2006 Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual M
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2006 Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Rear Seats .............................................. 1-10 Towing ................................................... 4-50 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-13 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-34 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-63 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-79 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-44 Keys ........................................................ 2-2 Four-Wheel Drive ..................................... 5-44 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-7 Front Axle ............................................... 5-45 Windows ................................................. 2-12 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-46 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-14 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-51 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-16 Tires ...................................................... 5-53 Mirrors .................................................... 2-35 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-89 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-39 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-98 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-41 Electrical System ...................................... 5-99 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-104 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-19 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-22 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-38 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-44 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-13 Index ................................................................ 1 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 name COLORADO are registered trademarks of General Many people read the owner manual from beginning to Motors Corporation. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this This manual includes the latest information at the time it is done, it can help you learn about the features was printed. We reserve the right to make changes and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work after that time without further notice. For vehicles first together in the owner manual to explain things. sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever Index it appears in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is A good place to quickly locate information about the needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 06COLORADO A First Printing © 2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Safety Warnings and Symbols In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things you or others could be hurt. that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in {CAUTION: this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not These mean there is something that could hurt let this happen.” you or other people. iii 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 with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered If you need help figuring out a specific name of a by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But component, gage, or indicator, reference the the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. following topics: When you read other manuals, you might see • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Climate Controls in Section 3 • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Child Restraints .............................................1-34 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Older Children ..............................................1-34 Power Seats ..................................................1-3 Infants and Young Children ............................1-36 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-39 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-44 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-46 Head Restraints .............................................1-8 Securing a Child Restraint in a Seatback Latches ...........................................1-9 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-56 Rear Seats .....................................................1-10 Securing a Child Restraint in the Rear Seat Operation (Crew Cab) ....................1-10 Center Front Seat Position ..........................1-58 Rear Seat Operation (Extended Cab) ...............1-12 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ............................1-59 Safety Belts ...................................................1-13 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-13 Airbag System ...............................................1-63 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-17 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-66 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-18 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-69 Driver Position ..............................................1-18 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-70 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-25 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-70 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-26 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? ........1-71 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-26 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-72 Center Front Passenger Position .....................1-26 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-77 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-28 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-31 Vehicle ....................................................1-78 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-33 Restraint System Check ..................................1-79 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-33 Checking the Restraint Systems ........................1-79 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ....1-80 1-1 Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to make sure the seat is locked into place. 1-2 Power Seats Manual Lumbar If your vehicle has this If your vehicle has this feature,