A
Accessories and Modifications............................ 6-3
Accessory Power............................................3-23
Accessory Power Outlets.................................4-14
Additives, Fuel................................................. 6-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................6-109
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................6-20
Air Conditioning..............................................4-15
Airbag
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................2-79
Airbag System
Airbag Off Switch........................................2-70
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................2-67
Passenger Sensing System...........................2-73
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........2-78
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?......................2-67
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?....2-68
When Should an Airbag Inflate?....................2-65
Where Are the Airbags?...............................2-63
Airbags
Off Light.....................................................4-24
Passenger Status Indicator...........................4-25
Readiness Light..........................................4-23
System Check.............................................2-60
All-Wheel Drive...............................................6-49
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System........................... 5-8Antenna
Fixed Mast.................................................4-78
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 5-4
Warning Light.............................................4-28
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels......................................6-107
Care of Safety Belts...................................6-104
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................6-108
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................6-105
Fabric/Carpet............................................6-103
Finish Care...............................................6-106
Finish Damage..........................................6-108
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................
6-104
Interior Cleaning........................................6-102
Sheet Metal Damage..................................6-107
Tires........................................................6-107
Underbody Maintenance.............................6-108
Washing Your Vehicle.................................6-105
Weatherstrips............................................6-105
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................6-106
Ashtray.........................................................4-15
Assistance Program, Roadside........................... 8-8
Audio System.................................................4-59
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................4-77
Radio Reception..........................................4-78
Setting the Clock.........................................4-60
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................4-77
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Audio System(s).............................................4-62
Automatic Door Lock.......................................3-11
Automatic Door Unlock....................................3-11
Automatic Headlamp System............................4-11
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..................................................6-21, 6-24
Operation...........................................3-27, 3-32
Axle, Rear.....................................................6-50
B
Battery..........................................................6-43
Electric Power Management..........................4-13
Run-Down Protection...................................4-14
Belt Routing, Engine.......................................7-15
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 5-5
Brakes..........................................................6-40
Antilock....................................................... 5-4
Parking......................................................3-36
System Warning Light..................................4-27
Braking........................................................... 5-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 5-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................3-22
Bulb Replacement...........................................6-58
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........6-56
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
Lamps ....................................................6-55
Halogen Bulbs............................................6-53Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Headlamps.................................................6-53
License Plate Lamps....................................6-58
Taillamps....................................................6-56
Buying New Tires...........................................6-79
C
Calibration.....................................................4-42
California
Perchlorate Materials Requirements................. 6-4
Warning....................................................... 6-4
California Fuel.................................................. 6-6
Canadian Owners............................................... iii
Capacities and Specifications..........................6-116
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust...........................................3-40
Winter Driving.............................................5-16
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................6-104
Cargo Door Relocking.....................................3-10
CD, MP3 .......................................................4-72
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........6-56
Chains, Tire...................................................6-84
Charging System Light....................................4-26
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................4-30
Checking Things Under the Hood......................6-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................6-108
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Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children...........................2-33
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........2-42
Older Children.............................................2-30
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................2-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...........................2-52, 2-56
Systems.....................................................2-37
Where to Put the Restraint...........................2-40
Cigarette Lighter.............................................4-15
Circuit Breakers............................................6-110
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels......................................6-107
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................6-105
Fabric/Carpet............................................6-103
Finish Care...............................................6-106
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................6-104
Interior.....................................................6-102
Tires........................................................6-107
Underbody Maintenance.............................6-108
Washing Your Vehicle.................................6-105
Weatherstrips............................................6-105
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................6-106
Climate Control System...................................4-15
Outlet Adjustment........................................4-17
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System......4-18
Rear Heating System...................................4-18
Climate Controls.............................................1-13Clock, Setting.................................................4-60
Collision Damage Repair..................................8-13
Compass.......................................................4-42
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 5-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................6-29
Engine Temperature Gage............................4-29
Cooling System..............................................6-28
Courtesy Transportation Program......................8-11
Cruise Control.................................................. 4-6
Light..........................................................4-35
Customer Assistance......................................... 8-6
Offices......................................................... 8-6
Text Telephone (TTY) Users........................... 8-6
Customer Information
Service Publications Ordering Information........8-17
Customer Satisfaction Procedure........................ 8-2
D
Damage Repair, Collision.................................8-13
Data Recorders, Event....................................8-18
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL).........................4-10
Defensive Driving............................................. 5-2
Delayed Locking.............................................3-10
DIC Compass.................................................4-42
Disc, MP3......................................................4-72
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 6-4
Dome Lamp Override......................................4-12
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Dome Lamps .................................................4-12
Door
60/40 Swing-Out Side Door...........................3-13
Automatic Door Lock....................................3-11
Automatic Door Unlock.................................3-11
Cargo Door Relocking..................................3-10
Delayed Locking..........................................3-10
Locks.......................................................... 3-9
Power Locks...............................................3-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............3-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................3-11
Rear Doors.................................................3-15
Sliding Side Door........................................3-12
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive...........................................6-49
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................4-36
DIC Operation and Displays..........................4-37
DIC Vehicle Customization............................4-52
DIC Warnings and Messages........................4-44
Driving
At Night.....................................................5-12
Before a Long Trip......................................5-14
Defensive..................................................... 5-2
Drunk.......................................................... 5-2
Highway Hypnosis.......................................5-14
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................5-15
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................5-13
Loss of Control...........................................5-10Driving (cont.)
Off-Road Recovery......................................5-10
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................5-19
Winter........................................................5-16
Driving for Better Fuel Economy.......................1-18
Dual Tire Operation.........................................6-70
E
E85 Fuel......................................................... 6-8
EDR .............................................................8-18
Electrical Equipment, Add-On..........................6-109
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................6-112
Floor Console Fuse Block...........................6-111
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................6-110
Headlamp Wiring.......................................6-110
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................6-110
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................3-20
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................3-20
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................6-20
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........4-30
Compartment Overview................................6-14
Coolant......................................................6-29
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Engine (cont.)
Coolant Heater............................................3-25
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................4-29
Cooling System...........................................6-28
Drive Belt Routing.......................................7-15
Exhaust.....................................................3-40
Fan Noise..................................................6-37
Fast Idle System.........................................3-25
Oil .............................................................6-15
Overheating................................................6-35
Starting......................................................3-23
Engine Oil
Life System................................................6-18
Enhanced Technology Glass.............................3-19
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................4-13
Event Data Recorders.....................................8-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................2-29
Exterior Lamps................................................. 4-9
F
Fast Idle System............................................3-25
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................6-20
Finish Damage.............................................6-108
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................4-78
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 4-3Flash-to-Pass................................................... 4-5
Flat Tire........................................................6-85
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................6-86
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................6-100
Fluid
Automatic Transmission........................6-21, 6-24
Power Steering...........................................6-38
Windshield Washer......................................6-39
Front Axle......................................................6-50
Fuel............................................................... 6-5
Additives...................................................... 6-7
California Fuel.............................................. 6-6
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 6-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................6-12
Filling the Tank...........................................6-10
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 6-9
Gage .........................................................4-35
Gasoline Octane........................................... 6-6
Gasoline Specifications.................................. 6-6
Fuel Economy
Driving for Better.........................................1-18
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................6-112
Floor Console Fuse Block...........................6-111
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................6-110
Windshield Wiper.......................................6-110
5
J
Jump Starting.................................................6-44
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System................................... 3-4
Keyless Entry System....................................... 3-4
Keys............................................................... 3-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................6-61
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL)................................4-10
Dome ........................................................4-12
Dome Lamp Override...................................4-12
License Plate..............................................6-58
Malfunction Indicator....................................4-30
Reading.....................................................4-13
Taillamps....................................................6-56
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................2-23
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................2-42
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................4-13Lights
Airbag Off..................................................4-24
Airbag Readiness........................................4-23
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............4-28
Brake System Warning.................................4-27
Charging System.........................................4-26
Cruise Control.............................................4-35
Exterior Lamps............................................. 4-9
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 4-5
Highbeam On.............................................4-35
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 4-5
Oil Pressure...............................................4-34
On Reminder..............................................4-10
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................4-25
Safety Belt Reminders..................................4-22
Security.....................................................4-34
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................4-29
Tire Pressure..............................................4-30
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................4-35
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................5-19
Locking Rear Axle............................................ 5-8
Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................3-11
Automatic Door Unlock.................................3-11
Cargo Door Relocking..................................3-10
Delayed Locking..........................................3-10
Door ........................................................... 3-9
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Locks (cont.)
Lockout Protection.......................................3-12
Power Door ................................................3-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............3-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................3-11
Loss of Control...............................................5-10
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............2-42
M
Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Record....................................7-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................7-14
Owner Checks and Services.........................7-10
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............7-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 7-3
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................4-30
Manual Seats................................................... 2-2
Manual Windows............................................3-16
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................4-44
Mirrors
Manual Rearview.........................................3-42
Outside Convex Mirror.................................3-43
Outside Heated Mirrors................................3-44Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Manual Mirrors................................3-42
Outside Power Mirrors..................................3-43
Outside Towing Mirrors.................................3-42
MP3 .............................................................4-72
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................8-20
New Vehicle Break-In......................................3-22
Noise Control System, Tampering......................6-51
O
Odometer......................................................4-22
Trip ...........................................................4-22
Off-Road
Recovery....................................................5-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................6-15
Engine Oil Life System.................................6-18
Pressure Gage............................................4-33
Pressure Light.............................................4-34
Older Children, Restraints................................2-30
Online Owner Center........................................ 8-5
8
OnStar, Privacy..............................................8-19
Outlet Adjustment............................................4-17
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................4-14
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................3-43
Heated Mirrors............................................3-44
Manual Mirrors............................................3-42
Power Mirrors.............................................3-43
Towing Mirrors............................................3-42
Owner Checks and Services.............................7-10
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................6-108
Park
Shifting Into................................................3-37
Shifting Out of............................................3-38
Parking
Brake........................................................3-36
Over Things That Burn.................................3-39
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................4-25
Passenger Sensing System..............................2-73
Passing.........................................................5-10
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............3-20
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................3-20
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 6-4Power
Door Locks.................................................3-10
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................3-23
Seat............................................................ 2-3
Steering Fluid.............................................6-38
Windows....................................................3-17
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts..........................2-29
Privacy..........................................................8-18
Navigation System.......................................8-20
OnStar.......................................................8-19
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).............8-20
Program
Courtesy Transportation................................8-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................3-10
Proposition 65 Warning, California....................... 6-4
R
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID).....................................8-20
Statement...................................................8-20
Radio(s)........................................................4-62
Radios
Reception...................................................4-78
Setting the Clock.........................................4-60
Theft-Deterrent............................................4-77
Reading Lamps..............................................4-13
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System.........4-18
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