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Black plate (5,1)Chevrolet Spark Owner Manual - 2013 - crc - 9/11/12
OnStar 14-5
OnStar Mobile App
Download the OnStar RemoteLink
mobile app to select iPhone,
Android and Blackberry devices to
check vehicle fuel level, oil life,
or tire pressure; to start the vehicle
(if equipped) or unlock it; or to
connect to an OnStar Advisor. For
OnStar RemoteLink information and
compatibility, see www.onstar.com
(U.S.), www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Diagnostics
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics will
perform a vehicle check every
month. It will check the engine,
transmission, antilock brakes, and
major vehicle systems. It also
checks the tire pressures, if the
vehicle is equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System. If a
diagnostics check is needed
between e-mails, press
Q, and an
Advisor can run a check.
OnStar Additional
Information
Transferring Service
PushQto request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can assist in canceling or removing
account information. If OnStar
receives information that vehicle
ownership has changed, OnStar
may send a voice message to the
vehicle, requesting updated account
information.
Reactivation for Subsequent
Owners
PushQand follow the prompts to
speak to an Advisor as soon as
possible after acquiring the vehicle.
The Advisor will update vehicle
records and will explain the OnStar
service offers and options available.
How OnStar Service Works
Automatic Crash Response,
Emergency Services, Crisis Assist,
Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Vehicle
Diagnostics, Remote Door Unlock,
Roadside Assistance, Turn-by-Turn
Navigation, and Hands-Free Calling
are available on most vehicles. Not
all OnStar services are available
everywhere or on all vehicles. For
more information, a full description
of OnStar services, system
limitations, and OnStar terms and
conditions:
.In the U.S. see www.onstar.com
(U.S.) or call 1.888.4.ONSTAR.
(1.888.466.7827).
.In Canada see www.onstar.ca
(Canada) or call
1.888.4.ONSTAR.
(1.888.466.7827).
.PressQto speak with an
Advisor.
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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Additional Information
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-11
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-19 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-10
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Antenna
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-68
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-71
Armrest Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Audio System Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-2 Automatic
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock ControlFunction Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-22
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21, 7-23
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-14
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 9-13
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i-4 INDEX
Engine (cont'd)Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-21
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-1
F
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-2
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-74
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-10
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 Front Fog Lamp
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-33
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-18
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-33
Fuses Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
G
Gasoline
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Gauges Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-2
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
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i-6 INDEX
LATCH SystemReplacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Liftgate Carbon Monoxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Lighting Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 5-14
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 5-17
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Lights (cont'd)
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-1
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . 5-19
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . 5-14
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . 5-15
Link Smartphone . . . . . . 7-31, 7-33, 7-34
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Central Locking System . . . . . . . 2-5
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-18
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15
Maintenance Schedule
Recommended Fluidsand Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-11
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 9-23 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Messages Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Mirrors
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
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INDEX i-7
Monitor System, TirePressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36, 7-41, 7-42
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Net
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 10-9
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . 3-30 Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
OnStar
®
System, In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
OnStar®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Operation, Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . .13-11
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Overview, Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Owner Manual Indicator . . . . . . . 5-14
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-22
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 9-20
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Passenger Sensing System . . . 3-24
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . 10-2
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Phone Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21, 7-23
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
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INDEX i-11
U
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65 Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . 10-62
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17 Wheels
Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-50
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . 3-36
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Windshield
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 10-22
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3