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Black plate (5,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
Service and Maintenance 10-5
.Exhaust system and nearby heat
shields inspection for loose or
damaged components.
.Accelerator pedal check for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
.If the vehicle has a Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit, check the
sealant expiration date printed
on the instruction label of
the kit. SeeTire Sealant and
Compressor Kit on page 9‑73.
First Engine Oil Change After
Every 40 000 km/25,000 Miles
.Fuel system inspection for
damage or leaks.
First Engine Oil Change After
Every 80 000 km/50,000 Miles
.Engine air cleaner filter
replacement. See Engine Air
Cleaner/Filter on page 9‑15.
.Automatic transmission fluid
change (severe service)
for vehicles mainly driven
in heavy city traffic in hot
weather, in hilly or mountainous terrain, when frequently towing
a trailer, or used for taxi,
police, or delivery service.
See
Automatic Transmission
Fluid on page 9‑14.
.Rear axle fluid change (severe
service) for vehicles mainly
driven in hilly or mountainous
terrain, when frequently towing a
trailer, used for high speed or
competitive driving, or used for
taxi, police, or delivery service.
See Rear Axle on page 9‑29.
First Engine Oil Change After
Every 160 000 km/100,000 Miles
.Automatic transmission fluid
change (normal service).
See Automatic Transmission
Fluid on page 9‑14.
.Rear axle fluid change (normal
service). See Rear Axleon
page 9‑29.
.Spark plug replacement.
An Emission Control Service. First Engine Oil Change After
Every 240 000 km/150,000 Miles
.Engine cooling system drain,
flush, and refill, cooling system
and cap pressure check, and
cleaning of outside of radiator
and air conditioning condenser
(or every 5 years, whichever
occurs first). See
Cooling
System
on page 9‑17. An
Emission Control Service.
.Engine accessory drive belt
inspection for fraying, excessive
cracks, or obvious damage and
replacement, if needed. An
Emission Control Service.

Black plate (7,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
Service and Maintenance 10-7
ServiceMaintenanceIMaintenance
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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 (2,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
11-2 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant R134a For the air conditioning system refrigerant charge
amount, see the refrigerant caution label located under the hood. See your dealer for more
information.
Engine Cooling System 3.6L V6 Engine Automatic Transmission 10.2 L 10.8 qt
3.6L V6 Engine Manual Transmission 10.6 L 11.2 qt
6.2L V8 Engine (L99) Automatic Transmission 10.8 L 11.4 qt
6.2L V8 Engine (LS3) Manual Transmission 11.2 L 11.8 qt
Engine Oil with Filter
3.6L V6 Engine 5.7 L 6.0 qt
6.2L V8 Engine (L99) 7.6 L 8.0 qt
6.2L V8 Engine (LS3) 7.6 L 8.0 qt

Black plate (3,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
INDEX i-3
Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . 8-37
Compressor Kit, TireSealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Engine TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8
Covers
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-39 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . 12-13
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . 12-10
Danger, Warnings, andCautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 12-15
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3, 9-39
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Devices, Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Door
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Driving
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7, 8-37
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 8-9
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

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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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INDEX i-7
LocksDoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
SYSTEM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Maintenance Schedule
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . 10-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 4-20
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 8-30 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14 Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . . . 4-36
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 4-33
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Object Detection System . . . . . 4-35
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38 Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58N
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
O
Object Detection SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6