2019 CHEVROLET CRUZE maintenance

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Customer Information 351
Customer Literature
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vehicle. The owner ’s manual
includes the Maintenance Schedule
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Make checks payable in U.S. funds.
Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle has systems that
operate on a radio frequency that
complies with Part 15/Part 18 of the
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) rules and with
Innovation, Science and Economic
Development (ISED) Canada's
RSP-100 / license-exempt RSS's /
ICES-001.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. The device may not cause harmful interference.
2. The device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation of the
device. Changes or modifications to any of
these systems by other than an
authorized service facility could void
authorization to use this equipment.

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366 Connected Services
Make a Call1. Press
=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Call. Please say the name or
number to call.”
3. Say the entire number without pausing, including a “1”and the
area code. System responds:
“OK, calling.”
Calling 911 Emergency
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Call. Please say the name or
number to call.”
3. Say “911”without pausing.
System responds: “911.”
4. Say “Call.”System responds:
“OK, dialing 911.”
Retrieve My Number
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.” 2. Say
“My number.” System
responds: “Your OnStar
Hands-Free Calling number is,”
then says the number.
End a Call
Press=. System responds: “Call
ended.”
Verify Minutes and Expiration
Press=and say “Minutes” then
“Verify” to check how many minutes
remain and their expiration date.
If equipped, press
=and touch
Account Services to view the
number of remaining minutes,
available Wi-Fi data, and other
account information.
Diagnostics
By monitoring and reporting on the
vehicle's key systems, OnStar
Advanced Diagnostics, if equipped,
provides a way to keep up on
maintenance. Capabilities vary by
model. See www.onstar.com for
details and system limitations.
Features are subject to change. For updates on feature capabilities, see
my.chevrolet.com. Message and
data rates may apply.

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Index 367
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 226
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 241
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 153
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 79
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 75 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 123
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Alert
Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 209
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 193 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 201
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Index 371
Fuel (cont'd)Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 217
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . 221, 223
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 130
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213, 214
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . 215
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 262
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Gauges
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 322
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 146
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Headlamps (cont'd)
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 131
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 145
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 131
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 153
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 278
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 163
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 195
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 153
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Index 373
Lights (cont'd)Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 130
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 324 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 124
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Mirrors Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 53
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
N
NavigationConnected Services . . . . . . . . . . 363
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 169
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 239
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 86 Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 344
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 252
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 180
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 201
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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374 Index
Passenger Compartment AirFilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 79
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 127
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 230
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 179
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 71
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 353
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 347
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .229, 250, 306, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 351
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 201
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 112
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
RecommendedFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 310
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 38
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 85
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 352
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 340
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 352
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 347

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Index 375
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 73
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 60
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 151 Service (cont'd)
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 230
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 337
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 347
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 209
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Special Application Services . . . . 329
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 106
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 354
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200