CHEVROLET SS 2015 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: CHEVROLET, Model Year: 2015, Model line: SS, Model: CHEVROLET SS 2015Pages: 435, PDF Size: 6.27 MB
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5-34 Instruments and Controls
settings where background noise is
typically louder than the sound
system volume.
Select Off, Low, Medium, or High.
Gracenote Options
Select to improve voice recognition
and media groupings.
Select to enable or disable. SeeCD
Player on page 7-32, USB on
page 7-34, Auxiliary Devices on
page 7-40, and Bluetooth Audio on
page 7-40.
XM Channel Art
When on, the radio will
automatically update the XM screen
and background graphics.
Select On or Off.
Max Startup Volume
Select the maximum volume level at
startup even if a higher volume had
been set when the radio was
turned off. Number of Favorite Pages
Select to set the number of FAV
pages to be displayed.
XM Categories
Select or deselect any category to
be used in XM mode.
Software Version Menu
Select to display information about
the system and software.
Phone Settings
See
“Phone” inConfigure Menu on
page 7-60.
Navigation Settings
See Configure Menu on page 7-60.
Display Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.Home Page Menu
.Rear Camera Options
.Display Off
.Map Settings Home Page Menu
Select to customize the first page of
the Home Page.
Rear Camera Options
Select and the following may
display:
.Camera
.Symbols
.Guide Lines
Select to turn an option on and off.
See Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing on page 9-41.
Display Off
Select to turn off the display. The
display will return when any button
is pressed or the screen is touched.
Map Settings
Select to enter the submenu to
change Automatic Zoom, enable
Speed Limit display on map, and
change Map Display settings.
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Instruments and Controls 5-35
.Map Display:Select to change
the screen background.
To change the overall brightness
setting for the display, use the
vehicle interior lighting
instrument panel illumination
control.
‐ The Automatic setting adjusts
the screen background
automatically depending on
the exterior lighting conditions.
‐ The Day setting brightens the
map background.
‐ The Night setting darkens the
map background.
.Speed Limits: Select to display
the posted speed limit on the
map, when available.
Vehicle Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.Climate and Air Quality
.Comfort and Convenience
.Collision/Detection Systems
.Lighting
.Power Door Locks
.Remote Lock/Unlock/Start
.Return to Factory Settings?
Climate and Air Quality
Select and the following may
display:
.Auto Fan Speed
.Remote Start Auto Cool Seat
.Remote Start Auto Heat Seat
Auto Fan Speed
This feature sets the climate control
fan speed to maintain the interior
temperature.
Select High, Medium, or Low.
Remote Start Auto Cool Seat
When on and it is hot outside, the
ventilated seats will turn on
automatically.
Select to turn on or off. Remote Start Auto Heat Seat
When on and it is cold outside, the
heated seats will turn on
automatically.
Select to turn on or off.
Comfort and Convenience
Select and the following may
display:
.Auto Memory Recall
.Chime Volume
.Button Chime
.Reverse Tilt Mirror
Auto Memory Recall
When on, this feature will recall the
stored seat positions for the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter
being used. See Memory Seats on
page 3-5.
Select On or Off.
Chime Volume
This allows the selection of the
chime volume level.
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5-36 Instruments and Controls
Select Normal or High.
Button Chime
Select to turn this feature on or off.
Reverse Tilt Mirror
This allows the reverse tilt mirror to
be set to on or off.
Select On or Off.
Collision/Detection Systems
Select and the following may
display, if equipped:
.Side Blind Zone Alert
.Rear Cross Traffic Alert
Side Blind Zone Alert
This allows the Side Blind Zone
Alert feature to be turned on or off.
See Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)
on page 9-48.
Select On or Off. Rear Cross Traffic Alert
This allows the Rear Cross Traffic
Alert feature to be turned on or off.
See
Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing on page 9-41.
Select On or Off.
Lighting
Select and the following may
display:
.Vehicle Locator Lights
.Exit Lighting
Vehicle Locator Lights
Select to turn this feature on or off.
When on, the headlamps and
back-up lamps will flash when
Kis
pressed on the RKE transmitter.
Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how
long the exterior lamps stay on
when leaving the vehicle when it is
dark outside.
Select Off, 30 Seconds, 1 Minute,
or 2 Minutes. Power Door Locks
Select and the following may
display:
.Open Door Anti Lock Out
.Auto Door Unlock
.Delay Door Lock
Open Door Anti Lock Out
When on, this feature will keep the
driver door from locking when the
door is open. If off, the Delayed
Door Lock menu will be available.
Select On or Off.
Auto Door Unlock
This allows the selection of which
doors will automatically unlock when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park)
and for a manual transmission when
the ignition is turned off.
Select All Doors, Driver Door, or Off.
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Delay Door Lock
When on, this feature will delay the
locking of the doors. To override the
delay, press the power door lock
switch on the door.
Select On or Off.
Remote Lock/Unlock/Start
Select and the following may
display:
.Remote Unlock Feedback
.Remote Lock Feedback
.Remote Door Unlock
.Passive Door Unlock
.Passive Door Lock
.Remote Left in Veh. Reminder
Remote Unlock Feedback
If equipped, this allows the selection
of what type of feedback is given
when unlocking the vehicle with the
RKE transmitter.
Select Flash Lights or Off. Remote Lock Feedback
This allows the selection of what
type of feedback is given when
locking the vehicle with the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
Select Lights and Horn, Lights Only,
Horn Only, or Off.
Remote Door Unlock
This allows the selection of which
doors will unlock when pressing
K
on the RKE transmitter.
Select Driver Door or All Doors.
When set to Driver Door, the driver
door will unlock the first time
Kis
pressed and all doors will unlock
when
Kis pressed a second time.
When set to All Doors, all of the
doors will unlock with the first press
of
K.
Passive Door Unlock
This allows the selection of what
doors will unlock when using the
button on the driver door to unlock
the vehicle. Select All Doors or Driver
Door Only.
Passive Door Lock
This allows passive locking to be
turned on or off and selects
feedback. See
Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 2-3.
Select On with Horn Chirp, On,
or Off.
Remote Left in Veh. Reminder
Select to turn this feature on or off.
This feature sounds an alert when
the RKE transmitter is left in the
vehicle.
Return to Factory Settings?
Select to return all vehicle
personalization to the default
settings.
Select Yes or No.
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5-38 Instruments and Controls
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Lighting 6-1
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-3
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . 6-5
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
There are four positions:
O(Off): Briefly turn to this position
to turn the automatic light control off
or on again.
AUTO (Automatic): Automatic
operation of the headlamps at
normal brightness and other exterior
lamps.
;(Parking Lamps): Turns on the
parking lamps including all lamps,
except the headlamps.
5(Headlamps): Turns on the
headlamps together with the parking
lamps and instrument panel lights.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
The headlamps must be on for this
feature to work.
Push the turn signal lever away
from you to turn the high beams on.
The
3indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.
Push the lever away from you to
return to low beams.
Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull the
lever toward you. The lamps remain
on high beam as long as the lever
is held.
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6-2 Lighting
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of your vehicle during
the day.
The DRL system makes the
headlamps come on at a reduced
brightness when the following
conditions are met:
.The engine is running.
.The exterior lamp control is
in AUTO.
.Shift lever is out of (P) Park
position.
.Park brake is disengaged
(Manual Transmission).
.The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
When the DRL are on, the taillamps,
instrument panel lights, and other
lamps will not be on. The headlamps automatically switch
from DRL to the regular headlamps
depending on the darkness of the
surroundings. See
“Automatic
Headlamp System” following.
To turn off the DRL, turn the exterior
lamp control to
Oand then release.
Automatic Headlamp
System
When it is dark enough outside and
the exterior lamp control is in the
automatic position, the headlamps
and parking lamps will turn on and
off automatically. See Exterior Lamp
Controls on page 6-1.There is a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Do not cover the
sensor; otherwise the headlamps
will come on when they are not
needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps turn off.
The automatic headlamp system
turns off when the exterior lamp
control is turned to
Por the ignition
is off.
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Lighting 6-3
The automatic headlamp system
defaults to on with each ignition
cycle.
Hazard Warning Flashers
|(Hazard Warning Flasher):
Press this button on the center
stack near the audio system, to
make the front and rear turn signal
lamps flash on and off. Press again
to turn the flashers off.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the turn signal lever all the
way up or down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed. If the lever is
briefly pressed and released, the
turn signal flashes three times.
The turn signal can be turned off
manually by moving the lever back
to its original position. If after signaling a turn or lane
change, the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out.
Have any burned out bulbs
replaced. If a bulb is not burned out,
check the fuse. See
Fuses on
page 10-27.
Fog Lamps
To turn on the fog lamps, the ignition
and the headlamps or parking lamps
must be on.
If the fog lamps are turned on while
the exterior lamp control is in the
AUTO position, the headlamps
come on automatically.
#(Fog Lamps): Press to turn on
or off. An indicator light on the
instrument cluster comes on when
the fog lamps are on.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
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6-4 Lighting
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
This feature controls the brightness
of the instrument panel controls and
infotainment display screen. The
thumbwheel is to the left of the
steering column on the instrument
panel.
D(Instrument Panel
Brightness): Move the
thumbwheel up or down to brighten
or dim the instrument panel controls
and infotainment display screen.
Dome Lamps
The dome lamps are in the
overhead console.
+(On/Off): Press to turn the lamp
on or off.
4(Door): Press to automatically
turn on the lamps when a door is
opened, the vehicle is unlocked,
or the ignition is turned off.
When the interior lamps are set to
door activated, they operate
automatically only when it is dark. The lamps dim to off after all doors
are closed. They turn off about
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off. They turn off immediately
if the ignition is turned on and all
doors are closed.
Reading Lamps
Front Reading Lamps
The front reading lamps are in the
overhead console.
Press
(or)to turn the lamp
on or off.
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Lighting 6-5
Rear Reading Lamps
The rear reading lamps are in the
headliner.
Press
(or)to turn the lamp
on or off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and most of
the interior lamps turn on briefly
when
Kis pressed on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
After about 30 seconds the exterior
lamps turn off, and then the dome
and remaining interior lamps will dim
to off.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-33.
Exit Lighting
The exterior lamps will illuminate an
area with limited lighting for a set
amount of time when the ignition is
turned to LOCK/OFF.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-33.
Battery Power Protection
To prevent the battery from being
drained, the glove box, trunk, and
reading lamps automatically turn off
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off.
The lamps are reactivated if any of
the following occur:
.The ignition is turned on.
.The vehicle is unlocked.
.The trunk is opened.
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