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TRIP :Press to display your total and trip distance
driven, the elapsed time function, your average speed,
and the engine oil life.
OPTION : Press to choose personal options that are
available on your vehicle, depending on the options
your vehicle is equipped with, such as door locks, easy
entry seats, and language.
RESET : Press, along with the other buttons, to reset
system functions, select personal options, and turn off
or acknowledge messages on the DIC.
For more information, see Driver Information Center
(DIC) on page 4‑47.
Vehicle Personalization
Some vehicle features can be programmed by using
the DIC buttons on the left side of the steering wheel.
The features that can be programmed include:
.Units
.Memory Features
.Lighting Features
.Lock and Unlock Feedback
.Door Lock and Unlock Settings
.Language
.Personalization Name
See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 4‑71.
Cruise Control
The cruise controls are
located at the end of the
multifunction lever.
9: Turns the system off.
R:Turns the system on.
+:Use to make the vehicle accelerate or resume a
previously set speed.
T: Press the button at the end of the lever to set
the speed.
See Cruise Control on page 4‑7.
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Location information about the vehicle is only available
if the GPS satellite signals are unobstructed and
available.
The vehicle must have a working electrical system,
including adequate battery power, for the OnStar
equipment to operate. There are other problems OnStar
cannot control that may prevent OnStar from providing
OnStar service at any particular time or place. Some
examples are damage to important parts of the vehicle
in a crash, hills, tall buildings, tunnels, weather or
wireless phone network congestion.
OnStar Steering Wheel Controls
This vehicle may have a Talk/Mute button that can
be used to interact with OnStar hands-free calling.
See Audio Steering Wheel Controls
on page 4‑107for
more information.
On some vehicles, the mute button can be used to dial
numbers into voice mail systems, or to dial phone
extensions. See the OnStar Owner's Guide for more
information.
Your Responsibility
Increase the volume of the radio if the OnStar advisor
cannot be heard.
If the light next to the OnStar buttons is red, the system
may not be functioning properly. Press
Qand request a
vehicle diagnostic. If the light appears clear (no light is
appearing), your OnStar subscription has expired and
all services have been deactivated. Press
Qto confirm
that the OnStar equipment is active.
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Section 2 Seats and Restraint System
Front Seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Manual Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Power Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel . . . . . . 2-4
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Seatback Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) (Coupe and Convertible
Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) (Z06 and ZR1 Models Only) . . . . . . . . 2-36
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? . . . 2-51
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . 2-58
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59
Restraint System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-60
Checking the Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-60
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-61
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Power Seats
On vehicles with power seats:
.Move the control forward or rearward to adjust the
seat location.
.Move the front or rear of the control up or down to
adjust the seat cushion height.
Your seat position can be stored and recalled if you
have the memory option. See Memory Seat, Mirrors and
Steering Wheel on page 2‑4.
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters
On vehicles with power lumbar and side bolsters:
Move (A) forward or rearward to adjust lumbar support.
Move (B) up or down to adjust the side bolsters.
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Heated Seats
On vehicles with heated seats, the buttons are located
on the center console.
The ignition must be on for this feature to work.
L: Press to turn the seat on at the high setting.
Press again to turn it to the low setting
9: Press to turn the system off.
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering
Wheel
On vehicles with the memory package, the controls are
located on the driver's door.
1 : Saves the seating position for driver 1.
2 : Saves the seating position for driver 2.
B:Recalls the easy exit position. The numbers on the back of the keyless access
transmitters correspond to the numbers on the
memory buttons.
To save seating positions in the memory:
1. Adjust the driver's seat, both outside mirrors, and the telescopic steering column to a comfortable
driving position.
2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps let you know that the position has been stored in the
memory.
A second seating, mirror, and telescopic steering
column position can be set by repeating the above
steps and pressing button 2.
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To recall a memory position:
.On vehicles with an automatic transmission, press
and release the desired button.
If the vehicle is in P (Park), a single beep sounds
and the memory position is recalled after a brief
delay.
If the vehicle is not in P (Park), three beeps sound
and the memory position is not recalled.
.On vehicles with a manual transmission, when the
vehicle is on, the parking brake needs to be set to
recall the memory position. Press and release the
desired button.
A single beep sounds and the memory position is
recalled after a brief delay.
If the vehicle is on and the parking brake is not set,
three beeps sound and the memory position is not
recalled.
For vehicles with the Auto Memory Recall, see “Auto
Memory Recall” underDIC Vehicle Personalization
on
page 4‑71for more information.
To stop recall movement of the memory feature, press
one of the power seat controls, power mirror or memory
buttons, or the telescopic steering column switch.
Easy Exit Seat
B (Easy Exit Seat) : This button is used to program
and recall the desired driver's seat exit position.
To program an exit position:
1. Recall the desired driving position by pressing button 1.
2. Adjust the seat and the telescopic steering column position to a comfortable exit position.
3. Press and hold the exit button until two beeps sound to let you know that the exit position is
now programmed.
A second exit position can be programmed by repeating
the above steps and pressing button 2.
To recall an exit position:
.On vehicles with an automatic transmission, the
vehicle needs to be in P (Park).
.On vehicles with a manual transmission, the
parking brake must be set.
B: Press to recall an exit position.
One beep will sound and the exit position for the
currently identified driver will be recalled.
For vehicles with the Auto Exit Recall, see “Auto Exit
Recall” underDIC Vehicle Personalization
on
page 4‑71for more information.
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Airbag System
The vehicle has the following airbags:
.A frontal airbag for the driver.
.A frontal airbag for the right front passenger.
.A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the driver.
.A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the right
front passenger.
All of the airbags in the vehicle will have the word
AIRBAG embossed in the trim or on an attached label
near the deployment opening.
For frontal airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the
middle part of the steering wheel for the driver and on
the instrument panel for the right front passenger.
With seat-mounted side impact airbags, the word
AIRBAG will appear on the side of the seatback closest
to the door.
Airbags are designed to supplement the protection
provided by safety belts. Even though today's airbags
are also designed to help reduce the risk of injury from
the force of an inflating bag, all airbags must inflate very
quickly to do their job. Here are the most important things to know about the
airbag system:
{WARNING:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if
you are not wearing your safety belt
—even if you
have airbags. Airbags are designed to work with
safety belts, but do not replace them. Also,
airbags are not designed to deploy in every
crash. In some crashes safety belts are your only
restraint. See When Should an Airbag Inflate?
on
page 2‑48
.
Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps
reduce your chance of hitting things inside the
vehicle or being ejected from it. Airbags are
“supplemental restraints” to the safety belts.
Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt
properly —whether or not there is an airbag for
that person.
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Where Are the Airbags?
The driver frontal airbag is in the middle of the
steering wheel.
The right front passenger frontal airbag is in the
instrument panel on the passenger's side.
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