engine CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2007 2.G Owners Manual

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

Content Theft-Deterrent............................... 118
Control of a Vehicle..................................... 356
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage........................ 249
Heater, Engine......................................... 126
Surge Tank Pressure Cap........................ 460
Cooling System........................................... 464
Cruise Control............................................. 212
Cruise Control Light.................................... 255
Cupholder(s)................................................ 170
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation........................... 592
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users......................... 586
Customer Assistance Offices.................... 586
Customer Satisfaction Procedure.............. 582
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program...... 588
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors..................................... 600
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government.......................... 599
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.................... 599
Roadside Assistance Program.................. 588
Service Publications Ordering
Information........................................... 600D
Daytime Running Lamps............................. 216
Defensive Driving........................................ 352
Delayed Locking.......................................... 103
Disc, MP3..........................................319, 325
Doing Your Own Service Work.................... 434
Dome Lamp Override.................................. 220
Dome Lamps............................................... 220
Door
Delayed Locking...................................... 103
Locks....................................................... 102
Power Door Locks................................... 103
Programmable Automatic Door Locks....... 103
Rear Door Security Locks........................ 104
Driver
Position, Safety Belt................................... 26
Driver Information Center (DIC)................... 257
DIC Operation and Displays............258, 264
DIC Vehicle Customization....................... 278
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 267
Driving
At Night................................................... 385
City.......................................................... 390
Defensive................................................. 352
Drunken................................................... 353
606

Driving (cont.)
Freeway................................................... 391
Hill and Mountain Roads.......................... 394
In Rain and on Wet Roads...................... 387
Off-Road.................................................. 368
Recovery Hooks....................................... 401
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.......... 400
Winter...................................................... 396
Dual Automatic Climate Control System....... 230
Dual Climate Control System....................... 227
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System............. 334
E
Electric Power Management........................ 220
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment................................... 547
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block........ 550
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...................... 548
Instrument Panel Fuse Block................... 548
Power Windows and Other Power
Options................................................. 547
Underhood Fuse Block............................. 551
Windshield Wiper Fuses........................... 547Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter...................................... 451
Battery..................................................... 475
Check and Service Engine Soon Light..... 250
Coolant.................................................... 457
Coolant Heater......................................... 126
Coolant Temperature Gage...................... 249
Drive Belt Routing.................................... 577
Engine Compartment Overview ................ 444
Exhaust................................................... 143
Fan Noise................................................ 469
Oil ........................................................... 446
Oil Life System........................................ 449
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...... 463
Overheating............................................. 460
Starting.................................................... 124
Entry/Exit Lighting....................................... 220
Event Data Recorders (EDR)...................... 594
Extender, Safety Belt..................................... 44
Exterior Cargo Lamps................................. 219
Exterior Lamps............................................ 215
607

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

O
Odometer.................................................... 241
Odometer, Trip............................................ 241
Off-Road Driving.......................................... 368
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 365
Oil
Engine..................................................... 446
Pressure Gage......................................... 253
Pressure Light.......................................... 254
Oil, Engine Oil Life System......................... 449
Older Children, Restraints............................. 45
Online Owner Center................................... 585
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 156
Operation, Universal Home
Remote System..............................161, 166
Other Warning Devices................................ 206
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 238
Outlet(s), Accessory Power.......................... 226
Outside
Power Foldaway Mirrors........................... 153
Power Mirrors.......................................... 152
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode....................................... 463
Owner Checks and Services....................... 570
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 544
Park Aid...................................................... 222
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 139
Shifting Out of......................................... 141
Parking
Assist....................................................... 222
Brake....................................................... 138
Over Things That Burn............................ 142
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............... 243
Passenger Sensing System........................... 81
Passing....................................................... 365
PASS-Key
®III+........................................... 120
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................... 121
Power
Accessory Outlet(s).................................. 226
Door Locks.............................................. 103
Electrical System..................................... 547
Lumbar Controls........................................ 11
Retained Accessory (RAP)....................... 124
Running Boards....................................... 115
Seat.......................................................... 10
Steering Fluid.......................................... 469
Windows.................................................. 117
612

Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 599
General Motors........................................ 600
United States Government....................... 599
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 88
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 89
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................ 124
Right Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 36
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 588
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 400
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 577
Running Boards, Power............................... 115
Running the Engine While Parked............... 144
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 242
Pretensioners............................................. 44
Reminder Light........................................ 241Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 540
Center Front Passenger Position................ 36
Driver Position........................................... 26
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 26
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 25
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides............... 41
Rear Seat Passengers............................... 37
Right Front Passenger Position.................. 36
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 44
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 35
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 21
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster.................... 34
Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 563
Seats
Center Seat............................................... 18
Head Restraints......................................... 18
Heated Seats............................................. 12
Manual........................................................ 9
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals...................... 13
Power Lumbar........................................... 11
Power Seats.............................................. 10
614

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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