Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual: Special Application Services

Tire Rotation and Required Services Every 12 000 km/ 7,500 mi

Rotate the tires, if recommended for the vehicle, and perform the following services. See Tire Rotation. Check engine oil level and oil life percentage. If needed, change engine oil and filte ...

Additional Maintenance and Care

Your vehicle is an important investment and caring for it properly may help to avoid future costly repairs. To maintain vehicle performance, additional maintenance services may be required. It is ...

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Inflatable Restraint Sensing and Diagnostic Module Programming and Setup
Special Tools EL-49642 SPS Programming Support Tool For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools. Note: DO NOT program a control module unless directed to by a service procedure or a service bulletin. If the ECU is not properly configured with the correct calibration ...

Tires and Wheels Description and Operation (Tire Identification)
Identification Accessory and warranty replacement must use TPC spec tires. An outboard orientation stripe is added to the tread surface, with an offset toward the outboard tire face. All GM approved tires (Production, Service and Accessory) have a TPC (Tire Performance C ...

Wheel Alignment Measurement
Steering and vibration complaints are not always the result of improper alignment. One possible cause is wheel and tire imbalance. Another possibility is tire lead due to worn or improperly manufactured tires. Lead/pull is defined as follows: At a constant highway speed on a typical straight r ...