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Accessories and Modifications............................ 6-3
Accessory Power............................................3-21
Accessory Power Outlets . ................................4-15
Additives, Fuel................................................. 6-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................6-95
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . ................................6-19
Air Conditioning..............................................4-16
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . ..................4-20
Airbag
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle ...................................................2-73
Airbag System
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................2-63
Passenger Sensing System...........................2-66
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........2-72
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?......................2-63
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? . . . . 2-64
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . ..................2-61
Where Are the Airbags?...............................2-59
Airbags
Passenger Status Indicator...........................4-25
Readiness Light..........................................4-24
System Check.............................................2-56
Antenna
Backglass ...................................................4-86
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System . . ....................................................4-86Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 5-5
Warning Light.............................................4-28
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels........................................6-93
Care of Safety Belts....................................6-90
Chemical Paint Spotting . . . . . ..........................6-94
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................6-91
Fabric/Carpet..............................................6-88
Finish Care.................................................6-92
Finish Damage............................................6-94
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................6-90
Interior Cleaning..........................................6-87
Leather......................................................6-89
Sheet Metal Damage . . .................................6-94
Tires..........................................................6-93
Underbody Maintenance . . . . . ..........................6-94
Washing Your Vehicle . . . . ...............................6-91
Weatherstrips..............................................6-90
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................6-92
Ashtray.........................................................4-16
Assistance Program, Roadside........................... 8-7
Audio System.................................................4-57
Audio Steering Wheel Controls . . ....................4-84
Radio Reception..........................................4-85
Setting the Clock.........................................4-58
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................4-84
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
Audio System(s).............................................4-59
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Charging System Light....................................4-26
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................4-31
Checking Things Under the Hood......................6-12
Chemical Paint Spotting . . .................................6-94
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children...........................2-35
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........2-43
Older Children.............................................2-32
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................2-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position . . . . . ..............................2-52
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position . . . . . ..............................2-52
Systems.....................................................2-39
Where to Put the Restraint...........................2-42
Cigarette Lighter.............................................4-16
Circuit Breakers..............................................6-96
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................6-93
Exterior Lamps/Lenses . ................................6-91
Fabric/Carpet..............................................6-88
Finish Care . . ...............................................6-92
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................6-90
Interior . . .....................................................6-87Cleaning (cont.)
Leather......................................................6-89
Tires..........................................................6-93
Underbody Maintenance . . . . . ..........................6-94
Washing Your Vehicle . . . . ...............................6-91
Weatherstrips..............................................6-90
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................6-92
Climate Control System . . .................................4-16
Outlet Adjustment........................................4-20
Climate Controls.............................................1-14
Clock, Setting.................................................4-58
Collision Damage Repair..................................8-13
Compact Spare Tire........................................6-86
Compass.......................................................4-42
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................3-17
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 5-3
Convenience Net............................................3-42
Coolant
Engine.......................................................6-25
Engine Temperature Gage............................4-30
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................4-30
Cooling System..............................................6-24
Courtesy Lamps.............................................4-11
Courtesy Transportation Program . . ....................8-11
Cruise Control.................................................. 4-6
Light..........................................................4-35
Cupholders....................................................3-42
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Lights (cont.)
Security .....................................................4-35
Tire Pressure . . ............................................4-31
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........4-28
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................5-20
Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................3-10
Delayed Locking..........................................3-10
Door . . . ........................................................ 3-9
Lockout Protection.......................................3-12
Power Door . . . . ............................................3-10
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............3-11
Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . ........................3-11
Loss of Control...............................................5-11
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . ............2-43
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 2-5
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Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Record....................................7-13
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................7-11
Owner Checks and Services........................... 7-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . ............7-10
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 7-3
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................4-31
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 2-5Manual Seats................................................... 2-4
Map Lamps....................................................4-13
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................4-44
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................3-33
Manual Rearview.........................................3-33
Outside Convex Mirror.................................3-34
Outside Heated Mirrors................................3-34
Outside Power Mirrors..................................3-34
MP3 .............................................................4-68
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................8-20
Net, Convenience...........................................3-42
New Vehicle Break-In......................................3-19
O
Odometer......................................................4-23
Off-Road
Recovery....................................................5-11
Oil
Engine.......................................................6-15
Engine Oil Life System.................................6-18
Pressure Light.............................................4-34
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R
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID).....................................8-20
Statement . . . . . . . ............................................8-20
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................................4-59
Radios
Reception . . . . . . . ............................................4-85
Setting the Clock.........................................4-58
Theft-Deterrent............................................4-84
Reading Lamps . . ............................................4-13
Rear Door Security Locks................................3-11
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................3-42
Rear Storage . . . . . . ...........................................3-42
Rearview Mirrors.............................................3-33
Automatic Dimming......................................3-33
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 2-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................7-10
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . ...........................5-26
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility................. 8-7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 3-4
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 3-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire . . . . . . . ...........................................6-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................6-76
Replacement Bulbs.........................................6-49Replacement Parts
Maintenance...............................................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................8-16
General Motors...........................................8-16
U.S. Government.........................................8-16
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................2-74
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................2-75
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . ....................3-21
Ride Control Systems....................................... 5-6
Electronic Stability (ESC)................................ 5-6
Roadside Assistance Program............................ 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................5-20
Roof
Sunroof......................................................3-43
Running the Vehicle While Parked
.....................3-32
S
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................6-90
Extender....................................................2-31
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................2-17
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Lap Belt . ....................................................2-30
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................2-25
Reminders..................................................4-23
Safety Belts Are for Everyone .......................2-12
Use During Pregnancy . ................................2-30
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government..................................8-16
General Motors...........................................8-16
U.S. Government.........................................8-16
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iv
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 7-3
Scheduling Appointments . ................................8-11
Seats
Center Seat.................................................. 2-9
Head Restraints............................................ 2-2
Heated Seats............................................... 2-6
Manual Lumbar............................................. 2-5
Power Seats................................................. 2-5
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 2-6
Split Folding Rear Seat................................2-10
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................2-52
Rear Seat Position......................................2-49
Right Front Seat Position..............................2-52Security
Light..........................................................4-35
Service........................................................... 6-3
Accessories and Modifications . . ....................... 6-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 6-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 6-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................4-31
Parts Identification Label . . . . . ..........................6-95
Publications Ordering Information . . .................8-17
Scheduling Appointments..............................8-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............2-72
Setting the Clock............................................4-58
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................6-94
Shifting
Out of Park................................................3-29
Shifting Into Park............................................3-28
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . .
...................... 4-4
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................6-86
Installing....................................................6-77
Removing...................................................6-76
Storing.......................................................6-83
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . ...................6-100
Speedometer..................................................4-23
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