keyless CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2021 Owner's Guide

Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Driving and Operating 195
Cell phone chargers can interfere with the
operation of the Keyless Access system.
Battery chargers should not be plugged in
when starting or turning off the engine.1. Press the brake pedal, then press ENGINE START/STOP on the instrument panel.
If there is no remote key in the vehicle
or if there is something causing
interference with it, the Driver
Information Center (DIC) will display a
message.
2. When the engine begins cranking, let go of the button and the engine cranks
automatically until it starts.
If the battery in the remote key is weak,
the DIC will display a message. The
vehicle can still be driven.
See “Starting the Vehicle with a Low
Remote Key Battery” underRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 07
. If the remote key battery is dead,
insert it into the cupholder remote key
pocket to enable engine starting.
3. Do not race the engine immediately after starting it. Operate the engine and
transmission gently until the oil warms
up and lubricates all moving parts. 4. If the engine does not start and no DIC
message is displayed, wait 15 seconds
before trying again to let the cranking
motor cool down.
If the engine does not start after five to
10 seconds, especially in very cold
weather (below −18 °C or 0 °F), it could
be flooded with too much gasoline. Try
pushing the accelerator pedal all the way
to the floor while cranking for up to
15 seconds maximum. Wait at least
15 seconds between each try, to allow
the cranking motor to cool down. When
the engine starts, let go of the
accelerator. If the vehicle starts briefly
but then stops again, repeat these steps.
This clears the extra gasoline from the
engine.
Caution
Cranking the engine for long periods of
time, by pressing ENGINE START/STOP
immediately after cranking has ended,
can overheat and damage the cranking
motor, and drain the battery. Wait at
least 15 seconds between each try, to let
the cranking motor cool down.
Stopping the Engine
Shift to P (Park) and press and hold ENGINE
START/STOP on the instrument panel, until
the engine shuts off. If the transmission is
not in P (Park), the engine shuts off and the
vehicle goes into the accessory mode. The
DIC displays SHIFT TO PARK. When shifted to
P (Park) the vehicle turns off.
If the remote key is not detected inside the
vehicle when it is turned off, the DIC
displays a message.
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
When the ignition is turned from on to off,
the following features (if equipped) will
continue to function for up to 10 minutes,
or until the driver door is opened. These
features will also work when the ignition is
in RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY:
.Infotainment System
.Power Windows (during RAP this
functionality will be lost when any door
is opened)
.Sunroof (during RAP this functionality will
be lost when any door is opened)
.Auxiliary Power Outlet
.Audio System
.OnStar System

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Caution (Continued)
.Fuel containing metals such as
methylcyclopentadienyl manganese
tricarbonyl (MMT), which can damage
the emissions control system and
spark plugs.
.Fuel with a posted octane rating of
less than the recommended fuel. Using
this fuel will lower fuel economy and
performance, and may decrease the
life of the emissions catalyst.
Fuels in Foreign Countries
The U.S., Canada, and Mexico post fuel
octane ratings in anti-knock index (AKI). For
fuel not to use in a foreign country, see
Prohibited Fuels0226.
Fuel Additives
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is highly
recommended for use with your vehicle.
If your country does not have TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline, add ACDelco Fuel
System Treatment Plus−Gasoline to the
vehicle’s gasoline fuel tank at every oil
change or 15 000 km (9,000 mi), whichever
occurs first. TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline and
ACDelco Fuel System Treatment Plus −Gasoline will help keep your vehicle’s
engine fuel deposit free and performing
optimally.
Filling the Tank
An arrow on the fuel gauge indicates which
side of the vehicle the fuel door is on. See
Fuel Gauge
083.
{Warning
Fuel vapors and fuel fires burn violently
and can cause injury or death.
Follow these guidelines to help avoid
injuries to you and others:
.Read and follow all the instructions on
the fuel pump island.
.Turn off the engine when refueling.
.Keep sparks, flames, and smoking
materials away from fuel.
.Do not leave the fuel pump
unattended.
.Avoid using electronic devices while
refueling.
.Do not re-enter the vehicle while
pumping fuel.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
.Keep children away from the fuel
pump and never let children
pump fuel.
.Before touching the fill nozzle, touch a
metallic object to discharge static
electricity from your body.
.Fuel can spray out if the fill nozzle is
inserted too quickly. This spray can
happen if the tank is nearly full, and is
more likely in hot weather. Insert the
fill nozzle slowly and wait for any hiss
noise to stop before beginning to
flow fuel.
The fuel door unlocks when the vehicle
doors are unlocked. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 07.

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Index 331
General InformationService and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . 136
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . 311
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
H
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 107
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . 44
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Hill Rollback Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . 46
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 62
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 111
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . 278
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Engine Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 106
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 110
Malfunction Indicator (CheckEngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Light Performance Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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334 Index
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Recognition
Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . 301
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . .7
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . 195
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ride Control Systems Enhanced Traction System (ETS) . . . . . . . 218
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Roof Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . 198
S
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . 46 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 231
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . 292
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 89
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298