cooling CHEVROLET SPARK 2018 Owner's Guide

Chevrolet Spark Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11348464) -
2018 - crc - 9/19/17
298 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0294 for more information.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling System 4.8 L 5.0 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 4.0 L 4.2 qt
Fuel Tank 35 L 9 gal
Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y100 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
1.4L L4 AAutomatic and Manual 0.80–0.90 mm (0.031–
0.035 in)

Chevrolet Spark Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11348464) -
2018 - crc - 9/19/17
328 Index
Child Restraints (cont'd)Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 160 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 307
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Connections OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Coolant
Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Covers
Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 309
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 307
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2 Data Collection
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 312
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Diagnostics OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 299
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Driving Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 23
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 170
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 172
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

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Index 329
Driving (cont'd)Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 237
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 214
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Engine (cont'd)
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . .113
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 186
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 312
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 127
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 128
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 130
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 218
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Front Fog Lamp
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .112
Requirements, California . . . . . 204