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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 . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 14
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 14
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Passenger Sensing System . . . 15
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 17
Throttle and Brake Pedal Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 19
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 25
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 25
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 28
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 28
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Universal Remote System . . . . . 29
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 30
Fuel (Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 31
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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gPower Take Off (PTO)
Switch (If Equipped). See the
Duramax diesel supplement.
Auxiliary Button (If Equipped).
See Add-On Electrical
Equipment 0318.
jPower Assist Steps 042 (If
Equipped).
17. Instrument Panel Storage
0122 (If Equipped).
18. Climate Control Systems (with
Heater Only) 0216 orClimate
Control Systems (with Air
Conditioning) 0218 (If
Equipped).
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0219 (If Equipped).
19. Parking Brake Release Handle (If Equipped). See Parking
Brake 0271.
20. Steering Wheel Controls 0127
(If Equipped).
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls (If Equipped).
See Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0156 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0156.
21. Hood Release. See Hood
0 327.
22. Horn 0128.
23. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0127 (Out of View).
24. Cruise Control 0276.
Heated Steering Wheel 0128
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0282 (If Equipped).
25. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp 0146.
26. Parking Brake 0271.
27. Electronic Transfer Case Knob (If Equipped). See Four-Wheel
Drive 0262.
Card Holder (If Equipped). See
Instrument Panel Storage
0 122.
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner ’s manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter functions may work from
up to 60 m (197 ft) away from the
vehicle.
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Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Release the lever to lock the wheel in place. Tilt and Telescoping Steering
WheelTo adjust the tilt and telescoping
steering wheel, if equipped:
1. Push the lever (1) down to move the steering wheel
forward or rearward. Lift the
lever up to lock the wheel in
place.
2. Pull the lever (2) toward you to move the steering wheel up or
down, then release the lever to
lock the wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Throttle and Brake Pedal
Adjustment
If equipped, the position of the
throttle and brake pedals can be
changed.
The switch used to adjust the
pedals is on the center stack, below
the climate controls.
Lift the switch up to move the
pedals closer to your body. Press
the switch down to move the
pedals away.
See Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal 0246.
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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 127
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 127
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 128
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 128
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 143
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 143
Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 146
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . 146
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 150
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 150
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 150
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light (2500/3500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 151
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 151
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 153
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 153 Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 154
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 154
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 159
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 159
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 160
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 167
Universal Remote SystemProgramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
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Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Release the lever to lock the wheel in place. Tilt and Telescoping Steering
Wheel
To adjust the tilt and telescoping
steering wheel, if equipped:
1. Push the lever (1) down to move the steering wheel
forward or rearward. Lift the
lever up to lock the wheel in
place.
2. Pull the lever (2) toward you to move the steering wheel up or
down, then release the lever to
lock the 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.
g: For vehicles with OnStar or a
Bluetooth system, press to interact
with those systems. See OnStar
Overview 0464, Bluetooth
(Overview) 0203 orBluetooth
(Infotainment Controls) 0205,
or “Bluetooth (Overview)” in the
infotainment manual.
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Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 177
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 171
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 173
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 175
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
FlexFuel
E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 124
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Fluid Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 336, 338
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Fluid (cont'd)
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 285
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 262, 351
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 150
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Fuel (cont'd)
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 153
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 255
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 363
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367, 368
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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486 Index
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Special Application Services . . . . 437
Specifications andCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Storage Areas
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 122 Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switches Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 463
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 453
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 45 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Tires (cont'd)
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379, 381
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 382
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 381
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Terminology and Definitions . . 377
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 394
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289