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8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The RKE transmitter may be used
to lock and unlock the doors from up
to 60 m (197 ft) away from the
vehicle.
With Remote Start Shown
Press the key release button near
the bottom of the transmitter to
remove the key. The key can be
used for all locks.
Press
Kto unlock the driver door or
all doors depending on the vehicle
personalization settings.
Press
Qto lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization 0140.
Press
Xtwice quickly to release
the trunk. If equipped, press and release
K
and then immediately press and
hold
Mcontinuously to open the
convertible top all the way. The
vehicle must be OFF to operate the
convertible top with the transmitter.
Release the button to stop
movement. This button will only
open the convertible top. See
Convertible Top 047.
Press and release
7to initiate
vehicle locator.
Press and hold
7for at least
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm.
Press
7again to cancel the panic
alarm.
See Keys 026 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 027.
Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
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Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . 33
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Doors
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . 39
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . 41
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . 42
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 43
Manual Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with
a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the RKE transmitter
in the vehicle, and children or
others could be caught in the path
of a closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with an RKE
transmitter.
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With Remote Start Shown
Q:Press to lock all doors.
The turn signal indicators may flash
and/or the horn may sound to
indicate locking. See Vehicle
Personalization 0140.
If the passenger door is open when
Qis pressed, all doors lock.
If the driver door is open when
Qis
pressed, all doors lock and the
driver door will immediately unlock,
if enabled through vehicle
personalization. Pressing
Qmay also arm the alarm
system. See Vehicle Alarm
System 039.
K:Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors. See Vehicle
Personalization 0140.
The turn signal indicators may flash
and/or the horn may sound to
indicate unlocking. See Vehicle
Personalization 0140.
Pressing
Kwill disarm the alarm
system. See Vehicle Alarm
System 039.
/:If equipped, press and releaseQand then immediately press and
hold
/for at least four seconds to
start the engine from outside the
vehicle using the RKE transmitter.
See Remote Vehicle Start 033.
X:Press twice quickly to release
the trunk.
M: If equipped, press and
release
K, then immediately press
and hold
Mcontinuously to open
the convertible top all the way. The
vehicle must be OFF to operate the convertible top. Release the button
to stop movement. This button will
only open the convertible top.
7:
Press and release to initiate
vehicle locator. The exterior lamps
flash and the horn chirps three
times.
Press and hold
7for at least
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm. The horn sounds and the
turn signals flash until
7is pressed
again or the key is placed in the
ignition and turned to ON/RUN.
Convertible Top
. Do not try to start the vehicle
while using the RKE transmitter
to open the convertible top.
Release
Mon the RKE
transmitter and ENGINE START/
STOP. Wait a few seconds
before starting the vehicle
normally.
. The passive door unlock feature
may not operate properly while
using the RKE transmitter to
open the convertible top.
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From inside the vehicle, press|
on the lower portion of the
driver door.
Emergency Trunk Release
HandleCaution
Do not use the emergency trunk
release handle as a tie-down or
anchor point when securing items
in the trunk as it could damage
the handle.
There is a glow-in-the-dark
emergency trunk release handle on
the trunk lid. This handle will glow
following exposure to light. Pull the
release handle to open the trunk
from the inside.
After use, return to the stored
position.
Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm
system.
The security light, on the instrument
panel near the windshield, indicates
the status of the system:
Off :Alarm system is disarmed.
On Solid : Vehicle is secured
during the delay to arm the system.
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Fast Flash :Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the hood, or the trunk
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle with one of the following:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. With a door open, press the
inside
Q.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
Qon the RKE
transmitter a second time will
bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the alarm
system.
The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key. If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate a
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The alarm will also be activated if
the passenger door, the trunk, or the
hood is opened without first
disarming the system. When the
alarm is activated, the turn signals
flash and the horn sounds for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the System
To disarm the system or turn off the
alarm if it has been activated, do
one of the following:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.
. Start the vehicle. To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
.
Lock the vehicle with the RKE
transmitter after all occupants
have left the vehicle and all
doors are closed.
. Always unlock the vehicle with
the RKE transmitter. Unlocking
the driver door with the key will
not disarm the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed on the RKE
transmitter and the horn chirps and
the lights flash three times, a
previous alarm occurred while the
system was armed.
If the alarm has been activated, a
message will appear on the DIC.
See Security Messages 0137 for
more information.
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . . . 215
Active Rev Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 246
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 184
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 261
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 71
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 67
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .116
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 240
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Backglass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 223
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
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Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 77
Replacing LATCH SystemParts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 358
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ride Control Systems Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 234
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 346
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 64
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 358
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 353
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Seatback Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 57
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 54
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 90, 92 Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 250
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 341
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 342
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 353
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
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Track Events andCompetitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 234
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 302
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 147Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Universal Remote System (cont'd)
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 150
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 342
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 140
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 312
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 304
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 83
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 274
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104