ignition CHEVROLET COLORADO 2007 1.G Owners Manual

Power Lumbar
If your vehicle has this
feature, the control is
located on the outboard
side of the seat(s).
Press and hold the front of the control until you
have the desired lumbar support. To decrease
lumbar support, press and hold the rear of
the control.
Heated Seats
If your vehicle has
this feature, the
controls are located
on the outboard side
of the front seats.
This feature will heat the cushion and back of
the seats.
Press the top of the switch to turn the heat to
the high setting. Press the bottom of the switch
to turn the heat to the low setting. Put the switch
in the center position to turn the heat off.
The ignition must be on for the heated seat
feature to work. The seat will heat to the last
setting if the ignition has been turned off and
then turned back on.
The passenger’s safety belt must be fastened for the
heated seat feature to work on the passenger’s seat.
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If your vehicle has rear seats, there is no top
tether anchor at the right front seating position.
Do not secure a child seat in this position if
a national or local law requires that the top tether
be anchored or if the instructions that come
with the child restraint say that the top tether must
be anchored. SeeLower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH) on page 56if the child
restraint has a top tether.
You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure
the child restraint in this position. Be sure to follow
the instructions that came with the child restraint.Secure the child in the child restraint when and
as the instructions say.
1. Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s
frontal airbag. SeePassenger Sensing
System on page 88. We recommend that
rear-facing child restraints be secured in a
rear seat, even if the airbag is off. If your
child restraint is forward-facing, move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing
the child restraint in this seat. SeeManual
Seats on page 9orPower Seats on page 10.
When the passenger sensing system has
turned off the right front passenger’s frontal
airbag, the off indicator in the passenger
airbag status indicator should light and stay lit
when you turn the ignition to ON or START.
SeePassenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 186.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and
shoulder portions of the vehicle’s safety belt
through or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you how.
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Passenger Sensing System
Your vehicle has a passenger sensing system.
The passenger airbag status indicator on the
instrument panel will be visible when you turn
your ignition key to ON or START. The words
ON and OFF or the symbol for on and off,
will be visible during the system check.
When the system check is complete, either the
word ON or the word OFF, or the symbol for on or
the symbol for off will be visible. SeePassenger
Airbag Status Indicator on page 186.The passenger sensing system will turn off the
right front passenger’s frontal airbag under certain
conditions. The driver’s airbags are not part of
the passenger sensing system.
The passenger sensing system works with
sensors that are part of the right front passenger’s
seat and safety belt. The sensors are designed
to detect the presence of a properly seated
occupant and determine if the passenger’s frontal
airbag should be enabled (may inate) or not.
Accident statistics show that children are safer
if they are restrained in the rear rather than
the front seat. We recommend that child restraints
be secured in a rear seat, including an infant
riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding
in a forward-facing child seat and an older
child riding in a booster seat.
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Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle
Airbags affect how your vehicle should be
serviced. There are parts of the airbag system
in several places around your vehicle. You do
not want the system to inate while someone is
working on your vehicle. Your dealer/retailer
and the service manual have information about
servicing your vehicle and the airbag system.
To purchase a service manual, seeService
Publications Ordering Information on page 476.
{CAUTION:
For up to 10 seconds, after the ignition is
turned off and the battery is disconnected,
an airbag can still inate during improper
service. You can be injured if you are
close to an airbag when it inates. Avoid
yellow connectors. They are probably
part of the airbag system. Be sure to
follow proper service procedures, and
make sure the person performing work
for you is qualied to do so.
The airbag system does not need regular
maintenance.
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Keys............................................................ 101
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System........ 102
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation.................................. 103
Doors and Locks........................................ 106
Door Locks................................................ 106
Power Door Locks..................................... 107
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks............................................ 108
Rear Door Security Locks (Crew Cab)....... 108
Lockout Protection..................................... 109
Rear Doors (Extended Cab)...................... 109
Tailgate..................................................... 110
Windows...................................................... 112
Manual Windows....................................... 112
Power Windows........................................ 113
Sliding Rear Window................................. 114
Sun Visors................................................ 115
Theft-Deterrent Systems............................. 115
Content Theft-Deterrent............................. 115
Passlock
®.................................................. 117Starting and Operating Your Vehicle......... 118
New Vehicle Break-In................................ 118
Ignition Positions....................................... 119
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)............. 121
Starting the Engine.................................... 121
Engine Coolant Heater.............................. 123
Automatic Transmission Operation............. 124
Manual Transmission Operation................. 126
Four-Wheel Drive...................................... 129
Parking Brake........................................... 133
Shifting Into Park (P)
(Automatic Transmission)....................... 135
Shifting Out of Park (P)
(Automatic Transmission)....................... 137
Parking Your Vehicle
(Manual Transmission)........................... 137
Parking Over Things That Burn................. 138
Engine Exhaust......................................... 139
Running the Engine While Parked............. 140
Section 2 Features and Controls
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Keys
{CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the
ignition key is dangerous for many
reasons, children or others could be
badly injured or even killed. They could
operate the power windows or other
controls or even make the vehicle move.
The windows will function with the keys in
the ignition and they could be seriously
injured or killed if caught in the path of
a closing window. Do not leave the keys
in a vehicle with children.
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There is a double-sided
key that can be used for
the ignition, all door
locks, and the tailgate.
When a new vehicle is delivered, the dealer/retailer
provides the owner with a pair of identical keys
and a key code number.
The key code number tells your dealer/retailer
or a qualied locksmith how to make extra keys.
Keep this number in a safe place. If you lose your
keys, you will be able to have new ones made
easily using this number. Your dealer/retailer
should also have this number.
Notice:If you ever lock your keys in your
vehicle, you may have to damage the vehicle
to get in. Be sure you have spare keys.If you ever do get locked out of your vehicle call
the GM Roadside Assistance Center. See
Roadside Assistance Program on page 466.
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
If the vehicle has the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
system, it operates on a radio frequency subject
to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Rules and with Industry Canada.
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference.
2. This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry
Canada. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference.
2. This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
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Programmable Automatic
Door Locks
If your vehicle has power door locks and the
remote keyless entry system, it has an automatic
lock/unlock feature.
If your vehicle has an automatic transmission,
it is programmed from the factory to lock all doors
automatically when the shift lever is moved out
of PARK (P). All the doors will unlock when
the shift lever is moved back into PARK (P).
If your vehicle has a manual transmission, it is
programmed from the factory to lock all the
doors when the vehicle speed is greater than
15 mph (24 km/h). The doors will unlock when
the key is removed from the ignition.
To change the automatic door lock and unlock
settings, see “Automatic Door Locks” under
DIC Controls and Displays on page 198.
Rear Door Security Locks
(Crew Cab)
If your vehicle is a crew cab model, it may have
rear door security locks. With this feature, you can
lock the rear doors so they cannot be opened
from the inside.
The rear door security
lock is located on
the inside edge of each
rear door below the
security lock label.
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To engage the security locks, do the following:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. Using your ignition key, turn the lock to
the horizontal position.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat these steps on the other rear door.
If you want to open a rear door when the security
lock is on, unlock the door and open the door
from the outside.
To disengage the security locks, do the following:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. Using your ignition key, turn the lock to the
vertical position.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat these steps on the other rear door.Lockout Protection
If you have power door locks, this feature protects
you from locking your key in the vehicle when
the key is in the ignition and a door is open.
If the power door lock switch is pressed when
a door is open and the key is in the ignition,
all of the doors will lock and then the driver’s
door will unlock.
Rear Doors (Extended Cab)
To open a rear door, open the front door.
Then, use the handle located on the front edge
of the rear door panel to open it. You must close
the rear door before closing the front door.
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Tailgate
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride on the
tailgate, even when the vehicle is operated
at low speeds. People riding on the
tailgate can easily lose their balance and
fall in response to vehicle maneuvers.
Falling from a moving vehicle may result
in serious injuries or death. Do not allow
people to ride on the tailgate. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a safety belt properly.You can open the tailgate by pulling up on the
outside handle while pulling the tailgate down.
When you put the tailgate back up, be sure
it latches securely.
You can lock the tailgate using your ignition key.
Turn the key counterclockwise to lock the
tailgate. Turn the key clockwise to unlock the
tailgate.
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