Chevrolet 2005 Equinox Compact SUV Manuals

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Chevrolet 2005 Equinox Owner's Manual (364 pages)

2005 Chevrolet Equinox

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 2 MB

Section 2 Features and Controls

69
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  7
- Driver Seat Height Adjuster
  8
- Front Seats
  8
- Manual Seats
  8
- Manual Lumbar
  9
- Power Seats
  9
- Head Restraints
  12
- Passenger Folding Seatback
  13
- Rear Seats
  15
- Split Folding Rear Seat
  15
- Safety Belts
  17
- Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
  17
- Why Safety Belts Work
  18
- Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
  21
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  22
- Driver Position
  23
- Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
  29
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  30
- Rear Seat Passengers
  31
- Right Front Passenger Position
  31
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
  33
- Safety Belt Extender
  35
- Safety Belt Pretensioners
  35
- Child Restraints
  36
- Older Children
  36
- Infants and Young Children
  38
- Child Restraint Systems
  42
- Where to Put the Restraint
  45
- Top Strap
  47
- Top Strap Anchor Location
  48
- Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (Latch)
  49
- Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
  51
- Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
  54
- Airbag System
  56
- Where Are the Airbags
  59
- When Should an Airbag Inﬂate
  61
- How Does an Airbag Restrain
  63
- What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate
  63
- What will You See after an Airbag Inﬂates
  64
- Checking the Restraint Systems
  66
- Restraint System Check
  66
- Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
  66
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  67
- Features and Controls
  
  69
  - Table of Contents
    69
- Keys
  
  70
- Doors and Locks
  
  74
  - Door Locks
    74
  - Power Door Locks
    75
  - Delayed Locking
    75
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    76
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    76
  - Lockout Protection
    77
  - Liftgate
    78
- Windows
  
  79
  - Power Windows
    80
  - Sun Visors
    80
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  81
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    81
  - Passlock
    83
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  83
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    83
  - Ignition Positions
    84
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    84
  - Starting the Engine
    85
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    86
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    87
  - Parking Brake
    90
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    91
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    92
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    93
  - Engine Exhaust
    93
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    94
- Mirrors
  
  95
- Onstar System
  
  100
  - Onstar Services
    101
- Storage Areas
  
  102
  - Glove Box
    102
  - Cupholder(S)
    102
  - Coinholder(S)
    102
  - Center Console Storage Area
    102
  - Garment Hooks
    102
  - Luggage Carrier
    103
  - Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover
    105
  - Table
    107
  - Convenience Net
    109
  - Cargo Tie Downs
    109
- Sunroof
  
  109
Section 3 Instrument Panel

111
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  114
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    115
  - Other Warning Devices
    116
  - Horn
    116
  - Tilt Wheel
    116
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    117
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    117
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    118
  - Windshield Wipers
    118
  - Windshield Washer
    119
  - Cruise Control
    120
  - Headlamps
    123
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    123
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    124
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    124
  - Fog Lamps
    125
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    125
  - Dome Lamp
    126
  - Entry Lighting
    126
  - Map Lamps
    127
  - Cargo Lamp
    127
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    127
  - Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    128
  - Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    128
- Climate Controls
  
  129
  - Climate Control System
    129
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    130
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    131
  - Outlet Adjustment
    131
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    131
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  133
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    134
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    135
  - Trip Odometer
    135
  - Tachometer
    135
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    136
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    136
  - Battery Warning Light
    137
  - Brake System Warning Light
    138
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    139
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    140
    
    Warning Light
    140
  - Low Traction Light
    140
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    141
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    141
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    142
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    143
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    143
  - Oil Pressure Light
    144
  - Maintenance Schedule
    145
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    145
  - Security Light
    145
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    146
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    146
  - Highbeam on Light
    146
  - Indicator Light
    146
  - Gate Ajar Light
    147
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    147
  - Fuel Gage
    148
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    148
- Audio System(S)
  
  149
  - Setting the Time
    150
    
    Playing the Radio
    151
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    152
    
    Finding a Station
    152
    
    Rds and XM
    154
    
    Rds Messages
    154
    
    Radio Messages
    155
    
    Playing a CD
    158
    
    Using an Mp3 CD
    170
    
    Using Song List Mode
    186
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    188
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    188
  - Care of the CD Player
    189
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    190
  - Care of Your Cds
    189
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    189
  - Radio Reception
    189
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    190
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

191
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  191
  - Defensive Driving
    192
  - Drunken Driving
    192
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  192
  - Braking
    195
  - Control of a Vehicle
    195
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    196
  - Braking in Emergencies
    198
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    198
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    199
  - Steering
    200
    
    Electric Power Steering
    200
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    201
  - Off-Road Recovery
    202
  - Passing
    202
  - Loss of Control
    203
  - Driving at Night
    205
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    206
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    208
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    208
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    208
  - City Driving
    209
  - Freeway Driving
    210
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    211
  - Highway Hypnosis
    212
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    212
  - Winter Driving
    214
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    216
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    218
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    218
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    219
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    220
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    224
    
    Dinghy Towing
    225
- Towing
  
  224
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    224
  - Towing a Trailer
    226
    
    P.O. Box
    227
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    228
    
    Safety Chains
    229
    
    Trailer Brakes
    229
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    230
    
    Following Distance
    230
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    231
    
    Making Turns
    231
    
    Driving on Grades
    231
    
    Parking on Hills
    232
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

235
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  235
- Service
  
  237
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    238
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
    239
- Fuel
  
  239
  - Gasoline Octane
    239
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    239
  - California Fuel
    240
  - Additives
    240
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    241
  - Filling the Tank
    242
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    244
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  244
  - Hood Release
    244
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    246
  - Engine Oil
    247
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    248
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    249
  - Engine Oil Life System
    250
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    251
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    255
  - Engine Coolant
    255
    
    What to Use
    256
    
    Checking Coolant
    257
    
    Adding Coolant
    258
  - Engine Overheating
    258
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    259
  - Overheated Engine Protection
    260
  - Operating Mode
    260
  - Cooling System
    260
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    262
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    265
  - Brakes
    267
  - Brake Adjustment
    268
  - Battery
    269
  - Vehicle Storage
    269
  - Jump Starting
    270
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  275
  - Rear Drive Module
    276
- Bulb Replacement
  
  277
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  282
- Tires
  
  283
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    284
  - Tire Size
    286
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    286
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    289
  - How to Check
    290
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    290
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    291
  - Buying New Tires
    292
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    293
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    294
  - Wheel Replacement
    295
  - Tire Chains
    296
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    297
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    298
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    299
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    300
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    306
- Appearance Care
  
  308
  - Compact Spare Tire
    308
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    309
  - Fabric/Carpet
    310
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    311
  - Leather
    311
  - Care of Safety Belts
    312
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    312
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    312
  - Weatherstrips
    312
  - Finish Care
    313
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    313
  - Aluminum Wheels
    314
  - Tires
    314
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    314
    
    Finish Damage
    315
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    315
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    315
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    316
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  317
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    317
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    317
- Electrical System
  
  318
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    318
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    318
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    318
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    318
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    319
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    320
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  323
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

325
- Introduction
  326
- Maintenance Requirements
  326
- Maintenance Schedule
  326
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  326
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  327
- Scheduled Maintenance
  328
- Additional Required Services
  330
- Maintenance Footnotes
  331
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    332
- At each Fuel Fill
  332
- Owner Checks and Services
  332
- At Least Once a Month
  333
- At Least Once a Year
  333
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    334
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    335
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  336
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  337
- Maintenance Record
  338
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

341
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  341
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    342
  - Online Owner Center
    343
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    344
    
    Detroit, MI
    344
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    344
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    345
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    346
  - Courtesy Transportation
    347
    
    Transportation Options
    348
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    349
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  350

Chevrolet 2005 Equinox Getting To Know Manual (16 pages)

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel
2
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Manual Driver's Seat Height and Recliner Adjustments
4
Six-Way Power Driver's Seat
4
Driver's Seat Lumbar Support
4
Heated Seats
5
Fold-Down Front Passenger Seatback
5
Multi-Flex™ Split-Folding and Sliding Rear Seat
6
Child Safety Seats
7
Dome Lamps
8
Ashtray and Lighter Kit
8
Remote Keyless Entry System
8
Climate Controls
9
Wipers and Washers
9
AM/FM Radio with CD Player
10
Six-Disc CD Changer
11
MP3 Player
12
XM Satellite Radio
12
Steering Wheel Radio Controls
12
Sunroof
13
Cupholders
13
Multifunction Cargo Panel/Security Cover
14
All-Wheel Drive System
15
Traction Control
15
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ("Check Engine" Light)
15
Roadside Assistance
16
My Gmlink
16

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Chevrolet 2005 Equinox Owner's Manual (364 pages)

Table of Contents

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Onstar System

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Audio System(S)

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

All-Wheel Drive

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

Chevrolet 2005 Equinox Getting To Know Manual (16 pages)

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