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Instruments and Controls 101The front passenger seat belt
reminder light and chime may turn
on if an object is put on the seat
such as a briefcase, handbag,
grocery bag, laptop, or other
electronic device. To turn off the
reminder light and/or chime, remove
the object from the seat or buckle
the seat belt.
Airbag Readiness Light This light shows if there is an
electrical problem with the airbag
system. The system check includes
the airbag sensor(s), passenger
sensing system, the pretensioners,
the airbag modules, the roll bars,
the wiring, and the crash sensing
and diagnostic module. For more
information on the airbag system,
see Airbag System 0 59 . The airbag readiness light comes on
for several seconds when the
vehicle is started. If the light does
not come on then, have it fixed
immediately.
{ WarningIf the airbag readiness light stays
on after the vehicle is started or
comes on while driving, it means
the airbag system might not be
working properly. The airbags in
the vehicle might not inflate in a
crash, or they could even inflate
without a crash. To help avoid
injury, have the vehicle serviced
right away.
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator The vehicle has a passenger
sensing system. See Passenger
Sensing System 0 65 for important
safety information. The center stack
has a passenger airbag status
indicator. When the vehicle is started, the
passenger airbag status indicator
will light ON and OFF for several
seconds as a system check. Then,
after several seconds, the status
indicator will light either ON or OFF
to let you know the status of the
front outboard passenger frontal
airbag and knee airbag.
If the word ON is lit on the
passenger airbag status indicator, it
means that the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag are allowed to inflate.
If the word OFF is lit on the
passenger airbag status indicator, it
means that the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag
and passenger knee airbag.

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102 Instruments and Controls If, after several seconds, both status
indicator lights remain on, or if there
are no lights at all, there may be a
problem with the lights or the
passenger sensing system. See
your dealer for service.
{ WarningIf the airbag readiness light ever
comes on and stays on, it means
that something may be wrong
with the airbag system. To help
avoid injury to yourself or others,
have the vehicle serviced right
away. See Airbag Readiness
Light 0 101 for more information,
including important safety
information.
Charging System Light The charging system light comes on
briefly when the ignition is turned
on, but the engine is not running, as
a check to show the light is working.
The light turns off when the engine
is started. If it does not, have the
vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the light stays on, or comes on
while driving, there could be a
problem with the electrical charging
system. Have it checked by your
dealer. Driving while this light is on
could drain the battery.
If a short distance must be driven
with the light on, be sure to turn off
all accessories, such as the radio
and air conditioner.
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (Check Engine
Light) This light is part of the vehicle ’ s
emission control on-board
diagnostic system. If this light is on
while the engine is running, a
malfunction has been detected and
the vehicle may require service. The
light should come on to show that it is working when the ignition is on
with the engine not running. See
Ignition Positions 0 145 .
Malfunctions are often indicated by
the system before any problem is
noticeable. Being aware of the light
and seeking service promptly when
it comes on may prevent damage.
CautionIf the vehicle is driven continually
with this light on, the emission
control system may not work as
well, the fuel economy may be
lower, and the vehicle may not
run smoothly. This could lead to
costly repairs that might not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.

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Lighting 123Reversing Function
If the headlamps are on and the
shift lever is in R (Reverse), both
corner lights are turned on. They
remain on for 20 seconds after
moving the shift lever out of
R (Reverse) or until the vehicle is
driving forward faster than 16 km/h
(10 mph).
Headlamp Leveling
Control The level of the headlamps is
adjusted automatically based on
vehicle load. Hazard Warning Flashers
| : Press to make the front and
rear turn signal lamps flash on and
off. This warns others that you are
having trouble. Press again to turn
the flashers off.
In the event of an accident with
airbag deployment the hazard
warning flashers are activated
automatically. Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or
down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
will flash in the direction of the turn
or lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. The turn signal flashes
three times.
The lever returns to its starting
position when it is released.
If after signaling a turn or lane
change the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out. Replace any

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146 Driving and Operating CautionUsing a tool to force the key to
turn in the ignition could cause
damage to the switch or break the
key. Use the correct key, make
sure it is all the way in, and turn it
only with your hand. If the key
cannot be turned by hand, see
your dealer.
The key must be fully extended to
start the vehicle.
To shift out of P (Park), turn the
ignition on and apply the brake
pedal.
0 : When the vehicle is stopped,
turn the ignition off to turn the
engine off. Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) will remain active. See
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
0 148 .
This is the only position from which
the key can be removed. This locks
the ignition and automatic
transmission. Do not turn the engine off when the
vehicle is moving. This will cause a
loss of power assist in the brake
and steering systems and disable
the airbags.
If the vehicle must be shut off in an
emergency:
1. Brake using a firm and steady
pressure. Do not pump the
brakes repeatedly. This may
deplete power assist, requiring
increased brake pedal force.
2. Shift the vehicle to N (Neutral).
This can be done while the
vehicle is moving. After shifting
to N (Neutral), continue to
firmly apply the brakes and
steer the vehicle to a safe
location.
3. Come to a complete stop. Shift
to P (Park). Turn the
ignition off.
4. Set the parking brake. See
Electric Parking Brake 0 155 .{ WarningTurning off the vehicle while
moving may cause loss of power
assist in the brake and steering
systems and disable the airbags.
While driving, only shut the
vehicle off in an emergency.
If the vehicle cannot be pulled over,
and must be shut off while driving,
turn the ignition to ACC/
ACCESSORY.
1 : This position provides power to
some of the electrical accessories.
To move the key from ACC/
ACCESSORY to off, push in the key
and then turn the ignition to off.
2 : The ignition switch stays in this
position when the engine is running.
This position can be used to operate
the electrical accessories, including
the ventilation fan and 12-volt power
outlet, as well as to display some
warning and indicator lights. This
position can also be used for
service and diagnostics, and to
verify the proper operation of the

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Index 297Lamps (cont'd)
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Side Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Sidemarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Lane Departure Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Latches, Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Leveling Control
Headlamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lighting
Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 124
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Lights
Adaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Lights (cont'd)
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 104
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 105
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 107
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 121
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 106
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Operate Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 100
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . 106 Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 108
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
M Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 252
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 102
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

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298 Index Messages (cont'd)
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 34
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
N Navigation
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 145
O Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 181
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 71
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 269 OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Operation
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 275
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
P Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Parking
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 192
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 150
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 162
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 65
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 175
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 148
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Steering Warning
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 57
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 278
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 272

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300 Index Service
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 175
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 262
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 263
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 272
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Side Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . 198
Sidemarker Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Special Application Services . . . . 257
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Power, Warning Lights . . . . . . . . 106
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Storage Areas
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 90
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 279
T Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 269
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 32
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 218
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 217
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210