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2009 Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint System Driving Your Vehicle
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ....... 4-2
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9 Towing ................................................... 4-40
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-12 .......................... 5
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Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and Propriétaires Canadiens the name COLORADO are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante: This manual includes the latest info
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A notice tells about something that can damage the Safety Warnings and Symbols vehicle. A circle with a slash Notice: These mean there is something that could through it is a safety damage your vehicle. symbol which means Many times, this damage would not be covered by the “Do Not,” “Do not do this,” vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. The notice or “Do not let this happen.” tells what to do to help avoid the damage. There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use the same words,
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Vehicle Symbol Chart . : Fuel Gage Here are some additional symbols that may be found on + : Fuses the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the index. i : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer 9 : Airbag Readiness Light j : LATCH System Child Restraints # : Air Conditioning * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) : : Oil Pressure ® g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar } : Power $ : Brake System Warning Light / : Remote Vehicle Start " :
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint System Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-43 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Power Seats ..................................................1-3 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-45 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint in a Power Lumbar ..
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If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can be moved Front Seats forward or rearward. 1. Lift the bar to unlock Manual Seats the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and { CAUTION: release the bar. 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. Try to move the seat w
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� Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire Power Seats horizontal control up or down. If the vehicle has power � Use the vertical control to recline the seatback. seats, the controls used to See “Power Reclining Seatbacks” under Reclining operate them are located Seatbacks on page 1-5 for more information. on the outboard side of the seats. Manual Lumbar On vehicles with this feature, the knob is located on the outboard side of the driver seat. To adjust the seat: � Move the seat forw
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Power Lumbar Heated Seats If the vehicle has this If the vehicle has this feature, the control is feature, the controls are located on the outboard located on the outboard side of the seat(s). side of the front seats. Press and hold the front of the control until you have the desired lumbar support. To decrease lumbar This feature will heat the cushion and back of the seats. support, press and hold the rear of the control. Press the top of the switch to turn the heat to the high setting. Press t
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If the seats have manual reclining seatbacks, the lever Reclining Seatbacks used to operate them is located on the outboard side of the seat(s). Manual 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. { CAUTION: To recline the seatback: 1. Lift t
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To return the seatback to an upright position: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the { CAUTION: seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position. Sitting in a reclined position when the vehicle is in 2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is motion can be dangerous. Even if when buckled locked. up, the safety belts cannot do their job when Power Reclining Seatbacks reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will If the seats have
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Head Restraints The front seats may have adjustable head restraints. If the vehicle has rear seats, they may have adjustable head restraints. Do not have a seatback reclined if the vehicle is moving. Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 1-7
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Pull up on the head Seatback Latches restraint to raise it. To lower the head restraint, The vehicle may have front seatbacks that fold forward press the button located on for easy access to the rear seats or the storage area top of the seatback and behind the seats. push down on the head restraint. To fold the seatback forward, push the lever on the side of the seat rearward and pull the seatback forward. 1-8
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Rear Seats { CAUTION: Rear Seat Operation (Extended Cab) If either seatback is not locked, it could move If the vehicle has an forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could extended cab, there may cause injury to the person sitting there. Always be forward folding seats in push and pull on the seatbacks to be sure they the rear area. are locked. To return the seatback to the upright position, push the seatback all the way back until it latches. If the seatback was reclined before being folded fo
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To store the seat: Rear Seat Operation (Crew Cab) Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still The rear seatback(s) in the crew cab can be folded fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety forward. belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still them to their normal stowed position before folding a fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety rear seat. belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to
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2. Pull the loop, located on the outboard side of { CAUTION: the seatback, forward until you hear a click. A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After raising the rear seatback, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted. 3. Reconnect the center safety belt latch plate to the 3. Fold the seatback(s
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Safety Belts CAUTION: (Continued) Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone vehicle. You and your passenger(s) can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you This part of the manual tells you how to use safety might not be, if you are buckled up. Always fasten belts properly. It also tells you some things you should your safety belt, and check that your passenger(s) not do with safety belts. are restrained properly too. { CAUTION: { CAUTION: Do not let anyone ride where a safety belt canno
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law requires wearing safety belts. Here is why: { CAUTION: 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 serious one. It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people serious that even buckled up, a person would not riding in these areas are more likely to be survive. But most crashes are
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels. 1-14
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider The person keeps going until stopped by something. does not stop. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-15
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or the instrument panel... or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why safety belts make such good sense. 1-16
