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norm due to variations in driving
habits, service practices and
differences in road
characteristics and climate.
Traction
The traction grades, from
highest to lowest, are AA, A, B,
and C. Those grades represent
the tire's ability to stop on wet
pavement as measured under
controlled conditions on
specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and
concrete. A tire marked C may
have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade
assigned to this tire is based on
straight-ahead braking traction
tests, and does not include
acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.Temperature
The temperature grades are A
(the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire's resistance
to the generation of heat and its
ability to dissipate heat when
tested under controlled
conditions on a specified indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained
high temperature can cause the
material of the tire to degenerate
and reduce tire life, and
excessive temperature can lead
to sudden tire failure. The grade
C corresponds to a level of
performance which all
passenger car tires must meet
under the Federal Motor Safety
Standard No. 109. Grades B and
A represent higher levels of
performance on the laboratory
test wheel than the minimum
required by law. Warning: The
temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is
properly inflated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed,underinflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in
combination, can cause heat
buildup and possible tire failure.
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance
The tires and wheels were aligned
and balanced at the factory to
provide the longest tire life and best
overall performance. Adjustments to
wheel alignment and tire balancing
are not necessary on a regular
basis. Consider an alignment check
if there is unusual tire wear or the
vehicle is significantly pulling to one
side or the other. Some slight pull to
the left or right, depending on the
crown of the road and/or other road
surface variations such as troughs
or ruts, is normal. If the vehicle is
vibrating when driving on a smooth
road, the tires and wheels may need
to be rebalanced. See your dealer
for proper diagnosis.
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Caution
Improperly tightened wheel nuts
can lead to brake pulsation and
rotor damage. To avoid expensive
brake repairs, evenly tighten the
wheel nuts in the proper
sequence and to the proper
torque specification.
Used Replacement Wheels
{Warning
Replacing a wheel with a used
one is dangerous. How it has
been used or how far it has been
driven may be unknown. It could
fail suddenly and cause a crash.
When replacing wheels, use a
new GM original equipment
wheel.
Tire Chains
{Warning
Do not use tire chains. There is
not enough clearance. Tire chains
used on a vehicle without the
proper amount of clearance can
cause damage to the brakes,
suspension, or other vehicle
parts. The area damaged by the
tire chains could cause loss of
control and a crash.
Use another type of traction
device only if its manufacturer
recommends it for the vehicle's
tire size combination and road
conditions. Follow that
manufacturer's instructions. To
avoid vehicle damage, drive slow
and readjust or remove the
traction device if it contacts the
vehicle. Do not spin the wheels.
If traction devices are used, install
them on the front tires.
If a Tire Goes Flat
This vehicle has a tire sealant and
compressor kit. See Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit 0292. There is
no spare tire, no tire changing
equipment, and no place to store
a tire.
It is unusual for a tire to blow out,
especially if the tires are maintained
properly. See Tires0272. air goes
out of a tire, it is much more likely to
leak out slowly. But if there is ever a
blowout, here are a few tips about
what to expect and what to do.
If a front tire fails, the flat tire will
create a drag that pulls the vehicle
toward that side. Take your foot off
the accelerator pedal and grip the
steering wheel firmly. Steer to
maintain lane position, and then
gently brake to a stop, well off the
road, if possible.
A rear blowout, particularly on a
curve, acts much like a skid and
may require the same correction as
used in a skid. Stop pressing the
accelerator pedal and steer to
straighten the vehicle. It may be
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Index 363
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 342
CompartmentsStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 292
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 358
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Coolant Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cooling System . . . . . . .246, 250, 251
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Cruise Control (cont'd)
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 191
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 342
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 348
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 347
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Delayed Charging Override . . . . . 216
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 360
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 334
Drive Unit
Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 201
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . . . 111
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driver Selected Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 206
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 162
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 164
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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366 Index
J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 31
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 274
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 144
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 210
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 212
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 118
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 146
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .116
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . .117
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 120
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 121
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 144 Lights (cont'd)
Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Mountain Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . .112
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Vehicle Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 121
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
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Storage Areas (cont'd)Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . 244
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 348
System Operation Electric Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
T
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 338
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 47Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Tires (cont'd)
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 281
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 280
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Terminology and Definitions . . 276
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 290
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 233
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 307
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . .119
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 288
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Utility Interruption ofCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 332
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164