Chevrolet 2006 Avalanche Manuals

Chevrolet 2006 Avalanche Owner's Manual (532 pages)

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Table of Contents
  7
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  7
- Front Seats
  8
- Power Lumbar
  9
- Reclining Seatbacks
  10
- Power Reclining Seatbacks
  12
- Head Restraints
  13
- Rear Seats
  14
- Why Safety Belts Work
  17
- Driver Position
  21
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  21
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  28
- Center Front Passenger Position
  29
- Lap Belt
  29
- Right Front Passenger Position
  29
- Rear Seat Passengers
  30
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
  33
- Safety Belt Extender
  34
- Rear Seats
  
  35
- Safety Belts
  
  35
  - Infants and Young Children
    37
- Child Restraints
  
  39
- Airbag System
  
  60
- Restraint System Check
  
  75
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    75
    
    After a Crash
    76
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts
    76
Section 2 Features and Controls

77
- Features and Controls
  77
- Keys
  
  79
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    80
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    81
- Doors and Locks
  
  84
  - Door Locks
    84
  - Power Door Locks
    85
  - Delayed Locking
    85
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    86
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    86
  - Lockout Protection
    87
  - Midgate
    87
  - Tailgate
    96
  - Tailgate Removal
    97
- Windows
  
  98
  - Power Windows
    99
  - Sun Visors
    100
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  100
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    100
  - Passlock
    102
  - Testing the Alarm
    102
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  103
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    103
  - Ignition Positions
    104
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    105
  - Starting the Engine
    105
  - Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal
    106
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    107
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    108
  - Tow/Haul Mode
    111
  - Four-Wheel Drive
    111
  - Parking Brake
    116
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    117
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    118
    
    Torque Lock
    118
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    119
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    119
  - Engine Exhaust
    120
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    120
- Mirrors
  
  121
- Onstar System
  
  133
  - Onstar Services
    134
- Universal Home Remote System
  
  136
  - Universal Home Remote System Operation
    136
  - Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    138
- Storage Areas
  
  139
  - Glove Box
    139
  - Cupholder(S)
    139
  - Center Overhead Console
    139
  - Front Armrest Storage Area
    140
  - Center Console Storage Area
    140
  - Luggage Carrier
    140
  - Rear Storage Area
    141
  - Cargo Cover Panels
    141
    
    Cargo Panel Storage System
    144
    
    Reinstalling the Cargo Cover Panels
    149
    
    Cargo Tie Downs
    153
  - All-Weather Cargo Area
    154
  - Side Rail Channels
    156
  - Top-Box Storage
    158
  - Cargo Area Floor Drains
    158
  - Tonneau Cover
    159
  - Removing the Tonneau Cover
    160
- Sunroof
  
  165
- Vehicle Personalization
  
  166
  - Memory Seat
    166
Section 3 Instrument Panel

169
- Instrument Panel
  169
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  172
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    174
  - Other Warning Devices
    174
  - Horn
    174
  - Tilt Wheel
    174
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    175
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    176
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    177
  - Flash-To-Pass
    177
  - Windshield Wipers
    178
  - Windshield Washer
    178
  - Cruise Control
    179
  - Exterior Lamps
    182
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    183
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    184
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    184
  - Fog Lamps
    185
  - Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp
    186
  - Exterior Cargo Lamps
    187
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    187
  - Dome Lamps
    187
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    188
    
    Dome Lamp Override
    188
    
    Entry/Exit Lighting
    188
    
    Reading Lamps
    188
    
    Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    189
    
    Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    189
- Climate Controls
  
  190
  - Dual Climate Control System
    190
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    192
    
    Automatic Operation
    193
    
    Manual Operation
    195
  - Outlet Adjustment
    198
  - Operation Tips
    198
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  199
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    200
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    201
  - Trip Odometer
    201
  - Tachometer
    201
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    201
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    202
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    203
  - Charging System Light
    205
  - Voltmeter Gage
    205
  - Brake System Warning Light
    206
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    207
  - Low Tire Pressure Warning Light
    208
  - Traction off Light
    208
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    209
  - Transmission Temperature Gage
    209
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    211
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    212
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    212
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    213
  - Oil Pressure Gage
    213
  - Security Light
    214
  - Cruise Control Light
    215
  - Highbeam on Light
    215
  - Tow/Haul Mode Light
    215
  - Cargo Lamp Light
    215
  - Fuel Gage
    216
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    216
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  217
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    218
    
    Trip Information Button
    218
    
    Fuel Information Button
    220
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    221
    
    Battery Not Charging
    222
    
    Buckle Passenger
    222
    
    Buckle Seatbelt
    222
    
    Change Engine Oil
    223
    
    Check Oil Level
    223
    
    Check Tire Pressure
    223
    
    Check Washer Fluid
    224
    
    Driver Door Ajar
    224
    
    Engine Coolant Hot
    224
    
    Engine Overheated
    225
    
    Fuel Level Low
    225
    
    Keyfob X Battery Low
    225
    
    Left Rear Door Ajar
    225
    
    Oil Life Reset
    226
    
    Oil Pressure Low
    226
    
    Passenger Door Ajar
    226
    
    Reduced Engine Power
    227
    
    Right Rear Door Ajar
    227
    
    Service Air Bag
    228
    
    Service Brake System
    228
    
    Service Charging System
    228
    
    Service Stability
    228
    
    Service Tire Monitor
    229
    
    Tighten Fuel Cap
    230
    
    Traction Active
    230
    
    Transmission Hot
    231
    
    Turn Signal on
    231
  - DIC Vehicle Customization
    232
    
    Unlock Feedback
    234
    
    Alarm Warning
    236
- Audio System(S)
  
  238
  - Setting the Time
    239
  - Radio with CD
    240
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    251
    
    Finding a Station
    253
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    254
    
    Playing a CD
    260
    
    Using Song List Mode
    264
  - Navigation/Radio System
    266
  - Rear Seat Entertainment System
    266
    
    Before You Drive
    267
    
    Stereo Rca Jacks
    268
    
    Audio Output
    269
    
    Video Screen
    269
    
    DVD Player
    270
    
    Playing a Disc
    271
    
    Remote Control
    272
    
    DVD Messages
    277
  - Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    278
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    278
    
    DVD Distortion
    278
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    280
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    280
  - Radio Reception
    281
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    282
  - Care of the CD and DVD Player
    282
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    282
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    283
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    283
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

285
- Driving Your Vehicle
  285
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  286
  - Defensive Driving
    286
  - Drunken Driving
    287
  - Control of a Vehicle
    289
  - Braking
    290
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    291
    
    Using Abs
    292
  - Braking in Emergencies
    292
  - Locking Rear Axle
    292
  - Stabilitrak System
    293
    
    Traction Control Operation
    294
  - Steering
    296
    
    Power Steering
    296
    
    Steering Tips
    296
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    297
  - Off-Road Recovery
    298
  - Passing
    298
  - Loss of Control
    300
  - Off-Road Driving
    301
    
    Environmental Concerns
    302
    
    Traveling to Remote Areas
    303
    
    Scanning the Terrain
    304
    
    Approaching a Hill
    306
    
    Driving Uphill
    306
    
    Driving Downhill
    309
    
    Driving Across an Incline
    310
    
    Stalling on an Incline
    312
    
    Driving in Water
    314
  - Driving at Night
    315
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    316
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    318
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    318
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    318
  - City Driving
    319
  - Freeway Driving
    320
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    321
  - Highway Hypnosis
    322
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    322
  - Winter Driving
    324
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    325
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    326
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud
    328
  - Ice, or Snow
    328
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    328
  - Recovery Hooks
    329
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    330
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    330
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    331
  - Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment
    336
  - Truck-Camper Loading Information
    340
- Towing
  
  340
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    340
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    341
    
    Dinghy Towing
    341
    
    Dolly Towing
    343
  - Level Control
    345
  - Towing a Trailer
    346
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    346
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    348
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    350
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    353
    
    Following Distance
    353
    
    Safety Chains
    353
    
    Trailer Brakes
    353
    
    Making Turns
    354
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    354
    
    Driving on Grades
    355
    
    Parking on Hills
    355
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    356
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    357
    
    Auxiliary Battery
    358
  - Trailer Recommendations
    359
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

361
- Service and Appearance Care
  361
- Service
  
  363
- Fuel
  
  365
  - Gasoline Octane
    365
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    366
  - Additives
    366
  - California Fuel
    366
  - Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol)
    367
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    368
  - Filling the Tank
    369
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    371
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  371
  - Hood Release
    372
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    374
  - Engine Oil
    378
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    379
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    380
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    381
  - Engine Oil Life System
    381
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    381
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    382
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    382
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    383
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    385
  - Checking the Fluid Level
    386
  - Engine Coolant
    388
    
    Adding Coolant
    389
    
    Checking Coolant
    389
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    390
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    390
  - Engine Overheating
    390
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    391
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    392
  - Cooling System
    392
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    395
  - Engine Fan Noise
    398
  - Power Steering Fluid
    399
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    400
    
    Adding Washer Fluid
    400
    
    What to Use
    400
  - Brakes
    401
    
    Brake Fluid
    401
    
    Brake Adjustment
    403
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    403
    
    Brake Wear
    403
  - Battery
    404
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    404
    
    Vehicle Storage
    405
  - Jump Starting
    405
- Rear Axle
  
  411
- Four-Wheel Drive
  
  412
- Front Axle
  
  413
- Bulb Replacement
  
  414
  - Halogen Bulbs
    414
  - Headlamps
    415
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking Lamps
    417
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime Running Lamps
    419
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    421
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    421
  - License Plate Lamp
    422
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    423
- Tires
  
  424
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    425
  - Tire Size
    427
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    428
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    431
    
    When to Check
    431
    
    How to Check
    432
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    432
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    436
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    437
  - Buying New Tires
    438
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    439
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    440
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    441
  - Wheel Replacement
    441
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    442
  - Tire Chains
    443
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    444
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    444
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    446
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    449
  - Secondary Latch System
    456
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    460
  - Spare Tire
    462
- Appearance Care
  
  463
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    463
  - Fabric/Carpet
    465
  - Leather
    465
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
    466
  - Plastic Surfaces
    466
  - Care of Safety Belts
    466
  - Weatherstrips
    466
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    467
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    467
  - Finish Care
    467
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    468
  - Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    469
  - Tires
    469
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    470
  - Finish Damage
    470
  - Underbody Maintenance
    470
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    470
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    471
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  472
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    472
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    472
- Electrical System
  
  473
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    473
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    473
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    473
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    474
  - Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    476
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    477
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  482
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

485
- Introduction
  486
- Maintenance Requirements
  486
- Maintenance Schedule
  486
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  486
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  486
- Scheduled Maintenance
  488
- Additional Required Services
  490
- Maintenance Footnotes
  491
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    493
  - Engine Coolant Level Check
    493
- At each Fuel Fill
  493
- At Least Once a Month
  493
- Owner Checks and Services
  493
- At Least Once a Year
  494
  - Starter Switch Check
    494
  - Ignition Transmission Lock Check
    495
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    495
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  496
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  498
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  499
- Maintenance Record
  500
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

503
- Customer Assistance and Information
  503
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  504
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    504
  - Online Owner Center
    505
  - Customer Assistance for Text
    506
  - Telephone (TTY) Users
    506
    
    P.O. Box
    506
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    507
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    507
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    509
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    509
  - Courtesy Transportation
    509
    
    Additional Program Information
    510
    
    Transportation Options
    510
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    511
  - Collision Damage Repair
    513
    
    Repair Facility
    513
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    514
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  516
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
    516
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    517
  - Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    517
  - Service Publications Ordering
    517
    
    Detroit, MI
    517
    
    Information
    517
    
    Current and Past Model Order Forms
    518
    
    Service Bulletins
    518

Chevrolet 2006 Avalanche Manuals

Chevrolet Avalanche 2006 Manual

Table of Contents

Chevrolet 2006 Avalanche Owner's Manual (532 pages)

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Rear Seats

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Airbag System

Restraint System Check

Section 2 Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Onstar System

Universal Home Remote System

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Vehicle Personalization

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Driver Information Center (DIC)

Audio System(S)

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

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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