2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE steering wheel

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-20
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-74
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-108
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-33
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning......................................3-21, 3-24
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-36
Readiness Light..........................................3-35
Airbag System................................................1-60
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-74
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-67
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-69
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-74
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-67
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-68
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-65
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-63
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-120
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-120
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Anti-lock Brake, System Warning Light...............3-41Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-104
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-102
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-106
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-103
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-100
Finish Care...............................................5-103
Finish Damage..........................................5-105
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-101
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-99
Leather....................................................5-101
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-105
Tires........................................................5-105
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-105
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-106
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-102
Weatherstrips............................................5-102
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-104
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-9
Ashtray.........................................................3-20
Audio System.................................................3-75
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-118
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-120
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual............................3-107
Radio Reception........................................3-119
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-116
Setting the Clock.........................................3-76
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Engine (cont.)
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-48
Fan Noise..................................................5-35
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-30
Overheating................................................5-28
Starting......................................................2-32
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-18
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-16
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-35
Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-17
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
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Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-105
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-120
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-79
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-80
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-94Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-36
Windshield Washer......................................5-37
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-48
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-39, 5-48
Front Armrest Storage Area..............................2-71
Front Axle......................................................5-49
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-11
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
Gage .........................................................3-49
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Low Warning Light.......................................3-50
Running Out of...........................................2-48
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-110
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-108
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-109
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-111
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-108
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-102
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-19
Lap Belt.....................................................1-34
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-28
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-35
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-33
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-14
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Center Seat................................................1-11
Head Restraints..........................................1-11
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-4
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals........................... 1-6
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation....................................1-12
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-8
Secondary Latch System.................................5-91
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-56
Rear Seat Position......................................1-53
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-56
Security Light.................................................3-47Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements.... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-43
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-74
Setting the Clock............................................3-76
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-105
Shifting Into Park............................................2-45
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-47
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire.....................................................5-98
Installing....................................................5-85
Removing...................................................5-81
Storing.......................................................5-94
Specications, Capacities...............................5-115
Speedometer..................................................3-34
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-41
Stabilitrak®System........................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-32
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-118
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
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