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DRIVING AND OPERATING 189
Starting the Engine
Place the transmission in the proper
gear, P (Park) or N (Neutral). To restart
the engine when the vehicle is already
moving, use N (Neutral).
Caution
Do not try to shift to P (Park) if the
vehicle is moving. If you do, you
could damage the transmission.
Shift to P (Park) only when the
vehicle is stopped.
Caution
If you add electrical parts or
accessories, you could change the
way the engine operates. Any
resulting damage would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty. See
Add-On Electrical Equipment0252. To start the vehicle:
1. With the Keyless Access system, the RKE transmitter must be in
the vehicle. Press ENGINE
START/STOP with the brake
pedal applied. When the engine
begins cranking, let go of the
button. The idle speed will go
down as the engine warms up.
Do not race the engine
immediately after starting it.
If the RKE transmitter is not in
the vehicle, if there is
interference, or if the RKE
battery is low, a Driver
Information Center (DIC)
message will display. See Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 027.
Caution
Cranking the engine for long
periods of time, by pressing
ENGINE START/STOP immediately
after cranking has ended, can
overheat and damage the cranking
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
motor, and drain the battery. Wait
at least 15 seconds between each
try, to let the cranking motor
cool down.
2. If the engine does not start after five to 10 seconds, especially in
very cold weather (below −18 °C
or 0 °F), it could be flooded with
too much gasoline. Try pushing
the accelerator pedal all the way
to the floor and hold it there,
then press ENGINE START/STOP
for up to a maximum of
15 seconds. Wait at least
15 seconds between each try, to
allow the cranking motor to cool
down. When the engine starts,
let go of the button and the
accelerator. If the vehicle starts
briefly but then stops again, do
the same thing. This clears the
extra gasoline from the engine.
Do not race the engine
immediately after starting it.
Operate the engine and
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VEHICLE CARE 255
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 086.
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 0359.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own
service work, see Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 086.
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INDEX 381
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 319
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 161
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 161
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . 100
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Lights (cont'd)
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 161
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 135
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 95
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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INDEX 383
Power (cont'd)Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 192
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . 74
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 361
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . 356
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254, 269, 319, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . 359
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . 172
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . 220
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . 116 Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . 322
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 349
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 356
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75