Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13566640) - 2020 - CRC - 9/30/19
322 Service and Maintenance
Additional
Maintenance and Care
Your vehicle is an important
investment and caring for it properly
may help to avoid future costly
repairs. To maintain vehicle
performance, additional
maintenance services may be
required.
It is recommended that your dealer
perform these services—their
trained dealer technicians know
your vehicle best. Your dealer can
also perform a thorough
assessment with a multi-point
inspection to recommend when your
vehicle may need attention.
The following list is intended to
explain the services and conditions
to look for that may indicate
services are required.
Battery
The 12-volt battery supplies power
to start the engine and operate any
additional electrical accessories. .
To avoid break-down or failure to
start the vehicle, maintain a
battery with full cranking power.
. Trained dealer technicians have
the diagnostic equipment to test
the battery and ensure that the
connections and cables are
corrosion-free.
Belts
. Belts may need replacing if they
squeak or show signs of
cracking or splitting.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the belts and
recommend adjustment or
replacement when necessary.
Brakes
Brakes stop the vehicle and are
crucial to safe driving.
. Signs of brake wear may include
chirping, grinding, or squealing
noises, or difficulty stopping. .
Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the brakes and
recommend quality parts
engineered for the vehicle.
Fluids
Proper fluid levels and approved
fluids protect the vehicle’s systems
and components. See
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0325 for GM approved
fluids.
. Engine oil and windshield
washer fluid levels should be
checked at every fuel fill.
. Instrument cluster lights may
come on to indicate that fluids
may be low and need to be
filled.
Hoses
Hoses transport fluids and should
be regularly inspected to ensure
that there are no cracks or leaks.
With a multi-point inspection, your
dealer can inspect the hoses and
advise if replacement is needed.
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358 Index
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 133Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . 97, 99
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 340
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Connections
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 354
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 103
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 135 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Customer Information
Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 340
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Collection
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 346
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 345
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 355
Differential, Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . 186
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 332
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 191
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 116
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 141
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 150
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 152
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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Fuel (cont'd)Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .112
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 166
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 253
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
GaugesEngine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 313 General Information (cont'd)
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 127
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .112
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 125
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .113
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 135
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 150
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 185
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 109
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 135
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 342
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 99