2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

Light
Active Handling System........................... 198
Airbag Readiness..................................... 191
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning............. 197
Brake System Warning............................. 196
Fog Lamp................................................ 205
Highbeam On.......................................... 206
Lights On Reminder................................. 206
Malfunction Indicator................................ 200
One-to-Four Shift..................................... 195
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............ 192
Safety Belt Reminder............................... 190
Security................................................... 205
TCS Warning Light.................................. 197
Tire Pressure........................................... 199
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning.... 197
Lighting
Entry/Exit................................................. 173Lights
Exterior Lamps......................................... 168
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 162
High/Low Beam Changer......................... 162
On Reminder........................................... 169
Limited-Slip Rear Axle................................. 285
Loading Your Vehicle................................... 309
Lockout Protection......................................... 82
Locks
Automatic Door Lock ................................. 81
Door.......................................................... 78
Lockout Protection..................................... 82
Power Door............................................... 80
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock....... 81
Loss of Control........................................... 291
Lumbar
Power and Side Bolsters............................. 9
481

M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services.................... 436
At Each Fuel Fill...................................... 439
At Least Once a Month............................ 439
At Least Once a Year.............................. 440
Introduction.............................................. 430
Maintenance Footnotes............................ 437
Maintenance Record................................ 447
Maintenance Requirements...................... 430
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ... 445
Owner Checks and Services.................... 438
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....... 443
Scheduled Maintenance........................... 433
Using....................................................... 431
Your Vehicle and the Environment............ 431
Malfunction Indicator Light........................... 200
Manual Seats.................................................. 8
Manual Transmission
Fluid........................................................ 345
Operation................................................. 100
Memory Seat, Mirrors, Steering
Wheel Controls.......................................... 10Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 214
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
Compass.............................................. 110
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
OnStar
®and Compass ......................... 108
Manual Rearview Mirror........................... 108
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror........... 113
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 114
Outside Power Heated Mirrors................. 113
MP3 ............................................................ 261
MyGMLink.com............................................ 455
N
Navigation System, Privacy ......................... 471
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual............................. 269
New Vehicle Break-In.................................... 89
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts..... 445
482

O
Odometer.................................................... 190
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 289
Oil
Engine..................................................... 333
Engine Oil Pressure Gage....................... 204
Oil, Engine Oil Life System......................... 340
Older Children, Restraints............................. 31
One-to-Four Shift Light................................ 195
Online Owner Center................................... 455
OnStar, Privacy........................................... 471
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 114
Operation, Universal Home
Remote System..............................119, 123
Other Warning Devices................................ 159
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 186
Outlets
Accessory Power..................................... 178
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror........................ 113
Convex Mirror.......................................... 114
Power Heated Mirrors.............................. 113
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode....................................... 352
Owner Checks and Services....................... 438
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 415
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 103
Shifting Out of......................................... 104
Parking
Brake....................................................... 102
Over Things That Burn............................ 105
Parking Your Vehicle................................... 105
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............... 192
Passenger Compartment Air Filter............... 186
Passenger Position, Safety Belts................... 30
Passenger Sensing System........................... 59
Passing....................................................... 289
Power
Door Locks................................................ 80
Electrical System..................................... 419
Lumbar and Side Bolsters........................... 9
Retained Accessory (RAP)......................... 91
Seat............................................................ 8
Steering Fluid.......................................... 358
Windows.................................................... 86
Pretensioners, Safety Belt............................. 30
483

Privacy........................................................ 470
Event Data Recorders.............................. 470
Navigation System................................... 471
OnStar..................................................... 471
Radio Frequency Identication.................. 471
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock........... 81
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ... 20
R
Racing or Other Competitive Driving............ 292
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy..................................................... 471
Radios........................................................ 244
Care of Your CD Player........................... 272
Care of Your CDs.................................... 271
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual......................... 269
Radio with CD......................................... 246
Setting the Time...................................... 245
Theft-Deterrent......................................... 269
Understanding Reception......................... 270
Reading Lamps........................................... 173Rear Axle.................................................... 370
Limited-Slip.............................................. 285
Rear Storage Area...................................... 131
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with Compass.......................................... 110
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with OnStar
®and Compass..................... 108
Rearview Mirrors......................................... 108
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 13
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......... 443
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 315
Remote, Keyless Access System................... 72
Removing the Roof Panel........................... 134
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 374
Replacement, Windshield............................. 375
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 467
General Motors........................................ 468
United States Government....................... 467
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 66
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 67
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................. 91
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 458
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 309
484

Roof Panel.................................................. 134
Installing the Roof Panel.......................... 138
Removing the Roof Panel........................ 134
Storing the Roof Panel............................. 136
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 446
Running the Engine While Parked............... 107
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners............................................. 30
Reminder Light........................................ 190
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 411
Driver Position........................................... 22
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 21
Passenger Position.................................... 30
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 20
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 29
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 16
Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 433
Seatback Latches.......................................... 15Seats
Heated Seats............................................. 10
Manual........................................................ 8
Memory, Mirrors......................................... 10
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters................. 9
Power Seats................................................ 8
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 13
Seatback Latches...................................... 15
Securing a Child Restraint
Passenger Seat Position............................ 46
Security Light.............................................. 205
Selective Ride Control................................. 286
Service........................................................ 319
Accessories and Modications.................. 319
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle......................................... 321
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 320
Doing Your Own Work............................. 320
Engine Soon Light................................... 200
Publications Ordering Information............. 468
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 64
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 103
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 104
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 161
Specications, Capacities............................ 426
485

Speedometer............................................... 190
Starting Your Engine..................................... 91
Steering...................................................... 286
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 269
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory................. 10
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 159
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area................... 130
Convenience Net..................................... 132
Cupholder(s)............................................ 130
Glove Box................................................ 130
Rear Storage Area................................... 131
Storing the Roof Panel................................ 136
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 308
Sun Visors.................................................... 87
System Identication, Universal Home
Remote System....................................... 118
T
Tachometer................................................. 190
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..................... 374
TCS Warning Light...................................... 197
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 269
Theft-Deterrent System.................................. 87Theft-Deterrent Systems................................ 87
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 159
Time, Setting............................................... 245
Tire
Pressure Light.......................................... 199
Tires........................................................... 378
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning............................................... 414
Buying New Tires..................................... 394
Chains..................................................... 401
Cleaning.................................................. 415
Different Size........................................... 396
Extended Mobility..................................... 384
High-Speed Operation.............................. 388
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 406
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 386
Lifting Your Vehicle.................................. 402
Pressure Monitor System ......................... 389
Rotation................................................... 393
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 380
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 382
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 396
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 398
Wheel Replacement................................. 398
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 393
Winter Tires............................................. 379
486

Towing
Recreational Vehicle................................. 315
Towing a Trailer....................................... 315
Your Vehicle............................................. 315
Traction
Active Handling System........................... 283
Control System (TCS).............................. 281
Control System Warning Light.................. 197
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.............................. 285
Selective Ride Control.............................. 286
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic....................................... 345
Fluid, Manual........................................... 345
One-to-Four Shift Light............................. 195
Transmission Operation, Automatic................ 95
Transmission Operation, Manual.................. 100
Trunk/Hatch................................................... 82
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................... 161
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................... 160
Twilight Sentinel
®........................................ 171
U
Understanding Radio Reception................... 270
Uniform Tire Quality Grading....................... 396
Universal Home Remote System................. 118
Operation........................................119, 123
System Identication................................ 118
V
Vehicle
Control..................................................... 278
Damage Warnings....................................... 5
Loading.................................................... 309
Parking Your............................................ 105
Symbols...................................................... 5
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy............ 470
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).......................................... 418
Service Parts Identication Label.............. 418
487

Vehicle Personalization
DIC .......................................................... 234
Ventilation Adjustment.................................. 186
Visors........................................................... 87
Voltmeter Gage........................................... 194
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators......... 188
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 214
Hazard Warning Flashers......................... 158
Other Warning Devices............................ 159
Safety and Symbols..................................... 4
Vehicle Damage.......................................... 5
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..................... 398
Different Size........................................... 396
Replacement............................................ 398
Windows....................................................... 85
Power........................................................ 86Windshield
Replacement............................................ 375
Washer.................................................... 163
Washer Fluid........................................... 360
Wiper Blade Replacement........................ 375
Wiper Blades, Cleaning............................ 413
Wiper Fuses............................................ 419
Wipers..................................................... 162
Winter Driving............................................. 304
Winter Tires................................................. 379
Wiper Activated Headlamps ......................... 169
X
XM Radio Messages................................... 267
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System......... 272
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment............... 431
488