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use. If operating the vehicle in an
area where the temperature may fall
below freezing, use a fluid that has
sufficient protection against
freezing.
Adding Washer Fluid
Open the cap with the washer
symbol on it. Add washer fluid until
the tank is full. SeeEngine
Compartment Overview 0243 for
reservoir location.
Caution
. Do not use washer fluid that
contains any type of water
repellent coating. This can
cause the wiper blades to
chatter or skip.
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
.Do not use engine coolant
(antifreeze) in the
windshield washer. It can
damage the windshield
washer system and paint.
. Do not mix water with
ready-to-use washer fluid.
Water can cause the
solution to freeze and
damage the washer fluid
tank and other parts of the
washer system.
. When using concentrated
washer fluid, follow the
manufacturer instructions for
adding water.
. Fill the washer fluid tank
only three-quarters full when
it is very cold. This allows
for fluid expansion if
freezing occurs, which could
damage the tank if it is
completely full.
Brakes
Disc brake pads have built-in wear
indicators that make a high-pitched
warning sound when the brake pads
are worn and new pads are needed.
The sound can come and go or can
be heard all the time when the
vehicle is moving, except when
applying the brake pedal firmly.
{Warning
The brake wear warning sound
means that soon the brakes will
not work well. That could lead to
a crash. When the brake wear
warning sound is heard, have the
vehicle serviced.
Caution
Continuing to drive with worn-out
brake pads could result in costly
brake repair.

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To contact NHTSA, you may call
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
You can also obtain other
information about motor vehicle
safety from http://
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 (or
Transport Canada) in a situation like
this, notify General Motors.
Call 1-800-222-1020, or write:
Chevrolet Motor Division
Chevrolet Customer Assistance
Center
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
In Canada, call 1-800-263-3777
(English) or 1-800-263-7854
(French), or write:
General Motors of Canada
Company
Customer Care Centre, Mail Code:
CA1-163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record information
about the vehicle’s performance and
how it is driven. For example, the
vehicle uses computer modules to
monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to
monitor the conditions for airbag
deployment and deploy them in a
crash, and, if equipped, to provide
antilock braking to help the driver
control the vehicle. These modules
may store data to help the dealer
technician service the vehicle.
Some modules may also store data
about how the vehicle is operated,
such as rate of fuel consumption or
average speed. These modules may
retain personal preferences, such as
radio presets, seat positions, and
temperature settings.

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Index 363
CheckIgnition Transmission Lock . . . 262
Malfunction Indicator
Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 81
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 95
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 186
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 344
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Connections
OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Customer Information
Service Publications
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 346
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 344
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 349
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 336

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Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 218, 261
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Driving Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 24
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 197
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 198
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
E
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 272
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Electrical System (cont'd)
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Emergency
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 243
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Cooling System Messages . . . 132
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . 123
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 213
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 349 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 146F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 148
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 249
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 133
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 28, 31
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 27
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 281
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 147
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . .116
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Lamps (cont'd)
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 149
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .118
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Lights (cont'd)
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 121
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 122
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 146
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 120
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Operate Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . 123
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . .114
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . .118
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 121
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor . . . . 120
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . .119
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39