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compatible with the OnStar
hardware. OnStar services may not
work if the OnStar equipment is not
properly installed or it has not been
properly maintained. If equipment or
software is added, connected,
or modified, OnStar services may
not work. Other problems beyond
the control of OnStar—such as
hills, tall buildings, tunnels, weather,
electrical system design and
architecture of the vehicle, damage
to the vehicle in a crash, or wireless
phone network congestion or
jamming —may prevent service.
See Radio Frequency Statement
0 377.
Services for People with
Disabilities
Advisors provide services to help
with physical disabilities and
medical conditions.
Press
Qto help:
. Locate a gas station with an
attendant to pump gas.
. Find a hotel, restaurant, etc.,
that meets accessibility needs. .
Provide directions to the closest
hospital or pharmacy in urgent
situations.
TTY Users
OnStar has the ability to
communicate to deaf,
hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired
customers while in the vehicle. The
available dealer-installed TTY
system can provide in-vehicle
access to all OnStar services,
except Virtual Advisor and OnStar
Turn-by-Turn Navigation.
OnStar Personal Identification
Number (PIN)
A PIN is needed to access some
OnStar services. The PIN will need
to be changed the first time when
speaking with an Advisor. To
change the OnStar PIN, contact an
OnStar Advisor by pressing
Qor
calling 1-888-4ONSTAR.
Warranty
OnStar equipment may be
warranted as part of the vehicle
warranty.
Languages
The vehicle can be programmed to
respond in multiple languages.
Press
Qand ask for an Advisor.
Advisors are available in English,
Spanish, and French. Available
languages may vary by country.
Potential Issues
OnStar cannot perform Remote
Door Unlock or Stolen Vehicle
Assistance after the vehicle has
been off continuously for 10 days
without an ignition cycle. If the
vehicle has not been started for
10 days, OnStar can contact
Roadside Assistance or a locksmith
to help gain access to the vehicle.
Global Positioning
System (GPS)
. Obstruction of the GPS can
occur in a large city with tall
buildings; in parking garages;
around airports; in tunnels and
underpasses; or in an area with
very dense trees. If GPS signals
are not available, the OnStar
system should still operate to
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I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 206, 208
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 55
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 34, 36
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 300
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 155 Lamps (cont'd)
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Taillamps and Back-up . . . . . . . 286
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 240
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 242
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 133
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 132
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . 136
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 135
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 155
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 128
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
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Roadside AssistanceProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 366
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 378
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 373
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 75
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 73 Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 63
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 188
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 260
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 362
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 363
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 373 Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 240
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Special Application Services . . . . 356
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
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UpdatesSoftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 363
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 133
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 326
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
W
Wait to Start Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 242
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
What Fuel to Use in Canada . . . . 248
What Fuel to Use in the U.S. . . . 246
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 316
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 93
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 282
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117