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DRIVING AND OPERATING 199
Ignition Positions
The vehicle is equipped with Keyless
Access and has pushbutton start.
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter must be in the vehicle for
the system to operate. If the
pushbutton start is not working, the
vehicle may be near a strong radio
antenna signal causing interference to
the Keyless Access system. SeeRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation
0 29.
To shift out of P (Park), the vehicle
must be on or in ACC/ACCESSORY,
and the brake pedal must be applied. Stopping the Engine/LOCK/OFF (No
Indicator Lights) :
When the vehicle
is stopped, press ENGINE START/
STOP once to turn the engine off.
If the vehicle is in P (Park), the
ignition will turn off, and Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) will remain
active. See Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) 0203.
If the vehicle is not in P (Park), the
ignition will return to ACC/
ACCESSORY and display the message
SHIFT TO PARK in the Driver
Information Center (DIC). When the
vehicle is shifted into P (Park), the
ignition will turn off.
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.
The vehicle may have an electric
steering column lock. The lock is
activated when the ignition is turned
off and either front door is opened.
A sound may be heard as the lock
actuates or releases. The steering
column lock may not release with the wheels turned off center. If this
happens, the vehicle may not start.
Move the steering wheel from left to
right while attempting to start the
vehicle. If this does not work, the
vehicle needs service.
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), firmly apply the
brakes and steer the vehicle to a
safe location.
3. Come to a complete stop, shift to P (Park), and turn the ignition
off. On vehicles with an
automatic transmission, the shift
lever must be in P (Park) to turn
the ignition off.
4. Set the parking brake. See Parking Brake 0215 or
Electric Parking Brake 0216.

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{Warning
Turning 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,
press and hold ENGINE START/STOP
for longer than two seconds, or press
twice in five seconds.
ACC/ACCESSORY (Amber Indicator
Light) : This mode allows some
electrical accessories to be used when
the engine is off.
With the ignition off, pressing the
button one time without the brake
pedal applied will place the ignition
system in ACC/ACCESSORY.
The ignition will switch from ACC/
ACCESSORY to off after five minutes
to prevent battery rundown. ON/RUN/START (Green Indicator
Light) :
This mode is for driving and
starting. With the ignition off, and the
brake pedal applied, pressing the
button once will turn the ignition on.
Once engine cranking begins, release
the button. Engine cranking will
continue until the engine starts. See
Starting the Engine 0200. The ignition
will then remain on.
Service Mode
This power mode is available for
service and diagnostics, and to verify
the proper operation of the
malfunction indicator lamp as may be
required for emission inspection
purposes. With the vehicle off, and the
brake pedal not applied, pressing and
holding the button for more than
five seconds will place the vehicle in
Service Mode. The instruments and
audio systems will operate as they do
when the ignition is on, but the
vehicle will not be able to be driven.
The engine will not start in Service
Mode. Press the button again to turn
the ignition off.
Starting the Engine
Move the shift lever to P (Park) or
N (Neutral). The engine will not start
in any other position. To restart the
engine when the vehicle is already
moving, use N (Neutral) only.
Caution
Do not try to shift to P (Park) if the
vehicle is moving. If you do, you
could damage the transmission.
Shift to P (Park) only when the
vehicle is stopped.
Caution
If you add electrical parts or
accessories, you could change the
way the engine operates. Any
resulting damage would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty. See
Add-On Electrical Equipment 0262.

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Repair Facility
GM also recommends that you choose
a collision repair facility that meets
your needs before you ever need
collision repairs. Your dealer may have
a collision repair center with
GM-trained technicians and
state-of-the-art equipment, or be able
to recommend a collision repair center
that has GM-trained technicians and
comparable equipment.
Insuring the Vehicle
Protect your investment in the GM
vehicle with comprehensive and
collision insurance coverage. There are
significant differences in the quality of
coverage afforded by various
insurance policy terms. Many
insurance policies provide reduced
protection to the GM vehicle by
limiting compensation for damage
repairs by using aftermarket collision
parts. Some insurance companies will
not specify aftermarket collision parts.
When purchasing insurance, we
recommend that you ensure that the
vehicle will be repaired with GM
original equipment collision parts.If such insurance coverage is not
available from your current insurance
carrier, consider switching to another
insurance carrier.
If the vehicle is leased, the leasing
company may require you to have
insurance that ensures repairs with
Genuine GM Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) parts or Genuine
Manufacturer replacement parts. Read
the lease carefully, as you may be
charged at the end of the lease for
poor quality repairs.If a Crash Occurs
If there has been an injury, call
emergency services for help. Do not
leave the scene of a crash until all
matters have been taken care of. Move
the vehicle only if its position puts
you in danger, or you are instructed to
move it by a police officer.
Give only the necessary information
to police and other parties involved in
the crash.
For emergency towing see
Roadside
Service 0366. Gather the following information:
.
Driver name, address, and
telephone number
. Driver license number
. Owner name, address, and
telephone number
. Vehicle license plate number
. Vehicle make, model, and
model year
. Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
. Insurance company and policy
number
. General description of the damage
to the other vehicle
Choose a reputable repair facility that
uses quality replacement parts. See
“Collision Parts ”earlier in this section.
If the airbag has inflated, see What
Will You See after an Airbag Inf lates?
0 89.

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Vehicle Data Recording
and Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record information
about the vehicle’s performance and
how it is driven. For example, the
vehicle uses computer modules to
monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to monitor
the conditions for airbag deployment
and deploy them in a crash, and,
if equipped, to provide antilock
braking to help the driver control the
vehicle. These modules may store data
to help the dealer technician service
the vehicle. Some modules may also
store data about how the vehicle is
operated, such as rate of fuel
consumption or average speed. These
modules may retain personal
preferences, such as radio presets, seat
positions, and temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event
data recorder (EDR). The main
purpose of an EDR is to record, in
certain crash or near crash-likesituations, such as an air bag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle,
data that will assist in understanding
how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety
systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR
in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
.
How various systems in your
vehicle were operating;
. Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
. How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
. How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
Note
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data are recorded by the
EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g., name,
gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such
as law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of
personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR,
special equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information
if they have access to the vehicle or
the EDR.
GM will not access these data or share
it with others except: with the consent
of the vehicle owner or, if the vehicle
is leased, with the consent of the
lessee; in response to an official
request by police or similar
government office; as part of GM's
defense of litigation through the
discovery process; or, as required by
law. Data that GM collects or receives
may also be used for GM research
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L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
LampsCornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 166
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 166
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . 110
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Level Control Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 166
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Lights (cont'd)
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 139
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Winter Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . 103
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

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MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 137
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Mirror Child-View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . 51
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . 307
N
Navigation OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar Additional Information . . . . 382
OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 90
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . 265

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S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 368
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 61
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Securing Child Restraints . . . . .111, 113
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . 358
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 368
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 244
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 168
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 352
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 359
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117