Caution – CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2005 User Manual

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LOW FUEL: This message displays when the fuel tank
is less than 10 percent full and the display is turned
off. A multiple chime will also sound when this message
is displayed. See Fuel Gage on page 3-46.

LOW OIL PRESSURE: If this message appears while
the engine is running, stop the engine and do not
operate it until the cause of low oil pressure is corrected.
Severe damage to the engine can result. A multiple
chime will sound when this message is displayed. See
Engine Oil on page 5-14.

LOW TIRE PRESSURE: You will hear multiple chimes
and the tire pressure light on the instrument panel cluster
will come on when this message is displayed. See Tire
Pressure Light
on page 3-41. To acknowledge the
warning, press the RESET button. After you press the
RESET button, a message will appear every 10 minutes
until this condition changes. This message indicates that
the pressure in one of your tires is less than 24 psi
(164 kPa). Next to the LOW TIRE PRESSURE message,
you can see either LEFT FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, LEFT
REAR or RIGHT REAR to indicate to you which tire is low
on pressure. You can receive more than one tire pressure
message at a time. To read other messages that may
have been sent at the same time, press the RESET

button. If a tire pressure message appears on the DIC,
stop as soon as you can. Have the tire pressures
checked and set to those shown on your Tire Loading
Information Label. See Extended Mobility Tires on
page 5-56
and Tire Pressure Monitor System on
page 5-61
.

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CAUTION:

When the LOW TIRE PRESSURE or TIRE FLAT
message is displayed on the Driver Information
Center, your vehicle’s handling capabilities will
be reduced during severe maneuvers. The
active handling system will be affected. See
Active Handling System
on page 4-10. If you
drive too fast, you could lose control of your
vehicle. You or others could be injured. Do not
drive over 55 mph (90 km/h) when the LOW
TIRE PRESSURE or TIRE FLAT message is
displayed. Drive cautiously and check your tire
pressures as soon as you can.

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