Chevrolet 2006 TrailBlazer Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

........................... 1-1

Front Seats

............................................... 1-2

Rear Seats

............................................... 1-8

Safety Belts

............................................. 1-13

Child Restraints

....................................... 1-31

Airbag System

......................................... 1-54

Restraint System Check

............................ 1-70

Features and Controls

..................................... 2-1

Keys

........................................................ 2-3

Doors and Locks

....................................... 2-8

Windows

................................................. 2-14

Theft-Deterrent Systems

............................ 2-17

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

........... 2-19

Mirrors

.................................................... 2-36

OnStar

®

System

...................................... 2-49

Universal Home Remote System

................ 2-52

Storage Areas

......................................... 2-56

Sunroof

.................................................. 2-62

Vehicle Personalization

............................. 2-63

Instrument Panel

............................................. 3-1

Instrument Panel Overview

.......................... 3-4

Climate Controls

...................................... 3-19

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

........ 3-30

Driver Information Center (DIC)

.................. 3-50

Audio System(s)

....................................... 3-67

Driving Your Vehicle

....................................... 4-1

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

..... 4-2

Towing

................................................... 4-53

Service and Appearance Care

.......................... 5-1

Service

..................................................... 5-3

Fuel

......................................................... 5-5

Checking Things Under the Hood

............... 5-10

All-Wheel Drive

........................................ 5-49

Rear Axle

............................................... 5-50

Four-Wheel Drive

..................................... 5-51

Front Axle

............................................... 5-52

Bulb Replacement

.................................... 5-53

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

......... 5-55

Tires

...................................................... 5-57

Appearance Care

..................................... 5-98

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................... 5-107

Electrical System

.................................... 5-108

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................... 5-121

Maintenance Schedule

..................................... 6-1

Maintenance Schedule

................................ 6-2

Customer Assistance and Information

.............. 7-1

Customer Assistance and Information

........... 7-2

Reporting Safety Defects

........................... 7-14

Index

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2006

Chevrolet TrailBlazer/TrailBlazer EXT Owner Manual

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the

names TRAILBLAZER and EXT 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.

Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is

needed while 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 or from:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

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.

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 06TBLAZER A First Printing

©

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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

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.

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.

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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✍ NOTES

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Front Seats ......................................................1-2

Manual Seats ................................................1-2

Power Seats ..................................................1-3

Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3

Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4

Heated Seats .................................................1-4

Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5

Head Restraints .............................................1-7

Rear Seats .......................................................1-8

Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8

Safety Belts ...................................................1-13

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-13

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-17

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-18

Driver Position ..............................................1-18

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-24

Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-25

Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-25

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-28

Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-30

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-31

Child Restraints .............................................1-31

Older Children ..............................................1-31

Infants and Young Children ............................1-34

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-37

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-40

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) ......................................1-41

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Outside Seat Position .........................1-48

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Center Rear Seat Position ..........................1-50

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ............................1-51

Airbag System ...............................................1-54

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-57

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-60

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-61

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-62

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? ........1-62

Passenger Sensing System ............................1-64

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-68

Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

Vehicle ....................................................1-69

Restraint System Check ..................................1-70

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-70

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ............................................1-71

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

1-1

Front Seats

Manual Seats

{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.

Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to 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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Power Seats

If you have this feature,

the power seat controls

are located on the

outboard side of the front

seat cushions. The

horizontal control adjusts

the seat cushion and

the vertical control adjusts

the seatback.

• Move the front of the seat control up or down to

adjust the front portion of the cushion.

• Move the rear of the seat control up or down to

adjust the rear portion of the cushion.

• Lift up or push down on the center of the seat

control to move the entire seat up or down.

• To move the seat forward or rearward, slide the

seat control forward or rearward.

• To recline the seatback, press the vertical control

rearward. To raise the seatback, press the vertical

control forward. See Reclining Seatbacks on

page 1-5 for more information.

Manual Lumbar

If your vehicle has this

feature, there is a knob

located on the outboard

side of the driver’s seat.

Turn the top of the knob toward the front of the vehicle

to increase lumbar support. Turn the top of the knob

toward the rear of the vehicle to decrease lumbar

support.

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Power Lumbar

Your vehicle may have power lumbar on the driver’s

and front passenger’s seats.

The seatback lumbar

support can be adjusted

by moving the control

located on the outboard

side of the seat cushions.

To increase or decrease support, hold the control

forward or rearward.

Keep in mind that as your seating position changes,

as it may during long trips, so should the position of your

lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.

Heated Seats

Your vehicle may have

heated front seats. The

buttons used to control

this feature are located on

the front door armrests.

The engine must be

running for the heated seat

feature to work.

To heat the entire seat, press the horizontal button with

the heated seat symbol. Press the button repeatedly

to cycle through the temperature settings of high,

medium, low and off. The indicator lights above the

button will glow to designate the level of heat selected:

three for high, two for medium, and one for low.

1-4

The low setting warms the seatback and seat cushion

until the seat temperature is near body temperature.

The medium and high settings heat the seatback

and seat cushion to a slightly higher temperature.

You will be able to feel heat in about two minutes.

To heat only the seatback, press the button with the

words BACK ONLY. An indicator light on the switch will

glow to designate that only the seatback is being

heated. Additional presses will cycle through the heat

levels for the seatback only.

The feature will shut off automatically when the ignition

is turned off.

Reclining Seatbacks

If your vehicle has a manual recliner, lift the lever

located on the outboard side of the seat and push the

seatback rearward to recline the seatback. To return the

seatback to the normal position, lift the lever without

pushing rearward on the seatback and the seatback will

move forward.

1-5

If your vehicle has power

seats, the power reclining

seatback control is

located on the outboard

side of the front seat

cushions. Press the control

rearward to recline the

seatback. Press the control

forward to raise the

seatback.

But do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is

moving.

1-6

{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.

Head Restraints

Pull the head restraint

up to raise it. Press the

release button, located

at the base of the head

restraint, and push the

head restraint down

to lower it.

1-7

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint

is closest to the top of the occupant’s head. This

position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

Rear Seats

Rear Seat Operation

Flip and Fold Second Row Seats

(Five-Passenger)

Your vehicle may have ﬂip and fold second row seats

which allow more cargo space.

To ﬂip and fold the seat(s), do the following:

1. Pull up on the loop located where the seat cushion

meets the seatback and ﬂip the seat cushion

forward.

1-8

2. Lift the lever, located on the outboard side of the

seatback, and fold the seatback forward. The head

restraint will automatically fold out of the way as

the seatback is folded down.

To return the seat(s) to the original position, do the

following:

{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.

1. Lift the seatback until it locks into the upright

position. Push and pull on the seatback to

make sure it is locked.

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2. Return the head restraints to the upright position by

reaching behind the seat and pulling it forward until

it locks into place. Push and pull on the head

restraint to make sure that it is locked.

3. Flip the seat cushion back into place.

Fold and Tumble Second Row Seats

(Seven-Passenger)

Your vehicle may have a second row 65/35 split bench

seat which may be folded and tumbled for access to

the third row seats.

To fold and tumble the seat(s), do the following:

1. Push the head restraints down fully.

2. Fold the seatback ﬂat

on the seat by pulling

up on the front part

of the lever, located on

the outboard side of

the seat, and indicated

as 1 on the handle

and side cover.

3. Pull up on the rear part of the lever indicated

as 2 on the handle and side cover to release

the rear set of seat hooks from the ﬂoor pins.

4. Tumble the seat forward.

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To return the seat(s) to the original position, do the

following:

1. Tumble the seat rearward to reengage the rear seat

hooks to the ﬂoor pins.

{CAUTION:

A seat that is not locked into place properly

can move around in a collision or sudden stop.

People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure

to lock the seat into place properly when

installing it.

2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.

3. Lift the seatback up to return it to the upright

position.

{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.

4. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it

is locked.

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Third Row Seat (Seven-Passenger)

To enter the third row seat, you must fold and tumble

the second row seat following the instructions given

previously.

If you are exiting the third row with no assistance, do

the following:

1. Pull the handle, located on the center of the second

row seatback, up to release the seatback and fold

the seatback forward.

2. Pull the back of the

seat lever, located on

the outboard side

of the seat and

indicated with the

number 2, to tumble

the seat forward.

Be sure to return the seat to the original position when

you are ﬁnished. Never use the third row as a seating

position while the second row is folded and tumbled.

To fold the third row seat, do the following:

1. Pull up on the handle located on the bottom of the

seat cushion to release the seat cushion.

2. Lift up the seat, and then pull it forward.

3. Fold the seatback forward until it is ﬂat.

4. If the second row seat is also folded, unhook the

elastic loop, if equipped, on the back of the

seatback.

5. Fold the panel, if equipped, located on the back of

the seatback, to make a continuous surface to the

second row folded seat.

1-12

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.

{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 3-33.

In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law

says to wear safety belts. Here is why: They work.

1-13

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 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,

the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up

does matter...a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as

it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat

on wheels.

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Chevrolet 2006 TrailBlazer, 2006 TrailBlazer EXT Owner's manual