
Care of
Your CD Player...........................................3-80
Your CDs ...................................................3-80
CD Changer, Trunk-Mounted............................3-75
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-35
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-42
Chains, Tire...................................................5-59
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Charging System Light....................................3-35
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-40
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-11
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-73
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-34
Infants and Young Children...........................1-30
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-39
Older Children.............................................1-28
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-46
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-38
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-17
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-72
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-71
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-69
Finish Care.................................................5-71
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-68
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-70
Leather......................................................5-70
Tires..........................................................5-73Cleaning (cont.)
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-73
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-70
Weatherstrips..............................................5-70
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-72
Climate Control System...................................3-19
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-28
Automatic...................................................3-22
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-27
Clock............................................................3-18
Coinholder(s)..................................................2-34
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-67
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-40
Heater, Engine............................................2-20
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-22
Cooling System..............................................5-24
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-43
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-34
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors........................................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-13
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-14
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-13
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light.............3-44
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ...................................................3-15
Door
Ajar Light...................................................3-44
Central Door Unlocking System....................... 2-8
Door Ajar Reminder....................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-15
Seat Tilt Adjuster........................................... 1-3
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-16
City ...........................................................4-19
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-22
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-17
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-28
Winter........................................................4-24E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-76
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-79
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-77
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-76
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-77
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-76
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-76
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-17
Battery.......................................................5-34
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Engine (cont.)
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-40
Coolant......................................................5-19
Coolant Heater............................................2-20
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-40
Cooling System Inspection............................6-24
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-29
Oil .............................................................5-13
Overheating................................................5-22
Starting......................................................2-19
Entry Lighting.................................................3-16
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-27
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-12
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-17
Finish Damage...............................................5-73
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-60
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-61
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-66Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-29
Windshield Washer......................................5-30
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-14
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 .........................................................3-45
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specifications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-46
System Inspection.......................................6-24
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-79
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-77
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-77
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-76
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G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-40
Fuel..........................................................3-45
Speedometer..............................................3-31
Tachometer.................................................3-31
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specifications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-34
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-38
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-76
Headlamps....................................................5-39
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-39
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal Lamps..............................5-41Headlamps (cont.)
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-39
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-13
Parking Lamps............................................5-43
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...................................................3-19, 3-22
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-44
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-22
Hold Mode Light.............................................3-39
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-11
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-15
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-18
Immobilizer....................................................2-16
Immobilizer Operation......................................2-16
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-30
Inflation - Tire Pressure...................................5-52
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