2013 CHEVROLET SPARK turn signal bulb

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Lighting 6-3
|(Hazard Warning Flasher):
Press to make the front and rear
turn signal lamps flash on and off.
This warns others that you are
having trouble. Press the button
again to turn the flashers off.
When the hazard warning flashers
are on, the turn signals will
not work.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or
down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change. Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed.
The lever returns to its starting
position whenever it is released.
If after signaling a turn or a lane
change the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the
fuse. See
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers on page 10‑27.
Fog Lamps
For vehicles with fog lamps, they
are controlled by the
#band on the
middle of the turn signal lever.
To use the fog lamps, the ignition
must be turned on and the
low-beam headlamps or parking
lamps must be on.
Turn the band to
#to turn the fog
lamps on. The band automatically
returns to its starting position when
released. The fog lamp indicator
light comes on in the center of the
instrument panel. See Front Fog
Lamp Light on page 5‑20.
To turn the fog lamps off, turn the
band to
#again. The fog lamp
indicator light will go off.
The fog lamps will also turn off
when the high-beam headlamps are
turned on. When the high-beam
headlamps are turned off, the fog
lamps will turn on again.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.

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Vehicle Care 10-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . 10-2
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 10-9
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Manual Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-11
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-16 Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-21
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-22
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-26
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . 10-36
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Tire Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48

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10-24 Vehicle Care
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement
bulbs, seeReplacement Bulbs on
page 10‑26.
For any bulb‐changing procedure
not listed in this section, contact
your dealer.
Halogen Bulbs
{WARNING
Halogen bulbs have pressurized
gas inside and can burst if you
drop or scratch the bulb. You or
others could be injured. Be sure
to read and follow the instructions
on the bulb package.
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal and Parking
Lamps
High/Low-Beam Headlamp
1. Connector Retaining Tab
2. Connector Release
3. Headlamp Bulb To replace a headlamp bulb:
1. Open the hood. See
Hood on
page 10‑4.
2. Remove the connector retaining tab (1).
3. Disconnect the wiring harness connector from the bulb (3) by
pressing the connector
release (2) and pulling
straight back.
4. Remove the bulb (3) from the headlamp assembly by turning
counterclockwise and pulling
straight back.
5. Install the new bulb in the headlamp assembly by turning
clockwise.
6. Install the wiring harness connector to the bulb. Be sure
the connector release (2) locks
into place.
7. Install the connector retaining tab (1).

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Vehicle Care 10-25
Front Turn Signal/Parking
Lamps
To replace a front turn signal bulb:
1. Open the hood. SeeHood on
page 10‑4.
2. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise and pull it out
of the lamp housing.
3. Pull the bulb straight out of the bulb socket. 4. Install the new bulb into the
socket by pressing it in.
5. Install the socket into the lamp housing by turning it clockwise.
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps
1. Stoplamp/Taillamp
2. Turn Signal Lamp
3. Back-up Lamp To replace a taillamp, turn signal
lamp, stoplamp, or back-up bulb:
1. Open the liftgate. See
Liftgate
on page 2‑7.
2. Remove the two screws and the lamp assembly.
3. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise and remove
the socket.
4. Press the bulb in and turn counterclockwise to remove it
from the socket.

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10-26 Vehicle Care
5. Press the new bulb in and turnclockwise to install the bulb into
the socket.
6. Turn the bulb socket clockwise to reinstall.
7. Reinstall the lamp assembly and two screws.
License Plate Lamp
1. Attachment Screws
2. License Plate Bulb
3. Bulb Socket To replace a license plate
lamp bulb:
1. Remove the two screws (1) from
the license plate lamp assembly.
2. Turn and pull the license plate lamp assembly down.
3. Turn the bulb socket (3) counterclockwise and pull it out
of the lamp assembly.
4. Pull the bulb (2) straight out of the socket.
5. Push the new bulb into the socket.
6. Install the bulb socket (3) by turning clockwise into the license
plate lamp assembly.
7. Replace the license plate lamp assembly by using the two
screws to secure.
Replacement Bulbs
Exterior Lamp Bulb
Number
Back-Up Lamps 921
Front Turn Signal/
Parking Lamps 7444NA
High/Low-Beam
Headlamp H13
License
Plate Lamp W5W LL
Rear Turn Signal/
Taillamps 7443 LL
Stoplamp/
Taillamps 7443 LL
For replacement bulbs not listed
here, contact your dealer.

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i-2 INDEX
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . 10-26
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
C
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Cargo Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Cautions, Danger, and
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Central Locking System . . . . . . . . 2-5
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-11
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
IgnitionTransmission Lock . . . . . . . . 10-21
Child Restraints Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44, 3-47
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27 Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-68
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-71
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 8-1 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . 13-9
Compressor Kit, Tire
Sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Cover
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

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INDEX i-5
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . 5-19
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-1
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 8-1
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 9-6
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Hooks Shopping Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Indicator Owner Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 2-3
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . 10-36
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . 6-2
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-11
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

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i-10 INDEX
Stoplamps and Back-up LampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Storing the Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 10-62
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
System Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-4
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . 2-9 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Tires
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-50
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-53
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-43
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-42
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-52 Tires (cont'd)
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . 10-65
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65
Traction
Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . 9-27
Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-25