2003 CHEVY / CHEVROLET Avalanche Owners Manual

The 2003 ChevroletAvalancheOwnerManual a Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1 -i Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-8 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-32 Air Bag Systems ...................................... 1-52 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-7 Windows ................................................. 2-23 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-25 Mirrors .................................................... 2-45 Onstar@ System ...................................... 2-53 HomeLinkO Transmitter ............................. 2-55 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-59 Sunroof .................................................. 2-84 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-85 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-20 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 3-30 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-46 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-66 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-27 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-64 Driving your vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Towing ................................................... 4-48 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-49 Four-wheel Drive ..................................... 5-50 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-57 Tires ...................................................... 5-58 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-85 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-93 Electrical System ...................................... 5-94 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-104 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 CustomerAssistanceInformation .................... 7-1 Customer Assistance Information .................. 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-10 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-52 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts .... 5-106 Index ................................................................ -1

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem are registered trademarks and the name AVALANCHE is a trademark of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. C2318A First Edition Canadian Owners You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 How to Use This Manual ManV people read their owner’s manual from b‘eginnin to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and words work together to explain things. Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it. ‘Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/24/02 All Rights Reserved ii

Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. Thesemean ti s somet ____ lg Lit could hurt I you or otherpeople. I I 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 don’t, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means “Don’t,’’ “Don’t do this” or “Don’t let this happen.” iii

Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice will tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you 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. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, 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 iv

These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: POSSIBLE A CAUTION INJURY PROTECT (""", EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVO ID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR COULD FLAME '\I/' EXPLODE BAlTERY LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS TO PROTECT OCCUPANT MASTER \ DO NOT TWIST SAFETY BELT WHEN AlTACHlNG FASTEN SEAT BELTS MOVE SEAT FULLY \$& REARWARD+ /z SECURE CHILD SEAT PULL BELT COMPLETELY rHEN SECURE CHILD SEAT POWER WINDOW AIR BAG DO NOT INSTALL A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSITION DO NOT INSTALL A 'ORWARD-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSITION TURN SIGNALS PARKING LAMPS HAZARD WARNING FLASHER DOOR UNLOCK LOCK a FOG $0 LAMPS L ~ ~ ENGINE COOLANT rh TEMP CHARGING BAlTERY SYSTEM COOLANT d ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W h ANTI-LOCK (@) BRAKES ENGINE COOLANT FAN OWNERS MANUAL SERVICE SERVICE MANUAL V

Section Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ...................................................... 1-2 Manual Passenger Seat .................................. 1-2 Power Lumbar .................................. ...... 1-3 Heated Seats ................................................. 1-4 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................ 1-5 Head Restraints ............................................. 1-7 Rear Seats ....................................................... 1-8 Rear Seat Operation ....................................... 1-8 Safety Belts ................................................... 1-10 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ...... 1-14 Driver Position .............................................. 1-1 6 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .................. 1-23 Right Front Passenger Position ....................... 1-24 Center Passenger Position ............................. 1-24 Rear Seat Passengers .................................. 1-26 and Small Adults ....................................... 1-29 Safety Belt Extender .. ............................ 1-31 Child Restraints ............................................. 1-32 Older Children .............................................. 1-32 Infants and Young Children ............................ 1-34 Child Restraint Systems ................................. 1-38 ................................................. Power -1 -2 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................ 1-10 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................. 1-16 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children Where to Put the Restraint ............................. 1-41 Top Strap .................................................... 1-42 Top Strap Anchor Location ............................. 1-43 Children (LATCH System) ........................... 1-43 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Securing a Child Restraint in the Right ................................................... Position 1-45 Front Seat Position .................................... 1-47 Front Seat Position .................................... 1-48 Air Bag Systems ............................................ 1-52 Where Are the Air Bags? ............................... 1-54 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? .................... 1-57 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ..................... 1-58 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ..................... 1-58 Passenger Sensing System ............................ 1-61 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ......... 1-65 Restraint System Check .................................. 1-66 Checking Your Restraint Systems ................... 1-66 Crash ...................................................... 1-66 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? ... 1-59 Adding Equipment to Your Air Bag-Equipped .................................................... Vehicle 1-65 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a 1-1

Front Seats Manual Passenger Seat If your vehicle has a manual front passenger split bench seat, you can adjust it with this lever located at the front of the seat. Lift the lever at the front of the seat to unlock it. Using your body, slide the seat to where you want it. Then, release the lever and try to move the seat with your body to make sure that the seat is locked into place. Power Seats Horizontal Control: If your vehicle has a power seat, you can adjust it with the horizontal control located on the outboard edge of the seat(s). Raise or lower the front of the seat by raising or lowering the forward edge of the control. Raise or lower the rear of the seat by raising or lowering the rear edge of the control. 1-2

Move the seat forward or rearward by moving the whole control toward the front or toward the rear of the vehicle. * Moving the whole control up or down raises or lowers the entire seat cushion. Vertical Control: If your vehicle has power reclining seats, you can use the vertical control to adjust the angle of the seatback. Move the reclining front seatback rearward or forward by moving the control toward the rear or toward the front of the vehicle. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-5 for further information. Power Lumbar t. _" I . I. _l", . . . ... - ... " :.~ . . , .. ., ._^. , "" 1 If you have power lumbar , ,- .,". I adjustment, -you can increase or decrease lumbar support in the lower seatback. The control is located on the outboard side of the seat cushion. To increase support in the lower back area, press and hold the front of the control. Let go of the control when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of support. and hold the rear of the control. Let go of the control when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of support. * To decrease support in the lower back area, press I -3

2003 CHEVY / CHEVROLET Avalanche Owners Manual

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