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.To avoid break-down or failure to
start the vehicle, maintain a
battery with full cranking power.
. Trained dealer technicians have
the diagnostic equipment to test
the battery and ensure that the
connections and cables are
corrosion-free.
Belts
. Belts may need replacing if they
squeak or show signs of cracking
or splitting.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment to
inspect the belts and recommend
adjustment or replacement when
necessary.
Brakes
Brakes stop the vehicle and are crucial
to safe driving.
. Signs of brake wear may include
chirping, grinding, or squealing
noises, or difficulty stopping. .
Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment to
inspect the brakes and recommend
quality parts engineered for the
vehicle.
Fluids
Proper fluid levels and approved fluids
protect the vehicle’s systems and
components. See Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants 0337 for GM approved
fluids.
. Engine oil and windshield washer
fluid levels should be checked at
every fuel fill.
. Instrument cluster lights may
come on to indicate that fluids
may be low and need to be filled.
Hoses
Hoses transport fluids and should be
regularly inspected to ensure that
there are no cracks or leaks. With a
multi-point inspection, your dealer
can inspect the hoses and advise if
replacement is needed. Lamps
Properly working headlamps,
taillamps, and brake lamps are
important to see and be seen on
the road.
.
Signs that the headlamps need
attention include dimming, failure
to light, cracking, or damage. The
brake lamps need to be checked
periodically to ensure that they
light when braking.
. With a multi-point inspection,
your dealer can check the lamps
and note any concerns.
Shocks and Struts
Shocks and struts help aid in control
for a smoother ride.
. Signs of wear may include steering
wheel vibration, bounce/sway
while braking, longer stopping
distance, or uneven tire wear.
. As part of the multi-point
inspection, trained dealer
technicians can visually inspect
the shocks and struts for signs of
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Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends that
you take an active role in its repair.
If you have a pre-determined repair
facility of choice, take the vehicle
there, or have it towed there. Specify
to the facility that any required
replacement collision parts be original
equipment parts, either new Genuine
GM parts or recycled original GM
parts. Remember, recycled parts will
not be covered by the GM vehicle
warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair,
but you must live with the repair.
Depending on your policy limits, your
insurance company may initially value
the repair using aftermarket parts.
Discuss this with the repair
professional, and insist on Genuine
GM parts. Remember, if the vehicle is
leased, you may be obligated to have
the vehicle repaired with Genuine GM
parts, even if your insurance coverage
does not pay the full cost.If another party's insurance company
is paying for the repairs, you are not
obligated to accept a repair valuation
based on that insurance company's
collision policy repair limits, as you
have no contractual limits with that
company. In such cases, you can have
control of the repair and parts choices
as long as the cost stays within
reasonable limits.
Publication Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service manuals have the diagnosis
and repair information on the engine,
transmission, axle, suspension, brakes,
electrical system, steering system,
body, etc.
Customer Literature
Owner’s manuals are written
specifically for owners and are
intended to provide basic operational
information about the vehicle. The
owner’s manual includes the
Maintenance Schedule for all models.Customer literature publications
available for purchase include owner’s
manuals, warranty manuals,
infotainment manuals, and portfolios.
Portfolios include an owner’s manual,
warranty manual, infotainment
manual, if applicable, and zip lock bag
or pouch.
Current and Past Models
Service manuals and customer
literature are available for many
current and past model year GM
vehicles.
To order, call 1-800-551-4123
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
eastern time
For credit card orders only (VISA,
MasterCard, or Discover), see Helm,
Inc. at: www.helminc.com.
To order by mail, write to:
Helm, Incorporated
Attention: Customer Service
47911 Halyard Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Make checks payable in U.S. funds.
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376 INDEX
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 117
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 326
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 148
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Headlamps
Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 146
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158, 162
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 179
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 65
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158, 162
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 312
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Seat Belts (cont'd)Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seats Easy Entry Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 56
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 96, 98
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . 341
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 352 Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 232
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 148
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 334
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 342
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 228
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 359
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 348
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282