Contemporary automobiles have an increasing number of features and despite the fact they give us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always user friendly. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Chevrolet Bolt, according to its features, it can be tricky to know precisely how to start a Chevrolet Bolt? Even if this required act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will show you the several procedures to start a Chevrolet Bolt with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Chevrolet Bolt with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Chevrolet Bolt with key?

So we start our article which is meant to learn you how to start a Chevrolet Bolt, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find below the various measures to be done to turn on the engine of your Chevrolet Bolt:

  • Identify the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Chevrolet Bolt that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they signify don’t be reluctant to consult our article on orange lights on Chevrolet Bolt to discover the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Chevrolet Bolt starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)
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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Chevrolet Bolt,

How to start a Chevrolet Bolt with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Chevrolet Bolt with key or will show you you how to do it for a Chevrolet Bolt equipped with a key card and not a key. The method is roughly the same, so don’t be reluctant to return back to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the actions to adhere to to start your Chevrolet Bolt with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, verify on your dashboard if your Chevrolet Bolt is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is usually located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually situated on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Chevrolet Bolt
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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Chevrolet Bolt

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How do I start a Chevrolet Bolt without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Chevrolet Bolt without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Chevrolet Bolt is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be hard to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Chevrolet Bolt).

There, you’ve found out all the ways to start a Chevrolet Bolt.

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