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Chevrolet Sonic Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13566834) -
2020 - CRC - 5/9/19
Vehicle Care 203
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 204
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 205
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 211
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 213
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 217
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Battery - North America . . . . . . 221
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 222
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 223
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 223
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 224
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . 226
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Headlamps and Front Turn
Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 228
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 229
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 230
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 236
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 252
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 260
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