towing CHEVROLET CITY EXPRESS 2015 User Guide

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Vehicle Care 10-5911. After starting the engine,
disconnect jumper cables as
directed below.
12. If it will not start after a few
tries, it probably needs service.
{ CautionIf the jumper cables are
connected or removed in the
wrong order, electrical shorting
may occur and damage the
vehicle. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Always connect and remove the
jumper cables in the correct order,
making sure that the cables do
not touch each other or other
metal.
Jumper Cable Removal
Reverse the sequence exactly when
removing the jumper cables. Push Starting
{ Caution .
Do not push start this vehicle.
The three-way catalyst may
be damaged. .
Continuously Variable
Transmission (CVT) models
cannot be push-started or
tow-started. Attempting to do
so may cause transmission
damage. Towing the Vehicle
{ CautionIncorrectly towing a disabled
vehicle may cause damage. The
damage would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty.
Have the vehicle towed on a flatbed
car carrier or a wheel lift tow truck. If
a wheel lift tow truck is used, the
drive wheels cannot contact the
road while the vehicle is being
towed. A wheel dolly must be used
to lift all drive wheels off the ground.
Consult your dealer or a
professional towing service if the
disabled vehicle must be towed.
Recreational Vehicle
Towing Recreational vehicle towing means
towing the vehicle behind another
vehicle, such as behind a motor
home. The two most common types

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10-60 Vehicle Care of recreational vehicle towing are
known as dinghy towing and dolly
towing. Dinghy towing is towing the
vehicle with all four wheels on the
ground. Dolly towing is towing the
vehicle with two wheels on the
ground and two wheels up on a
device known as a dolly.
Here are some important things to
consider before recreational vehicle
towing: .
What is the towing capacity of
the towing vehicle? Be sure to
read the tow vehicle
manufacturer's
recommendations. .
What is the distance that will be
traveled? Some vehicles have
restrictions on how far and how
long they can tow. .
Is the proper towing equipment
going to be used? See your
dealer or trailering professional
for additional advice and
equipment recommendations. .
Is the vehicle ready to be
towed? Just as preparing the
vehicle for a long trip, make sure
the vehicle is prepared to be
towed.
Dinghy Towing
{ Caution
If the vehicle is towed with all four
wheels on the ground, the
drivetrain components could be
damaged. The repairs would not
(Continued) Caution (Continued) be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Do not tow the vehicle
with all four wheels on the
ground.
The vehicle should not be towed
with all four wheels on the ground.
Dolly Towing

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11-2 Service and Maintenance Because of the way people use
vehicles, maintenance needs vary.
There may need to be more
frequent checks and services.
Normal Service
All maintenance services, including
those listed under Additional
Required Services, are for
vehicles that: .
Carry passengers and cargo
within recommended limits on
the Tire and Loading Information
label. See Vehicle Load Limits
on page 9-9 ..
Are driven on reasonable road
surfaces within legal driving
limits. .
Use the recommended fuel. See
Fuel on page 9-37 . Severe Service
In addition to the normal service
schedule, some vehicles require
service more often. Severe service
is for vehicles that are: .
Mainly driven in heavy city traffic
in hot weather. .
Mainly driven in hilly or
mountainous terrain. .
Frequently towing a trailer. .
Used for high-speed or
competitive driving. .
Used for taxi, police, or delivery
service. { WarningPerforming maintenance work can
be dangerous and can cause
serious injury. Perform
maintenance work only if the
required information, proper tools,
and equipment are available.
If they are not, see your dealer to
have a trained technician do the
work. See Doing Your Own
Service Work on page 10-4 .

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13-6 Customer Information .
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 up to 5 years/
160 000 km (100,000 mi), whichever
comes first.
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.
Services Provided .
Emergency Fuel Delivery:
Delivery of enough fuel for the
vehicle to get to the nearest
service station. .
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 Chevrolet 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. .
Flat Tire Change: Service to
change a flat tire with the spare
tire. The spare tire, if equipped, must be in good condition and
properly inflated. 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.
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.

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13-10 Customer Information recommend that you ensure that the
vehicle will be repaired with GM
original equipment collision parts.
If such insurance coverage is not
available from your current
insurance carrier, consider switching
to another insurance carrier.
If the vehicle is leased, the leasing
company may require you to have
insurance that ensures repairs with
Genuine GM Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) parts or
Genuine Manufacturer replacement
parts. Read the lease carefully, as
you may be charged at the end of
the lease for poor quality repairs.
If a Crash Occurs If there has been an injury, call
emergency services for help. Do not
leave the scene of a crash until all
matters have been taken care of.
Move the vehicle only if its position
puts you in danger, or you are
instructed to move it by a police
officer. Give only the necessary information
to police and other parties involved
in the crash.
For emergency towing see
Roadside Assistance Program on
page 13-5 .
Gather the following information: .
Driver name, address, and
telephone number. .
Driver license number. .
Owner name, address, and
telephone number. .
Vehicle license plate number. .
Vehicle make, model, and
model year. .
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN). .
Insurance company and policy
number. .
General description of the
damage to the other vehicle. Choose a reputable repair facility
that uses quality replacement parts.
See “ Collision Parts ” earlier in this
section.
If the airbag has inflated, see What
Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? on page 3-20 .
Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends
that you take an active role in its
repair. If you have a pre-determined
repair facility of choice, take the
vehicle there, or have it towed there.
Specify to the facility that any
required replacement collision parts
be original equipment parts, either
new Genuine GM parts or recycled
original GM parts. Remember,
recycled parts will not be covered by
the GM vehicle warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair,
but you must live with the repair.
Depending on your policy limits,
your insurance company may
initially value the repair using

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i-4 INDEX Engine (cont'd)
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Overheated Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-18
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-1
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
FFilter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-2
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69
Fluid
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-18
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-38
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
Fuses
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26 G Gauges
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
H Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-2
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

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INDEX i-7Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Overview, Infotainment
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
PParking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 9-17
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Passenger Sensing System . . . 3-22
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . 10-2
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Power Steering Warning
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 Pregnancy, Using Safety
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . 13-14
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 13-7
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . 10-2,
10-21, 10-55
R Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Radio Frequency
Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 9-31
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11 Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-13
Recreational Vehicle
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2, 2-3
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . 3-30
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Replacing Safety Belt
System Parts after a Crash . . . 3-14
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-13
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

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INDEX i-9
TTachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-4
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 2-11
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-47
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-37
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-36
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 Tires (cont'd)
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-45
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-45
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . 10-59
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
Traction Control System
(TCS)/Electronic Stability
Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Transmission
Continuously Variable . . . . . . . . 9-18
Transmission Fluid
Continuously Variable . . . . . . .10-11
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
U Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
V Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Identification
Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59