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10-36 Vehicle Care
To reinstall the door, insert the tabs
on the top of the door into the
console first, then push the door
back into its original location.
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown.
Instrument Panel Fuse BlockMini Fuses Usage
1 Steering Wheel Dimming
2 Spare
3 Spare
4 Body Control Module 1
5 Infotainment
6 Body Control Module 7
7 Noise Control Module
8 Body Control Module 4
9 Radio
10 Spare 11 Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist
Module
12 Heater, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Battery
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Vehicle Care 10-37
Mini Fuses Usage13 Auxiliary Power Front
14 Heater, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Ignition
15 Display
16 Body Control Module 5
17 Auxiliary Power Rear
18 Instrument Panel Ignition
19 Universal Garage Door Opener
20 Body Control Module 6
21 Spare
22 Sensing and Diagnostic Module
Ignition
23 Front Camera Mini Fuses Usage
24 Spare
25 Transmission Gear Shift Position
Indicator
26 Spare
27 Spare
28 Spare
30 Body Control Module 3
31 Amplifier
32 Discrete Logic Ignition Switch
33 Communications Integration Module
34 Body Control Module 2
35 Sensing and Diagnostic Module
Battery
36 Data Link Connection Mini Fuses Usage
37 Instrument Panel Battery
38 Passenger Sensing System Module
39 Spare
J-Case Fuses Usage
29 Front Blower Motor
40 Body Control Module 8
Relays Usage 41 Logistic Relay (If Equipped)
42 Retained Accessory Power Relay
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i-4 INDEX
Driving (cont'd)Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
ECO Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Economy Mode
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Electrical System Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-5
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-28
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-26
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-3
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-58 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-60
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-12
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . 6-3, 10-29
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
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INDEX i-5
Front SeatsAdjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Economy Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-46
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-22
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-46
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-37Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-1
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1, 8-3
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 9-11