Chevrolet Spark Owners Manual: Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check
Warning
When you are doing this check, the vehicle could begin to move.
You or others could be injured and property could be damaged.
Make sure there is room in front of the vehicle in case it begins to roll. Be ready to apply the regular brake at once should the vehicle begin to move.
Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake, set the parking brake.
- To check the parking brake's holding ability: With the engine running and the transmission in N (Neutral), slowly remove foot pressure from the regular brake pedal. Do this until the vehicle is held by the parking brake only.
- To check the P (Park) mechanism's holding ability: With the engine running, shift to P (Park). Then release the parking brake followed by the regular brake.
Contact your dealer if service is required.
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
While parked and with the parking brake set, try to turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF
in each shift lever position.
The ignition should turn to LOCK/OFF only when the shift lever is in P (Park).
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Fog Lamps
If equipped with fog lamps, they are controlled by the
band on the middle of the turn signal
lever.
To use the fog lamps, the ignition must be turned on and the low-beam headlamps
or parking lamps must be on.
Turn the band to to turn the fog
lamps on. The band automatically returns to ...
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
The vehicle has a passenger sensing system. See Passenger Sensing System on page
3-25 for important safety information. The center display has a passenger airbag
status indicator.
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Canada
When the vehicle is started, the passenger airbag status indicator will light
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Additional Factors Affecting System Operation
Safety belts help keep the passenger in position on the seat during vehicle maneuvers
and braking, which helps the passenger sensing system maintain the passenger airbag
status. See “Safety Belts” and “Child Restraints” in the Index for additional information
about the importance of proper res ...
