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If the turn signal lamp does not flash
within 15 seconds after starting to
inflate the tire, the tire fill alert has
not been activated or is not working.
If the hazard warning flashers are
on, the tire fill alert visual feedback
will not work properly.
The TPMS will not activate the tire
fill alert properly under the following
conditions:
.There is interference from an
external device or transmitter.
. The air pressure from the
inflation device is not sufficient
to inflate the tire.
. There is a malfunction in
the TPMS.
. There is a malfunction in the
horn or turn signal lamps.
. The identification code of the
TPMS sensor is not registered to
the system.
. The battery of the TPMS sensor
is low. If the tire fill alert does not operate
due to TPMS interference, move the
vehicle about 1 m (3 ft) back or
forward and try again. If the tire fill
alert feature is not working, use a
tire pressure gauge.
TPMS Sensor Matching
Process
Each TPMS sensor has a unique
identification code. The identification
code needs to be matched to a new
tire/wheel position after rotating the
vehicle’s tires or replacing one or
more of the TPMS sensors. The
TPMS sensor matching process
should also be performed after
replacing a spare tire with a road
tire containing the TPMS sensor.
The malfunction light and the DIC
message should go off at the next
ignition cycle using POWER
O. The
sensors are matched to the tire/
wheel positions, using a TPMS
relearn tool, in the following order:
driver side front tire, passenger side
front tire, passenger side rear tire,
and driver side rear. See your
dealer for service or to purchase a relearn tool. A TPMS relearn tool
can also be purchased. See Tire
Pressure Monitor Sensor Activation
Tool at
www.gmtoolsandequipment.com or
call 1-800-GM TOOLS
(1-800-468-6657).
There are two minutes to match the
first tire/wheel position, and
five minutes overall to match all four
tire/wheel positions. If it takes
longer, the matching process stops
and must be restarted.
The TPMS sensor matching
process is:
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Press POWER
Oto start the
vehicle. See Power Button
0 205.
3. Make sure the Tire Pressure info page option is turned on.
The info pages on the DIC can
be turned on and off through
the Options menu. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) 0143.
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Tire Rotation
Tires should be rotated every
12 000 km (7,500 mi). See
Maintenance Schedule0323.
Tires are rotated to achieve a
uniform wear for all tires. The
first rotation is the most
important.
Anytime unusual wear is
noticed, rotate the tires as soon
as possible, check for proper tire
inflation pressure, and check for
damaged tires or wheels. If the
unusual wear continues after the
rotation, check the wheel
alignment.
See When It Is Time for New
Tires 0293 andWheel
Replacement 0297.
Use this rotation pattern when
rotating the tires.
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.
See Tire Pressure 0285 and
Vehicle Load Limits 0201.
Reset the Tire Pressure Monitor
System. See Tire Pressure
Monitor Operation 0287. Check that all wheel nuts are
properly tightened. See
“Wheel
Nut Torque” underCapacities
and Specifications 0332.
{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.
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load range, speed rating, and
construction (radial) as the
original tires.
Vehicles that have a tire
pressure monitoring system
could give an inaccurate
low-pressure warning if non-TPC
Spec rated tires are installed.
SeeTire Pressure Monitor
Operation 0287.
The Tire and Loading
Information label indicates the
original equipment tires on the
vehicle. See Vehicle Load Limits
0 201.
Different Size Tires and
Wheels
If wheels or tires are installed that
are a different size than the original
equipment wheels and tires, vehicle
performance, including its braking,
ride and handling characteristics,
stability, and resistance to rollover
may be affected. If the vehicle has
electronic systems such as antilock
brakes, rollover airbags, traction control, electronic stability control,
or All-Wheel Drive, the performance
of these systems can also be
affected.
{Warning
If different sized wheels are used,
there may not be an acceptable
level of performance and safety if
tires not recommended for those
wheels are selected. This
increases the chance of a crash
and serious injury. Only use GM
specific wheel and tire systems
developed for the vehicle, and
have them properly installed by a
GM certified technician.
See Buying New Tires 0293 and
Accessories and Modifications
0 257.
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading
The following information relates
to the system developed by the
United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), which grades tires by
treadwear, traction, and
temperature performance. This
applies only to vehicles sold in
the United States. The grades
are molded on the sidewalls of
most passenger car tires. The
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQG) system does not apply
to deep tread, winter tires,
compact spare tires, tires with
nominal rim diameters of
10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm),
or to some limited-production
tires.
While the tires available on
General Motors passenger cars
and light trucks may vary with
respect to these grades, they
must also conform to federal
safety requirements and
additional General Motors Tire
Performance Criteria (TPC)
standards.
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underinflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in
combination, can cause heat
buildup and possible tire failure.
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance
The tires and wheels were aligned
and balanced at the factory to
provide the longest tire life and best
overall performance. Adjustments to
wheel alignment and tire balancing
are not necessary on a regular
basis. Consider an alignment check
if there is unusual tire wear or the
vehicle is significantly pulling to one
side or the other. Some slight pull to
the left or right, depending on the
crown of the road and/or other road
surface variations such as troughs
or ruts, is normal. If the vehicle is
vibrating when driving on a smooth
road, the tires and wheels may need
to be rebalanced. See your dealer
for proper diagnosis.
Wheel Replacement
Replace any wheel that is bent,
cracked, or badly rusted or
corroded. If wheel nuts keep coming
loose, the wheel, wheel bolts, and
wheel nuts should be replaced.
If the wheel leaks air, replace it.
Some aluminum wheels can be
repaired. See your dealer if any of
these conditions exist.
Your dealer will know the kind of
wheel that is needed.
Each new wheel should have the
same load-carrying capacity,
diameter, width, offset, and be
mounted the same way as the one it
replaces.
Replace wheels, wheel bolts, wheel
nuts, or Tire Pressure Monitor
System (TPMS) sensors with new
GM original equipment parts.{Warning
Using the wrong replacement
wheels, wheel bolts, or wheel
nuts can be dangerous. It could
affect the braking and handling of
the vehicle. Tires can lose air,
and cause loss of control, causing
a crash. Always use the correct
wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel
nuts for replacement.
Caution
The wrong wheel can also cause
problems with bearing life, brake
cooling, speedometer or
odometer calibration, headlamp
aim, bumper height, vehicle
ground clearance, and tire or tire
chain clearance to the body and
chassis.
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27. After temporarily sealing a tireusing the tire sealant and
compressor kit, take the
vehicle to an authorized dealer
to have the tire replaced.
Using the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit without
Sealant to Inflate a Tire (Not
Punctured)
The kit includes:
1. Sealant Canister Inlet Valve
2. Sealant/Air Hose
3. Base of Sealant Canister
4. Tire Sealant Canister 5. On/Off Button
6. Slot on Top of Compressor
7. Pressure Deflation Button
8. Pressure Gauge
9. Power Plug
10. Air Only Hose
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire
and wheel damage by driving slowly
to a level place. Turn on the hazard
warning flashers. See
Hazard
Warning Flashers 0155.
See If a Tire Goes Flat 0298 for
other important safety warnings. 1. Remove the compressor from
its storage location. See
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit 0305.
2. Remove the air only hose (10) and the power plug (9) from the
bottom of the compressor.
3. Place the compressor on the ground near the flat tire.
Make sure the tire valve stem
is positioned close to the
ground so the hose will
reach it.
4. Remove the valve stem cap from the flat tire by turning it
counterclockwise.
5. Attach the air only hose (10) to the tire valve stem by turning it
clockwise until tight.
6. Plug the power plug (9) into the accessory power outlet in the
vehicle. Unplug all items from
other accessory power outlets.
See Power Outlets 0115.
If the vehicle has an accessory
power outlet, do not use the
cigarette lighter.
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1. Check the other vehicle.It must have a 12-volt battery
with a negative ground system.
Caution
If the other vehicle does not have
a 12-volt system with a negative
ground, both vehicles can be
damaged. Only use a vehicle that
has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump starting.
2. Position the two vehicles so that they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake and shift into P (Park). See Shifting Into
Park 0208.
Caution
If any accessories are left on or
plugged in during the jump
starting procedure, they could be
damaged. The repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle
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Caution (Continued)
warranty. Whenever possible, turn
off or unplug all accessories on
either vehicle when jump starting.
4. Turn the vehicle off. Turn off all lights and accessories in both
vehicles, except the hazard
warning flashers if needed.
{Warning
An electric fan can start up even
when the propulsion system is not
operating and can injure you.
Keep hands, clothing and tools
away from any underhood
electric fan.
{Warning
Using a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode.
People have been hurt doing this,
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Warning (Continued)
and some have been blinded.
Use a flashlight if you need more
light.
Battery fluid contains acid that
can burn you. Do not get it on
you. If you accidentally get it in
your eyes or on your skin, flush
the place with water and get
medical help immediately.
{Warning
Fans or other moving propulsion
system parts can injure you badly.
Keep your hands away from
moving parts once the propulsion
system is operating.
5. Connect one end of the red positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal on the
discharged battery.
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 254
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 186
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Air Conditioning Regular Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 78
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 73
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 125
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 232
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Antenna
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 214 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
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ArmrestRear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 224
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 160
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . 188
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery - North America . . . . 265, 306
Battery Gauge High Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 267 Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 127
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . 217
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 230
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 205
Bulb Replacement
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 271
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .256, 265, 306, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Carbon Monoxide Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Management System . . . . . . . . . 108
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 107
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Charge Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Charging Delay Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . 253
Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Programmable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Utility Interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252