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346 Vehicle Care
FusesUsage
1 –
2 –
3 –
4 Accessory power outlet 4
5 –
6 –
7 –
8 Glove box
9 –
10 –
11 –
12 Steering wheel controls
13 Body control module 8
14 –
15 –
16 –
17 –
18 –
19 Body control module 4 Fuses
Usage
20 Rear seat entertainment
21 Sunroof
22 –
23 –
24 –
25 –
26 Infotainment/Airbag
27 –/RF window switch/
Rain sensor
28 Obstacle detection/USB
29 Radio
30 –
31 –
32 –
33 –
34 –
35 –
36 Special equipment option B2 Fuses
Usage
37 Special equipment option
38 Body control module 2
39 DC to AC inverter
40 –
41 –
42 –
43 –
44 Right door window motor
45 Front blower
46 Body control module 6
47 Body control module 7
48 Amplifier
49 Right front seat
50 Accessory power outlet 3
51 –
53 –
54 –
55 –
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Service and Maintenance 405
.Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0391.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0328.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0329.
. Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check 0329. .
Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 329.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. If the hold
open is low, service the gas
strut. See Gas Strut(s) 0331.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof062. .
Verify spare tire key lock
operation and lubricate as
needed. See Tire Changing
0 371.
. Visually inspect the spare tire to
ensure that it is tightly stowed
under the vehicle. Push, pull,
and try to turn the tire. If the
spare tire moves, tighten as
necessary. Verify that the wheel
retainer plate compression
spring is fully compressed. See
Tire Changing 0371.
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448 Index
Assistance Program,Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 261
Automatic
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 313, 316
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 236
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 188
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Battery (cont'd)
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Battery - North America . . . . 326, 381
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 330
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Brake Pedal and AdjustableThrottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 157
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 219
Bulb Replacement Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 334
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 336 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .301, 326, 381, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 130
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
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Headlamps (cont'd)Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 161
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 185
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 162
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194, 198
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 356
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 212
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 248
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 158
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 246
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194, 198
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 220, 222
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 431
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 59
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . 34, 40
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 350
Lamps Auxiliary RoofMounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 186
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 269
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 271
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 159
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R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 431
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Rear Climate Control System . . . 198
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 261
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 137
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 385
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34, 40
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . 106
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 432
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 420 Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 432
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 427
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 93
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 73
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 68
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Seats (cont'd)Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 67
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . .122, 124, 125
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 302
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 416
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 417
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 427
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 269
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Special Application Services . . . . 409
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Steps
Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 128
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193, 434
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259