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2007 Chevrolet Express Owner Manual M
Seats and Restraint Systems Instrument Panel
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Front Seats Instrument Panel Overview
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Rear Seats ............................................. 13 Climate Controls ................................... 160
Safety Belts Warning Lights, Gages, and
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Indicators
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Rear Axle ............................................. 333 Maintenance Schedule .............................. 397 Front Axle ............................................ 334 Maintenance Schedule .......................... 398 Noise Control System ........................... 334 Customer Assistance Information ............. 417 Bulb Replacement ................................ 336 Customer Assistance and Information ... 418 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ... 340 Reporting Safety Defects ...
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This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not have all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the name CHEVY EXPRESS
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How to Use This Manual {CAUTION: Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn These mean there is something that could about the features and controls for the vehicle. hurt you or other people. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid Index or reduce the hazard. Please read these c
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: Thevehiclehascomponentsandlabelsthatuse symbolsinsteadoftext.Symbolsareshownalong Notice: These mean there is something withthetextdescribingtheoperationorinformation that could damage your vehicle. relatingtoaspecificcomponent,control,message, A notice tells about something that can damage gage,orindicator. the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figuring out a specific name of cover
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: 6
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ..................................................... 9 Child Restraints ............................................ 41 Manual Seats ................................................ 9 Older Children ............................................. 41 Power Seat ................................................. 10 Infants and Young Children ......................... 44 Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 10 Child Restraint Syste
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Airbag System .............................................. 78 Passenger Sensing System ......................... 89 Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 80 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 96 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 82 Adding Equipment to Your What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 84 Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 97 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 84 Res
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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 Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to when the vehicle is not moving. unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in plac
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Power Seat Reclining Seatbacks {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. If your vehicle has front power seat(s), you can adjust them with these controls located at the front {CAUTION: center of the seat cushion. Toraiseorlowertheseat,movethecenterknobup If th
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The seats have manual reclining seatbacks. To return the seatback to an upright position, do The lever used to operate them is located on the following: the inboard side of the seats. 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To recline the seatback, do the following: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lev
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{CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at you
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2. Locate the pins. There are two pins located Rear Seats on the inboard sides of the rear seats. If the vehicle has floor mats, the pins will be located Rear Seat Operation under a flap that has been cut into the mat. Removing the Rear Seat Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lap-shoulder belts on the bench seat to be removed. 1. Todothis,pressthe tipofakeyintothe releaseholeofthe safetybeltbuckle whilepullingupon thesafetybelt. • The driver’s side pin has a gray cap with a black “L
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7. Forthefirstrow rearseat,stowthe safetybeltlatchby attachingtheclipon thesafetybeltlatch tothetrimjustinside thesidedoor. Fortheremainingrearseats,stowthesafety beltlatchplateontheclipatthewindowtrim. • The passenger’s side pin has a black cap with a white “R” marked on it. 3. Pull the pin handle up to disengage the pin from the retaining clip, then pull the pin out. 4. Repeat this procedure for the pin on the other seat base. 5. Pull the seat rearward about 2 inches (5 cm) and then lift the se
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Replacing the Rear Seats {CAUTION: {CAUTION: A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not A seat that is not locked into place provide the protection needed in a crash. properly can move around in a collision The person wearing the belt could be or sudden stop. People in the vehicle seriously injured. After raising the rear could be injured. Be sure to lock the seat seatback, always check to be sure that into place properly when installing it. the safety be
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3. Insertthelockingpinintotheseatbaseand pushtheseattolineupwiththepinwiththe base.Thepinwiththeblackcapmarked“R” mustbeinstalledonthepassenger’ssideand thepinwiththegraycapmarked“L”onthe driver’sside. 5. Push the pin with the gray cap marked “L” down until it is in the retaining clip. 6. If the vehicle has a floor mat, put the flap back to its original position. 7. Repeat this procedure for the other seat base. 8. Connect the quick-release latch plates for 4. Push the pin with the black cap marke
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Safety Belts {CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a This part of the manual tells you how to use cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. safety belts properly. It also tells you some things In a collision, people riding in these areas you should not do with safety belts. are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped {CAUTION: with seats and safety belts. Be sure eve
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, Why Safety Belts Work the law says to wear safety belts. Here is When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast why: They work. as it goes. You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider does not stop. 19
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The person keeps going until stopped by or the instrument panel... something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 20
