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Seats and Restraints 77
{Warning
Children who are up against,
or very close to, any airbag when
it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. Always secure children
properly in the vehicle. To read
how, seeOlder Children 087 or
Infants and Young Children 089.
There is an airbag readiness light
on the instrument cluster, which
shows the airbag symbol. The
system checks the airbag electrical
system for malfunctions. The light
tells you if there is an electrical
problem. See Airbag Readiness
Light 0128.
Where Are the Airbags?
The driver frontal airbag is in the
center of the steering wheel.
The front outboard passenger
frontal airbag is in the passenger
side instrument panel.
The driver knee airbag is below the
steering column. The front outboard
passenger knee airbag is below the
glove box.
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Storage 107
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . 107
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Center Console Storage . . . . . . 107
Storage
Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Glove Box
Open the glove box by lifting up on
the lever.
If equipped, a coin holder is on the
interior side of the glove box door.
Cupholders
Cupholders are in the center
console.
Cupholders may be located in the
second row seat armrest. To
access, pull the armrest down.
Center Console Storage
The center console has a storage
area under the armrest.
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396 Index
Fuel (cont'd)Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 250
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 136
Requirements, California . . . . . 245
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
What to Use in the U.S. . . . . . . 246
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . 246
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 290
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
GaugesEngine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Gauges (cont'd)
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 349
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 156
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 284, 285
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Headlamps (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 137
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 155
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 137
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186, 188, 190
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 306
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 200
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186, 188, 190
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
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Storage AreasCenter Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 107
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161, 380
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
TaillampsBack-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 370
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 53 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Tires (cont'd)
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305, 306
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 308
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 307
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Sealant and Compressor
Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Terminology and Definitions . . 302
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 316
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Tires (cont'd)
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . 257
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 336
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 315
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133