2008 CHEVROLET EXPRESS PASSANGER brake

Event Data Recorders
This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or
near crash-like situations, such as an airbag deployment
or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The
EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle
is designed to record such data as:
•How various systems in your vehicle were operating
•Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened
•How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal
•How fast the vehicle was traveling
This data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.Important:EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only
if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is
recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and
crash location) is recorded. However, other parties, such
as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with
the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is
required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other
parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information if they have access
to the vehicle or the EDR.
GM will not access this data or share it with others
except: with the consent of the vehicle owner or, if the
vehicle is leased, with the consent of the lessee; in
response to an official request of police or similar
government office; as part of GM’s defense of litigation
through the discovery process; or, as required by law.
Data that GM collects or receives may also be used for
GM research needs or may be made available to others
for research purposes, where a need is shown and the
data is not tied to a specific vehicle or vehicle owner.
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Accessories and Modifications............................ 5-3
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-74
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-109
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Off Light.....................................................3-30
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-31
Readiness Light..........................................3-29
Airbag System................................................1-57
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?....1-64
When Should an Airbag Inflate?....................1-62
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-60
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-74
Airbag Off Switch........................................1-66
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-64
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-69
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-73
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?......................1-64
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-46
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System........................... 4-7
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-88
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-35
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-104
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-102
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-106
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-103
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-101
Finish Care...............................................5-103
Finish Damage..........................................5-106
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-101
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-99
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-105
Tires........................................................5-105
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-106
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-107
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-102
Weatherstrips............................................5-102
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-104
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-9
Ashtray.........................................................3-19
Audio System.................................................3-66
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-87
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-88
Radio Reception..........................................3-88
Setting the Clock.........................................3-68
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-86
Audio System(s).............................................3-70
Automatic Door Lock......................................... 2-8
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Automatic Door Unlock...................................... 2-8
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-16
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-24
B
Battery..........................................................5-40
Electric Power Management..........................3-17
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-37
System Warning Light..................................3-34
Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-20
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-50
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........5-52
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-52
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-50
Headlamps.................................................5-50
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-54
Taillamps....................................................5-53
Buying New Tires...........................................5-74
C
Calibration.....................................................3-50
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specifications..........................5-116
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-31, 4-16, 4-28
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-102
Cargo Door Relocking....................................... 2-7
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-81
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-52
Chains, Tire...................................................5-80
Charging System Light....................................3-33
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-38
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-106
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-35
Infants and Young Children...........................1-32
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-39
Older Children.............................................1-29
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-45
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Headlamps (cont.)
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-50
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Heater...........................................................3-19
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-43
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-14
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-15
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-12
Release.....................................................5-13
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-15
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-20
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-32
Inflation - Tire Pressure...................................5-64
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-26
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-41
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-56
Lamps
Dome........................................................3-17
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-17
Reading.....................................................3-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-22
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-39
Light
Airbag Off..................................................3-30
Airbag Readiness........................................3-29
Antilock Brake System Warning.....................3-35
Brake System Warning.................................3-34
Charging System.........................................3-33
Cruise Control.............................................3-42
Highbeam On.............................................3-43
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-38
Oil Pressure...............................................3-42
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-31
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-28
Security.....................................................3-42
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Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-35
Outside Manual Mirror..................................2-33
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-34
MP3 .............................................................3-81
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-20
Noise Control System, Tampering......................5-48
O
Odometer......................................................3-27
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-27
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-41
Pressure Light.............................................3-42
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-29
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6Outlet Adjustment............................................3-22
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-18
Outside
Camper-Type Mirrors....................................2-33
Convex Mirror.............................................2-34
Heated Mirrors............................................2-35
Manual Mirror.............................................2-33
Power Mirrors.............................................2-34
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-106
Park Brake....................................................2-28
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-29
Shifting Out of............................................2-30
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-31
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-31
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-69
Passing.........................................................4-10
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-18
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-18
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
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