2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS PASSANGER Owners Manual

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Interior Lighting
Dome Lamp
The dome lamps come on when any
door is opened. They turn off after
all the doors are closed.
The instrument panel brightness
knob extends when
Dis pressed.To manually turn on the dome
lamps, press
Dthen turn the knob
clockwise to the farthest position.
In this position, the dome lamps
remain on whether a door is opened
or closed.
EDOME OFF: This button is
located above the instrument panel
brightness knob.
Press the button in and the dome
lamps remain off when a door is
opened. Press the button again so
that the dome lamps come on when
a door is opened. Reading Lamps
For vehicles with reading lamps,
press the button located next to
each lamp to turn it on or off.
The vehicle may also have reading
lamps in other locations. The lamps
cannot be adjusted.
For more information on interior
lighting, see:
.Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6‑6.
.Entry/Exit Lighting on page 6‑7.

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Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamps control is located
on the instrument panel to the left of
the steering wheel.
O:Briefly turn the control to this
position to turn the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) off or back on.
For vehicles first sold in Canada,
the off position only works for
vehicles that are shifted into the
P (Park) position.
AUTO: Automatically turns on
the headlamps, parking lamps,
taillamps, instrument panel lights,
and license plate lamps.
;: Turns on the parking lamps,
taillamps, instrument panel lights,
and license plate lamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps,
parking lamps, taillamps,
instrument panel lights, and
license plate lamps. For more information, see:
.Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
.Exterior Lamps Off Reminder on
page 6‑2.
.Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
on page 6‑3.
.Automatic Headlamp System on
page 6‑4.

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Windshield Wiper/Washer
The lever is located on the left side
of the steering column.
8:Use for a single wiping cycle.
6:Use to adjust the delay time
between wipes. Turn the band up or
down for more frequent wipes or
less frequent wipes.
d: Slow wipes.
a:Fast wipes.
9:Use to turn the wipers off.
L: Push the paddle on top of the
multifunction lever to spray washer
fluid on the windshield.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑5.
Climate Controls
The vehicle's heating, cooling, and ventilation can be controlled with
these systems.
Vehicles without Air Conditioning
A. Fan Control
B. Temperature Control
C. Air Delivery Mode Control

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Vehicles with Air Conditioning
A. Fan Control
B. Temperature Control C. Air Delivery Mode Control
D. Rear Window DefoggerSee
Climate Control Systems on
page 8‑1. See Rear Heating System
on page 8‑5 (If Equipped) or Rear
Climate Control System on page 8‑6
(If Equipped).

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Transmission
Range Selection Mode
The vehicle may have a Range
Selection Mode. The Range
Selection Mode helps control the
vehicle's transmission and vehicle
speed while driving downhill or
towing a trailer by letting you select
a desired range of gears.To use this feature, do the following:
1. Move the shift lever to
M (Manual Mode).
2. Press the plus/minus buttons, located on the steering column
shift lever, to select the desired
range of gears for current driving
conditions.
When M (Manual Mode) is selected,
a number displays in the DIC next to
the M indicating the current gear. Grade Braking is not available when
Range Selection Mode is active.
See
Tow/Haul Mode on page 9‑32.
While using Range Selection Mode,
Cruise Control and the Tow/Haul
Mode can be used. See Manual
Mode on page 9‑31.

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Vehicle Features
Radio(s)
Radio with CD (MP3)
O:Press to turn the system on
and off. Turn to increase or
decrease the volume. BAND:
Press to choose between
FM1, FM2, AM, and XM™.
f: Select radio stations.
©SEEK or¨SEEK: Seek or scan
stations.
4: Press to switch the display
between the radio station frequency
and the time. While the ignition is
off, press this button to display the
time. Press to display additional text
information related to the current
FM-RDS station or MP3 song.
A choice of additional information
such as Channel, Song, Artist,
and CAT (category) can display.
Continue pressing to highlight the
desired tab, or press the softkey
located under any one of the tabs
and the information about that
tab displays.
For more information about these
and other radio features, see
Infotainment on page 7‑1.

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Storing a Favorite Station
Depending on which radio the
vehicle has, radio stations are
stored as either favorites or presets.
For vehicles with a FAV button, a
maximum of 36 stations can be
stored as favorites using the six
softkeys located below the radio
station frequency tabs and by using
the radio FAV button. Press FAV to
go through up to six pages of
favorites, each having six favorite
stations available per page. Each
page of favorites can contain any
combination of AM and FM stations.
If the radio does not have a
FAV button, up to 18 stations
(six FM1, six FM2, and six AM),
can be programmed on the
six numbered buttons.
For more information on storing a
favorite station, seeOperation on
page 7‑3.
Setting the Clock
To set the time and date for the
Radio with CD (MP3):
1. Press
Hand the HR, MIN, MM,
DD, and YYYY (hour, minute,
month, day, and year) display.
2. Press the softkey located below any one of the tabs that you
want to change.
3. Increase or decrease the time or date, depending on the radio, by
pressing the
©SEEK or¨SEEK
buttons,
sREV or\FWD
buttons, or by turning
f
clockwise or counterclockwise.
For detailed instructions on setting
the clock for your specific audio
system, see Clock on page 5‑8.
Satellite Radio
XM is a satellite radio service based
in the 48 contiguous United States
and 10 Canadian provinces.
XM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
XM service.
For more information, refer to:
.www.xmradio.com or call
1-800-929-2100 (U.S.)
.www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada)
See Satellite Radio on page 7‑10.

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Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle may have an auxiliary
input located on the radio faceplate
and a USB port located on the
instrument panel. External devices
such as an iPod
®, laptop computer,
MP3 player, CD changer, or USB
storage device can be connected to
the auxiliary port using a 3.5 mm
(1/8 in) input cable or the USB port
depending on the audio system.
See "Using the Auxiliary Input Jack"
and "Using the USB Port" in
Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑19.
Bluetooth®
For vehicles with a Bluetooth
system, it allows users with a
Bluetooth‐enabled cell phone to
make and receive hands-free calls
using the vehicle’ s audio system
and controls.
The Bluetooth‐enabled cell phone
must be paired with the Bluetooth
system before it can be used in the
vehicle. Not all phones will support
all functions. For more information,
visit www.gm.com/bluetooth.
For more information, see Bluetooth
on page 7‑24.
Steering Wheel Controls
For vehicles with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
w: Press to go to the next
favorite radio station, track on a
CD, or folder on an iPod
®or
USB device.
c/x: Press to go to the
previous favorite radio station, track
on a CD, or folder on an iPod
®or
USB device. Also press to reject an
incoming call, or end a current call.