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Chevrolet 2004 Colorado Owner's Manual (428 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.97 MB

Table of Contents

1
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  7
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

8
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  9
  - Front Seats
    9
  - Manual Seats
    9
    
    Power Seats
    10
    
    Manual Lumbar
    10
    
    Head Restraints
    13
  - Rear Seats
    14
  - Seatback Latches
    14
  - Rear Seat Operation (Crew Cab)
    14
  - Safety Belts
    16
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    18
    
    Driver Position
    22
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    22
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    24
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    29
    
    Center Front Passenger Position
    30
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    30
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    31
    
    Safety Belt Pretensioners
    36
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    36
  - Child Restraints
    37
  - Older Children
    37
  - Infants and Young Children
    40
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    43
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    46
  - Top Strap
    48
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    50
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    54
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    57
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    60
  - Air Bag Systems
    68
  - Where Are the Air Bags
    70
  - When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    73
  - What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    74
  - How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    74
  - What will You See after an Air Bag
    75
  - Inﬂates
    75
  - Air Bag off Switch
    77
  - Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    80
  - Adding Equipment to Your Air Bag-Equipped
    80
    
    Vehicle
    80
- Restraint System Check
  
  81
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    81
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts
    81
    
    After a Crash
    81
Section 2 Features and Controls

83
- Features and Controls
  
  83
  - Keys
    85
- Keys
  
  87
- Doors and Locks
  
  90
  - Door Locks
    90
  - Power Door Locks
    91
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    91
  - Rear Door Security Locks (Crew Cab)
    92
  - Lockout Protection
    93
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    93
  - Rear Doors (Extended Cab)
    93
  - Tailgate
    93
- Windows
  
  95
  - Manual Windows
    95
  - Power Windows
    96
  - Express down Windows
    96
  - Sliding Rear Window
    97
  - Sun Visors
    97
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  98
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    98
  - Passlock
    99
  - Testing the Alarm
    99
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    100
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    100
  - Ignition Positions
    100
  - Retained Accessory Power (Rap)
    101
    
    Automatic Transmission
    102
  - Starting Your Engine
    102
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    103
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    104
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    104
  - Manual Transmission Operation
    108
  - Shift Speeds
    109
  - Four-Wheel Drive
    110
  - Parking Brake
    113
  - Shifting into Park (P) (Automatic
    114
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    115
  - Shifting out of Park (P) (Automatic
    116
  - Torque Lock
    116
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    117
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    117
  - Engine Exhaust
    118
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    118
- Mirrors
  
  120
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    120
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    120
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature Display
    120
  - Compass Operation
    121
  - Compass Calibration
    121
  - Compass Variance
    122
  - Temperature Display Operation
    123
  - Outside Manual Mirrors
    123
  - Cleaning the Mirror
    123
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    123
  - Onstar System
    124
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    124
  - Storage Areas
    126
    
    Glove Box
    126
    
    Front Armrest Storage Area
    126
  - Assist Handles
    127
  - Bed Rails
    127
    
    Rear Storage Area
    127
Section 3 Instrument Panel

129
- Instrument Panel
  
  129
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    132
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    134
  - Other Warning Devices
    135
  - Horn
    135
  - Tilt Wheel
    135
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    136
  - Turn and Lane Change Signals
    136
    
    Windshield Washer
    138
  - Exterior Lamps
    142
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    143
  - Lamps on Reminder
    143
    
    Daytime Running Lamps
    144
  - Fog Lamps
    144
  - Interior Lamps
    145
  - Exit Lighting
    146
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    146
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    146
  - Climate Controls
    147
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    147
  - Climate Control System
    147
  - Temperature Knob
    148
  - Fan Knob
    148
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    149
  - Outlet Adjustment
    150
  - Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
    151
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    152
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    153
  - Trip Odometer
    153
  - Tachometer
    154
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    154
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    155
  - Air Bag off Light
    156
  - Battery Warning Light
    157
  - Up-Shift Light (Manual Transmission)
    158
  - Brake System Warning Light
    158
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    159
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    160
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    160
  - Check Engine Light
    160
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    162
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    162
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  164
  - Oil Pressure Light
    164
  - Security Light
    165
  - Highbeam on Light
    165
  - Cruise Control Light
    165
  - Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
    166
  - Fuel Gage
    166
  - Driver Information Center (DIC)
    167
  - Trip Information
    167
  - DIC Controls and Displays
    167
  - Automatic Door Locks
    168
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    169
  - Ac (Air Conditioning) off
    169
  - Change Oil
    170
  - Eng (Engine) Hot
    170
  - Fuel Cap
    171
  - Oil Life
    171
  - Low Fuel
    171
  - Serv Veh (Service Vehicle)
    172
  - Turn Signal
    172
  - Serv (Service) 4Wd (Four-Wheel Drive)
    172
  - Audio System(S)
    172
  - Traction Fault
    172
  - Setting the Time for Radios Without
    173
  - Radio Data Systems (RDS)
    173
  - Setting the Time for Radios with
    173
  - Finding a Station
    174
  - AM-FM Radio
    174
  - Setting Preset Stations
    175
  - Radio Messages
    176
  - Radio with CD
    177
  - Playing the Radio
    177
  - Setting Preset Ptys
    181
  - Rds Messages
    182
  - Playing a CD
    183
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    186
  - Playing a SpeciﬁC Loaded CD
    193
  - Using Song List Mode
    195
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    198
  - (Non-RDS Radios)
    198
  - Radio Reception
    198
  - Care of Your Cds
    198
  - Care of Your CD Player
    199
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    199
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    199
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

201
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  202
  - Defensive Driving
    202
  - Drunken Driving
    202
  - Control of a Vehicle
    205
  - Braking
    206
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System
    206
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    208
    
    Braking in Emergencies
    208
  - Steering
    209
    
    Power Steering
    209
    
    Steering Tips
    209
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    210
  - Off-Road Recovery
    211
  - Passing
    212
  - Loss of Control
    213
  - Off-Road Driving with Your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
    214
    
    Before You Go Off-Roading
    215
    
    Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
    215
    
    Environmental Concerns
    216
    
    Traveling to Remote Areas
    216
    
    Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving
    216
    
    Scanning the Terrain
    217
    
    Driving on Off-Road Hills
    218
    
    Approaching a Hill
    218
    
    Driving Uphill
    219
    
    Driving Downhill
    222
    
    Driving Across an Incline
    223
    
    Stalling on an Incline
    224
    
    Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow or Ice
    226
    
    Driving in Water
    226
    
    After Off-Road Driving
    227
  - Driving at Night
    228
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    229
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    231
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    231
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    231
  - City Driving
    232
  - Freeway Driving
    233
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    234
  - Highway Hypnosis
    235
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    236
  - Winter Driving
    238
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    238
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    240
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    242
    
    Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    242
- Towing
  
  245
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    245
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    245
    
    Dinghy Towing
    246
    
    Dolly Towing
    247
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    250
    
    Certiﬁcation/Tire Label
    253
    
    Two-Tiered Loading
    255
  - Truck-Camper Loading Information
    256
  - Trailer Recommendations
    256
  - Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab
    256
  - Towing a Trailer
    257
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    258
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    258
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    264
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    265
    
    Safety Chains
    265
    
    Trailer Brakes
    266
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    266
    
    Following Distance
    267
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    267
    
    Backing up
    267
    
    Driving on Grades
    268
    
    Parking on Hills
    268
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    269
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

271
- Service
  
  273
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    274
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    274
- Fuel
  
  275
  - Gasoline Octane
    275
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    275
  - California Fuel
    276
  - Additives
    276
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    277
  - Filling Your Tank
    277
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    280
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  280
  - Hood Release
    281
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    282
  - Engine Oil
    283
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    284
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    284
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    286
  - Engine Oil Additives
    286
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    287
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    287
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    289
  - When to Check and Change
    289
  - How to Check
    290
  - Manual Transmission Fluid
    292
  - How to Add Fluid
    293
  - Hydraulic Clutch (Manual Transmission)
    294
  - Engine Coolant
    295
  - How to Check and Add Fluid
    295
  - What to Use
    296
  - Checking Coolant
    296
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    297
  - Engine Overheating
    298
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    298
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    299
  - Cooling System
    300
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    304
  - Engine Fan Noise
    306
  - Power Steering Fluid
    306
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    307
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    307
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    308
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    308
  - Brakes
    309
  - Brake Fluid
    309
  - Checking Brake Fluid
    310
  - What to Add
    310
  - Brake Wear
    311
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    311
  - Brake Adjustment
    311
  - Battery
    312
  - Vehicle Storage
    312
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    312
  - Jump Starting
    313
- Rear Axle
  
  317
- Four-Wheel Drive
  
  318
  - Transfer Case
    318
- Front Axle
  
  319
- Bulb Replacement
  
  320
  - Composite Headlamp System
    320
  - Halogen Bulbs
    320
  - Headlamps
    320
  - Sealed Beam Headlamps
    321
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime Running Lamps
    322
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    323
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
    323
  - Replacement Bulbs
    324
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  325
- Tires
  
  327
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    328
  - Tire Size
    331
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    332
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    334
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    335
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    337
  - Buying New Tires
    338
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    339
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    340
  - Wheel Replacement
    340
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    341
  - Tire Chains
    342
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    343
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    344
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    345
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire, Jack and Tools
    356
  - Secondary Latch System
    360
  - Spare Tire
    364
- Appearance Care
  
  365
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    365
  - Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    366
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    366
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    367
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    367
  - Cleaning Leather
    367
  - Care of Safety Belts
    368
  - Weatherstrips
    368
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    368
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    368
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    369
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    369
  - Finish Care
    369
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    369
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    370
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    371
  - Finish Damage
    371
  - Cleaning Tires
    371
  - Underbody Maintenance
    372
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    372
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    372
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  374
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    374
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    374
- Electrical System
  
  374
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    374
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    375
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    375
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    375
  - Power and Heated Seat Circuit Breakers
    375
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    376
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  379
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

381
- Introduction
  382
- Maintenance Requirements
  382
- Maintenance Schedule
  382
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  382
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  382
- Scheduled Maintenance
  384
- Additional Required Services
  386
- Maintenance Footnotes
  387
- At each Fuel Fill
  389
- At Least Once a Month
  389
- Owner Checks and Services
  389
- At Least Once a Year
  390
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  393
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  395
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  396
- Maintenance Record
  397
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

399
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  400
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    400
  - Online Owner Center
    401
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    402
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    402
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    403
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    403
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    404
    
    Security While You Travel
    404
  - Courtesy Transportation
    405
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    405
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    405
    
    Transportation Options
    406
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    407
    
    Additional Program Information
    407
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  409

Chevrolet 2004 Colorado Owner's Manual (20 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 0.46 MB

Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Instrument Panel
4
Driver Information Center
4
Power Seats
5
Heated Seats
5
Rear Seat Folding Operation
6
Using Child Seat Restraints
6
Air Bag off Switch
8
Child Comfort Guide
8
Rear Door Security Locks (Crew Cabs)
9
Headlamp Controls
9
Automatic Headlamp System
10
Fog Lamps
10
Cargo Lamps
10
Dome Lamp Override
11
Content Theft-Deterrent System
11
Audio Systems
12
Onstar System
14
Starting Your Engine
14
Four-Wheel Drive System
15
Traction Control System (2WD Models)
16
Automatic Locking Differential
16
Flexible, Locking Tailgate
17
Cargo Tie-Downs and Bed Rails
18
Two-Tier Loading and Optional Bed Extender
18
Roadside Assistance Program
20
My Gmlink
20

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Restraint System Check

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Mirrors

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel

Maintenance Schedule

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Rear Axle

Four-Wheel Drive

Front Axle

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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