engine CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual

Engine (cont.)
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-48
Fan Noise..................................................5-35
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-30
Overheating................................................5-28
Starting......................................................2-32
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-18
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-16
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-35
Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-17
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-105
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-120
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-79
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-80
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-94Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-36
Windshield Washer......................................5-37
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-48
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-39, 5-48
Front Armrest Storage Area..............................2-71
Front Axle......................................................5-49
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-11
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
Gage .........................................................3-49
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Low Warning Light.......................................3-50
Running Out of...........................................2-48
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-110
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-108
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-109
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-111
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-108
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G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-42
Fuel..........................................................3-49
Oil Pressure...............................................3-46
Speedometer..............................................3-34
Tachometer.................................................3-34
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-39
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-64
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-71
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-6
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints..............................................1-11
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-50
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-53
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-16
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9Headlamps (cont.)
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-53
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Heated Seats................................................... 1-5
Heater...........................................................3-21
Engine Coolant...........................................2-34
Heater...........................................................3-24
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-48
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-29
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-30
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-12
Release.....................................................5-12
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-19I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-30
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-38
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-64
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-18
Cluster.......................................................3-33
Overview..................................................... 3-4
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Odometer......................................................3-34
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-34
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-12
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-46
Pressure Light.............................................3-47
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-35
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-17
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-61
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-64
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-31
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-20
Outside
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-56
Power Mirrors.............................................2-54
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode....5-30
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-105
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-45
Shifting Out of............................................2-47
Park Aid........................................................2-58
Park Brake....................................................2-44
Parking
Assist........................................................2-58
Over Things That Burn.................................2-47
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-36
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-69
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-KEY
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-28
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-28
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-10
Electrical System.......................................5-108
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-32
Running Boards..........................................2-22
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-24
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Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-16
Navigation System.......................................7-17
OnStar .......................................................7-17
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-17
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-17
Radio(s)........................................................3-78
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-107
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-116
Reception.................................................3-119
Setting the Clock.........................................3-76
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-118
Rainsense™ II Wipers.....................................3-10
Reading Lamps..............................................3-18
Rear Axle......................................................5-47
Locking........................................................ 4-5
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-11
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-116
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-107
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-12
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-73
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-52Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature Display . . . 2-49
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-35
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-42
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation . . . 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-85
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-81
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-55
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-76
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-77
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-32
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-34
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running Boards, Power...................................2-22
Running Out of Fuel........................................2-48
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-102
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-19
Lap Belt.....................................................1-34
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-28
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-35
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-33
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-14
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Center Seat................................................1-11
Head Restraints..........................................1-11
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-4
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals........................... 1-6
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation....................................1-12
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-8
Secondary Latch System.................................5-91
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-56
Rear Seat Position......................................1-53
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-56
Security Light.................................................3-47Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements.... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-43
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-74
Setting the Clock............................................3-76
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-105
Shifting Into Park............................................2-45
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-47
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire.....................................................5-98
Installing....................................................5-85
Removing...................................................5-81
Storing.......................................................5-94
Specications, Capacities...............................5-115
Speedometer..................................................3-34
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-41
Stabilitrak®System........................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-32
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-118
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
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