2009 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CARGO VAN Owners Manual

Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-16
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-30
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-12
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-103
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-84
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...........................................5-34
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
Front Axle......................................................5-46
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-7
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-12Fuel (cont.)
Filling the Tank...........................................5-10
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-9
Gage .........................................................3-40
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-6
Gasoline Specifications.................................. 5-6
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-107
Floor Console Fuse Block...........................5-105
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-105
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-105
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-33
Fuel..........................................................3-40
Oil Pressure...............................................3-37
Speedometer..............................................3-25
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-31
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-6
Specifications............................................... 5-6
Glass, Enhanced Technology............................2-16
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
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H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Headlamp Wiring...........................................5-105
Headlamps....................................................5-48
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-48
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-14
Exterior Lamps............................................3-12
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-50
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-48
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Heater...........................................................3-19
Engine Coolant...........................................2-22
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-39
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
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-19
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-33
Inflation - Tire Pressure...................................5-62Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-15
Cluster.......................................................3-24
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-40
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-55
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-34
Lamps
Dome ........................................................3-16
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-16
Reading.....................................................3-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-24
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-41
Light
Airbag Off..................................................3-28
Airbag Readiness........................................3-27
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-32
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Light (cont.)
Brake System Warning.................................3-31
Charging System.........................................3-30
Cruise Control.............................................3-39
Highbeam On.............................................3-39
Oil Pressure...............................................3-38
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-29
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-26
Security.....................................................3-39
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................3-33
Tire Pressure..............................................3-34
Tow/Haul Mode ...........................................3-40
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-16
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-12
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-19
Locking Rear Axle............................................ 4-8
Lockout Protection............................................ 2-9
Locks
Automatic Door Lock..................................... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock.................................. 2-8
Cargo Door Relocking.................................... 2-7
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-7
Door ........................................................... 2-6
Lockout Protection......................................... 2-9Locks (cont.)
Power Door .................................................. 2-6
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-7
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-8
Loss of Control...............................................4-11
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-41M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-10
At Least Once a Month................................6-11
At Least Once a Year..................................6-11
At the First 100, 1,000 and 6,000 Miles
(160, 1 600 and 10 000 km)......................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record....................................6-17
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services.........................6-10
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-34
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Windows............................................2-14
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Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-32
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-33
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-34
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-32
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-33
Outside Towing Mirrors.................................2-32
MP3 .............................................................3-77
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-19
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-19
Noise Control System, Tampering......................5-47
O
Odometer......................................................3-25
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-25
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-37
Pressure Light.............................................3-38
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18Older Children, Restraints................................1-30
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-19
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-21
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-18
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-33
Heated Mirrors............................................2-34
Manual Mirrors............................................2-32
Power Mirrors.............................................2-33
Towing Mirrors............................................2-32
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-10
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-103
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-27
Shifting Out of............................................2-29
Park Brake....................................................2-26
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-29
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-29
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-70
Passing.........................................................4-10
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer.................2-17
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer Operation . . . 2-17
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Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-6
Retained Accessory.....................................2-20
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-34
Windows....................................................2-14
Privacy..........................................................7-18
Event Data Recorders..................................7-18
Navigation System.......................................7-19
OnStar.......................................................7-19
Radio Frequency Identification.......................7-19
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-7
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-31
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Privacy......7-19
Radio(s)........................................................3-67
Radios
Reception...................................................3-84
Setting the Clock.........................................3-64
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-82
Reading Lamps..............................................3-16
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System.........3-22
Rear Axle......................................................5-45
Locking........................................................ 4-8
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-8Rear Doors....................................................2-12
Rear Heating System......................................3-21
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-6
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-32
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-25
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation..... 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-84
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-81
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-52
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-16
United States Government............................7-15
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-78
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-79
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-20
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-19
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-31
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S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-26
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-100
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-29
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Power Seat.................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-6
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-3
Secondary Latch System.................................5-92
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-48
Right Front Seat Position......................1-50, 1-54
Security Light.................................................3-39
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-34
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-76
Setting the Clock............................................3-64
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-103
Shifting Into Park............................................2-27
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-29
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Sliding Side Door............................................. 2-9
Spare Tire.....................................................5-96
Installing....................................................5-84
Removing...................................................5-81
Storing.......................................................5-95
Specifications, Capacities
...............................5-111
Speedometer..................................................3-25
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-33
StabiliTrak®System.......................................... 4-5
Starting the Engine.........................................2-20
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-83
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas................................................2-34
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-18
Sun Visors.....................................................2-16
Swing-Out Side Door, 60/40.............................2-10
Swing-Out Windows........................................2-15
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T
Taillamps.......................................................5-51
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-82
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-16
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-17
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-17
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-64
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-34
Tires.............................................................5-54
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning........................5-102
Buying New Tires........................................5-72
Chains.......................................................5-78
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-80
Cleaning...................................................5-103
Different Size..............................................5-73
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-63
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-79
Inflation - Tire Pressure................................5-62
Inspection and Rotation................................5-69
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-84
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-65
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-64
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-84
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-81
Secondary Latch System..............................5-92Tires (cont.)
Spare Tire..................................................5-96
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-95
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-55
Tire Terminology and Definitions....................5-59
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-74
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-76
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-76
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-71
Tow/Haul Mode ...............................................2-25
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-40
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-25
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-27
Your Vehicle...............................................4-25
Traction
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-5
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-23
Trip Odometer................................................3-25
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-74
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V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Loading......................................................4-19
Running While Parked..................................2-31
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-57
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-18
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)............................................5-104
Service Parts Identification Label..................5-104
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-21
Visors...........................................................2-16
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-31
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-23
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iiiWheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-76
Different Size..............................................5-73
Replacement...............................................5-76
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-39
Windows.......................................................2-13
Manual......................................................2-14
Power ........................................................2-14
Swing-Out Windows.....................................2-15
Windows, Enhanced Technology Glass...............2-16
Windshield
Washer........................................................ 3-9
Washer Fluid..............................................5-35
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-53
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-102
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-105
Wipers......................................................... 3-8
Winter Driving................................................4-16
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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