Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
15342622) - 2022 - CRC - 5/4/21
Service and Maintenance 293
transmission performance. The transmission
fluid must be changed at least every three
years and the Fluid Life System must be
reset. Your dealer has trained service
technicians who will change the fluid and
reset the system. If the system is ever reset
accidentally, the fluid must be changed at
72 000 km (45,000 mi) since the last fluid
change. SeeDual Clutch Transmission Fluid
Life System 0239.
Air Conditioning Desiccant (Replace Every
Seven Years)
The air conditioning system requires
maintenance every seven years. This service
requires replacement of the desiccant to
help the longevity and efficient operation of
the air conditioning system. This service can
be complex. See your dealer.
Required Services Every 12 000 km
(7,500 mi)
.Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed, change engine
oil and filter, and reset oil life system.
See Engine Oil 0235 and
Engine Oil Life System 0238.
.Check the air filter life percentage.
If necessary, replace the engine air filter
and reset the engine air filter life system.
See Engine Air Filter Life System 0239.
.Check engine coolant level. See Cooling
System 0242.
.Check windshield washer fluid level. See
Washer Fluid 0246.
.Check tire inflation pressures. See Tire
Pressure 0265.
.Inspect tire wear. See Tire Inspection
0 270.
.Visually check for fluid leaks.
.Inspect brake system. See Exterior Care
0 282.
.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 Care0282.
.Inspect power steering for proper
attachment, connections, binding, leaks,
cracks, chafing, etc.
.Visually inspect halfshafts and driveshafts
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
052.
.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 0282.
.Check parking brake and dual clutch
transmission park mechanism. See Park
Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 250.
.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) 0251.
Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
15342622) - 2022 - CRC - 5/4/21
300 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name or specification, including fluids or lubricants not listed here, can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Chassis Lubrication Chassis lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Dual Clutch Transmission See your dealer. Engine Coolant 40/60 coolant/water mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See Cooling System0242.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos2 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. Mobil 1 dexos2 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0235.
Front Lift System (If Equipped) GM Approved DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid. See Front Lift System0212.
Hydraulic Brake System GM Approved DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Part GM Part NumberACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 84378662A3249C
Engine Oil Filter 12706595PF64
Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
15342622) - 2022 - CRC - 5/4/21
328 Index
Connected Services (cont'd)Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Control Hill Rollback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Traction and Electronic Stability . . . . . . . 205
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Controls Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . 312
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Curb View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Customer Information
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . 314
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . 307
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Data Recorder
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . 135
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Differential, Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Diversity Antenna System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Driver
Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driving Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Track Events and Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Dual Clutch Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Dual Clutch Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Dual Clutch Transmission Fluid Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
15342622) - 2022 - CRC - 5/4/21
Index 329
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Electrical SystemFuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 256
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 86
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Engine Compartment Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . 109
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Fluid Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Dual Clutch Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Dual Clutch Transmission LifeSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Front Air Dam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Front Lift System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Front Lift System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 226
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fuses Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 256
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83