CHEVROLET COLORADO 2006 1.G Owners Manual

Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-70
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-50
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-81
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-82
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-18
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-26
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-42
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-35S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-25
Pretensioners..............................................1-34
Reminder Light............................................3-25
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-92
Center Front Passenger Position....................1-27
Driver Position............................................1-18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-18
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-17
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-31
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-28
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-26
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-34
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-26
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-13
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-25
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
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Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-9
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-8
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation............................1-10, 1-12
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-9
Secondary Latch System.................................5-81
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-61
Rear Seat Position......................................1-58
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-61
Security Light.................................................3-36
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the
Outside of Your Vehicle.............................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-32
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-79
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-47
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-46
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-95
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-31
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-33
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Sliding Rear Windows.....................................2-14
Spare Tire.....................................................5-87
Installing....................................................5-73
Removing...................................................5-70
Storing.......................................................5-84
Specications, Capacities...............................5-103
Speedometer..................................................3-24
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-19
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-42
Front Armrest Storage Area...........................2-43
Glove Box..................................................2-42
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-44
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-14
Sunroof.........................................................2-45
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T
Tachometer....................................................3-24
Tailgate.........................................................2-10
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-49
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-76
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-15
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-15
Passlock
®...................................................2-16
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tires.............................................................5-52
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-94
Buying New Tires........................................5-62
Chains.......................................................5-67
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-68
Cleaning....................................................5-94
Different Size..............................................5-63
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-68
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-58
Inspection and Rotation................................5-60
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-73
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-70
Secondary Latch System..............................5-81
Spare Tire..................................................5-87
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-84
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-64Tires (cont.)
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-65
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-65
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-61
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-50
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-56
Your Vehicle...............................................4-50
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-9
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-70
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-19
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-22
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-30
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-21
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-24
Trip Odometer................................................3-24
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-49
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-76
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-64
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-30
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-44
Parking Your...............................................2-33
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and
Event Data Recorders..................................7-10
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-97
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-97
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-21
Visors...........................................................2-14
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-22
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-41
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. ivWheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-65
Different Size..............................................5-63
Replacement...............................................5-65
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-45
Windows.......................................................2-12
Manual......................................................2-12
Power ........................................................2-13
Sliding Rear................................................2-14
Windshield
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-34
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-50
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-93
Wiper Fuses...............................................5-98
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-38X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-78
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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