2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO Owners Manual

CD, MP3 .......................................................3-55
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-47
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-51
Chains, Tire...................................................5-78
Charging System Light....................................3-26
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-30
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-108
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-41
Infants and Young Children...........................1-38
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children..................................................1-45
Older Children.............................................1-35
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-56
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position........................1-58
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-58
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-44
Chime Level Adjustment..................................3-62
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-19Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-107
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-105
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-103
Finish Care...............................................5-105
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-104
Interior.....................................................5-101
Leather....................................................5-103
Tires........................................................5-108
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-108
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-105
Weatherstrips............................................5-104
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-106
Climate Control System...................................3-19
Outlet Adjustment
........................................3-21
Clock, Setting.................................................3-44
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-26
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compass.......................................................2-40
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-15
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-29
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-29
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Cooling System..............................................5-27
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-34
Cupholders....................................................2-46
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.........................7-14
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-7
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15
D
Daytime Running Lamp...................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Disc, MP3......................................................3-55Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ...................................................3-16
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-17
Door
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Rear Doors.................................................. 2-9
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-35
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-35
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-39
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-25
Before a Long Trip......................................4-27
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-27
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-28
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-26
Off-Road ....................................................4-12
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-32
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-32
Winter........................................................4-29
Driving for Better Fuel Economy......................... 4-2
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E
EDR .............................................................7-16
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-110
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-111
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-110
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-110
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-17
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-17
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-30
Coolant......................................................5-29
Coolant Heater............................................2-23
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-29
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-37
Fan Noise..................................................5-35
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheating................................................5-34
Starting......................................................2-21Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Exit Lighting...................................................3-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-34
Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-16
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-13
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-108
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-62
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-79
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-80
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-95
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-21
Power Steering...........................................5-36
Windshield Washer......................................5-37
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-15
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-28, 5-47
Front Axle......................................................5-48
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Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps...........................................5-51
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-34
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-111
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-110
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-110
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-29
Fuel..........................................................3-34
Speedometer..............................................3-23
Tachometer.................................................3-23Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-46
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-8
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-49
Headlamps....................................................5-50
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-49
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-14
Exterior Lamps............................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-19
Engine Coolant...........................................2-23
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-34
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High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-64
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-27
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-28
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-18
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-26
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-19
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-38
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-63
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-22
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-57
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-30
Lamps
Dome ........................................................3-16
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-17
Exterior Cargo.............................................3-16
Lap Belt........................................................1-33
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-27
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-45
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-9
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-53
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-24
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-28
Brake System Warning.................................3-27
Charging System.........................................3-26
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Light (cont.)
Cruise Control.............................................3-34
Highbeam On.............................................3-34
Oil Pressure...............................................3-33
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-25
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-23
Security.....................................................3-34
StabiliTrak
®/Traction Control System
(TCS) Warning Light.................................3-29
Tire Pressure..............................................3-30
Up-Shift.....................................................3-27
Lighting
Exit ...........................................................3-17
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Limited-Slip Rear Axle....................................... 4-9
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-33
Lockout Protection............................................ 2-9
Locks
Door ........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection......................................... 2-9
Power Door .................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9Loss of Control...............................................4-11
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-45
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
Power Controls............................................. 1-4M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-30
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
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Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-24
Operation...................................................2-26
Manual Windows............................................2-13
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-39
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-40
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-39
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-43
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-42
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-42
MP3 .............................................................3-55
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-19
O
Odometer......................................................3-23
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-23
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-12Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-11
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-33
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-35
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-43
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-21
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-18
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-43
Manual Mirrors............................................2-42
Power Mirrors.............................................2-42
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-108
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-34
Shifting Out of............................................2-36
Park Brake....................................................2-32
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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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