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of leaking, blown seals,or damage, and can advisewhen service is needed.
Tires
Tires need to be properly inflated,rotated, and balanced. Maintainingthe tires can save money and fuel,and can reduce the risk of tirefailure.
.Signs that the tires need to bereplaced include three or morevisible treadwear indicators; cordor fabric showing through therubber; cracks or cuts in thetread or sidewall; or a bulge orsplit in the tire.
.Trained dealer technicians caninspect and recommend the righttires. Your dealer can alsoprovide tire/wheel balancingservices to ensure smoothvehicle operation at all speeds.Yo u r d e a l e r s e l l s a n d s e r v i c e sname brand tires.
Vehicle Care
To h e l p k e e p t h e v e h i c l e l o o k i n g l i k enew, vehicle care products areavailable from your dealer. For
information on how to clean andprotect the vehicle’sinteriorandexterior, seeInterior Care0361andExterior Care0356.
Wheel Alignment
Wheel alignment is critical forensuring that the tires deliveroptimal wear and performance.
.Signs that the alignment mayneed to be adjusted includepulling, improper vehiclehandling, or unusual tire wear.
.Yo u r d e a l e r h a s t h e r e q u i r e dequipment to ensure properwheel alignment.
Windshield
For safety, appearance, and thebest viewing, keep the windshieldclean and clear.
.Signs of damage includescratches, cracks, and chips.
.Trained dealer technicians caninspect the windshield andrecommend proper replacementif needed.
Wiper Blades
Wiper blades need to be cleanedand kept in good condition toprovide a clear view.
.Signs of wear include streaking,skipping across the windshield,and worn or split rubber.
.Trained dealer technicians cancheck the wiper blades andreplace them when needed.

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Services Provided
.Emergency Fuel Delivery:Delivery of enough fuel for thevehicle to get to the nearestservice station.
.Lock-Out Service:Service tounlock the vehicle if you arelocked out. A remote unlock maybe available if you have OnStar.For security reasons, the drivermust present identificationbefore this service is given.
.Emergency Tow from a PublicRoad or Highway:To w t o t h enearest Chevrolet dealer forwarranty service, or if the vehiclewas in a crash and cannot bedriven. Assistance is not givenwhen the vehicle is stuck in thesand, mud, or snow.
.Flat Tire Change:Service tochange a flat tire with the sparetire. The spare tire, if equipped,must be in good condition andproperly inflated. It is the owner'sresponsibility for the repair orreplacement of the tire if it is notcovered by the warranty.
.Battery Jump Start:Service tojump start a dead battery.
.Tr i p I n t e r r u p t i o n B e n e f i t s a n dAssistance:If your trip isinterrupted due to a warrantyevent, incidental expenses maybe reimbursed within thePowertrain warranty period.Items considered are reasonableand customary hotel, meals,rental car, or a vehicle beingdelivered back to the customer,up to 805 km (500 mi).
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
.Impound towing caused byviolation of any laws.
.Legal fines.
.Mounting, dismounting,or changing of snow tires,chains, or other traction devices.
Service is not provided if a vehicleis in an area that is not accessibleto the service vehicle or is not aregularly traveled or maintainedpublic road, which includes ice andwinter roads. Off-road use is notcovered.
Services Specific to
Canadian-Purchased Vehicles
.Fuel Delivery:Reimbursementis up to 7 liters. If available,diesel fuel delivery may berestricted. Propane and otherfuels are not provided throughthis service.
.Lock-Out Service:Vehicleregistration is required.
.Tr i p I n t e r r u p t i o n B e n e f i t s a n dAssistance:Must be over150 km from where your trip wasstarted to qualify.Pre-authorization, originaldetailed receipts, and a copy ofthe repair orders are required.Once authorization has beenreceived, the RoadsideAssistance advisor will help tomake arrangements and explainhow to receive payment.
.Alternative Service:Ifassistance cannot be providedright away, the RoadsideAssistance advisor may givepermission to get localemergency road service. You willreceive payment, up to $100,

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IndexA
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 278
Additional Information
OnStar®...................... 402
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 202
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 291
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 210
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 64
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 60
Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .117
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Servicing Airbag-Equipped
Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Alarm
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161, 163
Antenna
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 254
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Audio
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

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Audio (cont'd)
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 154
Automatic
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 210
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
B
Battery
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Voltage and Charging
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Battery - North America . . . . 300, 348
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 305
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . 187, 188,192, 197
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 120
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 232
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Ta i l l a m p s , T u r n S i g n a l ,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
California
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .280, 300, 348
Camera
Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Ta i l g a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 101
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 118

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Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 69
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 394
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Ride Control Systems
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 382
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 57
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 394
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164, 165
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 389
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 47
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 46
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 91, 96
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
OnStar®...................... 398
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Service
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 208
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 281
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 378
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 379
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 389
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

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Shifting (cont'd)
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Special Application Services . . . . 372
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Starting the Vehicle
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Steering System Messages . . . . . 137
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Storage Areas
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storage Areas (cont'd)
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 100
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 396
T
Ta c h o m e t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4
Ta i l g a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
Ta i l l a m p s
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Te x t M e s s a g i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 1
Te x t Te l e p h o n e ( T T Y ) U s e r s . . . . 3 8 6
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 37
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Tires (cont'd)
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 326
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 325
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Te r m i n o l o g y a n d D e f i n i t i o n s . . 3 2 1
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 334
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
To w / H a u l M o d e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 5
To w / H a u l M o d e L i g h t . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 1
To w i n g
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 270
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

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To w i n g ( c o n t ' d )
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 270
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 351
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 277
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Traction
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 277
To w i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 2
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
U
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 333
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Updates
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 173
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 379
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 139
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
To w i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 1
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 264
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 334
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 75
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-10122675) - 2017 - crc - 8/22/16
418 Index
Windshield
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 305
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107