Chevrolet T-Series Owner's Manual
2007 Chevrolet T-Series Owner Manual M
Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats
Safety Belts
Child Restraints
Restraint System Check
Features and Controls
Keys
Doors and Locks
Windows
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
Mirrors
Storage Areas
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview
Climate Controls
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Audio System(s)
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Indicators
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Driving Your Vehicle
Your Driving, the Road, and Your
Vehicle
Towing
Service and Appearance Care
Service
Fuel
Checking Things Under the Hood
Rear Axle
Cab Tilting
Noise Control System
Bulb Replacement
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
Other Service Items
Tires
Appearance Care
Vehicle Identification
Electrical System
Capacities and Specifications
Normal Maintenance Replacement
Parts
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Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule
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Customer Assistance Information
Customer Assistance and Information
Reporting Safety Defects
Index
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entertainment system may be offered or your
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How to Use This Manual
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
about the features and controls for the vehicle.
Pictures and words work together in the
owner manual to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about
the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.
It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual
and the page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this
book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to
tell about things that could hurt you if you were to
ignore the warning.
{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.
You will also find a
circle with a slash
through it in this book.
This safety symbol
means “Do Not,” “Do
Not do this” or “Do Not
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Vehicle Symbols
Also, in this manual you will find these notices:
Notice: These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They
use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or information
relating to a specific component, control, message,
gage, or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the
following topics:
• Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
• Features and Controls in Section 2
• Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
• 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
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats ..................................................... 8
Manual Seats ................................................ 8
Manual Lumbar ............................................. 9
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 10
Air Suspension Seats .................................. 12
Center Seat ................................................ 13
Safety Belts .................................................. 13
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 13
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts ............................................. 17
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 18
Driver Position ............................................. 18
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 27
Right Passenger Position ............................ 28
Center Passenger Position .......................... 28
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 29
Child Restraints ............................................ 30
Older Children ............................................. 30
Infants and Young Children ......................... 33
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 37
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 41
Securing a Child Restraint in Your
Medium Duty Vehicle ............................... 42
Restraint System Check ............................... 43
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 43
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ........................................... 44
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
Your vehicle has bucket seats. You can adjust the
driver’s seat with these levers located at the front of
the seat.
{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.
Slide lever (A) to the left to unlock the seat and
slide the seat to where you want it. Release
the lever and try to move the seat with your body
to make sure the seat is locked into place.
To adjust the lower seat cushion forward or
backward, pull up on lever (B) and slide the
cushion to where you want it. Then release
the lever.
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Manual Lumbar
To get more support in the lumbar area of your
back, turn the lumbar adjustment knob. The knob
is located on the inboard side of the driver’s
seatback and the outboard side of the passenger’s
seatback.
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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.
To tilt the seatback, turn the reclining knob. The
knob is located on the outboard side of both seats.
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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. 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 your pelvic bones. This could cause
serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is
in motion, have the seatback upright.
Then sit well back in the seat and wear
your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if the vehicle is
moving.
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Air Suspension Seats
Isolator Lock Lever
Your vehicle may have an air suspension seat.
There are two ways you can adjust the seat.
Height Adjustment
The height adjustment
is controlled by the air
suspension valve.
The lever for the valve
is located on the
outboard side of the
driver’s seat.
Pull the lever up to raise the seat. Push the lever
down to lower the seat.
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The lever is located on
the inboard side of the
driver’s seat.
Lever shown in the
Locked Position
Move the handle down to lock the seat in place.
This is used to reduce backslap experienced while
in tractor/trailer operation or while operating a
dump truck.
Center Seat
Your vehicle may have a center seat.
To fold the seatback down, pull the lever, located
on the right side of the seat.
Then lower the seatback forward and push down
firmly to lock in position. A storage compartment
is located on the rear of the seatback for use when
the seatback is in the fully lowered position.
Push the lever on the right side of the seat and
pull on the seatback when you are ready to raise it.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use
safety belts properly. It also tells you some things
you should not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she
cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you
are in a crash and you are not wearing a
safety belt, your injuries can be much
worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be
seriously injured or killed. In the same
crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety
belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly too.
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{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
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
with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up.
See Safety Belt
Reminder Light on
page 104.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the
law says to wear safety belts. Here is why:
They work.
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 walk away. Without
belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
Q: Aren’t safety belts for kids?
A: Yes. And they are for adult truckers, and
anyone else who rides in your vehicle.
Here is why: when your vehicle goes, say, 30 mph
(50 km/h), so do you and your passengers.
If the vehicle hits something, it stops – right then.
But nothing stops the people. They keep moving.
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Then something will stop them. It could be the
windshield.
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Or it could be the instrument panel.
Now, what if you and your passengers were to
give that big vehicle a chance to deal with
the force of the impact, instead of you?
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. Safety belts are for
everyone.
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I am wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be — whether you are wearing a
safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a
safety belt, even if you are upside down. And
your chance of being conscious during and
after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get
out, is much greater if you are belted.
Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far
from home, why should I wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are
in an accident — even one that is not your
fault — you and your passengers can be hurt.
Being a good driver does not protect you
from things beyond your control, such as
bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know
about safety belts and children. And there
are different rules for smaller children and babies.
If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see
Older Children on page 30 or Infants and Young
Children on page 33. Follow those rules for
everyone’s protection.
First, you will want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We will start with the driver position.
Driver Position
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to
wear it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight.
To see how, see “Seats” in the Index.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across
you. Do not let it get twisted.
The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the
belt across you very quickly. If this happens,
let the belt go back slightly to unlock it.
Then pull the belt across you more slowly.
There is a clip on the lap portion of the
lap-shoulder belt. Make sure this clip is not too
close to the latch plate when you wear your
safety belt, so you can make the belt snug.
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4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until
it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is
secure. If the belt is not long enough,
see Safety Belt Extender on page 29.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle
the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
5. Move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the
height that is right for you. Improper shoulder
belt height adjustment could reduce the
effectiveness of the safety belt in a crash. See
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment on page 26.
6. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the
shoulder belt.
It may be necessary to pull stitching on the
safety belt through the latch plate to fully
tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants.
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The lap part of the belt should be worn low and
snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In
a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic
bones. And you would be less likely to slide under
the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would
apply force at your abdomen. This could cause
serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder
belt should go over the shoulder and across the
chest. These parts of the body are best able
to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop
or crash.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not give
nearly as much protection this way.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder
belt is too loose. In a crash, you would
move forward too much, which could
increase injury. The shoulder belt should
fit against your body.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The lap belt is too loose. It will not give nearly
as much protection this way.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your lap belt
is too loose. In a crash, you could slide
under the lap belt and apply force at your
abdomen. This could cause serious or
even fatal injuries. The lap belt should be
worn low and snug on the hips, just
touching the thighs.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if your belt is
buckled in the wrong place like this. In a
crash, the belt would go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there,
not at the pelvic bones. This could cause
serious internal injuries. Always buckle
your belt into the buckle nearest you.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It
should be worn over the shoulder at all times.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if you wear
the shoulder belt under your arm. In a
crash, your body would move too far
forward, which would increase the chance
of head and neck injury. Also, the belt
would apply too much force to the ribs,
which are not as strong as shoulder
bones. You could also severely injure
internal organs like your liver or spleen.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured by a twisted
belt. In a crash, you would not have the full
width of the belt to spread impact forces. If
a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can
work properly, or ask your dealer to fix it.
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To unlatch the belt, push the button on the buckle.
The belt should go back out of the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out
of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can
damage both the belt and your vehicle.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt
height adjuster to the height that is right for you.
Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of
the belt is centered on your shoulder. The
belt should be away from your face and neck, but
not falling off your shoulder. Improper shoulder
belt height adjustment could reduce the
effectiveness of the safety belt in a crash.
To move it down, press
in at the top of the
arrows and move the
height adjuster to
the desired position.
You can move the
height adjuster up just
by pushing up on
the shoulder belt guide.
After you move the height adjuster to where you
want it, try to move it down without pressing
in to make sure it has locked into position.
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Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant
women. Like all occupants, they are more likely
to be seriously injured if they do not wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder
belt, and the lap portion should be worn as low as
possible, below the rounding, throughout the
pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it
is more likely that the fetus will not be hurt
in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone,
the key to making safety belts effective is wearing
them properly.
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Right Passenger Position
The right passenger’s safety belt works the same
way as the driver’s safety belt. See Driver
Position on page 18.
Center Passenger Position
Lap Belt
If your vehicle has a center seat, someone can sit
in the center position.
When you sit in a center seating position, you
have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor.
To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull
it along the belt.
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To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as
shown until the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same way as
the lap part of a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt is not
long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on
page 29.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you,
you should use it.
But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer
will order you an extender. When you go in to
order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so
the extender will be long enough for you. To
help avoid personal injury, do not let someone else
use it, and use it only for the seat it is made to
fit. The extender has been designed for adults.
Never use it for securing child seats. To wear it,
just attach it to the regular safety belt. For
more information see the instruction sheet that
comes with the extender.
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Child Restraints
Q: What is the proper way to wear
safety belts?
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats
should wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a
window so the child can wear a lap-shoulder
belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt
can provide.
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A: If possible, an older child should wear a
lap-shoulder belt and get the additional
restraint a shoulder belt can provide. The
shoulder belt should not cross the face
or neck. The lap belt should fit snugly below
the hips, just touching the top of the thighs. It
should never be worn over the abdomen,
which could cause severe or even fatal internal
injuries in a crash.
According to accident statistics, children are safer
when properly restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seating positions.
In a crash, children who are not buckled up can
strike other people who are buckled up, or can be
thrown out of the vehicle. Older children need
to use safety belts properly.
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