2007 Chevrolet Avalanche Owner Manual M
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2007 Chevrolet Avalanche Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7 Instrument Panel ....................................... 199 Front Seats .............................................. 9 Instrument Panel Overview ................... 202 Rear Seats ............................................. 18 Climate Controls ................................... 226 Safety Belts ............................................ 20 Warning Lights, Gages, and Child Restraints ...................................... 43 Indicators .......................................... 238 Airbag System ........................................ 70 Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 258 Restraint System Check ......................... 87 Audio System(s) ................................... 288 Features and Controls ................................ 89 Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 355 Keys ....................................................... 91 Your Driving, the Road, and Doors and Locks .................................. 100 Your Vehicle ..................................... 356 Windows ............................................... 114 Towing ................................................. 415 Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 116 Service and Appearance Care .................. 437 Starting and Operating Service ................................................. 440 Your Vehicle ..................................... 122 Fuel ...................................................... 442 Mirrors .................................................. 145 Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 450 OnStar® System ................................... 156 Rear Axle ............................................. 490 Universal Home Remote System .......... 158 Four-Wheel Drive .................................. 491 Storage Areas ...................................... 169 Front Axle ............................................ 492 Sunroof ................................................ 197 Headlamp Aiming ................................. 493 1 Bulb Replacement ................................ 496 Maintenance Schedule .............................. 569 Windshield Wiper Blade Maintenance Schedule .......................... 570 Replacement ..................................... 499 Tires ..................................................... 500 Customer Assistance Information ............. 591 Appearance Care .................................. 546 Customer Assistance and Vehicle Identification ............................. 556 Information ........................................ 592 Electrical System .................................. 557 Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 609 Capacities and Specifications ................ 566 Index .......................................................... 613 2 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the How to Use This Manual names AVALANCHE and Z71 are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new This manual includes the latest information at the vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn time it was printed. We reserve the right to about the features and controls for the vehicle. make changes after that time without further Pictures and words work together in the notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute owner manual to explain things. the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears Index in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there A good place to quickly locate information about if it is ever needed. If the vehicle is sold, leave the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. this manual in the vehicle. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15854797 A First Printing © 2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3 Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash There are a number of safety cautions in this through it in this book. book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to This safety symbol tell about things that could hurt you if you were to means “Do Not,” “Do ignore the warning. Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. 4 Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along Notice: These mean there is something with the text describing the operation or that could damage your vehicle. information relating to a specific component, A notice tells about something that can damage control, message, gage, or indicator. the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figuring out a specific name of a covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could component, gage, or indicator, reference the be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help following topics: avoid the damage. • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors • Features and Controls in Section 2 or in different words. • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They • Climate Controls in Section 3 use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 5 These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: 6 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ..................................................... 9 Right Front Passenger Position ................... 34 Manual Passenger Seat ................................ 9 Center Front Passenger Position ................. 34 Power Seats ................................................. 9 Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 35 Power Lumbar ............................................. 10 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 38 Heated Seats .............................................. 11 Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 42 Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals .............. 12 Safety Belt Extender ................................... 42 Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 14 Child Restraints ............................................ 43 Head Restraints .......................................... 17 Older Children ............................................. 43 Center Seat ................................................ 17 Infants and Young Children ......................... 46 Rear Seats .................................................... 18 Child Restraint Systems .............................. 50 Rear Seat Operation ................................... 18 Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 54 Safety Belts .................................................. 20 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 20 Children (LATCH) .................................... 55 Questions and Answers About Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Safety Belts ............................................. 24 Seat Position ........................................... 63 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 25 Securing a Child Restraint in the Driver Position ............................................. 25 Center Front Seat Position ....................... 65 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 32 Securing a Child Restraint in the Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 33 Right Front Seat Position ......................... 66 7 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Airbag System .............................................. 70 Passenger Sensing System ......................... 80 Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 73 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 85 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 76 Adding Equipment to Your What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 77 Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 86 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 78 Restraint System Check ............................... 87 What Will You See After an Airbag Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 87 Inflates? ................................................... 78 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ........................................... 88 8 Front Seats Power Seats Manual Passenger Seat Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used If your vehicle has a manual front passenger split to operate them are located on the outboard bench seat, you can adjust it with this lever side of the seats. To adjust the seat, do any of the located at the front of the seat. following: Lift the lever to unlock the seat and use your body • Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding to slide the seat to where you want it. Release the control