2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO Owners Manual

Locks
Door........................................................ 106
Lockout Protection................................... 109
Power Door............................................. 107
Programmable Automatic Door Locks....... 108
Rear Door Security Locks........................ 108
Loss of Control........................................... 259
Lumbar
Manual Controls......................................... 10
Power Controls.......................................... 11
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services.................... 444
At Each Fuel Fill...................................... 448
At Least Once a Month............................ 448
At Least Once a Year.............................. 449
Introduction.............................................. 440
Maintenance Footnotes............................ 446
Maintenance Record................................ 456
Maintenance Requirements...................... 440
Normal Maintenance
Replacement Parts............................... 454
Owner Checks and Services.................... 447
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....... 452Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Scheduled Maintenance........................... 442
Using....................................................... 440
Your Vehicle and the Environment............ 440
Malfunction Indicator Light........................... 192
Manual Lumbar Controls............................... 10
Manual Seats.................................................. 9
Manual Transmission
Fluid........................................................ 342
Operation................................................. 126
Manual Windows......................................... 112
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 202
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
Compass and Temperature Display....... 145
Automatic Dimming Rearview
with OnStar
®, Compass and
Temperature Display............................. 142
Manual Rearview Mirror........................... 141
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...... 142
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 148
Outside Manual Mirrors............................ 147
Outside Power Mirrors............................. 148
MP3 ............................................................ 234
MyGMLink.com............................................ 463
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N
Navigation System, Privacy......................... 480
New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 118
Normal Maintenance
Replacement Parts................................... 454
O
Odometer.................................................... 183
Odometer, Trip............................................ 183
Off-Road Driving.......................................... 260
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 257
Oil
Engine..................................................... 333
Pressure Light.......................................... 195
Oil, Engine Oil Life System......................... 336
Older Children, Restraints............................. 44
Online Owner Center................................... 463
OnStar, Privacy........................................... 480
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 149
Other Warning Devices................................ 162
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 180Outlets
Accessory Power..................................... 176
Outside
Convex Mirror.......................................... 148
Manual Mirrors......................................... 147
Power Mirrors.......................................... 148
Owner Checks and Services....................... 447
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 429
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 135
Shifting Out of......................................... 137
Parking
Brake....................................................... 133
Over Things That Burn............................ 138
Parking Your Vehicle................................... 137
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............... 186
Passenger Sensing System........................... 88
Passing....................................................... 257
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Passlock®.................................................... 117
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab.............. 299
Power
Door Locks.............................................. 107
Lumbar Controls........................................ 11
Retained Accessory (RAP)....................... 121
Seat.......................................................... 10
Steering Fluid.......................................... 355
Windows.................................................. 113
Pretensioners, Safety Belt............................. 43
Privacy........................................................ 478
Event Data Recorders.............................. 479
Navigation System................................... 480
OnStar..................................................... 480
Radio Frequency Identication.................. 480
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.......... 108
Q
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................... 25
R
Radiator Pressure Cap................................ 348
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy..................................................... 480
Radios........................................................ 206
AM-FM Radio.......................................... 209
Care of Your CD Player........................... 243
Care of Your CDs.................................... 243
Radio with CD......................................... 212
Radio with Six-Disc CD............................ 222
Setting the Time...................................... 208
Theft-Deterrent......................................... 242
Understanding Reception......................... 242
Rear Axle.................................................... 368
Limited-Slip.............................................. 254
Rear Door Security Locks........................... 108
Rear Doors................................................. 109
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides.................. 40
Rear Seat Operation.............................. 17, 18
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts.............. 37
Rear Storage Area...................................... 154
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Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display............ 145
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with OnStar
®, Compass and
Temperature Display................................ 142
Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...................... 142
Rearview Mirrors......................................... 141
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 12
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......... 452
Recovery Hooks.......................................... 292
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 300
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.......... 102
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation................................................. 103
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.......................................... 404
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools............ 401
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 374
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 475
General Motors........................................ 476
United States Government....................... 475Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 96
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 96
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................ 121
Right Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 35
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 466
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 291
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 455
Running the Engine While Parked............... 140
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 184
Pretensioners............................................. 43
Reminder Light........................................ 184
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 425
Center Front Passenger Position................ 36
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Driver Position........................................... 26
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 26
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 25
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides............... 40
Rear Seat Passengers............................... 37
Right Front Passenger Position.................. 35
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 43
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 35
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 20
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster.................... 34
Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 442
Seatback Latches.......................................... 16
Seats
Head Restraints......................................... 15
Heated Seats............................................. 11
Manual........................................................ 9
Manual Lumbar.......................................... 10
Power Lumbar........................................... 11
Power Seats.............................................. 10Seats (cont.)
Rear Seat Operation........................... 17, 18
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 12
Seatback Latches...................................... 16
Secondary Latch System............................. 412
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position......................... 71
Rear Seat Position..................................... 69
Right Front Seat Position........................... 72
Security Light.............................................. 196
Service........................................................ 324
Accessories and Modications.................. 324
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle..................................... 325
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 324
Doing Your Own Work............................. 325
Engine Soon Light................................... 192
Publications Ordering Information............. 476
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 94
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 429
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 135
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 137
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Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 34
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 164
Sliding Rear Windows................................. 114
Spare Tire................................................... 420
Installing.................................................. 404
Removing................................................ 401
Storing..................................................... 416
Specications, Capacities............................ 437
Speedometer............................................... 183
Starting Your Engine................................... 121
Steering...................................................... 255
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 162
Storage Areas
Cupholder(s)............................................ 153
Front Armrest Storage Area...................... 154
Glove Box................................................ 153
Rear Storage Area................................... 154
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 290
Sun Visors.................................................. 115
Sunroof....................................................... 156T
Tachometer................................................. 183
Tailgate....................................................... 110
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps..................................... 373
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 242
Theft-Deterrent Systems.............................. 115
Content Theft-Deterrent............................ 115
Passlock
®................................................ 117
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 162
Time, Setting............................................... 208
Tire
Pressure Light.......................................... 191
Tires........................................................... 377
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning............................................... 428
Buying New Tires..................................... 392
Chains..................................................... 398
Changing a Flat Tire................................ 400
Cleaning.................................................. 429
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Tires (cont.)
Different Size........................................... 394
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 399
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 384
Inspection and Rotation............................ 390
Installing the Spare Tire........................... 404
Pressure Monitor System......................... 385
Removing the Flat Tire............................. 404
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools......... 401
Secondary Latch System......................... 412
Spare Tire................................................ 420
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..... 416
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 378
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 381
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 395
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 396
Wheel Replacement................................. 396
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 391
Towing
Recreational Vehicle................................. 300
Towing a Trailer....................................... 306
Your Vehicle............................................. 299Traction
Control System (TCS).............................. 253
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.............................. 254
Trailer
Recommendations.................................... 320
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic....................................... 339
Fluid, Manual........................................... 342
Up-Shift Light........................................... 189
Transmission Operation, Automatic.............. 124
Transmission Operation, Manual.................. 126
Trip Odometer............................................. 183
Truck-Camper Loading Information.............. 299
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................... 164
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................... 163
U
Understanding Radio Reception................... 242
Uniform Tire Quality Grading....................... 395
Up-Shift Light.............................................. 189
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V
Vehicle
Control..................................................... 250
Damage Warnings....................................... 5
Loading.................................................... 293
Parking Your............................................ 137
Symbols...................................................... 5
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy............ 478
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).......................................... 432
Service Parts Identication Label.............. 432
Ventilation Adjustment.................................. 180
Visors.......................................................... 115
W
Warning Lights,
Gages and Indicators............................... 181
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 202
Hazard Warning Flashers......................... 162
Other Warning Devices............................ 162
Safety and Symbols..................................... 4
Vehicle Damage.......................................... 5Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..................... 396
Different Size........................................... 394
Replacement............................................ 396
Where to Put the Restraint............................ 54
Windows..................................................... 112
Manual..................................................... 112
Power...................................................... 113
Sliding Rear............................................. 114
Windshield
Washer.................................................... 166
Washer Fluid........................................... 356
Wiper Blade Replacement........................ 375
Wiper Blades, Cleaning............................ 427
Wiper Fuses............................................ 433
Wipers..................................................... 165
Winter Driving............................................. 286
X
XM Radio Messages................................... 240
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System......... 244
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment............... 440
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