2011 CHEVROLET AVEO check engine light

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Vehicle Care 10-9
A.Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on
page 10‑16.
B. Engine Oil Fill Cap. See “When
to Add Engine Oil” under
Engine Oil on page 10‑9.
C. Brake/Clutch Fluid Reservoir. See “Brake Fluid” underBrakes
on page 10‑24 andHydraulic
Clutch on page 10‑15.
D. Engine Coolant Surge Tank. See Cooling System on
page 10‑17.
E. Engine Compartment Fuse
Block on page 10‑37.
F. Battery on page 10‑27.
G. Windshield Washer Fluid Reservoir. See “Adding Washer
Fluid” under Washer Fluid on
page 10‑24. H. Engine Oil Dipstick. See
“Checking Engine Oil” under
Engine Oil on page 10‑9.
I. Automatic Transmission Dipstick. See Automatic
Transmission Fluid on
page 10‑13.
J. Power Steering Fluid Reservoir. See Power Steering Fluid on
page 10‑23.
Engine Oil
To ensure proper engine
performance and long life, careful
attention must be paid to engine oil.
Following these simple, but
important steps will help protect
your investment:
.Always use engine oil approved
to the proper specification and of
the proper viscosity grade. See
“Selecting the Right Engine Oil”
in this section.
.Check the engine oil level
regularly and maintain the
proper oil level. See “Checking
Engine Oil” and“When to Add
Engine Oil” in this section.
.Change the engine oil at the
appropriate time. See Engine Oil
Life System on page 10‑12.
.Always dispose of engine oil
properly. See “What to Do with
Used Oil” in this section.
If the engine oil pressure light
comes on, check the engine oil level
right away. The oil pressure light is
on the instrument panel cluster. See
Engine Oil Pressure Light on
page 5‑18. Check the engine oil
level regularly; this is an added
reminder.

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must be reset. Your dealer has
trained service people who will
perform this work and reset the
system. It is also important to check
the oil regularly over the course of
an oil drain interval and keep it at
the proper level.
If the system is ever reset
accidentally, the oil must be
changed at 5 000 km (3,000 miles)
since the last oil change.
Remember to reset the oil life
system whenever the oil is changed.
How to Reset the Engine Oil
Life System
Reset the system whenever the
engine oil is changed so that the
system can calculate the next
engine oil change. To reset the
system:
1. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN,with the engine off.
2. Fully press and release the accelerator pedal three times
within five seconds.
3. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF. If the change engine oil light comes
back on when the vehicle is started,
the engine oil life system has not
reset. Repeat the procedure.
Automatic Transmission
Fluid
When to Check Automatic
Transmission Fluid
Check the automatic transmission
fluid level at least twice a year. Add
fluid if needed. See
Scheduled
Maintenance on page 11‑2.
How to Check Automatic
Transmission Fluid
Because this operation can be a
little difficult, it may be decided to
have this done at the dealer service
department.
If not taken to the dealer, be sure to
follow all the instructions here, or a
false reading on the dipstick could
result. Notice:
Too much or too little
fluid can damage the
transmission. Too much can
mean that some of the fluid could
come out and fall on hot engine
parts or exhaust system parts,
starting a fire. Too little fluid
could cause the transmission to
overheat. Be sure to get an
accurate reading if checking the
transmission fluid.
Wait at least 30 minutes before
checking the transmission fluid level
if the vehicle has been driven:
.When outside temperatures are
above 32°C (90°F).
.At high speed for quite a while.
.In heavy traffic —especially in
hot weather.
To get the right reading, the fluid
should be at normal operating
temperature, which is 70°C to 80°C
(158°F to 176°F).

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3. Turn off the ignition on bothvehicles. Unplug unnecessary
accessories plugged into the
cigarette lighter or the accessory
power outlet. Turn off the radio
and all lamps that are not
needed. This will avoid sparks
and help save both batteries.
And it could save the radio!
4. Open the hoods and locate the batteries. Find the positive (+)
and negative (−) terminal
locations on each vehicle. See
Engine Compartment Overview
on page 10‑8 for more
information on location.
{WARNING
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running
and can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
{WARNING
Using a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode.
People have been hurt doing this,
and some have been blinded.
Use a flashlight if you need more
light.
Be sure the battery has enough
water. You do not need to add
water to the battery installed in
your new vehicle. But if a battery
has filler caps, be sure the right
amount of fluid is there. If it is low,
add water to take care of that
first. If you don't, explosive gas
could be present.
Battery fluid contains acid that
can burn you. Do not get it on
you. If you accidentally get it in
your eyes or on your skin, flush
the place with water and get
medical help immediately.
{WARNING
Fans or other moving engine
parts can injure you badly. Keep
your hands away from moving
parts once the engine is running.
5. Check that the jumper cables do not have loose or missing
insulation. If they do, you could
get a shock. The vehicles could
be damaged too.
Before you connect the
cables, here are some things
you should know. Positive (+) will
go to positive (+) or to a remote
positive (+) terminal if the vehicle
has one. Negative (−) will go to a
heavy, unpainted metal engine
part or to a remote negative (−)
terminal if the vehicle has one.

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-16
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-26 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-12
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Alarm System Anti-Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Antenna
Multi-Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-80
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Audio System Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . 9-25
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Shift Lock ControlFunction Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Inadvertent Power Saver . . . . . . 6-5
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-70
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-30
Brake System Warning Light . . . 5-16
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 9-17

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Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . 10-34
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . 10-35
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Backup Lamps . . . . . . . . 10-33
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-56
C
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Cautions, Danger, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Central Door Unlock System . . . . 2-6
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Charging
System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Ignition
Transmission Lock . . . . . . . . 10-29
Child Restraints Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55, 3-59
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43 Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-80
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 8-1 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . 13-10
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-69
Computer, Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Engine TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

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Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 13-4Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . 13-12
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . 13-10
Danger, Warnings, andCautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 13-15
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Devices, Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Ajar Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Central Door Unlocking
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Driving
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 9-8
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Electrical System Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Change Engine Oil Light . . . . . . 5-19
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-8
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21

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General InformationService and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . 5-20
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-2
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20 Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 8-1
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hold Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-70
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 2-3
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . 10-42
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . 6-2
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
LATCH System Replacing Parts After aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Latch, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Liftgate Carbon Monoxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

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RestraintsWhere to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-54
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 12-3
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Replacing After a Crash . . . . . . 3-23
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 3-22 Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-14
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . 11-2
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . 13-8
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 3-4
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6, 3-8
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Securing Child
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55, 3-59
Security Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Service Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 11-9 Service (cont.)
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 12-1
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 13-8
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Sidemarker Bulb Replacement . . . 10-32, 10-33
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . 1-4, 9-19