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Driving and Operating 249
Warning (Continued)
.Do not re-enter the vehicle
while pumping fuel.
. Keep children away from
the fuel pump and never let
children pump fuel.
. Fuel can spray out if the fuel
cap is opened too quickly.
This spray can happen if the
tank is nearly full, and is
more likely in hot weather.
Open the fuel cap slowly
and wait for any hiss noise
to stop, then unscrew the
cap all the way.
The fuel cap is behind a hinged fuel
door on the driver side of the
vehicle. To open the fuel door, push
and release the rearward center
edge of the door.
Turn the fuel cap counterclockwise
to remove. Reinstall the cap by
turning it clockwise until it clicks.
{Warning
Overfilling the fuel tank by more
than three clicks of a standard fill
nozzle may cause:
. Fuel spills
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
.Potential fuel fires
Be careful not to spill fuel. Wait a
few seconds after you have finished
pumping before removing the
nozzle. Clean fuel from painted
surfaces as soon as possible. See
Exterior Care 0341.
{Warning
If a fire starts while you are
refueling, do not remove the
nozzle. Shut off the flow of fuel by
shutting off the pump or by
notifying the station attendant.
Leave the area immediately.
Caution
If a new fuel cap is needed, be
sure to get the right type of cap
from your dealer. The wrong type
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396 Index
AutomaticDimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery - North America . . . . 284, 335
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 286
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 129
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 185
Bulb Replacement
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 289
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 291
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
California
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .260, 284, 335, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Carbon Monoxide (cont'd)
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 106
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 127
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 90
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 160 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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400 Index
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 179
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 216
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 131
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 212
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 162
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 302
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 153
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 232
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 234
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 156
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 129
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . 134
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 133
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 153

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Index 401
Lights (cont'd)Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 125
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 134
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 353 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 127
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Mirrors (cont'd)
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 50
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
N
NavigationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 185
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 273
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 88
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 372
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

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Reporting Safety DefectsCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 380
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 368
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 380
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 375
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 75
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 63
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 59
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 58
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Securing Child
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 160
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 261
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 364
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 365
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 375
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193