Mobil 1® Motor Oil; Extended Mobility Tires (Emt); Tire Pressure Monitor - Chevrolet Corvette 2009 Quick Start Manual

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PERFORMANCE & MAINTENANCE
Mobil 1® Motor Oil
Your Corvette comes factory-filled with
Mobil 1® synthetic oil. Corvette's
computer system monitors the life of
the oil to inform you when it needs to
be changed.
To view the remaining oil life, press
the TRIP button repeatedly until OIL
LIFE appears in the DIC display. The oil
life monitor is programmed to
correspond to the attributes of Mobil 1
synthetic oil. If you use any motor oil
other than Mobil 1 or equivalent
synthetic oil, the oil life monitoring
system will not be accurate.
Whenever your oil is changed, press
and hold the RESET button while OIL
LIFE is displayed in the DIC display to
reset the oil life monitor. The system
will reset to 100% and calculate when
the next oil change is required.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.

Extended Mobility Tires (EMT)

The Corvette is equipped with Run-Flat
Goodyear Extended Mobility Tires
(EMT) or Michelin ZP tires that
eliminate the need for a spare. The tire
design enables safe function during
and after loss of pressure for some
distance at a moderate speed. The
shorter the distance that you drive
with loss of pressure, the better the
chance that the tire can be repaired.
As soon as possible, contact Roadside
Assistance for the nearest authorized
GM or run-flat tire servicing facility
and have the tire inspected.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
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Tire Pressure Monitor

(if equipped)
The Tire Pressure Monitor alerts you
when a significant reduction in
pressure occurs in one or more of your
vehicle's tires by illuminating the
(low tire pressure) warning light on the
instrument panel cluster. The low tire
pressure warning light will remain on
until you correct the tire pressure.
A message may also appear on the DIC.
Correcting the Tire Pressure
When the low tire pressure warning
light illuminates, you must fill the tire
to the proper tire inflation pressure
(just as you must refuel the vehicle
when the low fuel warning light
illuminates). The Tire and Loading
Information label shows the correct
inflation pressure for the tires when
they're cold. "Cold" means your vehicle
has been sitting for at least three hours
or driven no more than one mile.
You can temporarily remove the DIC
message by acknowledging it with
your DIC controls. However, at the next
vehicle start-up, the DIC message will
reappear if the tire pressure has not
been corrected.
During cooler conditions, the low tire
pressure warning light may appear
when the vehicle is first started and
then turn off as you start to drive the
vehicle. This could be an early indicator
that your tire pressures are getting
low and need to be inflated to the
proper pressure.
Note: The Tire Pressure Monitor can
alert you about low tire pressure, but
it doesn't replace normal monthly
tire maintenance.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
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