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Vehicle Care 369
Instrument Panel, Leather,
Vinyl, Other Plastic Surfaces,
Low Gloss Paint Surfaces, and
Natural Open Pore Wood
Surfaces
Use a soft microfiber cloth
dampened with water to remove
dust and loose dirt. For a more
thorough cleaning, use a soft
microfiber cloth dampened with a
mild soap solution.
Caution
Soaking or saturating leather,
especially perforated leather, as
well as other interior surfaces,
may cause permanent damage.
Wipe excess moisture from these
surfaces after cleaning and allow
them to dry naturally. Never use
heat, steam, or spot removers. Do
not use cleaners that contain
silicone or wax-based products.
Cleaners containing these
solvents can permanently change(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
the appearance and feel of
leather or soft trim, and are not
recommended.
Do not use cleaners that increase
gloss, especially on the instrument
panel. Reflected glare can decrease
visibility through the windshield
under certain conditions.
Caution
Use of air fresheners may cause
permanent damage to plastics
and painted surfaces. If an air
freshener comes in contact with
any plastic or painted surface in
the vehicle, blot immediately and
clean with a soft cloth dampened
with a mild soap solution.
Damage caused by air fresheners
would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty.
Cargo Cover and
Convenience Net
If equipped, wash with warm water
and mild detergent. Do not use
chlorine bleach. Rinse with cold
water, and then dry completely.
Care of Seat Belts
Keep belts clean and dry.
{Warning
Do not bleach or dye seat belt
webbing. It may severely weaken
the webbing. In a crash, they
might not be able to provide
adequate protection. Clean and
rinse seat belt webbing only with
mild soap and lukewarm water.
Allow the webbing to dry.

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370 Vehicle Care
Floor Mats
{Warning
If a floor mat is the wrong size or
is not properly installed, it can
interfere with the pedals.
Interference with the pedals can
cause unintended acceleration
and/or increased stopping
distance which can cause a crash
and injury. Make sure the floor
mat does not interfere with the
pedals.
Use the following guidelines for
proper floor mat usage.
. The original equipment floor
mats were designed for your
vehicle. If the floor mats need
replacing, it is recommended
that GM certified floor mats be
purchased. Non-GM floor mats
may not fit properly and may
interfere with the accelerator or
brake pedal. Always check that
the floor mats do not interfere
with the pedals. .
Do not use a floor mat if the
vehicle is not equipped with a
floor mat retainer on the driver
side floor.
. Use the floor mat with the
correct side up. Do not turn
it over.
. Do not place anything on top of
the driver side floor mat.
. Use only a single floor mat on
the driver side.
. Do not place one floor mat on
top of another.
Button Retainer
Some vehicles have floor mats with
a button-type retainer.
Removing and Replacing the
Floor Mat
1. Pull up on the rear of the mat to unlock and remove.
2. Reinstall the floor mat by lining up the floor mat opening over
the carpet retainer and
snapping into position.
3. Make sure the floor mat is properly secured. Verify the
floor mat does not interfere
with the pedals.

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372 Service and Maintenance
The Tire Rotation and Required
Services are the responsibility of the
vehicle owner. It is recommended to
have your dealer perform these
services every 12 000 km/7,500 mi.
Proper vehicle maintenance helps to
keep the vehicle in good working
condition, improves fuel economy,
and reduces vehicle emissions.
Because of the way people use
vehicles, maintenance needs vary.
There may need to be more
frequent checks and services. The
Additional Required Services -
Normal are for vehicles that:
.Carry passengers and cargo
within recommended limits on
the Tire and Loading Information
label. See Vehicle Load Limits
0 220.
. Are driven on reasonable road
surfaces within legal driving
limits. .
Use the recommended fuel.
See Recommended Fuel (3.6L
V6 Engine) 0272 or
Recommended Fuel (2.0L L4
Engine) 0272.
Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Normal chart.
The Additional Required Services -
Severe are for vehicles that are:
. Mainly driven in heavy city traffic
in hot weather.
. Mainly driven in hilly or
mountainous terrain.
. Frequently towing a trailer.
. Used for high speed or
competitive driving.
. Used for taxi, police, or delivery
service. Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Severe chart.
{Warning
Performing maintenance work can
be dangerous and can cause
serious injury. Perform
maintenance work only if the
required information, proper tools,
and equipment are available.
If they are not, see your dealer to
have a trained technician do the
work. See
Doing Your Own
Service Work 0291.

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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 248
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 288
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 200
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 300
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 204
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 92
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 87
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 141
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 267
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 237, 310
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 237
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

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416 Index
Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 258
Audio Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 177
Auto Stop
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Battery - North America . . . . 309, 356
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 311
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192, 193
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 144
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 265
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 224
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Sidemarker . . . . . 315 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 315
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .290, 309, 356, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cargo Management System . . . . . . . . . 120
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 120
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

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ChargingWireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 142
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children . . . . . 99
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113, 115
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 396
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 412
Control
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 139
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 204
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 248
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 396
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 402
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 401
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 414
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 388
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 237, 310

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418 Index
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 256
Driver InformationCenter (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 261
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 27
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 218
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 220
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 238
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 145
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 317
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 293
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 233
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 401
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 167
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 171
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 299
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 263

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Forward Collision Alert(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 149
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 317 Fuses (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 164Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 371
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
H
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 171
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 314, 315
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 150
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 169
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 150
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 204
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 150