2020 CHEVROLET CAMARO climate control

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150 Climate Controls
Air Vents
Use the air outlets in the center and
on the side of the instrument panel
to direct the airflow. Turn the center
knobs on the air outlets clockwise or
counterclockwise to open or close
off the airflow.
Operation Tips
.In defog or defrost mode, warm
air flows from side air outlets. To
improve side window defogging
or defrosting, direct side air
outlets toward the side windows. .
Clear away any ice, snow,
or leaves from air inlets at the
base of the windshield that could
block the flow of air into the
vehicle.
. Clear snow off the hood to
improve visibility and help
decrease moisture drawn into
the vehicle.
. Keep the path under the front
seats clear of objects to help
circulate the air inside of the
vehicle more effectively.
. Use of non-GM approved hood
deflectors can adversely affect
the performance of the system.
Check with your dealer before
adding equipment to the outside
of the vehicle.
Maintenance
Passenger Compartment
Air Filter
The passenger compartment air
filter reduces dust, pollen, and other
airborne irritants from outside air
that is pulled into the vehicle. The
filter will need to be replaced
periodically. See Maintenance
Schedule 0306.
Using the climate control system
without an air filter installed is not
recommended. Water or other
debris could enter the system and
result in leaks or noises. Always
install a new filter when removing
the old filter.
For more information on filter
replacement, see your dealer.
Service
All vehicles have a label underhood
that identifies the refrigerant used in
the vehicle. The refrigerant system
should only be serviced by trained
and certified technicians. The air

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conditioning evaporator should
never be repaired or replaced by
one from a salvage vehicle.
It should only be replaced by a new
evaporator to ensure proper and
safe operation.
During service, all refrigerants
should be reclaimed with proper
equipment. Venting refrigerants
directly to the atmosphere is harmful
to the environment and may also
create unsafe conditions based on
inhalation, combustion, frostbite,
or other health-based concerns.
The air conditioning system requires
periodic maintenance. See
Maintenance Schedule0306.

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Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 214
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Trailer Towing
General TowingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On ElectricalEquipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy
Driving habits can affect fuel
mileage. Here are some driving tips
to get the best fuel economy
possible.
. Set the climate controls to the
desired temperature after the
engine is started, or turn them
off when not required.
. Avoid fast starts and accelerate
smoothly.
. Brake gradually and avoid
abrupt stops.
. Avoid idling the engine for long
periods of time.
. When road and weather
conditions are appropriate, use
cruise control.
. Always follow posted speed
limits or drive more slowly when
conditions require.
. Keep vehicle tires properly
inflated. .
Combine several trips into a
single trip.
. Replace the vehicle's tires with
the same TPC Spec number
molded into the tire's sidewall
near the size.
. Follow recommended scheduled
maintenance.
Distracted Driving
Distraction comes in many forms
and can take your focus from the
task of driving. Exercise good
judgment and do not let other
activities divert your attention away
from the road. Many local
governments have enacted laws
regarding driver distraction. Become
familiar with the local laws in
your area.
To avoid distracted driving, keep
your eyes on the road, keep your
hands on the steering wheel, and
focus your attention on driving.

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154 Driving and Operating
.Do not use a phone in
demanding driving situations.
Use a hands-free method to
place or receive necessary
phone calls.
. Watch the road. Do not read,
take notes, or look up
information on phones or other
electronic devices.
. Designate a front seat
passenger to handle potential
distractions.
. Become familiar with vehicle
features before driving, such as
programming favorite radio
stations and adjusting climate
control and seat settings.
Program all trip information into
any navigation device prior to
driving.
. Wait until the vehicle is parked
to retrieve items that have fallen
to the floor.
. Stop or park the vehicle to tend
to children.
. Keep pets in an appropriate
carrier or restraint. .
Avoid stressful conversations
while driving, whether with a
passenger or on a cell phone.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.
Refer to the infotainment manual for
more information on using that
system and the navigation system,
if equipped, including pairing and
using a cell phone.
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means “always
expect the unexpected.” The first
step in driving defensively is to wear
the seat belt. See Seat Belts050.
. Assume that other road users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and
other drivers) are going to be
careless and make mistakes.
Anticipate what they may do and
be ready. .
Allow enough following distance
between you and the driver in
front of you.
. Focus on the task of driving.
Drunk Driving
Death and injury associated with
drinking and driving is a global
tragedy.
{Warning
Drinking and then driving is very
dangerous. Your reflexes,
perceptions, attentiveness, and
judgment can be affected by even
a small amount of alcohol. You
can have a serious —or even
fatal —collision if you drive after
drinking.
Do not drink and drive or ride with
a driver who has been drinking.
Ride home in a cab; or if you are
with a group, designate a driver
who will not drink.

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.Turn off cruise control.
Blizzard Conditions
Stop the vehicle in a safe place and
signal for help. Stay with the vehicle
unless there is help nearby.
If possible, use Roadside
Assistance. See Roadside
Assistance Program 0328. To get
help and keep everyone in the
vehicle safe:
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Tie a red cloth to an outside
mirror.
{Warning
Snow can trap engine exhaust
under the vehicle. This may
cause exhaust gases to get
inside. Engine exhaust contains
carbon monoxide (CO), which
cannot be seen or smelled. It can
cause unconsciousness and even
death.
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Warning (Continued)
If the vehicle is stuck in snow:
. Clear snow from the base of
the vehicle, especially any
blocking the exhaust pipe.
. Open a window about 5 cm
(2 in) on the vehicle side
that is away from the wind,
to bring in fresh air.
. Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Adjust the climate control
system to circulate the air
inside the vehicle and set
the fan speed to the highest
setting. See “Climate
Control Systems.”
For more information about CO,
see Engine Exhaust 0182.
To save fuel, run the engine for
short periods to warm the vehicle
and then shut the engine off and
partially close the window. Moving
about to keep warm also helps. If it takes time for help to arrive,
when running the engine, push the
accelerator pedal slightly so the
engine runs faster than the idle
speed. This keeps the battery
charged to restart the vehicle and to
signal for help with the headlamps.
Do this as little as possible, to
save fuel.
If the Vehicle Is Stuck
Slowly and cautiously spin the
wheels to free the vehicle when
stuck in sand, mud, ice, or snow.
If stuck too severely for the traction
system to free the vehicle, turn the
traction system off and use the
rocking method. See
Traction
Control/Electronic Stability Control
0 194.
{Warning
If the vehicle's tires spin at high
speed, they can explode, and you
or others could be injured. The
vehicle can overheat, causing an
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Treadwear 200 Traction AA
Temperature A
All Passenger Car Tires Must
Conform to Federal Safety
Requirements In Addition To
These Grades.
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a
comparative rating based on the
wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified government test
course. For example, a tire
graded 150 would wear one and
one-half (1½) times as well on
the government course as a tire
graded 100. The relative
performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of
their use, however, and may
depart significantly from the
norm due to variations in driving
habits, service practices and
differences in road
characteristics and climate.Traction
The traction grades, from
highest to lowest, are AA, A, B,
and C. Those grades represent
the tire's ability to stop on wet
pavement as measured under
controlled conditions on
specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and
concrete. A tire marked C may
have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade
assigned to this tire is based on
straight-ahead braking traction
tests, and does not include
acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.
Temperature
The temperature grades are A
(the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire's resistance
to the generation of heat and its
ability to dissipate heat when
tested under controlled
conditions on a specified indoorlaboratory test wheel. Sustained
high temperature can cause the
material of the tire to degenerate
and reduce tire life, and
excessive temperature can lead
to sudden tire failure. The grade
C corresponds to a level of
performance which all
passenger car tires must meet
under the Federal Motor Safety
Standard No. 109. Grades B and
A represent higher levels of
performance on the laboratory
test wheel than the minimum
required by law. Warning: The
temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is
properly inflated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed,
underinflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in
combination, can cause heat
buildup and possible tire failure.

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350 Index
AutomaticClimate Control System . . . . . . . 143
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Battery - North America . . . . 246, 289
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 248
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .112
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Brakes (cont'd)
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 174
Bulb Replacement Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 252
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .220, 246, 289, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Carbon Monoxide (cont'd)
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 90
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 109
Check
Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 72
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 85
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Climate Control Systems Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Index 351
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 331
CompartmentsStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . 200
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 282
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 347
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 106
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 146
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 331
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 337
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Data Recorder Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 336
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 348
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 323
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 205
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driving Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 153
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 167
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 169
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Track Events andCompetitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146