2007 Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual

2006·2.7 MB·English

by  General Motors Corp

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2007 Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7 Instrument Panel ....................................... 145
Front Seats .............................................. 8 Instrument Panel Overview ................... 148
Rear Seats ............................................. 17 Climate Controls ................................... 165
Safety Belts ............................................ 19 WarningLights,Gages,andIndicators .... 171
Child Restraints ...................................... 43 Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 192
Airbag System ........................................ 72 Audio System(s) ................................... 215
Restraint System Check ......................... 90
Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 283
Features and Controls ................................ 93 Your Driving, the Road, and Your
Keys ....................................................... 95 Vehicle .............................................. 284
Doors and Locks .................................. 104 Towing ................................................. 320
Windows ............................................... 109
Service and Appearance Care .................. 331
Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 111
Service ................................................. 333
Starting and Operating
Fuel ...................................................... 335
Your Vehicle ..................................... 114
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 340
Mirrors .................................................. 129
OnStar® System ................................... 133 All-Wheel Drive ..................................... 374
Bulb Replacement ................................ 375
Storage Areas ...................................... 137
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ... 380
Sunroof ................................................ 144
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Tires ..................................................... 382 Customer Assistance Information............. 455
Appearance Care .................................. 417 Customer Assistance and Information ... 456
Vehicle Identification ............................. 427 Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 474
Electrical System .................................. 428
Capacities and Specifications ................ 434 Index .......................................................... 477
Maintenance Schedule .............................. 435
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 436
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This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
be 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
GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, if it is needed while you are on the road. If the
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.
name EQUINOX are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation. Canadian Owners
This manual includes the latest information at
A French language copy of this manual can be
thetimeitwasprinted.Wereservetheright
obtained from your dealer or from:
to make changes after that time without notice.
For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute Helm, Incorporated
the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” P.O. Box 07130
for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears Detroit, MI 48207
in this manual.
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15860877 A First Printing ©2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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How to Use This Manual
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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.
Index Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or
reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions.
A good place to quickly locate information about If you do not, you or others could be hurt.
the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.
You will also find a
It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual
circle with a slash
and the page number where it can be found.
through it in this book.
This safety symbol
Safety Warnings and Symbols
means “Do Not,”
“Do Not do this” or
There are a number of safety cautions in this
“Do Not let this happen.”
book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to
tell about things that could hurt you if you were to
ignore the warning.
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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 a
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
component, gage, or indicator, reference the
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
following topics:
avoid the damage.
(cid:127) Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors (cid:127) Features and Controls in Section 2
or in different words. (cid:127) Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. (cid:127) Climate Controls in Section 3
They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
(cid:127) Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
(cid:127) Audio System(s) in Section 3
(cid:127) 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 Child Restraints ............................................43
Manual Seats ................................................8 Older Children .............................................43
Driver Seat Height Adjuster ...........................9 Infants and Young Children .........................46
Power Seat ...................................................9 Child Restraint Systems ..............................49
Manual Lumbar ...........................................10 Where to Put the Restraint..........................53
Heated Seats ..............................................10 Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Manual Reclining Seatbacks ........................11 Children (LATCH) ....................................57
Head Restraints ..........................................13 Securing a Child Restraint in a
Passenger Folding Seatback .......................14 Rear Seat Position ...................................64
Rear Seats ....................................................17 Securing a Child Restraint in the
Split Folding Rear Seat ...............................17 Right Front Seat Position .........................66
Safety Belts ..................................................19 Airbag System ..............................................72
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...........19 Where Are the Airbags? ..............................75
QuestionsandAnswersAboutSafetyBelts ....23 When Should an Airbag Inflate? ..................78
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .............24 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ...................79
Driver Position.............................................25 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ...................80
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .................34 WhatWillYouSeeAfteranAirbagInflates? ...80
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..............35 Passenger Sensing System .........................82
Right Front Passenger Position ...................35 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ......88
Rear Seat Passengers ................................36 Adding Equipment to Your
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................39 Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ..........................89
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................42 Restraint System Check ...............................90
Safety Belt Extender ...................................42 Checking the Restraint Systems ..................90
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ...........................................91
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
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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 place.
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Driver Seat Height Adjuster Power Seat
If your vehicle has a manual driver seat height If the vehicle has a power seat, the control used
adjuster, it is located on the outboard side of to operate it is located on the outboard side of the
the seat near the front of the seat cushion. driver’s seat. To adjust the seat do any of the
To raise the seat, move the lever upward following:
repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height. (cid:127) Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
To lower the seat, move the lever downward the control forward or rearward.
repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height. (cid:127) Raiseorlowerthefrontpartoftheseatcushion
bymovingthefrontofthecontrolupordown.
(cid:127) Raiseorlowertherearpartoftheseatcushion
bymovingtherearofthecontrolupordown.
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Manual Lumbar Heated Seats
If your vehicle has this Ifyourvehiclehas
feature, the knob is heatedseats,the
located on the front of switchesarelocatedon
thedriverseatlower thecenterconsoleofthe
cushion on the instrumentpanelabove
inboard side. theshiftlever.
Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to The ignition must be on for the heated seats
increase or decrease the lumbar support. to operate.
Press the switch, nearest to the seat, once to turn
the heated seat on to the high setting. Both
indicator lights will be lit. Press the switch a
second time to turn the heated seat to the low
setting. One indicator light will be lit. Press
the switch a third time to turn the heated seat off.
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