2018 CHEVROLET CORVETTE check transmission fluid

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Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services - Normal
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
passenger compartment air filter
replacement may be needed if
driving in areas with heavy traffic,
poor air quality, high dust levels,
or environmental allergens.
Passenger compartment air filter
replacement may also be needed if
there is reduced airflow, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer
can help determine when to replace
the filter. (2)
Visually check all fuel and vapor
lines and hoses for proper
attachment, connection, routing, and
condition.
(3) Or every four years, whichever
comes first. If driving in dusty
conditions, inspect the filter at each
oil change or more often as needed.
(4) Or every five years, whichever
comes first. See Cooling System
(Engine) 0236 orCooling System
(Aero Panel) 0239. (5)
Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. Inspect for fraying,
excessive cracking, or damage;
replace, if needed.
(6) If equipped with an automatic
transmission, replace brake fluid
every five years. If equipped with a
manual transmission, replace brake
fluid every three years. See Brake
Fluid 0243.
(7) Replace clutch fluid every three
years. See Hydraulic Clutch 0233.

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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Dry Sump Engines Only (Stingray with Z51, Grand Sport, and Z06) - Required: Initial break-in oil change. Change engine oil and filter after the first 800 km/500 mi. Follow the
engine oil life system for every oil change thereafter.
Perform Required Services. Check engine oil
level and oil life percentage. Change engine oil
and filter, if needed.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid and filter.@ @@
Change manual transmission fluid.@@@
LT1 Engine: Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark
plug wires.@
LT4 Supercharged Engine: Replace spark plugs.
Inspect spark plug wires.@ @
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (4)@
Change rear axle fluid.@@@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (5)@
Replace brake fluid. (6)
Replace clutch fluid. Manual transmission
only. (7)

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Service and Maintenance 309
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services - Severe
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
passenger compartment air filter
replacement may be needed if
driving in areas with heavy traffic,
poor air quality, high dust levels,
or environmental allergens.
Passenger compartment air filter
replacement may also be needed if
there is reduced airflow, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer
can help determine when to replace
the filter.
(2) Visually check all fuel and vapor
lines and hoses for proper
attachment, connection, routing, and
condition. (3)
Or every four years, whichever
comes first. If driving in dusty
conditions, inspect the filter at each
oil change or more often as needed.
(4) Or every five years, whichever
comes first. See Cooling System
(Engine) 0236 orCooling System
(Aero Panel) 0239.
(5) Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. Inspect for fraying,
excessive cracking, or damage;
replace, if needed.
(6) If equipped with an automatic
transmission, replace brake fluid
every five years. If equipped with a
manual transmission, replace brake
fluid every three years. See Brake
Fluid 0243.
(7) Replace clutch fluid every three
years. See Hydraulic Clutch 0233.Special Application
Services
.
Severe Commercial Use
Vehicles Only: Lubricate chassis
components every oil change.
. Have underbody flushing service
performed. See "Underbody
Maintenance" in Exterior Care
0 292.

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UsageFluid/Lubricant
Hydraulic Clutch System Hydraulic Clutch Fluid. Use only GM Part No. 19299570, in Canada 19299571, Super DOT 4 brake fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Rear Axle DEXRON LS Gear Oil (GM Part No. 88862624, in Canada 88862625). See
Rear Axle 0245 for information on checking the fluid.
Transmission (Automatic) DEXRON-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19331925, in Canada 19300537).
Transmission (Manual) Manual Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 88861800, in Canada 88861801).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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348 Index
Automatic (cont'd)Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Battery - North America . . . . 244, 287
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 247
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .113
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 177
Bulb Replacement
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 250
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .216, 244, 287,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Cargo
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cargo Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2 Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 94
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 111
Check
Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children . . . . . 84
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 328
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Competition Oriented Tires . . . . . 260
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . 201
Composite Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

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350 Index
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 221
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . 236, 239
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 185 Engine (cont'd)
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 333
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 137
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 137
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 140
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 232
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Front Air Dam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .117
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 184
Requirements, California . . . . . .211
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 133Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Gauges Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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Lamps (cont'd)Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Latches, Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires . . . . . . . . 217
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 141
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .113
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . .113
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . .115 Lights (cont'd)
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .116
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 138
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 109
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . 205
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 117
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 304 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 111
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Matching Active Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46