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Chevrolet AVALANCHE2007 - AUTRE Owner's Manual (494 pages)

General Motors 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche Owner Manual

Brand: Chevrolet | Category: Automobile | Size: 3 MB

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- How to Use this Manual
  2
  - Canadian Owners
    2
  - Safety Warnings and Symbols
    3
  - Vehicle Symbols
    4
  - Vehicle Damage Warnings
    4
  - Table of Contents
    7
  - Seats and Restraint Systems
    7
- Front Seats
  
  8
  - Manual Passenger Seat
    8
  - Power Seats
    8
  - Power Lumbar
    9
  - Heated Seats
    10
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    11
  - Rear Seat Operation
    13
- Rear Seats
  
  13
  - Head Restraints
    13
    
    Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    15
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    16
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    19
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    20
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    27
    
    Lap Belt
    28
    
    Right Front Passenger Position
    28
    
    Center Front Passenger Position
    28
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    29
    
    Lap-Shoulder Belt
    30
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    32
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    34
- Safety Belts
  
  35
- Child Restraints
  
  35
- Airbag System
  
  55
- Restraint System Check
  
  69
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    69
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    70
Section 2 Features and Controls

71
- Features and Controls
  
  71
- Keys
  
  73
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    74
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    75
    
    Battery Replacement
    76
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    76
- Doors and Locks
  
  78
  - Door Locks
    78
  - Power Door Locks
    79
  - Delayed Locking
    79
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    80
    
    Programmable Locking Feature
    80
    
    Programmable Unlocking Feature
    81
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    82
  - Lockout Protection
    82
  - Midgate
    83
  - Midgate Operation
    84
  - Tailgate
    92
  - Tailgate Removal
    93
- Windows
  
  94
  - Power Windows
    95
  - Sun Visors
    95
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  96
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    96
  - Testing the Alarm
    97
  - Passlock
    97
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  98
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    98
  - Ignition Positions
    98
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    99
  - Starting Your Engine
    99
  - Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal
    100
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    101
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    102
  - Front Axle Locking Feature
    105
  - Tow/Haul Mode
    105
  - Four-Wheel Drive
    105
    
    Automatic Transfer Case
    106
    
    Shifting into NEUTRAL
    109
  - Parking Brake
    110
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    111
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    112
    
    Torque Lock
    112
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    113
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    113
  - Engine Exhaust
    114
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    114
- Mirrors
  
  115
- Onstar System
  
  124
  - Onstar ® Virtual Advisor
    125
- Homelink Transmitter
  
  126
  - Programming the Homelink
    127
  - Transmitter
    127
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    129
    
    Using Homelink
    129
    
    Erasing Homelink
    129
- Storage Areas
  
  130
  - Glove Box
    130
  - Center Overhead Console
    130
  - Front Armrest Storage Area
    130
  - Center Console Storage Area
    130
  - Luggage Carrier
    131
  - Rear Storage Area
    131
  - Cargo Cover Panels
    132
    
    Cargo Panel Storage System
    134
    
    Reinstalling the Cargo Cover Panels
    138
    
    Cargo Tie-Downs
    142
  - All-Weather Cargo Area
    142
    
    Maintenance and Cleaning
    143
    
    Top Drain Grates - Removal and Cleaning
    144
    
    Side Rail Channels
    145
    
    Midgate Drain Grate Removal and Cleaning
    146
    
    Cargo Area Floor Drains
    147
  - Top-Box Storage
    147
  - Tonneau Cover
    148
    
    Removing the Tonneau Cover
    149
    
    Removing the Front/Rear Rails and Bows
    152
- Sunroof
  
  154
- Vehicle Personalization
  
  155
  - Memory Seat
    155
  - Easy Exit Seat
    156
Section 3 Instrument Panel

157
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  160
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    162
  - Horn
    162
  - Other Warning Devices
    162
  - Tilt Wheel
    163
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    163
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    164
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    164
    
    Turn Signal on Chime
    164
  - Flash-To-Pass
    165
  - Windshield Wipers
    165
  - Cruise Control
    166
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    167
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    168
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    168
    
    Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    168
  - Windshield Washer
    166
  - Exterior Lamps
    170
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    171
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    171
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    171
  - Fog Lamps
    172
  - Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp
    173
  - Exterior Cargo Lamps
    173
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    173
  - Dome Lamps
    174
  - Entry/Exit Lighting
    174
  - Reading Lamps
    174
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    175
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    175
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    175
- Climate Controls
  
  176
  - Dual Climate Control System
    176
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    177
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    178
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    178
    
    Automatic Operation
    180
    
    Manual Operation
    181
  - Outlet Adjustment
    183
  - Operation Tips
    184
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  184
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    185
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    186
  - Tachometer
    186
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    186
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    187
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    188
  - Charging System Light
    189
  - Voltmeter Gage
    190
  - Brake System Warning Light
    191
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    192
  - Traction off Light
    192
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    193
  - Transmission Temperature Gage
    194
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    195
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    196
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    196
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    197
  - Oil Pressure Gage
    198
  - Maintenance Schedule
    198
  - Security Light
    199
  - Cruise Control Light
    199
  - Highbeam on Light
    199
  - Tow/Haul Mode Light
    200
  - Fuel Gage
    200
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    200
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  201
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    202
    
    Trip Information Button
    202
    
    Fuel Information Button
    203
    
    Select Button
    204
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    205
    
    Battery Not Charging
    205
    
    Buckle Passenger
    205
    
    Change Engine Oil
    206
    
    Buckle Seatbelt
    206
    
    Check Washer Fluid
    207
    
    Engine Coolant Hot
    207
    
    Driver Door Ajar
    207
    
    Check Oil Level
    207
    
    Keyfob X Battery Low
    208
    
    Engine Overheated
    208
    
    Left Rear Door Ajar
    208
    
    Fuel Level Low
    208
    
    Oil Pressure Low
    209
    
    Oil Life Reset
    209
    
    Passenger Door Ajar
    209
    
    Low Coolant Level
    209
    
    Reduced Engine Power
    210
    
    Right Rear Door Ajar
    210
    
    Service Air Bag
    210
    
    Service 4Wd
    210
    
    Service Charging System
    211
    
    Service Brake System
    211
    
    Service Ride Control
    211
    
    Stability Sys Active
    211
    
    Service Stability
    211
    
    Stability Sys Disabled
    212
    
    Traction Sys Limited
    212
    
    Tighten Fuel Cap
    212
    
    Traction Active
    212
    
    Trans Hot Idle Engine
    213
    
    Transmission Hot
    213
    
    Turn Signal on
    214
  - DIC Vehicle Customization
    214
    
    Unlock Doors
    214
    
    Unlock Feedback
    216
    
    Headlamp Delay
    217
    
    Alarm Warning
    218
    
    Display Units
    219
- Audio System(S)
  
  220
  - Setting the Time
    220
  - Radio with CD
    221
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    221
    
    Playing the Radio
    222
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    222
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    223
    
    Finding a Station
    223
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    224
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    224
    
    Rds and XM
    225
    
    Radio Messages
    226
    
    Rds Messages
    226
    
    Setting Preset Ptys (RDS Only)
    226
    
    XM Radio Messages
    227
    
    Playing a CD
    229
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    231
    
    Using Song List Mode
    243
    
    Before You Drive
    245
  - Rear Seat Entertainment System
    245
    
    Stereo Rca Jacks
    246
    
    Battery Replacement
    246
    
    Audio Output
    247
    
    DVD Player
    248
    
    Video Screen
    248
    
    Remote Control
    250
    
    Playing a Disc
    250
    
    Ejecting a Disc
    250
    
    Remote Control Buttons
    251
    
    DVD Distortion
    255
    
    DVD Messages
    255
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    256
  - Navigation/Radio System
    256
  - Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    256
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    258
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    258
  - Radio Reception
    259
  - Care of Your CD and DVD Player
    260
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    260
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    260
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    260
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    260
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

261
- Driving Your Vehicle
  261
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  262
  - Defensive Driving
    262
  - Drunken Driving
    262
  - Braking
    265
  - Control of a Vehicle
    265
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    266
    
    Using Anti-Lock
    268
  - Braking in Emergencies
    268
  - Traction Assist System (TAS)
    268
  - Locking Rear Axle
    270
  - Stabilitrak System
    270
    
    Traction Control Operation
    272
    
    Power Steering
    273
  - Steering
    273
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    274
  - Off-Road Recovery
    275
  - Passing
    275
  - Loss of Control
    277
  - Off-Road Driving with Your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
    278
    
    Before You Go Off-Roading
    278
    
    Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
    278
    
    Environmental Concerns
    279
    
    Traveling to Remote Areas
    280
    
    Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving
    280
    
    Scanning the Terrain
    281
    
    Approaching a Hill
    282
    
    Driving on Off-Road Hills
    282
    
    Driving Uphill
    283
    
    Driving Downhill
    286
    
    Driving Across an Incline
    287
    
    Stalling on an Incline
    288
    
    Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow or Ice
    288
    
    Driving in Water
    289
    
    After Off-Road Driving
    290
  - Driving at Night
    290
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    292
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    293
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    293
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    293
  - City Driving
    294
  - Freeway Driving
    295
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    296
  - Highway Hypnosis
    297
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    298
  - Winter Driving
    300
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    300
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    302
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    304
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    304
  - Recovery Hooks
    305
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    306
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    306
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    307
    
    Certification/Tire Label
    309
    
    Add-On Equipment
    311
  - Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment
    312
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    316
    
    Dinghy Towing
    317
    
    Two-Wheel-Drive Vehicles
    317
    
    Dolly Towing
    318
    
    Four-Wheel Drive Vehicles
    318
- Towing
  
  316
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    316
  - Level Control
    321
  - Trailer Recommendations
    321
  - Truck-Camper Loading Information
    321
  - Towing a Trailer
    322
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    323
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    324
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    326
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    327
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    328
    
    Safety Chains
    328
    
    Trailer Brakes
    328
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    329
    
    Following Distance
    329
    
    Making Turns
    329
    
    Driving on Grades
    330
    
    Parking on Hills
    330
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    331
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    331
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    332
    
    Instrument Panel Jumper Wiring Harness
    333
    
    Auxiliary Battery
    334
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

335
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  335
- Service
  
  337
- Fuel
  
  339
  - Gasoline Octane
    339
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    339
  - California Fuel
    340
  - Additives
    340
  - Fuel E-85 (85% Ethanol)
    341
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    343
  - Filling Your Tank
    343
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    345
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  346
  - Hood Release
    346
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    348
  - Checking Engine Oil
    351
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    352
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    352
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    354
  - Engine Oil Life System
    354
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    355
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    355
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    356
    
    When to Inspect
    356
    
    How to Inspect
    357
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    359
    
    How to Check
    359
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    360
    
    How to Add Fluid
    361
    
    What to Use
    362
  - Engine Coolant
    362
    
    Adding Coolant
    363
    
    Checking Coolant
    363
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    364
  - Engine Overheating
    364
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    364
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    365
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    366
  - Cooling System
    366
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    369
  - Engine Fan Noise
    371
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    372
    
    How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    373
    
    Adding Washer Fluid
    374
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    374
  - Brakes
    375
    
    Checking Brake Fluid
    376
    
    What to Add
    376
    
    Brake Adjustment
    377
    
    Brake Wear
    377
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    377
    
    Vehicle Storage
    378
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    378
  - Battery
    378
  - Jump Starting
    379
- Rear Axle
  
  383
  - When to Check Lubricant
    383
  - How to Check Lubricant
    384
- Four-Wheel Drive
  
  384
  - Transfer Case
    384
- Front Axle
  
  385
  - When to Check and Change Lubricant
    385
- Bulb Replacement
  
  386
  - Halogen Bulbs
    386
  - Headlamps
    387
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking Lamps
    389
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime Running Lamps
    390
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    390
  - Taillamps
    393
  - Replacement Bulbs
    394
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  394
- Tires
  
  395
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    396
  - Tire Size
    398
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    399
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    401
    
    When to Check
    402
    
    How to Check
    402
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    404
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    405
  - Buying New Tires
    406
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    407
    
    Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    407
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    408
  - Wheel Replacement
    408
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    409
  - Tire Chains
    410
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    411
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    412
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    413
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    416
  - Secondary Latch System
    423
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    426
- Appearance Care
  
  429
  - Spare Tire
    429
  - Fabric/Carpet
    430
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    431
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    431
  - Glass Surfaces
    432
  - Instrument Panel
    432
  - Interior Plastic Components
    432
  - Leather
    432
  - Vinyl
    432
  - Care of Safety Belts
    433
  - Weatherstrips
    433
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    433
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    433
    
    Finish Care
    434
    
    Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
    434
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    434
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    435
    
    Tires
    436
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    436
    
    Finish Damage
    436
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    436
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    436
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    437
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  438
- Electrical System
  
  439
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    439
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    439
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    439
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    440
  - Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    442
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    443
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  448
  - Engine Specifications
    449
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

451
- Introduction
  452
- Maintenance Requirements
  452
- Maintenance Schedule
  452
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  452
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  453
- Scheduled Maintenance
  454
- Additional Required Services
  456
- Maintenance Footnotes
  458
- At each Fuel Fill
  459
- Engine Oil Level Check
  459
- Owner Checks and Services
  459
- At Least Once a Month
  460
- At Least Once a Year
  460
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  463
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  465
- Maintenance Record
  466
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

469
- Customer Assistance and Information
  469
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  470
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    470
  - Online Owner Center
    471
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    472
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    472
    
    United States - Customer Assistance
    472
    
    Canada - Customer Assistance
    473
    
    Overseas - Customer Assistance
    473
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    473
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    474
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    475
  - Courtesy Transportation
    475
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    475
    
    Transportation Options
    476
    
    Additional Program Information
    477
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    477
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  478

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Airbag System

Restraint System Check

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Onstar System

Homelink Transmitter

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 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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