2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE airbag

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326 Customer Information
To contact NHTSA, you may call
the Vehicle Safety Hotline
toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov;or
write to:
Administrator, NHTSA
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590
You can also obtain other
information about motor
vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov
.
Reporting Safety Defects
to the Canadian
Government
If you live in Canada, and you
believe that the vehicle has a safety
defect, notify Transport Canada
immediately, and notify General
Motors of Canada Limited. Call
Transport Canada at
1-800-333-0510 or write to: Transport Canada
Road Safety Branch
80 rue Noel
Gatineau, QC J8Z 0A1
Reporting Safety Defects
to General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or
Transport Canada) in a situation like
this, notify General Motors.
Call 1-800-222-1020, or write:
Chevrolet Motor Division
Chevrolet Customer Assistance
Center
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
In Canada, call 1-800-263-3777
(English) or 1-800-263-7854
(French), or write:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Care Centre, Mail Code:
CA1-163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record information
about the vehicle’s performance and
how it is driven. For example, the
vehicle uses computer modules to
monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to
monitor the conditions for airbag
deployment and deploy them in a
crash, and, if equipped, to provide
antilock braking to help the driver
control the vehicle. These modules
may store data to help the dealer
technician service the vehicle.
Some modules may also store data
about how the vehicle is operated,
such as rate of fuel consumption or
average speed. These modules may
retain personal preferences, such as
radio presets, seat positions, and
temperature settings.

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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . . . 181
Active Rev Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 211
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 230
Air Dam, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 71
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 68
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 105
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 189 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 205
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

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LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires . . . . . . . . 214
LightElectronic Stability Control(ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 144
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 108
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 108
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . 111
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 141
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 104 Lights (cont'd)
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . 201, 202
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 112
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 298 Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 106
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Matching Active Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 123
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 125
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Messages (cont'd)Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 43
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265N
NavigationOnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 174
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 228
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 78
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 318
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 332
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 324 Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
P
Panel, Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 244
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 181
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 205
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 71
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 213
Performance Data Recorder (PDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Power (cont'd)Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 179
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 65
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 326
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 321
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .213, 241, 284
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 325
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 287 Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 77
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 326
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ride Control Systems Enhanced Traction
System (ETS) . . . . . . . . . . 201, 202
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Roof Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 314
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 66
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 326
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 321
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Seatback Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 59
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 56
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Seats (cont'd)Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 56
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . 84
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 216
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 310
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Parts Identification Label . . . . . .311
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 321
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Special Application Services . . . . 303
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Storage Areas (cont'd)
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 87
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 328
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 318
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 41Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Competition Oriented . . . . . . . . . 257
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Lifting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128