2008 Chevrolet AVEO Owners Manual

Assistance Program ....................................... 7-8
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-17
Routing, Engine Drive Belt .............................. 5-101
Running the Engine While Parked ..................... 2-31

................................... 3-30, 3-44

Safety Belt

Reminder Light

Safety Belts

Care of ...................................................... 5-82
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-19
Lap-Shoulder Belt ........................................ 1-27

Safety Belts (cont.)

Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-30
Safety Belts Are for Everyone ....................... 1-14
Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii Seats

Driver Seat Height Adjuster ............................. 1-3
Head Restraints ............................................ 1-6
Manual Lumbar ............................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation .............................. 1-7, 1-10
Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 1-4
Secondary Information Center (SIC) ................... 3-43
Securing a Child Restraint

Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-49
Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-52
Selecting the Right Schedule, Maintenance .......... 6-5
Service ........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications ......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of

Your Vehicle .............................................. 5-5

California Pershlorate Materials

Requirements ............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning .................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light ............................... 3-36, 3-49
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-17

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Service, Scheduling Appointments ..................... 7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-70
Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-85
Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-27
Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-28
Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance ................ 6-6
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change ........................ 3-10
Spare Tire

Compact .................................................... 5-78
Installing .................................................... 5-73
Removing ................................................... 5-71
Storing ....................................................... 5-78
Specifications, Capacities ................................. 5-99
Speedometer .................................................. 3-29
Starting the Engine ......................................... 2-19
Steering .......................................................... 4-6
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle

Boot and Seal Inspection .............................. 6-22
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ......................... 3-78
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-9
Storage Areas ................................................ 2-34
Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-35
Glove Box .................................................. 2-34
Sunglasses Storage Compartment .................. 2-35
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ..................... 4-17
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-14
Sunroof ......................................................... 2-36

Tachometer .................................................... 3-29
Taillamps

Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...... 5-47
Theft-Deterrent System .................................... 2-14
Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-14
Immobilizer ................................................. 2-16
Immobilizer Operation ................................... 2-16
Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-9
Time ............................................................. 3-20
Tire

Pressure Light ............................................. 3-36
Tires ............................................................. 5-50
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning .......................... 5-85
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-64
Chains ....................................................... 5-69
Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-70
Cleaning .................................................... 5-85
Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-78
Different Size .............................................. 5-65
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-69
Inflation - Tire Pressure ................................ 5-57
Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-61
Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-73
Pressure Monitor Operation ........................... 5-60
Pressure Monitor System .............................. 5-58

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Tires (cont.)

Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-71
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-78
Tire Sidewall Labeling .................................. 5-51
Tire Terminology and Definitions .................... 5-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-66
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-67
Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-67
When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-63

Towing

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-27
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-28
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-27

Transmission

Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-19
Fluid, Manual .............................................. 5-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic .................... 2-21
Transmission Operation, Manual ........................ 2-25
Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-29
Trunk .............................................................. 2-9
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......................... 3-10
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-9

Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-66
Using this Manual ................................................ ii

Vehicle

Control ........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Loading ...................................................... 4-18
Parking Your ............................................... 2-29
Symbols ......................................................... iv Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy .................. 7-18
Vehicle Identification

Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-88
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-88
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-24
Visors ........................................................... 2-14

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W

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-26
Warnings

Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-8
Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-8
Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv

Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-67
Different Size .............................................. 5-65
Replacement ............................................... 5-67
Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-40
Windows ....................................................... 2-12
Manual ...................................................... 2-12
Power ........................................................ 2-13

Windshield

Washer ...................................................... 3-12
Washer Fluid .............................................. 5-31
Wiper Blade Replacement ............................. 5-49
Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-84
Wiper Fuses ............................................... 5-89
Wipers ....................................................... 3-11
Windshield, Rear Washer/Wiper ........................ 3-12
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-13

Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2

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