
Black plate (18,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
8-18 Driving and Operating
Ignition Positions
The ignition switch has four different
positions.
Notice:Using a tool to force the
key to turn in the ignition could
cause damage to the switch or
break the key. Use the correct
key, make sure it is all the way in,
and turn it only with your hand.
If the key cannot be turned by
hand, see your dealer.
To shift out of P (Park), turn the
ignition to ON/RUN and apply the
brake pedal. A (LOCK/OFF):
This is the only
position from which the key can be
removed. This locks the steering
wheel, ignition and automatic
transmission.
On vehicles with an automatic
transmission, the shift lever must be
in P (Park) to turn the ignition switch
to the LOCK/OFF position.
The ignition switch can bind in the
LOCK/OFF position with the wheels
turned off center. If this happens,
move the steering wheel from right
to left while turning the key to ACC/
ACCESSORY. If this does not work,
then the vehicle needs service.
B (ACC/ACCESSORY) : This
position provides power to some of
the electrical accessories. It unlocks
the steering wheel and ignition.
The transmission is also unlocked
in this position on automatic
transmission vehicles. To move
the key from ACC/ACCESSORY
to LOCK/OFF, push in the key and
then turn it to LOCK/OFF. C (ON/RUN):
The ignition switch
stays in this position when the
engine is running. This position can
be used to operate the electrical
accessories, including the
ventilation fan and 12 volt power
outlet, as well as to display some
warning and indicator lights.
The battery could be drained if the
key is left in the ACC/ACCESSORY
or ON/RUN position with the engine
off. The vehicle might not start if the
battery is allowed to drain for an
extended period of time.
D (START) : This position starts
the engine. When the engine starts,
release the key. The ignition switch
will return to ON/RUN for normal
driving.
A warning tone sounds when the
driver door is opened if the ignition
is still in ACC/ACCESSORY and the
key is in the ignition.

Black plate (87,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
Vehicle Care 9-87
The jump start positive (A) and
negative (B) posts are located in the
engine compartment on the driver
side of the vehicle.
These posts are used instead of a
direct connection to the battery.The positive jump start connection
is covered by a red cap. Remove to
expose the terminal.
1. Check the other vehicle. It must
have a 12-volt battery with a
negative ground system. Notice:
If the other vehicle's
system is not a 12-volt system
with a negative ground, both
vehicles can be damaged. Only
use vehicles with 12-volt systems
with negative grounds to jump
start your vehicle.
2. Position the two vehicles so that they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly and put the shift lever in P (Park).
See Shifting Into Park
on
page 8‑22.
Notice: If you leave the radio or
other accessories on during the
jump starting procedure, they
could be damaged. The repairs
would not be covered by the
warranty. Always turn off the
radio and other accessories
when jump starting the vehicle.
4. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF and switch off all lights and
accessories in both vehicles,
except the hazard warning
flashers if needed.

Black plate (5,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
INDEX i-5
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . 8-45
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 8-44
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Requirements, California . . . . . 8-45
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 4-44Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . 4-14
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Transmission Temperature . . . . 4-16
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 10-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 5-4
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3, 9-39
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 5-3
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 8-9
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15

Black plate (6,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
i-6 INDEX
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Immobilizer Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . 4-4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii, 6-1
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-86
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . 4-34
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 1-3
Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Lamps
DaytimeRunning (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 5-3, 9-39
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . 9-37, 9-38
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
LATCH System Replacing Parts After aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Latch, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Latches, Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Theater Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 5-3
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 4-17
Taillamp Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Traction Control OFF/StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . 4-25
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . 8-38

Black plate (12,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
i-12 INDEX
V
VehicleCanadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-90
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 9-79
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Service Parts IdentificationLabel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Vehicle Reminder
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
W
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Wheels
Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Where to Put the Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Windshield
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . 9-32