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ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 23
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 87
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 132
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 165
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 298
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 314
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 325
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 20
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 22
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
If equipped, the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter is used to
remotely lock and unlock the doors
from up to 60 m (197 ft) away from
the vehicle.
RKE Transmitter with RemoteStart Shown
Q:Press to lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization 0119.
K:Press to unlock the driver door.
Press
Kagain within five seconds
to unlock all remaining doors.
j: Press to unlock only the cargo
doors.
L: Press and release to locate
the vehicle. Press
Land hold for
more than two seconds to sound the panic alarm. Press
Lagain to
cancel the panic alarm or move the
ignition to ON/RUN.
See Keys 023 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 025.
Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
Start the vehicle normally after
entering.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on.
Remote start can be extended.
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Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
.Press and hold
/until the
parking lamps turn off.
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start 027.
Door Locks
Manual Door Locks
Lock and unlock the door from the
outside using the key or the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter,
if equipped. From the inside, slide
the manual lever on the door up
or down.
See Door Locks 028.
Power Door Locks
If equipped, pressTto lock or
unlock the doors.
See Power Door Locks 029.
Windows
Manual Windows
Turn the hand crank on each door
to raise or lower the side door
windows.
See Manual Windows 037.
Power Windows
If equipped with power windows,
press or pull up on the switch to
lower or raise the window. The
driver door also has a control to
operate the front passenger window.
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Canada
To operate the airbag on-off switch,
use the vehicle key.
See Airbag On-Off Switch 062 for
important information.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirrors
Vehicles with manual outside
mirrors can be adjusted by moving
the mirror up and down or left and
right so you can see a little of the
side of the vehicle, and a clear view
of objects behind you.
If equipped with power mirrors,
select each mirror by turning the
knob clockwise for the passenger
side mirror or counterclockwise for
the driver side mirror. Adjust the
mirror angle by moving the knob in
the desired direction.
Keep the selector switch in the
center position when not adjusting
either outside mirror.If equipped, towing mirrors can be
adjusted manually for a clear view
of the objects behind you.
Manually fold the mirrors inward to
prevent damage when going
through an automatic car wash. To
fold, pull the mirror toward the
vehicle. Push the mirror outward to
return it to the original position.
Interior Mirror
Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear
view of the area behind your
vehicle.
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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
Infotainment0132.
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
0136.
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 Clock092.
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 0139.
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 0146.
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Engine Oil Life System
The engine oil life system calculates
engine oil life based on vehicle use
and displays a DIC message when
it is necessary to change the engine
oil and filter. The oil life system
should be reset to 100% only
following an oil change.
Resetting the Oil Life System1. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN, with the engine off.
2. Fully press and release the accelerator pedal slowly three
times within five seconds.
3. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF.
See Engine Oil Life System 0222.
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy
Driving habits can affect fuel
mileage. Here are some driving tips
to get the best fuel economy
possible.
.
Avoid fast starts and accelerate
smoothly. .
Brake gradually and avoid
abrupt stops.
. Avoid idling the engine for long
periods of time.
. When road and weather
conditions are appropriate, use
cruise control.
. Always follow posted speed
limits or drive more slowly when
conditions require.
. Keep vehicle tires properly
inflated.
. Combine several trips into a
single trip.
. Replace the vehicle's tires with
the same TPC Spec number
molded into the tire's sidewall
near the size.
. Follow recommended scheduled
maintenance.
Roadside Assistance
Program
U.S.: 1-888-881-3302
TTY Users (U.S. Only):
1-888-889-2438
Canada: 1-800-268-6800
New GMC owners are automatically
enrolled in the Roadside Assistance
Program.
See Roadside Assistance
Program 0318.
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Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . 29
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . 30
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Doors
Side Door (60/40 Swing-Out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . 33
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Trailer-Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 36
Manual Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . 36
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Swing-Out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . 38
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with
the ignition key is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the keys in the
ignition, and children or others
could be caught in the path of a
closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with the
ignition key.