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Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and the interiorlamps turn on briefly at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, whenK
is pressed on the Remote KeylessEntry (RKE) transmitter. When adoor is opened, the interior lampscome on if the dome lamp control isin the DOOR position. After about30 seconds the exterior lamps turnoff. Entry lighting can be disabledmanually by changing the ignitionout of the OFF position, or by
pressing the RKE transmitterQ
button.
This feature can be changed. See“Ve h i c l e L o c a t o r L i g h t s”underVehicle Personalization0160.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and the interiorlamps come on at night, or in areaswith limited lighting when the key isremoved from the ignition. Theexterior and interior lamps remainon for a set amount of time and then
automatically turn off. The interiorlamps do not come on if the domelamp control is in the Off position.
The exterior lamps turn offimmediately by turning the exteriorlamps control off.
This feature can be changed. SeeVehicle Personalization0160.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric PowerManagement (EPM), whichestimates the battery's temperatureand state of charge. It then adjuststhe voltage for best performanceand extended life of the battery.
When the battery's state of chargeis low, the voltage is raised slightlyto quickly bring the charge back up.When the state of charge is high,the voltage is lowered slightly toprevent overcharging. The voltmetergauge or the voltage display on theDriver Information Center (DIC),if equipped, may show the voltage
moving up or down. This is normal.If there is a problem, an alert will bedisplayed.
The battery can be discharged atidle if the electrical loads are veryhigh. This is true for all vehicles.This is because the generator(alternator) may not be spinning fastenough at idle to produce all thepower that is needed for very highelectrical loads.
Ahighelectricalloadoccurswhenseveral of the following are on, suchas: headlamps, high beams, foglamps, rear window defogger,climate control fan at high speed,heated seats, engine cooling fans,trailer loads, and loads plugged intoaccessory power outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessivedischarge of the battery. It does thisby balancing the generator's outputand the vehicle's electrical needs.It can increase engine idle speed togenerate more power, wheneverneeded. It can temporarily reducethe power demands of someaccessories.

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cause cancer and birth defects orother reproductive harm. Engineexhaust, many parts and systems,many fluids, and some componentwear by-products contain and/oremit these chemicals.
SeeBattery - North America0378andJump Starting - NorthAmerica0432.
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotiveapplications, such as airbaginitiators, safety belt pretensioners,and lithium batteries contained inRemote Keyless Entry transmitters,may contain perchlorate materials.Special handling may be necessary.For additional information, seewww.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non-dealer accessories ormaking modifications to the vehiclecan affect vehicle performance andsafety, including such things asairbags, braking, stability, ride andhandling, emissions systems,aerodynamics, durability, andelectronic systems like antilockbrakes, traction control, and stabilitycontrol. These accessories ormodifications could even causemalfunction or damage not coveredby the vehicle warranty.
Damage to suspension componentscaused by modifying vehicle heightoutside of factory settings will not becovered by the vehicle warranty.
Damage to vehicle componentsresulting from modifications or theinstallation or use of non-GMcertified parts, including controlmodule or software modifications, isnot covered under the terms of thevehicle warranty and may affectremaining warranty coverage foraffected parts.
GM Accessories are designed tocomplement and function with othersystems on the vehicle. See yourdealer to accessorize the vehicleusing genuine GM Accessoriesinstalled by a dealer technician.
Also, seeAdding Equipment to theAirbag-Equipped Vehicle087.

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General Information (cont'd)
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 175
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 144
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 173
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 145
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Heating and Air
Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237, 238
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 407
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 256
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 297
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 141
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 294
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 188
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
I
Idle System
Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jack
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 153
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 36
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 399
Lamps
Auxiliary Roof
Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

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Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacement
Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 483
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Ride Control Systems
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 471
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 73
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 483
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 478
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 63
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 59
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 59
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 65
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Securing Child
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 106
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
OnStar®...................... 487
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Climate Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237, 238
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 353
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 466
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451