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Technical Data 331
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions.
Refer toRecommended Fluids and Lubricants 0327 for more information.
Application Capacities Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant charge
type and amount, see the refrigerant label under the hood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling Systems High Voltage Battery 7.0 L 7.4 qt
Power Electronics 3.8 L 4.0 qt
Heater 2.0 L 2.1 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y100 lb ft
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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336 Customer Information
.Find the
Chevrolet-recommended
maintenance services.
GM Mobility
Reimbursement Program
This program is available to
qualified applicants for cost
reimbursement, up to certain limits,
of eligible aftermarket adaptive
equipment required for the vehicle,
such as hand controls or a
wheelchair/scooter lift for the
vehicle.
To learn about the GM Mobility
program, see www.gmmobility.com
or call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text
Telephone (TTY) users, call
1-800-833-9935. General Motors of Canada also has
a Mobility program. See www.gm.ca
or call 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(800-463-7483) for details. TTY
users call 1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance
Program
From the U.S., call 1-888-811-1926;
Text Telephone (TTY):
1-888-889-2438.
From Canada, call 1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside Assistance,
have the following information
ready:
.
Your name, home address, and
home telephone number.
. Telephone number of your
location.
. Location of the vehicle.
. Model, year, color, and license
plate number of the vehicle. .
Odometer reading, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN), and
delivery date of the vehicle.
. Description of the problem.
Coverage
Services are provided for the
duration of the vehicle’s powertrain
warranty.
In the U.S., anyone driving the
vehicle is covered. In Canada, a
person driving the vehicle without
permission from the owner is not
covered.
Roadside Assistance is not a part of
the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to make
any changes or discontinue the
Roadside Assistance program at
any time without notification.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to limit
services or payment to an owner or
driver if they decide the claims are
made too often, or the same type of
claim is made many times.

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Customer Information 337
Services Provided
.Lock-Out Service: Service to
unlock the vehicle if you are
locked out. A remote unlock may
be available if you have OnStar.
For security reasons, the driver
must present identification
before this service is given.
. Emergency Tow from a Public
Road or Highway: Tow to the
nearest certified Bolt EV dealer
for warranty service, or if the
vehicle was in a crash and
cannot be driven. Assistance is
not given when the vehicle is
stuck in the sand, mud, or snow.
Emergency towing may be
covered during the Extended
Vehicle (EV) warranty.
. Flat Tire Change: If the tire has
been separated from the wheel,
has damaged sidewalls, or has a
large puncture, the tire is too
severely damaged for the self
sealing tire to be effective and
the vehicle will have to be
towed. It is the owner's responsibility for the repair or
replacement of the tire if it is not
covered by the warranty.
. Battery Jump Start: Service to
jump start a dead battery.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: If your trip is
interrupted due to a warranty
event, incidental expenses may
be reimbursed within the
Powertrain warranty period.
Items considered are reasonable
and customary hotel, meals,
rental car, or a vehicle being
delivered back to the customer,
up to 500 miles.
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
. Impound towing caused by
violation of any laws.
. Legal fines.
. Mounting, dismounting,
or changing of snow tires,
chains, or other traction devices.
Service is not provided if a vehicle
is in an area that is not accessible
to the service vehicle or is not a regularly traveled or maintained
public road, which includes ice and
winter roads. Off-road use is not
covered.
Services Specific to Canadian
Vehicles
.
Lock-Out Service: Vehicle
registration is required.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: Must be over
150 km (93 mi) from where the
trip was started to qualify.
Pre-authorization, original
detailed receipts, and a copy of
the repair orders are required.
Once authorization has been
received, the Roadside
Assistance advisor will help to
make arrangements and explain
how to receive payment.
. Alternative Service: If
assistance cannot be provided
right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give
permission to get local
emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100,
after sending the original receipt

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362 Index
General InformationService and Maintenance . . . . . 321
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 153
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 130
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 152
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 130
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
High Voltage Battery Gauge . . . . 122
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 198
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 215
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Information
Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 51
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 157
J
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 33
KeyPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 280
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 152
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 231
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 233
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 127

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366 Index
Security (cont'd)OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 256
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 329
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 330
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 338
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 231
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Start Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Status Screens Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Storage Areas
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 105 Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
T
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 335
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 49
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

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Tires (cont'd)Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 286
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 285
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Self-Sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Terminology and Definitions . . 282
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 295
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 252
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 309
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Traction
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
U
Underhood CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Underhood Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 293
Updates Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Utility Interruption of Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 330
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Starting and Stopping . . . . . . . . . 205
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 128
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 303
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . 271

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W
WarningBrake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 233
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 295
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
When to Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 89
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 266 Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Wiring, High Voltage Devices . . . 271