2005 Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual

Split Folding Rear Seat .................................. 1-9

Securing a Child Restraint

Designed for the LATCH System ................... 1-46
Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-47
Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-49
Security Light ................................................. 3-33

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

Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your

Vehicle ..................................................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-3
Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-30
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-11
Vehicle Soon Light ....................................... 3-35
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-62
Setting the Time ............................................. 3-36
Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-77
Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-21
Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-23
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................... 1-23
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-7
Spare Tire

Installing .................................................... 5-64
Removing ................................................... 5-63
Storing ....................................................... 5-70
Specifications, Capacities ................................. 5-84
Speedometer .................................................. 3-23
Split Folding Rear Seat ..................................... 1-9
Starting Your Engine ....................................... 2-15
Steering ........................................................ 4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ......................... 3-76
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6
Storage Areas

Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-33
Convenience Net ......................................... 2-37
Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-33
Glove Box .................................................. 2-33

Storage Areas (cont.)

Luggage Carrier .......................................... 2-34
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover ......... 2-35
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... 4-32
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-11
Sunroof ......................................................... 2-37

Tachometer .................................................... 3-23
Taillamps

Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps .... 5-44
TCS Warning Light .......................................... 3-28
Theater Dimming ............................................ 3-15
Theft-Deterrent, Radio ..................................... 3-75
Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-12
Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-12
Passlock® ................................................... 2-13
Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6
Tires ............................................................. 5-47
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning .......................... 5-77
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-56
Chains ....................................................... 5-60
Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-62
Cleaning .................................................... 5-77
Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-71
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-61
Inflation -- Tire Pressure ............................... 5-53

Tires (cont.)

Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-54
Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-64
Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-64
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-63
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-70
Tire Sidewall Labelling .................................. 5-48
Tire Terminology and Definitions .................... 5-51
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-57
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-58
Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-58
When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-55
Top Strap ...................................................... 1-41
Top Strap Anchor Location ............................... 1-43
Towing

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-38
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-39
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-38

Control System (TCS) .................................. 4-10
Control System Warning Light ....................... 3-28
Low Light ................................................... 3-28

Traction

Transaxle

Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-21
Transaxle Operation, Automatic ......................... 2-18
Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-23
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7

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U

Understanding Radio Reception ........................ 3-77
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-57

Vehicle

Control ........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Design ......................................................... 4-2
Loading ...................................................... 4-33
Service Soon Light ...................................... 3-35
Symbols ......................................................... iv

Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data

Recorders .................................................... 7-9

Vehicle Identification

Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-79
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-80
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-20
Visors ........................................................... 2-11

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-21
Warnings

Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-5
Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6

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Warnings (cont.)

Wheels

Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv

Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-58
Replacement ............................................... 5-58
Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-40
Windows ....................................................... 2-10
Power ........................................................ 2-11

Windshield

Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-76
Windshield Washer ........................................... 3-9
Fluid .......................................................... 5-31

Windshield Wiper

Blade Replacement ...................................... 5-45
Fuses ........................................................ 5-80
Windshield Wipers ......................................... 3-8
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-27

XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ................ 3-78

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ............. 4-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2