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Black plate (44,1)Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual - 2011
10-44 Vehicle Care
FusesUsage
WSW Wiper/Washer
Switch
Relays Usage
A/C
CMPRSR Air Conditioning
Compressor
Backup Lamp Backup Lamp
BEAM SEL Beam Selection
DRL Daylight Running
Lamps
FOG/LAMP Fog Lamps (If
Equipped)
HDLP Headlamps
HORN Horn
IGN 3 HVAC Ignition 3, Climate
Control, Climate
Control Head
Fuse, Power
Seat Fuse
PRK/LAMP Front Parking
Lamp Fuse, Rear
Parking Lamps Relays
Usage
PWR/TRN Powertrain,
Electronic Throttle
Control Fuse,
Oxygen
Sensor Fuse
RAP Retained
Accessory
Power (Power
Window Fuse,
Wiper/Washer
Switch Fuse)
RUN/CRNK Run/Crank, Airbag
System Fuse,
Cruise Control
Fuse, Ignition
Fuse, Back-Up
Lamps, ABS Fuse,
Front Axle, PCM-1,
Injectors Fuse,
Transmission
Fuse, ERLS
STRTR Starter Relay (PCM
Relay) Relays
Usage
VSES Vehicle Stability
Enhancement
System
WPR Wipers (On/Off)
WPR 2 Wiper 2 (High/Low)
Miscellaneous Usage
A/C CLTCH Diode
—Air
Conditioning,
Clutch
MEGA FUSE Mega Fuse
WPR Diode
—
Wiper
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Black plate (3,1)Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual - 2011
INDEX i-3
CleaningExterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-95
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-100
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 8-1 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Cluster, IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . 13-11
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-84
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Engine Temperature Gauge . . . 5-9
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4, 13-5
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . 13-13
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1, 13-3
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . 13-11
Danger, Warnings, andCautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 13-16
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Door
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Driving Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-17
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-16
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Black plate (6,1)Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual - 2011
i-6 INDEX
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii, 7-1
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-86
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 2-3
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . 10-47
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . 6-2
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Exterior Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
LATCH System Replacing Parts After a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Latch, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Latches, Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Lighting
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 5-15
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-2
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
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