Chevrolet Spark Owners Manual: Door Locks
Warning
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
- Passengers, especially children, can easily open the doors
and fall out of a moving vehicle. When a door is locked, the handle will not
open it. The chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a crash is increased
if the doors are not locked. So, all passengers should wear safety belts properly
and the doors should be locked whenever the vehicle is driven.
- Young children who get into unlocked vehicles may be unable
to get out. A child can be overcome by extreme heat and can suffer permanent
injuries or even death from heat stroke. Always lock the vehicle whenever leaving
it.
- Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked door when
you slow down or stop the vehicle. Locking the doors can help prevent this from
happening.
To lock or unlock the doors from outside the vehicle:
- Use the key in the driver door to lock and unlock the door.
- Press
or
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter, if equipped, to lock and unlock the doors. See Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation on page 2-3.

To lock or unlock the doors from inside the vehicle:
- Press
or
, if equipped.
- Use the lock knob on the top of the door panel.
The RKE transmitter may work up to 60m (195 ft) away from the vehicle.
Other conditions can affect the performance of the transmitter. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System on page 2-2.
The fo ...
This system allows the doors and liftgate to be locked and unlocked by using
the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter or by using the key in the driver door.
See Door Locks on page 2-5 and Liftga ...
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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification
can be obtained from your dealer.
Usage
Fluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil
Use only engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper
SAE viscosity grade. L ...
Tire Designations
Tire Size
The following is an example of a typical passenger vehicle tire size.
(1) Passenger (P-Metric) Tire: The United States version of a metric tire sizing
system. The letter P as the first character in the tire size means a passenger vehicle
tire engineered to standards set by the U. ...
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