2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE lock

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.The instrument panel cluster
dimming level and last selected
DIC display.
Separate personalization settings
are saved for two different drivers.
One of the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitters is assigned to
driver 1. The other is assigned to
driver 2. The backs of the RKE
transmitters are labelled 1 or 2 to
correspond to each driver.
The current driver's preferences are
recalled when one of the following
occurs:
.The lock or unlock button on the
RKE transmitter, labelled 1 or 2,
is pressed.
.The appropriate memory
button, 1 or 2, located on the
driver door is pressed. See
Memory Seats on page 3‑4 for
more information.
.A valid RKE transmitter is
detected upon opening the
driver door. If more than one valid RKE
transmitter is detected upon opening
the driver door, the driver
preferences for the lowest driver
number will be recalled.
If an RKE transmitter that is not
labelled 1 or 2 is used, the
personalization system will not
recognize the transmitter. The Driver
Information Center (DIC) will not
display a current driver number and
the features that are normally
programmed through the DIC will be
set to the default states. Also, if the
OPTION button is pressed, the DIC
does not display the menus used to
set personalizations, but instead
displays OPTIONS UNAVAILABLE
for a few seconds.
Entering the Personal
Options Menu
To enter the personal options menu,
use the following steps:
1. If you have an automatic
transmission vehicle, turn the
vehicle on with the shift lever in
P (Park).
If you have a manual
transmission vehicle, turn the
vehicle on with the parking
brake set.
To avoid excessive drain on the
battery, it is recommended that
the headlamps are turned off.
2. Press the OPTION button and you will enter the PERSONAL
OPTIONS menu.

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When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Auto Exit Recall:If your vehicle
has the memory package, you may
have this option. This option allows
the driver seat and telescopic
steering column, if your vehicle has
this feature, to automatically move
to the current driver's exit position
when one of the following occurs:
.The vehicle is turned off or in
Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) or accessory mode and
the driver door is opened.
.The vehicle is turned off or in
RAP and the unlock button on
the RKE transmitter is pressed.
In order for the Auto Exit Recall
feature to work on an automatic
transmission vehicle, the vehicle
must be in P (Park). On a manual
transmission vehicle, the parking
brake must be set. Press the OPTION button until
AUTO EXIT RECALL appears on
the display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.YES
.NO (default)
If you choose YES, when you turn
the ignition off and open the driver
door or press the unlock button on
the RKE transmitter, the seat and
the telescopic steering wheel, if your
vehicle has this feature, will return
to their stored exit positions for an
easy exit or an easy entrance when
returning to the vehicle.
The seat and steering wheel will
only return to the stored driving
position if you press the appropriate
memory button or activate the Auto
Memory Recall feature.
If you choose NO, this option will
turn off. When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Approach Lights:
This option
briefly turns on the parking lamps,
the high-beam headlamps, and the
back-up lamps during low light
periods when the RKE transmitter is
used to unlock the vehicle.
Press the OPTION button until
APPROACH LIGHTS appears on
the display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.OFF
.ON (default)
If you choose OFF, this option will
turn off.

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If you choose ON, the parking
lamps, the high-beam headlamps,
and the back-up lamps will come on
for 20 seconds during low light
periods when all of the following
occur:
.You press the unlock button on
the RKE transmitter.
.Both of the doors are closed.
.The vehicle is off or in RAP.
The lamps remain on for 20 seconds
or until a door is opened, the lock
button on the RKE transmitter is
pressed, or the vehicle is no longer
off or in RAP.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System on page 2‑2 for more
information.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Twilight Delay: This option allows
you to set the amount of time you
want the parking lamps and
high-beam headlamps to remain on after you exit the vehicle. This will
occur when the vehicle is off or in
RAP and the headlamps are on due
to the automatic headlamp system.
The parking lamps and high-beam
headlamps will remain on until the
driver selected time expires, the
exterior lamp control is activated,
or the vehicle is no longer off or
in RAP.
Press the OPTION button until
TWILIGHT DELAY appears on the
display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.OFF
.15 S
.30 S (default)
.90 S
If you choose OFF, this option will
turn off.
If you choose 15 S, the twilight
delay time will be set to 15 seconds.
If you choose 30 S, the twilight
delay time will be set to 30 seconds. If you choose 90 S, the twilight
delay time will be set to 90 seconds.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Flash at Unlock:
This option
activates the front and rear turn
signals for two short flashes when
the unlock or hatch/trunk button on
the RKE transmitter is pressed. This
will only occur when the vehicle
is off.
Press the OPTION button until
FLASH AT UNLOCK appears on the
display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:.YES (default)
.NO
If you choose YES, the front and
rear turn signals will flash twice
when you press the unlock button or
the hatch/trunk button on the RKE
transmitter.

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If you choose NO, this option will
turn off.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Flash at Lock:This option
activates the front and rear turn
signals for one long flash when the
lock button on the RKE transmitter
is pressed. This will only occur
when the vehicle is off. If the lock
button on the RKE transmitter is
pressed again within five seconds,
the horn will sound regardless of
which setting you have selected.
Press the OPTION button until
FLASH AT LOCK appears on the
display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.YES (default)
.NO If you choose YES, the front and
rear turn signals will flash once
when you press the lock button on
the RKE transmitter.
If you choose NO, this option will
turn off.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
FOB Reminder:
This option
sounds the horn three times when
the driver door is closed and there is
a RKE transmitter inside the interior
of the vehicle. This will only occur
when the vehicle is off.
Press the OPTION button until FOB
REMINDER appears on the display,
then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.YES
.NO (default) If you choose YES, the horn will
sound three times when a RKE
transmitter is inside of the vehicle
while the ignition is turned off and
the driver door is closed.
If you choose NO, this option will
turn off.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Passive Door Locking:
This
option allows you to select whether
the doors automatically lock during
normal vehicle exit. When the
ignition is turned off and all doors
become closed, the vehicle will
determine how many RKE
transmitters remain in the vehicle
interior. If at least one RKE
transmitter has been removed from
the interior of the vehicle, the doors
will lock after a short delay.
For example, if there are two RKE
transmitters in the vehicle and one
is removed, the other will be locked
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the vehicle can still be used to start
the vehicle or unlock the doors,
if needed. A person approaching the
outside of the locked vehicle without
an authorized RKE transmitter,
however, will not be able to open
the door, even with a transmitter in
the vehicle.
You may temporarily disable the
passive door locking feature by
pressing the door unlock switch for
three seconds on an open door.
Passive door locking will then
remain disabled until a door lock
switch is pressed or until the power
mode transitions from the off
power mode.
Press the OPTION button until
PASSIVE DOOR LOCKING appears
on the display, then press the
RESET button to scroll through the
following modes:
.OFF (default)
.SILENT
.HORNIf you choose OFF, this option will
turn off.
If you choose SILENT, the doors will
automatically lock a short time after
you remove a RKE transmitter from
the interior of the vehicle and close
both doors.
If you choose HORN, the doors will
automatically lock and the horn will
sound a short time after you remove
a RKE transmitter from the interior
of the vehicle and close both doors.
If you are parking in a quiet area
and do not want the horn to sound
when the doors lock, press the lock
button on the RKE transmitter
immediately after removing it from
the interior and closing the doors.
This will lock the doors and cancel
the passive locking for this ignition
cycle.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Passive Door Unlock:
This option
allows you to select which doors will
automatically unlock when you
approach and open the driver door
with the RKE transmitter. See Door
Locks on page 2‑7 for more
information.
Press the OPTION button until
PASSIVE DOOR UNLOCK appears
on the display, then press the
RESET button to scroll through the
following modes:
.DRIVER
.BOTH (default)
If you choose DRIVER, only the
driver door will automatically unlock
when you approach and open the
driver door with the RKE transmitter.
If you choose BOTH, both doors will
automatically unlock when you
approach and open the driver door
with the RKE transmitter.

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Auto Unlock:This option allows
you to select whether the driver
door, both doors, or neither door
automatically unlocks when the shift
lever is moved into P (Park) for
automatic transmission vehicles or
when the ignition is turned off or is
in RAP for manual transmission
vehicles.
Press the OPTION button until
AUTO UNLOCK appears on the
display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.OFF
.DRIVER
.BOTH (default)
If you choose OFF, this option will
turn off.
If you choose DRIVER, on
automatic transmission vehicles, the
driver door will automatically unlock
when the shift lever is moved into
P (Park). On manual transmission vehicles, the driver door will
automatically unlock when the
ignition is turned off or is in RAP.
If you choose BOTH, on automatic
transmission vehicles, both doors
will automatically unlock when the
shift lever is moved into P (Park).
On manual transmission vehicles,
both doors will automatically unlock
when the ignition is turned off or is
in RAP.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Language:
This option allows you
to select the language the DIC, the
Head-Up Display (HUD), if your
vehicle has this feature, and the
radio uses to display messages.
Each language mode will be
displayed in its own language. For
example, English will be displayed
as ENGLISH, Spanish as
ESPANOL, etc. If your vehicle has
the navigation system, you will not
have the Japanese language mode. Press the OPTION button until
LANGUAGE appears on the display,
then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.ENGLISH (default)
.DEUTSCH (German)
.FRANCAIS (French)
.ITALIANO (Italian)
.ESPANOL (Spanish)
.JAPANESE
If you choose a language that you
do not understand, press the
OPTION and RESET buttons for
five seconds. The DIC will begin
displaying all of the various
languages one by one for as long
as the buttons are pressed. When
the desired language is displayed,
release the buttons and the DIC will
set to this language.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.

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Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The knob for this feature is located
on the left side of the instrument
panel.
Push the knob in to turn on the
interior lights.
Turn and hold the knob clockwise to
brighten the lights or
counterclockwise to dim them.
During the day, this knob will adjust
the instrument panel brightness and
at night will adjust all interior
lighting.Be sure not to have this knob turned
all the way down with the lamps on
during the day. The Driver
Information Center (DIC) may not be
visible.
Courtesy Lamps
When any door or the hatch/trunk lid
is opened, the interior lamps will go
on unless it is bright outside.
You can also turn the courtesy
lamps on and off by pressing the
instrument panel brightness knob.
Reading Lamps
The inside rearview mirror includes
two reading lamps. The lamps will
go on when a door is opened. When
the doors are closed, press each
lamp switch to turn them on
individually.
Lighting Features
Entry/Exit Lighting
With entry lighting, the interior
lamps will come on when entering
the vehicle. To illuminate your exit,
the interior lamps come on for about
20 seconds when the engine is
turned off.
To turn the entry and exit lighting off,
quickly turn the courtesy lamps on
and off by pressing the instrument
panel brightness knob.

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7-2 Infotainment System
Theft-Deterrent Feature
TheftLock®is designed to
discourage theft of the vehicle's
radio by learning a portion of the
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
The radio does not operate and
LOCKED displays if the radio is
stolen or moved to a different
vehicle.
When the when the ignition is in the
off position, a blinking red light on
the upper left side of the radio
indicates that TheftLock is armed.
Overview
A.tSEEK/SCANu
.Radio: Presstoruto
seek the previous or next
station. Press and hold
t
oruto scan through the
strongest stations.
.CD: Presstoruto go to
the previous or next track.
Press and hold
toruto
go fast backward or fast
forward within a track.