2017 CHEVROLET BOLT EV steering

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SERVICE POWER STEERING
or STEERING ASSIST IS
REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE
One of these two messages
displays and a chime may sound
when there may be a problem with
the power steering system. If one of
these messages displays and a
reduction in steering performance or
loss of power steering assist is
noticed, see your dealer.
SERVICE VEHICLE SOON
This message displays if there is a
problem with the vehicle. Take the
vehicle to your dealer for service.
Depending on the severity of a
crash, this message may come on
along with the airbag readiness
light.
Starting the Vehicle
Messages
PRESS BRAKE TO START
This message displays when
attempting to start the vehicle
without having the brake pedal
applied.
PRESS BUTTON AGAIN TO
TURN VEHICLE OFF
This message displays as a
reminder to press POWER
Oto turn
the vehicle off when an attempt is
made to turn off the vehicle while it
is in motion.
Tire Messages
SERVICE TIRE MONITOR
SYSTEM
This message displays if there is a
problem with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS). See Tire
Pressure Monitor Operation 0278.
TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE
This message displays when the
system is learning new tires. See
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
0278.
TIRE PRESSURE LOW ADD
AIR TO TIRE
This message displays when the
pressure in one or more of the tires
is low. This message also displays LEFT
FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, LEFT
REAR, or RIGHT REAR to indicate
the location of the low tire.
The low tire pressure warning light
will also come on. See
Tire
Pressure Light 0122.
If a tire pressure message appears
on the DIC, stop as soon as
possible. Inflate the tires by adding
air until the tire pressure is equal to
the values shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. See Tires
0 270, Vehicle Load Limits 0197,
and Tire Pressure 0276.
More than one tire pressure
message can appear at a time. The
DIC also shows the tire pressure
values. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0133.
Vehicle Reminder
Messages
ICE POSSIBLE DRIVE
WITH CARE
This message is displayed when ice
conditions are possible.

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 148
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 151
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel IlluminationControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 154
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering column.
P: Turns the exterior lamps on
and off.
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on
and off automatically depending on
outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps. The instrument panel
lights also turn on.
5: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
IntelliBeam®System
If equipped, this system turns the
vehicle's high-beam headlamps on
and off according to surrounding
traffic conditions.
The system turns the high-beam
headlamps on when it is dark
enough and there is no other traffic
present.
This light comes on in the
instrument cluster when the
IntelliBeam system is enabled.

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Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed.
If the lever is briefly pressed and
released, the turn signal flashes
three times.
The turn and lane-change signal
can be turned off manually by
moving the lever back to its original
position.
If after signaling a turn or lane
change, the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the
fuse. SeeUnderhood Compartment
Fuse Block 0264.Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The brightness of the instrument
cluster display, infotainment display
and controls, steering wheel
controls, and all other illuminated
controls, as well as feature status
indicators can be adjusted.
The knob for this feature is on the
instrument panel beside the steering
column.
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps come on when
any door is opened and the dome
lamp is in the
1position.
Dome Lamps
The dome lamp controls are in the
headliner above the front seats.
ROFF : Press to turn the lamps
off, even when a door is open.
1: When the button is returned to
the middle position, the lamps turn
on automatically when a door is
opened.
+ON : Press to turn on the dome
lamps.

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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 156
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 163
Audio Players
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Settings
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Downloadable Applications
Downloading Apps . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Introduction
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
functions when driving. These
functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.

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When the vehicle is off and the
driver door of the vehicle is opened,
the infotainment system turns off
automatically.
If
Ois pressed and held when the
vehicle is off, the infotainment
system will turn on. The system will
turn off automatically after
approximately 10 minutes.
Full Screen Clock
. Touch the time display on the
screen to display a full screen of
the clock.
. Touch
0to return to the
previous screen.
Volume Control
Turn the volume knob to adjust the
volume. The current volume is
indicated.
. If equipped, use the volume
switches on the back of the
steering wheel to adjust the
volume. See Steering Wheel
Controls 0104. .
Turning on the infotainment
system power will set the
volume level to its previous
selection if it is lower than the
maximum starting volume level.
. If the volume level is louder than
the maximum starting volume
level when the infotainment
system is turned on, the
infotainment system is adjusted
automatically to the maximum
starting volume level.
Edit Home Page Layout
1. When the vehicle is stationary,
touch
{Edit on the
Home Page.
2. Select the desired layout: Standard, Family, Eco,
or Custom.
If Custom is selected, the
display will switch to custom
layout editing. This allows the
changing of location and
content of information
displayed on the Home Page.

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2. Touch Phone, then touch5on
the infotainment display,
or press
gon the steering
wheel controls.
Settings
1. Press
{, then touchT.
2. Touch Settings, then select an item from the menu and adjust
the settings by selecting from
the available options. See
Settings 0177.
Gallery
1. Press
{, then touchT.
2. Touch Gallery, then touch
'
menu to view picture files
contained in the USB storage
device.
Software Updates
Over-the-Air Software Updates
If equipped, the infotainment system
can download and install software
updates over a wireless connection.
The system will prompt high priority
updates to be downloaded and installed, while others can be
manually accessed. To manually
check for updates:
1. Press
{, then touchT.
2. Touch Settings, then Software Information.
3. Touch Software Update and follow the on-screen prompts.
Steps for downloading and
installing updates may vary by
vehicle.
Downloading Over-the-Air software
updates requires Internet
connectivity, which can be accessed
through the vehicle’ s OnStar Wi-Fi
hotspot, if equipped. Optionally, a
secured Wi-Fi hotspot such as a
mobile device hotspot, a home
hotspot, or a public hotspot can be
used. To connect the infotainment
system to a secured mobile device
hotspot, home hotspot, or public
hotspot:
1. Press
{, then touchT.
2. Touch Settings, then Wi-Fi. 3. Touch Manage Wi-Fi Networks,
then select the appropriate
Wi-Fi network and follow the
on-screen prompts.
Download speeds may vary.
On most mobile devices,
activation of the Wi-Fi hotspot
is in the Settings menu under
Mobile Network Sharing,
Personal Hotspot, Mobile
Hotspot, or similar.
Availability of Over-the-Air software
updates varies by vehicle and
country. In the U.S., see
my.chevrolet.com/learn. In Canada,
see my.chevrolet.ca. In Mexico see
your dealer.

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Radio
AM-FM Radio
Listening to AM-FM Radio
1. Press{, then touchT.
2. Touch Audio, then Source.
3. Touch FM or AM. The most recently listened to AM or FM
radio station is displayed.
RDS (Radio Data System) function
is only available in countries that
support this function.
Searching for Stations
Automatically
Pressgordto automatically
search for an available station with
good reception.
If RDS is supported, it will tune to
the station and may include
additional information such as time,
station identification, and program
information.
Searching for Stations Directly
1. Touch Tune.
2. Using the keypad, enter the desired station number.
Touching the period between digits
is not necessary. The radio will add
it automatically at the correct
location.
Favorite Preset Operation
Saving Favorites 1. Select the band.
2. Select the desired station.
3. Touch
qor touch and hold the
favorite in the Favorites list to
overwrite.
4. To delete it from the Favorites list, touch
q, or swipe the
station from the list on the right.
Up to 15 radio stations can be
saved in the Favorites list.
Listening to Favorites Directly 1. Touch Favorites to see the list of favorites.
2. Touch the desired station. The steering wheel control can also
be used to select favorites. See
Steering Wheel Controls
0104.
Using the AM or FM
Radio Menu
General Operation of the Menu
1. Select the desired band.
2. Touch Menu.
3. Touch the desired menu to select the item or to display the
item’s detailed menu.
4. Touch
qNow Playing to return
to the previous menu.
Current Station Information 1. From the AM or FM Menu, touch Browse Audio.
2. Touch Current Station Information to display the
station information.
AM or FM Stations 1. From the AM or FM Menu, touch Browse Audio.

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playing track will be cut off and
the phone will ring with the
relevant information displayed.
2. To talk on the phone, press
g
on the steering wheel control or
touch
5on the display.
To reject the call, press
con
the steering wheel control or
touch
Kon the display.
Using the Contacts Menu
1. Touch the contacts menu on the Phone screen.
2. Select the contact entry to call. .To call another phone
number in the same
contacts, touch More in the
Contacts screen and touch
the desired phone number.
. In the Contacts screen,
touch
qto add the contact
to favorites. Touch
qagain
to remove the contact from
favorites.
Making a Call from Favorites
1. Touch the favorites menu on the Phone screen.
2. Select the contact to call.
The Favorites list is not
synchronized with the mobile phone
and is stored separately.
Making a Call from Call History
1. TouchWRECENT on the
Phone screen.
2. Select the contact to call.
.
9: Incoming call
.
2: Outgoing call
.
4: Missed call
Making a Call with Speed Dial
Numbers
Touch and hold a speed dial number
using the keypad on the Phone
screen. Only speed dial numbers already
stored on the mobile phone can be
used for speed dial calls. Up to
two-digit speed dial numbers are
supported.
For two-digit speed dial numbers,
touch and hold the second digit to
make a call to the speed dial
number.
Voice Mail
The default voice mail number is the
phone number of the currently
connected mobile phone. The voice
mail number can be changed in
Bluetooth settings.
To dial a voice mail number:
1. Press
{, then touchT.
2. Touch Phone, then Voice Mail.