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208 Driving and Operating
Warning (Continued)
it overheat and cause a fire,
property damage, electric
shock, and injury.
. Do not operate the vehicle
with the heater cord
permanently attached to the
vehicle. Possible heater
cord and thermostat
damage could occur.
. While in use, do not let the
heater cord touch vehicle
parts or sharp edges. Never
close the hood on the
heater cord.
. Before starting the vehicle,
unplug the cord, reattach
the cover to the plug, and
securely fasten the cord.
Keep the cord away from
any moving parts.
4. Before starting the engine, be sure to unplug and store the
cord as it was before to keep it away from moving engine
parts. If you do not, it could be
damaged.
The length of time the heater should
remain plugged in depends on
several factors. Ask a dealer in the
area where you will be parking the
vehicle for the best advice on this.
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP)
These vehicle accessories can be
used for up to 10 minutes after the
ignition key is turned off:
. Audio System
. Power Windows
. Sunroof (if equipped)
Power to the windows and sunroof
will work up to 10 minutes or until a
door is opened.
The radio continues to work for
10 minutes or until the driver door is
opened.
For an additional 10 minutes of
operation, close all the doors and
turn the key to ON/RUN and then
back to LOCK/OFF. All these features will work when the
key is in the ON/RUN or ACC/
ACCESSORY positions.
Shifting Into Park
1. Hold the brake pedal down and
set the parking brake. See
Parking Brake 0216 for more
information.
2. Move the shift lever into P (Park) by holding in the
button on the shift lever and
pushing the shift lever all the
way toward the front of the
vehicle.
3. Turn the ignition key to LOCK/OFF.
4. Remove the key and take it with you. If you can leave the
vehicle with the ignition key in
your hand, the vehicle is in
P (Park).
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268 Vehicle Care
FusesUsage
ECM/
FPM IGN Engine Control
Module/Fuel Pump
Control Module
Ignition
EMISSION 1 Emission 1
EMISSION 2 Emission 2
EVEN COILS Even Injector Coils FAN 1 Cooling Fan 1
FAN 2 Cooling Fan 2* Trailer Brakes/ Headlamp Washer
(China)
FPM Fuel Pump Power Module
FOG LAMP Fog Lamps (GMC) HORN Horn
HTD MIR Heated Outside Rearview Mirror
HTD
STR WHL Heated Steering
Wheel
HUMIDITY/ MAF Humidity Sensor/
MAF Sensor Fuses
Usage
HVAC BLWR Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning
Blower
LT HI BEAM Left High-Beam Headlamp
LT LO BEAM Left Low-Beam Headlamp
LT PRK Left Parking Lamp
LT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Left
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal
ODD COILS Odd Injector Coils
PWR L/GATE Power Liftgate PWR
OUTLET Power Outlet
RR APO Rear Accessory Power Outlet
RR DEFOG Rear Defogger RR HVAC Rear Climate Control System
RT HI BEAM Right High-Beam Headlamp Fuses
Usage
RT LO BEAM Right Low-Beam Headlamp
RT PRK Right Parking Lamp
RT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Right
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal
RVC SNSR Regulated Voltage Control Sensor
S/ROOF/
SUNSHADE Sunroof
SERVICE Service Repair SPARE Spare
STOP
LAMPS
(CHINA
ONLY) Stoplamps
(China Only)
STRTR Starter TCM Transmission Control Module
TRANS Transmission TRLR
BCK/UP Trailer Back-up
Lamps
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FusesUsage
EMISSION 2 Emission 2
EVEN COILS Even Injector Coils
FAN 1 Cooling Fan 1
FAN 2 Cooling Fan 2
FOG LAMPS Fog Lamps
FPM Fuel Pump Power Module
HORN Horn
HTD MIR Heated Outside Rearview Mirror
HTD
STR WHL Heated Steering
Wheel
HUMIDITY/ MAF Humidity Sensor/
MAF Sensor
HVAC BLWR Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning
Blower
LT HI BEAM Left High-Beam Headlamp
LT DRL Left Daytime Running Lamp Fuses
Usage
LT PRK Left Parking Lamp
LT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Left
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal
ODD COILS Odd Injector Coils
PWR L/GATE Power Liftgate PWR
OUTLET Power Outlet
RR APO Rear Accessory Power Outlet
RR DEFOG Rear Defogger RR HVAC Rear Climate Control System
RT DRL Right Daytime Running Lamp
RT HI BEAM Right Hi-Beam Headlamp
RT PRK Right Parking Lamp
RT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Right
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal Fuses
Usage
RVC SNSR Regulated Voltage Control Sensor
S/ROOF/
SUNSHADE Sunroof
SERVICE Service Repair SPARE Spare
STRTR Starter TCM Transmission Control Module
TRANS Transmission TRLR
BCK/UP Trailer Back-up
Lamps
TRLR BRK Trailer Brake
TRLR
PRK LAMP Trailer Parking
Lamps
TRLR PWR Trailer Power
WPR/WSW Windshield Wiper/ Washer
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Service and Maintenance 323
.Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0261.
. Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check 0261.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 262.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. See your
dealer if service is required.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof045.
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368 Index
Retained AccessoryPower (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 335
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 66
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 347
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 342
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 50
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 50
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 92, 94
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 182
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 243
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Service (cont'd)
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 332
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 333
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 342
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 226
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Special Application Services . . . . 327
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
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StabiliTrakIndicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 98
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 349
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) . . . . . . . 171
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 338
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 39 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 284
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 283
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Tires (cont'd)
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Terminology and Definitions . . 280
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 293
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 233
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 233
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 307
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211