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Washer Fluid
What to Use
When windshield washer fluid is
needed, be sure to read the
manufacturer's instructions before
use. If operating the vehicle in an area
where the temperature may fall below
freezing, use a fluid that has sufficient
protection against freezing.
Adding Washer Fluid
The appropriate message will appear
in the Driver Information Center (DIC)
when the fluid level is low.
Open the cap with the washer symbol
on it. Add washer fluid until the tank
is full. SeeEngine Compartment
Overview 0240 for reservoir location.
Caution
.
Do not use washer fluid that
contains any type of water
repellent coating. This can
cause the wiper blades to
chatter or skip.
. Do not use engine coolant
(antifreeze) in the windshield
washer. It can damage the
windshield washer system
and paint.
. Do not mix water with
ready-to-use washer fluid.
Water can cause the solution
to freeze and damage the
washer fluid tank and other
parts of the washer system.
. When using concentrated
washer fluid, follow the
manufacturer instructions for
adding water.
. Fill the washer fluid tank only
three-quarters full when it is
very cold. This allows for
fluid expansion if freezing
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
occurs, which could damage
the tank if it is
completely full.
Brakes
Disc brake pads have built-in wear
indicators that make a high-pitched
warning sound when the brake pads
are worn and new pads are needed.
The sound can come and go or can be
heard all the time when the vehicle is
moving, except when applying the
brake pedal firmly.
{Warning
The brake wear warning sound
means that soon the brakes will not
work well. That could lead to a
crash. When the brake wear
warning sound is heard, have the
vehicle serviced.
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Lamps
Properly working headlamps,
taillamps, and brake lamps are
important to see and be seen on
the road.
.Signs that the headlamps need
attention include dimming, failure
to light, cracking, or damage. The
brake lamps need to be checked
periodically to ensure that they
light when braking.
. With a multi-point inspection,
your dealer can check the lamps
and note any concerns.
Shocks and Struts
Shocks and struts help aid in control
for a smoother ride.
. Signs of wear may include steering
wheel vibration, bounce/sway
while braking, longer stopping
distance, or uneven tire wear.
. As part of the multi-point
inspection, trained dealer
technicians can visually inspect
the shocks and struts for signs of leaking, blown seals, or damage,
and can advise when service is
needed.
Tires
Tires need to be properly inflated,
rotated, and balanced. Maintaining
the tires can save money and fuel, and
can reduce the risk of tire failure.
. Signs that the tires need to be
replaced include three or more
visible treadwear indicators; cord
or fabric showing through the
rubber; cracks or cuts in the tread
or sidewall; or a bulge or split in
the tire.
. Trained dealer technicians can
inspect and recommend the right
tires. Your dealer can also provide
tire/wheel balancing services to
ensure smooth vehicle operation
at all speeds. Your dealer sells and
services name brand tires.
Vehicle Care
To help keep the vehicle looking like
new, vehicle care products are
available from your dealer. For
information on how to clean and protect the vehicle’s interior and
exterior, see
Interior Care 0316 and
Exterior Care 0312.
Wheel Alignment
Wheel alignment is critical for
ensuring that the tires deliver optimal
wear and performance.
. Signs that the alignment may need
to be adjusted include pulling,
improper vehicle handling,
or unusual tire wear.
. Your dealer has the required
equipment to ensure proper wheel
alignment.
Windshield
For safety, appearance, and the best
viewing, keep the windshield clean
and clear.
. Signs of damage include scratches,
cracks, and chips.
. Trained dealer technicians can
inspect the windshield and
recommend proper replacement if
needed.
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368 INDEX
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
FusesEngine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 265
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 268
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Gauges Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 128
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 321
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 158
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 156
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163, 168
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 69
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163, 168
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 306
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K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 157
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 156
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . 134
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . 101
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Level Control Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Lights (cont'd)
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 156
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . . 134
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 134
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 95
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Lumbar Adjustment (cont'd)Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 131
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . 46
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Mirrors (cont'd)
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . 281
N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
OnStar Additional Information . . . . 354
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Operating Mode Overheated Engine Protection . . . 254 Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 82
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . 238
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147