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Vehicle Care 287
1. Wheel Block (If Equipped)
2. Flat Tire
The following information explains
how to repair or change a tire.
Tire Changing
Removing the Spare Tire and
Tools
The spare tire and tools are located
in the storage compartment in the
rear of the vehicle.
Without Subwoofer
1. Wrench
2. Jack
3. Strap
With Subwoofer
To access the spare tire and tools: 1. Open the liftgate. See Liftgate
0 32.
2. Lift the trim cover.
3. If the vehicle has a subwoofer assembly on top of the spare
tire, remove it by turning the
center retainer
counterclockwise.
4. If the vehicle does not have a subwoofer, turn the retainer
counterclockwise to remove the
spare tire.

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5. Remove the spare tire, jack,and tools and place them near
the tire being changed.
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
1. Do a safety check before
proceeding. See If a Tire Goes
Flat 0285.
2. Remove the wheel cover, if the
vehicle has one, to reach the
wheel bolts.
3. Turn the wheel wrenchcounterclockwise to loosen the
wheel nuts. Do not remove
them yet.
4. Place the jack at the positionmarked with a half circle.
5. Place the hex tube end of thewrench over the hex head of
the jack to attach it.
6. Turn the wheel wrench clockwise until the lift head is
firmly contacting the proper
lifting point nearest the flat tire.
{Warning
Getting under a vehicle when it is
lifted on a jack is dangerous.
If the vehicle slips off the jack,
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Customer Information 327
.Locate owner resources such as
lease-end, financing, and
warranty information.
. Retrieve your favorite articles,
quizzes, tips, and multimedia
galleries organized into the
Featured Articles and Auto Care
Sections.
. Download owner manuals.
. Find the
Chevrolet-recommended
maintenance services.
GM Mobility
Reimbursement Program
This program is available to
qualified applicants for cost
reimbursement of eligible
aftermarket adaptive equipment required for the vehicle, such as
hand controls or a wheelchair/
scooter lift for the vehicle.
For more information on this offer,
call 1-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483).
TTY users call 1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance
Program
For U.S.-purchased vehicles, call
1-800-243-8872. (Text Telephone
(TTY): 1-888-889-2438.)
For Canadian-purchased vehicles,
call 1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside Assistance,
have the following information
ready:
.
Your name, home address, and
home telephone number.
. Telephone number of your
location.
. Location of the vehicle. .
Model, year, color, and license
plate number of the vehicle.
. Odometer reading, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN), and
delivery date of the vehicle.
. Description of the problem.
Coverage
Services are provided for the
duration of the vehicle’s powertrain
warranty.
In the U.S., anyone driving the
vehicle is covered. In Canada, a
person driving the vehicle without
permission from the owner is not
covered.
Roadside Assistance is not a part of
the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to make
any changes or discontinue the
Roadside Assistance program at
any time without notification.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to limit
services or payment to an owner or

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SeatsAdjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 43
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 43
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 81, 83
Security
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 186
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 233
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 319
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 320
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 329 Service (cont'd)
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Smartphone Link . . . . .170, 172, 174
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Special Application Services . . . . 314
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Steering (cont'd)
Power, Warning Lights . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cargo Management System . . . . 88
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 86
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 336
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 326
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 34Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 276
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 275
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Terminology and Definitions . . 271
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 284
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . 229 Towing (cont'd)
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 296
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Traction
Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Triangle, Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
U
Ultrasonic Parking SensorLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 282
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 320
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 103