2016 Chevrolet Sonic Owners Manual

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Index

342
Index

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 217
Additional Information

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Additional Maintenance

Airbags

Adding Equipment to the

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . .99
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Servicing Airbag-Equipped

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Alarm

Agreements

Trademarks and License . . . . . 174
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 230
Air Filter, Passenger

Compartment

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Airbag System

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
How Does an Airbag

Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Passenger Sensing System . . . .62
What Makes an Airbag

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

What Will You See after an

Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Antenna

Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 202
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Appearance Care

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Armrest

Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Assistance Program,

Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Audio

When Should an Airbag

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . .58

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 128

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Automatic

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Automatic Transmission

Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Shift Lock Control Function

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Auxiliary

Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Battery

Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Battery - North America . . . .240, 287
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 242
Bluetooth

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147, 153
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake

System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 102
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Brakes (cont'd)

Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 190
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 245
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 246
Taillamps, Turn Signal,

Stoplamps, and Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
California

Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

California

Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .220, 240, 287

Camera

Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Index

343

Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Carbon Monoxide

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Cargo

Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 100
Check

Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 241
Malfunction Indicator

Engine Light Child Restraints

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Infants and Young Children . . . . .69
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 82
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Cleaning

Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

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Index

Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 176
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 325
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Compartments

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 275
Computer, Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Connections

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Control

Traction and Electronic

Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Coolant

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine Temperature

Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Courtesy Transportation

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Cover

Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Text Telephone (TTY)

Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Door

Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 317
Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Driving

Customer Information Service Publications

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 327

Customer Satisfaction

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 325
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 330
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Devices

Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Diagnostics

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . .24
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 185
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 186
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Electrical Equipment,

Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Electrical System

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 248

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Electrical System (cont'd)

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 120
Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Emergency

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Engine

Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Check and Service Engine

Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 223
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Coolant Temperature

Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . 107
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 197
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 192
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 330
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Filter,

Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 122
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Fluid

Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 229
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Fog Lamps

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 123, 245
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Forward Collision Alert

(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Forward Collision Alert (FCA) Warning Light Frequency Statement

. . . . . . . . . . 104

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Front Fog Lamp

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Index

345

Front Seats

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 107
Requirements, California . . . . . 214

Fuses

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 248
Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Gauges

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Warning Lights and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

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General Information

Service and Maintenance . . . . . 301
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
GM Mobility Reimbursement

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 122
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlamps

Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Daytime Running Lamps

(DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . 108
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 108
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 121
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 108
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heater

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 176
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 185
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 203
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Indicator

Owner Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Infants and Young Children,

Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instrument Panel

Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Jump Starting - North

America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Keyless Entry

Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . .27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 256
Lamps

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 121
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Exterior Lighting Battery

Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 100
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Lane Departure

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Lane Departure Warning

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
LATCH System

Replacing Parts after a

Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

LATCH, Lower Anchors and

Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lighting

Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Antilock Brake System

(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 102
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Coolant

Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 106
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 106
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 121

Lights (cont'd)

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 104
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . 107
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . .98
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . 102
StabiliTrak® OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Traction Control System

(TCS)/StabiliTrak® . . . . . . . . . . 105
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . 104

Link

Smartphone . . . . . . . . 160, 162, 164
Load Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Locks

Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 107
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Index

347

Maintenance

Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Maintenance and Care

Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 302

Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 100
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Messages

Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Mirrors

Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Monitor System, Tire

Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Navigation

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Off-Road

Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Oil

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 228
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 68
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 321
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
OnStar® Additional

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
OnStar® Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar® Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
OnStar® Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
OnStar® Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
OnStar® Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
OnStar® Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Operation

Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 132

Ordering

Pictures and

Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 327

Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165, 170, 172

Outlets

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129, 131
Owner Manual Indicator . . . . . . . . 102
Park

Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 241
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 196

Passenger Airbag Status

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Passenger Compartment Air

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 62
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements, California . . . . . . 220

Personalization

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Phone

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147, 153
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Port

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Power

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Reduced Engine Light . . . . . . . . 107
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 194
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Power Steering Warning

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 54
Privacy

Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 330

Program

Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 324

Proposition

65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . .220, 240, 287

Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 328
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Radios

AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 208
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 92
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Records

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 290
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . 107
Reimbursement Program,

GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Replacement Parts

Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 67
Replacing LATCH System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Replacing Safety Belt System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 329
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)

U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Restraints

Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Roads

Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Roadside Assistance

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Roof

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 317
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . .55
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . .54

Safety Defects Reporting

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 329

Index

349

Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)

General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . . . . 142
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 324
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Seats

Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 80, 82
Security

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Service

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 176
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 221
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 313

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Service (cont'd)

Maintenance, General

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
. . . . . 314

Parts Identification Label Publications Ordering

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 324
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Services

Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Shift Lock Control Function

Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Shifting

Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Signals, Turn and

Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Smartphone Link . . . . .160, 162, 164
Spare Tire

Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Special Application Services . . . . 307
Specifications and

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
StabiliTrak

OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . 17, 192
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Power, Warning Lights . . . . . . . . 104
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Storage

Load Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Storage Areas

Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 86
Storing the Tire Sealant and

Compressor Kit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System

Forward Collision

Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Taillamps

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 321
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 37
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 263
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 262
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Sealant and

Compressor Kit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Sealant and Compressor

Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

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Tires (cont'd)

Terminology and Definitions . . 259
Uniform Tire Quality

Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Wheel Alignment and Tire

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 272
When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Towing

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 217
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 290
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Traction

Control System (TCS)/

StabiliTrak® Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Trademarks and License

Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Transmission

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Transportation Program,

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Turn and Lane-Change

Vehicle Care

Storing the Tire Sealant

and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 281
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Vehicle Data Recording and

Turn Signal

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 270
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Vehicle

Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 314
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 104

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Warning

Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 212

Warning Light

Forward Collision

Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Warning Lights, Gauges, and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Warnings

Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance . . 272
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
. . . . . . 73

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Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Windshield

Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Winter

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 242
Wipers

Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 25
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 89
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 127
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 180
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 301
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 318
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 329
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

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Introduction

Introduction

The names, logos, emblems, slogans, vehicle model names, and vehicle body designs appearing in this manual including, but not limited to, GM, the GM logo, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and SONIC are trademarks and/or service marks of General Motors LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division wherever it appears in this manual. This manual describes features that may or may not be on the vehicle because of optional equipment that Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 23426672 A First Printing

was not purchased on the vehicle, model variants, country specifications, features/applications that may not be available in your region, or changes subsequent to the printing of this owner manual. Refer to the purchase documentation relating to your specific vehicle to confirm the features. Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.

Canadian Vehicle Owners

Propriétaires Canadiens A French language manual can be obtained from your dealer, at www.helminc.com, or from: On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès du concessionnaire ou à l'adresse savant:

Helm, Incorporated Attention: Customer Service 47911 Halyard Drive Plymouth, MI 48170

Using this Manual To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found.

Danger, Warning, and Caution Warning messages found on vehicle labels and in this manual describe hazards and what to do to avoid or reduce them.

{ Danger

Danger indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which will result in serious injury or death.

©2015 General Motors LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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{ Warning

Warning indicates a hazard that could result in injury or death.

Caution

Caution indicates a hazard that could result in property or vehicle damage.

A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do not do this,” or “Do not let this happen.”

Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with

the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gauge, or indicator. M : Shown when the owner manual has additional instructions or information. * : Shown when the service manual has additional instructions or information. 0 : Shown when there is more information on another page — “see page.”

Vehicle 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) % : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar® $ : Brake System Warning Light " : Charging System

Introduction

I : Cruise Control ` : Do Not Puncture ^ : Do Not Service B : Engine Coolant Temperature O : Exterior Lamps _ : Flame/Fire Prohibited # : Fog Lamps . : Fuel Gauge + : Fuses 3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer j : LATCH System Child Restraints * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp : : Oil Pressure } : Power / : Remote Vehicle Start > : Safety Belt Reminders 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor d : Traction Control/StabiliTrak® a : Under Pressure M : Windshield Washer Fluid

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2 NOTES

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In Brief

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Initial Drive Information

Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Passenger Sensing System . . . 12
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 13
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Vehicle Features

In Brief

Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 19
Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 20
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Forward Collision Alert (FCA)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lane Departure

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Performance and Maintenance

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 23
Driving for Better Fuel

Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Roadside Assistance

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Instrument Panel

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1. Air Vents 0 178. 2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0 120. Instrument Panel Illumination Control 0 124.

3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn

and Lane-Change Signals 0 123. Instrument Cluster 0 96.

4. 5. Horn 0 90. 6. Windshield Wiper/Washer 0 91. 7. 8. Light Sensor. See Automatic

Infotainment 0 127.

9.

Headlamp System 0 122. Instrument Panel Storage 0 86. USB Port 0 142 (Inside IP Storage) (If Equipped). Auxiliary Devices 0 144 (Inside IP Storage) (If Equipped).

12. Shift Lever. See Automatic

22. Data Link Connector (DLC)

In Brief

(Out of View). See Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) 0 100.

23. Hood Release. See Hood

0 222.

Transmission 0 198 (If Equipped) or Manual Transmission 0 200 (If Equipped).

13. Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control 0 204.

14. Trunk Release (Sedan). See

Trunk (Sedan) 0 33. 15. Power Outlets 0 94. 16. Climate Control Systems

0 176.

17. Central Locking Switch. See

18.

Door Locks 0 30. Ignition Switch. See Ignition Positions 0 191.

19. Steering Wheel Controls 0 90. 20. Steering Wheel Adjustment

0 90.

10. Passenger Sensing System

21. Cruise Control 0 206.

0 62.

11. Hazard Warning Flashers

0 122.

Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System 0 210 (If Equipped. Lane Departure Warning (LDW) 0 212 (If Equipped).

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In Brief

Initial Drive Information This section provides a brief overview about some of the important features that may or may not be on your specific vehicle. For more detailed information, refer to each of the features which can be found later in this owner manual.

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System The RKE transmitter may work up to 60 m (195 ft) away from the vehicle.

Press and release 7 to initiate vehicle locator. Press and hold 7 for at least three seconds to sound the panic alarm. Press 7 again to cancel the panic alarm. See Keys 0 25 and Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 27.

Remote Vehicle Start If equipped, the engine can be started from outside of the vehicle. Starting the Vehicle 1. Press and release Q on the

2.

RKE transmitter. Immediately press and hold / for at least four seconds or until the turn signal lamps flash.

3. Start the vehicle normally after

entering.

When the vehicle starts, the parking lamps will turn on. Remote start can be extended.

With Remote Start Shown Press the key release button to extend the key blade. The key can be used for the ignition and all locks. Press K to unlock the driver door or all doors. Press Q to lock all doors. Lock and unlock feedback can be personalized. See Vehicle Personalization 0 113. If equipped, press and hold Y to release the trunk.

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In Brief

Canceling a Remote Start To cancel a remote start, do one of the following: . Press and hold / until the

parking lamps turn off.

. Turn on the hazard warning

flashers.

. Turn the vehicle on and then off. See Remote Vehicle Start 0 29.

Door Locks To lock or unlock the doors from outside the vehicle: . Use the key in the driver door to

lock all doors or unlock the driver door only.

. Press Q or K on the Remote

Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 27.

To lock the doors from inside the vehicle: . Press Q on the central locking

switch or on the driver door switch.

. Press the lock knob on the driver

door to lock all doors and, if equipped, the liftgate.

To unlock the doors from inside the vehicle: . Press K on the central locking

switch or on the driver door switch.

. Pull the door handle. Pulling the

door handle again unlatches the door.

. Lift the lock knob on the driver door to unlock the driver door.

See Door Locks 0 30.

Liftgate To lock or unlock the liftgate from the inside, press Q or K on the central locking switch or on the driver door switch. The vehicle must be in P (Park) for automatic transmissions. For manual transmissions the parking brake must be engaged.

To open the liftgate from the outside, press K twice on the RKE transmitter to unlock all doors, then use the touch pad. See Liftgate (Hatchback) 0 35.

Trunk Release To lock or unlock the trunk from the inside, press Q or K on the central locking switch or on the driver door switch.

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To open the trunk from outside of the vehicle: . Press K on the RKE transmitter to unlock all doors, then use the touch pad.

. Press and hold Y on the RKE

transmitter.

See Trunk (Sedan) 0 33 and Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 27.

Windows

Manual Windows If equipped, use the window crank to open and close each window. See Manual Windows 0 40.

Power Windows

If equipped, press the switch down to open the window. Pull the front of the switch up to close it. The switches work when the vehicle is in ON/RUN or ACC/ ACCESSORY, or when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP) 0 194. See Power Windows 0 40.

To open the trunk from inside the vehicle press V.

To lock the trunk from the outside press Q on the RKE transmitter.

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Seat Adjustment

Manual Seats

Seat Height Adjuster

Reclining Seatbacks

In Brief

11

To adjust a manual seat: 1. Pull the handle at the front of

the seat.

2. Slide the seat to the desired

position and release the handle.

3. Try to move the seat back and

forth to be sure it is locked in place.

See Seat Adjustment 0 45.

If available, move the lever up or down to manually raise or lower the seat. See Seat Adjustment 0 45.

To recline a manual seatback: 1. Lift the lever.

If necessary, move the safety belt out of the way to access the lever.

2. Move the seatback to the desired position, and then release the lever to lock the seatback in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback

to make sure it is locked in place.

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In Brief

To return the seatback to the upright position: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback, and the seatback will return to the upright position.

2. Push and pull on the seatback

to make sure it is locked. See Reclining Seatbacks 0 46.

Second Row Seats The rear seatbacks can be folded down to increase cargo space. See Rear Seats 0 48.

Head Restraint Adjustment Do not drive until the head restraints for all occupants are installed and adjusted properly. To achieve a comfortable seating position, change the seatback recline angle as little as necessary while keeping the seat and the head restraint height in the proper position.

See Head Restraints 0 43 and Seat Adjustment 0 45.

Passenger Sensing System

Safety Belts

United States

Refer to the following sections for important information on how to use safety belts properly: . Safety Belts 0 50. . How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly 0 51.

. Lap-Shoulder Belt 0 52. . Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) 0 74.

Canada

The passenger sensing system turns off the front outboard passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag under certain conditions. No other airbag is affected by the passenger sensing system. See Passenger Sensing System 0 62.

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Power Outside Mirrors

The passenger airbag status indicator will be visible on the instrument panel when the vehicle is started. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator 0 99.

Mirror Adjustment

Exterior Mirrors

Manual Outside Mirrors

For vehicles with power outside mirrors: 1. Select the mirror by moving the

selector switch to L for the driver side or R for the passenger side.

2. Use the control knob to move

the mirror in the desired direction.

See Power Mirrors 0 38.

Move the control up, down, or side to side to adjust the mirror. See Manual Mirrors 0 38.

In Brief

13

Interior Mirror Hold the inside rearview mirror in the center to move it for a clearer view behind your vehicle. Adjust the mirror to avoid glare from the headlamps behind you. Push the tab forward for daytime use and pull it for nighttime use. See Manual Rearview Mirror 0 39.

Steering Wheel Adjustment

To adjust the steering wheel: 1. Pull the lever down.

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In Brief

2. Move the steering wheel up,

down, forward, and backward.

3. Pull the lever up to lock the

steering wheel in place.

Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.

H : When the button is returned to the middle position, the lamps turn on automatically when a door is opened. R : Press to turn on the dome lamps. Reading Lamps

Interior Lighting

Dome Lamps

Exterior Lighting

For vehicles with front reading lamps, they are in the overhead console. # or $ : Press to turn each lamp on or off. For more information about interior lighting, see Instrument Panel Illumination Control 0 124 or Courtesy Lamps 0 124.

The exterior lamp control is on the instrument panel to the outboard side of the steering column. O : Briefly turn to this position to turn the automatic light control off or on again. AUTO : Turns the headlamps on automatically at normal brightness, together with the following: . Parking Lamps . Taillamps . License Plate Lamps . Sidemarker Lamps

Instrument Panel Lights

The dome lamp controls are in the headliner above the rear seats. 9 : Press to turn the lamps off, even when a door is open.

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; : Turns on the parking lamps including all lamps except the headlamps. 5 : Turns the headlamps on together with the parking lamps and instrument panel lights. A warning chime sounds if the driver door is opened when the ignition switch is off and the headlamps are on. # : For vehicles with fog lamps, press to turn the lamps on or off. See: . Exterior Lamp Controls 0 120
. Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)

0 121

. Fog Lamps 0 123

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Hatchback

The windshield wiper/washer lever is on the right side of the steering column. Move the lever to one of the following positions: HI : Use for fast wipes. LO : Use for slow wipes.

Hatchback Shown, Sedan Similar INT : Move the lever up to INT for intermittent wipes, then turn the x INT band up for more frequent wipes or down for less frequent wipes.

Sedan

In Brief

15

OFF : Use to turn the wipers off. 1X : For a single wipe, briefly move the wiper lever down. For several wipes, hold the wiper lever down. n L : Pull the windshield wiper lever toward you to spray windshield washer fluid and activate the wipers. See Windshield Wiper/Washer 0 91. For vehicles with a rear window wiper/washer, see Rear Window Wiper/Washer 0 92.

Climate Controls If equipped with these climate control systems, the heating, cooling, and ventilation can be controlled for the vehicle.

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In Brief

1. Move the shift lever from

D (Drive) rearward to M (Manual Mode).

Climate Control System with Heater and Air Conditioning

1. Temperature Control 2. Fan Control 3. Air Delivery Mode Control 4. Driver and Passenger Heated

Seats (If Equipped)

5. Recirculation 6. Rear Window Defogger 7. Air Conditioning

Climate Control System with

Heater Only 1. Temperature Control 2. Fan Control 3. Air Delivery Mode Control 4. Rear Window Defogger See Climate Control Systems 0 176.

Transmission

Automatic Transmission

Manual Mode This position allows you to change gears similar to a manual transmission. To use this feature:

2. Press the + (plus) end of the button on the side of the shift lever to upshift, or press the − (minus) end of the button to downshift.

See Manual Mode 0 199.

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Manual Transmission

Reverse Lockout

Up-Shift Light

Vehicles equipped with a manual transmission may have an up-shift light. This light indicates when to shift to the next higher gear for better fuel economy. For the best fuel economy, accelerate slowly and shift when the light comes on, if weather, road, and traffic conditions allow. It is normal for the light to go on and off if the accelerator position changes quickly. Ignore the light during downshifts.

The manual transmission is equipped with a reverse lockout ring. To shift into R (Reverse), press down the clutch pedal, lift up the ring on the shift lever, and shift into R (Reverse). Let up on the clutch pedal slowly while pressing the accelerator pedal. See Manual Transmission 0 200.

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Starting the Engine The vehicle has a Computer-Controlled Cranking System. It assists in starting the engine and protects components. If the ignition key is turned to START and then released when the engine begins cranking, the engine will continue cranking for a few seconds or until the engine starts. If the engine does not start and the key is held in START, cranking will be stopped after 15 seconds to prevent damage. To prevent gear damage, cranking is not allowed if the engine is running. Engine cranking can be stopped by turning the ignition key to ACC/ ACCESSORY or LOCK/OFF. See Starting the Engine 0 192.

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Vehicle Features

Radio(s)

Radio Controls without Touchscreen O /VOL: Press to turn the system on or off. Turn to increase or decrease the volume. When the system is on, press and release to mute the system. Press and release again to turn the sound back on. RADIO/BAND: Press to choose FM, AM, or SiriusXM® (if equipped). SEEK ¨: Seeks the next station. © SEEK Seeks the previous station. Push/MENU/TUNE: Turn to navigate the available menus. Turn to search for stations. MEDIA: Press to select external audio source. For more information about these and other radio features, see Operation 0 132.

Storing a Favorite Station Stations from all bands can be stored in any order in the favorite pages. Up to six stations can be stored in each favorite page and the number of available favorite pages can be set.

Storing Stations To store the station to a position in the list, press the corresponding button 1 to 6 until a beep is heard.

Retrieving Stations Press the FAV button to open a favorite page or to switch to another favorite page. Briefly press one of the 1 to 6 buttons to retrieve the station. See “Storing a Favorite Station” under "Radio Controls without Touchscreen" in AM-FM Radio 0 136.

Radio Controls with Touchscreen

Audio Source Menu z VOL y (Volume): Press to increase or decrease the volume. O (Power) : Press and hold to turn the system on and off. D (Home Page) : Press to enter the Home Page. Storing a Favorite Station Stations from all bands can be stored in any order in the favorite pages.