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While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration, or
braking, including reducing vehicle speed by
shifting to a lower gear. Any sudden changes could
cause the tires to slide. You may not realize the
surface is slippery until your vehicle is skidding.
Learn to recognize warning clues — such as
enough water, ice, or packed snow on the road to
make a mirrored surface — and slow down when
you have any doubt.
If you have the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS),
remember: It helps avoid only the braking skid. If
you do not have ABS, then in a braking skid,
where the wheels are no longer rolling, release
enough pressure on the brakes to get the wheels
rolling again. This restores steering control.
Push the brake pedal down steadily when you
have to stop suddenly. As long as the wheels are
rolling, you will have steering control.Driving at Night
Night driving is more dangerous than day driving.
One reason is that some drivers are likely to
be impaired — by alcohol or drugs, with night
vision problems, or by fatigue.
Here are some tips on night driving.
Drive defensively.
Do not drink and drive.
Adjust the inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.
Since you cannot see as well, you may need
to slow down and keep more space between
you and other vehicles.
Slow down, especially on higher speed roads.
Your vehicle’s headlamps can light up only so
much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you are tired, pull off the road in a safe
place and rest.
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Freeway Driving
Mile for mile, freeways — also called thruways,
parkways, expressways, turnpikes, or
superhighways — are the safest of all roads. But
they have their own special rules.The most important advice on freeway driving is:
Keep up with traffic and keep to the right.
Drive at the same speed most of the other drivers
are driving. Too-fast or too-slow driving breaks
a smooth traffic ow. Treat the left lane on
a freeway as a passing lane.
At the entrance, there is usually a ramp that leads
to the freeway. If you have a clear view of the
freeway as you drive along the entrance ramp, you
should begin to check traffic. Try to determine
where you expect to blend with the ow. Try to
merge into the gap at close to the prevailing speed.
Switch on your turn signal, check your mirrors, and
glance over your shoulder as often as necessary.
Try to blend smoothly with the traffic ow.
Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed
to the posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it
is slower. Stay in the right lane unless you want
to pass.
Before changing lanes, check your mirrors. Then
use your turn signal.
Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly
over your shoulder to make sure there is not
another vehicle in your blind spot.
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Highway Hypnosis
Is there actually such a condition as highway
hypnosis? Or is it just plain falling asleep at the
wheel? Call it highway hypnosis, lack of
awareness, or whatever.
There is something about an easy stretch of road
with the same scenery, along with the hum of the
tires on the road, the drone of the engine, and the
rush of the wind against the vehicle that can make
you sleepy. Do not let it happen to you! If it does,
your vehicle can leave the road in less than a
second, and you could crash and be injured.
What can you do about highway hypnosis? First,
be aware that it can happen.Then here are some tips:Make sure your vehicle is well ventilated, with
a comfortably cool interior.
Keep your eyes moving. Scan the road ahead
and to the sides. Check your rearview mirrors
and your instruments frequently.
If you get sleepy, pull off the road into a rest,
service, or parking area and take a nap, get
some exercise, or both. For safety, treat
drowsiness on the highway as an emergency.
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Trailer Brakes
Does your trailer have its own brakes? Be sure to
read and follow the instructions for the trailer
brakes so you’ll be able to install, adjust
and maintain them properly.
If your vehicle has anti-lock brakes, do not try
to tap into your vehicle’s brake system. If you
do, both brake systems won’t work well, or
at all.
Even if your vehicle doesn’t have anti-lock
brakes, don’t tap into your vehicle’s brake
system if the trailer’s brake system will
use more than 0.02 cubic inch (0.3 cc) of uid
from your vehicle’s master cylinder. If it
does, both braking systems won’t work well.
You could even lose your brakes.
Will the trailer brake parts take 3,000 psi
(20 650 kPa) of pressure? If not, the
trailer brake system must not be used with
your vehicle.
If everything checks out this far, then make
the brake uid tap at the upper rear master
cylinder port. But don’t use copper tubing
for this. If you do, it will bend and break off.
Use steel brake tubing.
Driving with a Trailer
Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of
experience. Before setting out for the open road,
get to know the rig. Acquaint yourself with the
feel of handling and braking with the added weight
of the trailer. And always keep in mind that the
vehicle is now a good deal longer and not nearly
as responsive as the vehicle is by itself.
Before starting, check all trailer hitch parts and
attachments, safety chains, electrical connector,
lamps, tires, and mirror adjustment. If the
trailer has electric brakes, start the vehicle and
trailer moving and then apply the trailer brake
controller by hand to be sure the brakes are
working. This lets you check the electrical
connection at the same time.
During your trip, check occasionally to be sure
that the load is secure, and that the lamps and any
trailer brakes are still working.
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Fuses Usage
DR/LCK
TRUNKDoor Locks, Trunk
RFA/MOD Remote Keyless Entry
PRK/SWTCH Ignition Key Lock
CLSTR Cluster
STR/WHL/
ILLUMSteering Wheel Controls
Illumination
ONSTAR/ALDL OnStar
®, Data Link
Fuses Usage
INT/ILLUM Interior Lamps
PWR/SEAT Power Seat
S/ROOF Sunroof
CNSTR Canister Vent
HVAC Climate Control System
HAZRD Turn Signal, Hazard
PRK/LAMP Park Lamps
CHMSL/BKUPCenter-High-Mounted
Stoplamp/Back-up Lamps
PWR/MIR Power Mirrors
CRUISE Cruise Control
RDO/AMP Radio, Amplier
HTD/SEAT Heated Seats
HTD/MIR Heated Mirrors
PWR/WNDW Power Window
Relays Usage
RAP Retained Accessory Power
PRK/LAMP Park Lamp Relay
R/DEFOG Rear Defogger Relay
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Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Normal Maintenance
Replacement Parts............................... 471
Owner Checks and Services.................... 466
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....... 470
Scheduled Maintenance........................... 462
Using....................................................... 459
Your Vehicle and the Environment............ 459
Malfunction Indicator Light........................... 190
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 208
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview................... 124
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
OnStar
®................................................ 125
Manual Rearview Mirror........................... 124
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...... 124
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 126
Outside Power Heated Mirrors................. 126
Outside Power Mirrors............................. 125
MP3 ............................................................ 272
MyGMLink.com............................................ 481
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New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 109
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts..... 471
O
Odometer.................................................... 181
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 300
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light.......................... 195
Engine..................................................... 353
Pressure Light.......................................... 194
Oil, Engine Oil Life System ......................... 356
Older Children, Restraints............................. 39
Online Owner Center................................... 481
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 126
Other Warning Devices................................ 150
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 177
Outlet(s), Accessory Power.......................... 167
Outside
Convex Mirror.......................................... 126
Power Heated Mirrors.............................. 126
Power Mirrors.......................................... 125
Overhead Console Reading Lamps............. 163
Overheated Engine Protection Operating
Mode....................................................... 370
Owner Checks and Services....................... 466
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
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Rear Door Security Locks............................. 98
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides.................. 35
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts.............. 32
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming............ 124
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®................................................... 125
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®...................... 124
Rearview Mirrors......................................... 124
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 11
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......... 470
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 326
Reduced Engine Power Light...................... 196
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System............ 89
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation................................................... 90
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire................................................ 429
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools............ 427
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 400
Replacement, Windshield............................. 401
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 494
General Motors........................................ 495
United States Government....................... 494Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 82
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 83
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................ 110
Right Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 30
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 484
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 319
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 472
Running the Engine While Parked............... 123
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 182
Pretensioners............................................. 38
Reminder Light........................................ 181
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 442
Center Front Passenger Position................ 31
Driver Position........................................... 22
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 21
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