2020 CHEVROLET SPARK power steering

Chevrolet Spark Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13556236) -
2020 - CRC - 4/23/19
276 Service and Maintenance
.Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damage,
including cracks or tears in the
rubber boots, loose or missing
parts, or signs of wear at least
once a year. See Exterior Care
0 264.
. Inspect power steering for
proper attachment, connections,
binding, leaks, cracks,
chafing, etc.
. Visually inspect halfshafts and
drive shafts for excessive wear,
lubricant leaks, and/or damage
including: tube dents or cracks,
constant velocity joint or
universal joint looseness,
cracked or missing boots, loose
or missing boot clamps, center
bearing excessive looseness,
loose or missing fasteners, and
axle seal leaks. .
Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 042.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0264.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0216.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0217.
. Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check 0217. .
Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 217.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. If the hold
open is low, service the gas
strut. See Gas Strut(s) 0219.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof028.

Chevrolet Spark Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13556236) -
2020 - CRC - 4/23/19
322 Index
J
JackAuxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . 10, 13
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 233
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . .110
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Lamps (cont'd)
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . 93
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . .113
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . 91
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Lights (cont'd)
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . .110
Hood Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . 93
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Operate Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . . . 97
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . . . 91
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor . . . . . . 93
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . . . 93
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chevrolet Spark Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13556236) -
2020 - CRC - 4/23/19
324 Index
Parking (cont'd)Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 217
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 169
Ultrasonic Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . 93
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 49
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 198
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 131
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Reduced Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . 97
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 167 Power (cont'd)
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power Steering Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 41
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 303
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 297
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .197, 215, 257, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 301
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 183
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 81
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 261
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . 97
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 302
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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2020 - CRC - 4/23/19
Index 325
Retained AccessoryPower (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 290
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 302
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 297
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 43
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 41
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 71, 73
Security OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 143
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 198
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 286
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 297
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Special Application Services . . . . 280
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Power, Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . 93
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80