CHEVROLET COLORADO 2012 1.G Owners Manual

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Securing Child Restraints
(Center Front Seat
Position)
For vehicles without rear seats,
manufacturers are required to
provide top tether anchors for all
non-driver seating positions and
instructions for using those anchors.
Even if a top tether anchor is
available, you should not install a
child restraint in the center front
seating position.
{WARNING
A child in a child restraint in the
center front seat can be badly
injured or killed by the frontal
airbags if they inflate. Never
secure a child restraint in the
center front seat. It is always
better to secure a child restraint in
a rear seat.
In addition, some larger child
restraints, if installed in the center
front seating position, may interfere
with access to the driver and right
front passenger safety belt buckles.
See Safety Belts on page 3‑10 for
information, including warnings,
about the importance of safety
belt use. If the vehicle does not have rear
seats, rear-facing child restraints
should not be installed in the
vehicle, even if the passenger
airbag is off.
If a child in a forward-facing child
restraint must be transported in a
vehicle that does not have rear
seats, the child restraint should
be secured in the right front seat
position. See
“Securing Child
Restraints (Right Front Seat
Position)” later in this section, for
instructions on how to install a
child restraint in the right front seat
position.
Do not secure a child seat in a
position without a top tether anchor
if a national or local law requires
that the top tether be anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that
forward‐facing child restraints have
a top tether, and that the tether be
attached.

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The lap belt would be used to
secure a child restraint in this
position, following the instructions
that came with the child restraint.
1. Adjust the driver seat to thedesired position. Fold the
armrest up, if equipped.
2. Move the passenger seat so that the seat and seatback are
aligned with the driver seat and
seatback positions. See Seat
Adjustment on page 3‑3 or
Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑3 andReclining
Seatbacks on page 3‑4 for
more information.
3. Make the center position lap belt as long as possible by tilting the
latch plate and pulling it along
the belt.
4. Place the child restraint on the seat. 5. If the child restraint manufacturer
recommends using a top tether
anchor, attach the top tether on
the child restraint to the top
tether anchor on the vehicle.
Route the top tether according to
the child restraint instructions
and the following instructions:
5.1. Pull on the finger access
tab to remove the cover
to access the top tether
anchor. 5.2. Route the top tether over
the center seatback or
folding armrest, if equipped.
5.3. Attach the top tether to the
slots in the back panel as
shown.
Do not tighten the top tether
at this time.

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6. Pick up the latch plate on thecenter position lap safety belt,
and run the lap safety belt
through the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show
you how.
7. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Position
the release button on the buckle
so that the safety belt can be
unbuckled.
8. Tighten the center position lap belt by pulling on the loose end
of the belt. It may be helpful to
use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you tighten
the belt. 9. Tighten the top tether. Follow the
child restraint manufacturer's
instructions.
10. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it
is securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the safety belt path and
attempt to move it side to side
and back and forth. When
the child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt.
If the top tether is attached to the
top tether anchor, disconnect it and
reinstall the top tether anchor cover.Securing Child Restraints
(Right Front Seat
Position)
This vehicle has airbags. A rear
seat is a safer place to secure a
forward-facing child restraint. See
Where to Put the Restraint on
page 3‑40.
In addition, the vehicle may have a
passenger sensing system which is
designed to turn off the right front
passenger's frontal airbag under
certain conditions. See Passenger
Sensing System on page 3‑26 and
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 5‑11 for more information
on this, including important safety
information.

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A label on the sun visor says,
“Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front.”This is because the risk
to the rear-facing child is so great,
if the airbag deploys.
{WARNING
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously
injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates. This
is because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would
be very close to the inflating
airbag. A child in a forward-facing
child restraint can be seriously
injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates and the
passenger seat is in a forward
position.
The vehicle may have a
passenger sensing system
which is designed to turn off
the right front passenger frontal
airbag under certain conditions.
(Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
Even if the passenger sensing
system, if equipped, has
turned off the right front
passenger frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will
not deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though it is
turned off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints
in a rear seat, even if the
airbag is off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in
the right front seat, always move
the front passenger seat as far
back as it will go. It is better to
secure the child restraint in a
rear seat.
SeePassenger Sensing System
on page 3‑26 for additional
information. If the vehicle does not have a rear
seat that will accommodate a
rear-facing child restraint, a child
restraint should not be installed in
your vehicle, even if the airbag
is off.
If your child restraint has the
LATCH system, see
Lower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) on page 3‑42 for how and
where to install your child restraint
using LATCH. If a child restraint is
secured using a safety belt and
it uses a top tether, see Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) on page 3‑42 for
top tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child seat in a
position without a top tether anchor
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 strap
must be anchored.

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In Canada, the law requires that
forward-facing child restraints have
a top tether, and that the tether be
attached.
You will be using the lap-shoulder
belt to secure the child restraint in
this position. Follow the instructions
that came with the child restraint.
1. Move the seat as far back asit will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint.
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.
4. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks.
Position the release button on
the buckle so that the safety
belt could be quickly unbuckled
if necessary.5. Pull the shoulder belt all the wayout of the retractor to set the
lock. When the retractor lock is
set, the belt can be tightened but
not pulled out of the retractor.
6. If the vehicle does not have a rear seat and the child restraint
manufacturer recommends
using a top tether anchor, attach
the top tether to the top tether
anchor. Refer to the instructions
that came with the child restraint
and to Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) on page 3‑42.

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7. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the belt,
and feed the shoulder belt back
into the retractor. When installing
a forward-facing child restraint,
it may be helpful to use your
knee to push down on the child
restraint as you tighten the belt. Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 7.
8. Tighten the top tether. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑42.
9. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To check,
grasp the child restraint at the
safety belt path and attempt to
move it side to side and back
and forth. When the child
restraint is properly installed,
there should be no more than
2.5 cm (1 in) of movement. If the vehicle is equipped with the
passenger sensing system, and
when the passenger sensing
system has turned off the right front
passenger frontal airbag, the off
indicator on the passenger airbag
status indicator should light and stay
lit when you start the vehicle. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 5‑11.
If a child restraint has been installed
and on indicator is lit, see
“If the On
Indicator is Lit for a Child Restraint”
under Passenger Sensing System
on page 3‑26 for more information.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.

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Storage 4-1
Storage
Storage Compartments
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Center Console Storage . . . . . . 4-2
Storage
Compartments
Glove Box
Lift up on the glove box lever to
open it.
Cupholders
This vehicle may have
two cupholders located on the lower
part of the front doors as well as
two cupholders located at the front
end of the console. Vehicles with
bench seats may have cupholders
attached to the front of the
center seat.
For vehicles that are an extended
cab or crew cab model, the vehicle
also has two rear cupholders. On
crew cab models, the cupholders
are located at the front end of the
rear center seat cushion. The
cupholder can be removed for
cleaning by pressing the tab below
the cupholder and sliding the
cupholder forward.On extended cab models, the rear
seat cupholders are located on top
of the rear center console.
Vehicles with ashtrays will use one
of the cupholders.
Rear Storage
Extended cab models might have
storage compartments under the
rear seats.
To access the storage
compartments, lift the cushion on
the bottom of the rear seats. This
exposes the storage boxes under
the seat.

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4-2 Storage
To open a storage box, unhook the
bottom and lift the latches on each
side of the storage box.Lift the lid from the center area to
access the storage box.
Center Console Storage
For vehicles with bench seats, there
may be a center armrest storage
area. Lift up on the upper tab
located at the front of the armrest to
release the latch to open.
For vehicles with bucket seats or
uplevel packages, the vehicle may
have a two-tiered center armrest
storage area. Lift up on the upper or
lower tab at the front of the armrest
to open the upper or lower
storage area.

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Instruments and Controls 5-1
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 5-2
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-2
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Chime Level Adjustment . . . . . . 5-6
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-9
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . 5-10
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Charging System Light . . . . . . 5-12
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . 5-16
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . 5-17
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-18
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Brake System Messages . . . . 5-23
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . 5-24
Engine Power Messages . . . . 5-24
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . 5-24
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Service Vehicle Messages . . . 5-25
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Transmission Messages . . . . . 5-26

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5-2 Instruments and Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
The steering wheel adjustment lever
is located on the left side of the
steering wheel.To adjust:
1. Hold the steering wheel and pull
the lever toward you.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Release the lever to lock the wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Horn
To sound the horn, press the horn
symbol on the steering wheel pad.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper controls
are located on the turn signal/
lane change lever. They are
controlled by turning the band
with this
zsymbol.
The windshield wipers work in all
ignition positions, except LOCK/
OFF. This includes the Retained
Access Power mode. See Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) on
page 9‑27.