Chevrolet Corvette Owner's manual

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Owner’s Manual

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Owner’s Manual

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Edition: June 2017, Cadillac Europe GmbH, Zürich, Switzerland.

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 25
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 98
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 138
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 151
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 293
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 305
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

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2 Introduction

Introduction

The names, logos, emblems,

slogans, vehicle model names, and

vehicle body designs appearing in

this manual including, but not limited

to, GM, the GM logo, CHEVROLET,

the CHEVROLET Emblem,

CORVETTE, the CORVETTE

Emblem, CORVETTE STINGRAY,

and the STINGRAY Emblem are

trademarks and/or service marks of

General Motors LLC, its

subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors.

This manual describes features that

may or may not be on the vehicle

because of optional equipment that

was not purchased on the vehicle,

model variants, country

specifications, features/applications

that may not be available in your

region, or changes subsequent to

the printing of this owner's manual.

Refer to the purchase

documentation relating to your

specific vehicle to confirm the

features.

Keep this manual in the vehicle for

quick reference.

Using this Manual

To quickly locate information about

the vehicle, use the Index in the

back of the manual. It is an

alphabetical list of what is in the

manual and the page number where

it can be found.

Danger, Warning, and

Caution

Warning messages found on vehicle

labels and in this manual describe

hazards and what to do to avoid or

reduce them.

{

Danger

Danger indicates a hazard with a

high level of risk which will result

in serious injury or death.

{

Warning

Warning indicates a hazard that

could result in injury or death.

Caution

Caution indicates a hazard that

could result in property or vehicle

damage.

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A circle with a slash through it is a

safety symbol which means “Do

Not,” “Do not do this,” or “Do not let

this happen.”

Symbols

The vehicle has components and

labels that use symbols instead of

text. Symbols are shown along with

the text describing the operation or

information relating to a specific

component, control, message,

gauge, or indicator.

M : Shown when the owner's

manual has additional instructions

or information.

* : Shown when the service

manual has additional instructions

or information.

0 : Shown when there is more

information on another page —

“see page.”

Vehicle Symbol Chart

Here are some additional symbols

that may be found on the vehicle

and what they mean. See the

features in this manual for

information.

9 : Airbag Readiness Light

# : Air Conditioning

! : Antilock Brake System (ABS)

$ : Brake System Warning Light

" : Charging System

I : Cruise Control

` : Do Not Puncture

^ : Do Not Service

B : Engine Coolant Temperature

O : Exterior Lamps

_ : Flame/Fire Prohibited

. : Fuel Gauge

+ : Fuses

3 : Headlamp Main/Dipped-Beam

Changer

j : LATCH System Child Restraints

* : Malfunction Indicator Lamp

: : Oil Pressure

O : Power

/ : Remote Vehicle Start

> : Seat Belt Reminders

7 : Tyre Pressure Monitor

d : Traction Control/StabiliTrak

a : Under Pressure

M : Windscreen Washer Fluid

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4 Introduction

2 NOTES

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Boot Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 13
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Passenger Sensing System . . . 14
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 15
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windscreen Wiper/Washer . . . . . 16
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driver Information
Centre (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Curb View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 20
Power Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Roof Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Convertible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tyre Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . 21
Performance Vehicle
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel (LT1 6.2L V8 Engine) . . . . . 22
Fuel (LT4 6.2L Supercharged
V8 Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 23
Car Wash Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 23
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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6 In Brief

Instrument Panel

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1. Air Vents 0 149.

2. Indicator Lever. See Indicator

and Lane-Change Signals

0 135.

Exterior Lamp Controls 0 132.

3. Manual Shift Paddles (If

Equipped). See Manual Mode

0 182.

Active Rev Match Paddles (If

Equipped). See Active Rev

Match 0 186.

4. Instrument Cluster 0 103.

5. Windscreen Wiper/Washer

0 99.

6. Instrument Panel Storage

Button. See Instrument Panel

Storage 0 94.

7. Passenger Airbag Status

Indicator. See Passenger

Sensing System 0 72.

8. Light Sensor. See Automatic

Headlamp System 0 134.

9. Hazard Warning Flashers

0 135.

10. Infotainment 0 138.

11. Passenger Temperature

Control. See Dual Automatic

Climate Control System 0 145.

Passenger Heated and

Ventilated Seat Controls (If

Equipped). See Heated and

Ventilated Front Seats 0 60.

12. Driver and Redundant

Passenger Heated and

Ventilated Seat Controls (If

Equipped). See Heated and

Ventilated Front Seats 0 60.

13. Dual Automatic Climate Control

System 0 145.

14. Electric Parking Brake 0 188.

15. MODE SELECT Knob. See

Competitive Driving Mode

0 196.

16. Shift Lever (Manual Shown).

See Automatic Transmission

0 180 or Manual Transmission

0 185.

17. Keyless Ignition. See Ignition

Positions 0 173.

18. Bluetooth Controls. See

Steering Wheel Controls 0 99.

Voice Recognition Controls.

See Steering Wheel Controls

0 99.

Driver Information Centre (DIC)

Controls. See Driver

Information Centre (DIC) 0 119.

19. Steering Wheel Controls 0 99.

20. Horn 0 99.

21. Steering Wheel Adjustment

0 99 (Out of View).

22. Cruise Control 0 199.

23. Bonnet Release (Out of View).

See Bonnet 0 212.

24. Data Link Connector (DLC)

(Out of View). See Malfunction

Indicator Lamp 0 111.

25. Hatch/Boot Release Button.

See Hatch (Boot) 0 36.

Intrusion and Inclination

Sensors Disable Switch. See

Vehicle Alarm System 0 38.

26. Head-Up Display Controls (If

Equipped). See Head-Up

Display (HUD) 0 121.

27. Power Mirrors 0 42.

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8 In Brief

Initial Drive

Information

This section provides a brief

overview about some of the

important features that may or may

not be on your specific vehicle.

For more detailed information, refer

to each of the features which can be

found later in this owner's manual.

Remote Keyless Entry

(RKE) System

The Keyless Access system allows

for vehicle entry when the Remote

Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is

within 1 m (3 ft). See Remote

Keyless Entry (RKE) System

Operation 0 26.

The RKE transmitter is used to lock

and unlock the doors and may work

up to 60 m (197 ft) away from the

vehicle.

With Remote Start and Convertible

Top Shown, Others Similar

Press the button to remove the key.

The key can be used to open the

vehicle and hatch/trunk if power to

the vehicle is lost. See Hatch (Boot)

0 36.

K : Press to unlock the driver door.

Press again within five seconds to

unlock both doors.

The fuel flap will also be unlocked,

if equipped.

Q : Press to lock both doors.

The fuel filler flap will also be

locked, if equipped.

s : Press and hold to release

the hatch/boot.

M : If equipped, press and

release

K and then immediately

press and hold

M continuously to

open the convertible top all the way.

The vehicle must be off to operate

the convertible top. Release the

button to stop movement. This

button will only open the

convertible top.

See Convertible Top 0 49.

L : Press and release once to

initiate vehicle locater. Press and

hold for three seconds to sound the

panic alarm. Press again or start the

vehicle to stop the panic alarm.

See Keys 0 25 and Remote Keyless

Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 26.

Remote Vehicle Start

If equipped, the engine can be

started from outside of the vehicle.

Starting the Vehicle

1. Press and release Q on the

RKE transmitter.

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2. Immediately press and hold /

for at least four seconds or until

the indicator lamps flash.

Start the vehicle normally after

entering.

When the vehicle starts, the parking

lights will turn on.

Remote start can be extended.

Cancelling a Remote Start

To cancel a remote start, do one of

the following:

.

Press and hold

/ until the

parking lamps turn off.

.

Turn on the hazard warning

lights.

.

Turn the vehicle on and then off.

See Remote Vehicle Start 0 31.

Door Locks

To lock or unlock a door from the

outside, press

Q or K on the

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

transmitter.

Driver Door

1. Door Handle Sensor

2. Power Door Lock Switch

3. Door Latch Button

For Keyless Access, hold the RKE

transmitter within 1 m (3 ft) of the

door handle. Grip and press the

door handle sensor (1). See Remote

Keyless Entry (RKE) System

Operation 0 26. This feature can be

programmed. See Vehicle

Personalisation 0 125.

Passenger Door

To lock or unlock a door from the

inside, use the power door lock

switch.

Q : Press to lock the doors.

K : Press to unlock the doors.

To open a door from the inside,

press the door lock button.

The fuel door is also locked and

unlocked using these features.

See Power Door Locks 0 34.

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Loss of Vehicle Electrical

Power

If the vehicle has lost battery power,

the doors can be opened manually.

From Inside the Vehicle

Pull the driver door release handle.

Pull the passenger door release

handle.

See Door Locks 0 32.

Boot Release

For automatic transmissions, the

vehicle must be in P (Park).

For manual transmissions, the

vehicle must be off or stationary

with the parking brake set. See

Electric Parking Brake 0 188.

To release the hatch/boot:

.

Press

}.

.

Press and hold

s on the

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

transmitter. See Remote Keyless

Entry (RKE) System 0 26.

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.

Press the hatch/boot release

touch pad with the RKE

transmitter within range or use

the key in the key cylinder.

See Remote Keyless Entry

(RKE) System 0 26 and Keys

0 25.

See Hatch (Boot) 0 36.

Windows

Power windows work when the

ignition is on, in ACC/ACCESSORY,

or when Retained Accessory Power

(RAP) is active. See Retained

Accessory Power (RAP) 0 176.

Using the window switch, press to

open or pull to close the window.

The windows may be temporarily

disabled if they are used repeatedly

within a short time.

Window Operation with

Convertible Top

Windows will automatically lower

fully when the convertible top is

lowered or raised. See Convertible

Top 0 49.

Seat Adjustment

Power Seats

To adjust the seat:

.

Move the seat forward or

rearward by sliding the control

forward or rearward.

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.

Raise or lower the front part of

the seat cushion by moving the

front of the control up or down.

.

Raise or lower the seat by

moving the rear of the control up

or down.

See Electrically Operated Seat

Adjustment 0 55.

Lumbar and Bolster

Adjustment

To adjust the lumbar or bolster

support, if equipped:

.

Press and hold the control

forward to increase or rearward

to decrease lumbar support.

.

If equipped, press and hold the

control upward to increase or

downward to decrease the side

bolster support.

See Lumbar Adjustment 0 55.

Reclining Seat Backrests

To adjust the seat back:

.

Tilt the top of the control

rearward to recline.

.

Tilt the top of the control forward

to raise.

See Reclining Seat Backrests 0 56.

Memory Features

If equipped, memory seats allow two

drivers to store and recall their

unique seat positions for driving the

vehicle, and a shared exit position

for getting out of the vehicle. Other

feature positions may also be set,

such as power mirrors and power

steering wheel. Memory positions

are linked to RKE transmitter 1 or 2

for automatic memory recalls.

Before storing, adjust all available

memory feature positions. Turn the

ignition on and then press and

release SET; a beep will sound.

Then immediately press and hold 1,

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2, or B (Exit) on the driver door

until two beeps sound. To manually

recall these positions, press and

hold 1, 2, or

B until the saved

position is reached.

When Auto Memory Recall is

enabled in the personalisation

menu, positions previously stored to

memory buttons 1 and 2 are

recalled when the ignition is

changed from off to on or ACC/

ACCESSORY.

When Easy Exit Options is enabled

in the personalisation menu, the

feature automatically recalls the

current driver's previously stored

exit position when exiting the

vehicle. See Memory Seats 0 56.

Heated and Ventilated

Seats

Driver and Passenger Controls

If equipped, the driver buttons are

on the centre stack. To operate, the

ignition must be on.

Press

C or M on the left side of the

climate control panel to ventilate or

heat the driver seat. A ventilated

seat has a fan that pulls or pushes

air through the seat. The air is not

cooled.

Passenger Controls

The passenger buttons are also on

the right-hand side of the instrument

panel under the air vent. Press

L or

{ to heat or ventilate the passenger

seat. The driver can also turn on or

off the passenger heated and

ventilated seats using the buttons

on the right side of the climate

control panel.

For driver and passenger controls,

press the button once for the

highest setting. With each press of

the button, the seat will change to

the next lower setting, and then to

the off setting. The indicator lights

show three for the highest setting

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and one for the lowest. If the heated

seats are on high, the level may

automatically be lowered after

approximately 30 minutes.

See Heated and Ventilated Front

Seats 0 60.

Seat Belts

Refer to the following sections for

important information on how to use

seat belts properly:

.

Seat Belts 0 62.

.

How to Wear Seat Belts Properly

0 63.

.

Three-Point Belt 0 64.

.

ISOFIX Child Restraint Systems

0 91.

Passenger Sensing

System

The passenger sensing system will

turn off the front outboard

passenger frontal airbag under

certain conditions. No other airbag

is affected by the passenger

sensing system. See Passenger

Sensing System 0 72.

The passenger airbag status

indicator lights on the instrument

panel when the vehicle is started.

See Passenger Airbag Status

Indicator 0 110.

Mirror Adjustment

Exterior Mirrors

To adjust mirrors:

1. Press L (Left) or R (Right) to

select the mirror.

2. Press the control pad to adjust

the mirror.

3. Return the switch to the centre

to deselect the mirror.

See Power Mirrors 0 42.

If the vehicle has the memory

feature, a preferred mirror position

can be stored. See Memory Seats

0 56.

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To fold, pull the mirror toward the

vehicle. Push the mirror outward, to

return it to the original position.

Interior Mirror

Adjustment

Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear

view of the area behind the vehicle.

Automatic Dimming Rearview

Mirror

The mirror automatically reduces

the glare of the headlamps from

behind. The dimming feature comes

on when the vehicle is started.

See Automatic Dimming Rear View

Mirror 0 43.

Steering Wheel

Adjustment

Press the control to move the tilt

and telescoping steering wheel up

and down or forward and rearward.

Both the tilt and telescoping steering

column positions can be stored with

your memory settings, if equipped.

See Memory Seats 0 56.

Do not adjust the steering wheel

while driving.

Interior Lighting

Interior Light Control

The knob for this feature is on the

left side of the instrument panel.

Turn clockwise or anti-clockwise to

brighten or dim the lights. Turn the

knob completely clockwise to turn

the interior lights on.

Courtesy Lamps

When any door or the tailgate/boot

is opened, the interior lamps will

come on.

To turn the courtesy lamps on or off,

turn the instrument panel brightness

knob completely clockwise or

anti-clockwise.

Reading Lamps

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The reading lamps are in the

overhead console. The lamps go on

when a door is opened. When the

doors are closed, press the lamp

buttons to turn on each lamp.

For more information on interior

lighting, see Instrument Panel

Illumination Control 0 136.

Exterior Lighting

The exterior lamp control is on the

indicator lever.

There are four positions.

O : Turns off all lamps.

AUTO : Sets the exterior lamps to

automatic mode. AUTO mode turns

the exterior lamps on and off

depending on how much light is

available outside the vehicle.

; : Turns on the parking lamps

including all lamps, except the

headlamps.

5 : Turns on the headlamps

together with the parking lamps and

instrument panel lights.

s : Turn the band to s and release

it to turn the rear fog lamps on

and off.

See:

.

Exterior Lamp Controls 0 132

.

Indicator and Lane-Change

Signals 0 135

Windscreen Wiper/

Washer

The window wiper/washer lever is

on the right side of the steering

column.

With the ignition on or in ACC/

ACCESSORY, move the lever to

select the wiper speed.

HI : Use for fast wipes.

LO : Use for slow wipes.

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INT : Move the lever up to INT for

intermittent wipes, then turn the

x

INT band up for more frequent

wipes or down for less frequent

wipes.

OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.

1X : For a single wipe, briefly move

the stalk down. For several wipes,

hold the stalk down.

n L : Pull the stalk toward you to

spray windscreen washer fluid and

activate the wipers.

See Windscreen Wiper/Washer

0 99.

Climate Controls

The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with

this system.

1. Driver Temperature Control

2. AUTO (Automatic Operation)

3. A/C (Air Conditioning)

4. Air Delivery Modes

5. Defrost

6. SYNC

7. Fan Control

8. Driver and Redundant

Passenger Heated and

Ventilated Front Seat Controls

9. Rear Window Demister

10. Recirculation

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Passenger Temperature Control

The passenger temperature control

is below the passenger side

air vent.

See Dual Automatic Climate Control

System 0 145.

Transmission

Manual Paddle Shift

(Automatic Transmission)

The Manual Paddle Shift system

can be used in D (Drive) or M

(Manual Mode). The system is

activated by pressing the left paddle

to downshift and the right paddle to

upshift. The current gear will be

displayed in the instrument cluster,

or the Head-Up Display (HUD),

if equipped.

The Manual Paddle Shift system will

not allow either an upshift or a

downshift, if the vehicle speed is too

fast or too slow, nor will it allow a

start from 3 (Third) or higher gear.

See Manual Mode 0 182.

Active Rev Match (Manual

Gearbox)

Active Rev Match (ARM) aids in

smoother shifting by matching the

engine speed to the next selected

gear. The system is activated and

deactivated by pressing either of the

paddles marked REV MATCH on

the steering wheel. See Active Rev

Match 0 186.

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Shift Indicator

The shift indicator illuminates in the

instrument cluster when a gear shift

is recommended for best fuel

economy. When the arrow is pointed

up, an upshift is recommended.

When the arrow is pointed down, a

downshift is recommended. The

number displayed with the arrow

indicates the recommended gear.

Vehicle Features

Infotainment System

See the infotainment manual for

information on the radio, audio

players, phone, and navigation

system. It also includes information

on settings.

Steering Wheel Controls

The infotainment system can be

operated by using the steering

wheel controls. See "Steering

Wheel Controls" in the infotainment

manual.

Cruise Control

1 : Press to turn cruise control on

or off. A white indicator comes on in

the instrument cluster when cruise

is turned on.

RES/+ : If there is a set speed in

memory, press briefly to resume to

that speed or press and hold to

accelerate. If cruise control is

already active, use to increase

vehicle speed.

SET/− : Press briefly to set the

speed and activate cruise control.

If cruise control is already active,

use to decrease vehicle speed.

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