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118 Instruments and Controls
See your dealer if the vehicle will
not pass or cannot be made ready
for the test.
Service Vehicle Soon
Light
For vehicles with this light, it comes
on if a condition exists that may
require the vehicle to be taken in for
service.
If the light comes on, take the
vehicle to your dealer for service as
soon as possible.
Owner Manual Indicator
This symbol is shown when you
need to see the owner manual for
additional instructions or
information.
Brake System Warning
Light
With the ignition on, the brake
system warning light comes on
when the parking brake is set. If the
vehicle is driven with the parking
brake engaged, a chime sounds
when the vehicle speed is greater
than 8 km/h (5 mph).
The vehicle brake system consists
of two hydraulic circuits. If one
circuit is not working, the remaining
circuit can still work to stop the
vehicle. For normal braking
performance, both circuits need to
be working
If the warning light comes on and a
chime sounds there could be a
brake problem. Have the brake
system inspected right away.
This light can also come on due to
low brake fluid. SeeBrake Fluid
0 259 for more information.
MetricEnglish
This light should come on briefly
when the engine is started. If it does
not come on then, have it fixed so it
will be ready to warn you if there is
a problem.
{Warning
The brake system might not be
working properly if the brake
system warning light is on.
Driving with the brake system
warning light on can lead to a
crash. If the light is still on after
the vehicle has been pulled off
the road and carefully stopped,
have the vehicle towed for
service.
If the light comes on while driving,
pull off the road and stop carefully.
The pedal might be harder to push

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or might go closer to the floor. It can
take longer to stop. If the light is still
on, have the vehicle towed for
service. SeeTowing the
Vehicle 0308.
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning Light
This light comes on briefly when the
engine is started.
If it does not, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer. If the
system is working normally, the
indicator light then goes off.
If the ABS light stays on, turn the
ignition off. If the light comes on
while driving, stop as soon as it is
safely possible and turn the ignition
off. Then start the engine again to
reset the system. If the ABS light
stays on, or comes on again while
driving, the vehicle needs service. If the regular brake system warning
light is not on, the vehicle still has
brakes, but not antilock brakes.
If the regular brake system warning
light is also on, the vehicle does not
have antilock brakes and there is a
problem with the regular brakes.
See
Brake System Warning
Light 0118.
For vehicles with an uplevel Driver
Information Center (DIC), see Brake
System Messages 0131 for all
brake-related DIC messages.
Operate Pedal Light
This light comes on when the clutch
pedal needs to be applied to start
the vehicle.
Up-Shift Light
The vehicle may have an up-shift
light.
When this light comes on, shift to
the next higher gear if weather,
road, and traffic conditions allow.
Power Steering Warning
Light
If equipped, this light comes on
briefly when the ignition is turned to
ON/RUN as a check to show it is
working.

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.Audible Touch Feedback
. Text Scroll
. Tone Settings
. Auto Volume
. Maximum Startup Volume
Manage Favorites
Touch to set the number of favorites
to display.
Audible Touch Feedback
This allows Audible Touch
Feedback to be turned on or off.
Select Off or On.
Text Scroll
Select to see text scroll on the
screen.
Select Off or On.
Tone Settings
Select to adjust the radio tone. See
Operation 0157.
Auto Volume
This feature adjusts the volume
based on vehicle speed and
ambient noise. Select Off, Low, Medium-Low,
Medium, Medium-High, or High.
Maximum Startup Volume
This feature sets the maximum
startup volume. If the vehicle is
started and the volume is greater
than this level, the volume is
adjusted to this level. To set the
maximum startup volume, press +
or
−to increase or decrease.
Vehicle
Select and the following may
display:
.
Climate and Air Quality
. Collision/Detection Systems
. Comfort and Convenience
. Lighting
. Power Door Locks
. Remote Lock, Unlock, Start
Climate and Air Quality
Select and the following may
display:
. Remote Start Heated Seats Remote Start Heated Seats
When on, this feature will turn the
heated seats on when using the
remote start on cold days.
Select On or Off.
Collision/Detection Systems
Select and the following may
display:
.
Park Assist
. Rear Cross Traffic Alert
. Side Blind Zone Alert
Park Assist
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off. See Parking Assist 0227.
Select Off, On, or On with Towbar
Attached.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
This allows the Rear Cross Traffic
Alert feature to be turned on or off.
Select Off or On.
Side Blind Zone Alert
This allows this feature to be turned
on or off. See Side Blind Zone Alert
(SBZA) 0230.

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146 Lighting
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 146
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 148
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Front Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Battery Load Management . . . 151
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 151
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering column.
There are four positions:
O: Turns the exterior lamps off.
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on
and off automatically depending on
outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
3: Push the turn signal lever away
from you and release, to turn the
high beams on.
To return to low beams, push the
lever again or pull it toward you and
release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.

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Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull the
turn signal lever all the way toward
you. Then release it.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
Daytime Running Lamps can make
it easier for others to see the front of
your vehicle during the day. Fully
functional DRL are required on all
vehicles first sold in Canada.
A light sensor on top of the
instrument panel makes the DRL
work, so be sure it is not covered.
The DRL system makes the
low-beam headlamps come on at a
reduced brightness when the
following conditions are met:
.The ignition is in the ON/
RUN mode.
. The exterior lamp control is
in AUTO.
. The engine is running. When the DRL are on, only the
low-beam headlamps, at a reduced
level of brightness, will be on. The
taillamps, sidemarker, instrument
panel, and other lamps will not
be on.
The headlamps automatically
change from DRL to the regular
headlamps depending on the
darkness of the surroundings. The
other lamps that come on with the
headlamps will also come on.
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps go off and the DRL
come on.
To turn the DRL off or on again, turn
the exterior lamp control to the off
position and then release. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, the
DRL can only be turned off when
the transmission is in P (Park).
Automatic Headlamp
System
If equipped, the headlamps come on
automatically when it is dark enough
outside and the exterior lamp
control is in the automatic position.
See
Exterior Lamp Controls 0146.
The vehicle has a light sensor on
top of the instrument panel. Make
sure it is not covered, or the
headlamps will be on when they are
not needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.

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Infotainment System 181
Playing Music Randomly
Touch
Zduring playback. Touch
again to return to normal play.
This function may not be supported
depending on the Bluetooth device.
Do not change the track too quickly
when playing Bluetooth music.
Conditions that may occur when
playing Bluetooth music:
. It takes time to transmit data
from the Bluetooth device to the
infotainment system.
. If the cell phone or Bluetooth
device is not in the waiting
screen mode, it may not
automatically play.
. The infotainment system
transmits the order to play from
the Bluetooth device in the
Bluetooth music play mode.
If this is done in a different
mode, then the device transmits
the order to stop. Depending on
the Bluetooth device options,
this order to play/stop may take
time to activate. .
If the Bluetooth music playback
is not functioning, then check to
see if the Bluetooth device is in
the waiting screen mode.
. Sounds may be cut off during
the Bluetooth music playback.
. The infotainment system outputs
the audio from the cell phone or
Bluetooth device as it is
transmitted.
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto
If equipped, Android Auto™ and/or
Apple CarPlay™ capability may be
available through a compatible
smartphone. If available, a
PROJECTION icon will appear as
Android Auto or Car Play on the
Home Page of the infotainment
display.
To use Android Auto and/or Apple
CarPlay:
1. Download the Android Auto app to your phone from the
Google™ Play store. There is no app required for Apple
CarPlay. Use the latest
available operation system.
2. Connect your Android phone or Apple iPhone by using the
compatible phone USB cable
and plugging into a USB data
port. For best performance, use
the device’ s factory-provided
USB cable. Aftermarket or
third-party cables may
not work.
The PROJECTION icon on the
Home Page will change to Android
Auto or Apple CarPlay depending
on the phone. Android Auto and/or
Apple CarPlay may automatically
launch upon USB connection. If not,
touch the ANDROID AUTO and/or
APPLE CARPLAY icon on the
Home Page to launch.
For further information on how to set
up Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
in the vehicle, see
www.my.chevrolet.com for the U.S.
and www.chevroletowner.ca for
Canada only or Customer
Assistance Offices 0339.

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Driving and Operating 191
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Driving Environment . . . . . . . . . . 192
Vehicle Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 196
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 197
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 203
Ignition Positions (KeyAccess) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Ignition Positions (Keyless Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 214
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 216
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 220
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 225
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 234
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Trailer Towing
General TowingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On ElectricalEquipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

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If stuck too severely for the traction
system to free the vehicle, turn the
traction system off and use the
rocking method. SeeTraction
Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0221.
{Warning
If the vehicle's tires spin at high
speed, they can explode, and you
or others could be injured. The
vehicle can overheat, causing an
engine compartment fire or other
damage. Spin the wheels as little
as possible and avoid going
above 56 km/h (35 mph).
Rocking the Vehicle to Get
it Out
Turn the steering wheel left and
right to clear the area around the
front wheels. Turn off any traction
system. Shift back and forth
between R (Reverse) and a low
forward gear, spinning the wheels
as little as possible. To prevent
transmission wear, wait until the
wheels stop spinning before shifting gears. Release the accelerator
pedal while shifting, and press
lightly on the accelerator pedal
when the transmission is in gear.
Slowly spinning the wheels in the
forward and reverse directions
causes a rocking motion that could
free the vehicle. If that does not get
the vehicle out after a few tries, it
might need to be towed out. If the
vehicle does need to be towed out,
see
Towing the Vehicle 0308.
Vehicle Load Limits
It is very important to know how
much weight the vehicle can
carry. This weight is called the
vehicle capacity weight and
includes the weight of all
occupants, cargo, and all
nonfactory-installed options.
Two labels on the vehicle may
show how much weight it may
properly carry, the Tire and
Loading Information label and
the Certification/Tire label.
{Warning
Do not load the vehicle any
heavier than the Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR), or either the
maximum front or rear Gross
Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
This can cause systems to
break and change the way the
vehicle handles. This could
cause loss of control and a
crash. Overloading can also
reduce stopping distance,
damage the tires, and shorten
the life of the vehicle.