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2015 Chevrolet City Express Owner Manual MIn 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.
See Trip 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).
See Rear 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, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Position
Indicator
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. See Tire
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
CCalifornia
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 Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Coolant
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
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INDEX i-9
TTachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-4
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 2-11
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
V Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Identification
Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59