Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual: Automatic Transmission

Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual / Driving and Operating / Starting and Operating / Starting the Engine / Automatic Transmission

Move the shift lever to P (Park) or N (Neutral). The engine will not start in any other position. To restart the engine when the vehicle is already moving, use N (Neutral) only.

Caution

Do not try to shift to P (Park) if the vehicle is moving. If you do, you could damage the transmission. Shift to P (Park) only when the vehicle is stopped.

Caution

If the steering wheel is turned until it reaches the end of its travel, and is held in that position while starting the vehicle, damage may occur to the hydraulic power steering system and there may be loss of power steering assist.

Starting the Engine

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Manual Transmission

The shift lever should be in Neutral and the parking brake engaged. Hold the clutch pedal to the floor and start the engine. The vehicle will not start if the clutch pedal is not all the way down. ...

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P-Metric Sized Tires Description
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Transmission Assemble (Gen 2)
Special Tools 3-9506289 Universal Adapter R-0007758 Holding Fixture S-9407197 Differential Rotating Tool S-9407198 Differential Bearing Race Wrench For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools. Install the clutch and differential housing assembly (1) onto ...

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