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Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
On vehicles with the Rear Cross
Traffic Alert (RCTA), a red warning
triangle with an arrow may also
display to warn of traffic coming
from either direction. This system
detects objects coming from up to
20 m (65 ft) from the left or right side
of the vehicle. When an object is
detected, three beeps sound from
the left or right side, depending on
the direction of the detected vehicle.
Turning the Features On or Off
TheXbutton on the center stack
is used to turn on or off Parking
Assist. The indicator light next to the
button comes on when the features
are on and turns off when the
features have been disabled. The RVC, the RCTA system,
parking assist symbols, and
guidance lines can be turned on or
off through the infotainment system:
1. On the infotainment system, press the Settings screen
button, or turn the MENU knob
to highlight Settings and
press MENU.
2. Select Rear Camera.
3. Press Rear Camera Display (if equipped), Rear Cross Traffic
Alert, Park Assist Symbols,
or Guidance Lines and then
select OFF or ON.
Assistance Systems for
Driving
If equipped, when driving the
vehicle in a forward gear, Forward
Collision Alert (FCA), Lane
Departure Warning (LDW), Side
Blind Zone Alert (SBZA), Lane
Change Alert (LCA), and/or the
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB)
System can help to avoid a crash or
reduce crash damage.
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System
If equipped, the FCA system may
help to avoid or reduce the harm
caused by front-end crashes. When
approaching a vehicle ahead too
quickly, FCA provides a red alert
and rapidly beeps. FCA also lights
an amber visual alert if following
another vehicle much too closely.
FCA detects vehicles within a
distance of approximately 60 m
(197 ft) and operates at speeds
above 40 km/h (25 mph). If the
vehicle has Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC), it can detect vehicles to
distances of approximately 110 m
(360 ft) and operates at all speeds.
See Adaptive Cruise Control 0188.
{Warning
FCA is a warning system and
does not apply the brakes. When
approaching a slower-moving or
stopped vehicle ahead too rapidly,
or when following a vehicle too
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Tailgating Alert
The vehicle ahead indicator will
display amber when you are
following a detected vehicle ahead
much too closely.
Selecting the Alert Timing
The Collision Alert control is on the
steering wheel. Press
3/[to set
the FCA timing to Far, Medium,
or Near, or on some vehicles, Off.
The first button press shows the
current setting on the DIC.
Additional button presses will
change this setting. The chosen
setting will remain until it is changed
and will affect the timing of both the
Collision Alert and the Tailgating
Alert features. The timing of both
alerts will vary based on vehicle
speed. The faster the vehicle speed,
the farther away the alert will occur.
Consider traffic and weather conditions when selecting the alert
timing. The range of selectable alert
timings may not be appropriate for
all drivers and driving conditions.
If your vehicle is equipped with
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC),
changing the FCA timing setting
automatically changes the following
gap setting (Far, Medium, or Near).
Unnecessary Alerts
FCA may provide unnecessary
alerts to turning vehicles, vehicles in
other lanes, objects that are not
vehicles, or shadows. These alerts
are normal operation and the
vehicle does not need service.
Cleaning the System
If the FCA system does not seem to
operate properly, cleaning the
outside of the windshield in front of
the camera sensor behind the
rearview mirror, and cleaning the
front of the vehicle where radar
sensors are located, may correct
the issue.
Forward Automatic
Braking (FAB)
If the vehicle has Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), it also has FAB,
which includes Intelligent Brake
Assist (IBA). When the system
detects a vehicle ahead in your path
that is traveling in the same
direction that you may be about to
crash into, it can provide a boost to
braking or automatically brake the
vehicle. This can help avoid or
lessen the severity of crashes when
driving in a forward gear. Depending
on the situation, the vehicle may
automatically brake moderately or
hard. This forward automatic
braking can only occur if a vehicle is
detected. This is shown by the FCA
vehicle ahead indicator being lit.
See
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0198.
The system works when driving in a
forward gear between 10 km/h
(6 mph) and 180 km/h (112 mph) for
moving vehicles, or between
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Warning (Continued)
flow of traffic. If this occurs, take
your foot off the brake pedal and
then apply the brakes as needed.
FAB and IBA can be disabled
through vehicle personalization. See
“Collision/Detection Systems” under
Vehicle Personalization 0134.
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA)
If equipped, the SBZA system is a
lane-changing aid that assists
drivers with avoiding crashes that
occur with moving vehicles in the
side blind zone (or spot) areas.
When the vehicle is in a forward
gear, the left or right side mirror
display will light up if a moving
vehicle is detected in that blind
zone. If the turn signal is activated
and a vehicle is also detected on
the same side, the display will flash
as an extra warning not to change
lanes. Since this system is part of the Lane Change Alert (LCA)
system, read the entire LCA section
before using this feature.
Lane Change Alert (LCA)
If equipped, the Lane Change Alert
(LCA) system is a lane-changing aid
that assists drivers with avoiding
lane change crashes that occur with
moving vehicles in the side blind
zone (or spot) areas or with vehicles
rapidly approaching these areas
from behind. The LCA warning
display will light up in the
corresponding outside side mirror
and will flash if the turn signal is on.
{Warning
LCA does not alert the driver to
vehicles outside of the system
detection zones, pedestrians,
bicyclists, or animals. It may not
provide alerts when changing
lanes under all driving conditions.
Failure to use proper care when
changing lanes may result in
injury, death, or vehicle damage.
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Warning (Continued)
Before making a lane change,
always check mirrors, glance over
your shoulder, and use the turn
signals.
1. SBZA Detection Zone
2. LCA Detection Zone
LCA Detection Zones
The LCA sensor covers a zone of
approximately one lane over from
both sides of the vehicle, or 3.5 m
(11 ft). The height of the zone is
approximately between 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
and 2 m (6 ft) off the ground. The
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 188
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 209
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 222
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 67
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 63
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .110
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 202
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 232
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 180
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

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Roadside AssistanceProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 308
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 60
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 320
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 315
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Seats (cont'd)
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 49
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 49
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 86, 89
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 185
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 213
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 305
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 306
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 315 Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 202
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Special Application Services . . . . 300
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132