Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Black plate (1,1)

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In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4

Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19

Performance and

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

Keys, Doors, and

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

Keys and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Vehicle Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Exterior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Interior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35

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

Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 4-1

Additional Storage Features . . . 4-2

Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Instruments and Controls . . . . 5-1

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Warning Lights, Gauges, and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Information Displays . . . . . . . . . . 5-24

Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27

Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 5-34

Lighting

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

Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Lighting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 7-1

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

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

Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

Rear Seat Infotainment . . . . . . . 7-34

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36

Trademarks and License

Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48

Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Climate Control Systems . . . . . . 8-1

Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . 9-1

Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Starting and Operating . . . . . . . 9-20

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28

Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 9-29

Drive Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32

Ride Control Systems . . . . . . . . 9-35

Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38

Object Detection Systems . . . . 9-40

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56

Conversions and Add-Ons . . . 9-64

Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

Vehicle Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-32

Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36

Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42

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Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-74

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-77

Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81

Service and Maintenance . . . 11-1

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . 11-3

Special Application

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8

Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9

Recommended Fluids,

Lubricants, and Parts . . . . . . 11-12

Maintenance Records . . . . . . . 11-15

Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1

Vehicle Identification . . . . . . . . . 12-1

Vehicle Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

Customer Information . . . . . . . 13-1

Customer Information . . . . . . . . 13-1

Reporting Safety Defects . . . . 13-14

Vehicle Data Recording and

Privacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15

OnStar

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1

OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1

OnStar Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2

OnStar Additional

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-1