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30 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Interference from radio-frequency
identification (RFID) tags may
prevent the key from starting the
vehicle. Keep RFID tags away from
the key when starting the vehicle.
The key is used for the driver door,
ignition, and glove box.
Programming Keys to the
Vehicle
Follow these procedures to program
up to eight keys to the vehicle.Programming with Two
Recognized Keys (Key
Vehicles Only)
To program a new key:
1. Insert the original, already programmed key in the ignition
and turn the key to the ON/
RUN position.
2. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF, and remove the key.
3. Quickly, within five seconds, insert the second original
already programmed key in the
igntion and turn the key to the
ON/RUN position.
4. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF, and remove the key.
5. Insert the new key to be programmed and turn it to the
ON/RUN position within
five seconds.
The security light will turn off
once the key has been
programmed.
6. Repeat Steps 1–5 if additional keys are to be programmed. If a key is lost or damaged, see your
dealer to have a new key made.
Programming without Recognized
Keys (Key Vehicles Only)
Program a new key to the vehicle
when a recognized key is not
available. Canadian regulations
require that Canadian owners see
their dealer.
If two currently recognized keys are
not available, follow this procedure
to program the first key.
This procedure will take
approximately 30 minutes to
complete for the first key. The
vehicle must be off and all of the
keys must be with you.
1. Insert the new vehicle key into the ignition.
2. Turn to ON/RUN. The security light will come on.
3. Wait 10 minutes until the security light turns off.
4. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
5. Repeat Steps 2–4 two more times. After the third time, turn
to ON/RUN; the key is learned
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and all previously known keys
will no longer work with the
vehicle.
6. To learn the second key, turn to LOCK/OFF, insert the second
key to be learned, and turn to
ON/RUN.
After the two keys are learned,
remaining keys can be learned by
following the procedure in
“Programming with Two Recognized
Keys (Key Vehicles Only).”
The key has a bar-coded key tag
that the dealer or qualified locksmith
can use to make new keys. Store
this information in a safe place, not
in the vehicle.
See your dealer if a replacement
key or additional key is needed.
If it becomes difficult to turn a key,
inspect the key blade for debris.
Periodically clean with a brush
or pick.
With an active OnStar subscription,
an OnStar Advisor may remotely
unlock the vehicle. See OnStar
Overview 0405.Keys (Keyless Access)
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with
an ignition key or Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is
dangerous and children or others
could be seriously injured or
killed. They could operate the
power window or other controls or
make the vehicle move. The
windows will function with the key
in the ignition or with the RKE
transmitter in the vehicle, 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 or an RKE
transmitter.
If the vehicle has the Keyless
Access system, there is a key in the
transmitter.
This key is used for the driver door
and glove box.
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120 Storage
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . 120
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . 120
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sunglasses Storage . . . . . . . . . . 121
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Center Console Storage . . . . . . 121
Additional Storage Features
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Roof Rack System
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Storage
Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Instrument Panel Storage
If equipped with storage behind the
radio, press and hold
Pto open.
There is a USB port inside. See the
infotainment manual.
Press and hold
Pagain to close.
Keep the storage area closed when
not in use.
The storage area cannot be
operated with
Pwhen valet mode
is enabled. See Vehicle
Personalization 0170.
The storage area can be operated
manually.
Glove Box
Lift up the glove box handle to open
it. Use the key to lock and unlock
the glove box.
Cupholders
The cupholders are immediately in
front of the center console storage
bin. Press the button to open. The
door will retract rearward.
Press the button on the forward bin
to open. The door will retract
forward.
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Maintenance
Passenger Compartment
Air Filter
The filter reduces the dust, pollen,
and other airborne irritants from
outside air that is pulled into the
vehicle.
The filter should be replaced as part
of routine scheduled maintenance.
SeeMaintenance Schedule 0375.
To find out what type of filter to use,
see Maintenance Replacement
Parts 0385.
1. Open the glove box completely. 2. Disconnect the glove box door
damper string from the glove
box door assembly. A pen or
pencil may be inserted through
the end of the damper string to
prevent the string from slipping
inside the door assembly.
3. Remove the six screws and
remove the access plate.
4. Release the two tabs holdingthe service door. Open the
service door and remove the
old filter.
5. Install the new air filter.
6. Close the service door and secure the tabs.
7. Reverse the steps to reinstall the glove box.
See your dealer if additional
assistance is needed.
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324 Vehicle Care
ItemUsage
3 –
4 Accessory power outlet 4
5 –
6 –
7 –
8 Glove box
9 –
10 –
11 –
12 Steering wheel controls
13 Body control module 8
14 –
15 –
16 –
17 –
18 –
19 Body control module 4
20 Rear seat entertainment Item
Usage
21 Sunroof
22 –
23 –
24 –
25 –
26 Infotainment/Airbag
27 –/RF window switch/
Rain sensor
28 Obstacle detection/USB
29 Radio
30 –
31 –
32 –
33 –
34 –
35 –
36 Special equipment option B2
37 Special equipment option Item
Usage
38 Body control module 2
39 A/C Inverter
40 –
41 –
42 –
43 –
44 Right door window motor
45 Front blower
46 Body control module 6
47 Body control module 7
48 Amplifier
49 Right front seat
50 Accessory power outlet 3
51 –
52 Retained accessory power relay
53 –
54 –
55 –
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Technical Data
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Service Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Vehicle Data
Capacities andSpecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . . 390
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
This legal identifier is in the front
corner of the instrument panel, on
the driver side of the vehicle. It can
be seen through the windshield from
outside. The Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) also appears on the
Vehicle Certification and Service
Parts labels and certificates of title
and registration.
Engine Identification
The eighth character in the VIN is
the engine code. This code
identifies the vehicle's engine,
specifications, and replacement
parts. See “Engine Specifications”
under Capacities and Specifications
0 389 for the vehicle's engine code.
Service Parts
Identification Label
This label, on the inside of the glove
box, has the following information:
.
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).
. Model designation.
. Paint information.
. Production options and special
equipment.
Do not remove this label from the
vehicle.
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Index 419
Fluid (cont'd)Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 257
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 233, 306
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 146
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 150 Fuel (cont'd)
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 226
Requirements, California . . . . . 264
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320, 323
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 177Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 138
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Transmission Temperature . . . . 140
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 374
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 185
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 150
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 183
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 151
Heated
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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SeatsHead Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 68
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 65
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 64
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 116
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 285
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 387
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Service (cont'd)
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 388
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 397
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 259
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Special Application Services . . . . 381
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Starting the Vehicle
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Steering System Messages . . . . . 166
Steps
Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 120
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255