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Customer Information 401
.Flat Tire Change: Service to
change a flat tire with the spare
tire. The spare tire, if equipped,
must be in good condition and
properly inflated. It is the owner's
responsibility for the repair or
replacement of the tire if it is not
covered by the warranty.
. Battery Jump Start: Service to
jump start a dead battery.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: If your trip is
interrupted due to a warranty
event, incidental expenses may
be reimbursed within the
Powertrain warranty period.
Items considered are reasonable
and customary hotel, meals,
rental car, or a vehicle being
delivered back to the customer,
up to 805 km (500 mi).
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
. Impound towing caused by
violation of any laws.
. Legal fines. .
Mounting, dismounting,
or changing of snow tires,
chains, or other traction devices.
Service is not provided if a vehicle
is in an area that is not accessible
to the service vehicle or is not a
regularly traveled or maintained
public road, which includes ice and
winter roads. Off-road use is not
covered.
Services Specific to
Canadian-Purchased Vehicles
. Fuel Delivery: Reimbursement
is up to 7 liters. Diesel fuel
delivery may be restricted.
Propane and other fuels are not
provided through this service.
. Lock-Out Service: Vehicle
registration is required.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: Must be over
150 km from where your trip was
started to qualify.
Pre-authorization, original
detailed receipts, and a copy of
the repair orders are required.
Once authorization has been
received, the Roadside Assistance advisor will help you
make arrangements and explain
how to receive payment.
. Alternative Service: If
assistance cannot be provided
right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give
permission to get local
emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100,
after sending the original receipt
to Roadside Assistance.
Mechanical failures may be
covered, however any cost for
parts and labor for repairs not
covered by the warranty are the
owner responsibility.
Scheduling Service
Appointments
When the vehicle requires warranty
service, contact your dealer and
request an appointment. By
scheduling a service appointment
and advising the service consultant
of your transportation needs, your
dealer can help minimize your
inconvenience.
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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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Antilock Brake System(ABS) (cont'd)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Armrest Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 285
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Audio Players CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
B
BatteryExterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Battery - North America . . . . 326, 365
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 329
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 221, 224
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 121
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 259
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 332
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
C
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .310, 326, 365
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Card Reader SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
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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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Storage Areas (cont'd)Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 97
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 398
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 42Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 52
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 348
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 347
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Terminology and Definitions . . 343
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 356
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 301
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Towing (cont'd)
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 301
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 369
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Trailer
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 355
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 151Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Using the Navigation System . . . 187
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 393
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 123 Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 296
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Washer, Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 356
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 84
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Windows (cont'd)
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 329
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106