
Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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220 Vehicle Care
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Recreational VehicleTowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Appearance Care
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
General Information
For service and parts needs, visit
your dealer. You will receive
genuine GM parts and GM-trained
and supported service people.
Genuine GM parts have one of
these marks:
California Proposition
65 Warning
WARNING: Most motor vehicles,
including this one, as well as many
of its service parts and fluids,
contain and/or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductive harm. Engine
exhaust, many parts and systems,
many fluids, and some component
wear by-products contain and/or
emit these chemicals.
See
Battery - North America 0248
and Jump Starting - North
America 0292.
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag
initiators, safety belt pretensioners,
and lithium batteries contained in
Remote Keyless Entry transmitters,
may contain perchlorate materials.
Special handling may be necessary.
For additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non-dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and

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G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 139Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Gauges Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 306
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
H
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 145
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .114
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 143
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .115
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 272
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 175
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 199
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 44
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 126
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 266
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 143
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Parking (cont'd)Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 187
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 212
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 73
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 220
Performance Data Recorder (PDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 186
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 67
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 336 Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 330
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .220, 248, 292
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 334
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 212
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 296
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 79
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 335
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ride Control Systems Enhanced TractionSystem (ETS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Roof Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 323
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189