2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO steering

Black plate (5,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
Introduction v
Symbols
The vehicle has components and
labels that use symbols instead of
text. Symbols are shown along with
the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specific
component, control, message,
gauge, or indicator.
M:This symbol is shown when
you need to see your owner manual
for additional instructions or
information.
*: This symbol is shown when
you need to see a service manual
for additional instructions or
information. Vehicle Symbol Chart
Here are some additional symbols
that may be found on the vehicle
and what they mean. For more
information on the symbol, refer to
the index.
9:
Airbag Readiness Light
#:Air Conditioning
!:Antilock Brake System (ABS)
g:Audio Steering Wheel Controls
or OnStar®
I: Brake System Warning
Light
": Charging System
(12‐Volt Battery)
I: Cruise Control
: Electric Parking Brake
d:Electronic Stability
Control (ESC)
B: Engine Coolant Temperature
O:Exterior Lamps
.:Fuel Gauge
+:Fuses
3: Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
_: High Voltage
j:LATCH System Child
Restraints
*: Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
}:Power
[:Green Leaf Display Options
/: Remote Vehicle Start
>:Safety Belt Reminders
7:Tire Pressure Monitor
M:Windshield Washer Fluid

Black plate (22,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
2-22 Seats and Restraints
Airbag System
The vehicle has the following
airbags:
.A frontal airbag for the driver.
.A frontal airbag for the right front
passenger.
.A seat-mounted side impact
airbag for the driver.
.A seat-mounted side impact
airbag for the right front
passenger.
The vehicle may also have the
following airbags:
.A roof-rail airbag for the driver
and the passenger seated
directly behind the driver.
.A roof-rail airbag for the right
front passenger and the
passenger seated directly
behind the right front passenger. All of the airbags in your vehicle will
have the word AIRBAG embossed
in the trim or on an attached label
near the deployment opening.
For frontal airbags, the word
AIRBAG will appear on the middle
part of the steering wheel for the
driver and on the instrument panel
for the right front passenger.
With seat-mounted side impact
airbags, the word AIRBAG will
appear on the side of the seatback
closest to the door.
With roof-rail airbags, the word
AIRBAG will appear along the
headliner or trim.
Airbags are designed to supplement
the protection provided by safety
belts. Even though today's airbags
are also designed to help reduce
the risk of injury from the force of an
inflating bag, all airbags must inflate
very quickly to do their job. Here are the most important things
to know about the airbag system:
{WARNING
You can be severely injured or
killed in a crash if you are not
wearing your safety belt
—even if
you have airbags. Airbags are
designed to work with safety
belts, but do not replace them.
Also, airbags are not designed to
deploy in every crash. In some
crashes safety belts are your only
restraint. See When Should an
Airbag Inflate? on page 2‑25.
Wearing your safety belt during a
crash helps reduce your chance
of hitting things inside the vehicle
or being ejected from it. Airbags
are “supplemental restraints” to
the safety belts. Everyone in your
vehicle should wear a safety belt
properly —whether or not there is
an airbag for that person.

Black plate (24,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
2-24 Seats and Restraints
Where Are the Airbags?
The driver frontal airbag is in the
middle of the steering wheel.
The right front passenger frontal
airbag is in the instrument panel on
the passenger side.Driver Side shown, PassengerSide similar
The seat-mounted side impact
airbags for the driver and right front
passenger are in the side of the
seatbacks closest to the door.

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Seats and Restraints 2-25
Driver Side shown, PassengerSide similar
If the vehicle has roof-rail airbags
for the driver, right front passenger,
and second row outboard
passengers, they are in the ceiling
above the side windows.
{WARNING
If something is between an
occupant and an airbag, the
airbag might not inflate properly
or it might force the object into (Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
that person causing severe injury
or even death. The path of an
inflating airbag must be kept
clear. Do not put anything
between an occupant and an
airbag, and do not attach or put
anything on the steering wheel
hub or on or near any other
airbag covering.
Do not use seat accessories
that block the inflation path of a
seat-mounted side impact airbag.
Never secure anything to the roof
of a vehicle with roof-rail airbags
by routing a rope or tie down
through any door or window
opening. If you do, the path of
an inflating roof-rail airbag will
be blocked.
When Should an Airbag
Inflate?
Frontal airbags are designed to
inflate in moderate to severe frontal
or near-frontal crashes to help
reduce the potential for severe
injuries mainly to the driver's or right
front passenger's head and chest.
However, they are only designed
to inflate if the impact exceeds
a predetermined deployment
threshold. Deployment thresholds
are used to predict how severe a
crash is likely to be in time for the
airbags to inflate and help restrain
the occupants.
Whether the frontal airbags will
or should deploy is not based on
how fast your vehicle is traveling.
It depends largely on what you hit,
the direction of the impact, and how
quickly your vehicle slows down.

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Seats and Restraints 2-27
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate?
In a deployment event, the sensing
system sends an electrical signal
triggering a release of gas from the
inflator. Gas from the inflator fills the
airbag causing the bag to break out
of the cover and deploy. The inflator,
the airbag, and related hardware are
all part of the airbag module.
Frontal airbag modules are located
inside the steering wheel and
instrument panel. For vehicles with
seat-mounted side impact airbags,
there are airbag modules in the side
of the front seatbacks closest to the
door. For vehicles with roof-rail
airbags, there are airbag modules in
the ceiling of the vehicle, near the
side windows that have occupant
seating positions.
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or
near frontal collisions, even belted
occupants can contact the steering
wheel or the instrument panel. In
moderate to severe side collisions,
even belted occupants can contact
the inside of the vehicle.
Airbags supplement the protection
provided by safety belts. Frontal
airbags distribute the force of
the impact more evenly over the
occupant's upper body, stopping
the occupant more gradually.
Seat-mounted side impact and
roof-rail airbags distribute the force
of the impact more evenly over the
occupant's upper body.But airbags would not help in
many types of collisions, primarily
because the occupant's motion is
not toward those airbags. See
When
Should an Airbag Inflate?on
page 2‑25for more information.
Airbags should never be regarded
as anything more than a supplement
to safety belts.

Black plate (34,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
2-34 Seats and Restraints
Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
Airbags affect how the vehicle
should be serviced. There are parts
of the airbag system in several
places around the vehicle. Your
dealer and the service manual have
information about servicing the
vehicle and the airbag system.
To purchase a service manual,
seeService Publications Ordering
Information on page 12‑13.
{WARNING
For up to 10 seconds after the
ignition is turned off and the
battery is disconnected, an airbag
can still inflate during improper
service. You can be injured if you
are close to an airbag when it
inflates. Avoid yellow connectors.
They are probably part of the
airbag system. Be sure to follow
proper service procedures, and
make sure the person performing
work for you is qualified to do so.
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
Q: Is there anything I might add
to or change about the vehicle
that could keep the airbags
from working properly?
A: Yes. If you add things that
change the vehicle's frame,
bumper system, height, front end
or side sheet metal, they may
keep the airbag system from
working properly. Changing or
moving any parts of the front
seats, safety belts, the airbag
sensing and diagnostic module,
steering wheel, instrument
panel, roof-rail airbag modules,
ceiling headliner or pillar garnish
trim, front sensors, side impact
sensors, or airbag wiring can
affect the operation of the airbag
system.

Black plate (1,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
Instruments and Controls 4-1
Instruments and
Controls
Instrument Panel Overview
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . 4-4
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 4-6
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 4-6
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 4-7
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13 Engine Oil Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Transmission Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . 4-17
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . 4-18
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Charging System Light . . . . . . 4-20
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak®Light . . . . 4-25
Traction Control System (TCS) OFF/StabiliTrak
®OFF
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 4-26
Immobilizer Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27 Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Taillamp Indicator Light . . . . . . 4-27
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Brake System Messages . . . . 4-32
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Cruise Control Messages . . . . 4-32
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . 4-33
Engine Power Messages . . . . 4-34
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . 4-34
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 4-34
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Airbag System Messages . . . . 4-36
Safety Belt Messages . . . . . . . 4-36

Black plate (5,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
Instruments and Controls 4-5
A.Air Vents on page 7‑3.
B. Driver Shift Controls (If Equipped). See Automatic
Transmission on page 8‑26.
C. Instrument Cluster
on
page 4‑11.
D. Windshield Wiper/Washer
on
page 4‑7.
E. AM-FM Radio on page 6‑7.
F. Turn and Lane-Change Signals
on page 5‑5.Headlamp
High/Low-Beam Changeron
page 5‑3. Flash-to-Passon
page 5‑3. Driver Information
Center (DIC)on page 4‑28(If Equipped). G.
Cruise Control
on page 8‑39.
H. Exterior Lamp Controls
on
page 5‑1. Front Fog Lampson page 5‑5(If Equipped).
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control
on page 5‑6.
I. Steering Wheel Adjustment
on
page 4‑6.
J. Horn on page 4‑7.
K. Steering Wheel Controls
on
page 4‑6.
L. Climate Control Systems
on
page 7‑1. M.
Transmission Temperature
Gauge
on page 4‑16.
Voltmeter Gaugeon
page 4‑17. Engine Oil
Temperature Gaugeon
page 4‑14. Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge on page 4‑13.
N. Shift Lever. See Shifting Into
Park on page 8‑22.
O. Power Outlets on page 4‑9.
P. Hazard Warning Flashers
on
page 5‑4. Power Door Lockson page 1‑7.
Q. Glove Box on page 3‑1.