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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Track Events and CompetitiveDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 201
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 202
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 204
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 207
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . 215
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 216
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 221
Active Rev Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 224
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 226
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 228
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . 232
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 234
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 237
Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 238
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 240
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 243
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Trailer Towing
General TowingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On ElectricalEquipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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vehicle until the fuel is at one-half
tank or less, then refuel with the
current seasonal fuel.
Prohibited Fuels
Gasolines containing oxygenates
such as ethers and ethanol, as well
as reformulated gasolines, are
available in some cities. If these
gasolines comply with the
previously described specification,
then they are acceptable to use.
However, E85 (85% ethanol) and
other fuels containing more than
15% ethanol must be used only in
FlexFuel vehicles.
Caution
Do not use fuel containing
methanol. It can corrode metal
parts in the fuel system and also
damage plastic and rubber parts.
That damage would not be
covered under the vehicle
warranty.
Some gasolines, mainly high octane
racing gasolines, can contain an
octane-enhancing additive called methylcyclopentadienyl manganese
tricarbonyl (MMT). Do not use
gasolines and/or fuel additives with
MMT as they can reduce spark plug
life and affect emission control
system performance. The
malfunction indicator lamp may turn
on. If this occurs, see your dealer
for service.
California Fuel
Requirements
If the vehicle is certified to meet
California Emissions Standards, it is
designed to operate on fuels that
meet California specifications. See
the underhood emission control
label. If this fuel is not available in
states adopting California Emissions
Standards, the vehicle will operate
satisfactorily on fuels meeting
federal specifications, but emission
control system performance might
be affected. The malfunction
indicator lamp could turn on and the
vehicle may not pass a smog-check
test. See
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (Check Engine Light) 0118.
If this occurs, return to your
authorized dealer for diagnosis. If it is determined that the condition is
caused by the type of fuel used,
repairs may not be covered by the
vehicle warranty.
Fuels in Foreign
Countries
If planning to drive in countries
outside the U.S. or Canada, the
proper fuel might be hard to find.
Check regional auto club or fuel
retail brand websites for availability
in the country where driving. Never
use leaded gasoline, fuel containing
methanol, manganese, or any other
fuel not recommended. Costly
repairs caused by use of improper
fuel would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty.
Fuel Additives
To keep fuel systems clean, TOP
TIER Detergent Gasoline is
recommended. See
Fuel0242.
If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is
not available, one bottle of Fuel
System Treatment PLUS added to
the fuel tank at every engine oil
change, can help. Fuel System
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Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
DrivingCompetitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 25
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 202
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 204
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Track Events andCompetitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 224
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 120
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 279
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Electrical System (cont'd)
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Emergency
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 252
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Cooling System Messages . . . 134
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . .113
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 216
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 359 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 153
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 155
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 260
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 276
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245