wheel CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2007 2.G Owners Manual

A
Accessories and Modications..................... 433
Accessory Power Outlet(s).......................... 226
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle............................ 87
Additives, Fuel............................................ 437
Add-On Electrical Equipment....................... 547
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal............ 126
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine............................. 451
Air Conditioning..................................227, 230
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator....................... 243
Readiness Light....................................... 242
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic
Module (SDM).......................................... 594
Airbag System............................................... 72
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......................... 87
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.................. 79
Passenger Sensing System....................... 81
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..... 86
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.................. 79
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inates?...................................... 80
When Should an Airbag Inate?................. 77
Where Are the Airbags?............................. 75Antenna, Fixed Mast................................... 349
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System....................................... 349
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS).................... 357
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light....... 248
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels........ 542
Care of Safety Belts................................ 540
Chemical Paint Spotting........................... 544
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses.............. 541
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle.......... 537
Fabric/Carpet........................................... 538
Finish Care.............................................. 541
Finish Damage......................................... 544
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces.......................... 540
Leather.................................................... 539
Sheet Metal Damage............................... 544
Tires........................................................ 543
Underbody Maintenance........................... 544
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials.......... 545
Washing Your Vehicle .............................. 541
Weatherstrips........................................... 540
Windshield and Wiper Blades................... 542
Ashtray(s).................................................... 226
603

Audio System(s).......................................... 286
Audio Steering Wheel Controls................. 347
Care of Your CD and DVD Player............ 349
Care of Your CDs and DVDs................... 349
Fixed Mast Antenna................................. 349
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual......................... 334
Radio with CD......................................... 291
Radio with CD and DVD.......................... 301
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)............................ 345
Setting the Time.....................288, 289, 290
Theft-Deterrent Feature............................ 347
Understanding Radio Reception............... 348
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...... 349
Automatic Headlamp System....................... 217
Automatic Transmission
Fluid........................................................ 454
Operation................................................. 128
BBattery........................................................ 475
Electric Power Management..................... 220
Run-Down Protection............................... 221
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.................... 392
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)................. 357
Emergencies............................................ 359Brake (cont.)
Parking.................................................... 138
System Warning Light.............................. 246
Brake Pedal, Throttle................................... 126
Brakes........................................................ 472
Braking....................................................... 356
Braking in Emergencies............................... 359
Break-In, New Vehicle................................. 122
Bulb Replacement....................................... 488
Halogen Bulbs......................................... 488
Headlamp Aiming..................................... 485
License Plate Lamps................................ 490
Replacement Bulbs.................................. 490
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps........... 488
Buying New Tires........................................ 508
C
Calibration..........................................145, 148
California Fuel............................................. 436
California Proposition 65 Warning................ 433
Canadian Owners........................................... 3
Capacities and Specications...................... 556
Carbon Monoxide......................105, 115, 143,
396, 414
604

Care of
Safety Belts............................................. 540
Your CD and DVD Player........................ 349
Your CDs and DVDs................................ 349
Cargo Area, All-Weather.............................. 186
Cargo Cover Panels.................................... 173
CD, MP3 ............................................319, 325
Center Console Storage Area...................... 171
Center Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 36
Center Overhead Console........................... 171
Center Seat.................................................. 18
Chains, Tire................................................. 514
Charging System Light................................ 245
Check
Engine Light............................................ 250
Checking Things Under the Hood................ 442
Chemical Paint Spotting.............................. 544
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems............................. 51
Infants and Young Children........................ 48
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children....... 57
Older Children........................................... 45
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position................................. 65
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position..................... 67Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position........................ 68
Where to Put the Restraint........................ 55
Cigarette Lighter.......................................... 226
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels........ 542
Exterior Lamps/Lenses............................. 541
Fabric/Carpet........................................... 538
Finish Care.............................................. 541
Inside of Your Vehicle .............................. 537
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces.......................... 540
Leather.................................................... 539
Tires........................................................ 543
Underbody Maintenance........................... 544
Washing Your Vehicle .............................. 541
Weatherstrips........................................... 540
Windshield and Wiper Blades................... 542
Climate Control System
Dual......................................................... 227
Dual Automatic......................................... 230
Outlet Adjustment..................................... 238
Clock.........................................288, 289, 290
Collision Damage Repair............................. 595
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt................. 41
Compass............................................145, 148
605

F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner................................... 451
Finish Damage............................................ 544
Fixed Mast Antenna.................................... 349
Flashers, Hazard Warning........................... 206
Flash-to-Pass.............................................. 209
Flat Tire...................................................... 515
Flat Tire, Changing...................................... 516
Flat Tire, Storing......................................... 533
Fluid
Automatic Transmission............................ 454
Power Steering........................................ 469
Windshield Washer.................................. 470
Fog Lamp Light........................................... 255
Fog Lamps.................................................. 218
Four-Wheel Drive...............................132, 483
Front Armrest Storage Area......................... 171
Front Axle................................................... 484
Fuel............................................................ 435
Additives.................................................. 437
California Fuel.......................................... 436
E85 (85% Ethanol)................................... 438
Filling a Portable Fuel Container.............. 442
Filling Your Tank...................................... 440
Fuels in Foreign Countries....................... 439Fuel (cont.)
Gage....................................................... 256
Gasoline Octane...................................... 436
Gasoline Specications............................ 436
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block........ 550
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...................... 548
Instrument Panel Fuse Block................... 548
Underhood Fuse Block............................. 551
Windshield Wiper..................................... 547
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.................... 249
Fuel......................................................... 256
Oil Pressure............................................. 253
Speedometer........................................... 241
Tachometer.............................................. 241
Voltmeter Gage........................................ 246
Garage Door Opener..........................159, 160
Gasoline
Octane..................................................... 436
Specications........................................... 436
Glove Box................................................... 170
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.......... 588
608

Seats (cont.)
Rear Seat Operation.................................. 19
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 14
Secondary Latch System............................. 529
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position......................... 67
Rear Seat Position..................................... 65
Right Front Seat Position........................... 68
Security Light.............................................. 255
Service........................................................ 432
Accessories and Modications.................. 433
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle..................................... 435
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 433
Doing Your Own Work............................. 434
Engine Soon Light................................... 250
Publications Ordering Information............. 600
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................... 86
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 544
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 139
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 141
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 34
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 208Spare Tire................................................... 536
Installing.................................................. 522
Removing................................................ 518
Storing..................................................... 533
Specications, Capacities............................ 556
Speedometer............................................... 241
StabiliTrak
®System..................................... 359
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light........................... 248
Starting Your Engine................................... 124
Steering...................................................... 363
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 347
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 207
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area........................... 186
Center Console Storage Area................... 171
Center Overhead Console........................ 171
Cupholder(s)............................................ 170
Front Armrest Storage Area...................... 171
Glove Box................................................ 170
Luggage Carrier....................................... 171
Rear Storage Area................................... 173
Top-Box Storage...................................... 191
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 400
Sun Visors.................................................. 118
Sunroof....................................................... 199
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T
Tachometer................................................. 241
Tailgate....................................................... 115
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps............................. 488
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 347
Theft-Deterrent Systems.............................. 118
Content Theft-Deterrent............................ 118
PASS-Key
®III+........................................ 120
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................ 121
Throttle, Adjustable...................................... 126
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 207
Time, Setting.............................288, 289, 290
Tire
Pressure Light.......................................... 250
Tires........................................................... 492
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning............................................... 542
Buying New Tires..................................... 508
Chains..................................................... 514
Changing a Flat Tire................................ 516Tires (cont.)
Cleaning.................................................. 543
Different Size........................................... 510
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 515
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 500
Inspection and Rotation............................ 506
Installing the Spare Tire........................... 522
Pressure Monitor System ......................... 501
Removing the Flat Tire............................. 522
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools......... 518
Secondary Latch System ......................... 529
Spare Tire................................................ 536
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..... 533
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 493
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 497
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 511
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 512
Wheel Replacement................................. 512
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 508
Tonneau Cover............................................ 192
Top-Box Storage......................................... 191
Tow/Haul Mode........................................... 131
Tow/Haul Mode Light................................... 256
616

W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators......... 239
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 267
Hazard Warning Flashers......................... 206
Other Warning Devices............................ 206
Safety and Symbols..................................... 4
Vehicle Damage.......................................... 5
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..................... 512
Different Size........................................... 510
Replacement............................................ 512
Where to Put the Restraint............................ 55
Windows..................................................... 116
Power...................................................... 117
Windshield
Rainsense™ II Wipers............................. 210
Washer.................................................... 211Windshield (cont.)
Washer Fluid........................................... 470
Wiper Blade Replacement........................ 491
Wiper Blades, Cleaning............................ 542
Wiper Fuses............................................ 547
Wipers..................................................... 209
Winter Driving............................................. 396
X
XM Radio Messages................................... 332
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System......... 349
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment............... 560
618