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3-18 Seats and Restraints
{Warning
Children who are up against,
or very close to, any airbag when
it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. Always secure children
properly in the vehicle. To read
how, seeOlder Children on
page 3-30 orInfants and Young
Children on page 3-32.
There is an airbag readiness light
on the instrument cluster, which
shows the airbag symbol. The
system checks the airbag electrical
system for malfunctions. The light
tells you if there is an electrical
problem. See Airbag Readiness
Light on page 5-17 for more
information.
Where Are the Airbags?
The driver frontal airbag is in the
center of the steering wheel.
The front outboard passenger
frontal airbag is in the passenger
side instrument panel.
The driver knee airbag is below the
steering column. The front outboard
passenger knee airbag is below the
glove box.
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Storage 4-1
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . 4-1
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . . 4-1
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . 4-2
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Additional Storage Features
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Storage
Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Instrument Panel Storage
There is a storage compartment on
top of the instrument panel that
includes an auxiliary power outlet.
Inside is a transmitter slot for the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. SeeRemote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 2-2.
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4-2 Storage
Glove Box
Open the glove box by lifting up on
the lever.
Floor Console Storage
Front Console
In the armrest storage area there is
an auxiliary jack (2), USB port (3),
and accessory power outlet (4).Cords from accessories can be
routed through the openings (1) on
each side. See
Power Outlets on
page 5-8 and“Audio Players” in the
infotainment manual.
Rear Console
Lift the handle to access the
storage area.
If equipped, the armrest storage bin
is removable.
{Warning
An unsecured armrest storage bin
could strike people in a sudden
stop or turn, or in a crash. Store
the armrest storage bin securely
or remove it from the vehicle.
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INDEX i-5
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-60Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Gauges Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-1
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 8-1
High Voltage Battery Gauge . . . 5-14
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 9-9
Hold Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 Hood, Door, Hatch Open
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Information
Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 2-17
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
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i-10 INDEX
Service (cont'd)Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-11
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 13-7
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Start Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18 Starting the Vehicle
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Status Screens Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 10-69
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
System Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1, 13-15
System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21T
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-4
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 2-15 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Tires Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-60
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-49
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
Lifting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-48
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53
Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62
Sealant and Compressor
Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57