2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Owners Manual

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Odometer......................................................3-24
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-35
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-20
Older Children, Restraints................................1-32
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-35
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-20
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-16
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-35
Manual Mirror.............................................2-34
Power Mirrors.............................................2-34
Remote Control Mirror..................................2-34
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-94
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-29
Shifting Out of............................................2-30
Parking
Brake........................................................2-27
Over Things That Burn.................................2-31
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-31
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-26
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-20
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-62
Passing.........................................................4-14
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-15
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-16
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-16
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.........................................5-98
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-20
Windows....................................................2-13
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-31
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock................. 2-9
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Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-16
R
Racing or Other Competitive Driving..................4-17
Radios..........................................................3-48
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-72
Care of Your CDs........................................3-72
Radio with CD....................................3-50, 3-57
Setting the Time..........................................3-49
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-70
Understanding Reception..............................3-71
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-9
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-28
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-25
Rearview Mirror, Automatic
Dimming with OnStar
®.................................2-33
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-33
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-36
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-80
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-75
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-55
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-13
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-68
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-68
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-20
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-25
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-31
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-32
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S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-25
Pretensioners..............................................1-31
Reminder Light............................................3-24
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-91
Driver Position............................................1-18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-17
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-16
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-28
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-25
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-25
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-25
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-12
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-24
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-3
Easy Entry Seat............................................ 1-8
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat................................1-10Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-48
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-50
Security Light.................................................3-36
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-32
Publications Ordering Information...................7-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-66
Setting the Time.............................................3-49
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-94
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-29
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-30
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-88
Installing....................................................5-80
Removing...................................................5-75
Storing.......................................................5-85
Specications, Capacities...............................5-107
Speedometer..................................................3-24
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-20
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-71
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
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Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-37
Convenience Net.........................................2-37
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-37
Driver’s Storage Compartment.......................2-37
Glove Box..................................................2-37
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-30
Sun Visors.....................................................2-13
Sunroof.........................................................2-38
T
Tachometer....................................................3-24
Taillamps
Turn Signal Lamps......................................5-52
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-53
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-70
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-14
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-14
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-15
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-16
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tires.............................................................5-56
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated
Wheels, Cleaning.....................................5-93
Buying New Tires........................................5-66
Chains.......................................................5-72
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-74Tires (cont.)
Cleaning....................................................5-94
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-88
Different Size..............................................5-68
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-73
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-63
Inspection and Rotation................................5-65
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-80
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-80
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-75
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-85
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-58
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-60
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-68
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-70
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-70
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-66
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-36
Towing a Trailer..................................4-39, 4-46
Your Vehicle...............................................4-36
Traction
Enhanced Traction System (ETS).................... 4-9
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light..........................................3-31
Limited-Slip Differential.................................4-11
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-23
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-23
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Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-23
Transaxle Operation, Manual............................2-26
Transmission
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-29
Trunk............................................................2-10
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-71
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-68
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-29
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-31
Parking Your...............................................2-31
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders . . . 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-96
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-97
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-43
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-20
Visors...........................................................2-13
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W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-22
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-40
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-70
Different Size..............................................5-68
Replacement...............................................5-70
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-42
Windows.......................................................2-12
Manual......................................................2-13
Power........................................................2-13Windshield
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-37
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-55
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-93
Wiper Fuses...............................................5-98
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-26
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-14
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XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-73
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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