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OnStar 307
.Obtain and customize the Wi-Fi®
hotspot name or SSID and
password, if equipped.
Press
Qto connect to an
Advisor to:
. Verify account information or
update contact information.
. Get driving directions.
. Receive a Diagnostic check of
the vehicle's key operating
systems.
. Receive Roadside Assistance.
. Manage Wi-Fi Settings,
if equipped.
Press
>to get a priority connection
to an OnStar Advisor available
24/7 to:
. Get help for an emergency.
. Be a Good Samaritan or
respond to an AMBER Alert.
. Get assistance in severe
weather or other crisis situations
and find evacuation routes.
OnStar Services
Emergency
Emergency Services require an
active, OnStar service plan
(excludes Basic Plan). With
Automatic Crash Response, built-in
sensors can automatically alert a
specially trained OnStar Advisor
who is immediately connected in to
the vehicle to help.
Press
>for a priority connection to
an OnStar Advisor who can contact
emergency service providers, direct
them to your exact location, and
relay important information.
With OnStar Crisis Assist, specially
trained Advisors are available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to
provide a central point of contact,
assistance, and information during a
crisis.
With Roadside Assistance, Advisors
can locate a nearby service provider
to help with a flat tire, a battery
jump, or an empty gas tank.
Security
If equipped, OnStar provides these
services:
. With Stolen Vehicle Assistance,
OnStar Advisors can use GPS to
pinpoint the vehicle and help
authorities quickly recover it.
. With Remote Ignition Block™,
if equipped, OnStar can block
the engine from being restarted.
. With Stolen Vehicle Slowdown
®,
if equipped, OnStar can work
with law enforcement to
gradually slow the vehicle down.
Theft Alarm Notification
If equipped, if the doors are locked
and the vehicle alarm sounds, a
notification by text, e-mail, or phone
call will be sent. If the vehicle is
stolen, an OnStar Advisor can work
with authorities to recover the
vehicle.
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 199
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 211
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 66
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 62 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 104
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Alert
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 185
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 222
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 173 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . 142
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . .211
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Automatic TransmissionManual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Battery - North America . . . . 221, 260
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 223
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 108
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 163
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 226
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .201, 221, 260
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 91
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 105
Check
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 223
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 74
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 140 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 299
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Electrical System (cont'd)Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Emergency
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 204
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cooling System Messages . . . .118
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 170
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 304
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 133
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 135
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
FlexFuel
E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . .211
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 109
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Economy Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .112
Requirements, California . . . . . 189
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
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G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 130Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 275
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 135
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Headlamps (cont'd)
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .112
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 133
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .113
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 142
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 156
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 175
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 40
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 119
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 26
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 234
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 134
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 106
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
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Messages (cont'd)Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 40
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
N
NavigationOnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 163
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Off-Road (cont'd)
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 210
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 72
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 295
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 308
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 301
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 223
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 169
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 66
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 201
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 166
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 59
PrivacyVehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 304
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 298
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .201, 221, 260
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 302
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 180
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 98
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 263
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 72
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 303
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 291 Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 60
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 303
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 298
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 47
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 46
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Securing Child Restraints . . . . 85, 87
SecurityLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Service Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 140
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 202
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 287
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 288
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 298
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 185
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Special Application Services . . . . 282
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Storage Areas
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Storage Areas (cont'd)
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 91
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 305
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Taillamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 295
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 38 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259