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230 Vehicle Care
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 070.
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
0 344.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own
service work, see Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 070.
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The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown.Mini-Fuses Usage
F1 –
F2 Steering wheel sensor
F3 Auxiliary parking lamps
F4 Front parking lamps
F5 Trailer parking lamps
F6 Upfitter/Parking lamps
F7 Right rear parking lamp
F8 Left rear parking lamp
F9 Exterior rear mirror switch/ Door
lock-unlock control
upfitter/Front
camera module Mini-Fuses Usage
F10 Airbag/Automatic occupant sensing
F11 –/OnStar
F12 ECM batt V6 gas
F13 HVAC 2
F14 HVAC 1
F15 Reflected LED display
F16 Upfitter aux 1/Gas ambulance
F17 Heated outside mirrors
F18 Rear window defogger
F19 Compass
F20 Radio/Chime/ SiriusXM satellite
radio
F21 Remote function actuator/Tire
pressure monitor Mini-Fuses Usage
F22 Ignition switch/ Discrete logic
ignition sensor
F23 Instrument cluster
F24 –
F25 HVAC control
F26 Auxiliary/Trailer reverse lamps
F27 Reverse tail lamps
F28 Upfitter 2/Reading lamps/Ambulance
F29 Rear blower
F30 Upfitter/Courtesy lamps
F31 Front door lock
F32 Rear door lock
F33 Cargo door unlock
F34 Passenger door unlock
F35 Rear passenger door unlock
F36 Driver door lock
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J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 272
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 127
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Lamps, Bulb Replacement . . . . . . 260
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Lane Departure Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Entry/Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lights Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 109
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .112
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Lights (cont'd)
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 126
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . 111
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 105
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . 31
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 113
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Power (cont'd)Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 180
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 57
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 347
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 341
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .229, 253, 302, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 345
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Rear Climate Control System . . . 161 Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rear Heating System . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 198
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 306
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 71
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 346
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 334
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 346
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 341
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Seat Belts (cont'd)Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 59
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 44
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 85, 87
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 159
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 230
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 330
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Service (cont'd)
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 331
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 341
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 202
Side Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sidemarker Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Special Application Services . . . . 324
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Storage Areas Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 91
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Swing-out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Switches
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 348
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
T
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 338
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 37
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Theft-Deterrent Systems (cont'd)Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Dual Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 280
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 279
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Terminology and Definitions . . 275
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 289
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Tires (cont'd)
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 210
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 210
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 306
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 225
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Traction
Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . .112
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . 238, 241
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 288
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 331
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 111
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105