2015 CHEVROLET VOLT Owners Manual

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3-50 Seats and Restraints
7. Before placing a child in thechild restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To check,
grasp the child restraint at the
safety belt path and attempt to
move it side to side and back
and forth. When the child
restraint is properly installed,
there should be no more than
2.5 cm (1 in) of movement.
If the airbags are off, the off
indicator in the passenger airbag
status indicator will come on and
stay on when the vehicle is started.
If a child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit, see “If the
On Indicator Is Lit for a Child
Restraint” underPassenger Sensing
System on page 3-23 for more
information.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.

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Storage 4-1
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . 4-1
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . . 4-1
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . 4-1
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Additional Storage Features
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Storage
Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Instrument Panel Storage
There is a storage compartment on
top of the instrument panel that
includes an auxiliary power outlet.Inside is a transmitter slot for the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. See
Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 2-2.
Glove Box
Open the glove box by lifting up on
the lever.
Floor Console Storage
Front Console

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4-2 Storage
In the armrest storage area there is
an auxiliary jack (2), USB port (3),
and accessory power outlet (4).
Cords from accessories can be
routed through the openings (1) on
each side. SeePower Outlets on
page 5-7 and“Audio Players” in the
infotainment manual.
Rear Console
Lift the handle to access the
storage area.
If equipped, the armrest storage bin
is removable.
{Warning
An unsecured armrest storage bin
could strike people in a sudden
stop or turn, or in a crash. Store
the armrest storage bin securely
or remove it from the vehicle. Removal
To remove the armrest storage bin,
press the button and lift the armrest
storage bin up.

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Storage 4-3
Move the armrest storage bin
forward to release it from the rear
bracket.Installation
To install the armrest storage bin,
align the bracket (2) on the rear of
the armrest storage bin into the
slot (3) on the rear console and
push the armrest down until the
latch (1) locks into the opening (4).
With Removable Armrest Storage
Bin Shown, Without Removable Armrest Storage Bin Similar
The console also has an auxiliary
power outlet. See Power Outlets on
page 5-7.

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4-4 Storage
Umbrella Storage
Slide an umbrella into the opening
on either the driver or
passenger door.
Additional Storage
Features
Cargo Cover
There is a cover for the rear cargo
area. Use the four cargo cover
loops to hook the cover to the side
panels.

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Instruments and Controls 5-1
Instruments and
Controls
Instrument Panel Overview
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . 5-3
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 5-5
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 5-5
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Pedestrian Friendly Alert . . . . . . 5-5
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-6
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Battery Gauge (High Voltage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . 5-13 Total Vehicle Range . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . 5-13
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . 5-14
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Charging System Light (12-Volt Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Mountain Mode Light . . . . . . . . 5-21
Hold Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 5-22
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . 5-22
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . 5-23 Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-24
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 5-24
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . 5-25
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Door, Hood, or Hatch Open Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Information Displays
Center Stack Display . . . . . . . . 5-26
Power Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Programmable Charging . . . . . 5-28
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Driver InformationCenter (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Battery and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Brake System Messages . . . . 5-43
Cruise Control Messages . . . . 5-43
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-43

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5-2 Instruments and Controls
Drive Mode Messages . . . . . . . 5-43
Electric Drive UnitMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . 5-44
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . 5-44
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 5-45
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Propulsion Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Airbag System Messages . . . . 5-48
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Service Vehicle Messages . . . 5-48
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . 5-50
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . 5-50
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . 5-56
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59

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Instruments and Controls 5-3
Instrument Panel Overview