2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO radio

Customer Assistance and Information...............7-2
Customer Satisfaction Procedure......................7-2
Online Owner Center......................................7-5
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users................................7-6
Customer Assistance Offices............................7-6
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program................7-7
Roadside Assistance Program..........................7-7
Scheduling Service Appointments....................7-10
Courtesy Transportation.................................7-10
Collision Damage Repair................................7-11Reporting Safety Defects................................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government..........................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government................................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors.....7-15
Service Publications Ordering Information.........7-15
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy................7-16
Event Data Recorders...................................7-17
OnStar
®......................................................7-18
Navigation System........................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID)..............7-18
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information
7-1

Current and Past Model Order Forms
Technical Service Bulletins and Manuals are available for
current and past model GM vehicles. To request an order
form, specify year and model name of the vehicle.
ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Eastern Time
For Credit Card Orders Only
(VISA-MasterCard-Discover), visit Helm, Inc.
on the World Wide Web at: helminc.com
Or you can write to:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Prices are subject to change without notice and without
incurring obligation. Allow ample time for delivery.
Note to Canadian Customers: All listed prices are
quoted in U.S. funds. Canadian residents are to make
checks payable in U.S. funds.
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your GM vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven. For example,
your vehicle uses computer modules to monitor
and control engine and transmission performance,
to monitor the conditions for airbag deployment
and deploy airbags in a crash and, if so equipped,
to provide antilock braking to help the driver control the
vehicle. These modules may store data to help your
dealer/retailer technician service your vehicle.
Some modules may also store data about how you
operate the vehicle, such as rate of fuel consumption or
average speed. These modules may also retain the
owner’s personal preferences, such as radio pre-sets,
seat positions, and temperature settings.
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OnStar®
If your vehicle has OnStar and you subscribe to the
OnStar services, please refer to the OnStar Terms and
Conditions for information on data collection and
use. See alsoOnStar
®System on page 2-43in this
manual for more information.
Navigation System
If your vehicle has a navigation system, use of the
system may result in the storage of destinations,
addresses, telephone numbers, and other trip
information. Refer to the navigation system operating
manual for information on stored data and for deletion
instructions.
Radio Frequency
Identication (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some vehicles for functions
such as tire pressure monitoring and ignition system
security, as well as in connection with conveniences
such as key fobs for remote door locking/unlocking and
starting, and in-vehicle transmitters for garage door
openers. RFID technology in GM vehicles does not use
or record personal information or link with any other
GM system containing personal information.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-18
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-76
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-110
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-25
Readiness Light..........................................3-24
Airbag System................................................1-62
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-76
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-68
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-70
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-75
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-68
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-69
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-67
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-65
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-62
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System......................................................3-62
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-5Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-28
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-107
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-104
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-108
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-105
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-103
Finish Care...............................................5-105
Finish Damage..........................................5-108
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-104
Interior Cleaning........................................5-101
Leather....................................................5-103
Sheet Metal Damage..................................
5-108
Tires........................................................5-108
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-108
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-105
Weatherstrips............................................5-104
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-106
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-10
Ashtray.........................................................3-19
Assist Handles...............................................2-47
Audio System.................................................3-43
Chime Level Adjustment...............................3-62
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-62
Radio Reception..........................................3-61
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Audio System (cont.)
Setting the Clock.........................................3-44
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-60
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-62
Audio System(s).............................................3-44
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-14
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-24
B
Battery..........................................................5-41
Electric Power Management..........................3-17
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brake Fluid....................................................5-38
Brakes..........................................................5-38
System Warning Light..................................3-27
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-19Bulb Replacement...........................................5-49
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........5-51
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-51
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-49
Headlamps.................................................5-50
License Plate Lamps....................................5-53
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-52
Buying New Tires...........................................5-72
C
Calibration.....................................................2-40
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-117
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-10, 2-37, 4-29
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-104
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Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-37
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-36
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-25
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-70
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-17
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-17
Passlock
®......................................................2-16
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California..................................................... 5-4
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-40
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory.....................................2-21
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-13
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar .......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-8
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy......................................................7-18
Radio(s)........................................................3-44
Radios
Reception...................................................3-61
Setting the Clock.........................................3-44
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-60
Rear Axle......................................................5-46
Limited-Slip.................................................. 4-9
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-9
Rear Doors...................................................... 2-9
Rear Seat Operation...............................1-10, 1-11
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-47
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-40
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-39
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-32
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-41
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-85
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Service (cont.)
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-30
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-75
Setting the Clock............................................3-44
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-108
Shifting Into Park............................................2-34
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-36
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Sliding Rear Windows.....................................2-14
Spare Tire....................................................5-100
Installing....................................................5-85
Removing...................................................5-81
Storing.......................................................5-95
Specications, Capacities...............................5-117
Speedometer..................................................3-23
Stabilitrak
®System........................................... 4-6
StabiliTrak®/TCS Warning Light.........................3-29
Starting the Engine.........................................2-21
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-47
Cupholders.................................................2-46
Glove Box..................................................2-46
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-47
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-31
Sun Visors.....................................................2-14
Sunroof.........................................................2-49
T
Tachometer....................................................3-23
Tailgate.........................................................2-10
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-52
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-60
Theft-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..................................................3-44
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V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Loading......................................................4-33
Parking Your...............................................2-36
Running While Parked..................................2-38
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-109
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-109
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-21
Visors...........................................................2-14
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-21
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-39
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-77
Different Size..............................................5-74
Replacement...............................................5-77Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-44
Windows.......................................................2-12
Manual......................................................2-13
Power ........................................................2-13
Sliding Rear................................................2-14
Windshield
Washer........................................................ 3-9
Washer Fluid..............................................5-37
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-54
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-106
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-110
Wipers......................................................... 3-8
Winter Driving................................................4-29
X
XM Radio Messages.......................................3-59
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-62
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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