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Dinghy Towing
Caution
If the vehicle is towed with all four
wheels on the ground, the
drivetrain components could be
damaged. The repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Do not tow the vehicle
with all four wheels on the
ground.The vehicle was not designed to be
towed with all four wheels on the
ground. If the vehicle must be
towed, a dolly should be used. See
“Dolly Towing”
following.
Dolly Towing
Tow the vehicle with the two rear
wheels on the ground and the front
wheels on a dolly.
To tow the vehicle from the front
with the rear wheels on the ground:
1. Put the front wheels on the dolly. 2. Shift the transmission to
P (Park). See Shifting Into Park
0 185.
3. Set the parking brake.
4. Secure the vehicle to the dolly.
5. Follow the dolly manufacturer's instructions for preparing the
vehicle and dolly for towing.
6. Release the parking brake.
7. Turn the vehicle off.
8. Open the hood.
9. Wait two minutes.
10. Disconnect the negative (-) terminal connector from the
12-volt battery.
11. Close and latch the hood.

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Caution
Towing the vehicle from the rear
could damage it. Also, repairs
would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Never have the
vehicle towed from the rear.
Appearance Care
Exterior Care
Locks
Locks are lubricated at the factory.
Use a de-icing agent only when
absolutely necessary, and have the
locks greased after using.
Washing the Vehicle
To preserve the vehicle's finish,
wash it often and out of direct
sunlight.
Caution
Do not use petroleum-based,
acidic, or abrasive cleaning
agents as they can damage the
vehicle's paint, metal, or plastic
parts. If damage occurs, it would
not be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Approved cleaning
products can be obtained from
your dealer. Follow all
manufacturer directions regarding(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
correct product usage, necessary
safety precautions, and
appropriate disposal of any
vehicle care product.
Caution
Avoid using high-pressure
washes closer than 30 cm (12 in)
to the surface of the vehicle. Use
of power washers exceeding
8 274 kPa (1,200 psi) can result
in damage or removal of paint
and decals.
Caution
Do not power wash any
component under the hood that
has this
esymbol.
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For security reasons, the driver
must present identification
before this service is given.
. Emergency Tow from a Public
Road or Highway: Tow to the
nearest certified Bolt EV dealer
for warranty service, or if the
vehicle was in a crash and
cannot be driven. Assistance is
not given when the vehicle is
stuck in the sand, mud, or snow.
Emergency towing may be
covered during the Extended
Vehicle (EV) warranty.
. Flat Tire Change: If the tire has
been separated from the wheel,
has damaged sidewalls, or has a
large puncture, the tire is too
severely damaged for the self
sealing tire to be effective and
the vehicle will have to be
towed. It is the owner's
responsibility for the repair or
replacement of the tire if it is not
covered by the warranty.
. Battery Jump Start: Service to
jump start a dead battery. .
Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: If your trip is
interrupted due to a warranty
event, incidental expenses may
be reimbursed within the
Powertrain warranty period.
Items considered are reasonable
and customary hotel, meals,
rental car, or a vehicle being
delivered back to the customer,
up to 500 miles.
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
. Impound towing caused by
violation of any laws.
. Legal fines.
. Mounting, dismounting,
or changing of snow tires,
chains, or other traction devices.
Service is not provided if a vehicle
is in an area that is not accessible
to the service vehicle or is not a
regularly traveled or maintained
public road, which includes ice and
winter roads. Off-road use is not
covered.
Services Specific to Canadian
Vehicles
. Lock-Out Service: Vehicle
registration is required.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: Must be over
150 km (93 mi) from where the
trip was started to qualify.
Pre-authorization, original
detailed receipts, and a copy of
the repair orders are required.
Once authorization has been
received, the Roadside
Assistance advisor will help to
make arrangements and explain
how to receive payment.
. Alternative Service: If
assistance cannot be provided
right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give
permission to get local
emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100,
after sending the original receipt
to Roadside Assistance.
Mechanical failures may be
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collisions. Aftermarket parts are not
covered by the GM New Vehicle
Limited Warranty, and any vehicle
failure related to such parts is not
covered by that warranty.
Repair Facility
GM also recommends that you
choose a collision repair facility that
meets your needs before you ever
need collision repairs. Your dealer
may have a collision repair center
with GM-trained technicians and
state-of-the-art equipment, or be
able to recommend a collision repair
center that has GM-trained
technicians and comparable
equipment.
Insuring the Vehicle
Protect your investment in the GM
vehicle with comprehensive and
collision insurance coverage. There
are significant differences in the
quality of coverage afforded by
various insurance policy terms.
Many insurance policies provide
reduced protection to the GM
vehicle by limiting compensation for
damage repairs by usingaftermarket collision parts. Some
insurance companies will not
specify aftermarket collision parts.
When purchasing insurance, we
recommend that you ensure that the
vehicle will be repaired with GM
original equipment collision parts.
If such insurance coverage is not
available from your current
insurance carrier, consider switching
to another insurance carrier.
If the vehicle is leased, the leasing
company may require you to have
insurance that ensures repairs with
Genuine GM Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) parts or
Genuine Manufacturer replacement
parts. Read the lease carefully, as
you may be charged at the end of
the lease for poor quality repairs.If a Crash Occurs
If there has been an injury, call
emergency services for help. Do not
leave the scene of a crash until all
matters have been taken care of.
Move the vehicle only if its position
puts you in danger, or you are
instructed to move it by a police
officer.Give only the necessary information
to police and other parties involved
in the crash.
For emergency towing see
Roadside Assistance Program
0
316.
Gather the following information:
. Driver name, address, and
telephone number
. Driver license number
. Owner name, address, and
telephone number
. Vehicle license plate number
. Vehicle make, model, and
model year
. Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
. Insurance company and policy
number
. General description of the
damage to the other vehicle
Choose a reputable repair facility
that uses quality replacement parts.
See “Collision Parts” earlier in this
section.

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Index 339
Gauges (cont'd)Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 300
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 131
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Headlamps (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 106
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 130
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 106
Heated
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
High Voltage Battery Gauge . . . . . 98
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 176
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 193
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Indicator (cont'd)
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Information Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 321
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 25
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 135
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 259
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 130
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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PrivacyVehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 324
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 318
Programmable Charging . . . . . . . . 107
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .233, 242, 284,
Back Cover
Propulsion Power Messages . . . 120
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 322
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ready Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 200
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 88
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 289
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 59
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 323
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Requirements
Electrical Battery Charging . . . 229
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 323
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety Signal Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 318
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 46

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Tires (cont'd)All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 265
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 264
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Sealant and Compressor
Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Self-Sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Terminology and Definitions . . 260
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 275
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 230
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 105
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
U
Underhood CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Underhood Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 273
Updates
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Utility Interruption of
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 310
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Starting and Stopping . . . . . . . . . 184
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 104
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 283
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167