2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE fuel

Audio System.................................................3-80
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-106
Diversity Antenna System............................3-108
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual..............................3-95
Radio Reception........................................3-108
Setting the Clock.........................................3-80
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-106
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-108
Audio System(s).............................................3-81
Automatic Door Lock.......................................2-12
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-30
Operation...................................................2-26
B
Battery..........................................................5-50
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-17
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Bluetooth
®.....................................................3-96
Boost Gage...................................................3-49
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brake Fluid....................................................5-44
Brakes..........................................................5-44
System Warning Light..................................3-38
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-21
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-56
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-57
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-56
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
and Parking Lamps..................................5-57
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-56
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-59
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps............5-59
Buying New Tires...........................................5-78
C
Calibration.....................................................2-37
California Fuel.................................................. 5-7
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-110
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-13, 2-35, 4-19
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-95
Cargo Cover..................................................2-53
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-92
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-51
Chains, Tire...................................................5-85
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-42
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-14
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-7
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15
D
Daytime Running Lamp...................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Disc, MP3......................................................3-92
Diversity Antenna System...............................3-108
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-5
Door
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-12
Locks........................................................2-10
Power Door Locks.......................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-12
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-49
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-49
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-71
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Other Messages..........................................3-70
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-16
Before a Long Trip......................................4-17
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-18Driving (cont.)
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-18
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-16
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-22
Winter........................................................4-19
Driving for Better Fuel Economy......................... 4-2
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-24E
EDR .............................................................7-16
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-102
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-106
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-103
Headlamp Wiring.......................................5-102
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-103
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-102
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-102
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-28
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-42
Coolant......................................................5-34
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-41
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-35
Oil .............................................................5-20
Oil Life System...........................................5-26
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Engine (cont.)
Oil Pressure Gage.......................................3-46
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-41
Overheating................................................5-39
Starting......................................................2-23
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-18
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-25
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-17
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-28
Finish Damage.............................................5-100
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-90
Floor Mats.....................................................2-51
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-30
Power Steering...........................................5-42
Windshield Washer......................................5-43
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-16
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-47
Front Air Dam................................................2-21Fuel............................................................... 5-6
Additives...................................................... 5-7
California Fuel.............................................. 5-7
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-12
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
Gage .........................................................3-48
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-6
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-106
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-103
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-103
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-102
G
Gage
Boost.........................................................3-49
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-41
Engine Oil Pressure.....................................3-46
Fuel..........................................................3-48
Speedometer..............................................3-34
Tachometer.................................................3-34
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-37
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-44
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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
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-36
Lumbar
Power and Side Bolsters................................ 1-3
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-42
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-31
Operation...................................................2-30
Memory Seat, Mirrors, Steering Wheel Controls.... 1-4
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-37
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-39
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-40
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-40
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-39
MP3 .............................................................3-92
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual.................................3-95
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
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