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370 Service and Maintenance
.Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0358.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0300.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0300.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 300.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. If the hold
open ability is low, service the
gas strut. See Gas Strut(s)
0 302. .
Check tire sealant expiration
date, if equipped. See Tire
Sealant and Compressor Kit
0 337.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof053.
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Index 411
Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 252
Audio Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 174
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Battery - North America . . . . 299, 351
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 301
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 138
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 260
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 221
Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 304
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
California
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .280, 299, 351, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Management System . . . . . . . . . .113
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 112
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 136
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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OperationFog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 176
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 393
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 300
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 228
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 252
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 85
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 141 Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 281
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 226
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 76
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 396
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 390
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .280, 299, 351, Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 394
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Rear Climate Control System . . . 201
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 252
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 121
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 354
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 262
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Special Application Services . . . . 374
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Cargo Management System . . .113
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 111
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 397
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 387
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 48Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321, 323
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 324
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 323
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Terminology and Definitions . . 319