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54 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one ofthree ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. Use the Keyless Access
system.
. With a door open, press
Q
on the interior of the door.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash. Pressing
Qon the
RKE transmitter a second time
will bypass the 30-second
delay and immediately arm the
alarm system.
The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The alarm will also be activated if a
passenger door, the liftgate, or the
hood is opened without first
disarming the system. When the
alarm is activated, the turn signals
flash and the horn sounds for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.
. Unlock the vehicle using the
Keyless Access system.
. Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
. Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have exited. .
Always unlock a door with the
RKE transmitter, or use the
Keyless Access system.
Unlocking the driver door with
the key will not disarm the
system or turn off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed on the RKE
transmitter and the horn chirps three
times, an alarm occurred previously
while the alarm system was armed.
If the alarm has been activated, a
message will appear on the DIC.
Power Sounder, Inclination
Sensor, and Intrusion Sensor
In addition to the standard
theft-deterrent system features, this
system may also have a power
sounder, inclination sensor, and
intrusion sensor.
The power sounder provides an
audible alarm which is distinct from
the vehicle’ s horn. It has its own
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power source, and can sound an
alarm if the vehicle’s battery is
compromised.
The inclination sensor can set off
the alarm if it senses movement of
the vehicle, such as a change in
vehicle orientation.
The intrusion sensor monitors the
vehicle interior, and can activate the
alarm if it senses unauthorized entry
into the vehicle’s interior. Do not
allow passengers or pets to remain
in the vehicle when the intrusion
sensor is activated.
Before arming the theft-deterrent
system and activating the intrusion
sensor:
.Make sure all doors and
windows are completely closed.
. Secure any loose items such as
a sunshades.
. Make sure there are no
obstructions blocking the
sensors in the front overhead
console.
. Close DVD screens before
leaving the vehicle.Intrusion and Inclination
Sensors Disable Switch
It is recommended that the intrusion
and inclination sensors be
deactivated if pets are left in the
vehicle or the vehicle is being
transported.
With the vehicle off, press
oin
the front overhead console to turn
off the feature.
The indicator light will come on
momentarily, indicating that these
sensors have been disabled until
the next time the alarm system is
armed.
Immobilizer
See Radio Frequency Statement
0 421.
Immobilizer Operation
This vehicle has a passive
theft-deterrent system.
The system does not have to be
manually armed or disarmed.
The vehicle is automatically
immobilized when the vehicle is
turned off.
The system is automatically
disarmed when the ignition is turned
from off to on.
The security light, in the instrument
cluster, comes on if there is a
problem with arming or disarming
the theft-deterrent system.
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Security
If equipped, OnStar provides these
services:
.With Stolen Vehicle Assistance,
OnStar Advisors can use GPS to
pinpoint the vehicle and help
authorities quickly recover it.
. With Remote Ignition Block,
if equipped, OnStar can block
the engine from being restarted.
. With Stolen Vehicle Slowdown,
if equipped, OnStar can work
with law enforcement to
gradually slow the vehicle down.
Theft Alarm Notification
If equipped, if the doors are locked
and the vehicle alarm sounds, a
notification by text, e-mail, or phone
call will be sent. If the vehicle is
stolen, an OnStar Advisor can work
with authorities to recover the
vehicle.
OnStar Additional
Information
In-Vehicle Audio Messages
Audio messages may play important
information at the following times:
.Prior to vehicle purchase.
Press
Qto set up an account.
. After change in ownership and
at 90 days.
Transferring Service
PressQto request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can cancel or change account
information.
Selling/Transferring the
Vehicle
Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) immediately to
terminate your OnStar or connected
services if the vehicle is disposed
of, sold, transferred, or if the
lease ends.
Reactivation for Subsequent
Owners
PressQand follow the prompts to
speak to an Advisor as soon as
possible. The Advisor will update
vehicle records and explain OnStar
or connected service options.
How OnStar Service Works
Automatic Crash Response,
Emergency Services, Crisis Assist,
Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote
Services, Roadside Assistance, and
Hands-Free Calling are available on
most vehicles. Not all OnStar
services are available everywhere
or on all vehicles. For more
information, a full description of
OnStar services, system limitations,
and OnStar User Terms, Privacy
Statement, and Software Terms:
. Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827).
. See www.onstar.com (U.S.).
. See www.onstar.ca (Canada).
. Call TTY 1-877-248-2080.
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . 226
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 248
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 294
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 309
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 195
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 98
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 93
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 152
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 264
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 239 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Seats (cont'd)Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 67
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . .120, 122, 123
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 297
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 407
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 408
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 417
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 264
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Special Application Services . . . . 400
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 126
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 424
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
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T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 414
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 55Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348, 349
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 350
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 349
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Terminology and Definitions . . 345 Tires (cont'd)
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 360
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 273
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 273
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 378
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 292
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 158
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 292 Trailer (cont'd)
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . 305, 308
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 149
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 359
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 177Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 408
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169