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from each other and use a
combination of letters, numbers,
and symbols to increase the
security.
. Change the default name of the
SSID (Service Set Identifier).
This is your network’s name that
is visible to other wireless
devices. Choose a unique name
and avoid family names or
vehicle descriptions.
OnStar Wi-Fi
®Hotspot (If
Equipped)
The vehicle may have a built-in
Wi-Fi hotspot that provides access
to the Internet and web content at
4G LTE speed. Up to seven mobile
devices can be connected. A data
plan is required. Use the in-vehicle
controls only when it is safe to
do so.
1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot information, press
=, wait for
the prompt, then say “Wi-Fi
settings.” On some vehicles,
touch Wi-Fi Settings on the
screen. 2. The Wi-Fi settings will display
the Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID),
password, and on some
vehicles, the connection type
(no Internet connection, 3G,
4G, 4G LTE), and signal quality
(poor, good, excellent).
3. To change the SSID or password, press
Qor call
1-888-4ONSTAR to connect
with an Advisor.
After initial set-up, your vehicle’s
Wi-Fi hotspot will connect
automatically to your mobile
devices. Manage data usage by
turning Wi-Fi on or off on your
mobile device, using the
RemoteLink mobile app, or by
contacting an OnStar Advisor. OnStar RemoteLink
®Mobile App
(If Equipped)
Download the OnStar RemoteLink
mobile app to select Apple
®iOS,
Android™, BlackBerry®,
or Windows®mobile devices.
OnStar Subscribers can access the
following services from a mobile
device:
. Remotely start/stop the vehicle,
if factory-equipped.
. Lock/unlock doors, if equipped
with automatic locks.
. Activate the horn and lamps.
. Check the vehicle’s fuel level, oil
life, or tire pressure,
if factory-equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitor System.
. Send directions to the vehicle.
. Locate the vehicle on a map
(U.S. market only).
. Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot
on/off, manage settings, and
monitor data consumption,
if equipped.

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322 Index
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Emergency
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 206
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Cooling System Messages . . . .119
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 172 Engine (cont'd)
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 307
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 135
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 137
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 213
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Economy Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .113
Requirements, California . . . . . 191
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

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Lamps (cont'd)Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 109
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .112
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Lights (cont'd)
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 135
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . .110
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 105
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 113
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 280 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 107
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . .119
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Object Detection System . . . . . 121
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 122
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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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