2008 CHEVROLET KODIAK suspension

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Accessories and Modifications............................ 5-4
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment.........4-23
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-59
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-8
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-102
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-39
Air Conditioning..............................................3-20
Air Pressure Gage..........................................3-46
Air Suspension...............................................2-44
Air Suspension Seats........................................ 1-6
Airbag
Off Light.....................................................3-29
Readiness Light..........................................3-28
Airbag System................................................1-48
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?....1-54
When Should an Airbag Inflate?....................1-52
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-51
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-59
Airbag Off Switch........................................1-56
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-54
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-59
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?......................1-53
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-58Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-5
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-34
Antilock Brakes, Trailer System Warning Light.....3-34
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-98
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-96
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-100
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-97
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-95
Finish Care.................................................5-97
Finish Damage............................................5-99
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-96
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-94
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-99
Tires..........................................................5-99
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-100
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-100
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-97
Weatherstrips..............................................5-96
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-98
Ashtray.........................................................3-20
Audio System.................................................3-47
Chime Level Adjustment...............................3-58
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-58
Radio Reception..........................................3-58
Setting the Clock.........................................3-48
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-57
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Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-41
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-4
Replacement Parts, Maintenance.....................5-115
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government................................... 7-9
General Motors............................................. 7-9
United States Government.............................. 7-9
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-60
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-61
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-20
Routing, Engine Drive Belt..............................5-117
Running Out of Fuel...............................2-50, 5-17
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-27
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-96
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Lap Belt.....................................................1-27
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-28Safety Belts (cont.)
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-26
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-11
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Scheduled Maintenance Supplements.................. 6-4
Seats
Air Suspension Seats.................................... 1-6
Bucket Seats................................................ 1-2
Rear Seat Operation....................................1-10
Split Bench Seat........................................... 1-6
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-44
Center Rear Seat Position............................1-42
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-40
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-44
Service........................................................... 5-4
Accessories and Modifications......................... 5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-6
Engine Fan Breakage.................................... 5-6
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-36
Publications Ordering Information...................7-10
Transmission Warning Light..........................3-31
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-59
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-99
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Sliding Rear Windows....................................... 2-9
Snow Plow....................................................4-23
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Specifications, Capacities...............................5-109
Speedometer..................................................3-26
Split Bench Seat.............................................. 1-6
Starting Diesel Engine.....................................2-14
Starting the Gasoline Engine............................2-12
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas................................................2-53
Center Console Storage Area........................2-53
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-19
Sun Visors...................................................... 2-9
Suspension, Air..............................................2-44
Switchbanks, Instrument Panel..........................3-18
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Tachometer....................................................3-26
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-57
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Time, Setting..................................................3-48
Tires.............................................................5-82
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-98
Buying New Tires........................................5-85
Cleaning....................................................5-99
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-84
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-92
Inflation - Tire Pressure................................5-82
Tightening the Wheel Nuts............................5-86Tires (cont.)
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-86
Wheel Loading............................................5-83
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-90
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-84
Tow Hooks.....................................................4-20
Towing
Your Vehicle...............................................4-24
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-8
Trailer
Connections................................................4-26
Trailer Brake Hand Control Valve........................ 4-6
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-43
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-43
Service Warning Light..................................3-31
Temperature Gage.......................................3-39
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-29
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-30
Trip Odometer................................................3-26
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
Two-Speed Rear Axle......................................2-27
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Using this Manual................................................ ii
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