Transmission fluid CHEVROLET SPARK 2019 User Guide

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Service and Maintenance 295
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Change automatic transmission fluid.@@@
Change manual transmission fluid, if equipped.@@@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (4)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (5)@
Replace brake/clutch fluid. (6)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (7)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas struts.@ @
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services - Severe
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
passenger compartment air filter replacement may be needed if
driving in areas with heavy traffic,
poor air quality, high dust levels,
or environmental allergens.
Passenger compartment air filter
replacement may also be needed if
there is reduced airflow, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer
can help determine when to replace
the filter.

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Service and Maintenance 299
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 0224.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 218.
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 equivalent.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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Technical Data 303
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0299 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 3.5 L 3.7 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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332 Index
Assistance Program,Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Battery - North America . . . . 231, 273
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 234
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147 Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 107
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 175
Bulb Replacement
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 240
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
California
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .213, 231, 273, Back Cover
Camera
Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cargo
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 105
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 233

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Driving (cont'd)If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 171
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 242
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 217
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Engine (cont'd)
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . .113
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 186
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 317
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 125
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 126
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
F
Filter,Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 128
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 221
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 204
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .112
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

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Index 337
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
M
MaintenanceAir Conditioning Regular
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 291
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 105
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 140
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 120
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Mirrors
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Mirrors (cont'd)
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 42
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 327
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 175
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 220
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 72
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 308
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Operation
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Owner Manual Indicator . . . . . . . . 107
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 233
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 185
Ultrasonic Sensor Light . . . . . . . 109
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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SystemForward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 308
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . 39, 40
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 256 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 255
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Terminology and Definitions . . 251
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 265
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 210
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 277
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . .110
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Transmission (cont'd)
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
U
Ultrasonic Parking SensorLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 263
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 302
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 120
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121