2006 CHEVROLET SSR Owners Manual

3. Locate and remove the
bolts that hold the cargo
cover in place. There is
one bolt on each side
near the front of the
cargo area.
4. Slide the cover rearward and then lift up on
the passenger’s side of the cargo cover. Then
have another person lift the driver’s side of
the cargo cover.
5. Reverse Steps 1 through 4 to reinstall the
cargo cover.
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Emergency Cargo Cover
Release Handle
Notice:Using the emergency cargo cover release
handle as a tie-down or anchor point when securing
items in the cargo area may damage it. Use the
emergency cargo cover release handle only to help
you open the cargo cover.
Your vehicle has a glow-in-the-dark emergency cargo
cover release handle located in the cargo area on
the driver’s side of the vehicle. This handle will glow
following exposure to light. Pull the release handle up to
open the cargo cover from the inside.
Floor Tracks
Your vehicle has floor tracks and side rails that can be
used to install accessories in the cargo area of your
vehicle. The floor tracks may have covers that can be
removed so that available accessories can be installed if
the optional cargo compartment trim is ordered. For
more information on available accessories for your
vehicle, see your dealer.
To install the floor track covers, follow these steps:
1. Open the tailgate. SeeTailgate on page 2-10.
2. Locate and remove the fastener at the tailgate end
of the floor track.
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3. Slide the endcap rearward to remove it. 4. Insert the cover into the floor track and slide it all
the way forward.
5. Reinstall the floor track fastener and endcap by
reversing Steps 2 and 3.
6. Slide the floor track cover rearward until it rests
against the endcap.
7. Repeat the above steps to install a cover for the
other floor track.
To remove the floor track covers, reverse the
installation procedure.
Additional cargo strips are installed by attaching them
to the hook and loop strips located in the carpeted
cargo area.
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Cargo Net System
Your vehicle may have a cargo net system that attaches
to the side rails and/or tailgate to help keep items in
your cargo area from moving around.
To install the cargo net system, do the following:
1. If your vehicle has the side-saddle storage bins
installed, remove the bins before installing the cargo
net. SeeSide-Saddle Storage on page 2-45for
instructions. Once the cargo net system has been
installed, the side-saddle storage bins can be
reinstalled.2. Locate and remove the endcaps from the forward
ends of the cargo area side rails.
If your vehicle has an access slot on the forward
ends of the side rails use this for attachment of the
cargo net, the endcaps do not need to be
removed to attach the cargo net to the vehicle.
Removable Endcaps Shown
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3. Insert a locking tab into the forward end of
each side rail and slide the tabs rearward. Then
reinstall the endcaps on the forward ends of the
side rails.
If your vehicle has an access slot on the forward
end of each side rail, insert the locking tab into the
access slot and slide the tabs rearward.4. Loosen the knobs located on top of the telescoping
cross bar by turning them counterclockwise. Side Rail with End Cap Removed Shown
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5. Position the cross bar vertically between the side
rails as shown.6. Insert the tabs located at each end of the cross bar
into the side rails.
You may need to adjust the length of the cross bar
to make it fit between the side rails.
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7. Turn the cross bar so that it is horizontal as shown. 8. Slide the locking tabs in the side rails until they are
aligned with the knobs on the cross bar as shown
and loosely tighten the knobs.
9. Slide the cross bar to the desired location and
adjust the length of the bar as necessary.
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10. Tighten all the cross bar knobs.
11. Remove the pushpins located on the outboard
sides of the tailgate near the top.
12. Install and tighten a D-ring into each hole on
the tailgate.
Be sure to use the D-rings supplied with the cargo
net system that have 0.9 inches (22 mm) studs.
Using other D-rings will not work because the studs
will not be the correct length and the cargo net
system will not be secured properly.
13. Clip the cargo net to the tailgate D-rings with
the label facing up and on the driver’s side of
the vehicle.
14. Clip the other end of the cargo net to the
telescoping cross bar as shown.
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