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This message could be due to the
camera being blocked. Clean the
outside of the windshield behind the
rearview mirror.
PARK ASSIST OFF
This message displays when the
Parking Assist system has been
turned off or when there is a
temporary condition causing the
system to be disabled.
SERVICE AUTOMATIC
COLLISION PREP
If this message displays, take the
vehicle to your dealer to repair the
system. Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC), Forward Collision Alert
(FCA), and/or the Front Automatic
Braking (FAB) System may not
work. Do not use these systems
until the vehicle has been repaired.
SERVICE FRONT CAMERA
If this message remains on after
continued driving, the vehicle needs
service. Do not use the Lane Keep
Assist (LKA), Lane Departure
Warning (LDW), Front AutomaticBraking (FAB), and Forward
Collision Alert (FCA) features. Take
the vehicle to your dealer.
SERVICE PARK ASSIST
This message displays if there is a
problem with the Parking Assist
system. Do not use this system to
help you park. See your dealer for
service.
SERVICE SIDE DETECTION
SYSTEM
If this message remains on after
continued driving, the vehicle needs
service. Side Blind Zone Alert
(SBZA), Lane Change Alert (LCA),
and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
features will not work. Take the
vehicle to your dealer.
SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM
UNAVAILABLE
This message indicates that Side
Blind Zone Alert (SBZA), Lane
Change Alert (LCA), and Rear
Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) are
disabled either because the sensor
is blocked and cannot detect
vehicles in the blind zone, or thevehicle is passing through an open
area, such as the desert, where
there is insufficient data for
operation. This message may also
activate during heavy rain or due to
road spray. The vehicle does not
need service. For cleaning, see
"Washing the Vehicle" under
Exterior Care
0391.
Ride Control System
Messages
SERVICE LEVELING SYSTEM
If the vehicle has the Magnetic Ride
Control™ suspension system or
Automatic Level Control, this
message displays when the leveling
system is not operating properly.
Have the vehicle serviced by your
dealer.
SERVICE STABILITRAK
If this message displays, it means
there may be a problem with the
StabiliTrak system. If you see this
message, try to reset the system.
Stop; turn off the engine for at least
15 seconds; then start the engine
again. If this message still comes
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on, it means there is a problem. You
should see your dealer for service.
The vehicle is safe to drive;
however, you do not have the
benefit of StabiliTrak, so reduce
your speed and drive accordingly.
SERVICE SUSPENSION
SYSTEM
If the vehicle has the Magnetic Ride
Control suspension system, this
message displays when the
suspension system is not operating
properly. Have the vehicle serviced
by your dealer.
SERVICE TRACTION
CONTROL
This message displays when there
is a problem with the Traction
Control System (TCS). When this
message displays, the system will
not limit wheel spin. Adjust your
driving accordingly. See your dealer
for service. SeeTraction Control/
Electronic Stability Control 0267.
STABILITRAK INITIALIZING
This message may come on if the
StabiliTrak system has not fully
initialized because of road
conditions or the incorrect tire size.
When the StabiliTrak system is fully
initialized, the message will turn off.
See Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0267. If this
message continues to be displayed
for multiple ignition cycles and on
different road surfaces, see your
dealer for service.
TRACTION CONTROL OFF
This message displays when the
traction control has been turned off.
See Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0267.
TRACTION CONTROL ON
This message displays when the
traction control is active. See
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0267.
STABILITRAK OFF
This message displays when the
StabiliTrak system has been turned
off. Adjust your driving accordingly. To limit wheel spin and realize the
full benefits of the stability
enhancement system, you should
normally leave StabiliTrak on. See
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control
0267.
STABILITRAK OFF may also
display when the stability control
has been automatically disabled.
Several conditions can cause this
message to appear:
. If the system is overheating,
which could occur if StabiliTrak
activates continuously for an
extended period of time.
. If the brake system warning light
is on. See Brake System
Warning Light 0148.
. If the stability system takes
longer than usual to complete its
diagnostic checks due to driving
conditions.
. If an engine or vehicle-related
problem has been detected and
the vehicle needs service. See
your dealer.
. If the transfer case is in
Four-Wheel Drive Low.
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Driving and Operating 227
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 236
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 237
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 244
Adjustable Throttle and BrakePedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Ignition Positions (Keyless Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Ignition Positions (Key Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . 254
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 255
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 266
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 269 Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . 270
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Automatic Level Control . . . . . . 270
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . 273
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 280
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 281
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 287
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . 289
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 292
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
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Magnetic Ride Control
This vehicle may have a semi-active
damping system called Magnetic
Ride Control. With this feature,
improved vehicle ride and handling
is provided under a variety of
passenger and loading conditions.
Magnetic Ride Control is fully
automatic and uses a computer
controller to continuously monitor
vehicle speed, wheel to body
position, lift/dive, and steering
position of the vehicle. The
controller then sends signals to
each shock absorber to
independently adjust the damping
level to provide the optimum
vehicle ride.
Magnetic Ride Control also interacts
with the Tow/Haul Mode that, when
activated, will provide additional
control of the shock absorbers. This
additional control results in better
ride and handling characteristics
when the vehicle is loaded or towing
a trailer. See“Tow/Haul Mode”
under Towing Equipment 0302.
Locking Rear Axle
Vehicles with a locking rear axle can
give more traction on snow, mud,
ice, sand, or gravel. It works like a
standard axle most of the time, but
when traction is low, this feature will
allow the rear wheel with the most
traction to move the vehicle.
Automatic Level Control
The Automatic Level Control (ALC)
rear suspension is available on
light-duty vehicles and comes as a
part of the Magnetic Ride Control
suspension, if equipped. ALC may
also be available as a stand alone
feature.
This type of level control is fully
automatic and will provide a better
leveled riding position as well as
better handling under a variety of
passenger and loading conditions.
An air compressor connected to the
rear shocks will raise or lower the
rear of the vehicle to maintain
proper vehicle height. The system is
activated when the ignition key is
turned to ON/RUN and will
automatically adjust vehicle height thereafter. The system may exhaust
(lower vehicle height) for up to
10 minutes after the ignition key has
been turned off. You may hear the
air compressor operating when the
height is being adjusted.
If a weight-distributing hitch is being
used, it is recommended to allow
the shocks to inflate, thereby
leveling the vehicle prior to adjusting
the hitch.
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Index 447
Lights (cont'd)High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 185
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 144
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 150
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 151
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 270
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 401 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 146
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 163
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Object Detection System . . . . . 166 Messages (cont'd)
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 167
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Mirror Child-View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mirrors Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 58
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
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Index 449
Radios (cont'd)Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Rear Climate Control System . . . 224
Rear Seats Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear Side Window Antenna . . . . 201
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 131
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 385
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 37
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . 101
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 428
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 416
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 89
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 87
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 428
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 423
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 66