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22 In Brief
Vehicle Features Infotainment System See the infotainment manual for
information on the radio, audio
players, phone, navigation system,
and voice or speech recognition.
It also includes information on
settings.
Steering Wheel Controls The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering
wheel controls. See “ Steering Wheel
Controls ” in the infotainment
manual. Cruise Control
5 : If equipped, press to turn the
system on or off. A white indicator
comes on in the instrument cluster
when cruise control is on and turns
off when cruise control is off.
+ RES : If there is a set speed in
memory, press the control up briefly
to resume to that speed or press
and hold to accelerate. If cruise
control is already engaged, use to
increase vehicle speed. SET − : Press the control down
briefly to set the speed and activate
cruise control. If cruise control is
already engaged, use to decrease
vehicle speed.
* : Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
See Cruise Control 0 250 .
Driver Information
Center (DIC) The DIC display is in the instrument
cluster. It shows the status of many
vehicle systems.
If the vehicle has the base level
instrument cluster, the trip odometer
reset stem is used to operate
the DIC.
If the vehicle has the uplevel
instrument cluster, the right steering
wheel controls are used to operate
the DIC.

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28 In Brief
Fuel (Gasoline - L87 6.2L
Engine) Premium Recommended
Use premium 93 octane —
(R+M)/2 — unleaded gasoline in
your vehicle. TOP TIER Detergent
Gasoline is recommended.
Unleaded gasoline with an octane
rating as low as 87 may be used,
but it will reduce performance and
fuel economy.
See Recommended Fuel (Except
6.2L V8 Engine) 0 271 or
Recommended Fuel (6.2L
V8 Engine) 0 271 .
Fuel (Diesel) For diesel vehicles, do not use
gasoline. See “ Fuel for Diesel
Engines ” in the Duramax diesel
supplement. E85 or FlexFuel FlexFuel Possible
Certain models are compatible with
E85 fuel. See E85 or FlexFuel
0 272 .
Engine Oil Life System The engine oil life system calculates
engine oil life based on vehicle use
and, on most vehicles, displays a
DIC message when it is necessary
to change the engine oil and filter.
The oil life system should be reset
to 100% only following an oil
change.
Resetting the Oil Life System
To reset the engine oil life system:
1. Display the oil life percentage
on the DIC. See Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Midlevel and Uplevel)
0 160 or Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 159 .
2. Press the thumbwheel on the
steering wheel, or the trip
odometer reset stem if the
vehicle does not have DIC
controls, for several seconds.
When the confirmation
message displays, select YES.
The oil life will change
to 100%.
The oil life system can also be reset
as follows:
1. Display the oil life percentage
on the DIC.
See Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Midlevel and Uplevel)
0 160 or Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 159 .
2. Fully press the accelerator
pedal slowly three times within
five seconds.
3. If the display changes to 100%,
the system is reset.

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Instruments and Controls 129
Instruments and
Controls Controls Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 130
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 131
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 131
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 131
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 146
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 147
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 148
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 149
Brake System Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 153
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 153
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 153
Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 154
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . 154
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Traction Control System (TCS)/
Electronic Stability Control
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . 156
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine Oil Pressure Light
(Uplevel Cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 157
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 158
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 158
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 158
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Information Displays Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Midlevel and Uplevel) . . . . . . 160
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 163
Vehicle Messages Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 167
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 167
Vehicle Personalization Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 167
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 172

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142 Instruments and Controls source. If there is an active call,
mute the phone or switch to handset
operation.
Options
Use the thumbwheel to scroll
through items in the Options menu.
Head-up Display (HUD) :
If equipped, this feature allows for
adjusting the angle of the HUD
image and changing or turning off
the Speed Limit Sign.
HUD Rotation: Press the
thumbwheel while Adjust Rotation is
highlighted to enter Adjust Mode.
Scroll to adjust the angle of the
HUD display. Press the thumbwheel
to confirm and save the setting. This
feature may only be available in
P (Park).
Speed Limit Style: Press the
thumbwheel while Speed Limit Style
is highlighted to change the speed
sign style or to turn it off.
Units : Press the thumbwheel while
Units is displayed to enter the Units
menu. Choose US or metric units by
pressing the thumbwheel while the desired item is highlighted.
A selected mark will be displayed
next to the selected item.
Info Page Options : Press the
thumbwheel while Info Page
Options is displayed to enter and
select the items to be displayed in
the Info app. A selected mark will be
displayed next to the selected item.
Home : Press the thumbwheel to
select the available elements to
display. Not all elements will be
available on all vehicles:
Speedometer, Speed Sign, Time,
and Fuel Range.
Display : Press the thumbwheel to
enter the Display menu. Select to
turn on or off the compass or
speed sign.
Speed Warning : The Speed
Warning display allows the driver to
set a speed that they do not want to
exceed. To set the Speed Warning,
press the thumbwheel when Speed
Warning is displayed, or press the
thumbwheel on the main view to set
the speed value. Scroll to adjust the
value. Press the thumbwheel to set the speed. Once the speed is set,
this feature can be turned off by
pressing the thumbwheel while
viewing this page. If the selected
speed limit is exceeded, a pop-up
warning is displayed with a chime.
Software Information : Press the
thumbwheel while Software
Information is highlighted to display
open source software information.
Speedometer The speedometer shows the
vehicle's speed in either kilometers
per hour (km/h) or miles per
hour (mph).
Odometer The odometer shows how far the
vehicle has been driven, in either
kilometers or miles. The odometer
displays on the Speed page of the
Driver Information Center (DIC).
Trip Odometer The trip odometer shows how far
the vehicle has been driven since
the trip odometer was last reset.

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Instruments and Controls 143The trip odometer is accessed and
reset through the Driver Information
Center (DIC).
See Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Midlevel and Uplevel) 0 160 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) 0 159 .
Tachometer The tachometer displays the engine
speed in revolutions per
minute (rpm).
For vehicles with the Stop/Start
system, when the ignition is on, the
tachometer indicates the vehicle
status. When pointing to AUTO
STOP, the engine is off but the
vehicle is on and can move. The
engine could auto start at any time.
When the indicator points to OFF,
the vehicle is off.
When the engine is on, the
tachometer will indicate the engine ’ s
revolutions per minute (rpm). The
tachometer may vary by several
hundred rpm ’ s, during Auto Stop
mode, when the engine is shutting
off and restarting. Fuel Gauge
Uplevel Metric Fuel Gauge Shown,
Base Level and Midlevel Fuel
Gauge Similar Uplevel English Fuel Gauge
Shown, Base Level and Midlevel
Fuel Gauge Similar
When the ignition is on, the fuel
gauge indicates about how much
fuel is left in the tank.
There is an arrow near the fuel
gauge pointing to the side of the
vehicle the fuel door is on.
When the indicator nears empty, the
low fuel light comes on. There still is
a little fuel left, but the vehicle
should be refueled soon.

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Information Displays Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Base Level) The DIC displays are shown in the
center of the instrument cluster. The
displays show the status of many
vehicle systems. The trip odometer
reset stem in the instrument cluster
is used to access the DIC menu
items.
If the vehicle has a diesel engine,
see the Duramax diesel supplement
for more information.
DIC Menu Items Turn the trip odometer reset stem to
scroll through the following menu
items:
.
Digital Speedometer
.
Trip 1/2
.
Fuel Range
.
Tire Pressure
.
Remaining Oil Life
.
Air Filter Life .
Brake Pad Life
.
Units
Digital Speedometer
The speedometer shows how fast
the vehicle is moving in either
kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles
per hour (mph). The speedometer
cannot be reset.
Trip 1 or 2 and Average Fuel
Economy
Turn the trip odometer reset stem
until TRIP 1 or TRIP 2 displays. The
current distance traveled, in either
kilometers (km) or miles (mi), since
the last reset for the trip odometer is
shown, as well as the average fuel
economy. The trip odometer and the
average fuel economy can be reset
by pressing and holding the trip
odometer reset stem.
Fuel Range
This display shows the approximate
distance the vehicle can be driven
without refueling. The fuel range
estimate is based on an average of
the vehicle's fuel economy over recent driving history and the
amount of fuel remaining in the fuel
tank. Fuel range cannot be reset.
Tire Pressure
Turn the trip odometer reset stem
until a vehicle with the approximate
pressures of all four tires displays.
Tire pressure is displayed in either
kilopascal (kPa) or in pounds per
square inch (psi).
See Tire Pressure Monitor System
0 369 and Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation 0 370 .
Remaining Oil Life
Turn the trip odometer reset stem
until REMAINING OIL LIFE
displays. An estimate of the oil's
remaining useful life is shown.
REMAINING OIL LIFE 99% means
99% of the current oil life remains.
When the remaining oil life is low,
the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message will appear on the display.
The oil should be changed as soon
as possible. See Engine Oil 0 321 .
In addition to the engine oil life
system monitoring the oil life,

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160 Instruments and Controls additional maintenance is
recommended. See Maintenance
Schedule 0 415 .
The Oil Life display must be reset
after each oil change. It will not
reset itself. Do not reset the Oil Life
display at any time other than when
the oil has just been changed.
It cannot be reset accurately until
the next oil change. To reset the
engine oil life system, see Engine
Oil Life System 0 323 .
Air Filter Life
Turn the trip odometer reset stem
until AIR FILTER LIFE displays.
This displays an estimate of the
engine air filter ’ s remaining useful
life and the state of the system.
Engine Air Filter Life 95% means
95% of the current air filter life
remains. Messages will display
based on the engine air filter life and
the state of the system.
When the REPLACE AT NEXT OIL
CHANGE message displays, the
engine air filter should be replaced
at the time of the next oil change.
When the REPLACE NOW message displays, the engine air
filter should be replaced as soon as
possible.
The Air Filter Life display must be
reset after the engine air filter
replacement. To reset, see Engine
Air Filter Life System 0 325 .
Brake Pad Life
This displays an estimate of the
remaining life of the front and rear
brake pads. Messages will display
based on brake pad wear and the
state of the system. Reset the Brake
Pad Life display after replacing the
brake pads. See Brake Pad Life
System 0 335 .
Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Midlevel and
Uplevel) The DIC displays are shown in the
center of the instrument cluster in
the Info app. See Instrument Cluster
0 138 . The displays show the status
of many vehicle systems. If the vehicle has a diesel engine,
see the Duramax diesel
supplement.
S or
T : Press to move left or right
between the interactive display
zones in the cluster. Press the
thumbwheel to select.
y or
z : Use the thumbwheel to
scroll up or down in a list. Press the
thumbwheel to select.
Info Page Options
The info pages on the DIC can be
turned on or off through the
Options menu.

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Instruments and Controls 1611. Press
T to scroll to the
Options application.
2. Scroll
y or
z to choose Info
pages and press the
thumbwheel.
3. Scroll
y or
z to move
through the list of possible
information displays.
4. Press the thumbwheel while an
item is highlighted to select or
deselect that item.
The info pages can also be turned
on or off through the DIC page Info
Page Options.
Info Pages The following is the list of all
possible DIC info page displays.
Some may not be available for your
particular vehicle. Some items may
not be turned on by default but can
be turned on through the Options
app. See “ Info Page Options ” earlier
in this section.
Speed : Shows the vehicle speed in
either kilometers per hour (km/h) or
miles per hour (mph). The vehicle odometer is also shown on this
page. If equipped, press the
thumbwheel to open the menu and
select to display speed limit signs.
Trip 1 or Trip 2, and Average Fuel
Economy : Shows the current
distance traveled, in either
kilometers (km) or miles (mi), since
the trip odometer was last reset.
The Average Fuel Economy display
shows the approximate average
liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km)
or miles per gallon (mpg). This
number is calculated based on the
number of L/100 km (mpg) recorded
since the last time this menu item
was reset. This number reflects only
the approximate average fuel
economy that the vehicle has right
now, and will change as driving
conditions change.
Press the thumbwheel while this
display is active to reset the trip
odometer and the average fuel
economy.
Fuel Range : Shows the
approximate distance the vehicle
can be driven without refueling. LOW will be displayed when the
vehicle is low on fuel. The fuel
range estimate is based on an
average of the vehicle's fuel
economy over recent driving history
and the amount of fuel remaining in
the fuel tank.
Timer : This display can be used as
a timer. To start the timer, press the
thumbwheel while this display is
active. The display will show the
amount of time that has passed
since the timer was last reset. To
stop the timer, press the
thumbwheel briefly while this display
is active and the timer is running.
Press the thumbwheel while this
display is active to reset the timer.
Oil Life : Shows an estimate of the
oil's remaining useful life.
If REMAINING OIL LIFE 99% is
displayed, that means 99% of the
current oil life remains.
When the remaining oil life is low,
the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message will appear on the display.
The oil should be changed as soon
as possible. See Engine Oil 0 321 .