Manual

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Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012
INDEX i-1
A
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Additional Information,
OnStar
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-14
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Airbag
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-33
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-34
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-26
Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-28
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-26
Airbag System (cont.)
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-26
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-24
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . .3-23
Airbags
Passenger Status Indicator . . .5-13
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-13
Servicing Airbag-Equipped
Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-32
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-21
Alarm System
Anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . 10-26, 9-33
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14, 7-16
Antenna
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-23
Anti-theft
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
Alarm System Messages . . . . .5-32
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-18
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-84
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-24
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-27
Audio System
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-23
Rear Seat (RSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-34
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-2
Automatic
Climate Control System . . . . . . . . 8-3
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . 9-29
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-31
Shift Lock Control
Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28