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Main 2005 Chevrolet Blazer Owner Manual M Canadian Owners About Driving Your Vehicle How to Use This Manual Index Safety Warnings and Symbols Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Page Page Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats Manual Seats Power Seats Power Lumbar Heated Seats Reclining Seatbacks Page Head Restraints Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation Page Safety Belts Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone Why Safety Belts Work Page Page Questions and Answers About Safety Belts Q: A: Q: A: Q: A: How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver Position Lap-Shoulder Belt Page Page Page Page Page Page Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger Position Center Front Passenger Position Lap Belt Rear Seat Passengers Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions Lap-Shoulder Belt Page Page Center Rear Passenger Position Lap Belt Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults Page Safety Belt Extender Child Restraints Older Children Q: A: Q: A: Infants and Young Children Page Q: A: Child Restraint Systems Page Q: A: Where to Put the Restraint Top Strap Page Top Strap Anchor Location Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) Page Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position Page Page Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position Page Center Seat Positions Airbag System Page Page When Should an Airbag Inate? Page What Makes an Airbag Inate? How Does an Airbag Restrain? What Will You See After an Airbag Inates? Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle Q: A: Restraint System Check Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash Page Page Section 2 Features and Controls Keys Page Remote Keyless Entry System Remote Keyless Entry System Operation L Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle Battery Replacement Doors and Locks Door Locks Power Door Locks Programmable Automatic Door Locks Page Rear Door Security Locks Lockout Protection Liftgate/Tailgate Liftgate/Tailgate Release Remote Liftglass Release Emergency Release for Opening Tailgate Tailgate-Mounted Spare Windows Power Windows Express Down Window Window Lockout Swing-Out Windows Sun Visors Theft-Deterrent Systems Content Theft-Deterrent Testing the Alarm Passlock Starting and Operating Your Vehicle New Vehicle Break-In Ignition Positions Key Release Button Retained Accessory Power (RAP) Starting Your Engine Automatic Transmission Manual Transmission Starting Your Engine Engine Speed Control Engine Coolant Heater To Use the Engine Coolant Heater Automatic Transmission Operation Page Page Tow/Haul Mode Manual Transmission Operation Up-Shift Light Four-Wheel Drive Electronic Transfer Case Shifting from 2HI to 4HI Shifting from 4HI to 2HI Shifting from 2HI or 4HI to 4LO Shifting from 4LO to 4HI or 2HI Automatic Transfer Case Page Shifting to 4HI or AUTO 4WD Shifting to 2HI Shifting to 4LO Shifting out of 4LO Shifting to NEUTRAL Shifting out of NEUTRAL Parking Brake Shifting Into Park (P) (Automatic Transmission) Column Shift Lever Console Shift Lever Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running Torque Lock Shifting Out of Park (P) (Automatic Transmission) Parking Your Vehicle (Manual Transmission) Parking Over Things That Burn Engine Exhaust Running Your Engine While You Are Parked (Automatic Transmission) Mirrors Manual Rearview Mirror Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror Time Delay Cleaning the Photocells Outside Manual Mirror Outside Power Mirrors Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror HomeLink Outside Convex Mirror Outside Heated Mirrors Transmitter Page Programming the HomeLink Transmitter Programming HomeLink Page Gate Operator and Canadian Programming Using HomeLink Erasing HomeLink Buttons Reprogramming a Single HomeLink Storage Areas Glove Box Overhead Console Reading Lamps Installing a Garage Door Opener Page Sunglasses Storage Compartment Front Storage Area Luggage Carrier Page Rear Storage Area Convenience Net Cargo Tie Downs Rear Convenience System Page Sunroof Page Vehicle Personalization Memory Seat Page Section 3 Instrument Panel Page Page Hazard Warning Flashers Other Warning Devices Horn Tilt Wheel Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever G Turn and Lane-Change Signals Turn Signal On Chime Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer Flash-to-Pass Windshield Wipers J Rear Window Washer/Wiper Cruise Control Setting Cruise Control Resuming a Set Speed Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Using Cruise Control on Hills Ending Cruise Control Exterior Lamps 9 ; O Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Automatic Headlamp System Fog Lamps Instrument Panel Brightness Dome Lamps Entry Lighting Exit Lighting Front Reading Lamps Map Lamps Battery Run-Down Protection Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter Climate Controls Climate Control System Operation H ) Defogging and Defrosting - 1 Rear Window Defogger < Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators Page Page Speedometer and Odometer Trip Odometer Tachometer Safety Belt Reminder Light Airbag Readiness Light Charging System Light Voltmeter Gage Up-Shift Light Brake System Warning Light Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light Engine Coolant Temperature Gage Malfunction Indicator Lamp Service Engine Soon Light in the United States or Check Engine Light in Canada If the Light Is Flashing If the Light Is On Steady Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs Oil Pressure Gage Security Light Highbeam On Light Service Four-Wheel Drive Warning Light Tow/Haul Mode Light Page Fuel Gage Low Fuel Warning Light Driver Information Center (DIC) Modes of Operation Compass Variance Setting the Variance Automatic Compass Calibration Trip Computer Resetting the Trip Computer Audio System(s) Setting the Time for Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS) Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS) AM-FM Radio oSEEK p:Press the right or the left arrow to go to Page Radio with CD o VOL p Page Page Page Page Page Page SEEK :Press the left arrow to go to the start SCAN :Press and hold either the SCAN or Z Radio with Cassette and CD XM Satellite Radio Service o VOL p Page Page (RDS and XM) Page XM Radio Messages XM Radio Messages (contd) Playing a Cassette Tape SEEK :The right arrow is the same as the Z Cassette Tape Messages CD Adapter Kits SEEK :Press the left arrow to go to the start Z Radio with Six-Disc CD oVOLUME p:Turn this knob to increase or to Page Page Page Page Page Playing a Specic Loaded CD { SEEK SCAN Using Song List Mode Page Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non-RDS Radios) Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios) Radio Reception AM FM Care of Your Cassette Tape Player Care of Your CDs Care of Your CD Player Fixed Mast Antenna Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Driver Behavior Driving Environment Vehicle Design Defensive Driving Drunken Driving Page Control of a Vehicle Braking Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Using Anti-Lock Braking in Emergencies Steering Power Steering Steering Tips Driving on Curves Steering in Emergencies Off-Road Recovery Passing Page Loss of Control Skidding Off-Road Driving with Your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Before You Go Off-Roading Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving Environmental Concerns Traveling to Remote Areas Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving Scanning the Terrain Driving on Off-Road Hills Approaching a Hill Driving Uphill Q: A: Q: A: Driving Downhill Q: A: Q: A: Driving Across an Incline Q: A: Stalling on an Incline Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow or Ice Driving in Water After Off-Road Driving Driving at Night Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads Hydroplaning Driving Through Deep Standing Water Driving Through Flowing Water Some Other Rainy Weather Tips City Driving Freeway Driving Before Leaving on a Long Trip Highway Hypnosis Hill and Mountain Roads Page Winter Driving Driving on Snow or Ice If You Are Caught in a Blizzard Page If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out Recovery Hooks Loading Your Vehicle Tire and Loading Information Label Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit Page Certication/Tire Label Add-On Equipment Towing Towing Your Vehicle Recreational Vehicle Towing Dinghy Towing (Vehicles with the Automatic Transfer Case) Dinghy Towing (Two-Wheel-Drive Vehicles and Vehicles with the Electronic Transfer Case) Page Page Rear Towing (Rear Wheels off the Ground) Dolly Towing (Two-Wheel-Drive Vehicles) Front Towing (Front Wheels off the Ground) Rear Towing (Rear Wheels off the Ground) Towing a Trailer If You Decide To Pull A Trailer Tow/Haul Mode Weight of the Trailer Page Weight of the Trailer Tongue Total Weight on Your Vehicles Tires Hitches Weight-Distributing Hitches and Weight Carrying Hitches Safety Chains Trailer Brakes Driving with a Trailer Following Distance Passing Backing Up Making Turns Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer Driving On Grades Parking on Hills When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a Hill Maintenance When Trailer Towing Trailer Wiring Harness Page Section 5 Service and Appearance Care Service California Proposition 65 Warning Doing Your Own Service Work Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle Fuel Gasoline Octane Gasoline Specications California Fuel Additives Fuels in Foreign Countries Filling Your Tank Page Filling a Portable Fuel Container Checking Things Under the Hood Hood Release Page Engine Oil Checking Engine Oil When to Add Engine Oil What Kind of Engine Oil to Use Page Engine Oil Additives When to Change Engine Oil Remote Oil Filter (Four-Wheel Drive) What to Do with Used Oil Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Automatic Transmission Fluid When to Check and Change Checking the Fluid Level Page How to Add Fluid Manual Transmission Fluid When to Check How to Add Fluid Hydraulic Clutch When to Check and What to Use How to Check and Add Fluid Engine Coolant Checking Coolant Adding Coolant Radiator Pressure Cap Engine Overheating If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine Cooling System Page How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank How to Add Coolant to the Radiator Page Engine Fan Noise Power Steering Fluid When to Check Power Steering Fluid How to Check Power Steering Fluid Windshield Washer Fluid Adding Washer Fluid Brakes Brake Fluid Checking Brake Fluid What to Add Brake Wear Brake Pedal Travel Brake Adjustment Replacing Brake System Parts Battery Vehicle Storage Jump Starting Page Page Page Rear Axle When to Check and Change Lubricant How to Check Lubricant Four-Wheel Drive Transfer Case When to Check Lubricant How to Check Lubricant What to Use Front Axle When to Check and Change Lubricant How to Check Lubricant Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs Headlamps One-Piece Composite Headlamp System Two-Piece Composite Headlamp System One-Piece Front Turn Signal Lamps Two-Piece Front Turn Signal Lamps Taillamps Replacement Bulbs Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Page Backglass Wiper Blade Replacement Tires Tire Sidewall Labelling Page Tire Size Tire Terminology and Denitions Page Ination - Tire Pressure When to Check Tire Inspection and Rotation When It Is Time for New Tires Buying New Tires Uniform Tire Quality Grading Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A Treadwear Traction AA, A, B, C Temperature A, B, C Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance Wheel Replacement Used Replacement Wheels Tire Chains If a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat Tire Removing the Spare Tire and Tools Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools Page Page Spare Tire Compact Spare Tire Spare Tire Appearance Care Fabric/Carpet Using Cleaner on Fabric Special Fabric Cleaning Problems Vinyl Leather Instrument Panel Interior Plastic Components Wood Panels Glass Surfaces Care of Safety Belts Weatherstrips Washing Your Vehicle Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses Finish Care Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades Aluminum Wheels Tires Sheet Metal Damage Finish Damage Underbody Maintenance Chemical Paint Spotting Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials Vehicle Identication Vehicle Identication Number (VIN) Engine Identication Service Parts Identication Label Electrical System Add-On Electrical Equipment Headlamps Windshield Wiper Fuses Power Windows and Other Power Options Fuses and Circuit Breakers Instrument Panel Fuse Block Engine Compartment Fuse Block Page Page Capacities and Specications Engine Specications Section 6 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule Introduction Maintenance Requirements Your Vehicle and the Environment How This Section is Organized Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services Using Your Maintenance Schedule Selecting the Right Schedule Short Trip/City Denition Short Trip/City Intervals Long Trip/Highway Denition Long Trip/Highway Intervals Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance Footnotes 3,000 Miles (5 000 km) 6,000 Miles (10 000 km) 9,000 Miles (15 000 km) 12,000 Miles (20 000 km) 15,000 Miles (25 000 km) 18,000 Miles (30 000 km) 21,000 Miles (35 000 km) 24,000 Miles (40 000 km) 27,000 Miles (45 000 km) 30,000 Miles (50 000 km) 33,000 Miles (55 000 km) 36,000 Miles (60 000 km) 39,000 Miles (65 000 km) 42,000 Miles (70 000 km) 45,000 Miles (75 000 km) 48,000 Miles (80 000 km) 50,000 Miles (83 000 km) 51,000 Miles (85 000 km) 54,000 Miles (90 000 km) 57,000 Miles (95 000 km) 60,000 Miles (100 000 km) 63,000 Miles (105 000 km) 66,000 Miles (110 000 km) 69,000 Miles (115 000 km) 72,000 Miles (120 000 km) 75,000 Miles (125 000 km) 78,000 Miles (130 000 km) 81,000 Miles (135 000 km) 84,000 Miles (140 000 km) 87,000 Miles (145 000 km) 90,000 Miles (150 000 km) 93,000 Miles (155 000 km) 96,000 Miles (160 000 km) 99,000 Miles (165 000 km) 100,000 Miles (166 000 km) Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance Footnotes 7,500 Miles (12 500 km) 15,000 Miles (25 000 km) 22,500 Miles (37 500 km) 30,000 Miles (50 000 km) 37,500 Miles (62 500 km) 45,000 Miles (75 000 km) 50,000 Miles (83 000 km) 52,500 Miles (87 500 km) 60,000 Miles (100 000 km) 67,500 Miles (112 500 km) 75,000 Miles (125 000 km) 82,500 Miles (137 500 km) 90,000 Miles (150 000 km) 97,500 Miles (162 500 km) 100,000 Miles (166 000 km) 150,000 Miles (240 000 km) Part B: Owner Checks and Services At Each Fuel Fill Engine Oil Level Check Engine Coolant Level Check Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check At Least Twice a Year Restraint System Check Wiper Blade Check Spare Tire Check Weatherstrip Lubrication At Least Once a Year Key Lock Cylinders Service Body Lubrication Service Starter Switch Check Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control System Check Ignition Transmission Lock Check Parking Brake and Automatic Transmission Park (P) Mechanism Check Underbody Flushing Service Page Throttle System Inspection Transfer Case and Front Axle (Four-Wheel Drive) Inspection Brake System Inspection Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Page Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number Page Page Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information Customer Assistance and Information Customer Satisfaction Procedure Online Owner Center Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users Customer Assistance Offices United States Customer Assistance Canada Customer Assistance Overseas Customer Assistance GM Mobility Reimbursement Program Roadside Assistance Program Canadian Roadside Assistance Courtesy Transportation Scheduling Service Appointments Transportation Options Shuttle Service Public Transportation or Fuel Reimbursement Courtesy Rental Vehicle Additional Program Information Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders Reporting Safety Defects Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors Service Publications Ordering Information Service Manuals Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer Case Unit Repair Manual Service Bulletins Owners Information Current and Past Model Order Forms ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123 Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Eastern Time A B C Page D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y