Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual: Windshield and Wiper Blades
Clean the outside of the windshield with glass cleaner.
Clean rubber blades using a lint-free cloth or paper towel soaked with windshield washer fluid or a mild detergent. Wash the windshield thoroughly when cleaning the blades. Bugs, road grime, sap, and a buildup of vehicle wash/wax treatments may cause wiper streaking.
Replace the wiper blades if they are worn or damaged. Damage can be caused by extreme dusty conditions, sand, salt, heat, sun, snow, and ice.
Air Intakes
Clear debris from the air intakes, between the hood and windshield when washing
the vehicle. ...
Weatherstrips
Apply Dielectric silicone grease on weatherstrips to make them last longer, seal
better, and not stick or squeak. Lubricate weatherstrips at least once a year. Hot,
dry climates may require more f ...
Other materials:
Disarming the System
To disarm the system, either unlock the doors using the RKE transmitter, or start
the vehicle with a recognized transmitter in the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by accident:
Press on the RKE transmitter.
Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by accident:
Lock t ...
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
Warning: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust
a driver seat while the vehicle is moving. Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust a manual seat:
Pull the handle at the front of the seat.
Slide the ...
Drive Range, First Gear Engine Braking (Gen 1)
When the gear selector lever is moved to the Drive (D) range from the Neutral
(N) position, the transmission will provide engine braking. In this operating range,
the normally-low 1234 pressure control solenoid 5 is commanded ON and, in the engine
braking mode, the following changes occur with ...
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