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Customer Information 383
.Lock-Out Service: Service to
unlock the vehicle if you are
locked out. A remote unlock may
be available if you have OnStar.
For security reasons, the driver
must present identification
before this service is given.
. Emergency Tow from a Public
Road or Highway: Tow to the
nearest GMC dealer for warranty
service, or if the vehicle was in a
crash and cannot be driven.
Assistance is not given when the
vehicle is stuck in the sand,
mud, or snow.
. Flat Tire Change: Service to
change a flat tire with the spare
tire. The spare tire, if equipped,
must be in good condition and
properly inflated. It is the owner's
responsibility for the repair or
replacement of the tire if it is not
covered by the warranty.
. Battery Jump Start: Service to
jump start a dead battery.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: If your trip is
interrupted due to a warranty event, incidental expenses may
be reimbursed within the
Powertrain warranty period.
Items considered are reasonable
and customary hotel, meals,
rental car, or a vehicle being
delivered back to the customer,
up to 500 miles.
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
.
Impound towing caused by
violation of any laws
. Legal fines
. Mounting, dismounting,
or changing of snow tires,
chains, or other traction devices
Service is not provided if a vehicle
is in an area that is not accessible
to the service vehicle or is not a
regularly traveled or maintained
public road, which includes ice and
winter roads. Off-road use is not
covered.
Services Specific to
Canadian-Purchased Vehicles
. Fuel Delivery: Reimbursement
is up to 7 L. Diesel fuel delivery
may be restricted. Propane and
other fuels are not provided
through this service.
. Lock-Out Service: Vehicle
registration is required.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: Must be over
150 km from where your trip was
started to qualify.
Pre-authorization, original
detailed receipts, and a copy of
the repair orders are required.
Once authorization has been
received, the Roadside
Assistance advisor will help to
make arrangements and explain
how to receive payment.
. Alternative Service: If
assistance cannot be provided
right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give
permission to get local
emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100,
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 269
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 186
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 283
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 192, 194
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 64
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 60
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .119
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 239 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
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AudioBluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 152
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . 194
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Battery - North America . . . . 292, 342
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 297
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 175, 179
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 122
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 217
Bulb Replacement
Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .272, 292, 342, Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 103
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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Replacing LATCH SystemParts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 389
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Ride Control Systems Enhanced TractionSystem (ETS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 377
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 389
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 384
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 58
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 48
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 47
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 47
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 92, 98
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Security (cont'd)
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 192
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 273
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 373
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 374
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 384
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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Spare TireCompact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Special Application Services . . . . 366
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 102
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 391
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Taillamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 381
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 37 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Tires (cont'd)
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 319
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 318
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Terminology and Definitions . . 314
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 328
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 256
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 256
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 345
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 268
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
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TractionControl System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . 244
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 268
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 300U
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 326
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
UpdatesSoftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 374
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 124
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 250
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 328
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 77
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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WinterDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 297
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109