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Lighting 179
The lever returns to its starting
position whenever it is released.
If after signaling a turn or a lane
change the arrows flash rapidly or
do not come on, a signal bulb could
be burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the
fuse. SeeFuses and Circuit
Breakers 0313.
Turn Signal On Chime
If the turn signal is left on for more
than 1.2 km (0.75 mi), a chime
sounds at each flash of the turn
signal. The message TURN
SIGNAL ON will also appear in the
Driver Information Center (DIC). To
turn the chime and message off,
move the turn signal lever to the off
position.Fog Lamps
If equipped with fog lamps, the
button is on the exterior lamp
control, to the left of the steering
column. The ignition must be on for the fog
lamps to come on.
#:
Press to turn the fog lamps on
or off. A light will come on in the
instrument cluster.
When the fog lamps are turned on,
the parking lamps automatically
turn on.
When the headlamps are changed
to high beam, the fog lamps also go
off. When the high-beam headlamps
are turned off, the fog lamps will
come on again.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on with
the fog lamps.
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280 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 281
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . 282
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 289
Automatic Transmission Fluid (6 Speed Transmission) . . . . . 290
Automatic Transmission Fluid (8 and 10 Speed
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 294
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 298
Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Battery - North America . . . . . . 303
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . 305
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 306
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 307
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 308
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 309
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 309
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 312
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 313
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 313
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block (Left) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Instrument Panel Fuse Block (Right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 326
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Tire Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Tire Pressure for High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
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Vehicle Care 311
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement
bulbs, or any bulb changing
procedure not listed in this section,
contact your dealer.
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting
{Warning
The High Intensity Discharge
(HID) lighting system operates at
a very high voltage. If you try to
service any of the system
components, you could be
seriously injured. Have your
dealer or a qualified technician
service them.
After an HID headlamp bulb has
been replaced, the beam might be a
slightly different shade than it was
originally. This is normal.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps.
For replacement of any LED lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
Fog Lamps
To replace the front fog lamp bulb: 1. Locate the fog lamp under the front bumper.
2. Disconnect the electrical connector from the fog lamp
bulb assembly by pressing the
connector release. 3. Turn the bulb counterclockwise
to remove it from the housing.
Back-Up Lamps
To replace a back-up bulb:
1. Open the liftgate. See Liftgate
0 45.
2. Remove the taillamp closeout
cover from the lamp assembly
by pulling rearward from the
top and bottom at the same
time to unfasten the snap tabs.
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Index 419
Assistance Program,Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 248
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 290, 293
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Battery (cont'd)
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Battery - North America . . . . 303, 356
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 308
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Brake Pedal and AdjustableThrottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 148
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 209
Bulb Replacement Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 312
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .281, 303, 356, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 122
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 145
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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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