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Instruments and Controls 139
TIGHTEN GAS CAP
This message displays when the
fuel cap is not on tight. Tighten the
fuel cap.
WAIT TO REFUEL
This message displays when the
fuel system is pressurized. You
must wait to refuel the vehicle until
this message goes off.
Key and Lock Messages
NO REMOTE KEY WAS
DETECTED PLACE KEY IN
TRANSMITTER POCKET THEN
START YOUR VEHICLE
This message displays when trying
to start the vehicle if an RKE
transmitter is not detected. The
transmitter battery may be weak.
See“Starting the Vehicle with a Low
Transmitter Battery” underRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 031.
NO REMOTE DETECTED
This message displays when the
transmitter battery may be weak.
See “Starting the Vehicle with a Low
Transmitter Battery” underRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 031.
NO REMOTE DETECTED
PRESS BRAKE TO RESTART
This message displays when
attempting to turn off the vehicle
and the RKE transmitter is no longer
detected. Restarting is allowed
without the RKE transmitter for
five minutes. Press the brake pedal
and start button to restart the
vehicle.
NUMBER OF KEYS
PROGRAMMED
This message displays when
programming new keys to the
vehicle.
REMOTE LEFT IN VEHICLE
This message displays when
leaving the vehicle with the RKE
transmitter still inside.
REPLACE BATTERY IN
REMOTE KEY
This message displays when the
battery in the RKE transmitter needs
to be replaced.
Lamp Messages
AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL
ON/OFF
This message is displayed when the
automatic light control has been
turned on or off. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0158.
XX TURN INDICATOR FAILURE
When one of the turn signals is out,
this message displays to show
which bulb needs to be replaced.
See Bulb Replacement 0260 and
Replacement Bulbs 0261.
TURN SIGNAL ON
This message is displayed if the
turn signal has been left on. Turn off
the turn signal.
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160 Lighting
If after signaling a turn or lane
change, the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
might be burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the
fuse. SeeEngine Compartment
Fuse Block 0263.Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The brightness of the instrument
panel lighting and steering wheel
controls can be adjusted.
D(Instrument Panel
Illumination) : Move the
thumbwheel up or down to brighten
or dim the lights.
The brightness of the displays
automatically adjusts based on
outdoor lighting. The instrument
panel illumination control will set the
lowest level that the displays will
automatically be adjusted.
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps come on when
any door is opened and the dome
lamp is in the DOOR position.
Dome Lamps
There are front and rear dome
lamps in the overhead console and
headliner.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press:
OFF : Turns the lamps off, even
when a door is open.
DOOR : The lamps come on when
a door is opened.
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Vehicle Care 235
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 236
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . 236
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Lifting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 245
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 246
Cooling System (Engine) . . . . . 248
Cooling System (High Voltage Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Cooling System (Power Electronics and Charger
Modules) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 253
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Battery - North America . . . . . . 256
Electric Drive Unit Shift Lock
Control Function Check . . . . . 258
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 258
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 259
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 261
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Electrical System Overload . . . 262
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Instrument Panel Fuse Block (Left Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Instrument Panel Fuse Block (Right Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 274
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tire Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 289
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
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260 Vehicle Care
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp aim has been preset and
should need no further adjustment.
If the vehicle is damaged in a crash,
the headlamp aim may be affected.
If adjustment to the headlamps is
necessary, see your dealer.
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement
bulbs, seeReplacement
Bulbs 0261.
For any bulb-changing procedure
not listed in this section, contact
your dealer.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps.
For replacement of any LED lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
Back-Up Lamps
1. Back-Up Bulb Socket 2. Back-Up Lamp Assembly
To replace one of these bulbs:
1. Reach under the rear fascia and locate the back-up lamp
assembly.
2. Remove the bulb socket (1) by turning counterclockwise and
pulling straight out of the lamp
assembly (2).
3. Pull the bulb out of the socket.
4. Install the new bulb in the bulb socket.
5. Install the bulb socket by turning clockwise.
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Vehicle Care 261
License Plate Lamp
Lamp Assembly
Bulb Assembly
1. Bulb Socket2. Bulb
3. Lamp Assembly
To replace one of these bulbs:
1. Push the lamp assembly (3) toward the right.
2. Pull the lamp assembly down to remove.
3. Turn the bulb socket (1) counterclockwise to remove it
from the lamp assembly (3).
4. Pull the bulb (2) straight out of the bulb socket (1).
5. Push the replacement bulb straight into the bulb socket
and turn the bulb socket
clockwise to install it into the
lamp assembly.
6. Push the lamp assembly back into position until the release
tab locks into place.
Replacement Bulbs
Lamp Bulb
Number
Back-Up Lamp 921 (W16W)
License
Plate Lamp W5W LL
For replacement bulbs not listed
here, contact your dealer.
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358 Index
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Battery - North America . . . . 256, 299
Battery and Charging Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Battery Gauge High Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 259
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .114
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . 197
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 182
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 261
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .236, 256, 299
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 96
Center Stack Display . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Charge Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Charging Delay Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . 229
Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Programmable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Utility Interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Charging Status Screens . . . . . . . 223
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 112
Check
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 78
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 91
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 340
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . 201
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 292
Connections
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
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FusesEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 268
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Gauges
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 317
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 159
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headlamps Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 120
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 158
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 120
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
High Voltage Battery Gauge . . . . 108
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 177
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Information Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 139
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 31
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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OutletsPower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 258
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 187
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 212
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 70
Pedestrian Safety Signal . . . . . . . . 99
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 236
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Plug-In Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Power (cont'd)
Indicator Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 185
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 62
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 345
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 339
Programmable Charging . . . . . . . . 123
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .236, 256, 299
Propulsion Power Messages . . . 141
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 343
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Ready Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 306
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 76
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 344
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Requirements
Electrical Battery Charging . . . 229
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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