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ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 25
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 93
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 132
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 165
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 317
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 335
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 346
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Airbag On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 12
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 14
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 18
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel (Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 23
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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1.Air Vents 0164.
2. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons (Out of View). See
Driver Information Center (DIC)
0114.
3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 128.
Windshield Wiper/Washer 095.
4. Horn 095.
5. Hazard Warning Flashers
0128.
6. Instrument Cluster 0101.
7. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0185.
Manual Mode 0188 (If
Equipped).
8. Climate Control Systems
0159.
9. Infotainment 0132.
10. Power Outlets 098.
11. USB Port (If Equipped). See Auxiliary Devices 0146. 12. Power Outlet 110/120 Volt
Alternating Current. See Power
Outlets 098.
13. Rear Heating System 0161 (If
Equipped).
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0204 (If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0201 (If Equipped).
14. Passenger Airbag On-Off Switch (If Equipped). See
Airbag On-Off Switch 067.
15. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0192.
16. Tow/Haul Mode Button (If Equipped). See Tow/Haul
Mode 0189.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 094
(If Equipped).
18. Steering Wheel Adjustment
094 (Out of View), (If
Equipped).
19. Parking Brake Release. See Parking Brake 0191. 20.
Cruise Control 0194 (If
Equipped).
Fast Idle System 0180 (If
Equipped).
21. Parking Brake 0191.
22. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp 0108.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0129.
Dome Lamp Override. See
Dome Lamps 0129.
24. Exterior Lamp Controls 0125.
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Vehicle Features
Infotainment System
If the vehicle has a base radio it is
included in this manual. See the
separate infotainment manual for
information on the connected radios,
audio players, phone, navigation
system, and voice or speech
recognition. There is also
information on settings and
downloadable applications (if
equipped).
Radio(s)
Radio with CD/MP3
O:Press to turn the system on and
off. Turn to increase or decrease the
volume.
BAND : Press to choose between
FM1, FM2, AM, and SiriusXM,
if equipped.
f: Turn to select radio stations.
©SEEK or¨SEEK : Seek or scan
stations.
4: Press to switch the display
between the radio station frequency
and the time. While the ignition is
off, press this button to display the
time. Press to display additional text
information related to the current
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FM-RDS station or MP3 song.
A choice of additional information
such as Channel, Song, Artist, and
CAT (category) can display.
Continue pressing to highlight the
desired tab, or press the softkey
under any one of the tabs and the
information about that tab displays.
For more information about these
and other radio features, see
Infotainment0132.
Storing a Favorite Station
Depending on which radio the
vehicle has, radio stations are
stored as either favorites or presets.
For vehicles with a FAV button, a
maximum of 36 stations can be
stored as favorites using the six
softkeys below the radio station
frequency tabs and by using the
radio FAV button. Press FAV to go
through up to six pages of favorites,
each having six favorite stations
available per page. Each page of
favorites can contain any
combination of AM stations, FM
stations, and XM channels. For more information on storing a
favorite station, see
Operation
0 136.
Setting the Clock
1. With the radio on, pressHand
the HR, MIN, MM, DD, and
YYYY (hour, minute, month,
day, and year) display.
2. Press the softkey under any one of the tabs to be changed.
3. Press
©SEEK or¨SEEK,s
REV or\FWD, or turnf
clockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease the
time or date.
For more information on setting the
clock, see Clock098.
Satellite Radio
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces.
SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound. A fee is required to receive the
SiriusXM service.
For more information, refer to:
.
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601-6296 (U.S.)
. www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada)
See Satellite Radio 0139.
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle may have an auxiliary
input on the center stack and a USB
port on the instrument panel.
External devices such as an iPod,
laptop computer, MP3 player,
or USB storage device can be
connected to the auxiliary port using
a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) input cable or the
USB port depending on the audio
system.
See "Using the Auxiliary Input Jack"
and "Using the USB Port" in
Auxiliary Devices 0146.
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Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
For vehicles with a tilt steering
wheel, the lever is located on the
left side of the steering column.
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever to move the steering wheel up or down into
a comfortable position.
2. Release the lever to lock the steering wheel in place. Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
w:
Press to go to the next favorite
radio station, track on a CD,
or folder on an iPod or USB device.
c/x: Press to go to the
previous favorite radio station, track
on a CD, or folder on an iPod or
USB device. Also press to reject an
incoming call or end a current call. Radio
To select preset or favorite radio
stations:
Press and release
worc/xto
go to the next or previous radio
station stored as a preset or
favorite.
CD
To select tracks on a CD:
Press and release
worc/xto
go to the next or previous track.
Selecting Tracks on an iPod or
USB Device
1. Press and hold
worc/x
while listening to a song until
the contents of the current
folder appear on the
infotainment display.
2. Press and release
worc/
xto scroll up or down the list,
then press and hold
w,
or press
¨to play the
highlighted track.
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Navigating Folders on an iPod or
USB Device1. Press and hold
worc/x
while listening to a song until
the contents of the current
folder appear on the
infotainment display.
2. Press and hold
c/xto go
back to the previous folder list.
3. Press and release
worc/
xto scroll up or down the list.
. To select a folder, press
and hold
w, or press¨
when the folder is
highlighted.
. To go back further in the
folder list, press and hold
c/x.
b/g:Press to silence the vehicle
speakers only. Press again to turn
the sound on.
For vehicles with Bluetooth or
OnStar systems, press and hold for
longer than two seconds to interact with those systems.
See
Bluetooth 0151 andOnStar
Overview 0349, if equipped.
SRCE : Press to switch between
the radio and CD, and for equipped
vehicles, the front auxiliary.
¨: Press to go to the next radio
station while in AM, FM,
or SiriusXM, if equipped.
If equipped with a CD player or
USB port:
Press
¨to go to the next track or
chapter while sourced to the CD.
Press
¨to select a track or a folder
when navigating folders on an iPod
or USB device.
While listening to a CD, press and
hold
¨to quickly move forward
through the tracks. Release to stop
on the desired track.
+
e: Press to increase volume.
−
e: Press to decrease volume.
Horn
Press the horn symbol on the
steering wheel to sound the horn.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The lever is on the left side of the
steering column.
Turn the band with
Non it to select
the wiper speed.
8: Use for a single wipe. Hold the
band on
z, then release. For
several wipes, hold the band on
z
longer.
6: Use to adjust the delay time
between wipes. Turn the band up
for more frequent wipes or down for
less frequent wipes.
d: Fast wipes.
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calibration is complete. The
DIC display will then return to
PRESS
VTO CALIBRATE
COMPASS.
Clock
Setting the Time or Date
1. With the radio on, pressHand
the HR, MIN, MM, DD, and
YYYY (hour, minute, month,
day, and year) display.
2. Press the softkey under any one of the tabs to be changed.
Every time the softkey is
pressed again, the time or the
date if selected, increases
by one.
Another way to increase the
time or date is to press
¨
SEEK or\FWD (forward).
3. To decrease, press
©SEEK or
sREV. Turn thefknob, on
the upper right side of the
radio, to adjust the selected
setting. Changing the Time or Date Default
Settings
1. With the radio on, press
Hand
then the softkey under the
forward arrow that is currently
displayed on the infotainment
display until the time 12H
(hour) and 24H (hour), and the
date MM/DD (month and day)
and DD/MM (day and month)
are displayed.
2. Press the softkey under the desired option.
3. Press
Hagain to apply the
selected default, or let the
screen time out.
Power Outlets
Power Outlets 12 Volt Direct
Current
The accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or an MP3
player. The vehicle may have two
accessory power outlets on the
instrument panel.
Remove the cover to access and
replace when not in use.
Certain power accessory plugs may
not be compatible to the accessory
power outlet and could overload
vehicle or adapter fuses. If a
problem is experienced, see your
dealer.
{Warning
Power is always supplied to the
outlets. Do not leave electrical
equipment plugged in when the
vehicle is not in use because the
vehicle could catch fire and cause
injury or death.