Chevrolet Spark Owners Manual: Delayed Locking
This feature delays the locking of the doors until five seconds after all doors are closed.
When 
is pressed on the power door
lock switch while the door is open, a chime will sound three times indicating delayed
locking is active.
The doors will lock automatically five seconds after all doors are closed. If a door is reopened before that time, the five-second timer will reset when all doors are closed again.
Press on the door lock switch again
or press on the RKE transmitter to
lock doors immediately.
This feature can also be programmed. See Vehicle Personalization on page 5-27.
Door Ajar Reminder
If one of the doors or the liftgate is not closed properly while the ignition
is on, the door ajar light on the instrument cluster comes on and stays on until
the doors are closed.
See Door Ajar ...
Automatic Door Locks
If equipped, the vehicle is programmed so that when the doors are closed, the
ignition is on, and the shift lever is moved out of P (Park) for automatic transmissions,
or the vehicle speed is abov ...
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Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment
Caution
Some electrical equipment can damage the vehicle or cause components
to not work and would not be covered by the warranty. Always check with your dealer
before adding electrical equipment.
Add-on equipment can drain the vehicle's 12-volt battery, even i ...
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
The LATCH system secures a child restraint during driving or in a crash.
LATCH attachments on the child restraint are used to attach the child restraint
to the anchors in the vehicle. The LATCH system is designed to make installation
of a child restraint easier.
In order to use the LATCH syste ...
Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission)
If you are parking on a hill and you do not shift the transmission into P (Park)
properly, the weight of the vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in
the transmission. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out of P (Park).
This is called “torque lock.” To prevent torque ...
