maintenance CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2009 6.G Service Manual

Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-100
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-33
Infants and Young Children...........................1-29
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-36
Older Children.............................................1-25
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-40
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-24
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-99
Cargo Cover and Convenience Net................5-95
Coated Moldings.........................................5-93
Convertible Top...........................................5-98
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-96
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-93
Fiberglass Springs.....................................5-100
Finish Care.................................................5-96
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-94
Interior.......................................................5-91
Leather......................................................5-94
Removable Roof Panel.................................5-98
Tires..........................................................5-99
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-100
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-95
Weatherstrips..............................................5-95
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-97Climate Control System
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-30
Dual Automatic............................................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-29
Clock, Setting.................................................3-80
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-31
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compass.......................................................2-37
Competitive Driving, Racing or Other.................4-15
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Convenience Net............................................2-53
Convertible Top......................................2-59, 2-66
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-34
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-41
Cooling System......................................5-32, 5-33
Courtesy Lamps.............................................3-18
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cupholders....................................................2-51
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-6
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-6
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-7
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-15
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Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-12
Door ..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door ................................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-13
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-36
Lumbar
Power and Side Bolsters................................ 1-3
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-42
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-31
Operation...................................................2-30
Memory Seat, Mirrors, Steering Wheel Controls.... 1-4
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-37
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-39
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-40
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-40
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-39
MP3 .............................................................3-92
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
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Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual.................................3-95
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
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Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar .......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-12
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Racing or Other Competitive Driving..................4-15
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-18
Radio(s)........................................................3-81
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-95
Reception.................................................3-108
Setting the Clock.........................................3-80
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-106
Reading Lamps..............................................3-18
Rear Axle......................................................5-55
Limited-Slip.................................................4-10
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-52
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-37
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-28
Remote, Keyless Access System........................ 2-4
Removing the Roof Panel................................2-55
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-59
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-14
Replacement, Windshield.................................5-60
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-60
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-61
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-23
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-22
Roof Panel....................................................2-54
Installing the Roof Panel...............................2-58
Removing the Roof Panel.............................2-55
Storing the Roof Panel.................................2-57
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................
6-15
Run-Flat Tires................................................5-69
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-36
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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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