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2005 GMC Envoy, Envoy XL, Envoy Denali,
and Envoy XL Denali Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint Systems Audio System(s)
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Front Seats
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Driving Your Vehicle
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-
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Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC, How to Use This Manual the GMC Truck Emblem and the names ENVOY, and DENALI are registered trademarks of General Motors Many people read the owner manual from beginning to Corporation. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features This manual includes th
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You will also find a circle Safety Warnings and Symbols with a slash through it in this book. This safety There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We symbol means “Do Not,” use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things “Do Not do this” or that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. “Do Not let this happen.” {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to hel
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along Notice: These mean there is something that could with the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered If you need hel
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-3 Child Restraints .............................................1-31 Manual Seats ................................................1-3 Older Children ..............................................1-31 Power Seats ..................................................1-4 Infants and Young Children ............................1-34 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-5 Chil
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-60 Restraint System Check ..................................1-67 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-62 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-67 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-66 Replacing Restraint System Parts Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped After a Crash ............................................1-68 Vehicle ...............................
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Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s 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’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in plac
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If you have this feature, the power seat controls are Power Seats located on the outboard side of the front seat cushions. The horizontal control adjusts the seat cushion and the vertical control adjusts the seatback. Move the front of the seat control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion. Move the rear of the seat control up or down to adjust the rear portion of the cushion. Lift up or push down on the center of the seat control to move the entire seat up or down. To mo
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Manual Lumbar Power Lumbar Your vehicle may have this feature. If your vehicle has this feature, there is a knob The control is located located on the outboard on the outboard side side of the driver’s seat. of the seat cushion. To increase or decrease support, hold the control forward or rearward. Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it may during long trips, so should the position of your lumbar support. Turn the knob counterclockwise to increase lumbar Adjust the seat as nee
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The low setting warms the seatback and seat cushion Heated Seats until the seat temperature is near body temperature. The medium and high settings heat the seatback and seat Your vehicle may have cushion to a slightly higher temperature. You will be able heated front seats. The to feel heat in about two minutes. buttons used to control this feature are located on To heat only the seatback, press the button with the the front door armrests. words BACK ONLY. An indicator light on the switch The en
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If your vehicle has Reclining Seatbacks power seats, the power reclining seatback control is located on the outboard side of the front seat cushions. Press the control rearward to recline the seatback. Press the control forward to raise the seatback. If your vehicle has a manual recliner, lift the lever located on the outboard side of the seat and push the seatback rearward to recline the seatback. To return the seatback to the normal position, lift the lever without pushing rearward on the seat
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{CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. But do not have a s
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Head Restraints Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation Envoy/Envoy Denali Your vehicle may have a folding rear seat which lets you fold the seatbacks down for more cargo space. Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. The head restraints lock into place when raised. To release the head restraint and lower it, press the Pull up on the loop located where the seat cushion tab located on the
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The rear seatback levers are located on the outboard side of the rear seatbacks. Pull the seatback toward you as you lift up on the lever. The head restraint will automatically fold out of the To return the head restraint to the upright position, way when the seatback is folded down. reach behind the seat and pull the restraint up until it locks into place. Push and pull on the head restraint to To raise the seatbacks, lift up the seatbacks and make sure that it is latched securely. push on them
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Envoy XL and Envoy XL Denali Returning the Seats to an Upright Position The second row seat is a 65/35 split seat which may Do the following: be folded and tumbled. Use this feature for gaining 1. Guide the seat to the floor to engage the seat access to the third row seats. hooks with the floor pins. To fold and tumble the second row seat(s), do the 2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down. following: 3. Pull the seatback up to return it to the upright 1. Push the head restraints f
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Folding the Third Row Seats Safety Belts 1. Pull up on the handle located on the bottom of the seat cushion to release the seat cushion. Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone 2. Lift up the seat, and then pull it forward. This part of the manual tells you how to use safety 3. Fold the seatback forward until it is flat. belts properly. It also tells you some things you should 4. Unhook the elastic loop on the back of the seatback. not do with safety belts. 5. Flip the panel located on the back of th
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here is why: They work. {CAUTION: You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one. It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a serious that even buckled up, a person would not collision, people riding in these areas are more survive. But most crashes are in between.
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels. 1-14
