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218 Infotainment System
To access contacts stored in the cell
phone:1. Press
g. The system responds
“Ready,” followed by a tone.
2. Say “Bluetooth.”
3. Say “Voice.”The system
responds “OK, accessing
The cell phone's normal prompt
messages will go through their cycle
according to the phone's operating
instructions.
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
(DTMF) Tones
The Bluetooth system can send
numbers and the numbers stored as
name tags during a call. You can
use this feature when calling a
menu-driven phone system.
Account numbers can also be
stored for use.
Sending a Number or Name Tag
During a Call
1. Press
g. The system responds
“Ready,” followed by a tone.
2. Say “Dial.” 3. Say the number or name tag
to send.
Clearing the System
Unless information is deleted out of
the in-vehicle Bluetooth system, it
will be retained indefinitely. This
includes all phone pairing
information. For information on how
to delete this information, see
“Deleting a Paired Phone.”
Trademarks and
License Agreements
FCC Information
See Radio Frequency Statement
0 427.
“Made for iPod” and“Made for
iPhone” mean that an electronic
accessory has been designed to
connect specifically to iPod or
iPhone and has been certified by
the developer to meet Apple
performance standards.
iPod and iPhone are trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc., registered in
the U.S. and other countries.

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Fees and Taxes: Subscription fee,
taxes, one time activation fee, and
other fees may apply. Subscription
fee is consumer only. All fees and
programming subject to change.
Subscriptions subject to Customer
Agreement available at
www.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
®
service only available in the
48 contiguous United States and
Canada.
In Canada: Some deterioration of
service may occur in extreme
northern latitudes. This is beyond
the control of SiriusXM
®Satellite
Radio. It is prohibited to copy, decompile,
disassemble, reverse engineer,
hack, manipulate, or otherwise
make available any technology or
software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the SiriusXM
®
Satellite Radio System or that
support the SiriusXM website, the
Online Service or any of its content.
Furthermore, the AMBER voice
compression software included in
this product is protected by
intellectual property rights including
patent rights, copyrights, and trade
secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc.
General Requirements:
1. A License Agreement from SiriusXM is required for any
product that incorporates
SiriusXM Technology and/or for
use of any of the SiriusXM
marks to be manufactured,
distributed, or marketed in the
SiriusXM service Area. 2. For products to be distributed,
marketed, and/or sold in
Canada, a separate agreement
is required with Canadian
Satellite Radio Inc. (operating
as SiriusXM Canada).Bluetooth
The Bluetooth word mark and logos
are owned by the Bluetooth SIG,
Inc. and andy use of such marks by
General Motors is under license.
Other trademarks and trade names
are those of their respective owners.

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442 Index
Appearance CareExterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 281
Audio
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 193
Audio Players CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332B
Battery
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Battery - North America . . . . 331, 382
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 335
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 209, 213
Brake Pedal and AdjustableThrottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 148
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 244
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 338
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 339
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337, 338
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 340
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . 311, 331, 382
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2

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N
NavigationOnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 333
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 317
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . 141
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . 102
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 420
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 433
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 OnStar
®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 426
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 335
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 253
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 281
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 96
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 312
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 209, 213
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 251
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 87
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 428
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 423
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . 311, 331, 382
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 427
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198