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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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Driving (cont'd)Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Dual Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 251
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 246
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 215
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Engine (cont'd)
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 179
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . 39
Entry/Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 328
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 120
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 121
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 123
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Fluid AutomaticTransmission . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 224
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Fuel (cont'd)Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 108
Requirements, California . . . . . 196
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 251
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 246
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 299
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Glass, Enhanced Technology . . . . 39
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 123
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 109
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 121
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 156
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 165
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 186 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 156
I
Idle System Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 37
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 26
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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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