2009 CHEVROLET UPLANDER lock

Seats and Restraint System............................. 1-1
Front Seats
............................................... 1-2
Rear Seats
............................................... 1-6
Safety Belts
.............................................1-23
Child Restraints
.......................................1-43
Airbag System
.........................................1-77
Restraint System Check
............................1-92
Features and Controls..................................... 2-1
Keys
........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks
......................................2-10
Windows
.................................................2-24
Theft-Deterrent Systems
............................2-27
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
...........2-31
Mirrors
....................................................2-43
Object Detection Systems
..........................2-44
OnStar
®System
......................................2-47
Universal Home Remote System
................2-50
Storage Areas
.........................................2-55
Instrument Panel............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview
.......................... 3-4
Climate Controls
......................................3-22
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
........3-30
Driver Information Center (DIC)
..................3-43
Audio System(s)
.......................................3-76Driving Your Vehicle....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle
....... 4-2
Towing
...................................................4-24
Service and Appearance Care.......................... 5-1
Service
..................................................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood
...............5-12
Headlamp Aiming
.....................................5-41
Bulb Replacement
....................................5-41
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
.........5-46
Tires
......................................................5-47
Appearance Care
.....................................5-89
Vehicle Identication
.................................5-97
Electrical System
......................................5-97
Capacities and Specications
...................5-104
Maintenance Schedule..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule
................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance Information.................... 7-1
Customer Assistance and Information
........... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects
...........................7-14
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy
...........7-16
Index................................................................ 1
2009 Chevrolet Uplander Owner ManualM

Front Seats
Manual Seats
Use the lever located on
the front of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or
rearward. Pull up on
the lever to unlock the
seat. Slide the seat
to where you want it and
release the lever.
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move
the seat back and forth with your body.
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Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The lever
used to operate them is located on the outboard side of
the seats.
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then
release the lever to lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.
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To return the seatback to an upright position, do the
following:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback and the seatback will return to the upright
position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.
{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you
are reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will
not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front
of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving
neck or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash,
the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion,
have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the
seat and wear your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Bucket Seats
The vehicle may have bucket seats in the second row.
These seats can be adjusted several different ways.
Fold and Tumble Feature
{CAUTION:
Using the third row seating position while the
second row is folded, or folded and tumbled, could
cause injury in a sudden stop or crash. Be sure to
return the seat to the passenger seating position.
Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is
locked into place.The second row bucket seats can be folded and tumbled
forward. Use this feature for exiting and entering third row
seats, if the vehicle has them.
1. Make sure the adjustable head restraints are in the
fully lowered position.
Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still
fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety
belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return
them to their normal stowed position before folding a
rear seat.
2. Fold the seatback at
on the seat.
You can do this by either pulling on the nylon strap,
located on the rear right hand side of the seat, or
by lifting the recline lever, located on the front right
hand side of the seatback.
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3. Slide the seat all the way back in this position.
4. Release the rear set of
seat hooks from the
oor pins by pulling the
nylon strap, located at
the base of the seat.
Use the strap to guide
the seat forward.
To return the seat to the original position:
1. Align the seat so that the rear hooks on the seat
are over the rear oor pins. Push down rmly on
the rear of the seat so that the rear hooks attach to
the rear oor pins.2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked to
the oor.
3. Pull the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand
side of the seat, or lift the recline lever, located
on the front right hand side of the seatback, to raise
the seatback to the upright position.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward
in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury
to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on
the seatback to be sure it is locked.
4. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked.
One of the bucket seats may be equipped with a built-in
child restraint. SeeBuilt-In Child Restraint on page 1-67.
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Adjusting the Bucket Seats Forward
and Rearward
There are two adjustment levers on the second row
bucket seats that enable them to move forward or
rearward.
One is located below the front of the seat.The other lever is located
on the rear of the seat.
To adjust the second row bucket seats forward or
rearward:
1. Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or
rearward.
2. Release the lever when the seat is in the desired
position.
3. Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is locked.
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Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
The seatback on a bucket seat can either be folded
forward or reclined using the nylon strap or the recline
lever.
To fold the seatback forward:
1. Pull the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand
side of the seat, or lift the recline lever, located on
the front right hand side of the seatback to
release the seatback.Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still
fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety
belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return
them to their normal stowed position before folding a
rear seat.
2. Fold the seatback forward.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
To raise the seatback to the upright position from a
reclined position:
1. Pull the nylon strap or lift the recline lever while
raising the seatback until it locks to the upright
position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked. Nylon Strap
Recline Lever
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