2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Owners Manual

H
Hazard Warning Flashers............................ 144
Head Restraints............................................ 14
Headlamp
Aiming..................................................... 328
Headlamp Wiring......................................... 383
Headlamps.................................................. 152
Bulb Replacement.................................... 331
Daytime Running Lamps.......................... 153
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 146
Halogen Bulbs......................................... 331
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps........... 331
High/Low Beam Changer......................... 146
On Reminder........................................... 153
Wiper Activated........................................ 153
Heated Seats................................................ 11
Heater......................................................... 158
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat.......................... 10
Highbeam On Light..................................... 179
High-Speed Operation, Tires........................ 349
Highway Hypnosis....................................... 251
Hill and Mountain Roads............................. 252
Hood
Checking Things Under............................ 288
Release................................................... 289Horn............................................................ 144
How to Use This Manual................................ 4
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............... 23
Hydraulic Clutch.......................................... 302
I
Ignition Positions......................................... 112
Infants and Young Children, Restraints.......... 43
Ination - Tire Pressure............................... 347
Instrument Panel
Overview.................................................. 142
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness................................................ 154
Cluster..................................................... 165
J
Jump Starting.............................................. 322
K
Keyless Entry System................................... 91
Keys............................................................. 89
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L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall................................. 340
Lamps
Dome....................................................... 155
Mirror Reading......................................... 155
LATCH System
Child Restraints......................................... 53
License Plate Lamps................................... 336
Light
Airbag Readiness..................................... 167
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning............. 172
Brake System Warning............................. 171
Charging System..................................... 170
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning....... 174
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light....................................... 173
Fog Lamp................................................ 179
Highbeam On.......................................... 179
Malfunction Indicator................................ 174
Oil Pressure............................................. 178
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............ 168
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder.............. 167
Safety Belt Reminder............................... 166Light (cont.)
Security................................................... 179
Up-Shift................................................... 171
Lighting
Entry/Exit................................................. 155
Lights.......................................................... 152
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 146
High/Low Beam Changer ......................... 146
On Reminder........................................... 153
Limited-Slip Differential................................ 235
Loading Your Vehicle................................... 259
Lockout Protection....................................... 101
Locks
Automatic Door Lock................................ 100
Delayed Locking........................................ 99
Door.......................................................... 98
Lockout Protection................................... 101
Power Door............................................... 99
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock..... 100
Rear Door Security Locks........................ 100
Loss of Control........................................... 241
Lumbar
Manual Controls......................................... 10
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M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services.................... 398
At Each Fuel Fill...................................... 402
At Least Once a Month............................ 403
At Least Once a Year.............................. 403
Introduction.............................................. 394
Maintenance Footnotes............................ 400
Maintenance Record................................ 410
Maintenance Requirements...................... 394
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ... 408
Owner Checks and Services.................... 402
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....... 406
Scheduled Maintenance........................... 396
Using....................................................... 395
Your Vehicle and the Environment............ 394
Malfunction Indicator Light........................... 174
Manual Lumbar Controls............................... 10
Manual Seats.................................................. 9Manual Transaxle
Fluid........................................................ 301
Operation................................................. 121
Manual Windows......................................... 104
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 184
Mirror Reading Lamps................................. 155
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror........................... 130
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...... 130
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 131
Outside Manual Mirror.............................. 130
Outside Power Mirrors............................. 131
Outside Remote Control Mirror................. 130
MP3 ............................................................ 212
MyGMLink.com............................................ 417
N
Navigation System, Privacy......................... 434
New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 111
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts..... 408
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O
Odometer.................................................... 166
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 239
Oil
Engine..................................................... 293
Pressure Light.......................................... 178
Oil, Engine Oil Life System......................... 298
Older Children, Restraints............................. 40
Online Owner Center................................... 417
OnStar, Privacy........................................... 434
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 132
Other Warning Devices................................ 144
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 161
Outlets
Accessory Power..................................... 156
Outside
Convex Mirror.......................................... 131
Manual Mirror.......................................... 130
Power Mirrors.......................................... 131
Remote Control Mirror.............................. 130
Owner Checks and Services....................... 402
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 380
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 124
Shifting Out of......................................... 126
Parking
Brake....................................................... 123
Over Things That Burn............................ 127
Parking Your Vehicle................................... 126
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............... 168
Passenger Compartment Air Filter............... 162
Passenger Sensing System........................... 77
Passing....................................................... 239
PASS-Key
®III+........................................... 109
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................... 109
Power
Door Locks................................................ 99
Electrical System..................................... 383
Retained Accessory (RAP)....................... 115
Windows.................................................. 105
Pretensioners, Safety Belt............................. 39
Privacy........................................................ 432
Event Data Recorders.............................. 433
Navigation System................................... 434
OnStar..................................................... 434
Radio Frequency Identication.................. 434
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock......... 100
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Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.... 22
R
Racing or Other Competitive Driving............ 242
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy..................................................... 434
Radios........................................................ 192
Care of Your CD Player........................... 224
Care of Your CDs.................................... 224
Radio with CD................................197, 202
Setting the Time...................................... 194
Theft-Deterrent......................................... 222
Understanding Reception......................... 223
Rear Door Security Locks........................... 100
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides.................. 36
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts.............. 33
Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...................... 130
Rearview Mirrors......................................... 130
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 12
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......... 406
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 265Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System............ 91
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation................................................... 92
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire................................................ 364
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools............ 360
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 337
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 429
General Motors........................................ 430
United States Government....................... 429
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 84
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 85
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................ 115
Right Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 32
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 420
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 259
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 409
Running the Engine While Parked............... 129
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S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 167
Pretensioners............................................. 39
Reminder Light........................................ 166
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 376
Driver Position........................................... 24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 23
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 22
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides............... 36
Rear Seat Passengers............................... 33
Right Front Passenger Position.................. 32
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 39
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 32
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 18
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster.................... 31
Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 396
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster........................ 10
Easy Entry Seat........................................ 15
Head Restraints......................................... 14Seats (cont.)
Heated Seats............................................. 11
Manual........................................................ 9
Manual Lumbar.......................................... 10
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 12
Split Folding Rear Seat.............................. 16
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position..................................... 61
Right Front Seat Position........................... 64
Security Light.............................................. 179
Service........................................................ 280
Accessories and Modications.................. 280
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle......................................... 282
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 281
Doing Your Own Work............................. 281
Engine Soon Light................................... 174
Publications Ordering Information............. 430
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 82
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 380
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 124
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 126
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 31
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 146
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Spare Tire
Compact.................................................. 372
Installing.................................................. 364
Removing................................................ 360
Storing..................................................... 369
Specications, Capacities............................ 390
Speedometer............................................... 166
Split Folding Rear Seat................................. 16
Starting Your Engine................................... 115
Steering...................................................... 236
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 222
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 145
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area................... 136
Convenience Net..................................... 136
Cupholder(s)............................................ 136
Driver’s Storage Compartment................. 136
Glove Box................................................ 136
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 258
Sun Visors.................................................. 106
Sunroof....................................................... 137T
Tachometer................................................. 166
Taillamps
Turn Signal Lamps................................... 334
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps..................................... 334
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 222
Theft-Deterrent Systems.............................. 107
Content Theft-Deterrent............................ 107
PASS-Key
®III+........................................ 109
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................ 109
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 145
Time, Setting............................................... 194
Tires........................................................... 338
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning............................................... 378
Buying New Tires..................................... 351
Chains..................................................... 357
Changing a Flat Tire................................ 358
Cleaning.................................................. 379
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Tires (cont.)
Compact Spare Tire................................. 372
Different Size........................................... 353
High-Speed Operation.............................. 349
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 358
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 347
Inspection and Rotation............................ 349
Installing the Spare Tire........................... 364
Removing the Flat Tire............................. 364
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools......... 360
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..... 369
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 340
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 344
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 354
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 355
Wheel Replacement................................. 355
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 351
Winter Tires............................................. 339Towing
Recreational Vehicle................................. 265
Towing a Trailer..............................267, 268
Your Vehicle............................................. 264
Traction
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)............. 234
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light....................................... 173
Limited-Slip Differential............................. 235
Transaxle
Fluid, Manual........................................... 301
Transaxle Operation, Manual....................... 121
Transmission
Up-Shift Light........................................... 171
Trunk.......................................................... 102
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................... 146
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................... 145
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