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Accessories and Modifications............................ 5-3
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-74
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-109
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Off Light.....................................................3-30
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-31
Readiness Light..........................................3-29
Airbag System................................................1-57
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?....1-64
When Should an Airbag Inflate?....................1-62
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-60
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-74
Airbag Off Switch........................................1-66
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-64
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-69
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-73
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?......................1-64
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-46
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System........................... 4-7
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-88
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-35
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-104
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-102
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-106
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-103
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-101
Finish Care...............................................5-103
Finish Damage..........................................5-106
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-101
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-99
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-105
Tires........................................................5-105
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-106
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-107
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-102
Weatherstrips............................................5-102
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-104
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-9
Ashtray.........................................................3-19
Audio System.................................................3-66
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-87
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-88
Radio Reception..........................................3-88
Setting the Clock.........................................3-68
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-86
Audio System(s).............................................3-70
Automatic Door Lock......................................... 2-8
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Automatic Door Unlock...................................... 2-8
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-16
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-24
B
Battery..........................................................5-40
Electric Power Management..........................3-17
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-37
System Warning Light..................................3-34
Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-20
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-50
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........5-52
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-52
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-50
Headlamps.................................................5-50
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-54
Taillamps....................................................5-53
Buying New Tires...........................................5-74
C
Calibration.....................................................3-50
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specifications..........................5-116
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-31, 4-16, 4-28
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-102
Cargo Door Relocking....................................... 2-7
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-81
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-52
Chains, Tire...................................................5-80
Charging System Light....................................3-33
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-38
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-106
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-35
Infants and Young Children...........................1-32
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-39
Older Children.............................................1-29
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-45
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Door
60/40 Swing-Out Side Door...........................2-10
Automatic Door Lock..................................... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock.................................. 2-8
Cargo Door Relocking.................................... 2-7
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-7
Locks.......................................................... 2-6
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-7
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-7
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-8
Rear Doors.................................................2-12
Sliding Side Door.......................................... 2-9
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-44
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-45
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-60
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-52
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-12
Before a Long Trip......................................4-14
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-14
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-15
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-13
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-20
Winter........................................................4-16
Dual Tire Operation.........................................5-65E
EDR .............................................................7-16
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-109
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-112
Floor Console Fuse Block...........................5-110
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-109
Headlamp Wiring.......................................5-109
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-109
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-38
Coolant......................................................5-24
Coolant Heater............................................2-23
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-36
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-31
Fan Noise..................................................5-34
Fuel Regulator............................................2-23
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheating................................................5-27
Running While Parked..................................2-32
Starting......................................................2-21
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-17
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-28
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
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Headlamps (cont.)
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-50
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Heater...........................................................3-19
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-43
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-14
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-15
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-12
Release.....................................................5-13
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-15
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-20
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-32
Inflation - Tire Pressure...................................5-64
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-26
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-41
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-56
Lamps
Dome........................................................3-17
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-17
Reading.....................................................3-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-22
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-39
Light
Airbag Off..................................................3-30
Airbag Readiness........................................3-29
Antilock Brake System Warning.....................3-35
Brake System Warning.................................3-34
Charging System.........................................3-33
Cruise Control.............................................3-42
Highbeam On.............................................3-43
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-38
Oil Pressure...............................................3-42
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-31
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-28
Security.....................................................3-42
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Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-7
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-21
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-35
Windows....................................................2-14
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar.......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identification.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-7
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-27
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Privacy....7-18
Radios..........................................................3-66
Radio(s)........................................................3-70
Radios
Reception...................................................3-88
Setting the Clock.........................................3-68
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-86
Reading Lamps..............................................3-17
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System.........3-23
Rear Axle......................................................5-47
Locking........................................................ 4-5
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-8
Rear Doors....................................................2-12Rear Heating System......................................3-22
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-6
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-33
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-26
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-86
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-83
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-54
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-75
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-76
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-21
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-20
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-32
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S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-28
Safety Belts
Care of....................................................5-102
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-28
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-28
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Power Seat.................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-6
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-3
Secondary Latch System.................................5-93
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-45
Right Front Seat Position......................1-48, 1-52
Security Light.................................................3-42
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Pershlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-38
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-73
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-105
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-29
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-30
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Sliding Side Door............................................. 2-9
Spare Tire.....................................................5-99
Installing....................................................5-86
Removing...................................................5-83
Storing.......................................................5-97
Specifications, Capacities...............................5-116
Speedometer..................................................3-27
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-5
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light................................3-36
Starting the Engine.........................................2-21
Steering.......................................................... 4-7
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-87
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas................................................2-35
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-19
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Swing-Out Side Door, 60/40.............................2-10
Swing-Out Windows........................................2-16
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