2005 CHEVROLET COBALT service

Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins give technical service information
needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars
and trucks. Each bulletin contains instructions to
assist in the diagnosis and service of your vehicle.
In Canada, information pertaining to Product Service
Bulletins can be obtained by contacting your General
Motors dealer or by calling 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(1-800-463-7483).
Owner’s Information
Owner publications are written specically for owners
and intended to provide basic operational information
about the vehicle. The owner’s manual will include
the Maintenance Schedule for all models.
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Warranty Booklet.
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please specify year and model name of the vehicle.
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Note to Canadian Customers: All listed prices are
quoted in U.S. funds. Canadian residents are to make
checks payable in U.S. funds.
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Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-35
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-8
Differential, Limited-Slip..................................... 4-9
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-15Door
Automatic Door Locks.................................... 2-9
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock.............. 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-15
Seat Height Adjuster...................................... 1-3
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-35
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-35
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-40
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-37
Driver’s Storage Compartment..........................2-35
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-16
City...........................................................4-20
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-21
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-23
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-17
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-30
Winter........................................................4-25
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E
Easy Entry Seat............................................... 1-7
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-90
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-94
Floor Console Fuse Block.............................5-92
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-91
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-90
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-91
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-90
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-21
Battery.......................................................5-39
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-30
Coolant......................................................5-23
Coolant Heater............................................2-20
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-29
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-30
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-19
Overheating................................................5-29
Starting......................................................2-19Enhanced Traction System (ETS)........................ 4-8
Warning Light.............................................3-28
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-16
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-27
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-21
Finish Damage...............................................5-87
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-76
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-69
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-70
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-78
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-22
Manual Transaxle........................................5-22
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-33
Fog Lamps....................................................3-15
Folding Rear Seat............................................ 1-8
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Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-16
Limited-Slip Differential...................................... 4-9
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-30
Lockout Protection..........................................2-10
Locks
Automatic Door Locks.................................... 2-9
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Door........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection.......................................2-10
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock.............. 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Loss of Control...............................................4-14
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-15Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-30
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-22
Operation...................................................2-24
Manual Windows............................................2-12
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-37
Mirror Reading Lamps.....................................3-16
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-32
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-32
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-33
Outside Manual Mirror..................................2-32
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-33
Outside Remote Control Mirror......................2-32
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-16
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
O
Odometer......................................................3-24
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-32
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-19
Older Children, Restraints................................1-28
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-34
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-20
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-33
Manual Mirror.............................................2-32
Power Mirrors.............................................2-33
Remote Control Mirror..................................2-32
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-28
Shifting Out of............................................2-29
Parking
Brake........................................................2-26
Over Things That Burn.................................2-30
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-29
Passing.........................................................4-13
Passlock
®......................................................2-16
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-16
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.........................................5-91
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-19
Windows....................................................2-13
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-27
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock................. 2-9
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-14
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-14
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-25
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-22
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-27
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-22
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-9
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-21
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-3
Easy Entry Seat............................................ 1-7
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-8
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-42
Rear Seat Position......................................1-43
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-45Security Light.................................................3-33
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-30
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-57
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-46
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-45
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-87
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-28
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-29
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-21
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-80
Installing....................................................5-75
Removing...................................................5-71
Storing.......................................................5-78
Specications, Capacities.................................5-97
Speedometer..................................................3-24
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-8
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-19
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Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-35
Towing a Trailer..................................4-37, 4-38
Your Vehicle...............................................4-35
Traction
Enhanced Traction System (ETS).................... 4-8
Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Warning
Light......................................................3-28
Limited-Slip Differential................................... 4-9
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-22
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-22
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-22
Transaxle Operation, Manual............................2-24
Transmission
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-26
Trunk............................................................2-10
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-75
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-65
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-26
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-30
Parking Your...............................................2-29
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-89
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-89
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-40
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-20
Visors...........................................................2-14
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