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In Brief 1-1
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Throttle and Brake Pedal Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 1-15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . 1-18
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19 Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . 1-20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Active Emergency Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Universal Remote System . . . 1-21
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . 1-23
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 1-23
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
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1-4 In Brief
19.Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5-3.
20. Heated and Cooled Front
Seats on page 3-7.
21. Rear Climate Control Buttons (If Equipped). See Rear
Climate Control System on
page 8-5.
22. Power Outlets on page 5-7.
23. 110 Volt Power Outlet (If Equipped). See Power Outlets
on page 5-7.
24. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8-1.Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The RKE transmitter is used to
remotely lock and unlock the doors
from up to 60 m (197 ft) away from
the vehicle.
Key Access RKE Transmitter with
Remote Start
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Keyless Access RKE Transmitterwith Remote Start
K:Press to unlock the driver door.
Press
Kagain within three seconds
to unlock all remaining doors.
Q: Press to lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization on page 5-43.
b: Press twice to open or close
the liftgate. Press once to stop the
liftgate from moving.
c: Press twice to open the
liftglass.
7: Press and release to locate the
vehicle.
Press
7and hold for more than
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm.
Press
7again to cancel the panic
alarm.
See Keys on page 2-2 andRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System on
page 2-4.
Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQ.
2. Immediately, press and hold
/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on. The doors will be
locked and the climate control
system may come on. The engine will continue to run for
10 minutes. Repeat the steps for a
10-minute time extension. Remote
start can be extended only once.
Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
.Press and hold/until the
parking lamps turn off.
.Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
.Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start on
page 2-14.
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Door Locks
To lock or unlock the doors from
inside the vehicle:
.PressQorKon a power door
lock switch.
.Pushing down the manual lock
knob on the driver door will lock
all doors. Pushing down the lock
knob on a passenger door will
lock that door only.
.Pulling the door handle once will
unlock that door. Pulling the
handle again will unlatch it.
To lock or unlock the doors from
outside the vehicle press
QorKon
the RKE transmitter. See Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation (Keyless Access) on
page 2-7 orRemote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation (Key
Access) on page 2-5.
Power Door Locks
Q: Press to lock the doors.
K: Press to unlock the doors.
See Door Locks on page 2-15.
Keyless Access
If equipped with Keyless Access,
the RKE transmitter must be within
1 m (3 ft) of the driver door.
Pressing the button on the driver
door handle will unlock the driver
door. If the handle button is pressed
again within five seconds, the passenger doors and liftgate will
unlock. See
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation (Keyless
Access) on page 2-7 orRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation (Key Access) on
page 2-5.
Liftgate
To open the liftgate, pressKon the
power door lock switch or press
K
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter twice to unlock all doors.
Press the touch pad on the
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underside of the liftgate handle and
lift up. SeeRemote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation (Keyless
Access) on page 2-7 orRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation (Key Access) on
page 2-5.
Use the pull cup to lower and close
the liftgate. Do not press the touch
pad while closing the liftgate. This
will cause the liftgate to be
unlatched.
Power Liftgate Operation
If equipped with a power liftgate, the
switch is on the overhead console.
The vehicle must be in P (Park).
Choose the power liftgate mode by
selecting MAX or 3/4. Press
8on
the overhead console. On the RKE
transmitter press
bonce, then
again and hold until the liftgate
starts moving. Pressing and releasing
bwhile the
liftgate is moving stops the liftgate.
Pressing again reverses the
direction.
To close, press
8on the bottom
of the liftgate next to the latch.
To disable the power liftgate
function, select OFF on the liftgate
switch. See Liftgate on page 2-17.
Windows
The power windows work when the
ignition is in ON/RUN or ACC/
ACCESSORY, or in Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). See
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
on page 9-27.
If equipped, the front and rear
windows have an express-down
feature. The front windows have an
express-up feature. See Windows
on page 2-30 andPower Windows
on page 2-31.
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-1
Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation (Key
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation (Keyless
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . 2-14
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . 2-17
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Doors
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . 2-22
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Immobilizer Operation (Key
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Immobilizer Operation (Keyless Access) . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . 2-28
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . 2-29
Manual Rearview Mirror . . . . . . 2-29
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Child-View Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
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2-2 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with
an ignition key or Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is
dangerous and children or others
could be seriously injured or
killed. They could operate the
power window or other controls or
make the vehicle move. The
windows will function with the key
in the ignition or with the RKE
transmitter in the vehicle, and
children or others could be caught
in the path of a closing window.
Do not leave children in a vehicle
with the ignition key or an RKE
transmitter.
One of the following keys comes
with the vehicle.Key Access
The key is used for the driver door,
ignition, and glove box.
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Keyless Access
If the vehicle has the Keyless
Access system, there is a key in the
transmitter.
This key inside the transmitter is
used for the driver door and
glove box.If the vehicle has the Keyless
Access system, the transmitter has
a button on the side of the
transmitter used to remove the key.
Do not pull the key out without
pressing the button.
Programming Keys
Follow these procedures to program
up to eight keys to the vehicle. Programming with a Recognized
Key (Key Vehicles Only)
To program a new key:
1. Insert the original, already
programmed key in the ignition
and turn the key to the ON/RUN
position.
2. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF, and remove the key.
3. Insert the new key to be programmed and turn it to the
ON/RUN position within
five seconds.
The security light will turn off
once the key has been
programmed.
4. Repeat Steps 1–3 if additional keys are to be programmed.
If a key is lost or damaged, see your
dealer to have a new key made.