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6. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child
restraint, it may be helpful to
use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you
tighten the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 6. 7. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the seat belt path and
attempt to move it side to side
and back and forth. When the
child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.
If the airbag is off, the off indicator in
the passenger airbag status
indicator will come on and stay on
when the vehicle is started.
If a child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit, see “If the
On Indicator Is Lit for a Child
Restraint” underPassenger Sensing
System 099.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle seat belt and
let it return to the stowed position.
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If the cupholder door is closed, it will
lock if the vehicle is in a crash. See
your dealer to have the door
unlocked.
Press the button on the forward bin
to open. The door will retract
forward.
If equipped, cupholders may be in
the second and third row seat
armrest areas.
Sunglasses Storage
If equipped, sunglasses storage is
on the overhead console. Press the
fixed button on the cover and
release to access.
Armrest Storage
For vehicles with a rear seat
armrest, pull the loop at the top of
the armrest down to access the
cupholders.
Rear Storage
There is storage in the floor of the
rear cargo area. Lift the handle to
access. There is a removable
divider to help organize.
Center Console Storage
If equipped, pull the handle and lift
to access the console. There are
USB ports, an auxiliary jack, an
accessory power outlet, a tote
compartment, and a device holder.
On the rear of the console, there are
auxiliary jacks, a 110/120–volt
power outlet, and an open
storage area.
See Power outlets Power Outlets
0 138 and the infotainment manual.
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Do not exceed the maximum vehicle
capacity when loading the vehicle.
For more information on vehicle
capacity and loading, seeVehicle
Load Limits 0212.
A Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
(CHMSL) is located above the rear
window glass. Make sure items
loaded on the roof of the vehicle do
not block or damage the CHMSL.
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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 132
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 133
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 133
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 134
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 151
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 151
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 153
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . 153
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 156
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 156
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 157
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 157
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 158
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 159
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 159
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 160
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 160
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 160 Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 165
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 169
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 169
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 170
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 178
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
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Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Release the lever to lock the wheel in place. Tilt and Telescoping Steering
Wheel
To adjust the tilt and telescoping
steering wheel, if equipped:
1. Push the lever (1) down to move the steering wheel
forward or rearward. Lift the
lever (1) up to lock the wheel in
place.
2. Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever (2) toward you to
move the steering wheel up or
down. Release the lever (2) to
lock the wheel into place. Power Tilt and Telescoping
Steering WheelTo adjust the power tilt and
telescoping steering wheel,
if equipped:
Press the control to move the
steering wheel up and down or
forward and rearward.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
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zAUTO :Press to turn
Rainsense on or off. When turned
on and
zFRONT is in one of the
Rainsense wipe sensitivity positions
the wipers can be adjusted for more
or less sensitivity to moisture. When
turned off, the wipers operate as
timed intermittent wipers and can be
adjusted for more or less frequent
wipes.
If
zAUTO is turned on when the
ignition is turned on, or if the ignition
is in on and the
zFRONT band
is in one of the sensitivity settings
when
zAUTO is turned on or off,
a message may display indicating if
Rainsense was turned on or off. If the ignition is in on and
z
FRONT is not in one of the
sensitivity settings when
zAUTO
is turned on, a message may
display indicating that the wiper
band must be in one of the
sensitivity settings for Rainsense to
operate.
Wiper Arm Assembly Protection
When using an automatic car wash,
move the windshield wiper lever to
OFF. This disables the automatic
Rainsense windshield wipers.
With Rainsense, if the transmission
is in N (Neutral) and the vehicle
speed is very slow, the wipers will
automatically stop at the base of the
windshield.
The wiper operations return to
normal when the transmission is no
longer in N (Neutral) or the vehicle
speed has increased.
Windshield Washer
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.
L m:Push the paddle marked with
the windshield washer symbol at the
top of the turn signal lever to spray
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
paddle is released or the maximum
wash time is reached. When the
paddle is released, additional wipes
may occur depending on how long
the windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid0311
for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
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open area where it can receive a
GPS signal. The compass system
will automatically determine when a
GPS signal is restored and provide
a heading again.
Clock
Setting the Time and Date with
Center Stack Controls
To set the time or date:1. Select SETTINGS from the Home Page, then select Time
and Date.
2. Select the desired function.
3. Turn the MENU knob to increase or decrease the value.
4. Press the MENU knob to go to the next value. After the last
value is selected, the system
will update and return to the
Settings menu. Press
oBACK
to go to the last menu and
save the changes.
Auto Set requires an active OnStar
service plan. If auto timing is set, the time
displayed on the clock may not
update immediately when driving
into a new time zone.
To set the clock display:
1. Select SETTINGS from the Home Page, then select Time
and Date.
2. Select Clock Display.
3. Turn the MENU knob to Off or On.
4. Press the MENU knob to select.
Press
oBACK to go to the last
menu and save the changes.
Setting the Time and Date with
Infotainment Display Controls
To set the time:
1. Touch SETTINGS on the Home Page, then touch Time
and Date. 2. Touch Set Time, then touch
«
orªto increase or decrease
hours, minutes, and AM or PM.
Touch 12–24 Hr for 12 or
24 hour clock.
3. Touch
Sto go back to the
previous menu.
Auto Set requires an active OnStar
service plan.
If auto timing is set, the time
displayed on the clock may not
update immediately when driving
into a new time zone.
To set the date: 1. Touch SETTINGS on the Home Page, then touch Time
and Date.
2. Touch Set Date, then touch
«
orªto increase or decrease
month, day, or year.
3. Touch
Sto go back to the
previous menu.
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To set the clock display:1. Touch SETTINGS on the Home Page, then touch Time
and Date.
2. Touch Clock Display, then touch Off or On to turn the
clock display off or on.
3. Touch
Sto go back to the
previous menu.
Power Outlets
Power Outlets 12-Volt Direct
Current
Accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone, MP3
player, etc.
The vehicle may have up to five
accessory power outlets:
Vehicles with a Center Console
. One in front of the cupholders on
the center console
. One inside the center storage
console .
One on the rear of the center
storage console
. One in the third row seat on the
driver side
. One in the rear cargo area on
the passenger side
Vehicles with Bench Seats
. One on the center stack below
the climate control system
. One in the storage area on the
bench seat
. One on the rear of the center
armrest storage
. One in the third row seat area on
the driver side
. One in the rear cargo area on
the passenger side
Lift the cover to access and replace
when not in use.
The accessory power outlets are
powered as follows:
. The power outlet near the
cupholders for vehicles with a
center console or on the center
stack for vehicles with bench seats, can be configured to
operate using Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) or
battery power modes. If these
power outlets are used while in
the battery power mode, this
could cause interference
between the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter and the
vehicle, and the vehicle may not
start.
See
Ignition Positions (Key
Access) 0219 orIgnition
Positions (Keyless Access)
0 217.
. The power outlets in the third
row seat area or in the rear
cargo area are powered at all
times. The power outlets inside
the storage area, on the rear of
the console, or on the bench
seat are only powered when the
ignition is on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY, or when RAP is
active.