2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7 Instrument Panel ....................................... 135 Front Seats .............................................. 9 Instrument Panel Overview ................... 138 Rear Seats ............................................. 16 Climate Controls ................................... 154 Safety Belts ............................................ 18 Warning Lights, Gages, and Child Restraints ...................................... 40 Indicators .......................................... 160 Airbag System ........................................ 66 Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 177 Restraint System Check ......................... 82 Audio System(s) ................................... 188 Features and Controls ................................ 85 Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 221 Keys ....................................................... 87 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Doors and Locks .................................... 96 Vehicle .............................................. 222 Windows ............................................... 102 Towing ................................................. 258 Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 104 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 108 Mirrors .................................................. 127 OnStar® System ................................... 129 Storage Areas ...................................... 133 Sunroof ................................................ 134 1 Service and Appearance Care .................. 271 Maintenance Schedule .............................. 387 Service ................................................. 274 Maintenance Schedule .......................... 388 Fuel ...................................................... 276 Customer Assistance Information Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 282 ............. 409 Headlamp Aiming ................................. 323 Customer Assistance and Information ..... 410 Bulb Replacement ................................ 326 Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 428 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .... 333 Index .......................................................... 431 Tires ..................................................... 334 Appearance Care .................................. 369 Vehicle Identification ............................. 378 Electrical System .................................. 378 Capacities and Specifications ................ 385 2 This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not be 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 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, if it is needed while you are on the road. If the CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. name COBALT are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. Canadian Owners This manual includes the latest information at the A French language copy of this manual can be time it was printed. We reserve the right to obtained from your dealer or from: make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute Helm, Incorporated the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” P.O. Box 07130 for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears Detroit, MI 48207 in this manual. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15864457 A First Printing © 2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3 How to Use This Manual { Many people read the owner manual from CAUTION: beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn These mean there is something that could about the features and controls for the vehicle. hurt you or other people. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Index Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If A good place to quickly locate information about you do not, you or others could be hurt. the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual You will also find a and the page number where it can be found. circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol Safety Warnings and Symbols means “Do Not,” “Do There are a number of safety cautions in this Not do this” or “Do Not book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to let this happen.” tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. 4 Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along Notice: These mean there is something with the text describing the operation or that could damage your vehicle. information relating to a specific component, A notice tells about something that can damage control, message, gage, or indicator. the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figuring out a specific name of a covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could component, gage, or indicator, reference the be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help following topics: avoid the damage. • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors • Features and Controls in Section 2 or in different words. • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They • Climate Controls in Section 3 use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • 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 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ..................................................... 9 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 32 Manual Seats ................................................ 9 Right Front Passenger Position ................... 32 Driver Seat Height Adjuster ......................... 10 Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 33 Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 36 Heated Seats .............................................. 11 Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 39 Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 12 Safety Belt Extender ................................... 39 Head Restraints .......................................... 14 Child Restraints ............................................ 40 Easy Entry Seat (Coupe) ............................ 15 Older Children ............................................. 40 Rear Seats .................................................... 16 Infants and Young Children ......................... 43 Split Folding Rear Seat ............................... 16 Child Restraint Systems .............................. 47 Safety Belts .................................................. 18 Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 51 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 18 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Questions and Answers About Children (LATCH) .................................... 53 Safety Belts ............................................. 22 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 23 Seat Position ........................................... 59 Driver Position ............................................. 24 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 31 Front Seat Position .................................. 62 7 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Airbag System .............................................. 66 Passenger Sensing System ......................... 75 Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 69 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 80 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 71 Adding Equipment to Your What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 73 Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 81 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 73 Restraint System Check ............................... 82 What Will You See After an Airbag Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 82 Inflates? ................................................... 74 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ........................................... 83 8 Front Seats Manual Seats {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 Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to when the vehicle is not moving. unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. 9 Driver Seat Height Adjuster Manual Lumbar If your vehicle has this feature, the knob is located on the front of the driver seat lower cushion on the inboard side. Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the lumbar support. The driver’s seat height adjuster is located on the outboard