Vehicle Messages; Battery And Charging; Messages - Chevrolet Volt 2013 Owner's Manual

gauge will inform the driver of the
amount of power being restored to
the battery from the vehicle.
Following Distance Indication
Select this menu item to adjust the
following distance indication. See
Following Distance Indication
under Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System on page 9 38 for more
information.
Turn-by-Turn
Select this menu item to view the
OnStar or Navigation System
Turn-by-Turn guidance. See the
infotainment manual.

Vehicle Messages

Messages displayed in the DIC
indicate the status of the vehicle or
some action that may be needed to
correct a condition. Multiple
messages may display one after the
other.
Messages that do not require
immediate action can be
acknowledged and cleared by
pressing the SELECT knob. The
messages requiring immediate
action cannot be cleared until that
action is performed. All messages
should be taken seriously. Clearing
the messages does not correct the
problem.

Battery and Charging

Messages

BATTERY SAVER ACTIVE
This message displays when the
vehicle has detected that the 12-volt
battery voltage has dropped and
vehicle features are being disabled.
Instruments and Controls
The 12-volt battery saver system
starts reducing certain features
trying to save the charge of the
12-volt battery. Turn off unnecessary
features to allow the battery to
recharge.
BATTERY TOO COLD, PLUG IN
TO WARM
This message displays during
extremely cold temperatures, when
the vehicle will not start until the
high voltage battery is warm
enough.
Plug the vehicle in and make sure
the power button is off to allow the
charging system to warm the high
voltage battery, then the vehicle can
be started.
CHARGE CORD CONNECTED
This message displays when the
charge cord is connected to the
vehicle. The vehicle cannot be
shifted out of P (Park) with the
charge cord connected.
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