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if possible. Turn on the hazard
warning flashers. SeeHazard
Warning Flashers 0137.
{Warning
Changing a tire can be
dangerous. The vehicle can slip
off the jack and roll over or fall
causing injury or death. Find a
level place to change the tire. To
help prevent the vehicle from
moving:
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put an automatictransmission in P (Park) or a
manual transmission in
1 (First) or R (Reverse).
3. Turn off the engine and do not restart while the vehicle
is raised.
4. Do not allow passengers to remain in the vehicle.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
5. Place wheel blocks,if equipped, on both sides of
the tire at the opposite
corner of the tire being
changed.
When the vehicle has a flat tire (2),
use the following example as a
guide to assist in the placement of
the wheel blocks (1), if equipped.
1. Wheel Block (If Equipped)
2. Flat Tire
The following information explains
how to repair or change a tire.
Tire Changing
Removing the Spare Tire and
Tools
1. Extension
2. Wheel Wrench
3. Jack
To access the spare tire and tools: 1. Open the liftgate. See Liftgate 033.
2. Lift the load floor up.
3. Remove the extension (1), wheel wrench (2) and jack (3).
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to the vehicle in a crash, or wireless
phone network congestion or
jamming—may prevent service.
See Radio Frequency
Statement 0305.
Services for People with
Disabilities
Advisors provide services to help
Subscribers with physical disabilities
and medical conditions.
Press
Qto help:
. Locate a gas station with an
attendant to pump gas.
. Find a hotel, restaurant, etc.,
that meets accessibility needs.
. Provide directions to the closest
hospital or pharmacy in urgent
situations.
TTY Users
OnStar has the ability to
communicate to deaf,
hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired
customers while in the vehicle. The
available dealer-installed TTY
system can provide in-vehicle access to all OnStar services,
except Virtual Advisor and OnStar
Turn-by-Turn Navigation.
OnStar Personal Identification
Number (PIN)
A PIN is needed to access some
OnStar services. The PIN will need
to be changed the first time when
speaking with an Advisor. To
change the OnStar PIN, contact an
OnStar Advisor by pressing
Qor
calling 1-888-4ONSTAR.
Warranty
OnStar equipment may be
warranted as part of the vehicle
warranty.
Languages
The vehicle can be programmed to
respond in multiple languages.
Press
Qand ask for an Advisor.
Advisors are available in English,
Spanish, and French. Available
languages may vary by country.
Potential Issues
OnStar cannot perform Remote
Door Unlock or Stolen Vehicle
Assistance after the vehicle has
been off continuously for 10 days
without an ignition cycle. If the
vehicle has not been started for
five days, OnStar can contact
Roadside Assistance or a locksmith
to help gain access to the vehicle.
Global Positioning
System (GPS)
. Obstruction of the GPS can
occur in a large city with tall
buildings; in parking garages;
around airports; in tunnels and
underpasses; or in an area with
very dense trees. If GPS signals
are not available, the OnStar
system should still operate to
call OnStar. However, OnStar
could have difficulty identifying
the exact location.
. In emergency situations, OnStar
can use the last stored GPS
location to send to emergency
responders.
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320 Index
Automatic TransmissionManual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Battery - North America . . . . 223, 263
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 225
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 109
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 165
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 230
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Backup Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 227
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .203, 223, 263
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2 Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 92
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 107
Check
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 225
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 75
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 142 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 302
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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Messages (cont'd)Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 41
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
N
NavigationOnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 165
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Off-Road (cont'd)
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 212
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 73
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 298
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 311
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 304
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 225
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 171
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 67
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 203
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 168
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
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Power (cont'd)Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 60
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 306
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 301
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .203, 223, 263
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 305
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 182
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 98
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 266
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 73
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 306
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 294
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 61
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 60
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 306
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 301
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 48
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 47
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Seats (cont'd)Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 86, 88
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 142
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 204
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 291
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 292
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 301
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 187
Sidemarker
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Special Application Services . . . . 286
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 92
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 308
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Taillamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 298
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 39 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235