engine CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER 2009 1.G Owners Manual

Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-7
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Check Gas Cap Light...................................3-47
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-46
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-6
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Low Warning Light.......................................3-47
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-119
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-119
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-122
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-118
G
Gage
Check Gages Warning Light..........................3-45
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-38
Fuel..........................................................3-46
Oil Pressure...............................................3-42
Speedometer..............................................3-30
Tachometer.................................................3-30
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-35
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-48Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-6
Specications............................................... 5-6
Gate Ajar Light...............................................3-46
Glove Box.....................................................2-53
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints..............................................1-10
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-52
Headlamps....................................................3-13
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-52
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-14
Electrical System.......................................5-118
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-52
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-20
Engine Coolant...........................................2-25
Heater...........................................................3-22
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-45
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-66
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-28
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-29
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Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-18
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-22
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-35
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-65
Inator Kit, Tire...............................................5-83
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-29
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-43
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-60
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-39
Lamps
Dome ........................................................3-17
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-17
Reading.....................................................3-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-27
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-43
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-54
Liftgate/Liftglass..............................................2-13
Liftglass/Liftgate..............................................2-13
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-32
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-37
Brake System Warning.................................3-36
Change Engine Oil......................................3-43
Charging System.........................................3-34
Check Gages Warning.................................3-45
Check Gas Cap..........................................3-47
Cruise Control.............................................3-44
Gate Ajar...................................................3-46
Highbeam On.............................................3-45
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-47
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Light (cont.)
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-33
Reduced Engine Power................................3-44
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-31
Security.....................................................3-44
Service Four-Wheel-Drive Warning Light.........3-45
StabiliTrak Service.......................................3-37
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................3-38
Tire Pressure..............................................3-39
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-17
Exit ...........................................................3-17
Lights............................................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-33
Locking Rear Axle...........................................4-10
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Door ........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door .................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-12
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-47
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-43Luggage Carrier..............................................2-54
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
Power Controls............................................. 1-4M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-39
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Memory Seat................................................... 1-5
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-51
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Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-40
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-40
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-44
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-44
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-43
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-44
MP3 .............................................................3-80
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-19
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual.................................3-85
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
O
Odometer......................................................3-30
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-30
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-14
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-43
Engine.......................................................5-18
Pressure Gage............................................3-42
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-22
Older Children, Restraints................................1-32Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-19
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-45
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-49
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-26
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-19
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-44
Heated Mirrors............................................2-44
Manual Mirrors............................................2-43
Power Mirrors.............................................2-44
Overhead Console..........................................2-53
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-116
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-35
Shifting Out of............................................2-37
Park Brake....................................................2-34
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-37
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-33
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-63
Passing.........................................................4-12
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-19
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PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-19
Passlock
®......................................................2-18
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®..................................................3-85
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.......................................5-118
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-44
Retained Accessory.....................................2-23
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-37
Windows....................................................2-15
Privacy..........................................................7-17
Event Data Recorders..................................7-18
Navigation System.......................................7-19
OnStar .......................................................7-19
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-19
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-9
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-34
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-19
Radio(s)........................................................3-64
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-85
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-108
Reception.................................................3-110
Setting the Clock.........................................3-63
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-109
Reading Lamps..............................................3-17
Rear Axle......................................................5-49
Locking......................................................4-10
Rear Climate Control System............................3-27
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Floor Storage Cover................................2-55
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-108
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-96
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-11
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Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.........................3-10
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-40
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-40
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-7
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-32
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-40
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-44
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation . . . 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-97
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-94
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-54
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-14
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-16
General Motors...........................................7-16
United States Government............................7-15
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-70
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-71
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-23
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-32
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-39S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-31
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-112
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-18
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-27
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-31
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-13
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints..........................................1-10
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Memory ....................................................... 1-5
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation....................................1-11
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-7
Secondary Latch System................................5-103
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Rear Seat Position............................1-51
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-49
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-52
Security Light.................................................3-44
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Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements.... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-39
Four-Wheel-Drive Warning Light.....................3-45
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-68
Setting the Clock............................................3-63
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-116
Shifting Into Park............................................2-35
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-37
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Snow Plow....................................................4-39
Spare Tire....................................................5-109
Installing....................................................5-97
Removing...................................................5-94
Storing.....................................................5-106
Specications, Capacities...............................5-125
Speedometer..................................................3-30
StabiliTrak Service Light...................................3-37
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-38
StabiliTrak®System.......................................... 4-6
Starting the Engine.........................................2-23
Steering........................................................4-10Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-109
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-54
Convenience Net.........................................2-56
Glove Box..................................................2-53
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-54
Overhead Console.......................................2-53
Rear Floor Storage Cover.............................2-55
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit......5-92
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-32
Sun Visors.....................................................2-16
Sunroof.........................................................2-57
T
Tachometer....................................................3-30
Taillamps
Turn Signal Lamps......................................5-53
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-109
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-17
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-19
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-19
Passlock
®...................................................2-18
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-63
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