2020 CHEVROLET SPARK cooling

Chevrolet Spark Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13556236) -
2020 - CRC - 4/23/19
280 Service and Maintenance
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.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0207.
(4) Or every five years, whichever
comes first. See Cooling System
0 208. (5)
Or every ten years, whichever
comes first. Inspect for fraying,
excessive cracking, or damage;
replace, if needed.
(6) If equipped with automatic
transmission, replace brake fluid
every five years. If equipped with
manual transmission, place brake/
clutch fluid every three years. See
Brake Fluid 0213.
(7) Or every 12 months, whichever
comes first. See Wiper Blade
Replacement 0218.
(8) Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. See Gas Strut(s)0219.
(9) Replace air conditioning
desiccant every seven years.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
0 264.

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284 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Brake/Clutch Hydraulic System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299570, in Canada 19299571).
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Cooling System 0208.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 202.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in Canada 89021674)
or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Transmission - Automatic ACDelco CVT Fluid (Part No. 19260800, in Canada 19299096). Transmission - Manual Manual Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19351859, in Canada 19351860).
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.

Chevrolet Spark Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13556236) -
2020 - CRC - 4/23/19
288 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0284 for more information.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Engine Cooling System* 4.8 L 5.0 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 4.0 L 4.2 qt
Fuel Tank 35.0 L 9.0 gal
Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y100 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
*Engine cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.

Chevrolet Spark Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13556236) -
2020 - CRC - 4/23/19
Index 319
Child Restraints (cont'd)Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 73
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 143 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 298
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 314 Control
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Coolant Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Covers
Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 298
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 303
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 316
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 290
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 182
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Driving
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 149
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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320 Index
Driving (cont'd)Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 153
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 155
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 226
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 201 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 171
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 303
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 109
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 110
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 112
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 205
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 149
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86