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Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-9
Warning (Continued)
.Adjust the climate control
system to a setting that
brings in only outside air and
set the fan speed to the
highest setting. See“Climate
Control Systems” in the
Index.
.If the vehicle is equipped with
a power liftgate, disable the
power liftgate function.
For more information about
carbon monoxide, see Engine
Exhaust on page 9-20.
{Caution
To avoid damage to the liftgate or
liftgate glass, make sure the area
above and behind the liftgate is
clear before opening it. To lock or unlock the liftgate from
the outside, use the key in the
liftgate lock.
If equipped, press
Kon the RKE
transmitter to unlock all doors and
press
Qto lock. See Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation on page 2-3.
Without RKE
With RKE
To lock or unlock the liftgate from
the inside, press
QorK.
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5-30 Instruments and Controls
Exit Lighting
Select to set how long the exterior
lamps stay on when leaving the
vehicle and it is dark outside.
1. Turn the MENU/TUNE knob tothe desired time.
2. Press the MENU/TUNE knob to select.
Power Door Locks
Select Power Door Locks and the
following may be displayed:
.Auto Door Unlock
.Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
.Delayed Door Lock
Auto Door Unlock
Select to set which of the doors will
automatically unlock when the
vehicle is shifted into P (Park) with
an automatic transmission, or when
the key is removed from the ignition
with a manual transmission. Select
All Doors, Driver Door, or Off. 1. Turn the MENU/TUNE knob to
the desired selection.
2. Press the MENU/TUNE knob to select.
Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
When on, this feature will keep the
driver door from locking when the
door is open. If Off is selected, the
Delayed Door Lock menu will be
available and the door will lock as
programmed through this menu.
1. Turn the MENU/TUNE knob to On or Off.
2. Press the MENU/TUNE knob to select.
Delayed Door Lock
When on, this feature will delay the
locking of the doors after the last
door is closed.
1. Turn the MENU/TUNE knob to On or Off.
2. Press the MENU/TUNE knob to select.
Lock, Unlock Settings
Select Power Door Locks and the
following may be displayed:
.Remote Unlock Light Feedback
.Remote Lock Light and Horn
Feedback
.Remote Door Unlock
Remote Unlock Light Feedback
When on, the exterior lamps will
flash when unlocking the vehicle
with the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter. Select Flash
Lights or Lights Off.
1. Turn the MENU/TUNE knob to the desired selection.
2. Press the MENU/TUNE knob to select.
Remote Lock Light and Horn
Feedback
Select to set which type of feedback
is given when pressing
Qon the
RKE transmitter. Select Lights and
Horn, Lights Only, Horn Only, or Off.
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6-6 Lighting
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The headlamps, parking lamps,
taillamps, and the interior lights turn
on briefly at night when the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter
K
is pressed. The lights turn off
immediately when the ignition is
turned on or automatically after a
brief period.
Exit Lighting
If the dome lamps are in the DOOR
position, they come on automatically
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The exterior lamps and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
The headlamps, parking lamps, and
back-up lamps will turn on for a set
amount of time when the vehicle is
turned off and the key is removed
from the ignition, then automatically
turn off.This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-27.
Battery Power Protection
The battery saver feature is
designed to protect the vehicle's
battery.
If some interior lamps and/or
headlamps are left on and the
ignition is turned off, the battery
rundown protection system
automatically turns the lamp off after
some time.
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Vehicle Care 10-3
California Proposition
65 Warning
WARNING:Most motor vehicles,
including this one, contain and/or
emit chemicals known to the State
of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive
harm. Engine exhaust, many parts
and systems, many fluids, and
some component wear by-products
contain and/or emit these
chemicals.
See Battery on page 10-22 and
Jump Starting on page 10-64.
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag
initiators, safety belt pretensioners,
and lithium batteries contained in
Remote Keyless Entry transmitters,
may contain perchlorate materials.
Special handling may be necessary.
For additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non‐dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and
safety, including such things as
airbags, braking, stability, ride and
handling, emissions systems,
aerodynamics, durability, and
electronic systems like antilock
brakes, traction control, and stability
control. These accessories or
modifications could even cause
malfunction or damage not covered
by the vehicle warranty.
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13-12 Customer Information
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some
vehicles for functions such as tire
pressure monitoring and ignition
system security, as well as in
connection with conveniences such
as Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitters for remote door locking/
unlocking and starting, and
in-vehicle transmitters for garage
door openers. RFID technology in
GM vehicles does not use or record
personal information or link with any
other GM system containing
personal information.
Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle has systems that
operate on a radio frequency that
complies with Part 15/Part 18 of the
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) rules and with
Industry Canada Standards
RSS-GEN/210/220/310, ICES‐001.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. The device may not causeharmful interference.
2. The device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation of the
device.
Changes or modifications to any of
these systems by other than an
authorized service facility could void
authorization to use this equipment.
Reporting Safety
Defects
Reporting Safety Defects
to the United States
Government
If you believe that your vehicle
has a defect which could cause
a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying
General Motors.
If NHTSA receives similar
complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that
a safety defect exists in a group
of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign.
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INDEX i-5
Gauges (cont'd)Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Headlamps (cont'd)
Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . 5-21
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-1
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 8-1
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 9-6
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Hooks Shopping Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Indicator
Owner Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 2-14
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-64
Jump Starting - California
Propostion 65 Warning . . . . . . . 10-3
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 2-3
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
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i-8 INDEX
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-24
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 9-20
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Passenger Sensing System . . . 3-25
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . 10-3
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Phone Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19, 7-21
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Pictures and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34, 7-39, 7-40
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16 Power
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Reduced Engine Light . . . . . . . . 5-20
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 9-18
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Power Steering Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . 13-14
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 13-7
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . 10-3, 10-22, 10-64
R
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12 Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 9-32
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 5-4
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-14
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-67
Reduced Engine Power
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2, 2-3
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-13
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . 3-31