Chevrolet Spark Owners Manual: Doing Your Own Service Work
Warning
It can be dangerous to work on your vehicle if you do not have the proper knowledge, service manual, tools, or parts. Always follow owner manual procedures and consult the service manual for your vehicle before doing any service work.
If doing some of your own service work, use the proper service manual. It tells you much more about how to service the vehicle than this manual can. To order the proper service manual, see Service Publications Ordering Information on page 13-11.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own service work, see Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on page 3-30.
Keep a record with all parts receipts and list the mileage and the date of any service work performed. See Maintenance Records on page 11-14.
Caution
Even small amounts of contamination can cause damage to vehicle systems. Do not allow contaminants to contact the fluids, reservoir caps, or dipsticks.
Vehicle Checks
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Hood
To open the hood:
Pull the hood release handle inside the vehicle. It is on the lower left
side of the instrument panel.
Go to the front of the vehicle and push the secondary hood ...
Other materials:
Tire Sidewall Labeling
Useful information about a tire is molded into its sidewall. The examples show
a typical passenger tire sidewall.
Passenger (P-Metric) Tire Example
(1) Tire Size: The tire size is a combination of letters and numbers used to
define a particular tire's width, height, aspect ratio, const ...
Airbag Readiness Light
This light shows if there is an electrical problem with the airbag system. The
system check includes the airbag sensor(s), passenger sensing system, the pretensioners
(if equipped), the airbag modules, the wiring, and the crash sensing and diagnostic
module. For more information on the airbag ...
Climate Control Systems
The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with
this system.
Fan Control
Air Conditioning
Recirculation
Temperature Control
Rear Window Defogger
Air Delivery Mode Control
(Fan Control): Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or decrease ...
