Chevrolet Cruze Owners Manual: Danger, Warnings, and Cautions
Warning messages found on vehicle labels and in this manual describe hazards and what to do to avoid or reduce them.
Danger indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which will result in serious injury or death.
Warning or Caution indicates a hazard that could result in injury or death.
WARNING
These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people.
Notice: This means there is something that could result in property or vehicle damage. This would not be covered by the vehicle's warranty.
A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do not do this,” or “Do not let this happen.”
Using this Manual
To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use the Index in the back of
the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number
where it can be found. ...
Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols
are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to
a specific component, control, mes ...
Other materials:
Towing the Vehicle
Notice: Incorrectly towing a disabled vehicle may cause damage. The
damage would not be covered by the vehicle warranty. Do not lash or hook to the
chassis components including the front and rear subframes, suspension control arms
and links during towing and recovery of a disabled vehicle or t ...
Loss of Control
Skidding
There are three types of skids that correspond to the vehicle's three control
systems:
• Braking Skid — wheels are not rolling.
• Steering or Cornering Skid — too much speed or steering in a curve causes tires
to slip and lose cornering force.
• Acceleration Skid — too much thro ...
Restraint System
Note: If the vehicle has been in a collision, refer to Repairs and
Inspections Required After a Collision for additional information.
Vehicle has front and rear seat belts that are the primary means of occupant
restraint. Seat belts help to keep the occupants inside the
passenger compartment a ...
