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{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.
Clear snow and ice from the wiper
blades and windshield before using
them. If frozen to the windshield,
carefully loosen or thaw them.
Damaged blades should be
replaced. See Wiper Blade
Replacement 0286.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wiper motor. See Electrical System
Overload 0290.
Wiper Parking
If the ignition is turned off while the
wipers are on LO, HI, or INT, they
will immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is then
moved to OFF before the driver
door is opened or within 10 minutes,
the wipers will restart and move to
the base of the windshield. If the ignition is turned off while the
wipers are performing wipes due to
windshield washing, the wipers
continue to run until they reach the
base of the windshield.
Rear Camera Washer
If equipped, push the windshield
wiper lever forward to spray washer
fluid on the rear camera lens. The
lever returns to its starting position
when released. See
Rear Camera
Mirror 054.
Rear Window Wiper/
Washer
The rear window wiper/washer
controls are on the end of the
windshield wiper lever.
Turn the controls to adjust the
setting.
OFF : Turns the wiper off.
INT : Turns on the rear wiper with a
delay between wipes.
ON : Turns on the rear wiper.
1:Push the windshield wiper
lever forward to spray washer fluid
on the rear window. The wipers will
clear the rear window and either

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Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 268
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . 269
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 274
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 276
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 280
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Battery - North America . . . . . . 284
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 285
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 285
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 286
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 287
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 289
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 290
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 291
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 301
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Tire Pressure for High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 318
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 327Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

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Rear Wiper Blade Replacement
To replace the rear wiper blade:
1. Slide a plastic tool under thecover and push upward to
unsnap.
2. Slide the cover toward the wiper blade tip to unhook it
from the blade assembly.
3. Remove the cover.
4. Lift the wiper arm away from the windshield.
5. Push the release lever (2) todisengage the hook and push
the wiper arm (1) out of the
blade assembly (3).
6. Push the new blade assembly securely on the wiper arm until
the release lever clicks into
place.
7. To reinstall the cover, ensure that the cover hook slides into
the slot in the blade assembly.
8. Snap the cover down to secure.
Windshield Replacement
Driver Assistance Systems
If the windshield needs to be
replaced and the vehicle is
equipped with a front camera sensor
for the Driver Assistance Systems, a
GM replacement windshield is
recommended. The replacement
windshield must be installed
according to GM specifications for
proper alignment. If it is not, these
systems may not work properly, they may display messages, or they may
not work at all. See your dealer for
proper windshield replacement.
Acoustic Windshield
The vehicle is equipped with an
acoustic windshield. If the
windshield needs to be replaced, be
sure to get an acoustic windshield
so you will continue to have the
benefits an acoustic windshield can
provide.
Gas Strut(s)
This vehicle is equipped with gas
strut(s) to provide assistance in
lifting and holding open the hood/
trunk/liftgate system in full open
position.
{Warning
If the gas struts that hold open
the hood, trunk, and/or liftgate fail,
you or others could be seriously
injured. Take the vehicle to your
dealer for service immediately.
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Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 23321606 A3212C
Engine Oil Filter 19330000 PF63E
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 20958479 CF179C
Spark Plugs 12622561 41-109
Wiper Blades
Front Driver –60 cm (23.6 in) 84142870 —
Front Passenger –50 cm (19.7 in) 23360287 —
Rear –27.5 cm (10.8 in) 84177374 —

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Index 387
Auto StopStop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Battery - North America . . . . 284, 328
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 286
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 143
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Braking (cont'd)
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 244
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 202
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 289
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .268, 284, 328, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Cargo
Management System . . . . . . . . . .118
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 118
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 141
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 97
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111, 113
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 367

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Vehicle CareTire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 249
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 318
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 102
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 286
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129