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270 Vehicle Care (4) Construction Code :
A letter
code is used to indicate the type
of ply construction in the tire.
The letter “ R ” means radial ply
construction; the letter “ D ”
means diagonal or bias ply
construction.
(5) Rim Diameter :
Diameter of
the wheel in inches.
(6) Service Description :
These
characters represent the load
index and speed rating of the
tire. The load index represents
the load carrying capacity a tire
is certified to carry. The speed
rating is the maximum speed a
tire is certified to carry a load.
Tire Terminology and
Definitions Air Pressure :
The amount of
air inside the tire pressing
outward on each square inch of
the tire. Air pressure is
expressed in kPa (kilopascal)
or psi (pounds per square inch). Accessory Weight :
The
combined weight of optional
accessories. Some examples of
optional accessories are
automatic transmission, power
windows, power seats, and air
conditioning.
Aspect Ratio :
The relationship
of a tire's height to its width.
Belt :
A rubber coated layer of
cords between the plies and the
tread. Cords may be made from
steel or other reinforcing
materials.
Bead :
The tire bead contains
steel wires wrapped by steel
cords that hold the tire onto
the rim.
Bias Ply Tire :
A pneumatic tire
in which the plies are laid at
alternate angles less than
90 degrees to the centerline of
the tread. Cold Tire Pressure :
The
amount of air pressure in a tire,
measured in kPa (kilopascal)
or psi (pounds per square inch)
before a tire has built up heat
from driving. See Tire Pressure
0 272 .
Curb Weight :
The weight of a
motor vehicle with standard and
optional equipment including the
maximum capacity of fuel, oil,
and coolant, but without
passengers and cargo.
DOT Markings :
A code molded
into the sidewall of a tire
signifying that the tire is in
compliance with the U.S.
Department of Transportation
(DOT) Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards. The DOT code
includes the Tire Identification
Number (TIN), an alphanumeric
designator which can also
identify the tire manufacturer,
production plant, brand, and
date of production.

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Vehicle Care 307Instrument Panel, Leather,
Vinyl, Other Plastic Surfaces,
Low Gloss Paint Surfaces, and
Natural Open Pore Wood
Surfaces Use a soft microfiber cloth
dampened with water to remove
dust and loose dirt. For a more
thorough cleaning, use a soft
microfiber cloth dampened with a
mild soap solution.
CautionSoaking or saturating leather,
especially perforated leather, as
well as other interior surfaces,
may cause permanent damage.
Wipe excess moisture from these
surfaces after cleaning and allow
them to dry naturally. Never use
heat, steam, or spot removers. Do
not use cleaners that contain
silicone or wax-based products.
Cleaners containing these
solvents can permanently change
(Continued) Caution (Continued) the appearance and feel of
leather or soft trim, and are not
recommended.
Do not use cleaners that increase
gloss, especially on the instrument
panel. Reflected glare can decrease
visibility through the windshield
under certain conditions.
CautionUse of air fresheners may cause
permanent damage to plastics
and painted surfaces. If an air
freshener comes in contact with
any plastic or painted surface in
the vehicle, blot immediately and
clean with a soft cloth dampened
with a mild soap solution.
Damage caused by air fresheners
would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Cargo Cover and
Convenience Net If equipped, wash with warm water
and mild detergent. Do not use
chlorine bleach. Rinse with cold
water, and then dry completely.
Care of Seat Belts Keep belts clean and dry.
{ WarningDo not bleach or dye seat belt
webbing. It may severely weaken
the webbing. In a crash, they
might not be able to provide
adequate protection. Clean and
rinse seat belt webbing only with
mild soap and lukewarm water.
Allow the webbing to dry.

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354 Index Driving (cont'd)
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 167
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 168
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
E Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 186
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 117
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 258
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Electrical System (cont'd)
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 234
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 182
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Engine Oil
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . .110
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 338
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 144
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 146
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
F Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 147
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 240
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

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356 Index How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 156
I Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 335
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 28
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
K Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 L Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 267
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 146
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 211
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 213
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 119
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Lighting (cont'd)
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .117
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . .117
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 120
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 121
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 146
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . .113
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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358 Index Park (cont'd)
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Parking
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 252
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 180
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 202
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 60
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 231
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 179
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 51 Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 337
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 332
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .230, 251, 293,
Back Cover
Publication Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
R Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 335
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rear Climate Control System . . . 156
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 202
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 97
Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215, 216 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 297
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 66
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 336
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Index 359Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 325
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
S Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 336
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 331
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 53 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 51
Seats
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 41
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 36
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 36
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 82, 84
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 231
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 322
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 331
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 211
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Special Application Services . . . . 316
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88