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42 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Doors
Tailgate
{Warning
It is extremely dangerous to ride
on the tailgate, even when the
vehicle is operated at low speeds.
People riding on the tailgate can
easily lose their balance and fall
in response to vehicle
maneuvers. Falling from a moving
vehicle may result in serious
injuries or death. Do not allow
people to ride on the tailgate. Be
sure everyone in your vehicle is in
aseatandusingasafetybelt
properly.
If equipped, to lock or unlock thetailgate, use the RKE transmitter orthe key. SeeRemote Keyless Entry(RKE) System Operation036.
Open the tailgate by lifting up on itshandle while pulling thetailgate down.
To s h u t t h e t a i l g a t e , f i r m l y p u s h i tupward until it latches.
After closing the tailgate, pull it backto be sure it latches securely.
Power Assist Steps
If equipped, the power assist steps,when enabled, will extend when thedoor is opened. They will retractthree seconds after the door isclosed or immediately if the vehiclestarts moving.
Keep hands, children, pets, objects,and clothing clear of the powerassist steps when in motion.
The steps will reverse direction ifthere is an obstruction. Remove theobstruction, then open and close thedoor on the same side to completethe motion. If the obstruction is notcleared, the assist steps remainextended.
Slight movement of the steps whileextended is normal.
Kick Switch
1. Place the vehicle in P (Park)and unlock the doors.
2. Kick the switch to extend thepower assist step to the tire.ADICmessagedisplays.
3. Kick the switch again to returnto normal operation.
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Center Stack Switch
The power assist steps can beextended and extended to the
tire by pressingj.When
extending the steps withj,the
kick switch is disabled.
The vehicle must be in P (Park) orN(Neutral).Toextendthesteps:
.Pressjto extend both steps.
ADICmessagedisplays.
.Pressjagain to extend to the
tire. A DIC message displays.
.Pressjagain to return to
normal operation.
Enable/Disable
To e n a b l e o r d i s a b l e t h e p o w e r
assist steps, press and holdjfor
four seconds. A DIC messagedisplays.
Cleaning
Clean the power assist stepsregularly. For an automatic carwash, extend the steps while inN(Neutral)usingthecenterstackswitch. The steps will stow whenshifting into D (Drive).
Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrentfeatures; however, they do not makethe vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
The indicator light, on theinstrument panel near thewindshield, indicates the status ofthe system.
Off :Alarm system is disarmed.
On Solid :Ve h i c l e i s s e c u r e dduring the delay to arm the system.
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The heated or ventilated seatindicator lights do not turn on duringaremotestart.
The temperature performance of anunoccupied seat may be reduced.This is normal.
The heated or ventilated seats willnot turn on during a remote startunless they are enabled in thevehicle personalization menu. SeeRemote Vehicle Start038andVehicle Personalization0160.
Rear Seats
Rear Seats (Double Cab
Full Bench)
Rear Seat Reminder (Full
Bench Only)
Look in Rear Seat ReminderFeature
If equipped, this message displaysunder certain conditions indicatingthere may be an item or passengerin the rear seat. Check beforeexiting the vehicle.
This feature will activate when asecond row door is opened whilethe vehicle is on or up to 10 minutesbefore the vehicle is turned on,including if the vehicle was startedremotely. There will be an alertwhen the vehicle is turned off. Thealert does not directly detect objectsin the rear seat; instead, undercertain conditions, it detects when arear door is opened and closed,indicating that there may besomething in the rear seat.
The feature is active only once eachtime the vehicle is turned on and off,and will require reactivation byopening and closing the second rowdoors. There may be an alert evenwhen there is nothing in the rearseat; for example, if a child enteredthe vehicle through the rear doorand left the vehicle without thevehicle being shut off.
The feature can be turned on or offthroughVehiclePersonalization0160.
Folding the Rear Seat
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the safety
belts. Always unbuckle the safety
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat.
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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 120Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 121Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 121Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 122Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Ta c h o m e t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 1Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Engine Oil PressureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Engine Coolant TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 134Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 135Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . 136Passenger Airbag StatusIndicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Charging System Light . . . . . . . 138Malfunction Indicator Lamp(Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 138Brake System WarningLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 141To w / H a u l M o d e L i g h t . . . . . . . . . 1 4 1Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 141Lane Departure Warning(LDW) Light (2500/3500Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light(1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 142Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142StabiliTrak®OFF Light . . . . . . . . 143Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak®Light . . . . . . . . . . . 143Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 143Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 144Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 144Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 145Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 145
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 145
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC)(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Driver Information Center (DIC)(Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Brake System Messages . . . . . 151Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 151Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 151Engine Cooling SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 152Engine Power Messages . . . . . 153Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 153Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 153Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Object Detection SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Ride Control SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Airbag System Messages . . . . 155Safety Belt Messages . . . . . . . . 155Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 156Steering SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
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Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped, some audio controlscan be adjusted at the steeringwheel.
g:For vehicles with OnStar®or aBluetooth®system, press to interactwith those systems. SeeOnStarOverview0486,Bluetooth (VoiceRecognition - Base Radio)0221orBluetooth (Infotainment Controls -Base Radio)0217orBluetooth(Overview)0216orBluetooth(Infotainment Controls - Base Radiowith Touchscreen)0226,or“Bluetooth (Overview)”in theinfotainment manual.
i:Press to reject an incomingcall or end a current call. Press tomute or unmute the infotainmentsystem when not on a call.
oorp:Press to go to theprevious or next menu option.
worx:Press to go to the next orprevious selection.
V:Press to select a highlightedmenu option.
The favorite and volume switchesare on the back of the steeringwheel.
1. Favorite: When on a radiosource, press to select the nextor previous favorite. When on amedia source, press to selectthe next or previous track.
2. Volume: Press to increase ordecrease the volume.
Heated Steering Wheel
(:If equipped, press to turn it on oroff. A light next to the buttondisplays when the feature isturned on.
The steering wheel takes aboutthree minutes to start heating.
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Horn
To s o u n d t h e h o r n , p r e s saon the
steering wheel.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper control is onthe turn signal lever.
The windshield wipers are controlled
by turning the band withzon it.
1:Fast wipes.
w:Slow wipes.
3INT :Turn the band up for morefrequent wipes or down for lessfrequent wipes.
OFF :Turns the windshieldwipers off.
8:For a single wipe, turn to8,then release. For several wipes,
hold the band on8longer.
Clear ice and snow from the wiperblades before using them. If frozento the windshield, carefully loosen orthaw them. Damaged wiper bladesshould be replaced. SeeWiperBlade Replacement0384.
Heavy snow or ice can overload thewiper motor. An internal circuitbreaker to the motor will stop themotor until it cools down.
Wiper Parking
If the ignition is put in OFF while the
wipers are onw,1,or3INT,
they will immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is thenmoved to OFF before the driverdoor is opened or within 10 minutes,the wipers will restart and move tothe base of the windshield.
If the ignition is put in OFF while thewipers are performing wipes due towindshield washing, the wiperscontinue to run until they reach thebase of the windshield.
Windshield Washer
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.
Lm(Washer Fluid) :Push thepaddle marked with the windshieldwasher symbol at the top of the turnsignal lever, to spray washer fluidand activate the wipers. The wiperswill continue until the paddle isreleased or the maximum wash timeis reached. When the paddle isreleased, additional wipes mayoccur depending on how long thewindshield washer had beenactivated. SeeWasher Fluid0375for information on filling thewindshield washer fluid reservoir.
Compass
The vehicle may have a compassdisplay on the Driver InformationCenter (DIC). The compass receives
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its heading and other informationfrom the Global PositioningSystem (GPS) antenna,StabiliTrak®,andvehiclespeedinformation.
The compass system is designed tooperate for a certain number ofmiles or degrees of turn beforeneeding a signal from the GPSsatellites. When the compassdisplay shows CAL, drive thevehicle for a short distance in anopen area where it can receive aGPS signal. The compass systemwill automatically determine when aGPS signal is restored and provideaheadingagain.SeeCompassMessages0151for the messagesthat may be displayed for thecompass.
Clock
Setting the Time and Date with
Faceplate Controls
To s e t t h e t i m e o r d a t e :
1. Select SETTINGS from theHome Page, then select Timeand Date.
2. Select the desired function.
3. Turn the MENU knob toincrease or decrease the value.
4. Press the MENU knob to go tothe next value. After the lastvalue is selected, the systemwill update and return to the
Settings menu. PressoBACK
to go to the last menu andsave the changes.
Auto Set requires an OnStarsubscription.
If auto timing is set, the timedisplayed on the clock may notupdate immediately when drivinginto a new time zone.
To s e t t h e c l o c k d i s p l a y :
1. Select SETTINGS from theHome Page, then select Timeand Date.
2. Select Clock Display.
3. Turn the MENU knob to Offor On.
4. Press the MENU knob toselect.
PressoBACK to go to the last
menu and save the changes.
Setting the Time and Date with
Touchscreen Controls
To s e t t h e t i m e :
1. Touch the SETTINGS screenbutton from the Home Page,then touch Time and Date.
2. Touch Set Time and touch«
orªto increase or decrease
hours, minutes, and AM or PM.To u c h 1 2–24 Hr for 12 or24 hour clock.
3. Touch the}or0screen
button to go back to theprevious menu.
Auto Set requires an OnStarsubscription.
If auto timing is set, the timedisplayed on the clock may notupdate immediately when drivinginto a new time zone.
To s e t t h e d a t e :
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1. Touch the SETTINGS screenbutton from the Home Page,then touch Time and Date.
2. Touch Set Date and touch«
orªto increase or decrease
month, day, or year.
3. Touch the}or0screen
button to go back to theprevious menu.
To s e t t h e c l o c k d i s p l a y :
1. Touch the SETTINGS screenbutton and touch Timeand Date.
2. Touch Clock Display and touchOFF or ON to turn the clockdisplay off or on.
3. Touch the}or0screen
button to go back to theprevious menu.
Power Outlets
Power Outlets 12 Volt DirectCurrent
Accessory power outlets can beused to plug in electrical equipment,such as a cell phone, MP3player, etc.
The vehicle may have up to fouraccessory power outlets.
Vehicles with a Center Console
.One or two in front of thecupholders on the centerconsole.
.One inside the center console.
.One on the rear of the centerconsole.
Vehicles with Bench Seats
.One on the center stack belowthe climate control system.
.One or two in the storage areaon the bench seat.
Lift the cover to access and replacewhen not in use.
The power outlets on the centerstack and in front of the cupholdersare powered at all times. The poweroutlets inside the storage area andon the rear of the console arepowered when the ignition is in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY,or when RAP is active.
{Warning
Power is always supplied to the
outlets. Do not leave electrical
equipment plugged in when the
vehicle is not in use because the
vehicle could catch fire and cause
injury or death.
Caution
Leaving electrical equipment
plugged in for an extended period
of time while the vehicle is off will
drain the battery. Always unplug
electrical equipment when not in
use and do not plug in equipment
that exceeds the maximum
15 amp rating.