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148 Instruments and Controls
Auto Rear Defog
If equipped, this allows the Auto
Rear Defog to be turned on or off.
This feature will automatically turn
on the rear window defogger when it
is cold outside.
Select Off or On.
Collision/Detection Systems
Select the Collision/Detection
Systems menu and the following
may be displayed if equipped:
.Alert Type
. Forward Collision System
. Park Assist
. Rear Cross Traffic Alert
. Lane Change Alert
Alert Type
This feature will set crash alerts to
beeps or seat vibrations. This
setting affects all crash alerts
including Forward Collision, Lane
Departure Warning, Parking Assist,
and Backing Warning alerts.
Select Beeps or Safety Alert Seat. Forward Collision System
This feature will turn on or off the
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) and
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB).
The Off setting disables all FCA and
FAB functions. With the Alert and
Brake setting, both FCA and FAB
are available. The Alert setting
disables FAB. See
Forward
Automatic Braking (FAB) 0250.
Select Off, Alert, or Alert and Brake.
Park Assist
If equipped, this allows the feature
to be turned on or off. See
Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing 0245.
Select Off or On.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off. See Assistance Systems
for Parking or Backing 0245.
Select Off or On. Lane Change Alert
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off. See
Lane Change Alert
(LCA) 0252.
Select Off or On.
Comfort and Convenience
Select and the following may
display:
. Auto Memory Recall
. Easy Exit Options
. Chime Volume
. Hands Free Liftgate Control
. Reverse Tilt Mirror
. Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear
. Extended Hill Start Assist
Auto Memory Recall
This feature automatically recalls
the current driver ’s previously stored
1 or 2 button positions when the
ignition is changed from off to on or
ACC/ACCESSORY. See Memory
Seats 063.
Select Off or On.
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Easy Exit Options
This feature automatically recalls
the previously stored Exit button
position when exiting the vehicle.
SeeMemory Seats 063.
Select Off or On.
Chime Volume
This allows the selection of the
chime volume level.
Touch + or −to adjust the volume.
Hands Free Liftgate Control
The liftgate may be operated with a
kicking motion under the rear
bumper between the left exhaust
pipe and the license plate. See
Liftgate 044.
Select Off, On-Open and Close,
or On-Open Only.
Reverse Tilt Mirror
When on, driver, passenger, or both
driver and passenger mirrors will tilt
downward when the vehicle is
shifted to R (Reverse). See Reverse
Tilt Mirrors 052. Select Off, On - Driver and
Passenger, On - Driver, or On -
Passenger.
Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear
When on and the front wiper is on,
the rear wiper will automatically
activate when the vehicle is shifted
to R (Reverse).
Select Off or On.
Extended Hill Start Assist
This allows the duration of the Hill
Start Assist to be changed.
Select Extended Hold or
Standard Hold.
Lighting
Select and the following may
display:
.
Vehicle Locator Lights
. Exit Lighting
Vehicle Locator Lights
This feature will flash the exterior
lamps and allows some of the
exterior lamps and most of the
interior lamps to turn on briefly when
Kon the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter is pressed to
locate the vehicle.
Select Off or On.
Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how
long the exterior lamps stay on
when leaving the vehicle when it is
dark outside.
Select Off, 30 Seconds, 60 Seconds,
or 120 Seconds.
Power Door Locks
Select and the following may
display:
. Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout
. Auto Door Unlock
. Delayed Door Lock
Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout
When on, this feature will keep the
driver door from locking when the
door is open. If this feature is turned
on, the Delayed Door Lock menu
will not be available.
Select Off or On.
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FusesUsage
F3 Trailer auxiliary power
F4 Power seats
F5 Memory seat module
F6 Sunroof
F7 Side blind zone alert
F8 Trailer reverse lamps
F9 Rear heated seat 1
F10 Parking assist F11 Rear heated seat 2
F12 –
F13 Trailer parking lamp
F14 Right trailer turn signal lamp
F15 Left parking lamp
F16 Right parking lamp
F17 – Fuses
Usage
F18 Left trailer turn signal lamp
F19 All-wheel drive
F20 Lumbar
F21 Rear auxiliary power outlet
F22 Rear drive unit
Relays Usage
K1 Right trailer stoplamp/Turn
signal lamp
K2 Trailer reverse lamps
K3 Left trailer stoplamp/Turn
signal lamp
K4 Park lamps
K5 Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) –
(diesel only)Wheels and Tires
Tires
Every new GM vehicle has
high-quality tires made by a
leading tire manufacturer. See
the warranty manual for
information regarding the tire
warranty and where to get
service. For additional
information refer to the tire
manufacturer.
{Warning
.Poorly maintained and
improperly used tires are
dangerous.
.Overloading the tires can
cause overheating as a
result of too much
flexing. There could be a
blowout and a serious
crash. See Vehicle Load
Limits 0210.
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DoorDelayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 388
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 234, 303
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 244
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 248
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 29
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 208
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 210
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 236
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 133
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 312
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 283
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Engine (cont'd)
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 224
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Engines Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 401
Exhaust Fluid Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Replacement (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . 266
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Lighting (cont'd)Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 162
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 132
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . 137
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 136
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 159
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 128
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Lights (cont'd)
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 137
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 373 Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 130
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 173
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 52
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
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R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 399
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 245
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 115
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 358
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 89 Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 400
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 388
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 400
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 395
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 77
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 76
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 66
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 62
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 61
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67