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Customer Information 337
Services Provided
.Lock-Out Service: Service to
unlock the vehicle if you are
locked out. A remote unlock may
be available if you have OnStar.
For security reasons, the driver
must present identification
before this service is given.
. Emergency Tow from a Public
Road or Highway: Tow to the
nearest certified Bolt EV dealer
for warranty service, or if the
vehicle was in a crash and
cannot be driven. Assistance is
not given when the vehicle is
stuck in the sand, mud, or snow.
Emergency towing may be
covered during the Extended
Vehicle (EV) warranty.
. Flat Tire Change: If the tire has
been separated from the wheel,
has damaged sidewalls, or has a
large puncture, the tire is too
severely damaged for the self
sealing tire to be effective and
the vehicle will have to be
towed. It is the owner's responsibility for the repair or
replacement of the tire if it is not
covered by the warranty.
. Battery Jump Start: Service to
jump start a dead battery.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: If your trip is
interrupted due to a warranty
event, incidental expenses may
be reimbursed within the
Powertrain warranty period.
Items considered are reasonable
and customary hotel, meals,
rental car, or a vehicle being
delivered back to the customer,
up to 500 miles.
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
. Impound towing caused by
violation of any laws.
. Legal fines.
. Mounting, dismounting,
or changing of snow tires,
chains, or other traction devices.
Service is not provided if a vehicle
is in an area that is not accessible
to the service vehicle or is not a regularly traveled or maintained
public road, which includes ice and
winter roads. Off-road use is not
covered.
Services Specific to Canadian
Vehicles
.
Lock-Out Service: Vehicle
registration is required.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: Must be over
150 km (93 mi) from where the
trip was started to qualify.
Pre-authorization, original
detailed receipts, and a copy of
the repair orders are required.
Once authorization has been
received, the Roadside
Assistance advisor will help to
make arrangements and explain
how to receive payment.
. Alternative Service: If
assistance cannot be provided
right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give
permission to get local
emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100,
after sending the original receipt

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OnStar 347
Press=to:
. Open the OnStar app on the
infotainment display. See the
infotainment manual for
information on how to use the
OnStar app.
Or
. Make a call, end a call,
or answer an incoming call.
. Give OnStar Hands-Free Calling
voice commands.
. Give OnStar Turn-by-Turn
Navigation voice commands.
. Obtain and customize the Wi-Fi
hotspot name or SSID and
password, if equipped.
Press
Qto connect to an
Advisor to:
. Verify account information or
update contact information.
. Get driving directions. .
Receive a Diagnostic check of
the vehicle's key operating
systems.
. Receive Roadside Assistance.
. Manage Wi-Fi Settings,
if equipped.
Press
>to get a priority connection
to an OnStar Advisor available 24/
7 to:
. Get help for an emergency.
. Be a Good Samaritan or
respond to an AMBER Alert.
. Get assistance in severe
weather or other crisis situations
and find evacuation routes.
OnStar Services
Emergency
Emergency Services require an
active, OnStar service plan
(excludes Basic Plan). With
Automatic Crash Response, built-in
sensors can automatically alert a
specially trained OnStar Advisor
who is immediately connected in to
the vehicle to help.
Press
>for a priority connection to
an OnStar Advisor who can contact
emergency service providers, direct
them to your exact location, and
relay important information.
With OnStar Crisis Assist, specially
trained Advisors are available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to
provide a central point of contact,
assistance, and information during a
crisis.
With Roadside Assistance, Advisors
can locate a nearby service provider
to help with a flat tire, a battery
jump, or an empty gas tank.

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358 Index
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 252
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 184
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Air Conditioning Regular Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 77
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 72
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 125
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 231
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Antenna
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 213 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

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Index 361
Driver Selected OperatingModes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 225
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 198
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 199
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Driving for Better Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 213
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 126
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Electrical Requirements for Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Electrical System Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 272
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Electrical System (cont'd)
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Energy Efficiency Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Energy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 344
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 152
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
F
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 153
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
FluidBrakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 227
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fuses Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 272
Instrument Panel FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Underhood Compartment . . . . . 272
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Gauges Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

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366 Index
Security (cont'd)OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 256
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 329
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 330
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 338
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 231
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Start Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Status Screens Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Storage Areas
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 105 Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
T
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 335
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 49
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 296