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190 Driving and Operating
weight of the driver, passengers,
and cargo should never exceed
the vehicle's capacity weight.
Certification Label
Label Example
A vehicle-specific Certification
label is attached to the vehicle's
center pillar (B-pillar). The label
may show the gross weight
capacity of the vehicle, called
the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR). The GVWR includes
the weight of the vehicle, all
occupants, fuel, and cargo.
{Warning
Things inside the vehicle can
strike and injure people in a
sudden stop or turn, or in a
crash.
.Put things in the cargo
area of the vehicle. In the
cargo area, put them as
far forward as possible.
Try to spread the weight
evenly.
.Never stack heavier
things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that
some of them are above
the tops of the seats.
.Do not leave an
unsecured child restraint
in the vehicle.
.Secure loose items in the
vehicle.
.Do not leave a seat
folded down unless
needed.
Starting and
Operating
New Vehicle Break-In
Follow these recommended
guidelines during the first
2 414 km (1,500 mi) of driving this
vehicle. Parts have a break-in
period and performance will be
better in the long run.
For the first 2 414 km (1,500 mi):
. Avoid full throttle starts and
abrupt stops.
. Do not exceed 4000 engine rpm.
. Avoid driving at any one
constant speed, fast or slow.
. Avoid downshifting to brake or
slow the vehicle when the
engine speed will exceed
4000 rpm.
. Check engine oil with every
refueling and add if necessary.
Oil and fuel consumption may be
higher than normal during the
first 2 414 km (1,500 mi).

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282 Vehicle Care
Number Usage*1 Rear driver control module/DC DC
transformer
2 Left window
3 Body control module 8
*4 A/C inverter 5 Passive entry/ Passive start
battery 1
6 Body control module 4
7 Heated mirrors
8 Amplifier
9 Rear window defogger
10 Glass break
*11 Trailer connector 12 OnStar (if equipped)
13 Right window
14 Electric parking brake
15 – Number Usage
16 Trunk release
*17 Run relay
*18 Logistics relay
*19 –
20 Rear window defogger relay
21 Mirror window module
22 –
23 Canister vent
24 Body control module 2
*25 Rear vision camera
*26 Front ventilated seats
*27 SBZA/LDW/EOCM
*28 Trailer/Sunshade
*29 Rear heated seats
*30 Semi-active damping system Number Usage
*31 Transfer case control module/Rear
control drive module
32 Theft module/ Universal garage
door opener/Rain
sensor
*33 UPA
*34 Radio/DVD 35 –
*36 Trailer 37 Fuel pump/Fuel system control
module
38 –
39 –
40 –
41 –
*42 Memory seat module
43 Body control module 3
44 –

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338 Index
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 214
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 243
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 258
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 76
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Airbag System (cont'd)
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 72
Airbags Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .117
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 230
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 201 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 222
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Index 341
Engine (cont'd)Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 197
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 336
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 152
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 154
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 257
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Front Seats Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 124
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 275
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
G
GaugesEngine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 322
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 154
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Headlamps Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

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342 Index
Headlamps (cont'd)Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 125
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 152
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 125
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 287
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 184
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 204
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 45
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 135
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 152
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . .118
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 230
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 232
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 121
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

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Index 343
LightAdaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lighting Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 120
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 123
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 124
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 152
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . .116
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Lights (cont'd)
StabiliTrak®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 123
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . 211
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 124
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 323 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 118
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 134
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Object Detection System . . . . . 136
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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R
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Rear AxleLimited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . 64
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 311
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 82
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ride Control Systems Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . .211
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 335
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 70
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 69
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Seats
Easy Entry Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 56
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 53
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 95, 96
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 246
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 330
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 331
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81