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Service and Maintenance 307
Tires
Tires need to be properly inflated,
rotated, and balanced. Maintaining
the tires can save money and fuel,
and can reduce the risk of tire
failure.
.Signs that the tires need to be
replaced include three or more
visible treadwear indicators; cord
or fabric showing through the
rubber; cracks or cuts in the
tread or sidewall; or a bulge or
split in the tire.
. Trained dealer technicians can
inspect and recommend the right
tires. Your dealer can also
provide tire/wheel balancing
services to ensure smooth
vehicle operation at all speeds.
Your dealer sells and services
name brand tires. Vehicle Care
To help keep the vehicle looking like
new, vehicle care products are
available from your dealer. For
information on how to clean and
protect the vehicle’s interior and
exterior, see
Interior Care 0294 and
Exterior Care 0290.
Wheel Alignment
Wheel alignment is critical for
ensuring that the tires deliver
optimal wear and performance.
. Signs that the alignment may
need to be adjusted include
pulling, improper vehicle
handling, or unusual tire wear.
. Your dealer has the required
equipment to ensure proper
wheel alignment. Windshield
For safety, appearance, and the
best viewing, keep the windshield
clean and clear.
.
Signs of damage include
scratches, cracks, and chips.
. Trained dealer technicians can
inspect the windshield and
recommend proper replacement
if needed.
Wiper Blades
Wiper blades need to be cleaned
and kept in good condition to
provide a clear view.
. Signs of wear include streaking,
skipping across the windshield,
and worn or split rubber.
. Trained dealer technicians can
check the wiper blades and
replace them when needed.
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Customer Information 321
.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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342 Index
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 210
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 225
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 156
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 58
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Light On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Airbags (cont'd)
On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Servicing Airbag-Equipped
Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Alert Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 193
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Antenna
Fixed Mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 184 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Audio
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 128
Audio Players CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Automatic (cont'd)Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 221, 224
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Auxiliary
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Battery - North America . . . . 236, 284
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 240
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 105 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 171
Bulb Replacement Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . . . 245
Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 245
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .212, 236, 284,
Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 103
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 240
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 69
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Proposition65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .212, 236, 284,
Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 326
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Rear Climate Control System . . . 156
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rear Heating System . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 191
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 288 Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
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 . . . . . . . . 327
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 315 Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 327
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 322
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 55
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 42
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 81, 83
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SecurityLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 154
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 213
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . .311
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 312
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 322
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 193
Side Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sidemarker
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Special Application Services . . . . 305
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Storage Areas Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 87
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Swing-out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Switches
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 329
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
T
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 319
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 34Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Dual Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 263
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Tires (cont'd)Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 262
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Terminology and Definitions . . 258
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 273
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 200
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 200
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 288
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 209
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . 221, 224
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 271
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleCanadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 312
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 273
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 73
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Enhanced Technology Glass . . . 39
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Windows (cont'd)Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Swing-out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 240