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230 Driving and Operating
4. Before starting the engine, besure to unplug and store the
cord as it was before to keep it
away from moving engine
parts. If you do not, it could be
damaged.
The length of time the heater should
remain plugged in depends on
several factors. Ask a dealer in the
area where you will be parking the
vehicle for the best advice on this.
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP)
The following vehicle accessories
may be used for up to 10 minutes
after the engine is turned off:
. Audio System
. Power Windows
. Sunroof (if equipped)
Power to the windows and sunroof
will work up to 10 minutes or until
any door is opened.
The audio system continues to work
for 10 minutes or until the driver
door is opened. For an additional 10 minutes of
operation, close all the doors and
place the ignition to ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN, and then
back to LOCK/OFF.
All of these features will work when
the ignition is in the ON/RUN or
ACC/ACCESSORY positions.
Shifting Into Park
1. Hold the brake pedal down and
set the parking brake. See
Electric Parking Brake 0237.
2. Move the shift lever into P (Park) by holding in the
button on the shift lever and
pushing the shift lever all the
way toward the front of the
vehicle.
3. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
Leaving the Vehicle with the
Engine Running
{Warning
It can be dangerous to leave the
vehicle with the engine running.
It could overheat and catch fire.
It is dangerous to get out of the
vehicle if the shift lever is not fully
in P (Park) with the parking brake
firmly set. The vehicle can roll.
Do not leave the vehicle when the
engine is running. If you have left
the engine running, the vehicle
can move suddenly. You or others
could be injured. To be sure the
vehicle will not move, even when
you are on fairly level ground,
always set the parking brake and
move the shift lever to P (Park).
See Shifting Into Park 0230.
If you are towing a trailer, see
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips 0272.
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312 Vehicle Care
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown.Fuses Usage
F1 Body control module 6
F2 Diagnostic link
F3 Electric steering column lock
F4 –
F5 Logistics
F6 HVAC
F7 Body control module 3
F8 Head-up display (if equipped)
F9 Right front heated seat
F10 Airbag F11 Electronic precision shift
F12 Amplifier
F13 Body control module 7 Fuses Usage
F14 Left front heated seat
F15 Instrument panel switch bank
F16 Sunroof
F17 Body control module 1
F18 Instrument panel cluster
F19 –
F20 Rear seat entertainment
F21 Body control module 4
F22 Infotainment
F23 Body control module 2
F24 USB charger/ Wireless charging
module
F25 Ultrasonic parking aid
F26 CIM Fuses Usage
F27 –
F28 HVAC display
F29 Radio
F30 Steering wheel controls
F31 Front blower
F32 AC DC inverter
F33 Driver power seat
F34 Passenger power seat
F35 Battery IEC 1 feed
F36 Electric power steering
F37 Rear seat entertainment/USB
charge/Wireless
charging module
F38 Body control module 8
F39 –
F40 –
F41 –
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370 Service and Maintenance
.Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism
Check 0303.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. See your
dealer if service is required.
. Check tire sealant expiration
date, if equipped. See Tire
Sealant and Compressor
Kit 0337.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof052.
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Index 415
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 394
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Rear Climate Control System . . . 205
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 255
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 118
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 354
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Replacement Parts (cont'd)
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 87
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 395
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 383 Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 74
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 395
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 390
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 61
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 58
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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416 Index
Seats (cont'd)Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 57
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 104
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 283
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 380
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 381
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 390
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 264
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Special Application Services . . . . 374
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Steering (cont'd)
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Steering System Messages . . . . . 155
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 107
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 396
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254