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444 OnStar
.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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OnStar AtYourService
OnStar Advisors can provide offers
from restaurants and retailers on
your route, help locate hotels,
or book a room. These services
vary by market.
OnStar Hands-Free Calling
Make and receive calls with the
built-in wireless calling service,
which requires available minutes.
Make a Call1. Press
=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Call. Please say the name or
number to call.”
3. Say the entire number without pausing, including a “1”and the
area code. System responds:
“OK, calling.”
Calling 911 Emergency
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.” 2. Say
“Call.”System responds:
“Call. Please say the name or
number to call.”
3. Say “911”without pausing.
System responds: “911.”
4. Say “Call.”System responds:
“OK, dialing 911.”
Retrieve My Number
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “My number.” System
responds: “Your OnStar
Hands-Free Calling number is,”
then says the number.
End a Call
Press=. System responds: “Call
ended.”
Verify Minutes and Expiration
Press=and say “Minutes” then
“Verify” to check how many minutes
remain and their expiration date.
Diagnostics
Advanced Diagnostics provides a
status of the vehicle’ s key systems
with a monthly e-mail, or by
pressing
Q. If equipped, Diagnostic
Alerts can be received in real-time
via e-mail or text. The Proactive
Alerts feature (if available) can help
predict and alert of potential
upcoming maintenance issues with
select components on the vehicle,
before they become a problem.
OnStar can also monitor and report
tire pressure, if the vehicle is
equipped with a Tire Pressure
Monitoring System.

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458 Index
Headlamps (cont'd)High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 157
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 191
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 157
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 230
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 370
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 243
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 276
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 154
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 274
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 230I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 252, 254
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 60
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 170
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 35, 37
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 34
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 364
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 192
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 151
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 294
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 297
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 154
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 111
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

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Level ControlAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Light Hill Decent Control . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 194
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 153
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 191
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 149
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Lights (cont'd)
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 156
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 277
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 412 Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 151
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 168
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Object Detection System . . . . . 171
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 172
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

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PortUSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 258
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 89
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 440
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 435
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .320, 340, 393
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 439
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Rear Axle (cont'd)
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Rear Climate Control System . . . 230
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Side Window Antenna . . . . 207
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 288
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 134
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 396
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 37
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . 103
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 440
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 428
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262