Chevrolet 2003 Express Owner's manual

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Emblem,
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CHEVY EXPRESS are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time it
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it appears in this manual.
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so
it will be
there
if
you ever need it when you’re on the road.
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you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it
so the
new owner can use it.
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Part No. C2314 A First Edition
You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your
dealer or from:
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P.O.
Box
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Detroit,
MI
48207
How
to
Use
This
Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
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
07/15/02
All Rights Reserved
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 cou!d
hurt you
if
you were
to
ignore the
warning.
These mean tl.,:e
is
son.--hing that cou.- hurt
I
you
or other people.
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.”
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.
...
Ill
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
BATTERY
4CID COULD
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
COULD
FLAME
'\b
EXPLODE
BATERY
I
LATCH BOTH LAP AND
SHOULDER BELTS TO
PRaTECT OCCUPANT
4
DO NOT TWIST SAFETY
BELT WHEN ATTACHING
MOVE SEAT
FULLY
\$!
REARWARD*
/z
SECURE
CHILD SEAT
PULL BELT
COMPLETELY
THEN SECURE
CHILD SEAT
n
WINDOW
1
9
1
POWER
DO NOT INSTALL
A REAR-FACING
IN THIS SEATING
POSITION
DO NOT INSTALL A
FORWARD-FACING
CHILD RESTRAINT
IN THIS SEATING
POSITION
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
JGHTING
-
MASTER
SWITCH
e-
/
,
\
SIGNALS
@e
TURN
LAMPS
pt
RUNNING
@**o
DAYTIME
9.0
LAMPS
9..
LAMPS
$0
ENGINE
COOLANT
TEMP
CHARGING
PI
BATERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT
d
ENGINE
OIL
PRESSURE
95
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
FUSE
BOX
ACCESS
ENGINE
COOLANT
FAN
FUEL
OWNERS
MANUAL
SERVICE
MANUAL
Model
Reference
This
manual
covers these models:
Passenger Van
Cargo Van
I
Cab and Chassis
vi
Section
Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats
.............................
.........
.l -3
Manual Seats
................................................
1-3
Power Seat
..................................
..........
1
-4
Reclining Seatbacks
........................................
1-4
Rear Seats
.......................................................
1-6
Rear Seat Operation
.......................................
1-6
Safety Belts
...................................................
1-1 0
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
................
1-10
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
......
1-14
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
.................
1-15
Driver Position
.............................................
-1-1 6
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
..................
1-24
Center Passenger Position (2nd Row)
..........
1-25
Center Passenger Position
Right Front Passenger Position
.......................
1-25
(3rd, 4th and 5th Row)
...............................
1-26
Rear Seat Passengers
..................................
1.27
and Small Adults ....................................... 1.30
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................... 1.33
Safety Belt Extender
.....................................
1.33
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
Child
Restraints
................................
......
1-34
Older Children
..... 1-34
infants and Young Children
............................
1-36
Child Restraint Systems
.................................
1-42
Top Strap
....................................................
1-49
Top Strap Anchor Location
.............................
1-50
Children (LATCH System)
...........................
1-51
.................................
Where to Put the Restraint
.............................
1-45
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat
Securing
a
Child Restraint in the Right Front
LATCH System
.........................................
1-53
Seat Position
............................................
1-54
Position (2nd Row)
....................................
1-57
Position (3rd, 4th and 5th Row) ................... 1-58
Seat Position
............................................
1-59
1-1
Section
1
Seats and Restraint Systems
~
Air
Bag System
..............................................
1-64 Sewicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
.........
1-76
Where Are the Air Bags?
...............................
1-66 Adding Equipment
to
Your Air Bag-Equipped
What
Makes
an
Air
Bag Inflate?
.....................
1-70
Restraint System Check
..................................
1-77
...................
1-77
What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates?
...
1-70 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash
......................................................
1-78
When Should an Air Bag Inflate?
....................
1-68 Vehicle
....................................................
1-76
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?
.....................
1-70 Checking Your Restraint Systems
Air Bag
Off
Switch
........................................
1-72
1
-2
Front
Seats
Manual
Seats
To adjust the seat,
pull
the lever
up
to
release the seat
bottom. Slide the seat
to
where you want it and then
release the lever. Try
to
move the seat with your body,
to
make sure the seat is locked into place.
The bucket seats can be adjusted forward or rearward
with the lever located at the front of the seat.
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 don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
1
-3
Power
Seat
Reclining Seatbacks
If
your vehicle has a power seat on the driver’s or
passenger’s side, you can adjust it with these controls
located at the front center of the seat cushion.
To
raise or lower
the
seat, move the center knob up or
down.
To
move the seat forward or rearward, move
the center knob toward the right or left.
To
adjust the seatback, lift the front of the lever, which
is located on the inboard side of the seat cushion.
Move the seatback with your body and release the lever
to
lock the seatback where you want it. Lean forward
and pull up on the front of the lever and the seatback will
go
to
an upright position.
To
raise or lower the front of the seat cushion, move the
right lever up or down. To raise or lower the rear of
the seat cushion, move the left lever up or down.
1
-4
But
don’t have a seatback reclined
if
your
vehicle is
moving.
Sit
....
g
in
a re,..nec dosition when ya vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job
when you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because
it
won’t 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 can’t 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.
1
-5
Rear
Seats
Rear Seat Operation
Removing the Rear Seat
1.
Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lap
shoulder belts on the bench seat to be removed.
To
do this, press the tip of
a
key into the release
hole of the safety belt buckle while pulling up on the
safety belt.
There are two pins located on the inboard sides
of the
rear seats. If the vehicle has floor mats, the pins
will be located under a flap that has been cut into the
mat.The driver’s side pin will have a black cap with
an
“I-”
marked on it and will look like this:
1
-6
The passenger’s side pin will have a white cap with an
“R”
marked on it and will look like this:
7.
For the first rear seat,
stow the safety belt latch
by attaching the clip
on the safety belt latch
to
the trim just inside the
side door. For the
remaining rear seats,
stow the safety belt latch
plate on the clip at the
window trim.
2. Pull the pin handle up which will loosen the pin
3.
Once the black or white pin
is
disengaged, pull the
4.
Repeat this procedure for the pin on the other
from the retaining clip.
pin completely out.
seat base.
5.
Pull the seat rearward about two inches
(5
cm) and
then lift the seat from the floor rails.
6.
Remove the seat from the vehicle.
1
-7
Replacing the Rear Seats
I
A
seat that isn’t locked
ink
,lace 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.
A
safety be.. .hat is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted won’t provide the
protection needed
in
a
crash. The person
wearing the belt could
be
seriously injured.
After raising the rear seatback, always check
to be sure that the safety belts are properly
routed and attached, and are not twisted.
1.
Position the seat into the open
slots
in both rails.
Push the seat forward in the rail, hooking both
seat bases onto the pins inside of the rails.
2.
To
install the locking pins at the rear of the seat
base, locate the hole in the rail for the pin. It is
found on the inboard side of the seat. If the vehicle
has floor mats, pull the flap that has been cut
into the mat.
3.
Insert the black or white locking pin into the seat
base. Possible slight seat pushing may be needed
to
line up the pin with the base. Remember,
each pin has its own side. The pin with the white
handle marked “R” must be installed on the
passenger’s side and the pin with the black handle
marked
“L”
on the driver’s side.
1-8
4. Push the pin with the white handle marked
“R”
down until it is in the retaining clip.
5.
Push the pin with the black handle marked
‘I“
6.
If
the vehicle has a floor mat, put the flap back to
7.
Repeat this procedure for the other seat base.
8.
Connect the quick-release latch plates for the
lap-shoulder belts by inserting the latch plates
into the buckles attached at the outboard positions
of
the bench seat. Do not twist the belt.
9. Check that both locking pins are locked into place
before operating the vehicle.
down until
it
is in the retaining clip.
its original position.
1-9
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.
aa
Don’t let anyone ride lere he or she can’t
wear a safety belt properly. If you are
in
a
crash and you’re 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.
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.
1-10
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder
to
buckle up. See
Safety
Belt
Reminder
Light
on
page
3-26.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says
to
wear safety belts. Here's why:
They
work.
You
never
know
if
you'll be in a crash.
If
you do have a
crash, you don't 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 wouldn't 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's just a seat on
wheels.
1-1
1
3
(D
The person keeps going until stopped
by
something. In
a real vehicle, it
could
be the windshield ...
I
or the instrument panel
...
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