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from each other and use acombination of letters, numbers,and symbols to increase thesecurity.
.Change the default name of theSSID (Service Set Identifier).This is your network’snamethatis visible to other wirelessdevices. Choose a unique nameand avoid family names orvehicle descriptions.
OnStar Wi-Fi®Hotspot (IfEquipped)
The vehicle may have a built-inWi-Fi hotspot that provides accessto the Internet and web content at4G LTE speed. Up to seven mobiledevices can be connected. A dataplan is required. Use the in-vehiclecontrols only when it is safe todo so.
1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot
information, press=,waitfor
the prompt, then say“Wi-Fisettings.”On some vehicles,touch Wi-Fi Settings on thescreen.
2. The Wi-Fi settings will displaythe Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID),password, and on somevehicles, the connection type(no Internet connection, 3G,4G, 4G LTE), and signal quality(poor, good, excellent).
3. To change the SSID or
password, pressQor call
1-888-4ONSTAR to connectwith an Advisor.
After initial set-up, your vehicle’sWi-Fi hotspot will connectautomatically to your mobiledevices. Manage data usage byturning Wi-Fi on or off on yourmobile device, using theRemoteLink mobile app, or bycontacting an OnStar Advisor.
OnStar RemoteLink®Mobile App(If Equipped)
Download the OnStar RemoteLinkmobile app to select Apple®iOS,Android™,BlackBerry®,or Windows®mobile devices.OnStar Subscribers can access thefollowing services from a mobiledevice:
.Remotely start/stop the vehicle,if factory-equipped.
.Lock/unlock doors, if equippedwith automatic locks.
.Activate the horn and lamps.
.Check the vehicle’sfuellevel,oillife, or tire pressure,if factory-equipped with the TirePressure Monitor System.
.Send directions to the vehicle.
.Locate the vehicle on a map(U.S. market only).
.Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspoton/off, manage settings, andmonitor data consumption,if equipped.
For OnStar RemoteLink informationand compatibility, seewww.onstar.com (U.S.) orwww.onstar.ca (Canada).
Remote Services
Contact an OnStar Advisor tounlock the doors or sound the hornand flash the lamps.
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Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 112
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 149
Messages
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Mirrors
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
N
Navigation
OnStar®...................... 323
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 181
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 222
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 77
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 310
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
OnStar®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
OnStar®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 323
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Operation
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Operation (cont'd)
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 144
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 316
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Owner Manual Indicator . . . . . . . . 114
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 236
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 189
Ultrasonic Sensor Light . . . . . . . .116
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 71
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 213
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Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Phone
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 157
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Power
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Reduced Engine Light . . . . . . . . 120
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 187
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power Steering Warning
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 63
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 318
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 313
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .213, 234, 275
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 317
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 201
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 103
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 277
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . 120
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29, 31
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 77
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 318
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 306
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Vehicle (cont'd)
To w i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 7
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 116
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 206
Warning Light
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 266
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 83
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windshield
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 236
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103