The instrument panel cluster is designed to show how the vehicle is running. It shows how fast the vehicle is going, about how much fuel is left in the tank, and many other things needed to drive safely and economically.
United States SS, Manual Transmission Cluster shown, Canada, Base and
Automatic Transmission similar
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Chevrolet Cobalt Owners Manual. Starting the Engine
Place the transmission in the proper gear.
Automatic Transmission
Move the shift lever to P (Park) or N (Neutral).
The engine will not start in any other position.
To restart the vehicle when it is already moving,
use N (Neutral) only.
Notice: Do not try to shift to P (Park) if the vehicle
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