2023 CHEVROLET EXPRESS door lock

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40 Seats and Restraints
Airbags supplement the protection provided
by seat belts by distributing the force of the
impact more evenly over the
occupant's body.
Rollover capable roof-rail airbags are
designed to help contain the head and chest
of occupants in the outboard seating
positions in the first, second, and third rows,
if equipped. The rollover capable roof-rail
airbags are designed to help reduce the risk
of full or partial ejection in rollover events,
although no system can prevent all such
ejections.
But airbags would not help in many types
of collisions, primarily because the
occupant's motion is not toward those
airbags. SeeWhen Should an Airbag Inflate?
0 39.
Airbags should never be regarded as
anything more than a supplement to seat
belts.What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates?
After frontal and seat-mounted side impact
airbags (if equipped) inflate, they quickly
deflate, so quickly that some people may
not even realize the airbags inflated.
Roof-rail airbags (if equipped) may still be at
least partially inflated for some time after
they inflate. Some components of the airbag
module may be hot for several minutes. For
location of the airbags, see Where Are the
Airbags? 037.
The parts of the airbag that come into
contact with you may be warm, but not too
hot to touch. There may be some smoke
and dust coming from the vents in the
deflated airbags. Airbag inflation does not
prevent the driver from seeing out of the
windshield or being able to steer the
vehicle, nor does it prevent people from
leaving the vehicle.
{Warning
When an airbag inflates, there may be
dust in the air. This dust could cause
breathing problems for people with a
history of asthma or other breathing
trouble. To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out as soon as it is
safe to do so. If you have breathing
problems but cannot get out of the
vehicle after an airbag inflates, then get
fresh air by opening a window or a door.
If you experience breathing problems
following an airbag deployment, you
should seek medical attention.
The vehicle has a feature that may
automatically unlock the doors (if equipped
with power door locks), turn on the interior
lamps and hazard warning flashers, and shut
off the fuel system after the airbags inflate.
The feature may also activate, without
airbag inflation, after an event that exceeds
a predetermined threshold. After turning the
ignition off and then on again, the fuel
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doors can be locked, the interior lamps can
be turned off, and the hazard warning
flashers can be turned off using the controls
for those features. If any of these systems
are damaged in the crash they may not
operate as normal.
{Warning
A crash severe enough to inflate the
airbags may have also damaged
important functions in the vehicle, such
as the fuel system, brake and steering
systems, etc. Even if the vehicle appears
to be drivable after a moderate crash,
there may be concealed damage that
could make it difficult to safely operate
the vehicle.
Use caution if you should attempt to
restart the engine after a crash has
occurred.In many crashes severe enough to inflate
the airbag, windshields are broken by
vehicle deformation. Additional windshield
breakage may also occur from the front
outboard passenger airbag.
.Airbags are designed to inflate only once.
After an airbag inflates, you will need
some new parts for the airbag system.
If you do not get them, the airbag
system will not be there to help protect
you in another crash. A new system will
include airbag modules and possibly other
parts. The service manual for the vehicle
covers the need to replace other parts.
.The vehicle has a crash sensing and
diagnostic module which records
information after a crash. See
Vehicle
Data Recording and Privacy 0262 and
Event Data Recorders 0262.
.Let only qualified technicians work on the
airbag systems. Improper service can
mean that an airbag system will not work
properly. See your dealer for service.
Airbag On-Off Switch
If the instrument panel has one of the
switches pictured in the following
illustrations, the vehicle has an airbag on-off
switch that you can use to manually turn
on or off the front outboard passenger
airbag. No other airbag is affected by the
airbag on-off switch.
United States

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To select a setting, pressVwhile the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC.
A beep will sound once a language has been
selected.
AUTO DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select when the
doors will automatically lock.
Press
Uuntil AUTO DOOR LOCK appears on
the DIC display. Press
Vonce to access the
settings for this feature. Then press
Uto
scroll through the following settings:
SHIFT OUT OF PARK (default) : The doors
will automatically lock when the vehicle is
shifted out of P (Park).
AT VEHICLE SPEED : The doors will
automatically lock when the vehicle speed is
above 13 km/h (8 mph) for three seconds.
NO CHANGE : No change will be made to
this feature. The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC. AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
This feature allows you to select whether or
not to turn off the automatic door unlocking
feature. It also allows you to select which
doors and when the doors will automatically
unlock.
Press
Uuntil AUTO DOOR UNLOCK appears
on the DIC display. Press
Vonce to access
the settings for this feature. Then press
U
to scroll through the following settings:
OFF : None of the doors will automatically
unlock.
DRIVER IN PARK : Only the driver door will
unlock when the vehicle is shifted into
P (Park).
ALL IN PARK (default) : All of the doors will
unlock when the vehicle is shifted into
P (Park).
NO CHANGE : No change will be made to
this feature. The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC.
REMOTE DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select the type of
feedback you will receive when locking the
vehicle with the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. You will not receive feedback
when locking the vehicle with the RKE
transmitter if the doors are open. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation
08.
Press
Uuntil REMOTE DOOR LOCK appears
on the DIC display. Press
Vonce to access
the settings for this feature. Then press
U
to scroll through the following settings:
OFF : There will be no feedback when you
press
Qon the RKE transmitter.
LIGHTS ONLY : The exterior lamps will flash
when you press
Qon the RKE transmitter.
HORN ONLY : The horn will sound on the
second press of
Qon the RKE transmitter.
HORN & LIGHTS (default) : The exterior
lamps will flash when you press
Qon the
RKE transmitter, and the horn will sound
when
Qis pressed again within five seconds
of the previous command.
NO CHANGE : No change will be made to
this feature. The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC.

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REMOTE DOOR UNLOCK
This feature allows you to select the type of
feedback you will receive when unlocking
the vehicle with the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter. You will not receive
feedback when unlocking the vehicle with
the RKE transmitter if the doors are open.
SeeRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 08.
Press
Uuntil REMOTE DOOR UNLOCK
appears on the DIC display. Press
Vonce to
access the settings for this feature. Then
press
Uto scroll through the following
settings:
LIGHTS OFF : The exterior lamps will not
flash when you press
Kon the RKE
transmitter.
LIGHTS ON (default) : The exterior lamps
will flash when you press
Kon the RKE
transmitter.
NO CHANGE : No change will be made to
this feature. The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC. DELAY DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select whether or
not the locking of the doors will be delayed.
When locking the doors with the power
door lock switch and a door is open, this
feature will delay locking the doors until
five seconds after the last door is closed.
You will hear three chimes to signal that the
delayed locking feature is in use. The key
must be out of the ignition for this feature
to work. You can temporarily override
delayed locking by pressing the power door
lock switch twice or
Qon the RKE
transmitter twice. See Delayed Locking012.
Press
Uuntil DELAY DOOR LOCK appears on
the DIC display. Press
Vonce to access the
settings for this feature. Then press
Uto
scroll through the following settings:
OFF : There will be no delayed locking of
the vehicle's doors.
ON (default) : The doors will not lock until
five seconds after the last door is closed.
NO CHANGE : No change will be made to
this feature. The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC. EXIT LIGHTING
This feature allows you to select the
amount of time you want the exterior
lamps to remain on when it is dark enough
outside. This happens after the key is turned
from on to off.
Press
Uuntil EXIT LIGHTING appears on the
DIC display. Press
Vonce to access the
settings for this feature. Then press
Uto
scroll through the following settings:
OFF : The exterior lamps will not turn on.
10 SECONDS (default) : The exterior lamps
will stay on for 10 seconds.
1 MINUTE : The exterior lamps will stay on
for one minute.
2 MINUTES : The exterior lamps will stay on
for two minutes.
NO CHANGE : No change will be made to
this feature. The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC.
CHIME VOLUME
This feature allows you to select the volume
level of the chime.

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G:An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or lane
change.
To signal a turn, move the lever all the way
up or down.
To signal a lane change, raise or lower the
lever until the arrow starts to flash. The
turn signal automatically flashes three times
and if the Tow/Haul Mode is active it
flashes six times. Holding the turn signal
lever for more than one second causes the
turn signals to flash continually until the
lever is released.
The lever returns to its starting position
when released.
If after signaling a turn or lane change the
arrow flashes rapidly or does not come on, a
signal bulb may be burned out.
Have any burned out bulbs replaced. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the fuse. See
Fuses and Circuit Breakers 0198.
Turn Signal On Chime
If the turn signal is left on for more than
1.2 km (0.75 mi), a chime sounds at each
flash of the turn signal and the message
TURN SIGNAL ON also appears in the Driver Information Center (DIC). To turn off the
chime and message, move the turn signal
lever to the off position.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control
This feature adjusts the brightness of all
illuminated controls. The instrument panel
illumination control is next to the exterior
lamp control.
D:
Push the knob in all the way until it
extends out and then turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to brighten or
dim the lights. Push the knob back in when
finished.
The knob is functional at night, or when the
headlamps or parking lamps are ON.
Dome Lamps
The dome lamps will come on when any
door is opened, the remote unlock is
pressed, or when the ignition is switched
off. They will turn off after a delay, when all
doors are closed, or when the ignition is
switched on.
The instrument panel brightness
knob extends when
Dis pressed. To
manually turn on the dome lamps, press
D
then turn the knob clockwise to the farthest
position. In this position, the dome lamps
remain on whether a door is opened or
closed.

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Dome Lamp Override
The dome lamp override sets the dome
lamps to remain off or come on
automatically when a door is opened, the
remote unlock is pressed, or when the
ignition is switched off.
EDOME OFF :Press this button in and the
dome lamps remain off when a door is
opened, the remote unlock is pressed, or the
ignition is switched off. Press the button
again to return it to the extended position
so that the dome lamps come on when a
door is opened, the remote unlock is
pressed, or when the ignition is
switched off.
Reading Lamps
If equipped with reading lamps, press the
button next to each lamp to turn it on
or off.
To operate, the ignition must be on, in ACC/
ACCESSORY, or using Retained Accessory
Power (RAP).
The vehicle may also have reading lamps in
other locations. The lamps cannot be
adjusted.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The interior lamps turn on when pressingK
on the remote key or opening any doors,
and the dome lamp control is not in the
E
DOME OFF position.
Some exterior lamps also turn on when
pressing
Kon the remote key or opening
any doors. Low-Beam lamps will only turn
on briefly at night, or in areas with limited
lighting.
All lamps will gradually fade out after about
30 seconds. Entry lighting can be disabled manually by
closing all doors, pressing
Qon the remote
key, or starting the vehicle.
This feature can be changed. See “Exit
Lighting” underVehicle Personalization 087.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior lamps turn
on when the driver door is opened after the
vehicle is turned off.
The exterior and interior lamps remain on
for a set amount of time, then automatically
turn off.
The interior lights turn on when the vehicle
is turned off.
The exterior lamps turn off immediately by
turning the exterior lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See Vehicle
Personalization 087.
Battery Load Management
The vehicle may have Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates the
battery's temperature and state of charge.
It then adjusts the voltage for best
performance and extended life of the
battery.

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6. Release the brake pedal.
See your dealer if the key can be removed
in any other position.
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) will remain
active. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
0 133.
A warning chime will sound when the driver
door is opened and the key is in the
ignition.
If equipped with a locking steering column,
the steering can bind with the front wheels
turned off center, which may prevent key
rotation out of LOCK/OFF. If this happens,
move the steering wheel from right to left
while turning the key to ACC/ACCESSORY.
If this does not work, then the vehicle needs
service.
{Warning
Turning off the vehicle while moving may
cause loss of power assist in the brake
and steering systems and disable the
airbags. While driving, turn off the
vehicle only in an emergency. In an emergency, if the vehicle cannot be
pulled over and must be turned off while
driving:
1. Push the key all the way in toward the steering column, then turn the key to
ACC/ACCESSORY.
2. Brake using firm and steady pressure. Do not pump the brakes repeatedly. This
may deplete power assist, requiring
increased brake pedal force.
3. Shift the vehicle to N (Neutral). This can be done while the vehicle is moving.
Continue braking and steer the vehicle to
a safe location.
4. Come to a complete stop.
5. Shift to P (Park).
6. Continue to hold the brake pedal, then set the parking brake. See Parking Brake
0 141.
7. Push the key all the way in toward the steering column, then turn the ignition
to LOCK/OFF.
8. Remove the key.
9. Release the brake pedal.
Caution
Use the correct key, make sure it is all
the way in —or pushed all the way in
toward the steering column when turning
off the vehicle —and turn it only with
your hand.
1 (ACC/ACCESSORY) : This position allows
features such as the infotainment system to
operate while the vehicle is off. It also
unlocks the steering column, if equipped
with a locking steering column. Use this
position if the vehicle must be pushed or
towed. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
0 133.
From ON/RUN, push the key all the way in
toward the steering column, then turn the
key to ACC/ACCESSORY.
If the key is left in ACC/ACCESSORY with the
engine off, the battery could drain and the
vehicle may not start.
A warning chime will sound when the driver
door is opened and the key is in the
ignition.
2 (ON/RUN) : This position can be used to
operate the electrical accessories and to
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pushing the accelerator pedal all the way
to the floor and holding it there as you
hold the key in START for up to
15 seconds. Wait at least 15 seconds
between each try, to allow the cranking
motor to cool down. When the engine
starts, let go of the key and accelerator.
If the vehicle starts briefly but then
stops again, do the same thing. This
clears the extra gasoline from the
engine. Do not race the engine
immediately after starting it. Operate
the engine and transmission gently until
the oil warms up and lubricates all
moving parts.
Fast Idle System
If equipped, this feature is available only
with cruise control. The manual fast idle
switch is operated using the cruise control
buttons on the left side of the steering
wheel.
This system can be used to increase engine
idle speed whenever the following
conditions are met:
.The parking brake is set.
.The brake pedal is not pressed.
.The vehicle must not be moving and the
accelerator must not be pressed.To control the fast idle:
.To enable the Fast Idle System, press and
release the cruise control on/off button
and ensure that the switch indicator light
is lit.
.Press and release the cruise control SET-
button. Engine speed will be held at
approximately 1200 rpm.
When the fast idle is active, the Driver
Information Center (DIC) will display FAST
IDLE ON.
One of the following actions will turn off
the fast idle:
.Pressing the brake.
.Selecting the cruise control cancel button.
.Releasing the parking brake.
.Moving the transmission shift lever out of
P (Park) or N (Neutral).
.Selecting the cruise control on/off button
when it was previously on.
.Pressing the cruise control SET- button a
second time.
.Pressing the accelerator more than
one-quarter of the way down.
.Turning the ignition off.
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
When the ignition is turned from on to off,
the following features (if equipped) will
continue to function for up to 10 minutes,
or until the driver door is opened. These
features will also work when the ignition is
in RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY:
.Infotainment System
.Power Windows (during RAP this
functionality will be lost when any door
is opened)
.Sunroof (during RAP this functionality will
be lost when any door is opened)
.Auxiliary Power Outlet
.Audio System
.OnStar System
Engine Coolant Heater
{Warning
Do not plug in the engine block heater
while the vehicle is parked in a garage or
under a carport. Property damage or
personal injury may result. Always park
the vehicle in a clear open area away
from buildings or structures.