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Chevrolet Spark EV Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-
5853485) - 2014 - CRC - 4/2/13
Vehicle Care
10-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . 10-2
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Underhood Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Cooling System (High Voltage
Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Cooling System (TPIM, APM,
and Charger Modules) . . . . . 10-8
Cabin Heating Coolant
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Wiper Blade
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-18
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Underhood Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . 10-29
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-46
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47