
Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada/Mexico-
9159327) - 2016 - crc - 8/28/15
258 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 259
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . 259
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 267
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Manual Transmission Fluid . . . 269
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 269
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 274
Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Battery - North America . . . . . . 279
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 281
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 282
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 283
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 287
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 297
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Tire Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 

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Exterior Lamp BulbNumber
Center
High-Mounted
Stoplamp
(CHMSL) 921LL
Front Turn Signal
Lamp and
Parking Lamp 7444NA-T
Sidemarker Lamp W5W LL
High-Beam
Headlamp 9005 LL
Low-Beam
Headlamp H11 LL
Stoplamp/Taillamp/
Turn Signal Lamp 7443 W21/
5W LL-T
Stoplamp/Turn
Signal Lamp/
Taillamp* 1157
* Chassis Cab Models
For replacement bulbs not listed
here, contact your dealer.Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload
The vehicle has fuses to protect
against an electrical system
overload. Fuses also protect power
devices in the vehicle.
Replace a bad fuse with a new one
of the identical size and rating.
If there is a problem on the road and
a fuse needs to be replaced, there
is a fuse puller in the Engine
Compartment Fuse Block. Replace
the fuse as soon as possible with
one of the same amperage rating.
Headlamp Wiring
An electrical overload may cause
the lamps to go on and off, or in
some cases to remain off. Have the
headlamp wiring checked right away
if the lamps go on and off or
remain off.
Windshield Wipers
If the wiper motor overheats due to
heavy snow or ice, the windshield
wipers will stop until the motor cools
and will then restart.
Although the circuit is protected
from electrical overload, overload
due to heavy snow or ice may
cause wiper linkage damage.
Always clear ice and heavy snow
from the windshield before using the
windshield wipers.
If the overload is caused by an
electrical problem and not snow or
ice, be sure to get it fixed.
Fuses
The wiring circuits in the vehicle are
protected from short circuits by
fuses. This greatly reduces the
chance of fires caused by electrical
problems.
Look at the silver-colored band
inside the fuse. If the band is broken
or melted, replace the fuse. Be sure
you replace a bad fuse with a new
one of the identical size and rating. 

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TrailerSway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 256
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
U
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 312
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
UpdatesSoftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 357
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 136
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 119
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warning (cont'd)
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 244
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 313
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 74
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Windshield
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 283