2009 Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual

Reduced Engine Power ................................ 3-38
Safety Belt Reminders .................................. 3-27
Security ..................................................... 3-37
Service All-Wheel-Drive ................................ 3-39
Service Vehicle Soon ................................... 3-40
Tire Pressure .............................................. 3-33
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning .......... 3-32
Loading Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-21

Locks

Delayed Locking .......................................... 2-10
Door .......................................................... 2-10
Lockout Protection ....................................... 2-12
Power Door ................................................ 2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks ............. 2-11
Rear Door Security Locks ............................. 2-11
Loss of Control ............................................... 4-12
Low Fuel Warning Light ................................... 3-41
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children ............. 1-42
Luggage Carrier .............................................. 2-43
Lumbar

Manual Controls ............................................ 1-4

Maintenance

Maintenance Schedule

Footnotes ..................................................... 6-8

Additional Required Services ........................... 6-7
At Each Fuel Fill ......................................... 6-10
At Least Once a Month ................................ 6-11
At Least Once a Year .................................. 6-11
Maintenance Record .................................... 6-17
Maintenance Replacement Parts .................... 6-15

Maintenance Schedule (cont.)

Maintenance Requirements ............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services ......................... 6-10
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............. 6-13
Scheduled Maintenance ................................. 6-4
Using .......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment ................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ............................... 3-34
Manual Lumbar Controls .................................... 1-4
Manual Reclining Seatbacks ............................... 1-5
Manual Seats ................................................... 1-2
Map Lamps .................................................... 3-16
Message

DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-49

Mirrors

Automatic Dimming Rearview ........................ 2-37
Manual Rearview Mirror ................................ 2-37
Outside Convex Mirrors ................................ 2-38
Outside Power Mirrors .................................. 2-38
MP3 ..................................................... 3-86, 3-91

Navigation System, Privacy .............................. 7-19
Navigation/Radio System,

see Navigation Manual ................................. 3-97

Net

Convenience ............................................... 2-48
New Vehicle Break-In ...................................... 2-19

Odometer ...................................................... 3-26
Odometer, Trip ............................................... 3-26
Off-Road

Recovery .................................................... 4-12

Oil

Change Engine Oil Light ............................... 3-37
Engine ....................................................... 5-15
Engine Oil Life System ................................. 5-18
Pressure Light ............................................. 3-36
Older Children, Restraints ................................ 1-31
Online Owner Center ........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy .............................................. 7-19
OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ............... 2-39
Outlet Adjustment ............................................ 3-23
Outlets

Accessory Power ......................................... 3-18

Outside

Convex Mirrors ............................................ 2-38
Power Mirrors ............................................. 2-38
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode .... 5-30
Owner Checks and Services ............................. 6-10
Owners, Canadian ............................................... ii

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Paint, Damage ............................................... 5-95
Park

Shifting Into ................................................ 2-32
Shifting Out of ............................................ 2-33

Program

Parking

Over Things That Burn ................................. 2-34
Parking Brake ................................................ 2-31
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ..................... 3-29
Passenger Compartment Air Filter ..................... 3-23
Passenger Sensing System .............................. 1-63
Passing ......................................................... 4-12
PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer ............... 2-17
PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer

Operation ................................................... 2-18
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California ...... 5-4
Phone

Bluetooth® .................................................. 3-97

Power

Door Locks ................................................. 2-10
Reduced Engine Light .................................. 3-38
Retained Accessory (RAP) ............................ 2-21
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid ............................................. 5-30
Windows .................................................... 2-15
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts .......................... 1-30

Privacy .......................................................... 7-18
Navigation System ....................................... 7-19
OnStar ....................................................... 7-19
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ............. 7-19

Courtesy Transportation ................................ 7-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks ................. 2-11
Proposition 65 Warning, California ....................... 5-4

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Privacy ..... 7-19
Radio(s) ........................................................ 3-67
Radios

Navigation/Radio System,

see Navigation Manual .............................. 3-97
Reception ................................................. 3-118
Setting the Clock ......................................... 3-65
Theft-Deterrent .......................................... 3-117
Range Adjustment, Headlamps ........................... 1-7
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover ............ 2-45
Rear Door Security Locks ................................ 2-11
Rear Seat Armrest .......................................... 2-47
Rear Seat Entertainment System ..................... 3-108
Rear Window Washer/Wiper ............................. 3-10
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming .................. 2-37
Rearview Mirrors ............................................. 2-37

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Reclining Seatbacks, Manual .............................. 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ................. 6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................. 4-27
Reduced Engine Power Light ............................ 3-38
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility ................. 7-7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System .................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation ... 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start ........................................ 2-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the

Spare Tire .................................................. 5-79
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ................... 5-77
Replacement Bulbs ......................................... 5-49
Replacement Parts, Maintenance ...................... 6-15
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors ....... 7-16
Reporting Safety Defects to the

Canadian Government .................................. 7-16

Reporting Safety Defects to the

U.S. Government ......................................... 7-16

Restraint System Check

Checking the Restraint Systems .................... 1-70
Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash .......................................... 1-71
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-21
Roadside Assistance Program ............................ 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-21
Roof

Sunroof ...................................................... 2-49
Running the Vehicle While Parked ..................... 2-36

Safety Belt Reminders ..................................... 3-27
Safety Belts

Care of ...................................................... 5-91
Extender .................................................... 1-30
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt ........................................ 1-25
Safety Belts Are for Everyone ....................... 1-12
Use During Pregnancy ................................. 1-30

Safety Defects

Reporting to Canadian Government ................ 7-16
Reporting to General Motors ......................... 7-16
Reporting to the U.S. Government ................. 7-16
Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4
Additional Required Services ........................... 6-7
Scheduling Appointments ................................. 7-11
Seatback, Folding Passenger ............................. 1-8
Seats

Driver Seat Height Adjuster ............................. 1-3
Heated Seats ............................................... 1-4
Manual Lumbar ............................................. 1-4
Manual Reclining Seatbacks ........................... 1-5
Passenger Folding Seatback ........................... 1-8
Power Seat .................................................. 1-3
Split Folding Rear Seat ................................ 1-10

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Securing a Child Restraint

Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-49
Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-52
Security Light ................................................. 3-37
Service ........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications ......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the

Vehicle ..................................................... 5-5
All-Wheel-Drive Light .................................... 3-39
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp ...................................... 3-34
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-17
Scheduling Appointments .............................. 7-11
Vehicle Soon Light ....................................... 3-40
Service Parts Identification Label ....................... 5-96
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-68
Setting the Clock ............................................ 3-65
Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-95
Shifting

Out of Park ................................................ 2-33
Shifting Into Park ............................................ 2-32
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-7
Spare Tire

Compact .................................................... 5-87
Installing .................................................... 5-79
Removing ................................................... 5-77
Storing ....................................................... 5-85
Specifications and Capacities .......................... 5-103
Speedometer .................................................. 3-26

Split Folding Rear Seat .................................... 1-10
StabiliTrak® System .......................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote ....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine ......................................... 2-21
Steering ........................................................ 4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ....................... 3-117
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6
Storage Areas

Center Console ........................................... 2-42
Convenience Net ......................................... 2-48
Cupholders ................................................. 2-42
Glove Box .................................................. 2-42
Luggage Carrier .......................................... 2-43
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover ......... 2-45
Rear Seat Armrest ....................................... 2-47
Table ......................................................... 2-47
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ..................... 4-20
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-16
Sunroof ......................................................... 2-49

Table ............................................................ 2-47
Tachometer .................................................... 3-26
Taillamps

Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps .... 5-47
Text Telephone (TTY) Users ............................... 7-6
Theft-Deterrent Feature .................................. 3-117

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Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-16
Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-17
PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer ............ 2-17
PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer

Operation ................................................ 2-18
Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting .................................................. 3-65
Tire

Pressure Light ............................................. 3-33
Tires ............................................................. 5-51

Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,

Cleaning ................................................. 5-94
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-68
Chains ....................................................... 5-74
Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-76
Cleaning .................................................... 5-94
Compact Spare ........................................... 5-87
Different Size .............................................. 5-70
High-Speed Operation .................................. 5-60
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-75
Inflation - Tire Pressure ................................ 5-58
Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-66
Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-79
Pressure Monitor Operation ........................... 5-62
Pressure Monitor System .............................. 5-61
Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-79
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-77
Sidewall Labeling ......................................... 5-52

Tires (cont.)

Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-85
Terminology and Definitions ........................... 5-55
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-71
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-72
Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-67

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-27
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-34
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-27

Towing

Traction

Control System (TCS) .................................... 4-7
Control System Warning Light ....................... 3-32
StabiliTrak® System ....................................... 4-6

Transmission

Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic ............ 2-24, 2-27
Transportation Program, Courtesy ...................... 7-11
Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-26
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7

Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-71

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Vehicle

Control ........................................................ 4-4
Loading ...................................................... 4-21
Running While Parked .................................. 2-36
Service Soon Light ...................................... 3-40
Symbols ......................................................... iii Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy .................. 7-18
Vehicle Data Recording,

Radio Frequency (RFID) ............................... 7-19

Vehicle Identification

Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-96
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-96

Vehicle Personalization

DIC ........................................................... 3-57
Vehicle, Remote Start ....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-23
Visors ........................................................... 2-16

Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-72
Different Size .............................................. 5-70
Replacement ............................................... 5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................... 5-67
Where to Put the Child Restraint ....................... 1-40
Windows ....................................................... 2-14
Power ........................................................ 2-15

Windshield

Washer ........................................................ 3-9
Washer Fluid .............................................. 5-31
Wiper Blade Replacement ............................. 5-49
Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-93
Wiper Fuses ............................................... 5-97
Wipers ......................................................... 3-8
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-17
Wipers

Rear Washer .............................................. 3-10

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ............... 3-24
Warnings

DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-49
Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii

XM Radio Messages ....................................... 3-96

Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2

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