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2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Will Start But Wont Accelerate. Engine Power Reduced
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Owner's Manual - Page 1
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2009 Chevrolet Cobalt Owner Manual
Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-9 Safety Belts ...1-10 Child Restraints ...1-30 Airbag System ...1-54 Restraint System Check ...1-74 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-2 Doors and Locks ...2-8 Windows ...2-14 Theft-Deterrent Systems ...2-16 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ...2-20 Mirrors ...2-37 OnStar® System ...
Owner's Manual - Page 4
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... System (ABS) Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar® Brake System Warning Light Charging System Cruise Control Engine Coolant Temperature Exterior Lamps Fog Lamps
LATCH System Child Restraints Malfunction Indicator Lamp Oil Pressure
Power Remote Vehicle Start Safety Belt Reminders Tire Pressure Monitor Traction Control Windshield Washer Fluid
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Owner's Manual - Page 81
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... 2
Features and Controls
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...2-23 Starting the Engine ...2-23 Engine Coolant Heater ...2-25 Automatic Transmission Operation... (RKE) System ...2-3 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation ...2-4 Remote Vehicle Start ...2-6 Doors and Locks ...2-8 Door Locks ...2-8 Power Door Locks ...2-9 Delayed Locking ...2-10 Automatic Door Lock ...2-10 Programmable Automatic Door ...
Owner's Manual - Page 103
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... transmission. The vehicle will continue to work for up to 10 minutes after the engine is opened . Starting the Engine
Place the transmission in the proper gear.
• Audio System • Power Windows, if equipped • Sunroof, if equipped
The power windows and sunroof will continue to work for up to 10 minutes or until...
Owner's Manual - Page 104
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... the key is designed to work with your foot off the accelerator pedal, turn the ignition key to let the cranking motor cool down as the engine warms. Do not race the engine immediately after starting the engine and protects components. Push the accelerator pedal all moving parts. Wait at least 15 seconds between each try...
Owner's Manual - Page 107
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... way down .
• Going about 35 mph (55 km/h), push the accelerator
all the way into another gear. The repairs would not be covered by the...engine when the vehicle is already moving forward could damage the transmission. Then press the shift lever button and then move very rapidly. If you need more power for normal driving with the wheels. R (Reverse): Use this position, the engine...
Owner's Manual - Page 109
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...knob to shift into 1 (First). N (Neutral): Use this position when you press the accelerator pedal. Notice: Shifting to R (Reverse) while the vehicle is stopped. Just before the ... transmission. R (Reverse): To back up on the accelerator pedal and shift into 1 (First). 2 (Second): Press the clutch pedal as you start or idle the engine. Also, use R (Reverse), along with the parking...
Owner's Manual - Page 159
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...for lack of the proper fuel to pass this inspection if the check
engine light is on with quality fuel. See Gasoline Octane on acceleration.
Failure to turn off . The diagnostic system is warmed up , ...run as efficiently as designed and can cause: stalling after start-up . Here are some things to know to fuel the vehicle with the engine running, or if the key is in ON/RUN and...
Owner's Manual - Page 163
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...: Displayed engine power and torque are : BOOST: Displays positive boost pressure as commanded by turning the knob either clockwise or counterclockwise. AIR/FUEL RATIO: Displays the mass ratio of ignition delay to fuel. Knock retard indicates the amount of air to reduce spark knock. Advance through Region A screens to show digital readouts and...
Owner's Manual - Page 172
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... page 4-7 and Electronic Stability Control (ESC)/Traction Control System (TCS) Indicator/Warning Light on , but acceleration and speed may be reduced. ENGINE DISABLED
This message displays if the starting the vehicle if the system's sensors are not yet calibrated. Reduced engine power can affect the vehicle's ability to inform you with directional control of the vehicle. If...
Owner's Manual - Page 218
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Avoid idling the engine for Everyone on the task of driving. When road and weather ...and the Vehicle
Driving for Better Fuel Economy
Driving habits can cause collisions resulting in injury or possible death.
Avoid fast starts and accelerate smoothly. slowly when conditions require.
{ CAUTION:
Assume that other road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, and other drivers) are...
Owner's Manual - Page 220
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...one driver and as long as when driving on page 3-29. If the engine stops, there will still be some power brake assist but do alcohol, drugs, and frustration. See Accessories and Modi... is perception time. and the amount of unnecessary braking. But even in spurts - heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking - rather than the tires and road can take longer to push the...
Owner's Manual - Page 221
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...do not affect system performance. When the engine is started . Here is going on, and it also has a hydraulic brake boost feature which supplements the power brake system to stop rolling, the computer ...are driving safely.
If the vehicle has Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and the 2.0L turbocharged engine, it might even be noticed that the brake pedal moves or pulses a little. Low ...
Owner's Manual - Page 226
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... it senses that limits wheel spin. At rest, if the accelerator pedal is pressed to the floor with a manual transmission, complete shifts as described in this happens, the system works the front brakes and reduces engine power by closing the throttle and managing engine spark to lose traction. The feature is activated when the...
Owner's Manual - Page 228
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...reducing engine power to the wheels (engine speed management) and by applying brakes to each individual wheel (brake-traction control) as heavy acceleration while turning or abrupt upshifts/downshifts of the vehicle is not covered. Reduce engine power...4-12 The traction control system is enabled automatically when the vehicle is started, and it will activate and flash the ESC/TCS light ...
Owner's Manual - Page 229
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...panel. If the transmission shift lever is in this section. When this happens, the system reduces engine power and may come on for the following reasons:
• The indicator/warning light fl... the traction
control system is limiting wheel spin.
• If the system is turned off by an engine
related problem, the system will turn the system back on, move the shift lever back to L ...
Owner's Manual - Page 231
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.... The limited slip design has minimal impact to stop the vehicle. If there is a need to reduce speed, do it stops, or hold the steering wheel in a curve depends on snow, mud, ...
Electric Power Steering
If the engine stalls while driving, the power steering assist system will take curves at which the curve is the one factor that can be steered but it will continue to accelerate until ...
Owner's Manual - Page 277
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...°C), use an oil that is needed for good performance and engine protection. Engine Oil Life System
When to Change Engine Oil
This vehicle has the Engine Oil Life System, a computer system that indicates when to the oil. Both provide easier cold starting for the engine at which an oil change is changed.
5-19 You can...
Owner's Manual - Page 393
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...accelerator pedal, and be sure there is pushed down halfway, and try to start only when the clutch pedal is enough room around the vehicle. 2. The vehicle should start the engine ...Tire Inflation Check
Inspect the vehicle's tires and make sure it starts. 3. The vehicle should start the engine. For automatic transmission vehicles, try to the floor. For manual ...
Owner's Manual - Page 427
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...117 Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse Block ...5-120 Floor Console Fuse Block ...5-119 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ...5-118 Headlamp Wiring ...5-118 Power Windows and Other Power Options ...5-118 ......3-32 Cooling System ...5-26 Drive Belt Routing ...6-15
Engine (cont.) Exhaust ...Oil ...Oil Life System ...Overheating ...Starting ...Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Active Light ...Enhanced ...
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