Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual: Finish Damage
Quickly repair minor chips and scratches with touch-up materials available from your dealer to avoid corrosion. Larger areas of finish damage can be corrected in your dealer's body and paint shop.
Sheet Metal Damage
If the vehicle is damaged and requires sheet metal repair or replacement, make
sure the body repair shop applies anti-corrosion material to parts repaired or replaced
to restore corrosion protecti ...
Chemical Paint Spotting
Airborne pollutants can fall upon and attack painted vehicle surfaces causing
blotchy, ring-shaped discolorations, and small, irregular dark spots etched into
the paint surface. See “Finish Care ...
Other materials:
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm system.
The indicator light on the instrument panel near the windshield indicates the
status of the system.
Off: Vehicle is disarmed.
On Solid: Vehicle is secured during the delay to arm the system.
Fast Flash: Vehicle is unsecured. A door, the hood, or t ...
Tire and Wheel Balancing (Wheel Pilot Bore Greasing)
Beginning with MY 2011 vehicle, pilot bore grease should be applied.
To enable this, grease must be applied to the pilot bore to prevent the
wheel from seizing onto the hub.
Refer to Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers for pilot bore lubricant
part number.
Do not use any pene ...
Water Outlet Replacement (LUV)
Removal Procedure
Drain the engine coolant system. Refer to Cooling System Draining and
Filling.
Remove the following:
Engine coolant air bleed hose (1)
Engine coolant temperature sensor (2) and connector clip (3)
Heated oxygen senso ...
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