2006 CHEVROLET EXPRESS PASSANGER Owners Manual

Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass
and Temperature Display...........................2-29
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-29
Outside Camper-Type Mirrors........................2-32
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-33
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-34
Outside Manual Mirror..................................2-31
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-33
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
New Vehicle Break-In........................................ 7-4
Noise Control System, Tampering......................5-45
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-15
O
Odometer......................................................3-25
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-25
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-40
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Gage............................................3-39
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-16
Older Children, Restraints................................1-31
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-20
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-16
Outside
Camper-Type Mirrors....................................2-32
Convex Mirror.............................................2-33
Heated Mirrors............................................2-34
Manual Mirror.............................................2-31
Power Mirrors.............................................2-33
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
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P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-91
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-25
Shifting Out of............................................2-26
Parking
Brake........................................................2-24
Over Things That Burn.................................2-27
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-29
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-76
Passing.........................................................4-14
Passlock
®......................................................2-17
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-16
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-41
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-19
Seat ............................................................ 1-4
Steering Fluid.............................................5-32
Windows....................................................2-15
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-30
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-15
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-25
Radios..........................................................3-44
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-46
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player................3-77
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-79
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-78
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-53
Radio with CD............................................3-48
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-65
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-45
Setting the Time for Radios without
Radio Data Systems (RDS).......................3-45
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-76
Understanding Reception..............................3-77
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Reading Lamps..............................................3-16
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System.........3-21
Rear Axle......................................................5-44
Locking........................................................ 4-8
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-8
Rear Doors....................................................2-12
Rear Heating System......................................3-21
Rear Outside Passenger Positions,
Safety Belts................................................1-26
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-28
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-7
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-29
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-29
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-35
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-41
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-75
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-72Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-51
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-16
General Motors...........................................7-16
United States Government............................7-15
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-83
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-84
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-19
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-24
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-30
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-28
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-26
Pretensioners..............................................1-30
Reminder Light............................................3-26
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Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-87
Center Passenger Position....................1-25, 1-26
Driver Position............................................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-15
Rear Outside Passenger Positions.................1-26
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-28
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-24
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-23
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Manual........................................................ 1-3
Power Seat.................................................. 1-4
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Secondary Latch System.................................5-80
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Seat Position....................................1-54
Rear Outside Seat Position or the
Second Row Center Seat Position..............1-52
Right Front Seat Position......................1-56, 1-60
Security Light.................................................3-40Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-36
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-82
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-45
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-45
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-91
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-25
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-23
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Sliding Side Door............................................2-10
Spare Tire.....................................................5-84
Installing....................................................5-75
Removing...................................................5-72
Storing.......................................................5-82
Specifications, Capacities.................................5-99
Speedometer..................................................3-25
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-9
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light................................3-35
StabiliTrak®Not Ready Light.............................3-35
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Starting Your Engine.......................................2-19
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas................................................2-34
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-29
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Swing-Out Side Door, 60/40.............................2-11
Swing-Out Windows........................................2-16
T
Taillamps.......................................................5-50
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-76
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Passlock
®...................................................2-17
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-53
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-90
Buying New Tires........................................5-64
Chains.......................................................5-69
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-71
Cleaning....................................................5-90
Different Size..............................................5-65
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-61
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-70
Inflation - Tire Pressure................................5-59Tires (cont.)
Inspection and Rotation................................5-61
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-75
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-75
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-72
Secondary Latch System..............................5-80
Spare Tire..................................................5-84
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-82
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-54
Tire Terminology and Definitions....................5-57
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-66
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-67
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-67
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-63
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-42
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-35
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-37
Your Vehicle...............................................4-35
Traction
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-9
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-19
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-22
Trip Odometer................................................3-25
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
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U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-77
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-66
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-30
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders..................................................7-10
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).............................................5-93
Service Parts Identification Label...................5-93
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-20
Visors...........................................................2-17
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-32
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-23
Warnings
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6Warnings (cont.)
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-67
Different Size..............................................5-65
Replacement...............................................5-67
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-41
Windows.......................................................2-14
Manual......................................................2-15
Power ........................................................2-15
Swing-Out Windows.....................................2-16
Windshield
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-33
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-52
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-89
Wiper Fuses...............................................5-94
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-25
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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