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2. Move the shift lever into P (Park)by holding in the button on the
shift lever and pushing the lever
all the way toward the front of
the vehicle.
3. Turn the ignition off.
4. Take the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter
with you.
Leaving the Vehicle with the
Engine Running (Automatic
Transmission)
{Warning
It can be dangerous to leave the
vehicle with the engine running.
It could overheat and catch fire.
It is dangerous to get out of the
vehicle if the shift lever is not fully
in P (Park) with the parking brake
firmly set. The vehicle can roll.
Do not leave the vehicle when the
engine is running. If you have left
the engine running, the vehicle can
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Warning (Continued)
move suddenly. You or others could
be injured. To be sure the vehicle
will not move, even when you are
on fairly level ground, always set
the parking brake and move the
shift lever to P (Park). See Shifting
Into Park (Automatic Transmission)
0 190.
If you have to leave the vehicle with
the engine running, the vehicle must
be in P (Park) with the parking brake
set. After shifting into P (Park), try to
move the shift lever without first
pressing the button on the shift lever.
If you can, the shift lever was not
fully locked into P (Park).
Torque Lock (Automatic
Transmission)
Torque lock is when the weight of the
vehicle puts too much force on the
parking pawl in the transmission. This
happens when parking on a hill and
shifting the transmission into P (Park) is not done properly and then it is
difficult to shift out of P (Park). To
prevent torque lock, set the parking
brake and then shift into P (Park). To
find out how, see "Shifting Into Park"
listed previously.
If torque lock does occur, the vehicle
may need to be pushed uphill by
another vehicle to relieve the parking
pawl pressure, so you can shift out of
P (Park).
Shifting out of Park
This vehicle is equipped with an
electronic shift lock release system.
The shift lock release is designed to
prevent movement of the shift lever
out of P (Park), unless the ignition is
on and the brake pedal is applied.
The shift lock release is always
functional except in the case of an
uncharged or low voltage (less than
9 volt) battery.
If the vehicle has an uncharged
battery or a battery with low voltage,
try charging or jump starting the
battery. See
Jump Starting - North
America 0312.
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To shift out of P (Park):1. Apply the brake pedal.
2. Turn the ignition on.
3. Release the parking brake. See Parking Brake (Electric) 0201
or Parking Brake (Manual) 0203.
4. Press the shift lever button.
5. Move the shift lever.
If unable to shift out of P (Park):
1. Fully release the shift lever button.
2. While holding down the brake pedal, press the shift lever
button again.
3. Move the shift lever.
If the shift lever will not move from
P (Park), consult your dealer or a
professional towing service.Parking (Manual
Transmission)
{Warning
If the vehicle has a manual
transmission, never get out of the
vehicle without first moving the
shift lever into 1st or R (Reverse),
setting the parking brake and
turning the ignition off. The vehicle
can roll, which could cause serious
injury or death.
Parking over Things
That Burn
{Warning
Things that can burn could touch
hot exhaust parts under the vehicle
and ignite. Do not park over papers,
leaves, dry grass, or other things
that can burn.
Extended Parking
It is best not to park with the vehicle
running. If the vehicle is left running,
be sure it will not move and there is
adequate ventilation.
See Shifting Into Park (Automatic
Transmission) 0190 and Engine
Exhaust 0193.
If the vehicle is left parked and
running with the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter outside the
vehicle, it will continue to run for up
to half an hour.
If the vehicle is left parked and
running with the RKE transmitter
inside the vehicle, it will continue to
run for up to an hour.
The vehicle could turn off sooner if it
is parked on a hill, due to lack of
available fuel.
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California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag initiators,
seat belt pretensioners, and lithium
batteries contained in Remote Keyless
Entry transmitters, may contain
perchlorate materials. Special
handling may be necessary. For
additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non-dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and
safety, including such things as
airbags, braking, stability, ride and
handling, emissions systems,
aerodynamics, durability, and
electronic systems like antilock
brakes, traction control, and stability
control. These accessories or
modifications could even cause
malfunction or damage not covered by
the vehicle warranty.Damage to suspension components
caused by modifying vehicle height
outside of factory settings will not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Damage to vehicle components
resulting from modifications or the
installation or use of non-GM certified
parts, including control module or
software modifications, is not covered
under the terms of the vehicle
warranty and may affect remaining
warranty coverage for affected parts.
GM Accessories are designed to
complement and function with other
systems on the vehicle. See your
dealer to accessorize the vehicle using
genuine GM Accessories installed by a
dealer technician.
Also, see
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 082.
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work
{Warning
It can be dangerous to work on
your vehicle if you do not have the
proper knowledge, service manual,
tools, or parts. Always follow
owner’s manual procedures and
consult the service manual for your
vehicle before doing any
service work.
If doing some of your own service
work, use the proper service manual.
It tells you much more about how to
service the vehicle than this manual
can. To order the proper service
manual, see Publication Ordering
Information 0355.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own
service work, see Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 082.
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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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Power (cont'd)Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 190
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . 70
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 357
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . 352
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243, 266, 312, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . 356
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Rear AxleLimited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . 224
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 237
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . 315
Reimbursement Program, GM
Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing LATCH System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ride Control Systems
Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 345
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 352
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67