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A
Accessories and
Modications...................... 9-3
Accessory Power Outlets........ 4-9
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-34
Additives, Fuel.....................8-37
Add-On Electrical
Equipment.......................9-35
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.......9-12
Air Conditioning..................... 7-1
Airbag
Passenger Status
Indicator.......................4-15
Readiness Light................4-14
System, Replacing Parts
After a Crash................1-35
Airbag System.....................1-21
Adding Equipment to
Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-34
Check.............................1-35
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?.....................1-26Airbag System (cont.)
Passenger Sensing
System........................1-28
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-33
What Makes an Airbag
Inate?........................1-26
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inates?........1-26
When Should an Airbag
Inate?........................1-24
Where Are the Airbags?.....1-23
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD)
System...........................8-22
All-Wheel-Drive Service
Light...............................4-24
Antenna, Fixed Mast............6-14
Antenna, XM™ Satellite
Radio Antenna System......6-14
Antilock Brake
System (ABS)..................8-20
Antilock Brake, System
Warning Light...................4-18Appearance Care
Chemical Paint Spotting.....9-90
Exterior Cleaning..............9-86
Finish Damage.................9-89
Interior Cleaning...............9-83
Sheet Metal Damage........9-89
Underbody Maintenance....9-90
Appointments, Scheduling
Service...........................12-8
Ashtray(s)...........................4-10
Audio System........................ 6-1
Audio Steering Wheel
Controls.......................6-13
Fixed Mast Antenna..........6-14
Radio Reception...............6-14
Setting the Clock................ 6-2
XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System............6-14
Audio System(s).................... 6-3
Automatic Headlamp System . . . 5-2
Automatic Transmission
Fluid...............................9-14
Operation....................8-6, 8-8
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Customer Assistance Information
(cont.)
GM Mobility
Reimbursement
Program.......................12-5
Reporting Safety Defects
to General Motors........12-16
Reporting Safety Defects
to the Canadian
Government................12-15
Reporting Safety Defects
to the United States
Government................12-15
Roadside Assistance
Program.......................12-5
Service Publications
Ordering Information.....12-16
D
Daytime Running Lamp.......... 5-2
Defensive Driving.................8-17
Disc, MP3............................ 6-9
Doing Your Own
Service Work..................... 9-4
Dome Lamps ........................ 5-3Door
Ajar Light........................4-24
Locks............................... 2-6
Power Door Locks.............. 2-7
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-7
Driver Storage Compartment.... 3-3
Driving
At Night..........................8-26
Before a Long Trip............8-28
Defensive........................8-17
Drunken..........................8-18
Highway Hypnosis............8-28
Hill and Mountain Roads....8-28
In Rain and on Wet
Roads.........................8-27
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ....................8-31
Winter.............................8-29E
EDR .................................12-17
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment............9-35
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block...................9-39
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers......................9-36Electrical System (cont.)
Headlamp Wiring..............9-35
Instrument Panel
Fuse Block...................9-36
Power Windows and
Other Power Options.....9-36
Windshield Wiper Fuses....9-36
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter...............9-12
Check and Service Engine
Soon Lamp..................4-20
Coolant...........................9-18
Coolant Heater................... 8-5
Coolant
Temperature Gage.........4-19
Cooling System
Inspection...................11-17
Drive Belt Routing.............10-5
Engine Compartment
Overview....................... 9-6
Exhaust...........................8-16
Oil ................................... 9-9
Overheating.....................9-22
Starting............................. 8-4
Entry Lighting........................ 5-3
Event Data Recorders.........12-17
Extender, Safety Belt............1-19
Exterior Lamps...................... 5-1
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I
Ignition Positions................... 8-2
Immobilizer........................... 2-9
Immobilizer Operation............. 2-9
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints........................1-38
Ination - Tire Pressure.........9-47
Inspection
Brake System.................11-17
Engine Cooling System....11-17
Exhaust System..............11-16
Fuel System...................11-16
Part C - Periodic
Maintenance...............11-16
Steering, Suspension and
Front Drive Axle Boot
and Seal....................11-16
Throttle System..............11-17
Instrument Panel
Brightness......................... 5-3
Cluster............................4-12
Overview........................... 4-2
J
Jump Starting......................9-71
K
Keyless Entry System............ 2-3
Keys.................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall..........9-42
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator.........4-20
Lamps
Dome ............................... 5-3
Reading............................ 5-4
Lap-Shoulder Belt................1-16
LATCH System
Replacing Parts After a
Crash..........................1-49
LATCH System for Child
Restraints........................1-44
License Plate Lamps............9-34
Liftgate
Carbon Monoxide............... 2-8
Light
Airbag Readiness.............4-14
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning..............4-18
Brake System Warning......4-17
Charging System..............4-16Light (cont.)
Cruise Control..................4-23
Door Ajar.........................4-24
Fog Lamp ........................4-23
Highbeam On...................4-24
Lights On Reminder..........4-23
Low Fuel Warning.............4-25
Low Tire Pressure
Warning Light...............4-18
Low Washer Fluid
Warning.......................4-23
Oil Pressure.....................4-22
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator.......................4-15
Safety Belt Reminders.......4-14
Security...........................4-22
Service All-Wheel-Drive......4-24
Speed Sensitive Power
Steering (SSPS)
Warning Light...............4-18
StabiliTrak
®Indicator.........4-19
Taillamp Indicator..............4-23
TCS Warning Light...........4-19
Traction Control System
(TCS) Warning..............4-19
Lighting
Entry................................ 5-3
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Lights
Exterior Lamps................... 5-1
Flash-to-Pass..................... 4-7
High/Low Beam Changer..... 4-7
Loading Your Vehicle............8-32
Locks
Door ................................. 2-6
Power Door ....................... 2-7
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-7
Loss of Control....................8-25
Low Fuel Warning Light........4-25
Low Washer Fluid Warning
Light...............................4-23
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children......................1-44
Luggage Carrier.................... 3-2
M
Maintenance Schedule
At Each Fuel Fill.............11-12
At Least Once a Month . . . 11-13
At Least Once a Year......11-13
At Least Twice a Year.....11-13
Brake System
Inspection...................11-17
Engine Cooling System
Inspection...................11-17Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Exhaust System
Inspection...................11-16
Fuel System Inspection....11-16
How This Section is
Organized....................11-2
Introduction......................11-1
Maintenance Replacement
Parts...........................10-4
Maintenance
Requirements...............11-2
Part A - Scheduled
Maintenance Services....11-3
PartB-Owner Checks
and Services...............11-12
Part C - Periodic
Maintenance
Inspections.................11-16
PartD-Recommended
Fluids and Lubricants . . . 11-18
PartE-Maintenance
Record.......................11-20
Scheduled Maintenance.....11-4
Steering, Suspension and
Front Drive Axle Boot
and Seal Inspection.....11-16Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Throttle System
Inspection...................11-17
Using..............................11-3
Your Vehicle and the
Environment.................11-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp....4-20
Manual Seats........................ 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid...............................9-16
Operation........................8-11
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror.....2-13
Outside Power Mirrors.......2-14
MP3 .................................... 6-9
MyGMLink.com....................12-3
N
Navigation System,
Privacy..........................12-18
New Vehicle Break-In............. 8-2
Notices and Cautions............... iii
Notication
Service Airbag Message....4-16
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O
Odometer...........................4-13
Odometers, Trip...................4-13
Off-Road Recovery...............8-24
Oil
Engine.............................. 9-9
Pressure Light..................4-22
Older Children, Restraints......1-36
Online Owner Center............12-3
OnStar, Privacy..................12-18
OnStar
®System, see
OnStar®Manual...............4-25
Outlet Adjustment.................. 7-3
Outlets
Accessory Power................ 4-9
Outside
Power Mirrors..................2-14
Overhead Console................. 3-2
Owner Checks, Service.......... 9-5
Owners, Canadian.................... ii
P
Paint, Damage.....................9-89
Park
Shifting Into.....................8-13
Shifting Out of..................8-14
Park Brake..........................8-12Parking
Over Things That Burn......8-16
Parking Your Vehicle............8-15
Part A - Scheduled
Maintenance Services........11-3
Part B - Owner Checks
and Services..................11-12
Part C - Periodic Maintenance
Inspections.....................11-16
PartD-Recommended
Fluids and Lubricants......11-18
PartE-Maintenance
Record..........................11-20
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator..........................4-15
Passenger Compartment
Air Filter............................ 7-4
Passenger Sensing System . . . 1-28
Passing..............................8-25
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California...... 9-3
Power
Door Locks........................ 2-7
Electrical System..............9-36
Outlet 115 Volt Alternating
Current........................4-10
Retained Accessory............ 8-4
Steering Fluid...................9-24
Windows.........................2-12Pressure Cap......................9-22
Privacy.............................12-17
Event Data Recorders.....12-17
Navigation System..........12-18
OnStar..........................12-18
Radio Frequency
Identication................12-18
R
Radio Frequency Identication
(RFID), Privacy...............12-18
Radio(s)............................... 6-3
Radios
Reception........................6-14
Setting the Clock................ 6-2
Reading Lamps..................... 5-4
Rear Door Security Locks....... 2-7
Rear Seat Operation.............. 1-7
Rear Windshield Washer/
Wiper............................... 4-8
Rearview Mirrors..................2-13
Reclining Seatbacks............... 1-3
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . 9-75
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System............................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System, Operation.............. 2-4
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Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire.....9-64
Removing the Spare Tire
and Tools........................9-63
Replacement Bulbs..............9-35
Replacement Parts,
Maintenance....................10-4
Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash...........1-49
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government.....12-15
General Motors...............12-16
United States
Government................12-15
Restraint System Check
Replacing Airbag System
Parts After a Crash........1-35
Replacing Safety Belt
System Parts After a
Crash..........................1-20
Retained Accessory Power...... 8-4
Roadside
Assistance Program..........12-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ........................8-31
Routing, Engine Drive Belt....10-5
Running the Vehicle While
Parked............................8-17S
Safety Belt Reminders..........4-14
Safety Belts.......................... 1-8
Care of ...........................1-20
Check.............................1-20
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly.......................1-11
Lap-Shoulder Belt.............1-16
Replacing Parts After a
Crash..........................1-20
Safety Belt Extender.........1-19
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy....................1-19
Scheduled Maintenance........11-4
Seatback, Folding Passenger . . . 1-4
Seats
Head Restraints................. 1-6
Height Adjuster.................. 1-2
Passenger Folding
Seatback....................... 1-4
Rear Seat Operation........... 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks............ 1-3
Securing Child
Restraints................1-50, 1-53
Security Light......................4-22Service................................ 9-2
Accessories and
Modications.................. 9-3
Adding Equipment to the
Outside of the Vehicle..... 9-4
All-Wheel-Drive Light.........4-24
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements.... 9-3
California Proposition
65 Warning.................... 9-3
Doing Your Own Work........ 9-4
Engine Soon Lamp...........4-20
Owner Checks................... 9-5
Publications Ordering
Information.................12-16
Service Airbag Notication
System Message..............4-16
Service, Scheduling
Appointments...................12-8
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-33
Setting the Clock................... 6-2
Sheet Metal Damage............9-89
Shifting Into Park.................8-13
Shifting Out of Park..............8-14
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change..................... 4-7
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Traction
Control System (TCS).......8-21
Control System Warning
Light............................4-19
Stabilitrak
®System...........8-22
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic................9-14
Fluid, Manual...................9-16
Transmission Operation,
Automatic...................8-6, 8-8
Transmission Operation,
Manual............................8-11
Trip Odometers....................4-13
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals............................. 4-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction
Lever................................ 4-4
U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading...........................9-56
V
Vehicle
Control............................8-18
Loading...........................8-32
Parking Your....................8-15
Running While Parked.......8-17
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy..........................12-17
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)...................10-1
Service Parts Identication
Label...........................10-1
Ventilation Adjustment............. 7-3
Visors.................................2-13
W
Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators........................4-11
Warnings
Hazard Warning Flashers.... 4-3
Washer Fluid, Low Warning
Light...............................4-23
Wheels
Alignment and
Tire Balance.................9-58
Different Size...................9-56
Replacement....................9-59Where to Put the Restraint....1-43
Windows.............................2-12
Power.............................2-12
Windshield
Washer............................. 4-8
Washer Fluid....................9-24
Wiper Blade
Replacement................9-25
Wiper Fuses....................9-36
Wipers.............................. 4-7
Windshield, Rear Washer/
Wiper............................... 4-8
Winter Driving......................8-29
X
XM Radio Messages............6-12
XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System...............6-14
Y
Your Vehicle and the
Environment.....................11-2
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