Oil CHEVROLET SPARK 2018 Owner's Guide

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292 Service and Maintenance
.To avoid break-down or failure to
start the vehicle, maintain a
battery with full cranking power.
. Trained dealer technicians have
the diagnostic equipment to test
the battery and ensure that the
connections and cables are
corrosion-free.
Belts
. Belts may need replacing if they
squeak or show signs of
cracking or splitting.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the belts and
recommend adjustment or
replacement when necessary.
Brakes
Brakes stop the vehicle and are
crucial to safe driving.
. Signs of brake wear may include
chirping, grinding, or squealing
noises, or difficulty stopping. .
Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the brakes and
recommend quality parts
engineered for the vehicle.
Fluids
Proper fluid levels and approved
fluids protect the vehicle’s systems
and components. See
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0294 for GM approved
fluids.
. Engine oil and windshield
washer fluid levels should be
checked at every fuel fill.
. Instrument cluster lights may
come on to indicate that fluids
may be low and need to be
filled.
Hoses
Hoses transport fluids and should
be regularly inspected to ensure
that there are no cracks or leaks.
With a multi-point inspection, your
dealer can inspect the hoses and
advise if replacement is needed. Lamps
Properly working headlamps,
taillamps, and brake lamps are
important to see and be seen on
the road.
.
Signs that the headlamps need
attention include dimming, failure
to light, cracking, or damage.
The brake lamps need to be
checked periodically to ensure
that they light when braking.
. With a multi-point inspection,
your dealer can check the lamps
and note any concerns.
Shocks and Struts
Shocks and struts help aid in control
for a smoother ride.
. Signs of wear may include
steering wheel vibration, bounce/
sway while braking, longer
stopping distance, or uneven
tire wear.
. As part of the multi-point
inspection, trained dealer
technicians can visually inspect
the shocks and struts for signs

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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Brake/Clutch Hydraulic System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299570, in Canada 19299571).
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Cooling System 0220.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 is recommended. See Engine Oil0215.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in Canada 89021674)
or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Transmission - Automatic ACDelco CVT Fluid (Part No. 19260800, in Canada 19299096). Transmission - Manual Manual Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19351859, in Canada 19351860).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 95238310 A3227C
Engine Oil Filter 12670058 UPF64R
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 95369731 CF202
Spark Plugs 12637197 41-124
Wiper Blades
Driver Side –60 cm (23.6 in) 95391363 —
Passenger Side –35 cm (13.8 in) 95391365 —
Rear 95391371 —

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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)

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318 OnStar
contacting an OnStar Advisor. On
some vehicles, Wi-Fi can also be
managed from the Wi-Fi
Hotspot menu.
MyChevrolet Mobile App (If
Available)
Download the myChevrolet mobile
app to compatible Apple and
Android smartphones. Chevrolet
users can access the following
services from a smartphone:
.Remotely start/stop the vehicle,
if factory-equipped.
. Lock/unlock doors, if equipped
with automatic locks.
. Activate the horn and lamps.
. Check the vehicle’s fuel level, oil
life, or tire pressure,
if factory-equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitor System.
. Send destinations to the vehicle.
. Locate the vehicle on a map
(U.S. market only). .
Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot
on/off, manage settings, and
monitor data consumption,
if equipped.
. Locate a dealer and schedule
service.
. Request roadside assistance.
. Set a parking reminder with pin
drop, take a photo, make a note,
and set a timer.
. Connect with Chevrolet on social
media.
For myChevrolet mobile app
information and compatibility, see
www.my.chevrolet.com.
An active OnStar service,
compatible device, factory-installed
remote start, and power locks are
required. Data rates apply. See
onstar.com for details and system
limitations.
Remote Services
Contact an OnStar Advisor to
unlock the doors or sound the horn
and flash the lamps.
OnStar AtYourService
OnStar Advisors can provide offers
from restaurants and retailers on
your route, help locate hotels,
or book a room. These services
vary by market.
OnStar Hands-Free Calling
Make and receive calls with the
built-in wireless calling service,
which requires available minutes.
Functionality of the Voice Command
button may vary by vehicle and
region. For some vehicles, press
=
to open the OnStar app on the
infotainment display, then select
Hands-Free calling. For other
vehicles press
=as follows.
Make a Call
1. Press
=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Call. Please say the name or
number to call.”

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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

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K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 27, 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 243
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 128
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Lane Departure Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 107
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . 111
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .112
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 128
Hood Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Lights (cont'd)
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 109
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Operate Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . .113
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 103
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . 107
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor . . . . 109
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . 109
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 112
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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332 Index
M
MaintenanceAir Conditioning RegularOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 286 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 105
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 143
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 120
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Mirrors Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 43
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
N
Navigation OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 176
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 217
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 72
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 303
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Operation
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 137
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 309
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Owner Manual Indicator . . . . . . . . 107
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 229
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 185
Ultrasonic Sensor Light . . . . . . . 109
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104