Chevrolet Express 2005 Manuals

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Chevrolet Express 2005 Owner's Manual (370 pages)

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  3
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  4
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Front Seats
  
  9
  - Manual Seats
    9
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    10
  - Power Seat
    10
- Rear Seats
  
  12
  - Rear Seat Operation
    12
  - Replacing the Rear Seats
    14
  - Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    16
  - Safety Belts
    16
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    17
  - Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    20
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    21
  - Driver Position
    21
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    28
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    29
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    29
  - Center Passenger Position (2Nd Row)
    29
  - Lap Belt
    30
  - And 5Th Row)
    30
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    31
    
    Lap-Shoulder Belt
    31
    
    Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    31
  - Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    34
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    36
  - Safety Belt Extender
    36
- Child Restraints
  
  37
- Airbag System
  
  65
- Restraint System Check
  
  76
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    77
Section 2 Features and Controls

79
- Features and Controls
  
  79
- Keys
  
  80
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    81
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    82
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    83
    
    Battery Replacement
    84
- Doors and Locks
  
  85
  - Door Locks
    85
  - Power Door Locks
    86
  - Cargo Door Relocking
    86
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    86
  - Lockout Protection
    87
  - Sliding Side Door
    88
  - 60/40 Swing-Out Side Door
    90
  - Rear Doors
    91
- Windows
  
  93
  - Manual Windows
    93
  - Power Windows
    94
  - Swing-Out Windows
    95
  - Sun Visors
    95
  - Visor Vanity Mirror
    95
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  96
  - Passlock
    96
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  96
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    96
  - Ignition Positions
    97
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    97
  - Starting Your Engine
    98
  - Fuel Regulator
    98
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    99
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    100
  - All-Wheel Drive
    102
  - Parking Brake
    102
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    103
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    103
    
    Torque Lock
    104
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    104
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    105
  - Engine Exhaust
    105
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    106
- Mirrors
  
  107
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    107
  - Outside Manual Mirror
    107
  - Outside Camper-Type Mirrors
    107
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    108
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    108
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    109
- Onstar System
  
  109
- Storage Areas
  
  110
Section 3 Instrument Panel

111
- Instrument Panel
  111
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  114
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    116
  - Horn
    116
  - Other Warning Devices
    116
  - Tilt Wheel
    116
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    117
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    118
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    118
    
    Turn Signal on Chime
    118
  - Flash-To-Pass
    119
  - Windshield Wipers
    119
  - Cruise Control
    120
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    121
  - Windshield Washer
    120
  - Exterior Lamps
    123
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    124
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    124
  - Dome Lamp Override
    125
  - Dome Lamps
    125
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    125
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    126
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    126
  - Entry Lighting
    126
  - Exit Lighting
    126
  - Reading Lamps
    126
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    127
- Climate Controls
  
  128
  - Climate Control System
    128
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    129
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    129
  - Outlet Adjustment
    130
  - Operation Tips
    130
  - Rear Heating System
    130
  - Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System
    131
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  132
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    133
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    134
  - Trip Odometer
    134
  - Engine Speed Limiter
    134
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    135
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    135
  - Airbag off Light
    136
  - Charging System Light
    138
  - Voltmeter Gage
    138
  - Brake System Warning Light
    139
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    140
  - Stabilitrak Not Ready Light
    140
  - Stabilitrak Indicator Light
    141
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    141
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    142
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    143
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    143
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    144
  - Oil Pressure Gage
    144
  - Maintenance Schedule
    145
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    145
  - Security Light
    146
  - Cruise Control Light
    146
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    147
    
    Indicator Light
    147
  - Highbeam on Light
    147
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    147
  - Check Gages Warning Light
    148
  - Fuel Gage
    148
  - Tow/Haul Mode Light
    148
- Audio System(S)
  
  149
  - AM-FM Radio
    150
    
    Playing the Radio
    150
    
    Finding a Station
    151
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    151
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    151
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    152
    
    Radio Messages
    152
  - Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
    150
  - Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio
    150
    
    Data Systems (RDS)
    150
  - Radio with CD
    153
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    157
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    157
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    158
    
    Rds Messages
    162
    
    Setting Preset Ptys (RDS Only)
    162
    
    XM Radio Messages
    163
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    165
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    166
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    167
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    170
    
    Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
    173
    
    Using Song List Mode
    179
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non-RDS Radios)
    181
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios)
    181
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    182
  - Radio Reception
    182
  - Care of Your CD Player
    184
  - Care of Your Cds
    184
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    184
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    184
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

185
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  185
  - Defensive Driving
    186
  - Drunken Driving
    186
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  186
  - Braking
    189
  - Control of a Vehicle
    189
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    190
    
    Using Anti-Lock
    191
  - Braking in Emergencies
    191
  - Locking Rear Axle
    191
  - Stabilitrak System
    192
    
    Power Steering
    194
    
    Steering Tips
    194
    
    Traction Control Operation
    194
  - Steering
    194
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    195
  - Off-Road Recovery
    196
  - Passing
    196
  - Loss of Control
    198
  - Driving at Night
    199
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    200
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    202
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    202
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    202
  - City Driving
    203
  - Freeway Driving
    204
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    205
  - Highway Hypnosis
    205
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    206
  - Winter Driving
    208
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    208
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    210
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    212
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    212
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    213
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    213
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    214
    
    Certification/Tire Label
    216
    
    Add-On Equipment
    217
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    218
- Towing
  
  218
  - Towing a Trailer
    218
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    219
    
    Tow/Haul Mode
    220
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    220
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    224
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    225
    
    Safety Chains
    226
    
    Trailer Brakes
    226
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    227
    
    Following Distance
    227
    
    Making Turns
    228
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    228
    
    Driving on Grades
    229
    
    Parking on Hills
    229
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    230
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    230
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    230
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    218
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

231
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  231
- Service
  
  233
- Fuel
  
  235
  - Gasoline Octane
    235
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    235
  - California Fuel
    236
  - Additives
    236
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    237
  - Filling Your Tank
    238
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    240
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  240
  - Hood Release
    241
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    242
  - Engine Oil
    243
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    244
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    244
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    246
  - How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    246
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    247
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    247
    
    How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    248
    
    When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    248
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    249
    
    How to Check
    249
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    250
    
    How to Add Fluid
    252
  - Engine Coolant
    252
    
    Checking Coolant
    253
    
    What to Use
    253
    
    Adding Coolant
    254
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    254
  - Engine Overheating
    254
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    255
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    255
  - Cooling System
    256
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    260
  - Engine Fan Noise
    262
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    262
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    262
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    263
    
    Adding Washer Fluid
    263
    
    Brake Fluid
    264
  - Brakes
    264
    
    Checking Brake Fluid
    265
    
    What to Add
    265
    
    Brake Adjustment
    266
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    266
    
    Brake Wear
    266
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    267
  - Battery
    267
  - Vehicle Storage
    268
  - Jump Starting
    268
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  273
  - How to Check Lubricant
    273
- Rear Axle
  
  274
  - When to Check Lubricant
    274
- Front Axle
  
  274
- Noise Control System
  
  275
  - Tampering with Noise Control System Prohibited
    275
- Bulb Replacement
  
  276
  - Halogen Bulbs
    277
  - Headlamps
    277
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking Lamps
    278
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    279
  - Taillamps
    279
  - Replacement Bulbs
    280
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  281
- Tires
  
  282
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    283
  - Tire Size
    285
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    286
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    288
  - When to Check
    289
  - Dual Tire Operation
    289
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    290
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    292
  - Buying New Tires
    292
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    293
    
    Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    293
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    294
  - Wheel Replacement
    295
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    296
  - 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
    302
  - Secondary Latch System
    307
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    310
- Appearance Care
  
  312
  - Spare Tire
    312
  - Fabric/Carpet
    313
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    314
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    314
  - Care of Safety Belts
    315
    
    Finish Care
    316
  - Glass Surfaces
    315
  - Instrument Panel
    315
  - Interior Plastic Components
    315
  - Vinyl
    315
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    316
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    316
    
    Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
    317
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    317
    
    Aluminum Wheels
    318
    
    Tires
    318
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    319
    
    Finish Damage
    319
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    319
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    319
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    320
    
    Engine Identification
    321
    
    Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    321
    
    Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    321
  - Weatherstrips
    316
- Electrical System
  
  322
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    322
  - Headlamp Wiring
    322
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    322
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    322
  - Floor Console Fuse Block
    323
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    324
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  327
  - Engine Specifications
    328
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

329
- Introduction
  330
- Maintenance Requirements
  330
- Maintenance Schedule
  330
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  330
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  331
- Scheduled Maintenance
  332
- Additional Required Services
  334
- Maintenance Footnotes
  336
- At each Fuel Fill
  338
- At Least Once a Month
  338
- At the First 100, 1,000 and 6,000 Miles (160, 1 600 and 10 000Km)
  338
- Owner Checks and Services
  338
- At Least Once a Year
  339
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  341
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  343
- Maintenance Record
  344
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

347
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  348
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    348
  - Online Owner Center
    349
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    350
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    350
    
    United States - Customer Assistance
    350
    
    Canada - Customer Assistance
    351
    
    Overseas - Customer Assistance
    351
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    351
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    352
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    353
  - Courtesy Transportation
    353
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    353
    
    Transportation Options
    354
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    355
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  356

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Chevrolet Express 2005 Owner's Manual (370 pages)

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

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

Storage Areas

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

Rear Axle

Front Axle

Noise Control System

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

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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