Chevrolet 2007 Corvette User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 7
Front Seats .............................................. 8
Safety Belts ............................................ 16
Child Restraints ...................................... 31
Airbag System ........................................ 50
Restraint System Check ......................... 66
Features and Controls ................................. 69
Keys ....................................................... 71
Doors and Locks .................................... 78
Windows ................................................ 85
Theft-Deterrent Systems ......................... 87
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ....... 89
Mirrors .................................................. 108
OnStar
®
System ................................... 114
Universal Home Remote System .......... 118
Storage Areas ...................................... 130
Roof Panel ........................................... 134
Convertible Top .................................... 139
Instrument Panel ........................................ 153
Instrument Panel Overview ................... 156
Climate Controls ................................... 179
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ... 188
Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 207
Audio System(s) ................................... 244
Driving Your Vehicle .................................. 273
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle ...................................... 274
Towing ................................................. 315
Service and Appearance Care ................... 317
Service ................................................. 319
Fuel ...................................................... 321
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 328
Rear Axle ............................................. 370
Bulb Replacement ................................ 371
Windshield Replacement ....................... 375
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ... 375
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Tires ..................................................... 378
Appearance Care .................................. 407
Vehicle Identification ............................. 418
Electrical System .................................. 418
Capacities and Specifications ................ 426
Maintenance Schedule ............................... 429
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 430
Customer Assistance Information ............. 451
Customer Assistance and Information .... 452
Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 467
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ..... 470
Index ........................................................... 473
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem,
the names CORVETTE and Z06 and the
CORVETTE Emblem are registered trademarks
of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the
time it was printed. We reserve the right to
make changes after that time without further
notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute
the name “General Motors of Canada Limited”
for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears
in this manual.
This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
have all of them. For example, more than one
entertainment system may be offered or your
vehicle may have been ordered without a front
passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual the vehicle, so it will be there if
it is needed when on the road. If the vehicle is
sold, leave this manual in it.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be
obtained from your dealer/retailer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15865975 B Second Printing
©
2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read the owner manual from
beginning to end when they first receive their new
vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn
about the features and controls for the vehicle.
Pictures and words work together in the
owner manual to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about
the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.
It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual
and the page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this
book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to
tell about things that could hurt you if you were
to ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could
hurt you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or
reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions.
If you do not, you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a
circle with a slash
through it in this book.
This safety symbol
means “Do Not,”
“Do Not do this” or
“Do Not let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will find these notices:
Notice: These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle.
They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specific component,
control, message, gage, or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of
a component, gage, or indicator, reference
the following topics:
•Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
•Features and Controls in Section 2
•Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
•Climate Controls in Section 3
•Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
•Audio System(s) in Section 3
•Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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Front Seats ..................................................... 8
Manual Seats ................................................ 8
Power Seats ................................................. 8
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters .................. 9
Heated Seats .............................................. 10
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel ..... 10
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 13
Seatback Latches ........................................ 15
Safety Belts .................................................. 16
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 16
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts .... 20
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 21
Driver Position ............................................. 22
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 29
Passenger Position ...................................... 30
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 30
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 30
Child Restraints ............................................ 31
Older Children ............................................. 31
Infants and Young Children ......................... 34
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 37
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) (Z06 Models Only) ......... 42
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) (Coupe and
Convertible Models Only) .......................... 46
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Passenger Seat Position .......................... 46
Airbag System .............................................. 50
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 53
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 55
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 57
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 57
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? ... 58
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 59
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 64
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 65
Restraint System Check ............................... 66
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 66
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ........................................... 67
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
To move a manual passenger seat, pull up the bar
located under the front of the seat to unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it and release the
bar. Then try to move the seat forward with your
body to make sure it is locked into place.
Power Seats
The control for the driver’s power seat is located
on the outboard side of the seat cushion. Your
vehicle may also have a passenger power seat.
•Move the seat forward or rearward by
sliding the control forward or rearward.
•Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion
by moving the front of the control up or down.
•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion
by moving the rear of the control up or down.
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Your preferred seat position can be stored and
recalled if you have the memory option. See
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel
on page 10.
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters
Your vehicle may have power lumbar and side
bolsters. The switches are located on the outboard
side of the seat cushion.
Use the power seat control to move the seat to
the proper position. See Power Seats on page 8.
Use the vertical lumbar switch (A) to adjust
support in the seatback. Press the switch forward
to increase support. Press the switch rearward
to decrease support.
Use the horizontal switch (B) to adjust the side
bolsters. Pull up the switch to move the wings of
the seatback in closer to your body. Push
down the switch to move the wings away from
your body.
Keep in mind that as your seating position
changes, as it may during long trips, so should the
position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat
as needed.
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Heated Seats
If your vehicle has
heated seats, the
buttons are located on
the center console.
Each seat has two settings: high and low.
To turn on the heated seats, press the top button
once. The seat will heat to the high setting.
Press the top button again to switch to the low
setting. The lights on the top button will indicate
which setting it is in. Press the bottom button
to turn the system off.
The heated seats can only be used when the
ignition is on. When the vehicle is off, the heated
seats will turn off.
Memory Seat, Mirrors and
Steering Wheel
If your vehicle has this feature, memory can
program and recall the settings for the driver’s
seating position. The controls for this feature are
located on the driver’s door.
The numbers on the back of the keyless access
transmitters, 1 and 2, correspond to the numbers
on the memory buttons.
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To program each button, use the following steps:
1. Adjust the settings for the driver’s seat
position, both outside mirrors, and the
telescopic steering column position to a
comfortable driving position.
2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps are
heard, then release the button.
Your settings are now programmed.
A second seating, mirror, and telescopic steering
column position can be programmed by
repeating the above steps and pressing button 2
for driver 2.
To recall a memory position, do one of the
following:
•If you have an automatic transmission vehicle,
press and release the desired button 1 or 2
while the vehicle is in PARK (P).
A single beep will sound and the memory
position will be recalled after a brief delay.
If the vehicle is not in PARK (P), three beeps
will sound and the memory position will
not be recalled.
•If you have a manual transmission vehicle,
press and release the desired button 1 or 2.
If the vehicle is on, the parking brake needs to
be set to recall the memory position.
A single beep will sound and the memory
position will be recalled after a brief delay.
If the vehicle is on and the parking brake is not
set, three beeps will sound and the memory
position will not be recalled.
If your vehicle has the Auto Memory Recall
feature and it is turned on in the Driver Information
Center (DIC), the seat, mirrors, and telescopic
steering column position will automatically adjust
to their programmed positions when the engine
is started. See “Auto Memory Recall” under
DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 234 for more
information.
To stop recall movement of the memory feature at
any time, press one of the power seat controls,
power mirror control buttons, memory buttons, or
the telescopic steering column switch.
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Easy Exit Seat
Two personalized exit positions can also be
programmed to allow for an easy exit or entry into
the vehicle. The controls for this memory
function are located on the driver’s door.
B(Easy Exit Seat): This button is used to
program and recall the desired driver’s seat exit
position.
To program an exit position, use the
following steps:
1. Recall the desired driving position by pressing
button 1 or 2.
The seat will move to the programmed
memory position.
2. Position the seat and the telescopic steering
column position to a comfortable exit position.
3. Press and hold the exit button until two beeps
sound.
Your exit position is now programmed.
A second exit position can be programmed by
repeating the above steps and pressing the other
memory button.
To recall an exit position, do one of the following:
•If you have an automatic transmission
vehicle, press and release the exit button while
the vehicle is in PARK (P).
One beep will sound and the exit position for
the currently identified driver will be recalled.
•If you have a manual transmission vehicle,
press and release the exit button. The
parking brake needs to be set to recall the
memory position.
One beep will sound and the exit position for
the currently identified driver will be recalled.
If your vehicle has the Auto Exit Recall feature
and it is turned on in the DIC, automatic seat and
telescopic steering column movement to the
exit position will occur when you use the keyless
access transmitter to unlock your vehicle or
when you turn the engine off and open the driver’s
door. See “Auto Exit Recall” under DIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 234 for more information.
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Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while
the vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
The seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The
lever used to operate them is located on the
outboard side of the seats.
To adjust the seatback, lean slightly forward to lift
your weight off the seatback. Pull completely
up on the lever until it stops, and lean back to
position the seatback to where you want it.
Release the lever to lock the seatback into place.
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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even if you buckle up, your safety belts
cannot do their job when you are reclined
like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a
crash, you could go into it, receiving neck
or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a
crash the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there,
not at your pelvic bones. This could cause
serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is
in motion, have the seatback upright.
Then sit well back in the seat and wear
your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Seatback Latches
Both seatbacks fold forward to give you access to
the rear area. To fold a seatback forward, lift
this latch, which is located on top of the backside
of the seat, and pull the seatback forward. The
seatback will lock down in this position.
To unlock, lift up on the latch and push the
seatback rearward. When you return the seatback
to its original position, make sure the seatback
is locked in place.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use
safety belts properly. It also tells you some things
you should not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she
can not wear a safety belt properly. If you
are in a crash and you are not wearing a
safety belt, your injuries can be much
worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be
seriously injured or killed. In the same
crash, you might not be if you are buckled
up. Always fasten your safety belt, and
check that your passenger’s belt is
fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or
killed. Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up.
See Safety Belt
Reminder Light on
page 190.
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces,
the law says to wear safety belts. Here is
why: They work.
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do
have a crash, you do not know if it will be a
bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so serious that even buckled up, a person
would not survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and sometimes walk away. Without
belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast
as it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a
seat on wheels.
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle.
The rider does not stop.
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The person keeps going until stopped by
something. In a real vehicle, it could be the
windshield...
or the instrument panel...
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle
does. You get more time to stop. You stop
over more distance, and your strongest bones
take the forces. That is why safety belts
make such good sense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I am wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be — whether you are wearing a
safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a
safety belt, even if you are upside down. And
your chance of being conscious during and
after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get
out, is much greater if you are belted.
Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I
have to wear safety belts?
A: Airbags are supplemental systems only; so
they work with safety belts — not instead of
them. Every airbag system ever offered
for sale has required the use of safety belts.
Even if you are in a vehicle that has airbags,
you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That is true not only in frontal
collisions, but especially in side and other
collisions.
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