2008 CHEVY / CHEVROLET Uplander Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-6 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-23 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-42 Airbag System ......................................... 1-77 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-91 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10 Windows ................................................. 2-24 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-27 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-31 Mirrors .................................................... 2-43 Object Detection Systems .......................... 2-44 OnStar ® System ...................................... 2-47 Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-51 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-56 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-24 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-34 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-50 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-84 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Towing ................................................... 4-27 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-41 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-42 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-47 Tires ...................................................... 5-48 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-90 Vehicle Identiﬁcation ................................. 5-98 Electrical System ...................................... 5-99 Capacities and Speciﬁcations ................... 5-105 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-14 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ........... 7-16 Index ................................................................ 1 2008 Chevrolet Uplander Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the name UPLANDER are registered trademarks 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. 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 ever needed when you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. 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 Propriétaires Canadiens On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante: Helm Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com Using this Manual Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle to learn about the vehicle’s features and controls. Pictures and words work together to explain things. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15869263 A First Printing © 2007 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii

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. A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about things that could hurt you or others if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” iii

Vehicle Damage Warnings You will also ﬁnd notices in this manual. 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. The notice tells 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 which use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols 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. iv

Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Power Seats ..................................................1-3 Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Head Restraints .............................................1-6 Rear Seats .......................................................1-6 Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-6 Bucket Seats .................................................1-6 Captain Chairs .............................................1-14 Third Row Seat ............................................1-18 Safety Belts ...................................................1-23 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-23 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-28 Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-36 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-41 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-42 Child Restraints .............................................1-42 Older Children ..............................................1-42 Infants and Young Children ............................1-46 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-49 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-52 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) ......................................1-53 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ....................................1-61 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ............................1-64 Built-In Child Restraint ...................................1-68 Airbag System ...............................................1-77 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-80 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-82 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-83 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-83 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .........................................1-84 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-85 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-90 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ....................................................1-90 Restraint System Check ..................................1-91 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-91 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-92 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems 1-1

Front Seats Manual Seats Use the lever located on the front of the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward. Pull up on the lever to unlock the seat. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. {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 make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat back and forth with your body. 1-2

Power Seats If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on the outboard side of the seats. To adjust the seat, do any of the following: • Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the control forward or rearward. • Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the control up or down. • Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by moving the rear of the control up or down. Heated Seats Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the heated seat buttons are located on the climate control panel. This feature will heat the lower cushions of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats. Press this button once to turn the heated seat on to the high setting. Both indicator lights next to the heated seat symbol will be lit to indicate that it is on the high setting. Press the button a second time to go to the low setting. One indicator will be lit. Press the button a third time to turn the heated seat off. This feature will turn off automatically when the ignition is turned off. Driver’s Side Button shown, Passenger’s Side similar 1-3

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: 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. Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The lever used to operate them is located on the outboard side of the seats. 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to lock the seatback in place. 3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To return the seatback to an upright position, do the following: 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. 1-4

{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 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 your vehicle is moving. 1-5

Head Restraints 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. The height of the head restraints can be adjusted on the ﬁrst and second row seats. Pull the head restraint up or push it down to adjust it. The head restraints on the third row seat cannot be adjusted. Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps used to adjust, remove, and reinstall the seats. By using the levers and straps in the correct order, you can easily remove the seats from the vehicle. If your vehicle has second row captain chairs with airbags, the seats cannot be removed. When reinstalling the seats, make sure the seats are in the proper positions. If your vehicle has a second row center console, it can be removed. See Second Row Center Console on page 2-59. Do not put a seat in the center position because the safety belt cannot be worn properly in this position. See Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone on page 1-23. Bucket Seats Your vehicle may have bucket seats in the second row. These seats can be adjusted several different ways. 1-6

2008 CHEVY / CHEVROLET Uplander Owners Manual

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