Chevrolet Spark Owners Manual: Starter Switch Check
Warning
When you are doing this inspection, the vehicle could move suddenly. If the vehicle moves, you or others could be injured.
- Before starting this check, be sure there is enough room around the vehicle.
- Apply both the parking brake and the regular brake.
Do not use the accelerator pedal, and be ready to turn off the engine immediately if it starts.
- Try to start the engine in each gear. The vehicle should start only in P
(Park) or N (Neutral).
If the vehicle starts in any other position, contact your dealer for service.
Battery
The original equipment battery is maintenance free. Do not remove the cap and
do not add fluid.
Refer to the replacement number shown on the original battery label when a new
battery is needed. S ...
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Function Check
Warning
When you are doing this inspection, the vehicle could move suddenly.
If the vehicle moves, you or others could be injured.
Before starting this check, be sure there is enough room aroun ...
Other materials:
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 ...
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 ...
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose
of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as
an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding
how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is de ...
