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168 Driving and Operating
.Antilock Brake System (ABS)
improves vehicle stability during
hard stops, but the brakes
should be applied sooner than
when on dry pavement. See
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
0186.
. Allow greater following distance
and watch for slippery spots. Icy
patches can occur on otherwise
clear roads in shaded areas.
The surface of a curve or an
overpass can remain icy when
the surrounding roads are clear.
Avoid sudden steering
maneuvers and braking while
on ice.
. Turn off cruise control.Blizzard Conditions
Stop the vehicle in a safe place and
signal for help. Stay with the vehicle
unless there is help nearby.
If possible, use Roadside
Assistance. See Roadside
Assistance Program 0322. To get
help and keep everyone in the
vehicle safe:
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Tie a red cloth to an outside
mirror.
{Warning
Snow can trap engine exhaust
under the vehicle. This may
cause exhaust gases to get
inside. Engine exhaust contains
carbon monoxide (CO), which
cannot be seen or smelled. It can
cause unconsciousness and even
death.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
If the vehicle is stuck in snow:
. Clear snow from the base of
the vehicle, especially any
blocking the exhaust pipe.
. Open a window about 5 cm
(2 in) on the vehicle side
that is away from the wind,
to bring in fresh air.
. Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Adjust the climate control
system to circulate the air
inside the vehicle and set
the fan speed to the highest
setting. See “Climate
Control Systems.”
For more information about CO,
see Engine Exhaust 0181.
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202 Driving and Operating
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information
Only use towing equipment that has
been designed for the vehicle.
Contact your dealer or trailering
dealer for assistance with preparing
the vehicle for towing a trailer. Read
the entire section before towing a
trailer.
For towing a disabled vehicle, see
Towing the Vehicle0289. For
towing the vehicle behind another
vehicle such as a motor home, see
Recreational Vehicle Towing 0290.
Driving Characteristics
and Towing Tips
Driving with a Trailer
When towing a trailer:
.
Become familiar with the state
and local laws that apply to
trailer towing. .
The trailer must be equipped
with brakes adequate for the
intended use. A loaded trailer
weighing more than 680 kg
(1,500 lb) must be equipped with
its own brake system, with
brakes working on all axles.
Trailer braking equipment
conforming to Canadian
Standards Association (CSA)
requirement CAN3-D313, or its
equivalent, is recommended.
. Do not tow a trailer during the
first 800 km (500 mi) to prevent
damage to the engine, axle,
or other parts.
. Then during the first 800 km
(500 mi) of trailer towing, do not
drive over 80 km/h (50 mph) and
do not make starts at full throttle.
. Vehicles can tow in D (Drive).
The Tow/Haul Mode may be
used if the transmission shifts
too often. See Tow/Haul Mode
0 185.
. Turn off Park Assist when
towing.
{Warning
When towing a trailer, exhaust
gases may collect at the rear of
the vehicle and enter if the
liftgate, trunk/hatch, or rear-most
window is open.
When towing a trailer:
. Do not drive with the
liftgate, trunk/hatch,
or rear-most window open.
. Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Also adjust the climate
control system to a setting
that brings in only outside
air. See “Climate Control
Systems” in the Index.
For more information about
carbon monoxide, see Engine
Exhaust 0181.
Towing a trailer requires a certain
amount of experience. The
combination you are driving is
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274 Vehicle Care
Quality grades can be found
where applicable on the tire
sidewall between tread shoulder
and maximum section width. For
example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA
Temperature A
All Passenger Car Tires Must
Conform to Federal Safety
Requirements In Addition To
These Grades.
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a
comparative rating based on the
wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified government test
course. For example, a tire
graded 150 would wear one and
one-half (1½) times as well on
the government course as a tire
graded 100. The relative
performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of
their use, however, and may
depart significantly from thenorm due to variations in driving
habits, service practices and
differences in road
characteristics and climate.
Traction
The traction grades, from
highest to lowest, are AA, A, B,
and C. Those grades represent
the tire's ability to stop on wet
pavement as measured under
controlled conditions on
specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and
concrete. A tire marked C may
have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade
assigned to this tire is based on
straight-ahead braking traction
tests, and does not include
acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.
Temperature
The temperature grades are A
(the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire's resistance
to the generation of heat and its
ability to dissipate heat when
tested under controlled
conditions on a specified indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained
high temperature can cause the
material of the tire to degenerate
and reduce tire life, and
excessive temperature can lead
to sudden tire failure. The grade
C corresponds to a level of
performance which all
passenger car tires must meet
under the Federal Motor Safety
Standard No. 109. Grades B and
A represent higher levels of
performance on the laboratory
test wheel than the minimum
required by law. Warning: The
temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is
properly inflated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed,
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346 Index
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
CleaningExterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 156 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Rear Heating System . . . . . . . . . 158
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 325
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connections
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 101
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 158
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 327
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 325
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 331
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 330
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Diagnostics
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Door Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . 30
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sliding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 317
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Driving
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 23
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 167
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 169
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 169
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Index 351
Proposition65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .214, 238, 286,
Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 328
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Rear Climate Control System . . . 158
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rear Heating System . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 193
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 290 Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 67
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 329
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 317
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 329
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 324
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 55
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 42
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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352 Index
Seats (cont'd)Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 82, 84
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 156
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 215
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 313
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 314
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 324
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 195
Side Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sidemarker
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Special Application Services . . . . 307
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Storage Areas Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 88
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Swing-out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Switches
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 331
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
T
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 321
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 34Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Dual Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109