User Manuals: Chevrolet 2003 Blazer Utility Vehicle

User Manuals: Chevrolet 2003 Blazer Utility Vehicle

Manuals and User Guides for Chevrolet 2003 Blazer Utility Vehicle. We have 1 Chevrolet 2003 Blazer Utility Vehicle manual available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual

Chevrolet 2003 Blazer Owner's Manual

Chevrolet 2003 Blazer Owner's Manual (426 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 21 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

8
- Canadian Owners
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  3
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  5
- Vehicle Symbols
  5
- Model Reference
  7
- Table of Contents
  8
- Front Seats
  9
  - Manual Seats
    9
  - Power Seats
    10
  - Manual Lumbar
    11
  - Heated Seats
    12
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    12
  - Head Restraints
    14
- Rear Seats
  15
  - Rear Seat Operation
    15
- Safety Belts
  17
- Child Restraints
  40
- Air Bag System
  59
- Restraint System Check
  66
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    66
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    66
Section 2 Features and Controls

68
- Features and Controls
  69
- Keys
  70
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    71
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    72
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    73
    
    Battery Replacement
    73
- Doors and Locks
  74
  - Door Locks
    74
  - Power Door Locks
    75
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    75
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    77
  - Lockout Protection
    77
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    77
- Windows
  78
  - Power Windows
    79
    
    Express down Window
    79
    
    Window Lockout
    79
  - Swing-Out Windows
    80
  - Rear Window
    80
    
    Tailgate Release
    81
    
    Emergency Release for Opening Tailgate
    82
    
    Tailgate-Mounted Spare
    83
  - Sun Visors
    83
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  84
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    84
  - Testing the Alarm
    85
  - Passlock
    85
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  86
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    86
  - Ignition Positions
    86
    
    Key Release Button
    87
    
    Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    88
  - Starting Your Engine
    88
    
    Manual Transmission
    88
    
    Starting Your V6 Engine
    88
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    89
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    90
  - Manual Transmission Operation
    94
  - Four-Wheel Drive
    95
    
    Electronic Transfer Case
    96
    
    Shifting to NEUTRAL
    100
  - Parking Brake
    101
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    102
    
    Column Shift Lever
    102
    
    Console Shift Lever
    103
    
    Torque Lock
    104
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    104
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    105
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    105
  - Engine Exhaust
    106
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    106
- Mirrors
  108
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    108
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    108
  - Time Delay
    108
  - Outside Manual Mirror
    109
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    109
  - Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror
    110
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    110
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    110
- Homelink@ Transmitter
  111
- Programming the Homelink Transmitter
  112
  - Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    113
  - Storage Areas
    115
- Glove Box
  115
- Overhead Console
  115
- Front Storage Area
  121
- Assist Handles
  122
- Garment Hooks
  122
- Convenience Net
  123
  - Cargo Tie-Downs
    124
  - Cargo Cover
    124
- Cargo
  125
- Rear Convenience System
  125
- Memory Seat
  127
- Vehicle Personalization
  127
Section 3 Instrument Panel

130
- Instrument Panel
  131
- Instrument Panel Overview
  133
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    134
  - Other Warning Devices
    135
  - Horn
    135
  - Tilt Wheel
    135
  - Turn Signavmultifunction Lever
    136
    
    Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    136
    
    Windshield Washer
    138
    
    Cruise Control (if Equipped)
    139
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    140
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    140
    
    Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    140
  - Exterior Lamps
    141
    
    Automatic Headlamp System
    142
    
    Lamps on Reminder
    143
    
    Daytime Running Lamps
    143
    
    Fog Lamps
    144
  - Interior Lamps
    145
    
    Dome Lamps
    146
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    146
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    146
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    147
- Climate Controls
  148
  - Climate Control System (Climate Control)
    148
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    150
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    150
  - Outlet Adjustment
    151
  - Operation Tips
    151
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  152
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    153
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    155
  - Trip Odometer
    155
  - Tachometer
    155
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    156
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    156
- Charging System Light
  157
- Up-Shift Light
  158
- Voltmeter Gage
  158
- Brake System Warning Light
  159
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
  160
- Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
  160
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp
  161
- Oil Pressure Gage
  164
- Security Light
  165
- Service Four-Wheel Drive Warning Light
  165
- Check Gages Warning Light
  166
- Fuel Gage
  166
- Gate Ajar Light
  166
- Tow/Haul Mode Light
  166
- Low Fuel Warning Light
  167
- Audio System(S)
  168
- Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio Data Systems (RDS)
  168
- AM-FM Radio
  169
  - Playing the Radio
    169
  - Finding a Station
    170
  - Setting Preset Stations
    170
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    171
  - Radio Messages
    171
- Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS)
  169
- Radio with CD
  172
  - Using RDS
    174
  - Finding a PTY Station
    175
  - Rds Messages
    175
  - Playing a Compact Disc
    177
  - Compact Disc Messages
    178
- Radio with Cassette and CD
  178
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    184
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    185
  - Setting Preset Ptys
    192
  - Using Song List Mode
    196
- Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non-RDS Radios)
  197
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  198
- Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios)
  198
- Understanding Radio Reception
  198
- Care of Your CD Player
  200
- Care of Your Cds
  200
- Fixed Mast Antenna
  200
Driving Your Vehicle Section 4

202
- Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle
  202
- Driver Behavior
  203
- Your Driving. the Road. and Your Vehicle
  203
- Defensive Driving
  204
- Driving Environment
  204
- Vehicle Design
  204
- Drunken Driving
  205
- Control of a Vehicle
  208
  - Anti-Lock Brake System
    209
  - Using Anti-Lock
    211
- Braking
  211
- Locking Rear Axle
  211
- Steering
  211
  - Steering in Emergencies
    212
- Off -Road Recovery
  213
- Passing
  214
- Loss of Control
  215
- Off-Road Driving with Your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
  216
  - Before You Go Off-Roading
    217
  - Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
    217
  - Environmental Concerns
    218
  - Traveling to Remote Areas
    218
  - Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving
    218
  - Scanning the Terrain
    219
  - Driving on Off-Road Hills
    220
  - Approaching a Hill
    221
  - Driving Uphill
    221
  - Driving Downhill
    224
  - Driving Across an Incline
    225
  - Stalling on an Incline
    226
  - Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow or Ice
    227
  - Driving in Water
    228
  - After Off-Road Driving
    229
- Driving at Night
  229
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  231
- City Driving
  234
- Freeway Driving
  235
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  236
- Highway Hypnosis
  237
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  237
- Winter Driving
  239
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    239
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    241
- If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  243
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    244
  - Using the Recovery Hooks
    244
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  246
  - Dinghy Towing
    247
  - Dolly Towing
    248
- Towing
  246
- Towing Your Vehicle
  246
- Loading Your Vehicle
  250
  - Add-On Equipment
    251
  - If You Decide to Pull a Trailer
    252
  - Tow/Haul Mode
    253
  - Weight of the Trailer
    254
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    255
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    256
  - Safety Chains
    257
  - Trailer Brakes
    257
  - Following Distance
    258
  - Making Turns
    259
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    259
  - Driving on Grades
    259
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    262
  - Trailer Wiring Harness
    262
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

264
- Service and Appearance Care
  264
- Service
  266
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    267
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    267
- Fuel
  268
  - Gasoline Octane
    268
  - Gasoline Specifications
    268
  - California Fuel
    269
  - Additives
    269
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    269
  - Filling Your Tank
    270
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    272
    
    Checking Things under the Hood
    273
    
    Hood Release
    273
  - Engine Oil
    276
  - Engine Air Cleanedfilter
    276
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    277
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    278
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    279
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    279
    
    Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    280
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    280
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    281
    
    How to Check
    282
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    282
    
    How to Add Fluid
    283
  - Manual Transmission Fluid
    284
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    285
    
    When to Check and What to Use
    286
    
    How to Check and Add Fluid
    286
  - Engine Coolant
    286
    
    What to Use
    287
    
    Checking Coolant
    288
    
    Adding Coolant
    288
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    289
  - Engine Overheating
    289
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    290
  - Cooling System
    291
  - How to Add Coolant
    295
  - Engine Fan Noise
    298
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    299
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    299
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    300
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    300
  - Brakes
    301
    
    What to Add
    302
    
    Brake Wear
    303
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    303
    
    Brake Adjustment
    303
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    304
  - Battery
    304
  - Vehicle Storage
    304
  - Jump Starting
    305
- Rear Axle
  309
  - When to Check and Change Lubricant
    309
  - How to Check Lubricant
    309
- Four-Wheel Drive
  310
- Front Axle
  311
- Bulb Replacement
  312
  - Halogen Bulbs
    312
  - Headlamps
    312
    
    One-Piece Composite Headlamp System
    312
    
    Two-Piece Composite Headlamp System
    313
  - One-Piece Front Turn Signal Lamps
    314
  - Two-Piece Front Turn Signal Lamps
    315
  - Taillamps
    316
  - Replacement Bulbs
    316
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  317
  - Backglass Wiper Blade Replacement
    319
- Tires
  320
  - When to Check
    321
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    321
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    323
  - Buying New Tires
    323
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    324
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    324
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    326
  - Wheel Replacement
    326
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    327
  - Tire Chains
    327
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  328
- Changing a Flat Tire
  329
- Compact Spare Tire
  341
- Spare Tire
  341
- Appearance Care
  342
- Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
  342
  - Top of the Instrument Panel
    343
  - Interior Plastic Components
    343
  - Wood Panels
    344
  - Glass Surfaces
    344
- Care of Safety Belts
  344
- Weatherstrips
  344
- Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
  345
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    345
  - Finish Care
    345
  - Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
    346
  - Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades
    346
- Finish Damage
  347
- Sheet Metal Damage
  347
- Chemical Paint Spotting
  348
- GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
  348
- Underbody Maintenance
  348
- Vehicle Identification
  350
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    350
  - Engine Identification
    350
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    350
- Electrical System
  351
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    351
  - Headlamps
    351
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    351
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    351
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    351
    
    Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    352
    
    Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    354
- Capacities and Specifications
  357
  - Wheels and Tires
    357
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  359
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

360
- Maintenance Schedule
  360
- Introduction
  361
- Maintenance Requirements
  361
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  361
- How this Section Is Organized
  362
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  363
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  363
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  364
  - Short Tripkity Definition
    364
  - Short Tripkity Intervals
    364
  - Long Trip/Highway Definition
    365
  - Long Trip/Highway Intervals
    365
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  365
- At each Fuel Fill
  385
- At Least Once a Month
  385
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  385
- At Least Twice a Year
  386
  - At Least Once a Year
    387
    
    Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control System Check
    388
    
    Ignition Transmission Lock Check
    388
    
    Underbody Flushing Service
    389
  - Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
    390
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  390
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  390
  - Exhaust System Inspection
    390
  - Fuel System Inspection
    390
- Checking Things under the Hood
  412
  - Power Lumbar
    422

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