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Introduction 3
Danger, Warning, and
Caution
Warning messages found on vehicle
labels and in this manual describe
hazards and what to do to avoid or
reduce them.
{Danger
Danger indicates a hazard with a
high level of risk which will result
in serious injury or death.
{Warning
Warning indicates a hazard that
could result in injury or death.
Caution
Caution indicates a hazard that
could result in property or vehicle
damage.
A circle with a slash through it is a
safety symbol which means“Do
Not,” “Do not do this,” or“Do not let
this happen.”
Symbols
The vehicle has components and
labels that use symbols instead of
text. Symbols are shown along with
the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specific
component, control, message,
gauge, or indicator.
M: Shown when the owner ’s
manual has additional instructions
or information.
*: Shown when the service
manual has additional instructions
or information.
0: Shown when there is more
information on another page —
“see page.” Vehicle Symbol Chart
Here are some additional symbols
that may be found on the vehicle
and what they mean. See the
features in this manual for
information.
9:
Airbag Readiness Light
#:Air Conditioning
!:Antilock Brake System (ABS)
$:Brake System Warning Light
":Charging System
I: Cruise Control
`:Do Not Puncture
^:Do Not Service
B:Engine Coolant Temperature
O:Exterior Lamps
_: Flame/Fire Prohibited
.:Fuel Gauge
+: Fuses
3:Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
j: ISOFIX/LATCH System Child
Restraints
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Security Light
The security light should come on
briefly as the engine is started. If it
does not come on, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer. If the
system is working normally, the
indicator light turns off.
If the light stays on and the engine
does not start, there could be a
problem with the theft-deterrent
system. SeeImmobilizer Operation
0 53.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the
high-beam headlamps are in use.
See Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0176.
IntelliBeam®Light
This light comes on when the
IntelliBeam system, if equipped, is
enabled.
See Exterior Lamp Controls 0174.
Front Fog Lamp Light
For vehicles with fog lamps, this
light comes on when the fog lamps
are on.
The light goes out when the fog
lamps are turned off. See Fog
Lamps 0179.
Lamps On Reminder
This light comes on when the
exterior lamps are in use. See
Exterior Lamp Controls 0174.
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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 174
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 178
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Battery Load Management . . . 181
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 182
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
There are four positions:
O: Turns off the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp
control to
Oagain to turn the
automatic headlamps or DRL
back on.
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.The vehicle's speed drops below
20 km/h (12 mph).
. The IntelliBeam system can be
disabled by the High/Low-Beam
Changer or the Flash-to-Pass
feature. If this happens, the
High/Low-Beam Changer must
be activated on then off within
two seconds to reactivate the
IntelliBeam system. The
instrument cluster light will
come on to indicate the
IntelliBeam is reactivated.
See Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0176 and
Flash-to-Pass 0176.
The high beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps
because of any of the following:
. The other vehicle's lamps are
missing, damaged, obstructed
from view, or otherwise
undetected.
. The other vehicle's lamps are
covered with dirt, snow, and/or
road spray. .
The other vehicle's lamps cannot
be detected due to dense
exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road
spray, mist, or other airborne
obstructions.
. The vehicle's windshield is dirty,
cracked, or obstructed by
something that blocks the view
of the light sensor.
. The vehicle is loaded such that
the front end points upward,
causing the light sensor to aim
high and not detect headlamps
and taillamps.
. The vehicle is being driven on
winding or hilly roads.
The automatic high-beam
headlamps may need to be disabled
if any of the above conditions exist.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A reminder chime sounds when the
headlamps or parking lamps are
manually turned on, the ignition is
off, and a door is open. To disable
the chime, turn the lamps off.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
Push the turn signal lever toward
the instrument panel to change the
headlamps from low to high beam.
Pull the turn signal lever toward you
and release it to return to low-beam
headlamps.
When the high-beam headlamps are
on, this indicator light on the
instrument cluster will also be on.
Flash-to-Pass
This feature lets you use the
high-beam headlamps to signal a
driver in front of you that you want
to pass. It works even if the
headlamps are in the automatic
position.
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422 Index
Fog Lamps (cont'd)Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 253
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 226, 303
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 149
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 152
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 218
Requirements, California . . . . . 260
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 313
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318, 321
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 170Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Transmission Temperature . . . . 142
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 374 General Information (cont'd)
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 178
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 153
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 176
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 153
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
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Lights (cont'd)Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 151
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 176
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 143
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Locks (cont'd)
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 152
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 236
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 376 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 146
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Mirror Child-View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 57
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
N
NavigationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 305