CHEVROLET AVEO 2009 1.G Owners Manual

Event Data Recorders
This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or
near crash-like situations, such as an airbag deployment
or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data as:
How various systems in your vehicle were operating
Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts
were buckled/fastened
How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal
How fast the vehicle was traveling
This data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.Important:EDR data is recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is
recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age,
and crash location) is recorded. However, other parties,
such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR
data with the type of personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment
is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other
parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information if they have access
to the vehicle or the EDR.
GM will not access this data or share it with others
except: with the consent of the vehicle owner or, if the
vehicle is leased, with the consent of the lessee; in
response to an official request of police or similar
government office; as part of GM’s defense of litigation
through the discovery process; or, as required by law.
Data that GM collects or receives may also be used for
GM research needs or may be made available to others
for research purposes, where a need is shown and the
data is not tied to a specic vehicle or vehicle owner.
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OnStar®
If your vehicle has OnStar and you subscribe to the
OnStar services, please refer to the OnStar Terms and
Conditions for information on data collection and use.
Navigation System
If your vehicle has a navigation system, use of the system
may result in the storage of destinations, addresses,
telephone numbers, and other trip information. Refer to
the navigation system operating manual for information
on stored data and for deletion instructions.
Radio Frequency
Identication (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some vehicles for functions
such as tire pressure monitoring and ignition system
security, as well as in connection with conveniences such
as key fobs for remote door locking/unlocking and
starting, and in-vehicle transmitters for garage door
openers. RFID technology in GM vehicles does not use
or record personal information or link with any other GM
system containing personal information.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-16
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-74
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-86
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-19
Air Conditioning..............................................3-18
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-27
Readiness Light..........................................3-26
Airbag System................................................1-60
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-74
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-65
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-67
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-73
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-65
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-66
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-64
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-62
AM-FM Radio.................................................3-41
Antenna, Backglass.........................................3-59
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-58Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-5
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-30
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-84
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-82
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-85
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-83
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-80
Finish Care.................................................5-83
Finish Damage............................................5-85
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-81
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-79
Leather......................................................5-81
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-85
Tires..........................................................5-85
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-85
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-82
Weatherstrips..............................................5-82
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-84
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-11
Ashtray.........................................................3-17
Audio System.................................................3-40
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-41
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-57
Backglass Antenna......................................3-59
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Audio System (cont.)
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-58
Radio Reception..........................................3-58
Radio with CD............................................3-46
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-22
B
Backglass Antenna..........................................3-59
Battery..........................................................5-37
Inadvertent Power Saver..............................3-16
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brake Fluid....................................................5-34
Brakes..........................................................5-34
System Warning Light..................................3-28
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-18
Bulb Replacement
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........5-47
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-14
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-15
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-45Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-43
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-43
Headlamps.........................................5-43, 5-44
License Plate Lamps....................................5-49
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-49
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps.................5-48
Buying New Tires...........................................5-64C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-93
Carbon Monoxide.............................2-8, 2-32, 4-13
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-82
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-54
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-47
Chains, Tire...................................................5-68
Charging System Light....................................3-28
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-32
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-11
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Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-85
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-41
Infants and Young Children...........................1-38
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-46
Older Children.............................................1-34
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-53
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-56
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-44
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-17
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-84
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-83
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-80
Finish Care.................................................5-83
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-81
Interior.......................................................5-79
Leather......................................................5-81
Tires..........................................................5-85
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-85
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-82
Weatherstrips..............................................5-82
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-84
Climate Control System...................................3-18
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-22
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-21Clock............................................................3-17
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-23
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-13
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-78
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-16
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-25
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-31
Cooling System..............................................5-24
Courtesy Transporation....................................7-11
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-36
Cupholders....................................................2-39
Customer Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-11
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
(TTY) Users.............................................. 7-6
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-6
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-7
Online Owner Center..................................... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors.......7-17
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-17
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-16
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-7
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-17
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D
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light.............3-36
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Disc, MP3......................................................3-54
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ...................................................3-16
Door
Ajar Light...................................................3-36
Central Door Unlocking System....................... 2-7
Door Ajar Reminder....................................... 2-7
Locks.......................................................... 2-6
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-7
Driver
Seat Height Adjuster...................................... 1-5
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-10
Before a Long Trip......................................4-11
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-12
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-12
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-10
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-16
Winter........................................................4-13
Driving for Better Fuel Economy......................... 4-2
E
EDR .............................................................7-18
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-86
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-89
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-87
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-87
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-88
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-87
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-87
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-19
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-35
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-32
Coolant......................................................5-25
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-31
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-32
Oil .............................................................5-16
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheating................................................5-30
Starting......................................................2-19
Engine Heater................................................2-21
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-19
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-34
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-13
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F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-19
Finish Damage...............................................5-85
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-58
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-69
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-70
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-78
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-21
Power Steering...........................................5-32
Windshield Washer......................................5-33
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-15
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-35
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-11
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-37
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-38Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-89
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-87
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-88
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-87
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-31
Fuel..........................................................3-37
Speedometer..............................................3-25
Tachometer.................................................3-25
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-39
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-43
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-87
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Headlamps....................................................5-44
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-43
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-14
Exterior Lamps............................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-45
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-43
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Heater...........................................................3-18
Engine.......................................................2-21
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat............................... 1-5
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-36
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-12
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-12
Hold Mode Light.............................................3-30
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-11
Release.....................................................5-12
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-21
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-23
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-18
Immobilizer....................................................2-14
Immobilizer Operation......................................2-15
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver.......................3-16Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-38
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-57
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-15
Cluster.......................................................3-24
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-38
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-52
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-32
Lamps
Dome ........................................................3-16
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver....................3-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-30
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-46
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-49
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Liftgate
Carbon Monoxide........................................2-10
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-26
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-30
Brake System Warning.................................3-28
Change Engine Oil......................................3-35
Charging System.........................................3-28
Cruise Control.............................................3-36
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator..................3-36
Door Ajar...................................................3-36
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-35
Highbeam On.............................................3-36
Hold Mode .................................................3-30
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-38
Oil Pressure...............................................3-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-27
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-26
Tire Pressure..............................................3-31
Up-Shift.....................................................3-28
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-16
Locks
Central Door Unlocking System....................... 2-7
Door ........................................................... 2-6
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-7
Loss of Control................................................ 4-8Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-38
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-46
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-5
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-10
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
At Least Once a Year..................................6-11
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record....................................6-17
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-32
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-5
Manual Seats................................................... 1-4
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-23
Operation...................................................2-26
Manual Windows............................................2-12
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Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-34
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-35
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-35
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-34
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-35
MP3 .............................................................3-54
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-20
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-18
O
Odometer......................................................3-25
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-25
Off-Road Recovery........................................... 4-8
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-35
Engine.......................................................5-16
Pressure Light.............................................3-34
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-34
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-20OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-36
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-21
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-16
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-35
Heated Mirrors............................................2-35
Manual Mirrors............................................2-34
Power Mirrors.............................................2-35
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-85
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-29
Shifting Out of............................................2-30
Park Brake....................................................2-28
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-32
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-31
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-27
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-22
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-67
Passing........................................................... 4-8
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
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