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ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 24
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 88
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 133
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 166
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 299
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 315
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 325
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Airbag On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 13
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 14
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 18
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 20
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel (Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 22
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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1.Air Vents 0165.
2. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons (Out of View). See
Driver Information Center (DIC)
0109.
3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 129.
Windshield Wiper/Washer 090.
4. Horn 090.
5. Hazard Warning Flashers
0129.
6. Instrument Cluster 096.
7. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0186.
Manual Mode 0189
(If Equipped).
8. Climate Control Systems
0160.
9. Infotainment 0133.
10. Power Outlets 094.
11. USB Port (If Equipped). See Auxiliary Devices 0147. 12. Power Outlet 110 Volt
Alternating Current. See Power
Outlets 094.
13. Rear Heating System 0162
(If Equipped).
14. Passenger Airbag On-Off Switch (If Equipped). See
Airbag On-Off Switch 063.
15. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0192
(If Equipped).
16. Tow/Haul Mode Button (If Equipped). See Tow/Haul
Mode 0190.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 089
(If Equipped).
18. Steering Wheel Adjustment
089 (Out of View),
(If Equipped).
19. Hood Release. See Hood
0 219.
20. Cruise Control 0194
(If Equipped).
Fast Idle System 0180
(If Equipped).
21. Parking Brake 0191. 22. Data Link Connector (DLC)
(Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0103.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0130.
Dome Lamp Override. See
Dome Lamps 0130.
24. Exterior Lamp Controls 0126.
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Vehicle Features
Infotainment System
If the vehicle has a base radio it is
included in this manual. See the
separate infotainment manual for
information on the connected radios,
audio players, phone, navigation
system, and voice or speech
recognition. There is also
information on settings and
downloadable applications
(if equipped).
Radio(s)
Radio with CD/MP3 Shown, Others Similar
O:Press to turn the system on and
off. Turn to increase or decrease the
volume.
BAND : Press to choose between
FM1, FM2, AM, and SXM (if
equipped).
f: Turn to select radio stations.
©SEEK or¨SEEK : Seek or scan
stations.
4: Press to switch the display
between the radio station frequency
and the time. While the ignition is
off, press this button to display the
time. Press to display additional text
information related to the current
FM-RDS station or MP3 song.
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A choice of additional information
such as Channel, Song, Artist, and
CAT (category) can display.
Continue pressing to highlight the
desired tab, or press the softkey
located under any one of the tabs
and the information about that tab
displays.
For more information about these
and other radio features, see
Infotainment0133.
Storing a Favorite Station
Depending on which radio the
vehicle has, radio stations are
stored as either favorites or presets.
For vehicles with a FAV button, a
maximum of 36 stations can be
stored as favorites using the six
softkeys below the radio station
frequency tabs and by using the
radio FAV button. Press FAV to go
through up to six pages of favorites,
each having six favorite stations
available per page. Each page of
favorites can contain any
combination of AM and FM stations. For more information on storing a
favorite station, see
Operation
0 137.
Setting the Clock
To set the time and date for the
Radio with CD/MP3:
1. Press
Hand the HR, MIN, MM,
DD, and YYYY (hour, minute,
month, day, and year) display.
2. Press the softkey under any one of the tabs to be changed.
3. Press the
©SEEK or¨SEEK
buttons,
sREV or\FWD
buttons, or by turning
f
clockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease the
time or date.
For detailed instructions on setting
the clock for your specific audio
system, see Clock093.
Satellite Radio
SiriusXM®is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces.
SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
SiriusXM service.
For more information, refer to:
.
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601-6296 (U.S.)
. www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada)
See Satellite Radio 0140.
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle may have an auxiliary
input on the radio faceplate and a
USB port on the instrument panel.
External devices such as an iPod
®,
laptop computer, MP3 player,
or USB storage device can be
connected to the auxiliary port using
a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) input cable or the
USB port depending on the audio
system.
See "Using the Auxiliary Input Jack"
and "Using the USB Port" in
Auxiliary Devices 0147.
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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 134
Overview (AM-FM Radio) . . . . . 134
Overview (Radio withCD/MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 142
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 142
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Introduction
Infotainment
Base radio information is included in
this manual. See the infotainment
manual for information on other
available infotainment systems.
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
functions when driving. These functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Before driving:
.
Become familiar with the
operation, faceplate buttons, and
screen buttons.
. Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
. Set up phone numbers in
advance so they can be called
easily by pressing a single
button or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving 0167.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0181.
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Theft-Deterrent Feature
The theft-deterrent feature works by
learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to the
infotainment system. The
infotainment system does not
operate if it is stolen or moved to a
different vehicle.
Overview (AM-FM Radio)
Overview (AM-FM Radio)
1.
4
. Press to show information
on the current station or
track.
2. FAV .Press to scroll through the
favorite pages. 3. MENU
.Press to set the number of
favorite pages.
. Press to select the Speed
Compensation Volume
setting.
. Press to turn Auto Page
Text Information on or off.
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4. Buttons 1 - 6.Press to save and select
favorite stations.
5. EQ .Press to adjust the
equalizer.
6.
f
. Press to set the bass,
midrange, treble, fade, and
balance.
. Turn to manually select
radio stations.
7. CAT .Press to display a list of
SXM categories,
if equipped. 8. Auxiliary Input Jack
(If Equipped)
.Use to connect external
audio devices.
9. SRCE .Press to scroll through
auxiliary devices, AM, FM,
or SXM if equipped.
10.\FWD
. Press and hold to fast
forward through a track.
11.
sREV
. Press and hold to go
backward fast through a
track. 12.
P
.
Press to turn the
infotainment system on
or off.
. Turn to adjust the volume.
13.
¨SEEK
. Seeks or scans to the next
station.
14.
©SEEK
. Seeks or scans to the
previous station.
15.
H
. Press to set the clock
and date.