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96 Instruments and Controls
Lap Timer (with PDR) :The lap
times recorded with the PDR system
will automatically be displayed in
this window. This only happens if a
track has been selected in the PDR
system and a video recording is
started. See Performance Data
Recorder (PDR) 0132.
Oil Temperature : Shows the
current oil temperature in either
degrees Celsius (°C) or degrees
Fahrenheit (°F).
Oil Pressure : Shows the current oil
pressure in either kilopascal (kPa) or
in pounds per square inch (psi).
Battery Voltage : Shows the
current battery voltage.
Transmission Fluid
Temperature : Shows the
temperature of the transmission fluid
in either degrees Celsius (°C) or
degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
Tire Status : Shows individual tire
pressures and overall temperature
as either Cold, Cool, Normal, Warm,
or Hot. Normal is typical for normal
driving while Warm is typical for aggressive driving. Unknown may
be displayed if tire temperature
information is unavailable.
eLSD (Z51 Only) :
Displays the
amount of rear differential coupling
when the Electronic Limited-Slip
Differential (eLSD) is active and
functioning during vehicle operation.
A reading of 1% is an open
differential and 100% is locked. It is
normal for the value to make small
or large changes due to driving
conditions and driver inputs. See
Limited-Slip Differential (with Z51)
0 195 or
Limited-Slip Differential (without
Z51) 0195.
Front Lift : During a driver
requested Front Lift (if equipped),
the driver may "remember" using
the
S, or dismiss the display by
pressing the thumbwheel. When the
Front Lift is Raised due to location,
the driver may delete that stored
location using the
S, or dismiss the
display by pressing the thumbwheel.
See Front Lift System 0191.
Audio
In the Audio menu, use the
thumbwheel to scroll through audio
presets.
Options
Use the thumbwheel to scroll
through items in the Options menu.
Units
Press the thumbwheel while Units is
displayed to enter the Units menu.
Choose US or metric units by
pressing the thumbwheel while the
desired item is highlighted.
A selected mark will be displayed
next to the selected item.
Display Themes
Press the thumbwheel to enter the
Display menu. There are six
instrument cluster display
configurations to choose from.
Sport, Tour, Track, Weather, My
Mode, and Z-Mode. The style of the
cluster will change depending on
the theme selected.
Default is linked to Driver mode.
Other display themes can be set
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{Warning
To prevent exhaust gases from
entering the vehicle and heat from
damaging the vehicle, the engine
cover and all fluid fill plugs must
be secured before closing the
tonneau cover (convertible only)
and operating the vehicle. Make
sure all bolts are torqued to GM
specifications.
Running the Vehicle
While Parked
It is better not to park with the
engine running.
If the vehicle is left with the engine
running, follow the proper steps to
be sure the vehicle will not move.
SeeShifting Into Park 0168 and
Engine Exhaust 0170.
Dual Clutch
Transmission
This vehicle is equipped with a dual
clutch transmission that contains an
integrated rear differential. The dual
clutch transmission provides an
extremely connected feel due to the
direct connection between the
engine and gear box. This
arrangement provides very fast shift
times for maximum performance.
Automatic driving mode is selected
by pulling D on the transmission
range selection panel and provides
fully automatic shifting operation which can be further refined using
driver mode control. Upshifts may
be delayed regardless of mode
selection or ambient temperature
until the engine is warmed up.
Manual operation can also be
selected. See Manual Mode later in
this section.
This transmission is electronically
controlled. The shift switches are on
the center console. The selected
gear position will illuminate red on
the shift switch, while all others will
display in white. The indicator on
the shift switch may flash if the shift
is not immediate or if the gear is not
fully engaged. This may occur in
very cold conditions or when Double
Paddle Declutch is used.
The transmission does not operate
when the vehicle is off.
If the vehicle is in ACC/
ACCESSORY, the transmission can
be shifted into P (Park).
If ENGINE START/STOP is pressed
twice while at a relatively high
speed, the engine will turn off and
the transmission will automatically
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Index 327
ControlHill Rollback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . 99
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 309
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 315
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Data Recorder Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 314
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 324
Differential, Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . 195
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 301
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 199
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Driving Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 146 Driving (cont'd)
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 157
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 159
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Track Events and
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Dual Clutch Transmission . . . . . . 171
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Dual Clutch Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Dual Clutch Transmission Fluid Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 179
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 104
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208