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340 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
.Check tire inflation pressures. See
Tire Pressure 0301.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0307.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0267.
. Inspect brake system. See Exterior
Care 0329.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of wear.
See Exterior Care 0329.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 075. .
Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for loose
or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0329.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0279.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock
Control Function Check 0280.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check 0280. .
Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for signs
of wear, cracks, or other damage.
Check the hold open ability of the
strut. If the hold open is low,
service the gas strut. See Gas
Strut(s) 0281.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof053.

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INDEX 389
PersonalizationVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 197
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . 74
Premium Care Maintenance
Cadillac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 369
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . 363
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253, 277, 323, Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . 367
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . 172
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . . . . . 69 Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . 226
Rear Window Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rearview Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . 326
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing LATCH System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ride Control Systems Enhanced Traction
System (ETS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 356
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

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390 INDEX
Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 363
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . 64
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 60
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Securing Child Restraints . . . . .101, 103
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Security (cont'd)
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . 352
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 363
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 236
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 157
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 344 Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 353
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 194
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53