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Caution
If the air cleaner/filter is off, dirt
can easily get into the engine,
which could damage it. Always
have the air cleaner/filter in place
when driving.
Cooling System
The cooling system allows the
engine to maintain the correct
working temperature.
1.2L L3 Engine (LIH)
1.3L L3 Engine (L3T)
1. Engine Coolant Surge Tankand Pressure Cap
2. Engine Cooling Fan (Out of View)
{Warning
An underhood electric fan can
start up even when the engine is
not running and can cause injury.
Keep hands, clothing, and tools
away from any underhood
electric fan.
{Warning
Do not touch heater or radiator
hoses, or other engine parts.
They can be very hot and can
burn you. Do not run the engine if
there is a leak; all coolant could
leak out. That could cause an
engine fire and can burn you. Fix
any leak before driving the
vehicle.
Engine Coolant
The cooling system in the vehicle is
filled with DEX-COOL engine
coolant. This coolant is designed to
remain in the vehicle for five years
or 240 000 km (150,000 mi),
whichever occurs first.
The following explains the cooling
system and how to check and add
coolant when it is low. If there is a
problem with engine overheating,
see Engine Overheating 0321.
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4. Turn off the air conditioning.
5. Set the parking brake.
6. At the same time, press theaccelerator and the brake for
two seconds, then release.
At the end of the cycle, check the
coolant level in the surge tank and
add coolant if it is low. Turn off the
vehicle, allow the Engine Control
Module (ECM) to go to sleep, about
two minutes, and repeat Steps 3-7.
Listen for pump activation and
movement of the control valves
while watching the level of the
coolant in the surge tank. If the tank
empties, turn the ignition off,
carefully remove the surge tank cap,
refill to the COLD FILL mark, and
repeat Steps 4-7. The fill and air
removal process will run for
approximately 10 minutes.
Engine Overheating
The vehicle has an engine coolant
temperature gauge to warn of the
engine overheating. See Engine
Coolant Temperature Gauge 0112. If the decision is made not to lift the
hood when this warning appears,
get service help right away. See
Roadside Assistance Program
0
410.
If the decision is made to lift the
hood, make sure the vehicle is
parked on a level surface.
Then check to see if the engine
cooling fan is running. If the engine
is overheating, the fan should be
running. If it is not, do not continue
to run the engine. Have the vehicle
serviced.
Caution
Do not run the engine if there is a
leak in the engine cooling system.
This can cause a loss of all
coolant and can damage the
system and vehicle. Have any
leaks fixed right away.
If Steam Is Coming from the
Engine Compartment
{Warning
Steam and scalding liquids from a
hot cooling system are under
pressure. Turning the pressure
cap, even a little, can cause them
to come out at high speed and
you could be burned. Never turn
the cap when the cooling system,
including the pressure cap, is hot.
Wait for the cooling system and
pressure cap to cool.
If No Steam Is Coming from
the Engine Compartment
If an engine overheat warning is
displayed but no steam can be seen
or heard, the problem may not be
too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get a little too hot when the
vehicle:
. Climbs a long hill on a hot day
. Stops after high-speed driving
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FuseUsage
F03 N/A
F04 N/A
F05 DC/AC INVERTER
F06 N/A
F07 RDCM
F08 RR SEAT
HEAT PWR1
F09 N/A
F10 RR SEAT
HEAT PWR2
F11 N/A
F12 N/A
F13 N/A
F14 N/A
F15 N/A
F16 N/A
F17 N/A
F18 N/A
F19 N/A
F20 N/A Fuse
Usage
F21 N/A
Circuit
Breakers Usage
CB1 N/A
Relays Usage
K01 N/A
K02 N/A
K03 N/A
K04 N/A
K05 N/AWheels and Tires
Tires
Every new GM vehicle has
high-quality tires made by a
leading tire manufacturer. See
the warranty manual for
information regarding the tire
warranty and where to get
service. For additional
information refer to the tire
manufacturer.
{Warning
.Poorly maintained and
improperly used tires are
dangerous.
.Overloading the tires can
cause overheating as a
result of too much
flexing. There could be a
blowout and a serious
crash. See Vehicle Load
Limits 0232.
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Tread:The portion of a tire that
comes into contact with
the road.
Treadwear Indicators
:Narrow
bands, sometimes called wear
bars, that show across the tread
of a tire when only 1.6 mm
(1/16 in) of tread remains. See
When It Is Time for New Tires
0 359.
UTQGS (Uniform Tire Quality
Grading Standards)
:A tire
information system that provides
consumers with ratings for a
tire's traction, temperature, and
treadwear. Ratings are
determined by tire
manufacturers using
government testing procedures.
The ratings are molded into the
sidewall of the tire. See Uniform
Tire Quality Grading 0362.
Vehicle Capacity Weight
:The
number of designated seating
positions multiplied by 68 kg (150 lb) plus the rated
cargo load. See
Vehicle Load
Limits 0232.
Vehicle Maximum Load on the
Tire
:Load on an individual tire
due to curb weight, accessory
weight, occupant weight, and
cargo weight.
Vehicle Placard
:A label
permanently attached to a
vehicle showing the vehicle
capacity weight and the original
equipment tire size and
recommended inflation pressure.
See “Tire and Loading
Information Label” underVehicle
Load Limits 0232.
Tire Pressure
Tires need the correct amount of
air pressure to operate
effectively.
{Warning
Neither tire underinflation nor
overinflation is good.
Underinflated tires, or tires
that do not have enough air,
can result in:
.Tire overloading and
overheating, which could
lead to a blowout.
.Premature or
irregular wear.
.Poor handling.
.Reduced fuel economy.
Overinflated tires, or tires that
have too much air, can
result in:
.Unusual wear.
.Poor handling.
.Rough ride.
.Needless damage from
road hazards.
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Index 431
Carbon MonoxideEngine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 93
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 115
Check Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 74
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 216
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 413
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Connections
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 427
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Controls
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . .112
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 218 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . 182
Covers
Rear Compartment/StoragePanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 258
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
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D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 413
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 419
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 418
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 428
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Door Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 405
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 250, 327
Driver Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 270 Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 127
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 278
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 225
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 230
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 232
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 252
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 118
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 338
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 308
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 247
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
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GuidanceProblems with the Route . . . . . . 181
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 146
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . 159
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 122
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 145
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 218 High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 230
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 253
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 218
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . 181
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 415
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 32
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 152
J
Jack
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 346
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 145
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Headlamps and
Sidemarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 285
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 287
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 119
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Mirrors (cont'd)Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 32
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 426
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 236
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 313
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 73
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 179
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
ParkShifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 328
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 246
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 271
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 66
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 119
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 305
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 190
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 244
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 58
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 418