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Seats and Restraints 71
Where Are the Airbags?
The driver frontal airbag is in the
center of the steering wheel.
The front outboard passenger
frontal airbag is in the passenger
side instrument panel.
The driver knee airbag is below the
steering column. The front outboard
passenger knee airbag is below the
glove box.Driver Side Shown, PassengerSide Similar
The seat-mounted side impact
airbags for the driver and front
outboard passenger are in the side
of the seatbacks closest to the door.
The roof-rail airbags for the driver,
front outboard passenger, and
second row outboard passengers
are in the ceiling above the side
windows.
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Storage 99
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 99
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . . . 99
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Center Console Storage . . . . . . 100
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Additional Storage Features
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storage
Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Instrument Panel Storage
If equipped with storage behind the
fuse box, push on the cover and
release to open.
If equipped with storage behind the
radio, press
Pand hold to open.
There is a USB port inside. See
USB Port 0164.
Press
Pand hold again to close.
Caution
To avoid damage, do not
manually force the display
to move.
Keep the storage area closed when
not in use.
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100 Storage
The storage area cannot be
operated with
Pwhen valet mode
is enabled. See “Valet Mode”under
“Setting Vehicle Preferences” in
Home Page 0158.
Glove Box
Pull the handle up to open.
Cupholders
Pull the rear seat armrest down to
access.
Center Console Storage
Push the cover down and release to
access. To close, push the cover
again and release. There is an
accessory power outlet inside.
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Technical Data 337
Technical Data
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Service Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Vehicle Data
Capacities andSpecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . . 340
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
This legal identifier is in the front
corner of the instrument panel, on
the left side of the vehicle. It can be
seen through the windshield from
outside. The VIN also appears on
the Vehicle Certification and Service
Parts labels and certificates of title
and registration.
Engine Identification
The eighth character in the VIN is
the engine code. This code
identifies the vehicle's engine,
specifications, and replacement
parts. See “Engine Specifications”
under Capacities and Specifications
0 338 for the vehicle's engine code.
Service Parts
Identification Label
This label, in either the glove box or
the trunk area, has the following
information:
.
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).
. Model designation.
. Paint information.
. Production options and special
equipment.
Do not remove this label from the
vehicle.
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Index 369
Frequency StatementRadio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 125
Requirements, California . . . . . 238
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 144Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Gauges
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 324
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 150
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Headlamps (cont'd)
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 126
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 149
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 126
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 181
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 291
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 195
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 216
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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374 Index
Service (cont'd)Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 347
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 233
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Special Application Services . . . . 331
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Starting the Vehicle
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Storage Areas Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 99
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 354
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 344
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . 43, 44
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 108
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125