Chevrolet Equinox (2012) manual

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Black plate (5,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Introduction v V ehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the Index. 9 : Airbag Readiness Light # : Air Conditioning ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) $ : Brake System Warning Light &quo[...]

Black plate (6,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 vi Introduction 2 NOTES[...]

Black plate (1,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 In Brief 1-1 In Brief Instrument Panel Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Initial Drive Information Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Remote V ehicle Start . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Door Loc[...]

Black plate (2,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 1-2 In Brief Instrument Panel[...]

Black plate (3,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 In Brief 1-3 A. Air Vents on page 8 ‑ 5 . B. T urn and Lane ‐ Change Lever . See T urn and Lane-Change Signals on page 6 ‑ 3 . Exterior Lamp Controls on page 6 ‑ 1 . Fog Lamps on page 6 ‑ 4 (If Equipped). C. Instrument Cluster on page 5 ‑ 9 . D. Windshield Wiper/Was her on page 5 ?[...]

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Black plate (8,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 2-8 Keys, Doors, and Windows There are power door lock switches on the front door panels. Q : Press to lock the doors. K : Press to unlock the doors. When locking the doors with a power door lock switch and a door or the liftgate is open, the doors will lock five seconds after the last door is[...]

Black plate (9,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-9 Doors Liftgate (Manual) { W ARNING Exhaust gases can enter the vehicle if it is driven with the liftgate, trunk/hatch open, or with any objects that pass through the seal between the body and the trunk/hatch or liftgate. Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide (CO)[...]

Black plate (10,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 2-10 Keys, Doors, and Windows Liftgate (Power) Power Liftgate Operation { W ARNING Exhaust gases can enter the vehicle if it is driven with the liftgate or trunk/hatch open, or with any objects that pass through the seal between the body and the trunk/hatch or liftgate. Engine exhaust contain[...]

Black plate (11,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-1 1 Choose the power liftgate mode by turning the dial on the switch until the indicator lines up with the desired position. The vehicle must be in P (Park). The three modes are: MAX: The liftgate power opens to the full open height. 3/4: The liftgate power opens to[...]

Black plate (12,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 2-12 Keys, Doors, and Windows Pressing any button, or the touchpad switch, while the liftgate is moving stops it. Pressing the button or RKE switch again reverses the direction. The touchpad switch will stop the liftgate from moving. There is a minimum distance that the power liftgate must al[...]

Black plate (13,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-13 3. Press and hold the button on the liftgate adjacent to the latch until the turn signals flash and a beep sounds to indicate that the new setting is recorded. When power opened with the 3/4 mode selected, the liftgate stops at the new set position. If you do not[...]

Black plate (14,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 2-14 Keys, Doors, and Windows Disarming the System T o disarm the system, do one of the following: . Press K on the RKE transmitter . . T urn the ignition to ON/RUN. . Allow the alarm to time out after about 30 seconds and reset itself. The alarm automatically disarms. If the system is armed [...]

Black plate (15,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-15 If the engine does not start and the security light stays on, there is a problem with the system. Turn the ignition off and try again. If the engine still does not start, and the key appears to be undamaged or the light continues to stay on, try another ignition [...]

Black plate (16,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 2-16 Keys, Doors, and Windows Heated Mirrors For vehicles with heated mirrors: The heated outside rearview mirrors turn on when the rear window defogger is on and help to clear fog or frost from the surface of the mirrors. 1 (Rear Window Defogger): This button is on the climate control panel.[...]

Black plate (17,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-17 Using the Outside Mirror with the Blind Spot Mirror 1. Set the main mirror so that the side of the vehicle can just be seen and the blind spot mirror has an unobstructed view. 2. When checking for traffic or before changing a lane, look at the main driver/passeng[...]

Black plate (18,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 2-18 Keys, Doors, and Windows Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror The vehicle may have an automatic dimming inside rearview mirror. Automatic dimming reduces the glare from the headlamps of the vehicle behind you. The dimming feature comes on and the indicator light comes on each time the vehic[...]

Black plate (19,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-19 The vehicle aerodynamics are designed to improve fuel economy performance. This may result in a pulsing sound when either rear window is down and the front windows are up. T o reduce the sound, open either a front window or the sunroof (if equipped). Power Window[...]

Black plate (20,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 2-20 Keys, Doors, and Windows Express Down Windows Windows that have the express ‐ down feature allow the windows to be lowered without holding the switch. Press the window switch fully and release it to activate the express ‐ down feature. The express mode can be canceled at any time by [...]

Black plate (21,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-21 Roof Sunroof On vehicles with a sunroof, the switches used to operate it are on the headliner above the rearview mirror . The ignition must be in ON/ RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY , or in Retained Accessory Power (RAP) to operate the sunroof. See Ignition Positions on pag[...]

Black plate (22,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 2-22 Keys, Doors, and Windows Dirt and debris may collect on the sunroof seal or in the track. This could cause an issue with sunroof operation, noise, or plugging the water drainage system. Periodically open the sunroof and remove any obstacles or loose debris. Wipe the sunroof seal and roof[...]

Black plate (1,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-1 Seats and Restraints Head Restraints Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Front Seats Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . 3-4 Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . [...]

Black plate (2,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 3-2 Seats and Restraints Head Restraints Front Seats The vehicle's front seats have head restraints in the outboard seating positions. { W ARNING With head restraints that are not installed and adjusted properly , there is a greater chance that occupants will suffer a neck/ spinal injury [...]

Black plate (3,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-3 T o lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the head restraint down. Try to move the head restraint after the button is released to make sure that it is locked in place. The front seat outboard head restraints are not de[...]

Black plate (4,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 3-4 Seats and Restraints Power Seat Adjustment Four ‐ W ay Power Driver Seat A. Seat Position Handle B. Height Adjustment Control T o adjust a power seat, if equipped: . Move the seat forward or rearward using the handle under the front of the seat cushion (A). See Seat Adjustment on page 3 [...]

Black plate (5,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-5 Lumbar Adjustment Power Lumbar Eight-W ay Power Seat Shown, Four-W ay Similar A. Lumbar Switch If available, press and hold the front or rear of the switch (A) to increase or decrease lumbar support. Release the switch when the seatback reaches the desired level of lum[...]

Black plate (6,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 3-6 Seats and Restraints Manual Reclining Seatbacks { W ARNING Y ou can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver seat[...]

Black plate (7,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-7 Power Reclining Seatbacks T o adjust a power seatback, if available: . T ilt the top of the control rearward to recline. . T ilt the top of the control forward to raise. Memory Seats On vehicles with the memory feature, the “ 1 ” and “ 2 ” buttons on the outboa[...]

Black plate (8,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 3-8 Seats and Restraints Recalling Button Memory Positions T o recall the manually saved Button Memory positions, press and hold “ 1 ” or “ 2. ” The driver seat and outside mirrors move to the positions stored to those buttons when pressed. Releasing “ 1 ” or “ 2 ” before the s[...]

Black plate (9,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-9 Easy Exit Driver Seat This feature moves the seat rearward allowing the driver more room to exit the vehicle. T o activate, turn the ignition off and open the driver door . If the driver door is already open, turning the ignition off will activate the easy exit driver [...]

Black plate (10,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 3-10 Seats and Restraints The passenger seat may take longer to heat up. Remote Start Heated Seats When it is cold outside, the heated seats can be programmed to turn on automatically during a remote vehicle start. The heated seats will be canceled when the ignition is turned on. Press the he[...]

Black plate (11,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-1 1 T o fold the seatback down: Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat. 1. Unbuckle th[...]

Black plate (12,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 3-12 Seats and Restraints Safety Belts This section of the manual describes how to use safety belts properly . It also describes some things not to do with safety belts. { W ARNING Do not let anyone ride where a safety belt cannot be worn properly . In a crash, if you or your passenger(s) are[...]

Black plate (13,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-13 When you wear a safety belt, you and the vehicle slow down together . There is more time to stop because you stop over a longer distance and, when worn properly , your strongest bones take the forces from the safety belts. That is why wearing safety belts makes such [...]

Black plate (14,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 3-14 Seats and Restraints There are important things to know about wearing a safety belt properly . . Sit up straight and always keep your feet on the floor in front of you. . Always use the correct buckle for your seating position. . Wear the lap part of the belt low and snug on the hips, ju[...]

Black plate (15,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-15 Lap-Shoulder Belt All seating positions in the vehicle have a lap-shoulder belt. The following instructions explain how to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly . 1. Adjust the seat, if the seat is adjustable, so you can sit up straight. T o see how , see “ Seats ” i[...]

Black plate (16,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 3-16 Seats and Restraints T o unlatch the belt, push the button on the buckle. Before a door is closed, be sure the safety belt is out of the way . If a door is slammed against a safety belt, damage can occur to both the safety belt and the vehicle. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster The vehicle h[...]

Black plate (17,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-17 Pretensioners work only once. If the pretensioners are activated in a crash, the pretensioners and possibly other parts of the safety belt system will need to be replaced. See Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash on page 3 ‑ 20 . Rear Safety Belt Comfor[...]

Black plate (18,1) Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2012 3-18 Seats and Restraints 3. The belt should not be twisted and it should lie flat. The elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top. { W ARNING A safety belt that is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously[...]