2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE maintenance

Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-96
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-34
Infants and Young Children...........................1-30
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children..........................................1-36, 1-39
Older Children.............................................1-26
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-39
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-25
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-94
Cargo Cover and Convenience Net................5-90
Coated Moldings.........................................5-89
Convertible Top...........................................5-94
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-91
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-88
Fiberglass Springs.......................................5-96
Finish Care.................................................5-92
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-90
Interior.......................................................5-87
Leather......................................................5-89
Removable Roof Panel.................................5-93
Tires..........................................................5-95
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-96Cleaning (cont.)
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-91
Weatherstrips..............................................5-91
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-93
Climate Control System
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-32
Dual Automatic............................................3-26
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-32
Clock, Setting.................................................3-85
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-27
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-12
Compass
...............................................2-37, 2-39
Competitive Driving, Racing or Other.................4-15
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Convenience Net............................................2-55
Convertible Top......................................2-62, 2-68
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-28
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-44
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-31
Cooling System..............................................5-34
Courtesy Lamps.............................................3-19
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cupholders....................................................2-53
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-11
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-6
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-6
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Limited-Slip Rear Axle....................................... 4-9
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-24
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-12
Door ..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door ................................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-13
Lumbar
Power and Side Bolsters................................ 1-3
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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 Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-45
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-27
Operation...................................................2-30
Manual, Using.................................................... iii
Memory Seat, Mirrors, Steering Wheel Controls.... 1-4
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-57
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass....2-39
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®
and Compass..........................................2-37
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-42
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-42
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-41
MP3 .............................................................3-98
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
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Power
Door Locks.................................................2-12
Electrical System.........................................5-99
Lumbar and Side Bolsters.............................. 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-23
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-39
Windows....................................................2-17
Privacy..........................................................7-18
Event Data Recorders..................................7-18
Navigation System.......................................7-19
OnStar .......................................................7-19
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-19
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-12
R
Racing or Other Competitive Driving..................4-15
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-19
Radio(s)........................................................3-85
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-103
Reception.................................................3-104
Setting the Clock.........................................3-85
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-103
Reading Lamps..............................................3-20Rear Axle......................................................5-51
Limited-Slip.................................................. 4-9
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-54
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass....................................................2-39
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-37
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-29
Remote, Keyless Access System........................ 2-5
Removing the Roof Panel................................2-57
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-55
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-14
Replacement, Windshield.................................5-55
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-16
General Motors...........................................7-16
United States Government............................7-16
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-58
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-59
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-23
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-8
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-24
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Roof Panel....................................................2-57
Installing the Roof Panel...............................2-60
Removing the Roof Panel.............................2-57
Storing the Roof Panel.................................2-59
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Run-Flat Tires................................................5-64
Running Out of Fuel........................................2-36
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-36
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-90
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-14
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-23
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-25
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-9
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-8
Seats
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Memory, Mirrors............................................ 1-4
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters.................... 1-3Seats (cont.)
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-8
Securing a Child Restraint
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-39
Security Light.................................................3-49
Selective Ride Control.....................................4-10
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-45
Publications Ordering Information...................7-17
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-56
Setting the Clock............................................3-85
Shifting Into Park............................................2-33
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-34
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-9
Specications, Capacities...............................5-107
Speedometer..................................................3-36
Starting the Engine.........................................2-23
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