
Chevrolet BOLT EV Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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336 Customer Information
.Find the
Chevrolet-recommended
maintenance services.
GM Mobility
Reimbursement Program
This program is available to
qualified applicants for cost
reimbursement, up to certain limits,
of eligible aftermarket adaptive
equipment required for the vehicle,
such as hand controls or a
wheelchair/scooter lift for the
vehicle.
To learn about the GM Mobility
program, see www.gmmobility.com
or call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text
Telephone (TTY) users, call
1-800-833-9935. General Motors of Canada also has
a Mobility program. See www.gm.ca
or call 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(800-463-7483) for details. TTY
users call 1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance
Program
From the U.S., call 1-888-811-1926;
Text Telephone (TTY):
1-888-889-2438.
From Canada, call 1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside Assistance,
have the following information
ready:
.
Your name, home address, and
home telephone number.
. Telephone number of your
location.
. Location of the vehicle.
. Model, year, color, and license
plate number of the vehicle. .
Odometer reading, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN), and
delivery date of the vehicle.
. Description of the problem.
Coverage
Services are provided for the
duration of the vehicle’s powertrain
warranty.
In the U.S., anyone driving the
vehicle is covered. In Canada, a
person driving the vehicle without
permission from the owner is not
covered.
Roadside Assistance is not a part of
the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to make
any changes or discontinue the
Roadside Assistance program at
any time without notification.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to limit
services or payment to an owner or
driver if they decide the claims are
made too often, or the same type of
claim is made many times.

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Index 361
Driver Selected OperatingModes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 225
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 198
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 199
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Driving for Better Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 213
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 126
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Electrical Requirements for Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Electrical System Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 272
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Electrical System (cont'd)
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Energy Efficiency Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Energy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 344
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 152
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
F
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 153
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
FluidBrakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 227
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fuses Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 272
Instrument Panel FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Underhood Compartment . . . . . 272
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Gauges Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

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364 Index
N
NavigationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 203
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 83
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 335
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Operation Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 159
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 341
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Underhood Compartment . . . . . 259
Owner Checks and Services . . . . 324
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Parking Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 222
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 77
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 128
Pedestrian Safety Signal . . . . . . . 110
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 256
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Phone Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Phone (cont'd)
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Plug-In Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Indicator Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 206
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 69
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 344
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 338
Programmable Charging . . . . . . . . 131
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .255, 264, 304,
Back Cover
Propulsion Power Messages . . . 143

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Tires (cont'd)Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 286
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 285
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Self-Sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Terminology and Definitions . . 282
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 295
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 252
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 309
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Traction
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
U
Underhood CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Underhood Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 293
Updates Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Utility Interruption of Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 330
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Starting and Stopping . . . . . . . . . 205
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 128
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 303
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . 271