
Chevrolet Cruze Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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230 Driving and Operating
Collision Alert
When your vehicle approaches
another detected vehicle too rapidly,
the red FCA display will flash on the
windshield. Also, eight rapid
high-pitched beeps will sound from
the front. When this Collision Alert
occurs, the brake system may
prepare for driver braking to occur
more rapidly which can cause a
brief, mild deceleration. Continue to
apply the brake pedal as the driving
situation dictates. Cruise control
may be disengaged when the
Collision Alert occurs.Tailgating AlertThe vehicle ahead indicator will
display amber when you are
following a detected vehicle ahead
much too closely.
Selecting the Alert Timing
The Collision Alert control is on the
steering wheel. Press
[to set the
FCA timing to far, medium, near,
or off. The first button press shows
the current control setting on the
DIC. Additional button presses will
change this setting. The chosen
setting will remain until it is changed
and will affect the timing of both the
Collision Alert and the Tailgating
Alert features. The timing of both
alerts will vary based on vehicle
speed. The faster the vehicle speed,
the farther away the alert will occur.
Consider traffic and weather
conditions when selecting the alert timing. The range of selectable alert
timing may not be appropriate for all
drivers and driving conditions.
Following Distance Indication
The following distance to a moving
vehicle you are following is
indicated in following time in
seconds on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). See
Driver
Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel
Cluster) 0133 orDriver Information
Center (DIC) (Base Level Cluster)
0 130. The minimum following time
is 0.5 seconds away. If there is no
vehicle detected ahead, or the
vehicle ahead is out of sensor
range, dashes will be displayed.
Unnecessary Alerts
FCA may provide unnecessary
alerts to turning vehicles, vehicles in
other lanes, objects that are not
vehicles, or shadows. These alerts
are normal operation and the
vehicle does not need service.

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368 Index
Child Restraints (cont'd)Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 97
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 187
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . 185, 187
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 187
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 112, 114
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 349
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 296
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Coolant
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Engine Temperature Gauge . . .119
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 351
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 349
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 354
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Diagnostics
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 341
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 225
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 133
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 228
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 198
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 199
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

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Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 277
LampsCourtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 153
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 122
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Taillamps and Back-up . . . . . . . 265
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 231
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 233
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 125
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Lighting (cont'd)
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 124
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 127
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 153
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 120
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 127
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Locks (cont'd)
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 128
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 326 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 122
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 167
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136