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Your vehicle’s instrument panel is
equipped with this cluster or one very
similar to it. The instrument panel cluster
includes these key features:
A. Oil Pressure Gauge
B. Fuel Gauge
C. StabiliTrak Warning Light
D. Tire Pressure Warning Light
E. Security Light
F. Odometer/Driver Information Center
G. Check Engine Light
H. Tachometer
I. Speedometer
J. Airbag Readiness Light
K. Antilock Brake System Warning Light
L. Safety Belt Reminder Light
M. Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge
N. Voltmeter**The charging system is designed to
regulate voltage output to help improve
fuel economy and extend battery life.
Normal system operation readings may
fluctuate based on vehicle operation,
including the number of electrical acces-
sories being operated and engine speed.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Note:The instrument panel cluster is
designed to let you know about many
important aspects of your vehicle’s
operation. It is important to read your
Owner Manual and become familiar with
the information being relayed to you
by the lights, gauges and indicators,
as well as what action can be taken to
ensure safety and to prevent damage.
Instrument Panel Cluster
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• Auto Door Lock — Automatically
locks the vehicle doors
• Auto Door Unlock — Automatically
unlocks the vehicle doors
• Remote Door Lock — Type of feed-
back from Remote Keyless Entry
locking
• Remote Door Unlock — Type of feed-
back from Remote Keyless Entry
unlocking
• Delay Door Lock — Delays locking
doors and liftgate after exiting
• Exit Lighting — Amount of time the
exterior lamps remain on after exiting
• Approach Lighting — Exterior lamps
turn on when using Remote Keyless
Entry
• Chime Volume — Increases the
volume level
• Park Tilt Mirrors (if equipped) —
Automatically tilts down the outside
mirrors when in Reverse
• Easy Exit Seat (if equipped) —
Automatically moves back the driver’s
seat when the key is removed from
the ignition
• Memory Seat Recall (if equipped) —
Automatically recalls the driver’s seat
position when using Remote Keyless
Entry
• Remote Start (if equipped) —
Enables remote vehicle start
• Factory Settings — Sets all features
to the factory default
• Exit Feature SettingsCompass Operation
To adjust for compass variance when
traveling on a long-distance trip or to
calibrate the compass, refer to your
Owner Manual.
Warnings and Messages
The DIC provides a variety of vehicle
messages (depending on optional equip-
ment) as well as warnings if a problem
is sensed in a vehicle system.
To acknowledge a message and clear it
from the display, press any of the DIC
buttons. Some urgent messages cannot
be cleared from the DIC display.
If your vehicle is equipped with OnStar
and a warning message appears, you
can press the OnStar button and speak
to an OnStar Advisor. In many vehicles,
OnStar Advisors can access certain
diagnostic information and can tell you
how serious the condition is and what
you should do about it.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Note:Your vehicle’s warnings and mes-
sages provide critical information that
can prevent damage to your vehicle.
Review your Owner Manual to become
familiar with the information displayed
and the action required.
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The Remote
Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmit-
ter includes
the following
functions:
(Remote
Vehicle Start)
(if equipped): If
your vehicle has
this feature, it
can be used to
start the engine.
(See Remote Vehicle Start.)
(Lock):Press this button to lock all
the doors. If enabled through the Driver
Information Center (DIC), the parking
lamps will flash once and/or the horn will
chirp to indicate locking has occurred.
(Unlock):Press this button to unlock
the driver’s door. If the button is pressed
again within five seconds, all remaining
doors will unlock. If enabled through the
DIC, the parking lamps will flash once to
indicate unlocking has occurred.
(Liftglass):Press and hold this
button to open the liftglass.
(Power Liftgate) (if equipped):
Press and hold this button for two sec-
onds to open or close the liftgate. The
taillamps will flash and a chime will
sound to indicate the liftgate is activated.
(Vehicle Locator/Panic Alarm):
Press this button to locate your vehicle.
The parking lamps will flash and the
horn will sound three times.
Remote Keyless Entry
Press and hold the button to activate the
panic alarm. The parking lamps will flash
and the horn will sound for 30 seconds.
Press the button again or turn the igni-
tion to Run to cancel the panic alarm.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
OnStar®(if equipped)
SAFETY & SECURITY
Your vehicle features the OnStar Safe
& Sound Plan or the uplevel OnStar
Directions & Connections Plan, with one
year of OnStar service from the date
you purchased your new vehicle. With
the help of OnStar Advisors, who are
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, OnStar offers a wide variety of
safety and driver assistance capabilities,
including the following services:
• Driving Directions with Turn-by-Turn
Navigation
• Destination Download using your
vehicle’s navigation system
(if equipped)
• OnStar Vehicle Diagnostic e-mail
• Automatic Notification of Airbag
Deployment
• Automatic Advanced Crash
Notification
• Emergency Services
• Remote Door Unlock
• Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance
• Hands-Free Calling with 30 calling
minutes
• Roadside Assistance
• Fuel Station Location
• Virtual Advisor, GPS-based Traffic &
Weather
Manual Lumbar
(if equipped): The
knob is located
on the front of the
driver’s seat lower
cushion on the out-
board side. Turn the
knob forward to increase, and rearward
to decrease, lumbar support.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
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The power seat controls for the driver
and front passenger seats are located
on the outboard side of the seats.
Power Seat: Use the control (A) to
move the seat forward/rearward and
up/down as well as to raise/lower the
front or rear of the seat cushion.
Power Recline (if equipped): Use the
control (B) to recline/raise the seatback.
Power Lumbar (if equipped): Use the
control (C) to increase/decrease lumbar
support.
Power Seat Controls
(if equipped)
COMFORT
For Remote Door Unlock or Stolen
Vehicle Location Assistance, call
1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827).
Press the OnStar button for more details
and to provide an OnStar Advisor with
your license plate number and emer-
gency contact information. For more
information, refer to your OnStar
Owner’s Guide or visit onstar.com.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
A
B
C
Heated Seats (if equipped)
To operate the heated seats, the engine
must be on. The heated seat operation
turns off when the ignition is turned off.
Front Seats
The heated front seat controls are locat-
ed on the front doors.
(Heated Seatback):Press the top
button to turn on the heated seatback.
(Heated Seat/Seatback):Press the
bottom button to turn on the heated seat
and seatback.
Continue to press the desired button to
cycle through the temperature settings
of High (three indicator lights), Medium
(two indicator lights), Low (one indicator
light) and Off (all indicator lights are off).
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Setting the Speed Compensated
Volume (if equipped)
With Speed Compensated Volume, the
radio automatically adjusts the volume
to compensate for road noise as vehicle
speed changes.
To set Speed Compensated Volume:
1. Set the radio volume to the desired
level.
2. Press the MENU button to display the
radio setup menu.
3. Press the pushbutton below the auto
volume label on the radio display.
4. Press the pushbutton under the
desired setting (Off, Low, Medium
or High) to select the level of
compensation.
The compensation will be set once the
display times out after 10 seconds.
Setting the Time
To set the time:
1. Press the (Clock) button. Or,
if equipped, press the MENU button
until the clock option is displayed;
and then press the pushbutton
located under the clock option label.
The HR, MIN, MM, DD, YYYY labels
will appear on the display.
2. Press the pushbutton under any of
the labels to be changed.
3. Press the pushbutton again, the right
SEEK arrow or the FWD button to
increase the numbers. Press the left
SEEK arrow or the REV button to
decrease the numbers. Rotating the
(Tune) knob also will increase or
decrease the selected label.
4. Press the Clock or MENU button to
set the displayed time and date.MP3 Capability
Your audio system has MP3 playing
capability. A CD-R containing MP3 audio
files will play automatically when insert-
ed into the CD player. An MP3 label will
be displayed.
Radio Data System (if equipped)
When you tune to a Radio Data System
(RDS) station, the station name and call
letters will appear on the display instead
of the frequency. RDS stations may also
provide the time of day, a program type
for current programming and the name
of the program being broadcast.
RDS features are available for use only
on FM stations that broadcast RDS
information. RDS relies on receiving
specific information from these stations
and will work only when the information
is available.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Multiple-Disc CD Player
(if equipped)
With the in-dash 6-Disc CD Player, note
that you cannot directly load a CD as in
single-play systems.
To load a single CD:
• Press and release the LOAD
button. Wait for the display prompt
before loading the CD.
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This feature allows you to start the
engine from outside the vehicle by using
the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) trans-
mitter. The remote start capability must
be turned on using the Driver
Information Center.
The vehicle’s automatic climate control
system (if equipped) will default to a
heating or cooling mode based on
outside temperature, and the manual
climate control system will turn on at
the same setting as when the vehicle
was last turned off.
Starting the Vehicle
To remote-start the vehicle:
1.
Aim the RKE transmitter at the vehicle.
(Transmitter range is within approxi-
mately 200 feet of the vehicle.)
2. Press and release the (Lock)
button on the transmitter.
3. Immediately press and hold the
(Remote Start) button for about four
seconds.When the parking lamps
flash, release the button. The engine
will start and the parking lamps will
remain on.
The engine will continue
running for 10 minutes.
4. Repeat these steps for a 10-minute
time extension. Only two consecutive
remote starts are allowed.
When you enter the vehicle after a
remote start, the key must be inserted
in the ignition and turned to the Run
position before driving.
Remote Vehicle Start
(if equipped)
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist
(if equipped)
This feature uses ultrasonic sensors on
the rear bumper to help you avoid collid-
ing with objects when parking the vehi-
cle. It operates only at speeds less than
5 mph.
The rear parking assist display is locat-
ed near the rear window. The lights on
the display provide distance information.
Low-toned continuous beeps play out of
the speakers when objects are within 23
inches (0.6 m) of the rear bumper.
To turn off the system, press the
(Rear Parking Assist) disable
button located below the climate
controls on the instrument panel. The
indicator light will illuminate when the
system is off.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Canceling a Remote Start
To turn off the engine instead of driving
after a remote start:
• Press and release the Hazard
Warning Flashers button. Press it
again to turn off the flashers.
• Turn the key in the ignition switch to
the Run position and then off.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Note: Remote Vehicle Start will not
operate if the key is in the ignition, the
hood or liftgate is open, or the Check
Engine light is illuminated on the instru-
ment cluster.
Note: The Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist
(URPA) system will not activate if you
have a trailer hitch or trailer attached to
your vehicle, or a bicycle or other object
is hanging out of your vehicle. The sys-
tem may also be disabled if dirt, snow or
ice builds up on the sensors.
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Power Running Boards
(if equipped)
The power running boards extend from
beneath the vehicle when any side door
is open. The vehicle must be stationary
for the running boards to operate. To
disable the running boards, press the
(Running Boards) disable button
on the instrument panel. Press the
button
again to turn the running boards
back on.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
position to turn off the Automatic
Headlamp System and all exterior lights,
excluding the DRLs. Turn the knob to
this position again to turn on the system.
AUTO (Automatic):Automatically turns
on the DRLs in the daytime and the
Automatic Headlamp System at night or
when necessary.
(Parking Lamps):Manually turns
on parking lamps and taillamps.
(Headlamps):Manually turns on
the headlamps and other exterior lamps.
(Fog Lamps)(if equipped): Press
this button to turn the fog lamps on
or off.
Interior Lamp Controls
(Instrument Panel Brightness):
Turn this pop-out knob to adjust the
brightness of the instrument panel lights.
(Dome Lamp Override):Press
this button in to turn the dome
lamps off when the doors are open.
Press the button again to have the
dome lamps turn on automatically when
a door is opened.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Use the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter or the power door lock
switches to unlock the liftgate.
Liftgate:Press the touchpad (A) on
the back of the handle in the center of
the liftgate; then pull up the liftgate to
open it.
Liftglass:Press the touchpad (B) on the
liftgate, located above the right side of
the license plate, or use the RKE trans-
mitter to unlatch the liftglass.
Power Liftgate (if equipped)
There are several ways to open and
close the power liftgate:
• Press and hold the power liftgate but-
ton on the RKE transmitter until the
liftgate starts moving.
• Press the touchpad on the liftgate
handle to open.
• Press the button on the bottom of the
liftgate to close.
• Press the (Power Liftgate) switch
on the overhead console inside the
vehicle.
To turn off the power liftgate function,
press the OFF (Power Liftgate Off)
switch on the overhead console.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Liftgate and Liftglass Operation
AB
The split 3rd-row seats fold and tumble
to provide more cargo space. Before
moving a seat, make sure nothing is
under or in front of the seat.
To fold and tumble the seat:
1. Fold the seatback forward by lifting
the release lever (A) located at the
bottom rear of the seatback on the
outboard side of the seat and lower
the head restraint.
2. Tumble the seat forward by lifting the
release lever (B) located next to the
handle on the center rear of the seat.
3. Tilt the seat fully forward to lock it
in place.
To unfold the seat:
1. Lower the seat by lifting the release
lever (B) located to the left of the
handle on the center rear of the seat. 3. Press one of
the automatic
release but-
tons, located
on the over-
head console
(Denali only) and on the panel behind
the rear doors. The seat will fold and
tumble forward automatically.
The seat must be unfolded manually to
return it to the sitting position.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
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Folding 3rd-Row Seats
BA
The 2nd-row seats fold and tumble to
provide more cargo space and access to
the 3rd-row seats.
To fold and tumble the seat:
1. Lower the head restraint and make
sure nothing is under or in front of
the seat.
2. Fold the seatback forward by lifting
the release lever located at the
bottom rear of the seatback on the
outboard side of the seat.
3. Tumble the seat forward by lifting the
release lever again.
To unfold the seat:
1. Pull down the seat until it latches to
the floor.
2. Lift up the seatback until it locks in
place. Pull on the seatback to make
sure it is locked.
Power Release Seats (if equipped)
To fold and tumble the power release
seat:
1. Shift the vehicle into Park.
2. Lower the head restraint and make
sure nothing is under or in front of
the seat.
Folding 2nd-Row Seats