2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO seat adjustment

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per the child restraint
manufacturer instructions. See
Seat Adjustment045
iior Power
Seat Adjustment 045ii.
2. For rear outboard seating positions, if the head restraint
interferes with the proper
installation of the child
restraint, the head restraint
may be removed. See “Head
Restraint/Headrest Removal
and Reinstallation” at the end
of this section.
3. If the child restraint manufacturer's instructions
recommend that the top tether
be attached, attach the top
tether to the top tether
anchor (1). Refer to the child
restraint instructions and the
following steps:
3.1. Release and pull the rear seatback forward to
access the top tether
anchors (1). See Rear
Seats (Crew Cab) 048
ii.
3.2. Put the child restraint on the seat. 3.3. Route the top tether
according to your child
restraint instructions and
the following instructions:
If the position you are
using does not have a
head restraint and you are
using a single tether, route
the tether over the
seatback.
If the position you are
using has a fixed head
restraint and you are
using a single tether, route
the tether around the
inboard or outboard side
of the head restraint.

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{Warning
The right rear seat cushion
extension is designed to support
the weight of a child in a child
restraint or booster seat. It is
neither designed nor intended to
support the weight of an adult.
Use the seat cushion extension
only when a child restraint or
booster seat is installed in the
right rear seating position.
When installing a rear-facing child
restraint in the right rear seating
position, move the front seat all the
way forward and tilt the seatback
forward to properly install the child
restraint. See Power Seat
Adjustment 045
ii,Seat Adjustment
0 45iiand Reclining Seatbacks 046ii.
When a rear-facing child restraint is
installed properly, the front
passenger seat cannot be used.
1. Always install the seat cushion extension in the right rear
seating position when installing
a forward-facing or rear-facing
child restraint. Also use the seat cushion extension for
booster seats that extend past
the front edge of the seat
cushion.
2. Press the button for the
passenger side headrest at the
top of the seatback and pull up.
3. Insert the headrest posts intothe holes on the front of the
passenger side seat cushion to
install the seat cushion
extension. The notch on the
posts should face the
passenger side of the vehicle.
Try to move the headrest to
make sure it is locked in place.
4. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends that
the top tether be attached,
adjust the top tether to its full
length and attach the top tether
hook to the anchor. Refer to
the child restraint instructions
and the following:

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A booster seat may be used in the
left rear seating position if the base
of the booster seat fits on the seat
cushion and does not extend past
the front edge of the seat cushion.
If the booster seat extends past the
front of the seat cushion, it should
be used in the right rear seating
position with the seat cushion
extension.
When using the lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child restraint in this
position, follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint and the
following instructions:1. Always install the seat cushion extension in the right rear seat
position when installing a
forward-facing or rear-facing
child restraint. Also use the
seat cushion extension for
booster seats that extend past
the front edge of the seat
cushion.
2. Press the button on the
passenger side headrest and
pull up.
3. Insert the headrest posts intothe holes on the front of the
passenger side seat cushion to
install the seat cushion
extension. The notch on the
post should face the passenger
side of the vehicle. Try to move
the headrest to make sure it is
locked in place.
4. Put the child restraint on the seat.
When installing a rear-facing
child restraint, move the front
seat all the way forward and tilt
the seatback forward to
properly install the child
restraint per the child restraint
manufacturer instructions. See
Seat Adjustment 045
iiand
Reclining Seatbacks 046ii.
When a rear-facing child
restraint is installed properly,
the front passenger seat
cannot be used.

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Index 385
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 257
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 181
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 269
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 62
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 58
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .114
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 233 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Armrest Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

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Driving (cont'd)If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 204
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 262
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Cooling System Messages . . . 131
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 220
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 373
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 143
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 144
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 146
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 268
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 226, 279
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Front Fog Lamp
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

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Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 344 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 115
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 131
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Messages (cont'd)
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Object Detection System . . . . . 133
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Messaging Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 38
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 211
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 267
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 68
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 364
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 377
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

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392 Index
OrderingService Publications . . . . . . . . . . 370
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
P
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . 158
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 282
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 219
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 62
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 259
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Phone Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 171, 172, 176 Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 214
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 55
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 372
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 367
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .259, 279, 327
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 371
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 240
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 330
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 68
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 372

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Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 360
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 56
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 55 Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 372
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 367
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 46
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 45
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 89, 95
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 187 Service (cont'd)
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 260
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 356
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 357
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 367
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Special Application Services . . . . 350
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111