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2015 Chevrolet City Express Owner ManualM
In Brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-3
Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Performance and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Keys and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Exterior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Interior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30 Storage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 4-1
Additional Storage Features . . . 4-2
Instruments and Controls . . . . 5-1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 5-21
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Lighting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19 Climate Controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . 8-1
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . 9-1
Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . 9-13
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 9-18
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Ride Control Systems . . . . . . . . 9-25
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 9-30
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Conversions and Add-Ons . . . 9-41
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Vehicle Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
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In Brief 1-1
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 1-8
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Passenger Sensing System . . . 1-9
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 1-11
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . 1-12
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . 1-13
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . 1-15
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
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1-14 In Brief
hold to accelerate. If cruise control
is already active, use to increase
vehicle speed.
COAST/SET:Press briefly to set
the speed and activate cruise
control, or press and hold to
decelerate. If cruise control is
already active, use to decrease
vehicle speed.
CANCEL: Press to disengage
cruise control without erasing the
set speed from memory.
See Cruise Control on page 9-28.
Trip Computer
The vehicle may have a trip
computer. It provides the driver with
driving information such as the
driving distance for the remaining
fuel, average fuel economy, and
instant fuel economy.
Use the trip odometer reset stem in
the cluster to cycle through the
available trip computer displays.
SeeTrip Computer on page 5-20.
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC)
If equipped, RVC displays a view of
the area behind the vehicle, on the
infotainment system display, when
the vehicle is shifted into
R (Reverse).
SeeRear Vision Camera (RVC) on
page 9-31.
Parking Assist
If equipped, this system uses
sensors on the rear bumper to
assist with parking and avoiding
objects while in R (Reverse).
It operates at speeds less than
5 km/h (3 mph). Rear Parking Assist
(RPA) uses audible beeps to
provide distance and system
information.
Keep the sensors on the vehicle's
rear bumper clean to ensure proper
operation.
See Parking Assist on page 9-30.
Power Outlets
The accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or an MP3
player.
The vehicle may have two
accessory power outlets:
.Near the bottom of the center
stack.
.On the rear of the center floor
console.
Remove the cover to access and
replace when not in use.
See Power Outlets on page 5-4.
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Instruments and Controls 5-1
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 5-2
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-2
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
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
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-9
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 5-9
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 5-11
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Overdrive Off Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Power Steering Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Traction Control System (TCS)/Electronic Stability
Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-18
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 5-18
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Low Washer Fluid Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Vehicle Messages
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . 5-20
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Trip Computer
Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization (Radio with Touchscreen Only) . . . . 5-21
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5-8 Instruments and Controls
1. Tachometer
2. Speedometer
3. Trip Odometer Reset Stem
4. Instrument Brightness Control
5. Transmission PositionIndicator
6. Odometer/Trip Computer
7. Fuel Gauge
Speedometer
The speedometer shows the vehicle
speed in kilometers per hour (km/h)
and miles per hour (mph).
Odometer
The odometer shows how far the
vehicle has been driven, in either
kilometers or miles.
Trip Odometer
The trip odometer shows how far
the vehicle has been driven since
the trip odometer was last reset. Press the trip odometer reset stem
on the cluster to switch between the
odometer, trip odometer A, and trip
odometer B.
To reset each trip odometer to zero,
press and hold the trip odometer
reset stem. Only the trip odometer
that is currently displayed will be
reset.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine
speed in revolutions per
minute (rpm).
{Caution
If the engine is operated with the
rpm’s in the warning area at the
high end of the tachometer, the
vehicle could be damaged, and
the damage would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Do not
operate the engine with the rpm’s
in the warning area.
Fuel Gauge
The fuel gauge indicates about how
much fuel is left when the ignition is
turned to ON.
When the tank nears empty, the low
fuel warning light may come on or
the segments of the gauge may
blink. There is still a little fuel left,
but the vehicle's fuel tank should be
filled soon. See
Low Fuel Warning
Light on page 5-18.
An arrow on the fuel gauge
indicates the side of the vehicle on
which the fuel door is located.
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5-20 Instruments and Controls
Vehicle Messages
Fuel System Messages
LOOSE FUEL CAP
This message displays when the
fuel cap is not on tight. Tighten the
fuel cap, then press and hold the
trip odometer reset stem to reset the
message.
Tire Messages
CHECK TIRE PRES (Pressure)
If the vehicle has the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS), this
message displays when the
pressure in one or more of the tires
is low. The low tire pressure warning
light will also come on. SeeTire
Pressure Light on page 5-17. If a
tire pressure message appears,
stop as soon as you can. Have the
tire pressures checked and set to
those shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. See Tires
on page 10-26, Vehicle Load Limits
on page 9-9, and Tire Pressure on
page 10-35.
Trip Computer
The vehicle may have a trip
computer. It provides the driver with
driving information such as the
driving distance for the remaining
fuel, instant fuel economy, and
average fuel economy.
1. Trip Odometer Reset Stem
2. Trip Computer Display
The trip odometer reset stem is
used to cycle through the available
trip computer displays. All of the
displays except Trip A and Distance
to Empty can be reset by pressing
and holding the trip odometer reset
stem for more than three seconds.
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i-2 INDEX
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
C
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . 10-2, 10-21, 10-55
Camera
Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Cautions, Danger, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-11
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Child Restraints Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65 Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 8-1
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . 13-9
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Computer, Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) Fluid . . . 10-11
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
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INDEX i-9
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-4
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 2-11Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-47
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-37
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-36
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 Tires (cont'd)
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-45
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-45
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . 10-59
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
Traction Control System
(TCS)/Electronic Stability
Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Transmission Continuously Variable . . . . . . . . 9-18
Transmission Fluid
Continuously Variable . . . . . . .10-11
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
U
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59