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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Ignition  Switch 
With the ignition key in  the ignition switch, you  can turn 
the switch to  five positions: 
ACC  (A): Position in which you  can operate your 
electrical power accessories. Press in the ignition switch  as you turn the top of  it toward you. 
LOCK (B): The  only position  in which you  can remove 
the  key. 
This locks your steering wheel, ignition and 
automatic transmission.  If 
you  have  an  automatic  transmission,  the  ignition 
switch can’t  be turned  to  LOCK  unless  the  shift lever  is 
in the  PARK  (P) position. 
OFF (C): Unlocks the  steering wheel, ignition  and 
automatic transmission,  but does not send  electrical 
power to any accessories. Use this  position 
if your 
vehicle. must  be pushed  or  towed. 
RUN (D): Position to which  the  switch returns  after  you 
start your engine and  release  the switch. The  switch 
stays  in  the 
RUN position  when  the  engine is running. 
But  even when  the engine  is not  running,  you  can  use 
RUN to operate your  electrical power accessories  and  to 
display some instrument  panel warning and  indicator 
lights. 
START (E): Starts the  engine.  When the  engine  starts, 
release 
the key.  The ignition  switch will  return  to RUN 
for normal driving. 
When 
the engine  is  not  running,  ACC  and RUN allow 
you  to operate your  electrical  accessories,  such as  the 
radio. 
A warning tone will sound  if  you open the  driver’s door 
when the ignition 
is in OFF, LOCK  or ACC and the  key 
is  in  the  ignition.   
     
        
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0 
0 
The headlamp knob controls these lamps: 
Headlamps 
Taillamps 
0 Parking lamps 
0 Sidemarker lamps  Turn the knob to 
0, to  turn on your 
headlamps  and 
other operating lamps. 
Turn the knob to 
other operating lamps  without your headlamps. 
Turn the knob  to 
OFF to  turn off the lamps. 
Your  digital  display  will dim at dusk  to remind  you to 
turn on your headlamps. 
To  read your odometer  and 
fuel level  with  the  ignition 
off,  turn  on your  parking 
lamps. 
Lamps On  Reminder 
If you  turn  the ignition OFF and leave the  lamps  on,  you 
will hear  a chime. 
Brightness  Control 
The  DIMMER switch  controls the brightness  of your 
instrument  panel lamps  when your headlamps or  parking 
lamps  are on.  Move the switch  up 
or down  to  brighten 
or  dim  the lamps.  If you  turn  the switch  all the  way 
up, 
your courtesy, reading,  map and cargo  area  lamps  will 
come 
on. Be  sure  to turn off the lamps  when  you  leave 
your vehicle. 
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Instrument Cluster 
Your instrument cluster and Driver Information  Center 
are designed to let you know at a glance how your 
vehicle  is  running. You’ll 
know how fast you’re going,  about 
how much  fuel you have left and  many  other 
things you’ll need  to know  to drive  safely  and 
economically.  The center  display  in the cluster 
is 
controlled by the Trip  Monitor. 
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Speedometer  and  Odometer 
in  either  miles or  kilometers.  Press the ENG MET 
Your speedometer  lets you see your  speed  in either  miles  between English units (miles) metric units 
per  hour  (mph)  or kilometers per hour (km/h). Your  (kilometers). 
odometer  shows  how 
far your vehicle  has been  driven,  button on 
the  Trip Monitor  to switch  the  display 
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Your Corvette’s odometer  is tamper-resistant.  It will 
read 
OD0 ERR if someone has tampered with it. 
If a new odometer  is  installed,  it will automatically  reset 
to the correct reading.  If an electrical  or  other problem 
makes  setting the odometer correctly impossible, then 
it’s set 
at zero, but a  label on the  driver’s door must 
show  the old reading and when the new one was 
installed. 
Trip  Odometer 
The trip  odometer  can tell  you  how  far your  Corvette  has 
been driven  since  you  last  set  the  trip  odometer  to  zero. 
To display the trip  odometer, press  TRIP OD0 on  the 
Trip  Monitor. 
To reset  it, press and hold RESET  TRIP 
for  two  seconds. 
Tachometer 
The  tachometer  displays the engine  speed in thousands 
of revolutions  per  minute (rpm). 
Fuel  will shut  off at 
7200 rpm  for  the  LT5 (Code J) 
engine  and at 5850 rpm for the  LT1,  (Code P)  engine. 
If  you  continue  to drive  your Corvette  at the  fuel  shut 
off  rpm,  you could  damage your engine. Be  sure  to 
operate  your Corvette  below the  fuel  shut 
off rpm or 
reduce your rpm  quickly when the  fuel  shuts  off. 
Warning  Lights,  Gauges  and 
Indicators 
Warning lights and gauges can signal  that something  is 
wrong  before  it  becomes serious enough to cause  an 
expensive  repair or replacement. Paying  attention to 
your warning  lights and gauges could also  save  you or 
others  from injury. 
Warning lights  come 
on when there may  be  or  is a 
problem with  one of  your  vehicle’s  functions. As you 
will  see  in  the details  on the  next  few pages, some 
warning lights come 
on briefly  when  you  start  the 
engine  just  to  let you  know  they’re working.  If  you are 
familiar  with this section,  you should  not  be  alarmed 
when this happens. 
Gauges can  indicate when there may be  or  is a problem 
with one 
of your vehicle’s functions. Often  gauges  and 
warning lights work together to let  you  know  when 
there’s a problem with  your vehicle. 
When one  of the warning lights comes  on  and stays on 
when  you are  driving,  or  when one 
of the gauges  shows 
there  may  be  a problem, check  the section  that  tells  you 
what  to do  about  it. Please follow this  manual’s advice. 
Waiting  to 
do repairs can  be costly -- and  even 
dangerous. 
So please get  to know your  warning lights 
and gauges. They’re a  big help. 
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r . 
For numeric gauge measurements, press the GAUGES 
button  on the Trip Monitor until OIL appears.  The 
number that appears next to the  fuel gauge  is the  oil 
temperature. 
If LO  appears, the temperature is below 
32°F (OOC). 
System  Problems 
If SYS flashes on the  display  near your fuel  gauge, 
there  may be a problem  with your  Corvette’s  electrical 
system.  If the amber SECURITY light  flashes at the 
same time, there 
is a problem  with  your  theft-deterrent 
system. Have your  vehicle checked  by  your  dealer 
if 
SYS keeps appearing. 
Gauge  Markings 
The analog gauges provide a quick  visual  reference  to 
the actual measurements  of these  gauges.  However,  you 
must keep  in mind that the gauges  aren’t  linear. This 
means  that  the  middle mark is not  a temperature  halfway 
between  the top and bottom  temperatures on the  gauge. 
For your convenience,  the following  table  gives  the 
exact reading for each  mark.   
     
        
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For numeric gauge measurements, refer  to the digital 
readings  by pressing  GAUGES on the 
Trip Monitor. 
Marking 
Gauge 
E D C B A 
LT1 Oil 100 
260 
235 
210 
185 100 Coolant 
280 250 
220 
190 
100 LT5 Oil 
320 285 
250 
21 5 Temperature 
Temperature 
Temperature 
CF 
Your  fuel  gauge  shows about  how much  fuel  is  in  your 
tank.  The bars light up when the ignition  is on  or,  if the 
ignition  is off, when 
you turn on your parking  lamps. 
When  the display 
is down to the last  two bars, 
RESERVE  will appear next to the gauge. 
Here 
are three concerns some owners  have had about  the 
fuel  gauge. All these situations 
are normal  and  do not 
indicate that anything  is wrong  with the  fuel  gauge. 
At the  gas station, the  fuel pump shuts off before  the 
gauge reads 
FULL (F). 
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 0 It  takes more (or less)  fuel  to  fill  up than the gauge 
reads.  For example,  the gauge  reads half full,  but it 
took more  (or less) than half  of the tank's  capacity  to 
fill  it. 
0 The  gauge moves a  little when  you turn,  stop  or 
You  can use the  Trip  Monitor  to display more detailed 
fuel  information.  Each time you press FUEL 
INFO, one 
of  the  following  will appear  next to the  fuel  gauge. 
0 INST The  fuel  economy calculated  for your  current 
speed up. 
driving 
conditions. 
0 AVERAGE: The  fuel  economy calculated  for  the 
current  tank of fuel, 
or since  you last reset the 
display. 
refueling. 
0 RANGE: The  distance  you can  drive  before 
0 BLANK: The fuel gauge  is displayed alone. 
You  should  reset the  fuel information  display every time 
you  refuel.  To reset the display, press 
FUEL INFO until 
AVERAGE appears. Then, press RESET  FUEL on the 
Trip  Monitor. 
Automatic  Transmission  Fluid  Temperature 
Reading 
I I Huh "F 
Automatic transmission fluid temperature  will  be 
displayed  if  you press the  GAUGES  button on the  Trip 
Monitor until  AUTO appears. The number  that appears 
next  to  the  fuel  gauge is the automatic  transmission fluid 
temperature.  If 
LO appears, the temperature is  below 
32°F (0°C). 
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