2014 CHEVROLET VOLT Owners Manual

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Electric Rate Schedule Editing
From the Enter Summer/Winter
Start Dates screen, press Edit
Summer Schedule or Edit Winter
Schedule.
From the Select Electric Rate Plan
screen, press Yearly Schedule and
then press Edit.
1. Press Weekday or Weekend.
2. Press Edit next to the row to bechanged.
.Weekdays are Monday
through Friday and use the
same rate schedule.
.Weekends are Saturday
and Sunday and use the
same rate schedule.
Both weekday and weekend
schedules must be set. The rate
schedule only applies for a 24-hour
period, starting at 12:00 AM and
ending at 12:00 AM. There can be
five rate changes for each day; not
all must be used. The finish times must be
consecutive. If a finish time does not
follow a start time, the error
message displays
“An invalid entry
was found in the data entered.
Please re-enter data.”
Electric Rate Finish Time Editing
From the Edit (Summer, Winter,
or Yearly) Rate-Based Charging
Schedule screen, press Edit next to
the row to change.

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1. Press + or−to adjust the time.
2. Press Peak, Mid-Peak, or Off-Peak to select the
electric rate.
3. Press the Back button to store changes.
Only the finish time can be edited.
The start time is automatically
populated in the rate table. Electric Rate Schedule Viewing
From the Select Electric Rate Plan
screen, press View (Summer,
Winter, or Yearly) Schedule.
Temporary Charge Mode
Override and Cancel
Programmed Delayed Charge
Modes can be temporarily
overridden to an Immediate Charge
Mode for one charge cycle. Also,
the next planned departure time can
be temporarily overridden for one
charge cycle. In addition to the
in-vehicle overrides via the center
stack, there are other ways to
temporarily override a Delayed
Charge Mode. See
Plug-In Charging
on page 9-47.

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Temporary Override of a Delayed
Charge Mode
To temporarily override a Delayed
Charge Mode to Immediate Charge
Mode from inside the vehicle:
1. Press the Override button on themain charging screen.
2. Press Charge Immediately UponPlug-In to temporarily override to
an Immediate Charge Mode.
The Temporary Charge Mode Status
screen will automatically display the
revised charge complete time.
To cancel the temporary override to
Immediate, from the Temporary
Charge Mode Status screen, press
Cancel Temporary Charge Mode on
the bottom of the touch screen.
Temporary Override of the Next
Planned Departure Time
To temporarily override the Next
Planned Departure Time from inside
the vehicle:
1. Press the Override button on the main charging screen to view
the Charge Mode Status pop-up
in the center stack display.
2. Press Temporary Override.3. Press the + or –button to
change the Next
Departure Time.
4. Press Confirm Departure Time to temporarily override the Next
Planned Departure Time.
The Temporary Charge Mode Status
screen will automatically display the
revised charge complete time.
The Temporary Departure time can
only be updated for the same day
as the original Next Planned
Departure Time. Also, the vehicle
will not accept a Temporary
Departure Time that is before the
present time of day.

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To cancel the temporary override of
the Next Planned Departure Time,
from the Temporary Charge Mode
Status screen, press Cancel
Temporary Departure Time on the
bottom of the touch screen.
Charging Override/Interruption
Pop-Up
The Charging Override/Interruption
pop-up will appear if any of the
following conditions occur:
.The charging settings have been
modified via OnStar through the
website or the Mobile App. For
example, the Departure Time
Tables, the Rate Tables, or the
Charge Mode were updated
using the customer website
(available in select regions).
.There was an unintended loss of
AC power during the plug-in
charge event. For example,
there was a power outage or the
charge cord was unplugged from
the wall.
.The charge process was
interrupted by the utility
company via OnStar as
authorized by the vehicle owner
(available in select regions).
For more information see Utility
Interruption of Charging on
page 9-54.

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Programmable Charging
Disabled
When the Programmable Charging
system is disabled, the Default
Charge Mode Status screen will
display“- -:- -”for the Charge
Complete Time. The Programmable
Charging system will be disabled if
the Charge Complete Time cannot
be confidently estimated. If the
Programmable Charging system is
consistently disabled, see your
dealer for details.
Energy Information
To view the Energy Usage, Energy
Efficiency, and Efficiency Tips, press
the
[button on the center stack
and then press the Energy Info
button at the top of the touch
screen.
Energy Usage
The Energy Usage screen displays
information for the total of all drive
cycles since the last time the high
voltage battery was fully charged. This includes distance traveled in
Electric Mode, distance traveled in
Extended Range Mode, total
distance traveled, electric energy
used from the battery, total fuel
used, and average fuel economy.
There are maximum limits to some
of the values that can be displayed.
When these values are replaced
with dashes, the value limits have
been reached. To reset these
values, the high voltage battery will
need to be fully recharged. The
circle graph also represents
the percentage of distance traveled
using Electric Mode versus
Extended Range Mode. The
Lifetime Fuel Economy is a total
over the life of the vehicle and can
only be reset by the dealer.

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The Energy Usage information will
also appear automatically on power
off when Retained Accessory Power
is active. This automatic pop-up can
be disabled through vehicle
personalization. See“Energy
Summary Exit Pop-up” under
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-54. Energy Efficiency
The Energy Efficiency screen is
accessed by pressing Energy
Efficiency on the Energy Usage
screen. This screen displays the
energy efficiency over the drive
cycle based on driving style and
climate settings. Driving in a more
efficient manner will result in a
higher percentage displayed for
driving style. Minimizing the use of
the climate control system will result
in a higher percentage displayed for
climate setting.Efficiency TipsThe Efficiency Tips screen is
accessed by pressing Efficiency
Tips from the Energy Usage or
Energy Efficiency screen. This
screen provides a guide on how to
improve energy usage to increase
fuel economy and range.
Clock
The clock is in the center stack
display.
To set the time:
1. Press the TP (Time Program)
button to go directly to the time
setting page, or press the
CONFIG button and select Time

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from the list. Turn the TUNE/
MENU knob to scroll through the
available setup features. Press
the TUNE/MENU knob or press
the Time screen button to
display other options within that
feature.
2. Press + or −to increase or
decrease the Hours and Minutes
displayed on the clock.
If auto timing is set, the time
displayed on the clock may not
update immediately when driving
into a new time zone.
12/24 HR Format: Press the 12 HR
screen button for standard time;
press the 24 HR screen button for
military time.
Day + or Day −:Press the Day +
or Day −display buttons to increase
or decrease the day.
Display: Press Display to turn the
display of the time on the screen on
or off.Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the instrument
cluster. The DIC displays
information about the vehicle. It also
displays warning messages if a
system problem is detected. See
Vehicle Messages on page 5-45.
DIC Operation and Displays
View the DIC displays by pressing
the DIC buttons to the left of the
steering wheel. The DIC displays
trip, fuel, and warning messages if a
system problem is detected. DIC Controls
CONFIG:
Press to select either the
Simple or Enhanced instrument
cluster configuration display.
}BACK: Press to return to the
previous screen, exit a screen,
or return to the main menu.
Press
}BACK to minimize the DIC
menu display.
SELECT: Press the center of the
knob to select the highlighted item.
Turn the knob to scroll through the
menu items.

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DIC Menu Items
At the main DIC menu:
1. Turn the SELECT knob to scrollthrough the possible DIC menus.
2. Press the center of the SELECT knob when a menu item is
highlighted to enter that menu.
3. Continue to turn and press the SELECT knob to scroll through
and select the available menu
items:
}:Trip A
x:Trip B
::Oil Life
v:Tire Pressure
{:Vehicle Messages
z:Units
y: Tutorial Mode
{:Power Gauge
3: Following Distance Indication
u:Turn-by-Turn Trip A and Trip B
The trip displays show fuel used,
average fuel economy, and distance
traveled since the last trip reset.
Reset the trip data by pressing and
holding the SELECT button when
either Trip A or Trip B is displayed.
Oil Life
This displays the percentage of
remaining oil life. The lower
the percentage, the closer the
vehicle is to needing an oil change.
When the oil life is depleted, the
CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message displays. Change the oil
as soon as possible. Additional
maintenance is also recommended
in the Maintenance Schedule. See
Maintenance Schedule on
page 11-2
andEngine Oil on
page 10-9.
The oil life must be reset after each
oil change. Avoid accidental
resetting of the Engine Oil Life
System. It cannot be reset
accurately until the next oil change. To reset the Engine Oil Life System,
see
Engine Oil Life System on
page 10-12. The system is reset
when 100% displays.
Tire Pressure
The display will show a vehicle with
the approximate pressures of all
four tires. Tire pressure is displayed
in either kilopascals (kPa) or in
pounds per square inch (psi).
If a low or high tire pressure is
detected, a message is displayed
advising to check the tire pressure
in the specified tire. See Tire
Pressure on page 10-47 andTire
Messages on page 5-53.
If the tire pressure display shows
dashes instead of a value, there
may be a problem with the vehicle.
See your dealer for service.
Vehicle Messages
Turn the SELECT knob to scroll
through any active warning
messages. Press SELECT to review
the messages.