2006 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER warning

Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on
the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specied government test course.
For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and
a half (1.5) times as well on the government course as
a tire graded 100. The relative performance of tires
depends upon the actual conditions of their use,
however, and may depart signicantly from the norm
due to variations in driving habits, service practices, and
differences in road characteristics and climate.
Traction – AA, A, B, C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A,
B, and C. Those grades represent the tire’s ability
to stop on wet pavement as measured under controlled
conditions on specied government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete. A tire marked C may have poor
traction performance.
Warning:The traction grade assigned to this tire is
based on straight-ahead braking traction tests, and does
not include acceleration, cornering, hydroplaning, or
peak traction characteristics.
Temperature – A, B, C
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire’s resistance to the generation
of heat and its ability to dissipate heat when tested
under controlled conditions on a specied indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained high temperature can
cause the material of the tire to degenerate and
reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead to
sudden tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a
level of performance which all passenger car tires must
meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 109. Grades B and A represent higher levels of
performance on the laboratory test wheel than the
minimum required by law.
Warning:The temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is properly inated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed, underination, or
excessive loading, either separately or in combination,
can cause heat buildup and possible tire failure.
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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.
{CAUTION:
Changing a tire can be dangerous. The vehicle
can slip off the jack and roll over or fall on you
or other people. You and they could be badly
injured or even killed. Find a level place to
change your tire. To help prevent the vehicle
from moving:
1. Set the parking brake rmly.
2. Put the shift lever in PARK (P).
3. If you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle,
be sure the transfer case is in a drive
gear — not in NEUTRAL.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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Owner Checks and Services on page 6-9tells you what
should be checked, when to check it, and what you
can easily do to help keep your vehicle in good
condition.
The proper replacement parts, uids, and lubricants to
use are listed inRecommended Fluids and Lubricants
on page 6-12andNormal Maintenance Replacement
Parts on page 6-15. When your vehicle is serviced,
make sure these are used. All parts should be replaced
and all necessary repairs done before you or anyone
else drives the vehicle. We recommend the use of
genuine GM parts.
Scheduled Maintenance
When the change engine oil light or CHANGE ENGINE
OIL DIC message comes on, it means that service is
required for your vehicle. SeeChange Engine Oil Light on
page 3-46orDIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-55.
Have your vehicle serviced as soon as possible within the
next 600 miles (1 000 km). It is possible that, if you are
driving under the best conditions, the engine oil life
system may not indicate that vehicle service is necessary
for over a year. However, your engine oil and lter must
be changed at least once a year and at this time the
system must be reset. Your GM Goodwrench
®dealer has
GM-trained service technicians who will perform this work
using genuine GM parts and reset the system.If the engine oil life system is ever reset accidentally, you
must service your vehicle within 3,000 miles (5 000 km)
since your last service. Remember to reset the oil life
system whenever the oil is changed. SeeEngine Oil Life
System on page 5-23for information on the Engine Oil
Life System and resetting the system.
When the change engine oil light or CHANGE ENGINE
OIL DIC message appears, certain services, checks,
and inspections are required. Required services are
described in the following for “MaintenanceI” and
“MaintenanceII.” Generally, it is recommended that your
rst service be MaintenanceI, your second service be
MaintenanceII, and that you alternate MaintenanceI
and MaintenanceIIthereafter. However, in some cases,
MaintenanceIImay be required more often.
MaintenanceI— Use MaintenanceIif the light or
message comes on within 10 months since the vehicle
was purchased or MaintenanceIIwas performed.
MaintenanceII— Use MaintenanceIIif the previous
service performed was MaintenanceI. Always use
MaintenanceIIwhenever the light or message comes
on 10 months or more since the last service or if the light
or message has not come on at all for one year.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Inator...........................................5-78
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-18
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment.........4-53
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-108
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-22
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-24
Air Conditioning......................................3-19, 3-22
Air Suspension...............................................4-58
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-35
Readiness Light..........................................3-34
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-58
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle............................1-72
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-65
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-67
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-72
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-65
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-66
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-63
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-61
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-49All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System.........................2-30
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-14
All-Wheel-Drive Service Light............................3-48
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . 3-143
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-40
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-103
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-101
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-105
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-102
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-98
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-99
Finish Care...............................................5-102
Finish Damage..........................................5-105
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces.............................5-100
Leather....................................................5-100
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-104
Tires........................................................5-104
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-105
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-106
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-101
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-103
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-19
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Audio System(s).............................................3-67
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-139
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-141
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-142
Care of Your CDs and DVDs .......................3-142
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-143
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-143
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-124
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-95
Radio with CD....................................3-69, 3-80
Radio with Six-Disc CD..............................3-110
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-137
Setting the Time..........................................3-69
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-138
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-140
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-143
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-26
Operation...................................................2-24B
Battery..........................................................5-44
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-38
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-9
Parking......................................................2-31
System Warning Light..................................3-39
Brake Pedal, Throttle.......................................2-22
Brakes..........................................................5-41
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-19
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-53
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-53
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-54
Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps..................5-53
Buying New Tires...........................................5-72
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C
Calibration.............................2-39, 2-40, 2-43, 2-45
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-122
Carbon Monoxide...................2-13, 2-34, 4-42, 4-59
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-101
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-141
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-142
Your CDs and DVDs ..................................3-142
Cargo Cover..................................................2-61
Cargo Tie Downs............................................2-62
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-57
Chains, Tire...................................................5-78
Charging System Light....................................3-37
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-42
Gages Warning Light...................................3-49
Check Gas Cap Light......................................3-50
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-105
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-39
Infants and Young Children...........................1-36
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-43
Older Children.............................................1-33Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position........................1-51
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position.........................1-53
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-54
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-42
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-143
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-19
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-103
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-102
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-99
Finish Care...............................................5-102
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-98
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces.............................5-100
Leather....................................................5-100
Tires........................................................5-104
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-105
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-101
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-103
Climate Control System
Dual ..........................................................3-19
Dual Automatic............................................3-22
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-26
Rear ..........................................................3-26
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Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-30
Competitive Driving.........................................4-19
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-17
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Net............................................2-61
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-42
Heater, Engine............................................2-23
Cooling System..............................................5-33
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cruise Control Light........................................3-47
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....7-14
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........7-14D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-14
Displacement on Demand™ (DoD™).................2-24
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-17
Dome Lamps .................................................3-16
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-20
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-50
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-51
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-61
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-55
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-32
City ...........................................................4-36
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-37
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-40
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F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-24
Finish Damage.............................................5-105
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-143
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-79
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-80
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-94
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-26
Power Steering...........................................5-39
Windshield Washer......................................5-40
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-16
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-27, 5-51
Front Axle......................................................5-52
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Check Gas Cap Light...................................3-50
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-49
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5Fuel (cont.)
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-50
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-109
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-109
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-115
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-108
G
Gage
Check Gages Warning Light..........................3-49
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-42
Fuel..........................................................3-49
Oil Pressure...............................................3-45
Speedometer..............................................3-32
Tachometer.................................................3-32
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-38
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-52
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Gate Ajar Light...............................................3-49
Glove Box.....................................................2-56
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
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