Hazard CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2019 User Guide

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government testing procedures.
The ratings are molded into the
sidewall of the tire. SeeUniform
Tire Quality Grading 0288.
Vehicle Capacity Weight
:The
number of designated seating
positions multiplied by
68 kg (150 lb) plus the rated
cargo load. See Vehicle Load
Limits 0172.
Vehicle Maximum Load on the
Tire
:Load on an individual tire
due to curb weight, accessory
weight, occupant weight, and
cargo weight.
Vehicle Placard
:A label
permanently attached to a
vehicle showing the vehicle
capacity weight and the original
equipment tire size and
recommended inflation pressure.
See “Tire and Loading
Information Label” underVehicle
Load Limits 0172.
Tire Pressure
Tires need the correct amount of
air pressure to operate
effectively.
{Warning
Neither tire underinflation nor
overinflation is good.
Underinflated tires, or tires
that do not have enough air,
can result in:
.Tire overloading and
overheating which could
lead to a blowout.
.Premature or
irregular wear.
.Poor handling.
.Reduced fuel economy.
Overinflated tires, or tires that
have too much air, can
result in:
.Unusual wear.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
.Poor handling.
.Rough ride.
.Needless damage from
road hazards.
The Tire and Loading
Information label on the vehicle
indicates the original equipment
tires and the correct cold tire
inflation pressures. The
recommended pressure is the
minimum air pressure needed to
support the vehicle's maximum
load carrying capacity.
For additional information
regarding how much weight the
vehicle can carry, and an
example of the Tire and Loading
Information label, see Vehicle
Load Limits 0172. How the
vehicle is loaded affects vehicle
handling and ride comfort. Never

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If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire
and wheel damage by driving slowly
to a level place, well off the road,
if possible. Turn on the hazard
warning flashers. SeeHazard
Warning Flashers 0128.
{Warning
Changing a tire can be
dangerous. The vehicle can slip
off the jack and roll over or fall
causing injury or death. Find a
level place to change the tire. To
help prevent the vehicle from
moving:
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put an automatictransmission in P (Park) or a
manual transmission in
1 (First) or R (Reverse).
3. Turn off the engine and do not restart while the vehicle
is raised.
4. Do not allow passengers to remain in the vehicle.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
5. Place wheel blocks,if equipped, on both sides of
the tire at the opposite
corner of the tire being
changed.
When the vehicle has a flat tire (2),
use the following example as a
guide to assist in the placement of
the wheel blocks (1), if equipped.
1. Wheel Block (If Equipped)
2. Flat Tire
The following information explains
how to repair or change a tire.
Tire Changing
Removing the Spare Tire and
Tools
Equipment needed for a cargo van
or a passenger van is in the
passenger side rear corner of the
vehicle.
Remove the retaining wing bolt and
lift it off of the mounting bracket.
Equipment needed for a
15-passenger seating arrangement
is secured on the rear floor on the
passenger side of the vehicle.

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Driving (cont'd)Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Dual Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 268
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 264
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 232
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Engine (cont'd)
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 103
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 185
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . 42
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Entry/Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 347
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 125
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 126
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
F
Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 128
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
FlexFuel
E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Fluid Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 241
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Fuel (cont'd)Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .113
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 268
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 264
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Gauges (cont'd)
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 317
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Glass, Enhanced Technology . . . . 42
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 128
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .113
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 126
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 161 High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 170
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 192
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 161
I
Idle System Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 344
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 39
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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W
WarningBrake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 204
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 289
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 77
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Enhanced Technology Glass . . . 42
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Swing-out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 257