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If needed, use the flat end of the
wheel wrench and pry along the
edge of the cover until it comes off.
The edge of the wheel cover could
be sharp, so do not try to remove it
with your bare hands. Do not drop
the cover or lay it face down, as it
could become scratched or
damaged. Store the wheel cover in
the trunk until the flat tire is repaired
or replaced.
Once you have removed the wheel
cover, use the following procedure
to remove the flat tire and install the
spare tire.1. Do a safety check before proceeding. See If a Tire Goes
Flat 0281 for more information.
2. Turn the wheel wrench
counterclockwise once on each
wheel nut to loosen it. Do not
remove them yet.
3. Place the jack near the flat tire.
4. Place the wheel blocks on both sides of the tire at the opposite
corner of the tire being
changed. See If a Tire Goes
Flat 0281 for proper wheel
block placement.
5. Place the jack under the vehicle. 6. If you have a coin/pierce jack,
attach the jack handle
extension to the jack by sliding
the hook through the end of
the jack.
If you have a hex head jack,
place the hex tube end of the
wrench over the hex head of
the jack.
Caution
Make sure that the jack lift head
is in the correct position or you
may damage your vehicle. The
repairs would not be covered by
your warranty.
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Make sure the jack lift head
notch is placed in the flange
notch.
Raise the vehicle far enough
off the ground so there is
enough room for the road tire
to clear the ground.9. Remove all of the wheel nuts.
10. Remove the flat tire.
{Warning
Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the
parts to which it is fastened, can
make wheel nuts become loose
after time. The wheel could come
off and cause an accident. When
changing a wheel, remove any
rust or dirt from places where the
wheel attaches to the vehicle. In
an emergency, a cloth or a paper (Continued)
Warning (Continued)
towel can be used; however, use
a scraper or wire brush later to
remove all rust or dirt.
11. Remove any rust or dirt fromthe wheel bolts, mounting
surfaces, and spare wheel.
12. Place the compact spare tire on the wheel-mounting surface.
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wrench and tighten them with the
wheel wrench an additional
one-quarter of a turn.
Caution
Wheel covers will not fit on the
vehicle's compact spare. If you try
to put a wheel cover on the
compact spare, the cover or the
spare could be damaged.
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire
and Tools
{Warning
Storing a jack, a tire, or other
equipment in the passenger
compartment of the vehicle could
cause injury. In a sudden stop or
collision, loose equipment could
strike someone. Store all these in
the proper place.Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
1. Replace the wheel wrench and wheel blocks in the tool bag.
2. Remove the foam container from the rear storage
compartment.
Coin/Pierce Jack Shown, Hex
Head Jack Similar
3. Place the flat tire in the storage compartment with the valve
stem down.
4. Place the jack and jack handle extension, if the vehicle has
one, in the foam container. 5. Place the foam container inside
the flat tire. Align the hole with
the stow rod.
6. Place the tool bag tether over the stow rod and the tool bag
rear of the flat tire.
7. Turn the retainer nut clockwise until tight.
8. Replace the load floor.
The load floor may not lay flat.
The compact spare is for temporary
use only. Replace the compact
spare tire with a full-size tire as
soon as you can.
Storing the Compact Spare Tire
and Tools
Reverse the instructions for
removing the spare tire and tools to
store the compact spare tire.
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Compact Spare Tire
{Warning
Driving with more than one
compact spare tire at a time could
result in loss of braking and
handling. This could lead to a
crash and you or others could be
injured. Use only one compact
spare tire at a time.
If this vehicle has a compact spare
tire, it was fully inflated when new;
however, it can lose air over time.
Check the inflation pressure
regularly. It should be 420 kPa
(60 psi).
Stop as soon as possible and check
that the spare tire is correctly
inflated after being installed on the
vehicle. The compact spare tire is
designed for temporary use only.
The vehicle will perform differently
with the spare tire installed and it is
recommended that the vehicle
speed be limited to 80 km/h
(50 mph). To conserve the tread of
the spare tire, have the standard tire repaired or replaced as soon as
convenient and return the spare tire
to the storage area.
When using a compact spare tire,
the AWD (if equipped), ABS, and
Traction Control systems may
engage until the spare tire is
recognized by the vehicle,
especially on slippery roads. Adjust
driving to reduce possible
wheel slip.
Caution
When the compact spare is
installed, do not take the vehicle
through an automatic car wash
with guide rails. The compact
spare can get caught on the rails
which can damage the tire, wheel,
and other parts of the vehicle.
Do not use the compact spare on
other vehicles.
Do not mix the compact spare tire or
wheel with other wheels or tires.
They will not fit. Keep the spare tire
and its wheel together.
Caution
Tire chains will not fit the compact
spare. Using them can damage
the vehicle and the chains. Do not
use tire chains on the compact
spare.
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Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 326
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 52
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 51
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 87, 90
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 229
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 316 Service (cont'd)
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 317
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 326
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 214
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Special Application Services . . . . 311
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 93
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 333
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Taillamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 322
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . 40, 41
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Theft-Deterrent Systems (cont'd)Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 271
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 270
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Terminology and Definitions . . 267
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 280
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Tires (cont'd)
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 221
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 221
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 294
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Trailer
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 278
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 129Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 317
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 110
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331