2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO tires

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-18
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-74
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-114
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-27
Readiness Light..........................................3-26
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.......................................3-69
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System.....3-69
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Anti-lock Brake, System Warning Light...............3-31Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-111
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-108
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-112
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-109
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-106
Finish Care...............................................5-110
Finish Damage..........................................5-112
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-108
Interior Cleaning........................................5-105
Leather....................................................5-107
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-112
Tires........................................................5-112
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-112
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-113
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-109
Weatherstrips............................................5-108
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-110
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-10
Ashtray.........................................................3-19
Assist Handles...............................................2-50
Audio System.................................................3-45
Chime Level Adjustment...............................3-69
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-69
Radio Reception..........................................3-68
Setting the Clock.........................................3-46
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Audio System (cont.)
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-67
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-69
Audio System(s).............................................3-47
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-24
B
Battery..........................................................5-43
Electric Power Management..........................3-17
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-39
System Warning Light..................................3-30
Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-19
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-51
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........5-54
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-53
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-51
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-51
Headlamps.................................................5-52Bulb Replacement (cont.)
License Plate Lamps....................................5-56
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-56
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-54
Buying New Tires...........................................5-76
C
Calibration.............................................2-40, 2-43
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-119
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-10, 2-37, 4-28
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-108
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-63
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-50
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-54
Chains, Tire...................................................5-82
Charging System Light....................................3-29
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-33
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-112
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Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-40
Infants and Young Children...........................1-36
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-43
Older Children.............................................1-33
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................1-54
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position...................................1-56
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-56
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-42
Chime Level Adjustment..................................3-69
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-19
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-111
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-109
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-106
Finish Care...............................................5-110
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-108
Interior.....................................................5-105
Leather....................................................5-107
Tires........................................................5-112
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-112
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-109
Weatherstrips............................................5-108
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-110Climate Control System...................................3-19
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-21
Clock, Setting.................................................3-46
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-26
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-12
Compass...............................................2-40, 2-43
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-15
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-27
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-32
Cooling System..............................................5-32
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-36
Cupholders....................................................2-50
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-6
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-6
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-7
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the United
States Government...................................7-15
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G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-32
Fuel..........................................................3-36
Speedometer..............................................3-24
Tachometer.................................................3-24
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-50
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-5
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-51
Headlamps....................................................5-52
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-51
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-14
Exterior Lamps............................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-51
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-19
Engine Coolant...........................................2-23
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-36
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-68
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-26
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-27
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-17
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-26I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-19
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-36
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-66
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-17
Cluster.......................................................3-23
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Interior Lamps................................................3-16
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Spare Tire....................................................5-103
Installing....................................................5-89
Removing...................................................5-85
Storing.......................................................5-99
Specications, Capacities...............................5-119
Speedometer..................................................3-24
Starting the Engine.........................................2-21
Steering.......................................................... 4-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-50
Cupholders.................................................2-50
Glove Box..................................................2-50
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-51
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-31
Sun Visors.....................................................2-15
Sunroof.........................................................2-52
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Tachometer....................................................3-24
Tailgate.........................................................2-10
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-54
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-31
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-67Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-15
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-15
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-17
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-17
Passlock
®...................................................2-16
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-46
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-32
Tires.............................................................5-59
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-111
Buying New Tires........................................5-76
Chains.......................................................5-82
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-84
Cleaning...................................................5-112
Different Size..............................................5-78
High-Speed Operation..................................5-68
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-83
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-66
Inspection and Rotation................................5-74
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-89
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-70
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-69
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-89
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-85
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Tires (cont.)
Secondary Latch System..............................5-96
Spare Tire................................................5-103
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-99
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-60
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-63
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-79
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-80
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-80
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-76
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-41
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-48
Your Vehicle...............................................4-41
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-5
Control System Warning Light.......................3-31
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.................................... 4-6
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-61
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-24
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-29
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-24
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-26Trip Odometer................................................3-24
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-40
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
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Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-79
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-29
Using this Manual................................................ ii
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-33
Parking Your...............................................2-36
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-17
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-114
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-114
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-21
Visors...........................................................2-15
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