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182 CLIMATE CONTROLS
Rear Control Lockout :Touch Rear
Control Lockout on the rear climate
display to lock or unlock control of
the rear climate control system from
the front climate control display.
When locked the rear climate control
system cannot be adjusted from the
rear climate controls on the rear of
the center console.
Automatic Operation
Rear AUTO : Touch to turn on or off.
The air delivery and fan speed are
controlled automatically. The AUTO
indicator appears on the display on
the rear of the center console. If the
Mode or fan control buttons are
manually adjusted, this cancels the
automatic operation.
Manual Operation
A«/ªAª: Touch or press the
fan controls on the rear climate
display or on the rear of the center
console to increase or decrease the
airf low. Pressing
A «when the
system is off will turn the system on.
The air delivery mode remains in its
previous setting.
w/x: Touch or press and hold the
rear temperature controls on the rear
climate display or on the rear of the
center console to adjust the rear
passenger temperature. Press
wfor
warmer air and press
xfor cooler air.
Y/\/Y: Touch the desired mode
on the rear climate display or the
MODE button on the rear of the
center console to change the direction
of the airflow in the rear seating area.
MorL: PressMorLto heat the
left or right outboard seat cushion.
See Heated Rear Seats 070.
Air Vents
Adjustable air vents are in the center
and on the side of the instrument
panel.
1. Slider Knob
2. Thumbwheel
Move the slider knobs (1) to change
the direction of the airf low.
Use the thumbwheels (2) near the air
vents to open or close off the airflow.
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DRIVING AND OPERATING 223
The vehicle has a Trailer Sway Control
(TSC) feature and a Hill Start Assist
(HSA) feature.
SeeTrailer Sway Control (TSC) 0273 or
Hill Start Assist (HSA) 0221.
Adding accessories can affect the
vehicle performance. See Accessories
and Modifications 0278.
Driver Mode Control
Driver Mode Control attempts to add
a sportier feel, provide a more
comfortable ride, or assist in different
weather conditions or terrain. This
system simultaneously changes the
software settings of various
sub-systems. Depending on the option
package, available features, and mode
selected, the suspension, steering, and
powertrain will change settings to
achieve the desired mode
characteristics. If the vehicle is
equipped with Magnetic Ride Control,
selecting the various Driver Modes
adjusts the ride of the vehicle to
enhance the ride performance for the
road conditions and the
selected mode. The Driver Mode Control has four
modes: Tour, Sport, Snow/Ice, and
Tow/Haul.
Press the Tow/Haul button to activate
and deactivate the Tow/Haul Mode.
Press the MODE switch on the center
console to select Tour, Sport, or Snow/
Ice. Pressing the switch will display a
graphic of all available ride modes and
change to the next mode. The Tour
and Sport Modes will feel similar on a
smooth road. Select a new setting
whenever driving conditions change.
Tour Mode
Use for normal city and highway
driving to provide a smooth, soft ride.
When selected, there will be no
indication in the DIC.
Sport Mode
Use where road conditions or personal
preference demand a more controlled
response.
The steering will change to provide
more precise control. The Magnetic
Ride Control will change to provide
better cornering performance.When selected, the Sport Mode
indicator will display in the DIC.
Snow/Ice Mode
Use when more traction is needed
during slippery conditions.
The vehicle will upshift normally
when the vehicle is moving. The
acceleration will adjust to help provide
a smoother launch.
When selected, the Snow/Ice Mode
indicator will display in the DIC.
Tow/Haul Mode
Tow/Haul is a feature that assists
when pulling a heavy trailer or a large
or heavy load. See
Tow/Haul Mode
0 213.
Tow/Haul is designed to be most
effective when the vehicle and trailer
combined weight is at least 75 percent
of the vehicle’s Gross Combined
Weight Rating (GCWR). See “Weight
of the Trailer” underTrailer Towing
0 260.
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404 INDEX
AutomaticDoor Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
B
Battery Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Battery - North America . . . . . .293, 342
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 297
Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Pedal and Adjustable Throttle . . . 201
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Brakes (cont'd)
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .277, 293, 342, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 374
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . 101
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 115
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Child-View Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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INDEX 411
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 376
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 383
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 63
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Seats (cont'd)
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Securing Child Restraints . . . . .113, 115
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . 373
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 383
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 247
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 171
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 366
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 374
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119