2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER tires

Engine Coolant Level Check
Check the engine coolant level and add
DEX-COOL®coolant mixture if necessary. SeeEngine
Coolant on page 5-23for further details.
Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check
Check the windshield washer uid level in the windshield
washer uid reservoir and add the proper uid if
necessary.
At Least Once a Month
Tire Ination Check
Visually inspect your vehicle’s tires and make sure they
are inated to the correct pressures. Do not forget to
check the spare tire. SeeTires on page 5-50for further
details. Check to make sure the spare tire is stored
securely. SeeChanging a Flat Tire on page 5-66.
Tire Wear Inspection
Tire rotation may be required for high mileage highway
drivers prior to the Engine Oil Life System service
notication. Check the tires for wear and, if necessary,
rotate the tires. SeeTire Inspection and Rotation on
page 5-57.
At Least Once a Year
Starter Switch Check
{CAUTION:
When you are doing this inspection, the
vehicle could move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be injured.
1. Before you start, be sure you have enough room
around the vehicle.
2. Firmly apply both the parking brake and the regular
brake. SeeParking Brake on page 2-37.
Do not use the accelerator pedal, and be ready to
turn off the engine immediately if it starts.
3. Try to start the engine in each gear. The vehicle
should start only in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). If
the vehicle starts in any other position, contact your
GM Goodwrench
®dealer for service.
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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Inator...........................................5-64
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-22
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-88
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-93
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-24
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-35
Readiness Light..........................................3-34
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)....7-10
Airbag System................................................1-74
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-88
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-80
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-82
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-88
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-80
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-81
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-79
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-76
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-43
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-11
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-116
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . 3-116
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-39
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-89
Care of Safety Belts and Built-in Child
Restraint Harness.....................................5-87
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-90
Child Restraint Pad......................................5-86
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-87
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-84
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-85
Finish Care.................................................5-88
Finish Damage............................................5-90
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-86
Leather......................................................5-86
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-90
Tires..........................................................5-89
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-90
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-91
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-87
Weatherstrips..............................................5-87
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-88
Audio System(s).............................................3-77
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-114
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-116
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-115
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-116
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-116
Radio with CD............................................3-79
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-111
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Setting the Time..........................................3-78
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-113
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-115
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-116
Automatic Door Lock.......................................2-12
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-34
B
Battery..........................................................5-38
Run-Down Protection...................................3-19
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-22
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-6
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-37
System Warning Light..................................3-38
Brakes..........................................................5-35
Braking........................................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-30
Bucket Seats, Rear........................................... 1-7
Built-in Child Restraint.....................................1-64
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-45
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-47Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-45
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-48
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-47
Buying New Tires...........................................5-59
C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-99
Captain Chairs, Rear.......................................1-14
Carbon Monoxide...................2-22, 2-40, 4-25, 4-37
Care of
Safety Belts and Built-in Child
Restraint Harness.....................................5-87
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-116
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-115
Cargo Lamp...................................................3-19
Chains, Tire...................................................5-64
Charging System Light....................................3-38
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-41
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-90
Child Restraints
Built-In Child Restraint..................................1-64
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Child Restraints (cont.)
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-46
Infants and Young Children...........................1-43
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-52
Older Children.............................................1-40
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-58
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-60
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-50
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-116
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-24
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-89
Child Restraint Pad......................................5-86
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-87
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-85
Finish Care.................................................5-88
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-84
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-86
Leather......................................................5-86
Tires..........................................................5-89
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-90
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-87
Weatherstrips..............................................5-87
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-88
Climate Control System...................................3-24
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-29
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-27
Rear..........................................................3-27Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-37
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-83
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-27
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Convenience Center........................................2-53
Convenience Net....................................2-52, 2-53
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-40
Heater, Engine............................................2-33
Cooling System..............................................5-28
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-45
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-48
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-8
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-6
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-14
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15
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Spare Tire
Accessory Inator........................................5-64
Compact....................................................5-83
Installing....................................................5-71
Removing...................................................5-68
Storing.......................................................5-79
Specications, Capacities.................................5-99
Speedometer..................................................3-33
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-9
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-32
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-114
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas................................................2-48
Convenience Center.....................................2-53
Convenience Net.................................2-52, 2-53
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-48
Floor Console Storage Area..........................2-50
Folding Tray...............................................2-50
Glove Box..................................................2-48
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-52
Overhead Console...............................2-49, 2-50
Second Row Center Console........................2-51
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-29
Sun Visors.....................................................2-26
Switchbanks
Overhead Console.......................................3-20
T
Tachometer....................................................3-33
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-47
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-40
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-113
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-26
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-27
PASS-Key
®III .............................................2-28
PASS-Key®III Operation..............................2-29
Third Row Seat..............................................1-18
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-50
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-89
Buying New Tires........................................5-59
Chains.......................................................5-64
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-66
Cleaning....................................................5-89
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-83
Different Size..............................................5-60
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-66
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-56
Inator, Accessory.......................................5-64
Inspection and Rotation................................5-57
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-71
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-71
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-68
Secondary Latch System..............................5-77
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-79
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Tires (cont.)
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-51
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-53
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-61
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-62
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-62
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-58
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-35
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-37
Your Vehicle...............................................4-35
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-8
Control System Warning Light.......................3-40
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-9
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-34
Trip Odometer................................................3-33
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-20
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-115
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-61
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-44
Operation...................................................2-45
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-30
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders..................................................7-10
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-92
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-92
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-69
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-27
Visors...........................................................2-26
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