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280 Vehicle Care
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag
initiators, seat belt pretensioners,
and lithium batteries contained in
Remote Keyless Entry transmitters,
may contain perchlorate materials.
Special handling may be necessary.
For additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non-dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and
safety, including such things as
airbags, braking, stability, ride and
handling, emissions systems,
aerodynamics, durability, and
electronic systems like antilock
brakes, traction control, and stability
control. These accessories or
modifications could even cause
malfunction or damage not covered
by the vehicle warranty.Damage to suspension components
caused by modifying vehicle height
outside of factory settings will not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Damage to vehicle components
resulting from modifications or the
installation or use of non-GM
certified parts, including control
module or software modifications, is
not covered under the terms of the
vehicle warranty and may affect
remaining warranty coverage for
affected parts.
GM Accessories are designed to
complement and function with other
systems on the vehicle. See your
dealer to accessorize the vehicle
using genuine GM Accessories
installed by a dealer technician.
Also, see
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 088.
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work
{Warning
It can be dangerous to work on
your vehicle if you do not have
the proper knowledge, service
manual, tools, or parts. Always
follow owner ’s manual procedures
and consult the service manual
for your vehicle before doing any
service work.
If doing some of your own service
work, use the proper service
manual. It tells you much more
about how to service the vehicle
than this manual can. To order the
proper service manual, see Service
Publications Ordering Information
0 398.
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420 Index
Headlamps (cont'd)Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 138
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 159
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 138
Heated
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 192
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 208
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 238
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 192
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 52
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 32
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 321
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Lamps (cont'd)
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 159
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 252
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 254
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 134
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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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