2016 CHEVROLET SONIC Owners Manual

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8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The RKE transmitter may work up to
60 m (195 ft) away from the vehicle.
With Remote Start Shown
Press the key release button to
extend the key blade. The key can
be used for the ignition and all
locks.
Press
Kto unlock the driver door or
all doors.
Press
Qto lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization 0113.
If equipped, press and hold
Yto
release the trunk. Press and release
7to initiate
vehicle locator.
Press and hold
7for at least
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm.
Press
7again to cancel the panic
alarm.
See Keys 025 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 027.
Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
3. Start the vehicle normally after entering.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on.
Remote start can be extended.

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Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
.Press and hold
/until the
parking lamps turn off.
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start 029.
Door Locks
To lock or unlock the doors from
outside the vehicle:
.
Use the key in the driver door to
lock all doors or unlock the
driver door only.
. Press
QorKon the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
See Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation 027.
To lock the doors from inside the
vehicle:
. Press
Qon the central locking
switch or on the driver door
switch. .
Press the lock knob on the driver
door to lock all doors and,
if equipped, the liftgate.
To unlock the doors from inside the
vehicle:
. Press
Kon the central locking
switch or on the driver door
switch.
. Pull the door handle. Pulling the
door handle again unlatches
the door.
. Lift the lock knob on the driver
door to unlock the driver door.
See Door Locks 030.
Liftgate
To lock or unlock the liftgate from
the inside, press
QorKon the
central locking switch or on the
driver door switch.
The vehicle must be in P (Park) for
automatic transmissions. For
manual transmissions the parking
brake must be engaged.
To open the liftgate from the
outside, press
Ktwice on the RKE
transmitter to unlock all doors, then
use the touch pad.
See Liftgate (Hatchback) 035.
Trunk Release
To lock or unlock the trunk from the
inside, press
QorKon the central
locking switch or on the driver door
switch.

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To open the trunk from inside the
vehicle press
V.
To lock the trunk from the outside
press
Qon the RKE transmitter.To open the trunk from outside of
the vehicle:
.
Press
Kon the RKE transmitter
to unlock all doors, then use the
touch pad.
. Press and hold
Yon the RKE
transmitter.
See Trunk (Sedan) 033 and
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 027.
Windows
Manual Windows
If equipped, use the window crank
to open and close each window.
See Manual Windows 040. Power WindowsIf equipped, press the switch down
to open the window. Pull the front of
the switch up to close it.
The switches work when the vehicle
is in ON/RUN or ACC/
ACCESSORY, or when Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) is active.
See
Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) 0194.
See Power Windows 040.

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Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
To adjust a manual seat:1. Pull the handle at the front of the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the
handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
See Seat Adjustment 045.
Seat Height Adjuster
If available, move the lever up or
down to manually raise or lower
the seat.
See Seat Adjustment 045.
Reclining Seatbacks
To recline a manual seatback:
1. Lift the lever.
If necessary, move the safety
belt out of the way to access
the lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked in
place.

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To return the seatback to the upright
position:1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
See Reclining Seatbacks 046.
Second Row Seats
The rear seatbacks can be folded
down to increase cargo space.
See Rear Seats 048.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position. See
Head Restraints 043 and Seat
Adjustment 045.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.
Safety Belts 050.
. How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly 051.
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 052.
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 074.
Passenger Sensing
System
United States
Canada
The passenger sensing system
turns off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag under certain conditions. No
other airbag is affected by the
passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System 062.

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The passenger airbag status
indicator will be visible on the
instrument panel when the vehicle is
started. SeePassenger Airbag
Status Indicator 099.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirrors
Manual Outside Mirrors
Move the control up, down, or side
to side to adjust the mirror.
See Manual Mirrors 038. Power Outside Mirrors
For vehicles with power outside
mirrors:
1. Select the mirror by moving the selector switch to L for the
driver side or R for the
passenger side.
2. Use the control knob to move the mirror in the desired
direction.
See Power Mirrors 038.
Interior Mirror
Hold the inside rearview mirror in
the center to move it for a clearer
view behind your vehicle. Adjust the
mirror to avoid glare from the
headlamps behind you. Push the
tab forward for daytime use and pull
it for nighttime use.
See Manual Rearview Mirror 039.
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.

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2. Move the steering wheel up,down, forward, and backward.
3. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The dome lamp controls are in the
headliner above the rear seats.
9: Press to turn the lamps off,
even when a door is open.
H: When the button is returned to
the middle position, the lamps turn
on automatically when a door is
opened.
R: Press to turn on the dome lamps.
Reading Lamps
For vehicles with front reading
lamps, they are in the overhead
console.
#or$: Press to turn each lamp
on or off.
For more information about interior
lighting, see Instrument Panel
Illumination Control 0124 or
Courtesy Lamps 0124.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the outboard
side of the steering column.
O:Briefly turn to this position to
turn the automatic light control off or
on again.
AUTO : Turns the headlamps on
automatically at normal brightness,
together with the following:
. Parking Lamps
. Taillamps
. License Plate Lamps
. Instrument Panel Lights
. Sidemarker Lamps

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;:Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps except the
headlamps.
5: Turns the headlamps on
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights. A warning
chime sounds if the driver door is
opened when the ignition switch is
off and the headlamps are on.
#: For vehicles with fog lamps,
press to turn the lamps on or off.
See:
. Exterior Lamp Controls 0120
. Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
0121
. Fog Lamps 0123
Windshield Wiper/Washer
Sedan
Hatchback
The windshield wiper/washer lever
is on the right side of the steering
column.
Move the lever to one of the
following positions:
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
Hatchback Shown, Sedan Similar
INT : Move the lever up to INT for
intermittent wipes, then turn the
x
INT band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes. OFF :
Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
n L: Pull the windshield wiper
lever toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer 091.
For vehicles with a rear window
wiper/washer, see Rear Window
Wiper/Washer 092.
Climate Controls
If equipped with these climate
control systems, the heating,
cooling, and ventilation can be
controlled for the vehicle.