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All-Season Tires
This vehicle may come with all-season
tires. These tires are designed to
provide good overall performance on
most road surfaces and weather
conditions. Original equipment tires
designed to GM's specific tire
performance criteria have a TPC
specification code molded onto the
sidewall. Original equipment
all-season tires can be identified by
the last two characters of this TPC
code, which will be“MS.”
Consider installing winter tires on the
vehicle if frequent driving on snow or
ice-covered roads is expected.
All-season tires provide adequate
performance for most winter driving
conditions, but they may not offer the
same level of traction or performance
as winter tires on snow or ice-covered
roads. See Winter Tires 0301.
Winter Tires
This vehicle was not originally
equipped with winter tires. Winter
tires are designed for increased
traction on snow and ice-covered roads. Consider installing winter tires
on the vehicle if frequent driving on
ice or snow covered roads is expected.
See your dealer for details regarding
winter tire availability and proper tire
selection. Also, see
Buying New Tires
0 315.
With winter tires, there may be
decreased dry road traction, increased
road noise, and shorter tread life.
After changing to winter tires, be alert
for changes in vehicle handling and
braking.
If using winter tires:
. Use tires of the same brand and
tread type on all four wheel
positions.
. Use only radial ply tires of the
same size, load range, and speed
rating as the original equipment
tires.
Winter tires with the same speed
rating as the original equipment tires
may not be available for H, V, W, Y,
and ZR speed rated tires. If winter
tires with a lower speed rating are
chosen, never exceed the tire's
maximum speed capability.
Run-Flat Tires
This vehicle, when new, may have had
run-flat tires. There is no spare tire,
no tire changing equipment, and no
place to store a tire in the vehicle.
The vehicle also has a Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS) that indicates
a loss of tire pressure in any of the
tires.
{Warning
If the low tire warning light displays
on the instrument cluster, the
handling capabilities will be
reduced during severe maneuvers.
Driving too fast could cause loss of
control and you or others could be
injured. Do not drive over 90 km/h
(55 mph) when the low tire warning
light is displayed. Drive cautiously
and check the tire pressures as
soon as possible.
Run-flat tires can be driven on with
no air pressure. There is no need to
stop on the side of the road to change
the tire. Continue driving; however, do
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Use this rotation pattern when
rotating tires of the same size
installed on all four wheel
positions.
If the vehicle has a compact spare
tire, do not include it in the tire
rotation.
Adjust the front and rear tires to
the recommended inflation
pressure on the Tire and Loading
Information label after the tires
have been rotated. SeeTire
Pressure 0307 and Vehicle Load
Limits 0189. Reset the Tire Pressure Monitor
System. See
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation 0310.
Check that all wheel nuts are
properly tightened. See “Wheel
Nut Torque ”under Capacities and
Specifications 0359.
{Warning
Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the
parts to which it is fastened, can
make wheel nuts become loose
after time. The wheel could come
off and cause a crash. When
changing a wheel, remove any rust
or dirt from places where the wheel
attaches to the vehicle. In an
emergency, a cloth or a paper towel
can be used; however, use a scraper
or wire brush later to remove all
rust or dirt.
Lightly coat the center of the
wheel hub with wheel bearing
grease after a wheel change or tire
rotation to prevent corrosion or rust build-up. Do not get grease
on the flat wheel mounting
surface or on the wheel nuts or
bolts.
When It Is Time for New
Tires
Factors such as maintenance,
temperatures, driving speeds, vehicle
loading, and road conditions affect the
wear rate of the tires.
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and road conditions. Follow that
manufacturer's instructions. To
avoid vehicle damage, drive slow
and readjust or remove the traction
device if it contacts the vehicle. Do
not spin the wheels. If traction
devices are used, install them on
the rear tires.
Caution
If the vehicle is equipped with a tire
size other than P245/40R18, 245/
40R18, 275/35R18, 255/35R19, 265/
35ZR19, or 295/30ZR19 use tire
chains only where legal and only
when necessary. Use low profile
chains that add no more than
12 mm thickness to the tire tread
and inner sidewall. Use chains that
are the proper size for the tires.
Install them on the tires of the rear
axle. Don't use chains on the tires(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
of the front axle. Tighten them as
tightly as possible with the ends
securely fastened. Drive slowly and
follow the chain manufacturer's
instructions. If the chains contact
the vehicle, stop and retighten
them. If the contact continues, slow
down until it stops. Driving too fast
or spinning the wheels with chains
on will damage the vehicle.
If a Tire Goes Flat
If the vehicle has run-flat tires, there
is no need to stop on the side of the
road to change a flat tire. See Run-Flat
Tires 0301.
{Warning
Special tools and procedures are
required to service a run-flat tire.
If these special tools and
procedures are not used, injury or
vehicle damage may occur. Always
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
be sure the proper tools and
procedures, as described in the
service manual, are used.
It is unusual for a tire to blow out
while driving, especially if the tires are
maintained properly. See Tires0300.
If air goes out of a tire, it is much
more likely to leak out slowly. But if
there is ever a blowout, here are a few
tips about what to expect and what
to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire creates
a drag that pulls the vehicle toward
that side. Take your foot off the
accelerator pedal and grip the steering
wheel firmly. Steer to maintain lane
position, and then gently brake to a
stop, well off the road, if possible.
A rear blowout, particularly on a
curve, acts much like a skid and may
require the same correction as used in
a skid. Stop pressing the accelerator
pedal and steer to straighten the
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IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 259
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 255
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 272
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168, 173
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . 81
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . 82
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . 80
What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . 127
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 238
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204, 284
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . 205
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 234
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
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Fuel (cont'd)Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 135
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 291
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 295
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Gauges Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 125
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 125
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Gauges (cont'd)
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 343
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 158
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
HeadlampsAdaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Headlamps (cont'd)
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 156
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Heated
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168, 173
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 69
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168, 173
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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RoofSunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 362
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 369
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Seats (cont'd)
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . 63
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 59
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Securing Child Restraints . . . . .101, 103
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . 358
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 369
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 238
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 158
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 351
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 359
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sunshade Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 234
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162, 376
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 365
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 59
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Tires (cont'd)
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 308
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 310
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 309
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . 321
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 305
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 317
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Towing (cont'd)
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, 255
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 254, 255
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Track Events and Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Traction
Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 133
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . 215
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 254, 255
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 158