2006 Chevrolet SSR Owners Manual

Raising the Convertible Top .............................. 2-48
Rear Axle ...................................................... 5-42
Rearview Mirrors ............................................. 2-27
Reclining Seatbacks .......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ................. 6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................. 4-35
Reduced Engine Power Light ............................ 3-38
Remote Keyless Entry System ............................ 2-5
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation ............ 2-6
Replacement Bulbs ......................................... 5-48

Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government .................................. 7-14
General Motors ........................................... 7-14
United States Government ............................ 7-13

Restraint System Check

Checking the Restraint Systems .................... 1-52
Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash .......................................... 1-53
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-17
Roadside

Assistance Program ....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-28
Running the Engine While Parked ..................... 2-26

Safety Belt

Safety Belts

Reminder Light ............................................ 3-27

Care of ...................................................... 5-79
Driver Position ............................................ 1-12
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-12
Passenger Position ...................................... 1-19
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ..... 1-11
Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-19
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-18
Safety Belts Are for Everyone ......................... 1-6
Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4

Seatback Latches ............................................. 1-6
Seats

Heated Seats ............................................... 1-4
Memory ..................................................... 2-53
Power Seats ................................................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 1-4
Seatback Latches .......................................... 1-6

Securing a Child Restraint

Passenger Seat Position ............................... 1-36
Security Light ................................................. 3-37
Service ........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications ......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of

Your Vehicle .............................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning .................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-33
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-51
Setting the Time ............................................. 3-60
Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-83
Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-23
Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-24
Side-Saddle Storage ....................................... 2-45
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-7
Specifications, Capacities ................................. 5-95
Speedometer .................................................. 3-26
Starting Your Engine ....................................... 2-17
Steering ........................................................ 4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ......................... 3-85

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Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6
Storage

Side-Saddle ................................................ 2-45

Storage Areas

Cargo Management System .......................... 2-45
Cargo Net System ....................................... 2-40
Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-35
Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-34
Glove Box .................................................. 2-34
Instrument Panel Storage Area ...................... 2-34
Map Pocket ................................................ 2-35
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... 4-28
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-13
Switchbanks

Center Console ........................................... 3-19

Tachometer .................................................... 3-26
Tailgate ......................................................... 2-10
Taillamps

Turn Signal, and Stoplamps .......................... 5-47
TCS Warning Light .......................................... 3-32
Theater Dimming ............................................ 3-17
Theft-Deterrent, Radio ..................................... 3-84
Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-13
Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-13
Passlock® ................................................... 2-15
Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6

Tires ............................................................. 5-51

Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,

Cleaning ................................................. 5-82
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-60
Chains ....................................................... 5-66
Cleaning .................................................... 5-82
Different Size .............................................. 5-62
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-67
Inflation - Tire Pressure ................................ 5-57
Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-59
Tire Inflator Kit ............................................ 5-68
Tire Sidewall Labeling .................................. 5-52
Tire Terminology and Definitions .................... 5-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-62
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-63
Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-64
When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-59

Towing

Traction

Trailer

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-35
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-35
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-35

Control System (TCS) .................................... 4-9
Control System Warning Light ....................... 3-32

Transmission

Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-20
Fluid, Manual .............................................. 5-22

Transmission Operation, Automatic .................... 2-19
Transmission Operation, Manual ........................ 2-21
Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-26
Truck-Camper Loading Information .................... 4-34
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7

Understanding Radio Reception ........................ 3-85
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-62
Universal Home Remote System ....................... 2-30
Operation ................................................... 2-30

Vehicle

Control ........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Loading ...................................................... 4-29
Parking Your ............................................... 2-25
Symbols ......................................................... iv

Vehicle Data Collection and Event

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

Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-85
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-85

Recommendations ....................................... 4-47

Vehicle Identification

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Vehicle Personalization .................................... 2-53
DIC ........................................................... 3-52
Memory Seat .............................................. 2-53
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-23
Visors ........................................................... 2-13

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

DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-45
Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv

Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-63
Different Size .............................................. 5-62
Replacement ............................................... 5-64

Windows ....................................................... 2-11
Power ........................................................ 2-12

Windshield

Washer ........................................................ 3-9
Washer Fluid .............................................. 5-31
Wiper Blade Replacement ............................. 5-49
Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-81
Wiper Fuses ............................................... 5-86
Wipers ......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-24

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

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