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Driving and Operating 277
To control the fast idle:
.To enable the Fast Idle System,
press and release the cruise
control on/off button and ensure
that the switch indicator light
is lit.
. Press and release the cruise
control SET- button. Engine
speed will be held at
approximately 1200 rpm.
One of the following actions will turn
off the fast idle:
. Pressing the brake.
. Selecting the cruise control
cancel button.
. Releasing the parking brake.
. Moving the transmission shift
lever out of P (Park) or
N (Neutral).
. Selecting the cruise control on/
off button when it was
previously on.
. Pressing the cruise control SET-
button a second time. .
Pressing the accelerator more
than one-quarter of the
way down.
. Turning the ignition off.
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP)
The following vehicle accessories
can be used for up to 10 minutes
after the engine is turned off:
.Audio System
. Power Windows
. OnStar System (if equipped)
. Sunroof (if equipped)
These features work when the key
is in ON/RUN or ACC/
ACCESSORY. Once the key is
turned from ON/RUN to LOCK/OFF,
the windows and sunroof continue
to work up to 10 minutes or until any
door is opened. The radio continues
to work for up to 10 minutes or until
the driver door is opened. Accessory Power Outlets (APOs)
The vehicle may have Accessory
Power Outlets (APOs) in several
locations. See
Power Outlets0128.
The APOs in the console or center
seat position are powered by
Retained Accessory Power (RAP).
They will continue to work for up to
10 minutes after the key is turned
from ON/RUN to LOCK/OFF, or until
the driver door is opened.
The APOs on the center stack come
from the factory powered directly
from the vehicle battery, and supply
accessory power at all times,
regardless of ignition key position.
If electronic items are left plugged
into these APOs for long periods of
time with the vehicle off, the vehicle
battery could be drained. The
vehicle may not start if the battery is
allowed to drain for an extended
period of time.

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Vehicle Care 397
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown.Fuses Usage
1 Accessory power outlet 3 Fuses Usage
2 Accessory power outlet 4
7 Body control module 4
8 Body control module 8
9 Rear seat entertainment
10 Cargo lamp
15 Steering wheel controls
18 Radio
19 –
20 Sunroof
23 Airbag/Info
26 Export/Power take off/ SEO battery 1
27 Obstacle detection/ USB ports
28 Body control module 2
32 SEO battery 2
35 AC inverter
36 Amplifier
37 –

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Service and Maintenance 457
.Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0444.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0387.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0387.
. Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check 0388.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 388.
. 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.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof053.
. Verify spare tire key lock
operation and lubricate as
needed. See Tire Changing
0 425.

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Index 507
RecordsMaintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 440
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 87
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 485
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Ride Control Systems
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 473
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 72
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 70
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 485
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 201
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 480
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 62
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 58
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 58
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 64
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 110
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

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508 Index
Service (cont'd)Climate Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243, 245
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 358
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 468
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 469
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 480
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Special Application Services . . . . 461
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Steering System Messages . . . . . 163
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 119
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Switches
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 487
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 477
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 45
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419