light CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2009 6.G Owners Manual

Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-6
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-51
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hatch/Trunk...................................................2-13
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-56
Headlamp Wiring...........................................5-102
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-56
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-15
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-57
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
and Parking Lamps..................................5-57
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-56
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Wiper Activated...........................................3-14
Head-Up Display (HUD)...................................3-19Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-24
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-47
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-72
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-18
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-18
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-12
Release.....................................................5-13
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-14
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-31
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-22
Immobilizer....................................................2-19
Immobilizer Operation......................................2-20
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-29
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-70
Installing the Roof Panel..................................2-58
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-18
Cluster.......................................................3-32
Overview..................................................... 3-4
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J
Jump Starting.................................................5-51
K
Keyless Access System..................................... 2-4
Keyless Access System, Operation...................... 2-5
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-64
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-42
Lamps
Courtesy....................................................3-18
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-17
Reading.....................................................3-18
Twilight Sentinel
®........................................3-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-22
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-36
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-8
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires...................................5-86Light
Active Handling System................................3-40
Airbag Readiness........................................3-35
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-39
Brake System Warning.................................3-38
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-47
Highbeam On.............................................3-47
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-47
One-to-Four Shift.........................................3-38
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-36
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-34
Security.....................................................3-47
TCS Warning Light......................................3-40
Tire Pressure..............................................3-42
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-40
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-18
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.....................................4-10
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-22
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
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O
Odometer......................................................3-34
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-20
Engine Oil Pressure Gage............................3-46
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-26
Older Children, Restraints................................1-25
One-to-Four Shift Light....................................3-38
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-40
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-44
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-29
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-23
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-39
Convex Mirror.............................................2-40
Heated Mirrors............................................2-40
Power Mirrors.............................................2-39
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-41
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-100
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-33
Shifting Out of............................................2-34
Park Brake....................................................2-32
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-35
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-36
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-30
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-53
Passing.........................................................4-13
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®..................................................3-96
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.......................................5-102
Lumbar and Side Bolsters.............................. 1-3
Retained Accessory.....................................2-23
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-42
Windows....................................................2-17
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S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-95
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-14
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-25
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-24
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-8
Seats
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Memory, Mirrors............................................ 1-4
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters.................... 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-8
Securing a Child Restraint
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-40
Security Light.................................................3-47
Selective Ride Control.....................................4-10
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5Service (cont.)
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-5
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-42
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-58
Setting the Clock............................................3-80
Shifting Into Park............................................2-33
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-34
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Specications, Capacities...............................5-110
Speedometer..................................................3-34
Starting the Engine.........................................2-23
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-106
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory....................... 1-4
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-51
Convenience Net.........................................2-53
Cupholders.................................................2-51
Glove Box..................................................2-51
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-52
Storing the Roof Panel....................................2-57
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-21
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
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T
Tachometer....................................................3-34
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-59
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-40
Theft - Deterrent System..................................2-18
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-106
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Immobilizer.................................................2-19
Immobilizer Operation...................................2-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-80
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-42
Tires.............................................................5-62
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-99
Buying New Tires........................................5-78
Chains.......................................................5-85
Cleaning....................................................5-99
Different Size..............................................5-79
High-Speed Operation..................................5-72
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-90Tires (cont.)
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-70
Inspection and Rotation................................5-76
Lifting the Vehicle........................................5-86
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-74
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-73
Run-Flat.....................................................5-69
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-64
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-66
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-80
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-82
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-82
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-77
Winter Tires................................................5-63
Towing
Recreational Vehicle
.....................................4-28
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-28
Your Vehicle...............................................4-28
Traction
Active Handling System................................. 4-8
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-6
Control System Warning Light.......................3-40
Limited-Slip Rear Axle..................................4-10
Selective Ride Control..................................4-10
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Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-30
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-31
One-to-Four Shift Light.................................3-38
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-26
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-30
Trunk/Hatch...................................................2-13
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
Twilight Sentinel
®............................................3-16
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-80
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-44
Operation...................................................2-44
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Loading......................................................4-22
Parking Your...............................................2-34
Running While Parked..................................2-36
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-101
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-101
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-71
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-29
Visors...........................................................2-18
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-37
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W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-31
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-82
Different Size..............................................5-79
Replacement...............................................5-82
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power ........................................................2-17
Windshield
Replacement...............................................5-60
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-43Windshield (cont.)
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-60
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-97
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-102
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-19
Winter Tires...................................................5-63
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-14
X
XM Radio Messages.......................................3-95
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-108
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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