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Black plate (6,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
10-6 Service and Maintenance
ServiceMaintenanceIMaintenance
II
Change engine oil and filter. Reset oil life system. ••
Engine coolant level check. ••
Windshield washer fluid level check. ••
Tire inflation pressures check. ••
Tire wear inspection. ••
If tire rotation is recommended for the vehicle, rotate tires. ••
Fluids visual leak check. ••
Engine air cleaner filter inspection (vehicles driven in dusty conditions only). ••
Brake system inspection. ••
Steering and suspension inspection. •

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Service and Maintenance 10-7
ServiceMaintenanceIMaintenance
II
Engine cooling system inspection. •
Windshield wiper blades inspection. •
Body components lubrication. •
Restraint system components check. •
Automatic transmission fluid level check. •
Rear axle fluid level check. •
Engine air cleaner filter inspection (vehicles not driven in dusty conditions). •
Passenger compartment air filter replacement. •

Black plate (3,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
Technical Data 11-3
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Fuel Tank 71.0 L 18.8 gal
Rear Axle Fluid
V6 Engine 6–Speed Automatic 0.9 L 1.0 qt
V6 Engine 6–Speed Manual* 0.9 L 1.0 qt
V8 Engine* 0.9 L 1.0 qt
Transmission Fluid (Pan Removal and Filter Replacement) V6 Engine 6–Speed Automatic** 6.3 L 6.7 qt
V8 Engine 6–Speed Automatic** 6.3 L 6.7 qt
V6 Engine 6–Speed Manual 1.8 L 1.9 qt
V8 Engine 6–Speed Manual 3.9 L 4.2 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190 Y140 ft lb
*Add 2.5 oz. (75 mL) of friction modifier to the specified quantity of axle lubricant.
**See Automatic Transmission Fluid
on page 9‑14for information on checking fluid level.
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Active Fuel Management™ . . . . 8-25
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 2-34
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . 9-15
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 2-24 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 4-19
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Alarm System Anti-Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Antenna
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Alarm System Messages . . . . . 4-36
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-90
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-95 Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Audio System Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 6-1
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . 8-26 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Shiftlock Control SystemCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29

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i-2 INDEX
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-86
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . 9-32
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . 6-21, 6-22, 6-25
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Headlamps, FrontTurn Signal and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . 9-37, 9-38 Bulb Replacement (cont.)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Taillamps, Turn Signal and
Stoplamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Cautions, Danger, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 3-1 Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 4-20
Check
Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 9-32
Child Restraints Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50, 2-52
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 2-43
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-90
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-95
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 7-1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Cluster, IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . 12-10
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . 9-85
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

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i-4 INDEX
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . 9-6
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Engine (cont.)
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Cooling System Messages . . . 4-33
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 8-26
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 12-15
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 5-1
F
Filter Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 5-4
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71
Flat Tire, Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-79
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 9-14
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

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i-6 INDEX
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Immobilizer Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . 4-4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii, 6-1
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-86
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . 4-34
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 1-3
Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Lamps
DaytimeRunning (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 5-3, 9-39
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . 9-37, 9-38
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
LATCH System Replacing Parts After aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Latch, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Latches, Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Theater Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 5-3
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 4-17
Taillamp Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Traction Control OFF/StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . 4-25
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . 8-38

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i-8 INDEX
OilEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 9-13
Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . 2-36
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
OnStar
®System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Operation, Infotainment
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Overview Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Overview, Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24 Assist, Ultrasonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-41
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 8-24
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Passenger Sensing System . . . 2-29
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 9-3
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . 6-21, 6-22, 6-25 Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 8-19
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Privacy Radio FrequencyIdentification (RFID) . . . . . . . 12-17
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 12-8
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

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INDEX i-9
R
Radio FrequencyIdentification (RFID) . . . . . . . . 12-17
Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29 Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . 9-90
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41 Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . 2-36
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Replacing Safety Belt
System Parts After a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . 12-14
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Ride Control Systems
Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 8-38
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 11-4
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Replacing After a Crash . . . . . . 2-21
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 2-20
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . 12-14
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . 10-2
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . 12-8
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73
Seatback Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5