
Black plate (1,1)Chevrolet SS Sedan Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-7707491) - 2015 -
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In Brief 1-1
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 1-8
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Passenger Sensing System . . . 1-9
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Steering Wheel
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 1-11
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13Vehicle Features
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . 1-13
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . 1-18
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 1-18
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
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In Brief 1-3
1.Air Vents on page 8-5.
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals on
page 6-3.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5-20.
3. Paddle Shifter Up. See Manual
Mode on page 9-25.
4. Cruise Control on page 9-38.
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
on page 9-50 (If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System on page 9-46 (If
Equipped).
5. Instrument Cluster on page 5-7.
6. Horn on page 5-3.
7. Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5-2.
8. Paddle Shifter Down. See Manual Mode on page 9-25.
9. Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5-3. 10. Ignition. See
Ignition Positions
on page 9-16.
11. Solar Sensor. See Dual
Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8-1.
12. Infotainment.
13. Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6-1.
14. Hood Release. See Hood on
page 10-4.
15. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6-4.
16. Head-Up Display (HUD) on
page 5-23.
17. Steering Wheel Adjustment on
page 5-2.
18. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3-6.
19. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission on page 9-23.
20. Electric Parking Brake on
page 9-29.
21. Driver Mode Control on
page 9-34. 22.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control on page 9-32.
Front and Rear Parking Assist
Button (If Equipped). See
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing on
page 9-41.
Automatic Parking Assist (APA)
Button (If Equipped). See
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing on
page 9-41.
23. Power Outlets on page 5-4
(Out of View).
24. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8-1.
25. Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6-3.
26. CD Player Eject Button. See CD Player on page 7-32.
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1-10 In Brief
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up ordown and in or out for a
comfortable position.
3. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the tilt and telescope
lever while driving.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The dome lamps are in the
overhead console.
+: Press to turn the lamp on
or off.
4: Press to automatically turn on
the lamps when a door is opened,
the vehicle is unlocked, or the
ignition is turned off. Reading Lamps
The front reading lamps are in the
overhead console.
Press
(or)to turn the lamp
on or off.
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Instruments and Controls 5-1
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 5-2
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 5-2
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-3
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-9
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . 5-10
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Charging System Light . . . . . . . 5-11
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . 5-17
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . 5-17
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-18
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 5-19
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . 5-19
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . 5-23
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Battery Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Brake System Messages . . . . 5-26
Cruise Control Messages . . . . 5-26
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . 5-27
Engine Power Messages . . . . 5-28
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . 5-28
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 5-28
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Service Vehicle Messages . . . 5-30
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Transmission Messages . . . . . 5-31
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
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5-2 Instruments and Controls
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . 5-32
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . 5-32
Window Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . 5-33
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up ordown and in or out for a
comfortable position.
3. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place. Do not adjust the tilt and telescope
lever while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio functions can be
controlled through the steering
wheel controls.
b/g(Push to Talk):
Press to
interact with Bluetooth or voice
recognition. See Bluetooth on
page 7-74, OnStar Overview on
page 14-1, or Voice Recognition on
page 7-68.
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5-24 Instruments and Controls
The HUD control is to the left of the
steering wheel.
To adjust the HUD image:
1. Adjust the driver seat.
2. Start the engine.
Use the following settings to adjust
the HUD.
$(Image Adjustment):Press
down or up to center the HUD
image. The HUD image can only be
adjusted up and down, not side
to side. PAGE (Display View):
Press to
select the display view. Turn
clockwise or counterclockwise to
brighten or dim the display. Turn
completely counterclockwise to turn
the display off.
The HUD image will automatically
dim and brighten to compensate for
outside lighting. The HUD
brightness control can also be
adjusted as needed.
The HUD image can temporarily
light up depending on the angle and
position of the sunlight on the HUD
display. This is normal.
Polarized sunglasses could make
the HUD image harder to see.
HUD Views
There are four HUD pages that can
be viewed in the HUD display. Page one displays:
Page two displays:
Page three displays:
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INDEX i-11
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
StabiliTrakOFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . 7-5
Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Storage Areas
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 10-64
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Symbols, Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46 System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2, 13-15
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
System Needs Service, If . . . . . . 7-67
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-4
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 2-15Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35 Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-50
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-70
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-56
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-45
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48 Tires (cont'd)
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-44
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-64
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-54
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-54
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Towing
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . 10-74
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-73
Track Driver Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
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