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In Brief 19
Pressmornnext to each reading
lamp to turn it on or off.
For more information about interior
lighting, see Instrument Panel
Illumination Control 0187.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
There are four positions.
O:Turns off the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp
control to
Oagain to turn the
automatic headlamps or DRL
back on.
For vehicles first sold in Canada,
the off position will only work when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park). AUTO :
Automatically turns on the
headlamps, parking lamps,
taillamps, instrument panel lights,
roof marker lamps (if equipped), and
license plate lamps.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps with
the parking lamps and instrument
panel lights.
See:
. Exterior Lamp Controls 0181
. Fog Lamps 0186
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper control is on
the turn signal lever.
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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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exterior and interior lamps remain
on for a set amount of time, then
automatically turn off.
If equipped with Keyless Access,
the exterior lamps automatically turn
on when the driver’s door is opened
after the ignition is turned off. The
interior lights turn on when the
ignition is turned off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization 0170.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM), which
estimates the battery's temperature
and state of charge. It then adjusts
the voltage for best performance
and extended life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high, the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. The voltmeter
gauge or the voltage display on the
Driver Information Center (DIC),
if equipped, may show the voltage
moving up or down. This is normal.
If there is a problem, an alert will be
displayed.
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all the
power that is needed for very high
electrical loads.
A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, fog
lamps, rear window defogger,
climate control fan at high speed,
heated seats, engine cooling fans,
trailer loads, and loads plugged into
accessory power outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.
It can increase engine idle speed togenerate more power, whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.
Normally, these actions occur in
steps or levels, without being
noticeable. In rare cases at the
highest levels of corrective action,
this action may be noticeable to the
driver. If so, a DIC message might
be displayed and it is recommended
that the driver reduce the electrical
loads as much as possible.
Battery Power Protection
This feature shuts off the dome and
reading lamps if they are left on for
more than 10 minutes when the
ignition is off. This will keep the
battery from running down.
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver
The exterior lamps turn off about
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off, if the parking lamps or
headlamps have been manually left
on. This protects against draining
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Fluid (cont'd)Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 261
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 234, 314
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 156
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 72
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 322
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Fuel (cont'd)
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 159
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 226
Requirements, California . . . . . 267
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 325
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330, 333
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 178Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 148
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Gauges (cont'd)
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 387
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 185
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
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LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Level ControlAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 187
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 155
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 183
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 157
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 151 Lights (cont'd)
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 159
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 244 Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 389 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 153
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Mirror Child-View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59