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Customer Information 373
.Vehicle make, model, andmodel year.
.Vehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN).
.Insurance company and policynumber.
.General description of thedamage to the other vehicle.
Choose a reputable repair facilitythat uses quality replacement parts.See“Collision Parts”earlier in thissection.
If the airbag has inflated, seeWhatWill You See after an AirbagInflates?062.
Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process
In the event that the vehicle requiresdamage repairs, GM recommendsthat you take an active role in itsrepair. If you have a pre-determinedrepair facility of choice, take thevehicle there, or have it towed there.Specify to the facility that anyrequired replacement collision partsbe original equipment parts, eithernew Genuine GM parts or recycled
original GM parts. Remember,recycled parts will not be covered bythe GM vehicle warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair,but you must live with the repair.Depending on your policy limits,your insurance company mayinitially value the repair usingaftermarket parts. Discuss this withthe repair professional, and insist onGenuine GM parts. Remember,if the vehicle is leased, you may beobligated to have the vehiclerepaired with Genuine GM parts,even if your insurance coveragedoes not pay the full cost.
If another party's insurancecompany is paying for the repairs,you are not obligated to accept arepair valuation based on thatinsurance company's collision policyrepair limits, as you have nocontractual limits with that company.In such cases, you can have controlof the repair and parts choices aslong as the cost stays withinreasonable limits.
Service Publications
Ordering Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosisand repair information on theengines, transmission, axle,suspension, brakes, electrical,steering, body, etc.
Owner Information
Owner publications are writtenspecifically for owners and intendedto provide basic operationalinformation about the vehicle. TheOwner Manual includes theMaintenance Schedule for allmodels.
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To c o n t a c t N H T S A , y o u m a y c a l l
the Vehicle Safety Hotline
toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY:
1-800-424-9153); go tohttp://www.safercar.gov;or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Yo u c a n a l s o o b t a i n o t h e r
information about motor vehicle
safety fromhttp://www.safercar.gov.
Reporting Safety Defects
to the Canadian
Government
If you live in Canada, and you
believe that the vehicle has a
safety defect, notify Transport
Canada immediately, and notify
General Motors of Canada
Company. Call Transport
Canada at 1-800-333-0510 or
write to:
Transport Canada
Road Safety Branch
80 rue Noel
Gatineau,QC J8Z 0A1
Reporting Safety Defects
to General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (orTransport Canada) in a situation likethis, notify General Motors.
Call 1-800-222-1020, or write:
Chevrolet Motor DivisionChevrolet Customer AssistanceCenterP. O . B o x 3 3 1 7 0Detroit, MI 48232-5170
In Canada, call 1-800-263-3777(English) or 1-800-263-7854(French), or write:
General Motors of CanadaCompanyCustomer Care Centre, Mail Code:CA1-163-0051908 Colonel Sam DriveOshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy
The vehicle has a number ofcomputers that record informationabout the vehicle’sperformanceandhow it is driven. For example, thevehicle uses computer modules tomonitor and control engine andtransmission performance, tomonitor the conditions for airbagdeployment and deploy them in acrash, and, if equipped, to provideantilock braking to help the drivercontrol the vehicle. These modulesmay store data to help the dealertechnician service the vehicle.Some modules may also store dataabout how the vehicle is operated,such as rate of fuel consumption oraverage speed. These modules mayretain personal preferences, such asradio presets, seat positions, andtemperature settings.

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376 Customer Information
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with anevent data recorder (EDR). Themain purpose of an EDR is torecord, in certain crash or nearcrash-like situations, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a roadobstacle, data that will assist inunderstanding how a vehicle’ssystems performed. The EDR isdesigned to record data related tovehicle dynamics and safetysystems for a short period of time,typically 30 seconds or less. TheEDR in this vehicle is designed torecord such data as:
.How various systems in yourvehicle were operating;
.Whether or not the driver andpassenger safety belts werebuckled/fastened;
.How far (if at all) the driver wasdepressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
.How fast the vehicle wastraveling.
These data can help provide abetter understanding of thecircumstances in which crashes andinjuries occur.
Note
EDR data are recorded by yourvehicle only if a non-trivial crashsituation occurs; no data arerecorded by the EDR under normaldriving conditions and no personaldata (e.g., name, gender, age, andcrash location) are recorded.However, other parties, such as lawenforcement, could combine theEDR data with the type ofpersonally identifying data routinelyacquired during a crashinvestigation.
To r e a d d a t a r e c o r d e d b y a n E D R ,special equipment is required, andaccess to the vehicle or the EDR isneeded. In addition to the vehiclemanufacturer, other parties, such aslaw enforcement, that have thespecial equipment, can read theinformation if they have access tothe vehicle or the EDR.
GM will not access these data orshare it with others except: with theconsent of the vehicle owner or,if the vehicle is leased, with theconsent of the lessee; in responseto an official request by police orsimilar government office; as part ofGM's defense of litigation throughthe discovery process; or, asrequired by law. Data that GMcollects or receives may also beused for GM research needs or maybe made available to others forresearch purposes, where a need isshown and the data is not tied to aspecific vehicle or vehicle owner.
OnStar®
If the vehicle is equipped withOnStar®and has an activesubscription, additional data may becollected through the OnStarsystem. This includes informationabout the vehicle’soperation;collisions involving the vehicle; theuse of the vehicle and its features;and, in certain situations, thelocation and approximate GPSspeed of the vehicle. Refer to the

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IndexA
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 268
Additional Information
OnStar®...................... 383
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 205
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 279
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 63
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 59
Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . 99
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Servicing Airbag-Equipped
Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Alarm
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Alert
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 261
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Antenna
Backglass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 241
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

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L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 305
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 127
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 100
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Lane Departure Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Te t h e r s f o r C h i l d r e n . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Lights (cont'd)
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 102
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 105
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 103
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 106
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 126
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 104
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 98
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . 102
StabiliTrak®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak®.......... 105
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . 251
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Locks (cont'd)
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 106
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 349
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 100
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

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Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
P
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . 149
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 291
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 234
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 254
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 63
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 271
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Positioning
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 232
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 55
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 375
Problems with Route
Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 370
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .271, 288, 335
Q
Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
R
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . 141
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 374
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . 51
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 254
Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Recognition
Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 338
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 69

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Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 375
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Ride Control Systems
Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 251
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 363
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 56
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 375
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 370
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Seats
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 49
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 46
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 81, 83
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
OnStar®...................... 379
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 272
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 360
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 361
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 370
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67