2016 CHEVROLET SS engine overheat

Chevrolet SS Sedan Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-9234782) - 2016 -
CRC - 8/24/15
Vehicle Care 279
How to Add Coolant to the
Coolant Recovery Bottle
{Warning
You can be burned if you spill
coolant on hot engine parts.
Coolant contains ethylene glycol
and it will burn if the engine parts
are hot enough. Do not spill
coolant on a hot engine.
Caution
This vehicle has a specific
coolant fill procedure. Failure to
follow this procedure could cause
the engine to overheat and be
severely damaged.
To add coolant: 1. Turn the engine coolant recovery reservoir dipstick cap
counterclockwise 1/8 of a turn
and slowly pull out the dipstick. 2. Pour the coolant into the
engine coolant recovery
reservoir.
3. When the level is correct, as per the markings on the
dipstick, replace the coolant
recovery reservoir dipstick cap
and turn clockwise to secure.
How to Add Coolant to the
Radiator
{Warning
You can be burned if you spill
coolant on hot engine parts.
Coolant contains ethylene glycol
and it will burn if the engine parts
are hot enough. Do not spill
coolant on a hot engine.
Caution
This vehicle has a specific
coolant fill procedure. Failure to
follow this procedure could cause
the engine to overheat and be
severely damaged.
{Warning
An electric engine cooling fan
under the hood can start up even
when the engine is not running
and can cause injury. Keep
hands, clothing, and tools away
from any underhood electric fan.
{Warning
Steam and scalding liquids from a
hot cooling system can blow out
and burn you badly. They are
under pressure, and if you turn
the radiator cap —even a
little —they can come out at high
speed. Never turn the cap when
the cooling system, including the
radiator cap, is hot. Wait for the
cooling system and radiator cap
to cool if you ever have to turn
the pressure cap.
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280 Vehicle Care
If no coolant is visible in the engine
coolant recovery reservoir, add
coolant as follows:1. Locate the radiator cap. See Engine Compartment Overview
0270
ii.
2. Cover the radiator cap with a
thick cloth and turn it slowly
counterclockwise and remove.
3. If there is no coolant visible or the level is low, slowly fill the
system through the radiator
cap opening with a
50/50 mixture of clean,
drinkable water and
DEX-COOL coolant until full.
Wait 30 seconds for the
coolant to settle and top off if
the level drops.
Do not spill coolant on the
accessory drive belts. If a spill occurs, rinse the belt
with fresh water.
4. Start the engine.
5. With the engine idling, top off the coolant through the radiator
cap opening until full.
Wait 30 seconds for the
coolant to settle and top off if
the level drops.
6. Once the system is full, put the radiator cap back on by turning
clockwise.
7. Turn the engine off.
8. Check the coolant level in the engine coolant recovery
reservoir and fill it until the
level is at the top mark on the
dipstick cap. Filling to this level
provides additional coolant to
allow for any air that may be
left in the cooling system.
Caution
If the pressure cap is not tightly
installed, coolant loss and
possible engine damage may
occur. Be sure the cap is properly
and tightly secured.
Engine Overheating
The vehicle has an indicator to warn
of engine overheating.
There is an engine coolant
temperature gauge on your vehicle's
instrument panel. See Engine
Coolant Temperature Gauge 095
ii.
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Vehicle Care 281
You may decide not to lift the hood
when this warning appears, but
instead get service help right away.
SeeRoadside Assistance Program
0 365
ii.
If you do decide to lift the hood,
make sure the vehicle is parked on
a level surface.
Then check to see if the engine
cooling fans are running. If the
engine is overheating, both fans
should be running. If they are not,
do not continue to run the engine
and have the vehicle serviced.
Caution
Running the engine without
coolant may cause damage or a
fire. Vehicle damage would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
If Steam is Coming from the
Engine Compartment
{Warning
Steam from an overheated engine
can burn you badly, even if you
just open the hood. Stay away
from the engine if you see or hear
steam coming from it. Just turn it
off and get everyone away from
the vehicle until it cools down.
Wait until there is no sign of
steam or coolant before you open
the hood.
If you keep driving when the
engine is overheated, the liquids
in it can catch fire. You or others
could be badly burned. Stop the
engine if it overheats, and get out
of the vehicle until the engine
is cool.
If No Steam is Coming from
the Engine Compartment
If an engine overheat warning is
displayed but no steam can be seen
or heard, the problem may not be too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get a little too hot when the
vehicle:
.
Climbs a long hill on a hot day.
. Stops after high-speed driving.
. Idles for long periods in traffic.
If the overheat warning is displayed
with no sign of steam: 1. Turn the air conditioning off.
2. Turn the heater on to the highest temperature and to the
highest fan speed. Open the
windows as necessary.
3. When it is safe to do so, pull off the road, shift to P (Park) or
N (Neutral), and let the
engine idle.
If the temperature overheat gauge is
no longer in the overheat zone or an
overheat warning no longer
displays, the vehicle can be driven.
Continue to drive the vehicle slowly
for about 10 minutes. Keep a safe
vehicle distance from the vehicle in
front. If the warning does not come
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Vehicle Care 291
Headlamp Wiring
An electrical overload may cause
the lamps to go on and off, or in
some cases to remain off. Have the
headlamp wiring checked right away
if the lamps go on and off or
remain off.
Windshield Wipers
If the wiper motor overheats due to
heavy snow or ice, the windshield
wipers will stop until the motor cools
and will then restart.
Although the circuit is protected
from electrical overload, overload
due to heavy snow or ice may
cause wiper linkage damage.
Always clear ice and heavy snow
from the windshield before using the
windshield wipers.
If the overload is caused by an
electrical problem and not snow or
ice, be sure to get it fixed.
Fuses
The wiring circuits in the vehicle are
protected from short circuits by
fuses. This greatly reduces the
chance of fires caused by electrical
problems.
Look at the silver-colored band
inside the fuse. If the band is broken
or melted, replace the fuse. Be sure
you replace a bad fuse with a new
one of the identical size and rating.
Fuses of the same amperage can
be temporarily borrowed from
another fuse location, if a fuse goes
out. Replace the fuse as soon as
you can.
Spare fuses of various ratings are
provided in the Engine
Compartment Fuse Block and Rear
Compartment Fuse Block.
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block
To access the fuse block, remove
the clip-on cover.
Ensure the cover is replaced
securely.
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388 Index
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 100
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 270
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 95
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cooling System Messages . . . . 111
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Engine (cont'd)
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 234
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 373
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 123
F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 124
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 274
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 103
Requirements, California . . . . . 262
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
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Index 391
Messages (cont'd)Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . 111
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Object Detection System . . . . . .113
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . .114
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Messaging Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Mirrors (cont'd)
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 39
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Track Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
N
Navigation Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 227
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Oil (cont'd)
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 273
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 68
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 364
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 377
OnStar®Destination
Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
OnStar
®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 370
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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