2007 CHEVY / CHEVROLET Optra Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7 Front Seats .............................................. 9 Rear Seats ............................................. 16 Safety Belts ............................................ 18 Child Restraints ...................................... 38 Airbag System ........................................ 66 Restraint System Check ......................... 84 Features and Controls ................................ 87 Keys ....................................................... 89 Doors and Locks .................................... 95 Windows ............................................... 100 Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 103 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ....... 105 Mirrors .................................................. 123 Storage Areas ...................................... 126 Sunroof ................................................ 131 Instrument Panel ....................................... 133 Instrument Panel Overview ................... 136 Climate Controls ................................... 155 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators .......................................... 161 Audio System(s) ................................... 178 Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 205 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..................................... 206 Towing ................................................. 241 2007 Chevrolet Optra Owner Manual M 1

Service and Appearance Care .................. 245 Service ................................................. 248 Fuel ...................................................... 251 Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 256 Headlamp Aiming ................................. 290 Bulb Replacement ................................ 290 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..................................... 302 Tires ..................................................... 303 Appearance Care .................................. 335 Vehicle Identiﬁcation ............................. 344 Electrical System .................................. 345 Capacities and Speciﬁcations ................ 352 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ............................ 353 Maintenance Schedule .............................. 355 Maintenance Schedule .......................... 356 Customer Assistance Information ............. 387 Customer Assistance and Information ..... 388 Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 405 Index .......................................................... 409 2

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, and the CHEVROLET Emblem are registered trademarks; and the name OPTRA is a trademark of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles ﬁrst sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not have all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15876626 A First Printing © 2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3

How to Use This Manual Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. Index A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Safety Warnings and Symbols There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. You will also ﬁnd a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” 4

Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this manual you will find these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gage, or indicator. If you need help figuring out a specific name of a component, gage, or indicator, reference the following topics: • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 • Features and Controls in Section 2 • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 • Climate Controls in Section 3 • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 5

These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: 6

Front Seats ..................................................... 9 Manual Seats (With Sliding Storage Tray) ........................ 9 Manual Seats (Without Sliding Storage Tray) ................. 10 Driver Seat Tilt Adjuster .............................. 11 Manual Lumbar ........................................... 12 Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 12 Head Restraints .......................................... 15 Rear Seats .................................................... 16 Rear Seat Operation ................................... 16 Safety Belts .................................................. 18 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 18 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ............................................. 22 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 23 Driver Position ............................................. 23 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 31 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 32 Right Front Passenger Position ................... 32 Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 33 Center Rear Passenger Position (Hatchback Only) ..................................... 36 Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 37 Safety Belt Extender ................................... 37 Child Restraints ............................................ 38 Older Children ............................................. 38 Infants and Young Children ......................... 41 Child Restraint Systems .............................. 45 Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 50 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) .................................... 51 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ................................... 59 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ......................... 62 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems 7

Airbag System .............................................. 66 Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 69 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 71 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 73 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 73 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? ........................................ 74 Passenger Sensing System ......................... 76 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 82 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 83 Restraint System Check ............................... 84 Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 84 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ........................................... 85 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems 8

Front Seats Manual Seats (With Sliding Storage Tray) {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. If your vehicle has a sliding storage tray under the front seat, the manual seat lever looks like this. Pull up and hold the lever located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. Then try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. 9

Manual Seats (Without Sliding Storage Tray) {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. If your vehicle does not have a sliding storage tray under the front seat, the manual seat bar looks like this. Pull up and hold the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Then try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. 10

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