Chevrolet 2011 Volt, Owner'S Manual

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Chevrolet Volt Owner Manual - 2011
10-6 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work
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WARNING
Never try to do your own
service on high voltage battery
components. You can be injured
and the vehicle can be damaged
if you try to do your own service
work. Service and repair of these
high voltage battery components
should only be performed by a
trained service technician with the
proper knowledge and tools.
Exposure to high voltage can
cause shock, burns, and even
death. The high voltage
components in the vehicle can
only be serviced by technicians
with special training.
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WARNING (Continued)
High voltage components are
identified by labels. Do not
remove, open, take apart,
or modify these components.
High voltage cable or wiring has
orange covering. Do not probe,
tamper with, cut, or modify high
voltage cable or wiring.
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WARNING
You can be injured and the
vehicle could be damaged if you
try to do service work on a vehicle
without knowing enough about it.
.
Be sure you have sufficient
knowledge, experience,
the proper replacement
parts, and tools before
attempting any vehicle
maintenance task.
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WARNING (Continued)
. Be sure to use the proper
nuts, bolts, and other
fasteners. Metric and English
fasteners can be easily
confused. If the wrong
fasteners are used, parts
can later break or fall off.
You could be hurt.
If doing some of your own service
work, use the proper service
manual. It tells you much more
about how to service the vehicle
than this manual can. To order the
proper service manual, see
Service
Publications Ordering Information
on page 13
‑ 12 .
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own
service work, see
Airbag System
Check on page 3 ‑ 39 .
Keep a record with all parts receipts
and list the mileage and the date of
any service work performed. See
Maintenance Records on page 11 ‑ 8 .