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Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle's safety belt will fasten around you,
you should use it.
But if a safety belt isn't long enough to fasten, your
dealer will order you an extender. It's free. When you go
in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the
extender will be long enough for you. The extender will
be just for you, and just for the seat in your vehicle that
you choose. Don't let someone else use it, and use it
only for the seat it is made to fit. To wear it, just attach it
to the regular safety belt.
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Now and then, make sure the safety belt reminder light
and all your belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and
anchorages are working properly. Look for any other
loose or damaged safety belt system parts. If you see
anything that might keep a safety belt system from
doing its job, have it repaired.
Torn or frayed safety belts may not protect you
in a crash. They can rip apart under impact forces.
If a belt is torn or frayed, get a new one right away.
Also look for any opened or broken air bag covers,
and have them repaired or replaced. (The air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.)

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Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
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-2 Windows
2
-4 Keys
2
-6 Door Locks
2
-9 Remote Keyless Entry System (Option)
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-14 Vehicle Customization
2
-21 Liftgate
2
-22 Theft
2
-23 Content Theft-Deterrent (Option)
2
-25 PASS-Key III
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-28 New Vehicle ªBreak-Inº
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-28 Ignition Positions
2
-30 Starting Your Engine
2
-31 Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped)
2
-32 Automatic Transaxle Operation
2
-37 Parking Brake
2
-38 Shifting Into PARK (P)
2
-40 Shifting Out of PARK (P)
2
-41 Parking Over Things That Burn
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-41 Engine Exhaust2
-42 Running Your Engine While You're Parked
2
-43 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
2
-50 Exterior Lamps
2
-52 Interior Lamps
2
-59 Storage Compartments
2
-70 Accessory Inflator System (Option)
2
-71 Accessory Power Outlets
2
-72 OnStar System (Option)
2
-77 HomeLink Transmitter (Option)
2
-80 The Instrument Panel -- Your
Information System
2
-85 Warning Lights, Gages, Messages
and Indicators
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-95 Message Center
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-105 Driver Information Center (DIC)
(If Equipped)
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-122 Head-Up Display (Option)
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-125 Rear Parking Assist (Option)

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Remote Driver Door Unlock
When you press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter, only the driver's door will unlock. If you
press UNLOCK again within five seconds, the
passenger's doors will unlock.
If you would like all the doors to unlock the first time you
press UNLOCK, see ªVehicle Customizationº in the Index.
The UNLOCK button on the remote keyless entry transmitter
will disarm the optional content theft
-deterrent system. See
ªContent Theft
-Deterrentº in the Index for more information.
Remote All Door Lock
To lock all doors, press LOCK on the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
The LOCK button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter will arm the optional content theft
-deterrent
system. See ªContent Theft
-Deterrentº in the Index for
more information.
Remote Liftgate Unlock
To unlock the liftgate, press REAR on the remote
keyless entry transmitter. See ªLiftgateº in the Index for
more information.Remote Lock Confirmation
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to
lock your vehicle, the headlamps and parking lamps will
flash briefly to let you know the command has been
received. If you press the LOCK button again, within
five seconds, the horn will sound briefly to let you know
the vehicle is already locked.
If you would like to change the way the headlamps,
parking lamps and horn operate with remote lock
confirmation, see ªVehicle Customizationº in the Index.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center (DIC), see ªDriver Information Centerº in
the Index.
Remote Unlock Confirmation
When you use your remote keyless entry transmitter to
unlock your vehicle, the headlamps and parking lamps
will flash briefly during the day or the perimeter lighting
will flash briefly at night to let you know the command
was received.
If you would like to change the way the headlamps and
parking lamps operate with remote unlock confirmation,
see ªVehicle Customizationº in the Index. If your
vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information Center
(DIC), see ªDriver Information Centerº in the Index.

2-23 Parking at Night
Park in a lighted spot, close all windows and lock your
vehicle. Remember to keep your valuables out of sight.
Put them in a storage area, or take them with you.
Parking Lots
Even if you park in a lot where someone will be
watching your vehicle, it's still best to lock it up
and take your key. But what if you have to leave your
key? What if you have to leave something valuable in
your vehicle?

Put your valuables in a storage area, like your
glove box.

If your vehicle has a remote keyless entry system,
take the transmitter with you.

Lock all the doors except the driver's.
Content Theft-Deterrent (Option)
If your vehicle has this option, it has a theft-deterrent
alarm system.
A light located on top of
your instrument panel
(near the center of the
vehicle, next to the
windshield) will flash
slowly to let you know that
the system has been armed.
While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power
door lock switch.
Once armed, the alarm will go off if someone tries to
enter the vehicle without the optional remote keyless
entry transmitter or the key or tries to turn the ignition
on without using the correct key. The horn will sound
and the headlamps and parking lamps will flash anytime
the alarm sounds.

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When the content theft-deterrent system is armed,
the liftgate may be opened by using one of the
following methods:

press the liftgate release
button, which is located
on the center console
switchbank, or

press REAR on the optional remote keyless
entry transmitter.
Arming with the Power Lock Switch
Your alarm system will arm when you use either power
door lock switch to lock the doors while any door or the
liftgate is open and the key is removed from the ignition.
The security light will start flashing to let you know the
system is armed.
Arming with the Remote Keyless
Entry Transmitter
Your alarm system will arm after a 30 second delay
when you press LOCK on your remote keyless entry
transmitter to lock the doors. The security light will
come on for 30 seconds and then start flashing to let
you know the system is armed.

2-25 Disarming with the Remote Keyless
Entry Transmitter
Your alarm system will disarm when you press
UNLOCK on your remote keyless entry transmitter to
unlock the doors. The security light will stop flashing to
let you know the system is no longer armed.
Disarming with Your Key
Your alarm system will disarm when you use your key
to unlock the front doors. The security light will stop
flashing to let you know the system is no longer armed.
PASS-Key
III
Your vehicle is equipped
with the PASS
-Key III
(Personalized Automotive
Security System)
theft
-deterrent system.
PASS
-Key III is a passive
theft
-deterrent system. This
means you don't have to do
anything different to arm or
disarm the system. It works
when you insert or remove
the key from the ignition.
Your PASS
-Key III system operates on a radio
frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.

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NOTICE:
If your key seems stuck in OFF and you can't
turn it, be sure you are using the correct key; if
so, is it all the way in? Turn the key only with
your hand. Using a tool to force it could break
the key or the ignition switch. If none of this
works, then your vehicle needs service.
B (ACCESSORY): This position allows you to use
things like the radio and the windshield wipers when the
engine is off. This position will allow you to turn off the
engine, but still turn the steering wheel. Use
ACCESSORY if you must have your vehicle in motion
while the engine is off (for example, if your vehicle is
being pushed or towed).C (ON): This is the position that the switch returns to
after you start your engine and release the key. The
switch stays in ON when the engine is running. But even
when the engine is not running, you can use ON to
operate your electrical power accessories, and to display
some instrument panel warning lights.
D (START): This position starts the engine. When the
engine starts, release the key. The ignition switch will
return to ON for normal driving.
If the engine is not running, ACCESSORY and ON are
positions that allow you to operate your electrical
accessories, such as the radio.
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
With RAP, the power windows, the audio system, the
optional sunroof and the optional Electronic Level
Control (ELC) will continue to work up to 10 minutes
after the ignition key is turned to OFF and none of the
doors are opened.

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Parking Brake
To set the parking brake,
hold the regular brake pedal
down with your right foot
and push down on the
parking brake pedal with
your left foot.
If the ignition is on, the brake system warning light
will come on. See ªBrake System Warning Lightº in
the Index.To release the parking brake, hold the regular brake
pedal down with your right foot while you push down
on the parking brake pedal with your left foot. (To
release the tension on the parking brake cable, you will
need to apply about the same amount of pressure to the
parking brake pedal as you did when you set the parking
brake.) When you remove your foot from the parking
brake pedal, it will pop up to the released position.
NOTICE:
Driving with the parking brake on can cause
your rear brakes to overheat. You may have to
replace them, and you could also damage other
parts of your vehicle.
If you are towing a trailer and are parking on any hill,
see ªTowing a Trailerº in the Index. That section will
tell you what to do first to keep the trailer from moving.