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3. Remove the bulb by turning itcounterclockwise and pulling it
straight out of the assembly.
4. Disconnect the electrical connector from the fog lamp
bulb assembly.
5. Install the new bulb by turning it clockwise into the assembly.
6. Reverse Steps 1–4 to reinstall.
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps (LS and LT)
1. Back-Up Lamp
2. Taillamp
Trunk Deck Inboard Taillamp and
Back-Up Lamp 1. Open the trunk. See Trunk
0 37.
2. Remove the push pins and pull back the trunk deck trim.
3. Remove the bulb socket by turning counterclockwise and
pulling straight out. 4. Remove the bulb from the
socket.
5. Install the new bulb in the bulb socket.
6. Install the bulb socket by turning clockwise.
7. Install the trunk deck trim.
1. Stoplamp/Taillamp
2. Turn Signal Lamp

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Caution
Improper lamp assembly removal
and installation can cause leaks
and water intrusion which may
cause damage to the taillamp. Do
not remove the taillamp assembly
to replace a bulb. Use the trunk
opening to access the bulb.
To replace any one of these bulbs:
Stoplamp/Taillamp and Turn
Signal Lamp 1. Open the trunk. See Trunk
0 37.
2. Remove the push pins and pull the trunk trim away from the
taillamp assembly.
3. Remove the bulb socket from the taillamp assembly by
turning it counterclockwise.
4. Remove the bulb from the socket by turning the bulb
counterclockwise one-quarter
turn and pulling it straight out. 5. Install a new bulb into the
socket.
6. Install the bulb socket into the taillamp assembly by turning it
clockwise.
7. Install the trunk trim and push pins.
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps (LTZ)
The trunk deck inboard taillamp is
an LED. To replace the taillamp see
your dealer.
Back-Up Lamp
1. Open the trunk. See Trunk
0 37.
2. Remove the push pins and pull back the trunk deck trim.3. Remove the bulb socket by
turning counterclockwise and
pulling straight out.
4. Remove the bulb from the socket.
5. Install the new bulb in the bulb socket.
6. Install the bulb socket by turning clockwise.
7. Install the trunk deck trim.

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Caution
Improper lamp assembly removal
and installation can cause leaks
and water intrusion which may
cause damage to the taillamp. Do
not remove the taillamp assembly
to replace a bulb. Use the trunk
opening to access the bulb.
The stoplamp/taillamp is an LED. To
replace the stoplamp/taillamp see
your dealer.
Turn Signal Lamp 1. Open the trunk. See Trunk
0 37.
2. Remove the push pins and pull the trunk trim away from the
taillamp assembly.
3. Remove the bulb socket fromthe taillamp assembly by
turning it counterclockwise.
4. Remove the bulb from the socket by turning the bulb
counterclockwise one-quarter
turn and pulling it straight out.
5. Install a new bulb into the socket.
6. Install the bulb socket into the taillamp assembly by turning it
clockwise.
7. Install the trunk trim and push pins.
License Plate Lamp
To replace one of these bulbs:
Passenger Side Shown, Driver
Side Similar
1. Push the release tab toward the lamp assembly.
2. Pull the lamp assembly down to remove.

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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.
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
Exterior Lamp Bulb
Number
Back-Up Lamp 921 LL
Deck Lid Taillamp 194
DRL and Parking
Lamp (HID) 7443 ULL
Front Fog Lamp H10
Front Parking Lamp
(Uplevel) 7443
Front
Sidemarker Lamp W5WLL
Front Turn Signal
Lamp (Base and
Uplevel) 7444NA
Front Turn Signal
Lamp (HID) 7443 NA
High-Beam
Headlamp (Base) 9005 LL
High-Beam
Headlamp (Uplevel) H7 LL
License Plate Lamp W5W LL Exterior Lamp
Bulb
Number
Low-Beam
Headlamp (Base
and Uplevel) H11 LL
Stoplamp/Taillamp
(LS and LT) 7440
Rear Turn
Signal Lamp 7443 NA
For replacement bulbs not listed
here, contact your dealer.

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350 Index
Audio PlayersCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
B
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
BatteryLoad Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Battery - North America . . . . 241, 293
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 244
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 157, 161
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 107
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Brakes (cont'd)
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 187
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135, 248
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 251
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . 249, 250
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 216 California (cont'd)
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .226, 241, 293
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 94
Center Stack Display . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 105
Check
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 243
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Driving (cont'd)Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 23
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 181
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 183
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Track Events and
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 229
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Cooling System Messages . . . .117
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 197
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 337
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 132
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 134
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 233
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 135, 248
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Fuel (cont'd)Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 111
Requirements, California . . . . . 216
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 308
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 134
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 111
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 132
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .112
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 167
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 268
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 181
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 201
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 187, 189
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6

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OutletsPower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 243
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 196
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 68
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 226
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Phone Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 157, 161
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Power (cont'd)
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 194
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 60
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 336
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 331
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .226, 241, 293
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 335
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 206
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 296
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 74
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 336
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120