Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Driveline

Drivetrain and Front Suspension Frame Skid Plate Replacement

Removal Procedure Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle. Remove the mounting bolts (1) for the front suspension frame skid plate ...

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Battery Load Management
The vehicle has Electric Power Management (EPM) that estimates the battery's temperature and state of charge. It then adjusts the voltage for best performance and extended life of the battery. When the battery's state of charge is low, the voltage is raised slightly to quickly bring t ...

New Vehicle Break-In
Caution The vehicle does not need an elaborate break-in. But it will perform better in the long run if you follow these guidelines: . Do not drive at any one constant speed, fast or slow, for the first 805 km (500 mi). Do not make full-throttle starts. Avoid downshifting to brake or slo ...

Key with Integrated Transmitter Programming
Keys can be programming in various ways using the procedures outlined below. Using the Replacing Keys procedures will first erase all the known keys from the vehicle. Any existing keys and any new keys will then be programmed. This procedure should be used any time a key is required to be unle ...