2021 CHEVROLET BOLT EV ECO mode

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10 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Remote No Longer In Vehicle Alert
If the vehicle is on with a door open, and
then all doors are closed, the vehicle will
check for RKE transmitters inside. If an RKE
transmitter is not detected, the Driver
Information Center (DIC) will display NO
REMOTE DETECTED and the horn will chirp
three times.
This occurs only once each time the vehicle
is driven.
SeeVehicle Personalization 0101.
Keyless Liftgate Opening
Press the touch pad on the underside of the
liftgate glass and lift up to open if the RKE
transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) and the doors
are locked. If the doors are unlocked, the
transmitter is not required to open the
liftgate. See Liftgate018.
Key Access
To access a vehicle with a weak transmitter
battery, see Door Locks014.
Programming Transmitters to the Vehicle
Only RKE transmitters programmed to the
vehicle will work. If a transmitter is lost or
stolen, a replacement can be purchased and
programmed through your dealer. The vehicle can be reprogrammed so that lost or
stolen transmitters no longer work. Any
remaining transmitters will need to be
reprogrammed. Each vehicle can have up to
eight transmitters matched to it.
Programming with Two Recognized
Transmitters
A new transmitter can be programmed to
the vehicle when there are two recognized
transmitters. To program, the vehicle must
be off and all of the transmitters, both
currently recognized and new, must be
with you.
1. Open the center console and take out
the small tray, if equipped. Place the two
recognized transmitters in the backup
location with the buttons facing down.
2. Remove the key lock cylinder cover on the driver door handle. See Door Locks
0 14. Insert the vehicle key of the new
transmitter into the key lock cylinder on
the driver door handle and turn the key
to the unlock position five times within
10 seconds.
The DIC displays READY FOR REMOTE # 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.
3. Place the transmitter to be programmed in the backup location with the buttons
facing down.
4. Press POWER
Oto start the vehicle.
When the transmitter is learned, the DIC
will show that it is ready to program the
next transmitter.
5. Remove the transmitter from the backup location and press
KorQ.
To program additional transmitters,
repeat Steps 3–5.
When all additional transmitters are
programmed, press and hold POWER
O
for 12 seconds to exit
programming mode.

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6. Put the key back into the RKEtransmitter.
7. Replace the key lock cylinder cap. See Door Locks 014.
Programming without Two Recognized
Transmitters
If two currently recognized transmitters are
not available, follow this procedure to
program up to eight transmitters. This
feature is not available in Canada. This
procedure will take approximately
30 minutes to complete. The vehicle must
be off and all of the transmitters to be
programmed must be with you. 1. Remove the key lock cylinder cover on the driver door handle. See Door Locks
0 14. Insert the vehicle key of the
transmitter into the key lock cylinder on
the driver door handle and turn the key
to the unlock position five times within
10 seconds.
The DIC displays REMOTE LEARN
PENDING, PLEASE WAIT.
2. Wait for 10 minutes until the DIC displays PRESS ENGINE START BUTTON TO
LEARN and then press POWER
O.
The DIC will again show REMOTE LEARN
PENDING, PLEASE WAIT. 3. Repeat Step 2 two additional times. After
the third time, all previously known
transmitters will no longer work with the
vehicle. Remaining transmitters can be
relearned during the next steps.
The DIC should now show READY FOR
REMOTE # 1.
4. Open the center console and take outthe small tray, if equipped. Place the
transmitter in the backup location with
the buttons facing down.
5. Press POWER
Oto start the vehicle.
When the transmitter is learned, the DIC
will show that it is ready to program the
next transmitter. 6. Remove the transmitter from the backup
location and press
KorQ.
To program additional transmitters,
repeat Steps 4–6.
When all additional transmitters are
programmed, press and hold POWER
O
for 12 seconds to exit
programming mode.
7. Put the key back into the RKE transmitter.
8. Replace the key lock cylinder cap. See Door Locks 014.
Starting the Vehicle with a Low
Transmitter Battery
While trying to start the vehicle, if the
transmitter battery is weak or if there is
interference with the signal, the DIC may
display NO REMOTE DETECTED or USE
TRANSMITTER POCKET TO START. The DIC
may also display REPLACE BATTERY IN
REMOTE KEY.
For improved vehicle security, the
transmitter is equipped with a motion
sensor. When starting the vehicle, if the
transmitter has been idle for a while, move
the transmitter slightly and then try to start
the vehicle.

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PressQon the power door lock switch with
the door open.
The doors will then lock automatically
five seconds after all doors are closed. If a
door is reopened before five seconds have
elapsed, the five-second timer will reset once
all the doors are closed again.
Press
Qon the door lock switch again or
press
Qon the RKE transmitter to override
this feature and lock the doors immediately.
Delayed locking can be programmed. See
Vehicle Personalization 0101.
Automatic Door Locks
The doors will lock automatically when all
doors are closed, the vehicle is on, and the
shift lever is out of P (Park).
If a vehicle door is unlocked and then
opened and closed, the doors will lock either
when your foot is removed from the brake
or the vehicle speed becomes faster than
13 km/h (8 mph).
To unlock the doors:
.PressKon a door.
.Shift the vehicle into P (Park). Automatic door unlocking can be
programmed. See
Vehicle Personalization
0 101.
Lockout Protection
If the vehicle is on or in Service Mode and
the power door lock switch is pressed with
the driver door open, all the doors will lock
and only the driver door will unlock.
If the vehicle is off and locking is requested
while a door is open, when all doors are
closed the vehicle will check for RKE
transmitters inside. If an RKE transmitter is
detected and the number of RKE
transmitters inside has not reduced, the
driver door will unlock and the horn will
chirp three times.
Lockout Protection can be manually
overridden with the driver door open by
pressing and holding
Qon the power door
lock switch.
If Unlocked Door Anti Lockout is turned on
and the vehicle is off, the driver door is
open, and locking is requested, all the doors
will lock and only the driver door will
unlock. The Unlocked Door Anti Lockout
feature can be turned on or off. See Vehicle
Personalization 0101.
Safety Locks
If equipped, the safety lock is on the inside
edge of the rear doors. To use the
safety lock:
1. Move the lever forward to the lock position.
2. Close the door.
3. Do the same for the other rear door.
To open a rear door when the safety lock
is on: 1. Unlock the door by using the inside handle, the power door lock switch,
or the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter.
2. Open the door from the outside.

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Press the switch to open the window. Pull
the front of the switch up to close it.
The window switches on the driver door
control all windows.
The power windows only operate with the
vehicle on or in Service Mode, or when
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active.
Express Window Operation
The driver window has an express feature
which allows the window to be lowered or
raised without holding the switch. To
automatically raise or lower the window,
pull the driver window switch up or press it
down all the way and release. Stop the
window by pressing or pulling the switch in
the same direction a second time, or bybriefly operating the switch to the first
position in either direction. The front and
rear passenger windows have express
open only.
Safety Function
This is for vehicles with the express-up
feature. If any object is in the path of the
window when the express-up feature is
active, the window will stop and
auto-reverse to a preset position. Weather
conditions may cause the window to
auto-reverse. The window switch may be
held up to the second position to close the
window. The window will return to normal
operation once the obstruction or condition
is removed.
Safety Function Override
This is for vehicles with the express-up
feature. If the battery on the vehicle has
been recharged or disconnected, or is not
working, the windows will need to be
reprogrammed for the express-up feature to
work. Before reprogramming, replace or
recharge the vehicle's battery.
To program the driver window:
1. Close all doors with the vehicle on or in Service Mode. 2. Press and hold the power window switch
until the window is fully open.
3. Pull the power window switch up until the window is fully closed.
4. Continue holding the switch up for approximately two seconds after the
window is completely closed.
Window Lockout
This feature prevents the rear passenger
windows from operating, except from the
driver position.
Press2on the driver door to activate the
window lockout. The indicator light in the
switch will illuminate when activated.

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.A knee airbag for the driver
.A knee airbag for the front outboard
passenger
.A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the
driver
.A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the
front outboard passenger
.A roof-rail airbag for the driver and the
area directly behind the driver
.A roof-rail airbag for the front outboard
passenger and the area directly behind
the front outboard passenger
Sedan models may have the following
airbags:
.Seat-mounted side impact airbags for the
second row outboard passengers
All vehicle airbags have the word AIRBAG on
the trim or on a label near the deployment
opening.
For frontal airbags, the word AIRBAG is on
the center of the steering wheel for the
driver and on the instrument panel for the
front outboard passenger.
For knee airbags, the word AIRBAG is on the
lower part of the instrument panel. For seat-mounted side impact airbags, the
word AIRBAG is on the side of the seatback
or side of the seat closest to the door.
For roof-rail airbags, the word AIRBAG is on
the ceiling or trim.
Airbags are designed to supplement the
protection provided by seat belts. Even
though today's airbags are also designed to
help reduce the risk of injury from the force
of an inflating bag, all airbags must inflate
very quickly to do their job.
Here are the most important things to know
about the airbag system:{Warning
You can be severely injured or killed in a
crash if you are not wearing your seat
belt, even with airbags. Airbags are
designed to work with seat belts, not
replace them. Also, airbags are not
designed to inflate in every crash. In
some crashes seat belts are the only
restraint. See
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? 041.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
Wearing your seat belt during a crash
helps reduce your chance of hitting
things inside the vehicle or being ejected
from it. Airbags are“supplemental
restraints” to the seat belts. Everyone in
the vehicle should wear a seat belt
properly, whether or not there is an
airbag for that person.
{Warning
Because airbags inflate with great force
and faster than the blink of an eye,
anyone who is up against, or very close
to, any airbag when it inflates can be
seriously injured or killed. Do not sit
unnecessarily close to any airbag, as you
would be if sitting on the edge of the
seat or leaning forward. Seat belts help
keep you in position before and during a
crash. Always wear a seat belt, even with
airbags. The driver should sit as far back
as possible while still maintaining control
of the vehicle. The seat belts and the
front outboard passenger airbags are (Continued)

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The driver and front outboard passenger
seat-mounted side impact airbags are in the
side of the seatbacks closest to the door.
The roof-rail airbags for the driver, front
outboard passenger, and second row
outboard passengers are in the ceiling above
the side windows.
Rear Seat Driver Side Shown, Passenger SideSimilar
On vehicles with second row seat-mounted
side impact airbags, they are in the sides of
the seatback closest to the door.
{Warning
If something is between an occupant and
an airbag, the airbag might not inflate
properly or it might force the object into
that person causing severe injury or even
death. The path of an inflating airbag
must be kept clear. Do not put anything
between an occupant and an airbag, and
do not attach or put anything on the
steering wheel hub or on or near any
other airbag covering.
Do not use seat accessories that block the
inflation path of a seat-mounted side
impact airbag.
Never secure anything to the roof of a
vehicle with roof-rail airbags by routing a
rope or tie‐down through any door or
window opening. If you do, the path of
an inflating roof-rail airbag will be
blocked.
When Should an Airbag Inflate?
This vehicle is equipped with airbags.
Airbags are designed to inflate if the impact
exceeds the specific airbag system's
deployment threshold. Deployment thresholds are used to predict how severe a
crash is likely to be in time for the airbags
to inflate and help restrain the occupants.
The vehicle has electronic sensors that help
the airbag system determine the severity of
the impact. Deployment thresholds can vary
with specific vehicle design.
Frontal airbags are designed to inflate in
moderate to severe frontal or near frontal
crashes to help reduce the potential for
severe injuries, mainly to the driver's or
front outboard passenger's head and chest.
Whether the frontal airbags will or should
inflate is not based primarily on how fast
the vehicle is traveling. It depends on what
is hit, the direction of the impact, and how
quickly the vehicle slows down.
Frontal airbags may inflate at different crash
speeds depending on whether the vehicle
hits an object straight on or at an angle,
and whether the object is fixed or moving,
rigid or deformable, narrow or wide.
Frontal airbags are not intended to inflate
during vehicle rollovers, rear impacts, or in
many side impacts.

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In addition, the vehicle has advanced
technology frontal airbags. Advanced
technology frontal airbags adjust the
restraint according to crash severity.
Knee airbags are designed to inflate in
moderate to severe frontal or near frontal
impacts. Knee airbags are not designed to
inflate during vehicle rollovers, in rear
impacts, or in many side impacts.
Seat-mounted side impact airbags are
designed to inflate in moderate to severe
side crashes depending on the location of
the impact. Seat-mounted side impact
airbags are not designed to inflate in frontal
impacts, near frontal impacts, rollovers,
or rear impacts. A seat-mounted side impact
airbag is designed to inflate on the side of
the vehicle that is struck.
Roof-rail airbags are designed to inflate in
moderate to severe side crashes depending
on the location of the impact. In addition,
these roof-rail airbags are designed to inflate
during a rollover or in a severe frontal
impact. Roof-rail airbags are not designed to
inflate in rear impacts. Both roof-rail airbags
will inflate when either side of the vehicle is
struck or if the sensing system predicts that
the vehicle is about to roll over on its side,
or in a severe frontal impact.In any particular crash, no one can say
whether an airbag should have inflated
simply because of the vehicle damage or
repair costs.
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?
In a deployment event, the sensing system
sends an electrical signal triggering a release
of gas from the inflator. Gas from the
inflator fills the airbag causing the bag to
break out of the cover. The inflator, the
airbag, and related hardware are all part of
the airbag module.
For airbag locations, see
Where Are the
Airbags? 040.
How Does an Airbag Restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal
collisions, even belted occupants can contact
the steering wheel or the instrument panel.
In moderate to severe side collisions, even
belted occupants can contact the inside of
the vehicle.
Airbags supplement the protection provided
by seat belts by distributing the force of the
impact more evenly over the
occupant's body. Rollover capable roof-rail airbags are
designed to help contain the head and chest
of occupants in the outboard seating
positions in the first and second rows. The
rollover capable roof-rail airbags are
designed to help reduce the risk of full or
partial ejection in rollover events, although
no system can prevent all such ejections.
But airbags would not help in many types
of collisions, primarily because the
occupant's motion is not toward those
airbags. See
When Should an Airbag Inflate?
0 41.
Airbags should never be regarded as
anything more than a supplement to seat
belts.What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates?
After the frontal, knee, and seat-mounted
side impact airbags inflate, they quickly
deflate, so quickly that some people may
not even realize the airbags inflated.
Roof-rail airbags may still be at least
partially inflated for some time after they
inflate. Some components of the airbag
module may be hot for several minutes. For
location of the airbags, see Where Are the
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The parts of the airbag that come into
contact with you may be warm, but not too
hot to touch. There may be some smoke
and dust coming from the vents in the
deflated airbags. Airbag inflation does not
prevent the driver from seeing out of the
windshield or being able to steer the
vehicle, nor does it prevent people from
leaving the vehicle.
{Warning
When an airbag inflates, there may be
dust in the air. This dust could cause
breathing problems for people with a
history of asthma or other breathing
trouble. To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out as soon as it is
safe to do so. If you have breathing
problems but cannot get out of the
vehicle after an airbag inflates, then get
fresh air by opening a window or a door.
If you experience breathing problems
following an airbag deployment, you
should seek medical attention.
The vehicle has a feature that may
automatically unlock the doors, turn on the
interior lamps and hazard warning flashers
after the airbags inflate. The feature may also activate, without airbag inflation, after
an event that exceeds a predetermined
threshold. After turning the ignition off and
then on again, the doors can be locked, the
interior lamps can be turned off, and the
hazard warning flashers can be turned off
using the controls for those features. If any
of these systems are damaged in the crash
they may not operate as normal.
{Warning
A crash severe enough to inflate the
airbags may have also damaged
important functions in the vehicle, such
as the brake and steering systems, etc.
Even if the vehicle appears to be drivable
after a moderate crash, there may be
concealed damage that could make it
difficult to safely operate the vehicle.
Use caution if attempting to restart the
vehicle after a crash has occurred.
If an airbag inflates or the vehicle has been
in a crash, the sensing system may shut
down the high voltage system. When this
occurs, the high voltage battery is
disconnected and the vehicle will not start.
Before the vehicle can be operated again, it
must be serviced at your dealer. In many crashes severe enough to inflate
the airbag, windshields are broken by
vehicle deformation. Additional windshield
breakage may also occur from the front
outboard passenger airbag.
.Airbags are designed to inflate only once.
After an airbag inflates, you will need
some new parts for the airbag system.
If you do not get them, the airbag
system will not be there to help protect
you in another crash. A new system will
include airbag modules and possibly other
parts. The service manual for the vehicle
covers the need to replace other parts.
.The vehicle has a crash sensing and
diagnostic module which records
information after a crash. See
Vehicle
Data Recording and Privacy 0272 and
Event Data Recorders 0272.
.Let only qualified technicians work on the
airbag systems. Improper service can
mean that an airbag system will not work
properly. See your dealer for service.