2009 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CARGO VAN maintenance

Maintenance Record (cont’d)
DateOdometer
ReadingServiced ByMaintenanceIor
MaintenanceIIServices Performed
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Accessories and Modifications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-18
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-76
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-105
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Off Light.....................................................3-28
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-29
Readiness Light..........................................3-27
Airbag System................................................1-58
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-76
Airbag Off Switch........................................1-67
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-65
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-70
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-76
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?......................1-64
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?........1-65
When Should an Airbag Inflate?....................1-63
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-60
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System...................4-8, 5-44
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-84
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-32Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-102
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-100
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-103
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-101
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-98
Finish Care...............................................5-101
Finish Damage..........................................5-103
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-99
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-97
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-103
Tires........................................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-103
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-100
Weatherstrips............................................5-100
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-102
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-10
Ashtray.........................................................3-18
Audio System.................................................3-63
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-83
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-84
Radio Reception..........................................3-84
Setting the Clock.........................................3-64
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-82
Audio System(s).............................................3-67
Automatic Door Lock......................................... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock...................................... 2-8
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Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...........................1-50, 1-54
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-39
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-18
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-102
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-101
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-98
Finish Care...............................................5-101
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-99
Interior.......................................................5-97
Tires........................................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-103
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-100
Weatherstrips............................................5-100
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-102
Climate Control System...................................3-19
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-21
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System......3-22
Rear Heating System...................................3-21
Clock, Setting.................................................3-64
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-12
Compass.......................................................3-46
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-25
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-33Cooling System..............................................5-24
Cruise Control.................................................. 3-9
Cruise Control Light........................................3-39
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.......7-16
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-15
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-7
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-16
D
Daytime Running Lamp...................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-7
DIC Compass.................................................3-46
Disc, MP3......................................................3-77
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-16
Dome Lamps .................................................3-16
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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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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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