3-25 CHEVROLET COBALT 2009 1.G Owners Manual

Instrument Panel Overview...............................3-4
Hazard Warning Flashers................................3-6
Other Warning Devices...................................3-6
Horn.............................................................3-6
Tilt Wheel.....................................................3-6
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.........................3-7
Turn and Lane-Change Signals........................3-7
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer..................3-8
Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-8
Windshield Wipers..........................................3-8
Windshield Washer.........................................3-9
Cruise Control..............................................3-10
Headlamps..................................................3-12
Wiper Activated Headlamps............................3-13
Headlamps on Reminder................................3-13
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL).......................3-13
Fog Lamps..................................................3-14
Instrument Panel Brightness...........................3-14
Dome Lamp.................................................3-15Entry/Exit Lighting.........................................3-15
Mirror Reading Lamps...................................3-15
Electric Power Management...........................3-15
Battery Run-Down Protection..........................3-16
Accessory Power Outlet(s).............................3-16
Ashtray(s) and Cigarette Lighter......................3-17
Climate Controls............................................3-18
Climate Control System.................................3-18
Outlet Adjustment.........................................3-21
Passenger Compartment Air Filter...................3-21
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators............3-23
Instrument Panel Cluster................................3-24
Speedometer and Odometer...........................3-25
Tachometer.................................................3-25
Safety Belt Reminders...................................3-26
Airbag Readiness Light..................................3-27
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator...................3-28
Charging System Light..................................3-30
Up-Shift Light...............................................3-30
Section 3 Instrument Panel
3-1

Speedometer and Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both
miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h).
Your vehicle’s odometer works together with the
driver information center. You can set a Trip A and
Trip B odometer. See “Trip Information” underDIC
Operation and Displays on page 3-40.
The odometer mileage can be checked without the
vehicle running. Simply open the driver’s door and the
mileage will be displayed briey.
If your vehicle ever needs a new odometer installed,
the new one will be set to the correct mileage total of the
old odometer.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in
revolutions per minute (rpm).
Notice:If you operate the engine with the
tachometer in the shaded warning area, your vehicle
could be damaged, and the damages would not
be covered by your warranty. Do not operate
the engine with the tachometer in the shaded
warning area.
3-25

Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-7
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-39
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Running Out of...........................................2-37
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-108
Floor Console Fuse Block...........................5-106
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-106
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-105
G
Gage
Fuel..........................................................3-39
Speedometer..............................................3-25
Tachometer.................................................3-25
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-43
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-6
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-39
Headlamp Wiring...........................................5-105
Headlamps....................................................3-12
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-42
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-42
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps..................................5-42
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-13
Wiper Activated...........................................3-13
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-18
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat............................... 1-3
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-39
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-20
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
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Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Manual Mirror..................................2-38
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-39
Outside Remote Control Mirror......................2-38
MP3 .............................................................3-69
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
O
Odometer......................................................3-25
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-38
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-16
Older Children, Restraints................................1-30
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-40
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6Outlet Adjustment............................................3-21
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-16
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-39
Manual Mirror.............................................2-38
Power Mirrors.............................................2-39
Remote Control Mirror..................................2-38
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-102
Park Brake....................................................2-32
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-33
Shifting Out of............................................2-35
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-36
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-35
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-28
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-21
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-61
Passing.........................................................4-15
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S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-26
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-98
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-23
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-29
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-29
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-3
Easy Entry Seat............................................ 1-8
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-9
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-46
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-49
Security Light.................................................3-38Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements..... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-35
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-66
Setting the Clock............................................3-55
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-102
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-33
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-35
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-94
Installing............................................5-80, 5-89
Removing...................................................5-75
Storing.......................................................5-93
Specications, Capacities...............................5-112
Speedometer..................................................3-25
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-9
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
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Starting the Engine.........................................2-25
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-76
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-43
Convenience Net.........................................2-43
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-43
Driver’s Storage Compartment.......................2-43
Glove Box..................................................2-43
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-26
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-44
T
Tachometer....................................................3-25
Taillamps
Turn Signal Lamps......................................5-44
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps......5-45
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-75
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-19
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6Time, Setting..................................................3-55
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-34
Tires.............................................................5-49
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-101
Buying New Tires........................................5-66
Chains.......................................................5-72
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-74
Cleaning...................................................5-101
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-94
Different Size..............................................5-68
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-73
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-56
Inspection and Rotation................................5-63
Installing the Spare Tire.......................5-80, 5-89
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-59
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-57
Removing the Flat Tire.........................5-80, 5-89
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-75
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-93
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-50
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-53
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-68
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-70
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-70
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-65
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