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    Black plate (5,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Introduction v V ehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the Index. 9 : Airbag Readiness Light # : Air Conditioning ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) % : Audio Steering Whe[...]

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    Black plate (6,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 vi Introduction 2 NOTES[...]

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    Black plate (1,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 In Brief 1-1 In Brief Instrument Panel Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Initial Drive Information Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Remote V ehicle Start . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Black plate (2,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 1-2 In Brief Instrument Panel[...]

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    Black plate (3,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 In Brief 1-3 A. Air Vents on page 8 ‑ 4 . B. T urn and Lane-Change Lever . See T urn and Lane-Change Signals on page 6 ‑ 5 . Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer on page 6 ‑ 2 . Flash-to-Pass on page 6 ‑ 3 . Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons (If Equipped). See Driver Infor[...]

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    Black plate (10,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 2-10 Keys, Doors, and Windows Emergency T runk Release Lock (Convertible Only) If the trunk lid cannot be opened using the RKE transmitter or the trunk release button: 1. Locate the manual release beside the rear seatback cushion on the driver side. 2. Pull the cushion to the sid[...]

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    Black plate (16,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 2-16 Keys, Doors, and Windows Express Window Operation Coupe and Convertible T op The window switches have an express-up and down feature that raises or lowers the window without holding the switch. Pull the switch up or press it down all the way and release it. Stop the window b[...]

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    Black plate (17,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-17 Programming the Power Windows If the battery on the vehicle has been recharged or disconnected, or is not working, you may need to reprogram the windows for the express-up feature to work. Before reprogramming, replace or recharge the vehicle's [...]

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    Black plate (18,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 2-18 Keys, Doors, and Windows Express Sunroof Operation The sunroof can be opened without holding the switch down. Push the switch in the open direction until the second pause. The sunroof will fully open. T o stop the sunroof from moving, press either the open or close sunroof s[...]

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    Black plate (19,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-19 Convertible T op Power Operatio n A. Convertible T op B. T onneau Cover (In the Trunk) T o operate the convertible top use the following steps. Notice: Leaving the convertible top down and exposing the interior of the vehicle to outdoor conditions ma[...]

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    Black plate (20,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 2-20 Keys, Doors, and Windows 4. Remove all objects on or above the rear trunk partition. 5. Close the trunk. 6. Start the engine. 7. Release the convertible top front latch, located above the inside rearview mirror , by pulling down and turning it clockwise. 8. Return the conver[...]

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    Black plate (21,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-21 Notice: If you raise the top without removing the tonneau cover you may damage the top components and the tonneau cover . Remove the tonneau cover before operating the convertible top. 1. Park on a level surface. Place the vehicle in P (Park) with an[...]

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    Black plate (22,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 2-22 Keys, Doors, and Windows If the convertible top has been opened repeatedly within a short time and is not working, wait five minutes before pressing the convertible top button again. Operation of the convertible top cannot be attempted for five minutes after the last time th[...]

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    Black plate (23,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-23 5. Locate the pressure release bolt (A) on the top of the hydraulic pump. 6. Using the provided wrench, turn the pressure release bolt counterclockwise one to one and a half turns. 7. Reinstall the trim cover . 8. Pull the front of the convertible to[...]

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    Black plate (24,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 2-24 Keys, Doors, and Windows Cleaning the Convertible T op The convertible top should be cleaned often. High pressure car washes may cause water to enter the vehicle. Hand wash the convertible top in the shade. Use a mild soap, lukewarm water , and a soft sponge. A chamois or cl[...]

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    Black plate (1,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-1 Seats and Restraints Head Restraints Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Front Seats Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . 3-4 Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Seatback Latches . . . . [...]

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    Black plate (2,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-2 Seats and Restraints Head Restraints The vehicle's front seats have adjustable head restraints in the outboard seating positions. { W ARNING With head restraints that are not installed and adjusted properly , there is a greater chance that occupants will suffer a neck/ sp[...]

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    Black plate (3,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-3 Front Seats Seat Adjustment { W ARNING Y ou can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a driver seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driv[...]

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    Black plate (4,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-4 Seats and Restraints Power Seat Adjustment T o adjust a power seat, if equipped: . Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the horizontal control forward or rearward. . Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the horizontal control up or d[...]

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    Black plate (5,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-5 Do not have a seatback reclined if the vehicle is moving. Seatback Latches T o access the rear seats, pull up on the latch on the rear of the driver or front passenger seatback. Fold the seatback forward. { W ARNING If either seatback is not locked, it cou[...]

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    Black plate (6,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-6 Seats and Restraints Heated Front Seats { W ARNING If you cannot feel temperature change or pain to the skin, the seat heater may cause burns even at low temperatures. T o reduce the risk of burns, people with such a condition should use care when using the seat heater , espec[...]

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    Black plate (7,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-7 Rear Seats Notice: On convertible models, there is a speaker between the two rear seating positions on the seatback. If someone leans on the speaker , if cargo is loaded on it, or if liquid is spilled on it, damage could occur . Do not lean against the spe[...]

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    Black plate (8,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-8 Seats and Restraints Safety Belts This section of the manual describes how to use safety belts properly . It also describes some things not to do with safety belts. { W ARNING Do not let anyone ride where a safety belt cannot be worn properly . In a crash, if you or your passe[...]

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    Black plate (9,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-9 When you wear a safety belt, you and the vehicle slow down together . There is more time to stop because you stop over a longer distance and, when worn properly , your strongest bones take the forces from the safety belts. That is why wearing safety belts [...]

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    Black plate (10,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-10 Seats and Restraints There are important things to know about wearing a safety belt properly . . Sit up straight and always keep your feet on the floor in front of you. . Always use the correct buckle for your seating position. . Wear the lap part of the belt low and snug on[...]

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    Black plate (11,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-1 1 Lap-Shoulder Belt All seating positions in the vehicle have a lap-shoulder belt. The following instructions explain how to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly . 1. If the seat has a safety belt guide, and the safety belt is not routed through the guide, s[...]

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    Black plate (12,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-12 Seats and Restraints Position the release button on the buckle so that the safety belt could be quickly unbuckled if necessary . 5. T o make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder belt. It may be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to [...]

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    Black plate (13,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-13 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Rear shoulder belt comfort guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for some adults. When installed on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide positions the shoulder be[...]

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    Black plate (14,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-14 Seats and Restraints 3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies flat. The elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top. { W ARNING A safety belt that is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could[...]

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    Black plate (15,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-15 T o remove and store the comfort guide, squeeze the belt edges together so that the safety belt can be removed from the guide. Slide the guide onto the clip, leaving only the loop of the elastic cord exposed. Properly secure the guide before folding the [...]

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    Black plate (16,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-16 Seats and Restraints Safety System Check Now and then, check that the safety belt reminder light, safety belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors, and anchorages are all working properly . Look for any other loose or damaged safety belt system parts that might keep a safety [...]

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    Black plate (17,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-17 See your dealer to have the safety belt assemblies inspected or replaced. New parts and repairs may be necessary even if the safety belt system was not being used at the time of the crash. Have the safety belt pretensioners checked if the vehicle has bee[...]

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    Black plate (18,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-18 Seats and Restraints Here are the most important things to know about the airbag system: { W ARNING Y ou can be severely injured or killed in a crash if you are not wearing your safety belt, even with airbags. Airbags are designed to work with safety belts, not replace them.[...]

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    Black plate (19,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-19 There is an airbag readiness light on the instrument panel, which shows the airbag symbol. The system checks the airbag electrical system for malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical problem. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 5 ‑ 16[...]

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    Black plate (20,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-20 Seats and Restraints Coupe Models, Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar On coupe models, the seat-mounted side impact airbags for the driver and right front passenger are in the side of the seatbacks closest to the door . Convertible Models, Driver Side Shown, Passenger[...]

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    Black plate (21,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-21 { W ARNING If something is between an occupant and an airbag, the airbag might not inflate properly or it might force the object into that person causing severe injury or even death. The path of an inflating airbag must be kept clear . Do not put anythin[...]

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    Black plate (22,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-22 Seats and Restraints Frontal airbags are not intended to inflate during vehicle rollovers, rear impacts, or many side impacts. In addition, the vehicle has dual-stage frontal airbags. Dual-stage airbags adjust the restraint according to crash severity . The vehicle has elect[...]

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    Black plate (23,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-23 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? In a deployment event, the sensing system sends an electrical signal triggering a release of gas from the inflator . Gas from the inflator fills the airbag causing the bag to break out of the cover and deploy . The inflator [...]

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    Black plate (24,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-24 Seats and Restraints What Will Y ou See after an Airbag Inflates? After the frontal airbags and seat-mounted side impact airbags inflate, they quickly deflate, so quickly that some people may not even realize an airbag inflated. Roof-rail airbags may still be at least partia[...]

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    Black plate (25,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-25 In many crashes severe enough to inflate the airbag, windshields are broken by vehicle deformation. Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the front outboard passenger airbag. . Airbags are designed to inflate only once. After an airbag infla[...]

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    Black plate (26,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-26 Seats and Restraints The passenger sensing system will turn off the right front passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions. The driver airbags and roof ‐ rail airbags (if equipped) are not affected by the passenger sensing system. The passenger sensing system works [...]

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    Black plate (27,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-27 The passenger sensing system is designed to turn off the right front passenger frontal airbag if: . The right front passenger seat is unoccupied. . The system determines that an infant is present in a rear-facing infant seat. . The system determines that[...]

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    Black plate (28,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-28 Seats and Restraints 3. Remove any additional items from the seat such as blankets, cushions, seat covers, seat heaters, or seat massagers. 4. Reinstall the child restraint following the directions provided by the child restraint manufacturer and refer to Securing Child Rest[...]

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    Black plate (29,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-29 Additional Factors Affecting System Operatio n Safety belts help keep the passenger in position on the seat during vehicle maneuvers and braking, which helps the passenger sensing system maintain the passenger airbag status. See “ Safety Belts ” and [...]

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    Black plate (30,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-30 Seats and Restraints Servicing the Airbag-Equipped V ehicle Airbags affect how the vehicle should be serviced. There are parts of the airbag system in several places around the vehicle. Y our dealer and the service manual have information about servicing the vehicle and the [...]

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    Black plate (31,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-31 In addition, the vehicle has a passenger sensing system for the right front passenger position, which includes sensors that are part of the passenger seat. The passenger sensing system may not operate properly if the original seat trim is replaced with n[...]

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    Black plate (32,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-32 Seats and Restraints Airbag System Check The airbag system does not need regularly scheduled maintenance or replacement. Make sure the airbag readiness light is working. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 5 ‑ 16 . Notice: If an airbag covering is damaged, opened, or broken[...]

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    Black plate (33,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-33 Child Restraints Older Children Older children who have outgrown booster seats should wear the vehicle safety belts. The manufacturer's instructions that come with the booster seat state the weight and height limitations for that booster . Use a boo[...]

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    Black plate (34,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-34 Seats and Restraints According to accident statistics, children and infants are safer when properly restrained in a child restraint system or infant restraint system secured in a rear seating position. In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike other people who a[...]

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    Black plate (35,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-35 Infants and Y oung Children Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includes infants and all other children. Neither the distance traveled nor the age and size of the traveler changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints. In fact, the la[...]

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    Black plate (36,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-36 Seats and Restraints { W ARNING Never hold an infant or a child while riding in a vehicle. Due to crash forces, an infant or a child will become so heavy it is not possible to hold it during a crash. For example, in a crash at only 40 km/h (25 mph), a 5.5 kg (12 lb) infant w[...]

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    Black plate (37,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-37 Q: What are the different types of add-on child restraints? A: Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by the vehicle owner , are available in four basic types. Selection of a particular restraint should take into consideration not only the child&ap[...]

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    Black plate (38,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-38 Seats and Restraints Child Restraint Systems (A) Rear-Facing Infant Seat A rear-facing infant seat (A) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the infant. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned[...]

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    Black plate (39,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 Seats and Restraints 3-39 Securing an Add-On Child Restraint in the V ehicle { W ARNING A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle. Secure the child restraint properly in the vehicle using the vehicle safety[...]

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    Black plate (40,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012 3-40 Seats and Restraints Where to Put the Restraint According to accident statistics, children and infants are safer when properly restrained in a child restraint system or infant restraint system secured in a rear seating position. We recommend that children and child restraint[...]