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California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag
initiators, seat belt pretensioners,
and lithium batteries contained in
Remote Keyless Entry transmitters,
may contain perchlorate materials.
Special handling may be necessary.
For additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non-dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and
safety, including such things as
airbags, braking, stability, ride and
handling, emissions systems,
aerodynamics, durability, and
electronic systems like antilock
brakes, traction control, and stability
control. These accessories or
modifications could even cause
malfunction or damage not covered
by the vehicle warranty.Damage to suspension components
caused by modifying vehicle height
outside of factory settings will not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Damage to vehicle components
resulting from modifications or the
installation or use of non-GM
certified parts, including control
module or software modifications, is
not covered under the terms of the
vehicle warranty and may affect
remaining warranty coverage for
affected parts.
GM Accessories are designed to
complement and function with other
systems on the vehicle. See your
dealer to accessorize the vehicle
using genuine GM Accessories
installed by a dealer technician.
Also, see
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 090.
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work
{Warning
It can be dangerous to work on
your vehicle if you do not have
the proper knowledge, service
manual, tools, or parts. Always
follow owner ’s manual procedures
and consult the service manual
for your vehicle before doing any
service work.
If doing some of your own service
work, use the proper service
manual. It tells you much more
about how to service the vehicle
than this manual can. To order the
proper service manual, see
Publication Ordering Information
0 399.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own
service work, see Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 089.
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To reinstall the door, push the door
back into its original location.
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown.Fuses Usage
F1 Body control module 6
F2 Diagnostic link/ Central gateway
module
F3 Electric steering column lock
F4 –
F5 Logistics
F6 Heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning
F7 Body control module 3
F8 Head-up display
F9 Front passenger heated seat
F10 Airbag/Seat belt F11 Electronic precision shift
F12 Amplifier
F13 Body control module 7
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load range, speed rating, and
construction (radial) as the
original tires.
Vehicles that have a tire
pressure monitoring system
could give an inaccurate
low-pressure warning if non-TPC
Spec rated tires are installed.
SeeTire Pressure Monitor
System 0328.
The Tire and Loading
Information label indicates the
original equipment tires on the
vehicle. See Vehicle Load Limits
0 217.
Different Size Tires and
Wheels
If wheels or tires are installed that
are a different size than the original
equipment wheels and tires, vehicle
performance, including its braking,
ride and handling characteristics,
stability, and resistance to rollover
may be affected. If the vehicle has
electronic systems such as antilock
brakes, rollover airbags, traction control, electronic stability control,
or All-Wheel Drive, the performance
of these systems can also be
affected.
{Warning
If different sized wheels are used,
there may not be an acceptable
level of performance and safety if
tires not recommended for those
wheels are selected. This
increases the chance of a crash
and serious injury. Only use GM
specific wheel and tire systems
developed for the vehicle, and
have them properly installed by a
GM certified technician.
See Buying New Tires 0335 and
Accessories and Modifications
0 286.
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading
The following information relates
to the system developed by the
United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), which grades tires by
treadwear, traction, and
temperature performance. This
applies only to vehicles sold in
the United States. The grades
are molded on the sidewalls of
most passenger car tires. The
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQG) system does not apply
to deep tread, winter tires,
compact spare tires, tires with
nominal rim diameters of
10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm),
or to some limited-production
tires.
While the tires available on
General Motors passenger cars
and light trucks may vary with
respect to these grades, they
must also conform to federal
safety requirements and
additional General Motors Tire
Performance Criteria (TPC)
standards.
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.Vehicle make, model, and
model year
. Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
. Insurance company and policy
number
. General description of the
damage to the other vehicle
Choose a reputable repair facility
that uses quality replacement parts.
See “Collision Parts” earlier in this
section.
If the airbag has inflated, see What
Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? 084.
Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends
that you take an active role in its
repair. If you have a pre-determined
repair facility of choice, take the
vehicle there, or have it towed there.
Specify to the facility that any
required replacement collision parts
be original equipment parts, either
new Genuine GM parts or recycled original GM parts. Remember,
recycled parts will not be covered by
the GM vehicle warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair,
but you must live with the repair.
Depending on your policy limits,
your insurance company may
initially value the repair using
aftermarket parts. Discuss this with
the repair professional, and insist on
Genuine GM parts. Remember,
if the vehicle is leased, you may be
obligated to have the vehicle
repaired with Genuine GM parts,
even if your insurance coverage
does not pay the full cost.
If another party's insurance
company is paying for the repairs,
you are not obligated to accept a
repair valuation based on that
insurance company's collision policy
repair limits, as you have no
contractual limits with that company.
In such cases, you can have control
of the repair and parts choices as
long as the cost stays within
reasonable limits.
Publication Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service manuals have the diagnosis
and repair information on the
engine, transmission, axle,
suspension, brakes, electrical
system, steering system, body, etc.
Customer Literature
Owner
’s manuals are written
specifically for owners and are
intended to provide basic
operational information about the
vehicle. The owner ’s manual
includes the Maintenance Schedule
for all models.
Customer literature publications
available for purchase include
owner ’s manuals, warranty
manuals, infotainment manuals, and
portfolios. Portfolios include an
owner ’s manual, warranty manual,
infotainment manual, if applicable,
and zip lock bag or pouch.
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Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record information
about the vehicle’s performance and
how it is driven. For example, the
vehicle uses computer modules to
monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to
monitor the conditions for airbag
deployment and deploy them in a
crash, and, if equipped, to provide
antilock braking to help the driver
control the vehicle. These modules
may store data to help the dealer
technician service the vehicle.
Some modules may also store data
about how the vehicle is operated,
such as rate of fuel consumption or
average speed. These modules may
retain personal preferences, such as
radio presets, seat positions, and
temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air
bag deployment or hitting a road
obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s
systems performed. The EDR is
designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety
systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The
EDR in this vehicle is designed to
record such data as:
.How various systems in your
vehicle were operating;
. Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
. How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/
or brake pedal; and,
. How fast the vehicle was
traveling. These data can help provide a
better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and
injuries occur.
Note
EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivial crash
situation occurs; no data are
recorded by the EDR under normal
driving conditions and no personal
data (e.g., name, gender, age, and
crash location) are recorded.
However, other parties, such as law
enforcement, could combine the
EDR data with the type of
personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash
investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR,
special equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the
special equipment, can read the
information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR.
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . 228
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 243
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 283
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 196
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 295
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 201
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 85
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 80
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 135
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 263
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 233, 305
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 233 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
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High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 328
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 215
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 238
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 140
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 235
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 201
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 399
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 321
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 166
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 264
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 266 Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 140
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 169
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 138
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 142
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
OperationFog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 176
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 305
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 228
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 253
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 85 Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 141
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 286
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Phone Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 226
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 76
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 402
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 396
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .285, 304, 356,
Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 400
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Rear Climate Control System . . . 201
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 253
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 121
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383