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Refer to the separate Infotainment
system manual for more information
on using that system, including
pairing and using a cell phone.
If equipped, refer to the navigation
manual for information on that
system, including pairing and using
a cell phone.
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means“always
expect the unexpected.” The first
step in driving defensively is to wear
the safety belt. See Safety
Belts 057.
. Assume that other road users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and
other drivers) are going to be
careless and make mistakes.
Anticipate what they might do
and be ready.
. Allow enough following distance
between you and the driver in
front of you.
. Focus on the task of driving.
Drunk Driving
Death and injury associated with
drinking and driving is a global
tragedy.
{Warning
Drinking and then driving is very
dangerous. Your reflexes,
perceptions, attentiveness, and
judgment can be affected by even
a small amount of alcohol. You
can have a serious —or even
fatal —collision if you drive after
drinking.
Do not drink and drive or ride with
a driver who has been drinking.
Ride home in a cab; or if you are
with a group, designate a driver
who will not drink.
Control of a Vehicle
Braking, steering, and accelerating
are important factors in helping to
control a vehicle while driving.
Braking
Braking action involves perception
time and reaction time. Deciding to
push the brake pedal is perception
time. Actually doing it is
reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is
about three-quarters of a second. In
that time, a vehicle moving at
100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20 m
(66 ft), which could be a lot of
distance in an emergency.
Helpful braking tips to keep in mind
include:
. Keep enough distance between
you and the vehicle in front
of you.
. Avoid needless heavy braking.
. Keep pace with traffic.
Power brake assist is available
unless the 12-volt battery drains or
there is a fault in the brake
computer.

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Audible Alert
Some driver assistance features
alert the driver of obstacles by
beeping. To change the volume of
the warning chime, see“Comfort
and Convenience” underVehicle
Personalization 0141.
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing
If equipped, the Rear Vision Camera
(RVC), Rear Parking Assist (RPA),
Front Parking Assist (FPA), Rear
Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA), and
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) may
help the driver park or avoid objects.
Always check around the vehicle
when parking or backing.
Rear Vision Camera (RVC)
When the vehicle is shifted into
R (Reverse), the RVC displays an
image of the area behind the vehicle
in the center stack display. The
previous screen displays when the
vehicle is shifted out of R (Reverse)
after a short delay. To return to the
previous screen sooner, press a button on the infotainment system,
shift into P (Park), or reach a vehicle
speed of 8 km/h (5 mph).
Press MENU to adjust the display
brightness while viewing the rear
camera display.
1. View Displayed by the
Camera
1. View Displayed by the
Camera
2. Corners of the Rear Bumper
Displayed images may be farther or
closer than they appear. The area
displayed is limited and objects that
are close to either corner of the
bumper or under the bumper do not
display.
A warning triangle may display on
the RVC screen to show that RPA
has detected an object. This triangle
changes from amber to red and
increases in size the closer the
object.

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A fuse puller is in the engine
compartment fuse block.
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown.Fuses Usage
F1 –
F2 –
F3 –
F4 HVAC blower
F5 Body control module 2
F6 –
F7 –
F8 Body control module 3
F9 Fuel power pump module
F10 –
F11 –
F12 – Fuses Usage
F13 –
F14 –
F15 –
F16 –
F17 Data link connector
F18 Body control module 7
F19 Cluster
F20 Body control module 1
F21 Body control module 4
F22 Body control module 6
F23 OnStar
F24 Airbag
F25 Display
F26 Infotainment
F27 – Fuses Usage
F28 –
F29 Overhead console
F30 Radio
F31 Steering wheel controls
F32 Body control module 8
F33 HVAC/Integrated light solar sensor
F34 Passive entry/ Passive start
F35 Rear closure
F36 Charger
F37 –
F38 –
F39 –
F40 –
F41 –
F42 –

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Customer
Information
Customer Information
Customer SatisfactionProcedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Customer Assistance Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 344
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . 344
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Scheduling Service Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . 348
Service Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Reporting Safety Defects
Reporting Safety Defects tothe United States
Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording andPrivacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 353
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 354
Customer Information
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure
Your satisfaction and goodwill are
important to your dealer and to
Chevrolet. Normally, any concerns
with the sales transaction or the
operation of the vehicle will be
resolved by your dealer's sales or
service departments. Sometimes,
however, despite the best intentions
of all concerned, misunderstandings
can occur. If your concern has not
been resolved to your satisfaction,
the following steps should be taken:
STEP ONE : Discuss your concern
with a member of dealership
management. Normally, concerns
can be quickly resolved at that level.
If the matter has already been
reviewed with the sales, service,
or parts manager, contact the owner
of your dealership or the general
manager.

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GM will not access these data or
share it with others except: with the
consent of the vehicle owner or,
if the vehicle is leased, with the
consent of the lessee; in response
to an official request by police or
similar government office; as part of
GM's defense of litigation through
the discovery process; or, as
required by law. Data that GM
collects or receives may also be
used for GM research needs or may
be made available to others for
research purposes, where a need is
shown and the data is not tied to a
specific vehicle or vehicle owner.
OnStar®
If the vehicle is equipped with
OnStar®and has an active
subscription, additional data may be
collected through the OnStar
system. This includes information
about the vehicle’s operation;
collisions involving the vehicle; the
use of the vehicle and its features;
and, in certain situations, the
location and approximate GPS
speed of the vehicle. Refer to the OnStar Terms and Conditions and
Privacy Statement on the OnStar
website.
See
OnStar Additional
Information 0360.
Infotainment System
If the vehicle is equipped with a
navigation system as part of the
infotainment system, use of the
system may result in the storage of
destinations, addresses, telephone
numbers, and other trip information.
See the infotainment manual for
information on stored data and for
deletion instructions.

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Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 293
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Control Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 249 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 196
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Customer Information
Service Publications
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 350
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 348
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 354
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 353
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Delayed Charging Override . . . . . 217
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 340 Drive Unit
Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 203
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . . . 106
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Driver Selected Operating
Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 208
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 169
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 171
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Driving for Better Energy
Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Electric Drive Unit Messages . . . 134
Electric Drive Unit Shift LockControl Function Check . . . . . . . 258
Electric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

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Fuses (cont'd)Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
G
GaugesBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 324
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 152
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Headlamps (cont'd)
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .116
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 151
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .117
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 157
High Voltage Battery Gauge . . . . 105
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 169
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 190
Hold Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Information Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 135
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 30
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 273
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 151
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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Storage Areas (cont'd)Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 354
System Operation
Electric Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
T
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 344
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 44Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Tires (cont'd)
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Lifting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 281
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 280
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Terminology and Definitions . . 276
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 289
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 234
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 312
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 288
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Utility Interruption ofCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 337
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171