2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-10
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-12
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-20
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-21
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-24
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-58
Installing the Roof Panel..................................2-55
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-19
Cluster.......................................................3-33
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-38
K
Keyless Access System..................................... 2-4
Keyless Access System, Operation...................... 2-5
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-52
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-20
Courtesy....................................................3-19
Exterior......................................................3-15
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-19
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Reading.....................................................3-19
Twilight Sentinel
®........................................3-18
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-31
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-33
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-6
Lifting Your Vehicle, Tires.................................5-69
Light
Active Handling System................................3-40
Airbag Off..................................................3-36
Airbag Readiness........................................3-35
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Light (cont.)
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-39
Brake System Warning.................................3-38
Fog Lamp..................................................3-47
Highbeam On.............................................3-47
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-47
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-42
One-to-Four Shift.........................................3-38
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-34
Security.....................................................3-47
TCS Warning Light......................................3-40
Tire Pressure..............................................3-42
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-40
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-19
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.....................................4-11
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-31
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Automatic Door Locks..................................2-13
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door................................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-13
Loss of Control...............................................4-16
Lumbar
Power and Side Bolsters................................ 1-3M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
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................................3-42
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-20
Operation...................................................2-27
Memory.........................................................2-68
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
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Message (cont.)
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass....2-37
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®
and Compass..........................................2-35
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-35
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-40
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-41
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-40
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual......................................................3-98
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-20
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
O
Odometer......................................................3-34
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Engine Oil Pressure Gage............................3-46
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-16
Older Children, Restraints................................1-21One-to-Four Shift Light....................................3-38
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-41
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-31
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-40
Convex Mirror.............................................2-41
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-40
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-26
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-30
Shifting Out of............................................2-32
Parking
Brake........................................................2-30
Over Things That Burn.................................2-33
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-32
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-31
Passenger Position, Safety Belts.......................1-20
Passing.........................................................4-15
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Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-24
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.........................................5-85
Lumbar and Side Bolsters.............................. 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Six-Way Seats.............................................. 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-31
Windows....................................................2-17
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-20
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-13
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-11
R
Radios..........................................................3-78
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-99
Care of Your CDs........................................3-99
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-98
Radio with CD............................................3-79
Setting the Time..........................................3-78
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-98
Understanding Reception..............................3-98Reading Lamps..............................................3-19
Rear Axle......................................................5-43
Limited-Slip.................................................4-11
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-48
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass....................................................2-37
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-35
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-35
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-36
Removing the Roof Panel................................2-52
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-48
Replacement, Windshield.................................5-48
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-10
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-51
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-52
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-22
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-31
10

Roof Panel....................................................2-52
Installing the Roof Panel...............................2-55
Removing the Roof Panel.............................2-52
Storing the Roof Panel.................................2-54
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-34
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-20
Reminder Light............................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-78
Driver Position............................................1-13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-12
Passenger Position......................................1-20
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-11
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-20
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-19
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-7
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-6Seats
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters.................... 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-6
Six-Way Power Seats.................................... 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-33
Passenger Seat Position...............................1-35
Security Light.................................................3-47
Selective Ride Control.....................................4-12
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-42
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-51
Setting the Time.............................................3-78
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-30
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-32
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Specications, Capacities.................................5-92
Speedometer..................................................3-34
11

Starting Your Engine.......................................2-22
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-47
Convenience Net.........................................2-50
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-46
Glove Box..................................................2-46
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-48
Storing the Roof Panel....................................2-54
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-30
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
T
Tachometer....................................................3-34
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-48
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-40
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-98
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-18
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-42Tires.............................................................5-51
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-81
Buying New Tires........................................5-63
Chains.......................................................5-68
Cleaning....................................................5-81
Extended Mobility........................................5-56
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-73
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-58
Lifting Your Vehicle......................................5-69
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-60
Rotation.....................................................5-61
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-52
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-64
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-65
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-66
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-62
Top Strap......................................................1-31
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-36
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-36
Your Vehicle...............................................4-36
12

Traction
Active Handling System................................4-10
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-8
Control System Warning Light.......................3-40
Limited-Slip Rear Axle..................................4-11
Selective Ride Control..................................4-12
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-20
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-20
One-to-Four Shift Light.................................3-38
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-25
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-27
Trunk/Hatch...................................................2-14
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-8
Twilight Sentinel
®............................................3-18
U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-98
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-64
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-31
Parking Your...............................................2-32
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-8
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-84
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-84
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-69
Memory.....................................................2-68
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-31
Visors...........................................................2-18
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-37
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W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-32
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-65
Replacement...............................................5-66
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-17
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-79
Windshield Replacement..................................5-48Windshield Washer.........................................3-11
Fluid..........................................................5-33
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-49
Fuses........................................................5-85
Windshield Wipers.......................................3-10
Winter Driving................................................4-26
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-16
X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-99
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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