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414 OnStar
Calling 911 Emergency
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Call. Please say the name or
number to call.”
3. Say “911”without pausing.
System responds: “911.”
4. Say “Call.”System responds:
“OK, dialing 911.”
Retrieve My Number
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “My number.” System
responds: “Your OnStar
Hands-Free Calling number is,”
then says the number.
End a Call
Press=. System responds: “Call
ended.”
Verify Minutes and Expiration
Press=and say “Minutes” then
“Verify” to check how many minutes
remain and their expiration date.
Diagnostics
Advanced Diagnostics provides a
status of the vehicle’ s key systems
with a monthly e-mail, or by
pressing
Q. If equipped, Diagnostic
Alerts can be received in real-time
via e-mail or text. The Proactive
Alerts feature (if available) can help
predict and alert of potential
upcoming maintenance issues with
select components on the vehicle,
before they become a problem.
OnStar can also monitor and report
tire pressure, if the vehicle is
equipped with a Tire Pressure
Monitoring System.
OnStar Additional
Information
In-Vehicle Audio Messages
Audio messages may play important
information at the following times:
. Prior to vehicle purchase.
Press
Qto set up an account.
. With the OnStar Basic Plan,
every 60 days.
. After change in ownership and
at 90 days.
Transferring Service
PressQto request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can cancel or change account
information.
Selling/Transferring the
Vehicle
Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) immediately to
terminate your OnStar services if
the vehicle is disposed of, sold,
transferred, or if the lease ends.

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420 Index
IndexA
About Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 277
Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 308
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 229
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 318
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Airbag System (cont'd)
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 72
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 67
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .118
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Alarm
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 293
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 328
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 270

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Flat Tire (cont'd)Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 317
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Front Automatic Braking
(FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Front Seats
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Fuel (cont'd)
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 126
Requirements, California . . . . . 299
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 333
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 151Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 381
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 General Information (cont'd)
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . 212
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 159
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . 173
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Headlamp Leveling Control . . . . . 158
HeadlampsAdaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Lights (cont'd)Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 121
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 124
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 125
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 157
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . .117
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Locks (cont'd)
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 126
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 382 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 119
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 179
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Object Detection System . . . . . 141
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 143
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Messaging Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Power (cont'd)Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 264
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 63
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 407
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 402
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .310, 326, 365
R
RadioHD Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 406
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Rear Climate Control System . . . 243
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 106
Rearview Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recognition
Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 369
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 78
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 407
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 395
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Safety Belts (cont'd)Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 65
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 407
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 401
SD Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 52
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 52
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 92, 94
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Security (cont'd)
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Service Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . .311
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 392
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 393
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 401
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 293 Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Special Application Services . . . . 387
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Steering System Messages . . . . . 143
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97