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Cruise Control
{Warning
Cruise control can be dangerous
where you cannot drive safely at a
steady speed. Do not use cruise
control on winding roads or in
heavy traffic.
Cruise control can be dangerous on
slippery roads. On such roads, fast
changes in tire traction can cause
excessive wheel slip, and you could
lose control. Do not use cruise
control on slippery roads.
With cruise control, a speed of about
40 km/h (25 mph) or more can be
maintained without keeping your foot
on the accelerator pedal. Cruise
control cannot be set below 40 km/h
(25 mph).
If the Traction Control/StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
system begins to limit wheel spin
while using cruise control, the cruise control automatically disengages. See
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control
0203. If a collision alert
occurs when cruise control is
activated, cruise control is disengaged.
See Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0244. When road conditions
allow cruise control to be safely used,
it can be turned back on.
Cruise control will disengage if either
TCS or StabiliTrak/ESC is turned off.
If the brakes are applied, cruise
control disengages.
J: Press to turn the system on and
off. A white indicator appears in the
instrument cluster when cruise is
turned on.
RES+ : If there is a set speed in
memory, press briefly to resume to
that speed or press and hold to
accelerate. If the cruise control is
already active, use to increase vehicle
speed. To increase speed by 1 km/h
(1 mph), press RES+ to the first detent.
To increase speed to the next 5 km/h
(5 mph) mark on the speedometer,
press RES+ to the second detent.
SET− :Press briefly to set the speed
and activate cruise control. If the
cruise control is already active, use to
decrease vehicle speed. To decrease
speed by 1 km/h (1 mph), press SET−
to the first detent. To decrease speed
to the next 5 km/h (5 mph) mark on
the speedometer, press SET− to the
second detent.
*: Press to disengage cruise control
without erasing the set speed from
memory.
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The speedometer reading can be
displayed in either English or
metric units. SeeInstrument Cluster
(Base Level) 0110 or
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel) 0113. The
increment value used depends on the
units displayed.
Passing Another Vehicle While
Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase
the vehicle speed. When you take your
foot off the pedal, the vehicle will slow
down to the previous set cruise speed.
While pressing the accelerator pedal
or shortly following the release to
override cruise, briefly applying SET−
will result in cruise set to the current
vehicle speed.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well the cruise control will work
on hills depends upon the vehicle
speed, load, and the steepness of the
hills. When going up steep hills, you
might have to step on the accelerator
pedal to maintain your speed. When
going downhill, the cruise control
system may automatically brake to
slow the vehicle down. Also, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear
to keep your speed down. If the brake
pedal is applied, cruise control
disengages.
Ending Cruise Control
There are four ways to end cruise
control:
.
Step lightly on the brake pedal.
. Press
*.
. Shift the transmission to
N (Neutral).
. Press
J.
Erasing Speed Memory
The cruise control set speed is erased
from memory if
Jis pressed or if
the ignition is turned off.
Adaptive Cruise Control
If equipped with Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), it allows for selecting
the cruise control set speed and
following gap. Read this entire section
before using this system. ACC uses a
camera and radar sensors to detect other vehicles. See
Radio Frequency
Statement 0386. The following gap is
the following time (or distance)
between your vehicle and a vehicle
detected directly ahead in your path,
moving in the same direction. If no
vehicle is detected in your path, ACC
works like regular cruise control.
If a vehicle is detected in your path,
ACC can speed up the vehicle or apply
limited, moderate braking to maintain
the selected following gap. To
disengage ACC, apply the brake. If the
Traction Control System (TCS) or
StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) system activates while ACC is
engaged, ACC may automatically
disengage. See Traction Control/
Electronic Stability Control 0203. When
road conditions allow ACC to be safely
used, ACC can be turned back on. ACC
will not engage if the TCS or
StabiliTrak/ESC is disabled.
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216 DRIVING AND OPERATING
If ACC is engaged, driver action may
be required when ACC cannot apply
sufficient braking because of
approaching a vehicle too rapidly.
When this condition occurs, the
collision alert symbol on the HUD will
flash on the windshield. Either eight
beeps will sound from the front,
or both sides of the Safety Alert Seat
will pulse five times. See“Collision/
Detection Systems” underVehicle
Personalization 0140.
See Defensive Driving 0173.
Approaching and Following a
Vehicle
The vehicle ahead indicator is on the
instrument cluster and HUD display.
This indicator only displays when a
vehicle is detected in your vehicle’s
path moving in the same direction. If this indicator is not displaying, ACC
will not respond to or brake for
vehicles ahead.
ACC automatically slows the vehicle
down and adjusts vehicle speed to
follow the vehicle in front at the
selected follow gap. The vehicle speed
increases or decreases to follow the
vehicle in front of you, but will not
exceed the set speed. It may apply
limited braking, if necessary. When
braking is active, the brake lamps will
come on. The automatic braking may
feel or sound different than if the
brakes were applied manually. This is
normal.
Stationary or Very Slow-Moving
Objects
{Warning
ACC may not detect and react to
stopped or slow-moving vehicles
ahead of you. For example, the
system may not brake for a vehicle
it has never detected moving. This
can occur in stop-and-go traffic or
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
when a vehicle suddenly appears
due to a vehicle ahead changing
lanes. Your vehicle may not stop
and could cause a crash. Use
caution when using ACC. Your
complete attention is always
required while driving and you
should be ready to take action and
apply the brakes.
ACC Automatically Disengages
ACC may automatically disengage and
you will need to manually apply the
brakes to slow the vehicle if:
. The sensors are blocked.
. The Traction Control System (TCS)
or StabiliTrak/ESC system has
activated or been disabled.
. There is a fault in the system.
. The radar falsely reports blockage
when driving in a desert or remote
area with no other vehicles or
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AEB may slow the vehicle to a
complete stop to try to avoid a
potential crash. If this happens, AEB
may engage the Electric Parking Brake
(EPB) to hold the vehicle at a stop.
Release the EPB or firmly press the
accelerator pedal.
{Warning
AEB may automatically brake the
vehicle suddenly in situations
where it is unexpected and
undesired. It could respond to a
turning vehicle ahead, guardrails,
signs, and other non-moving
objects. To override AEB, firmly
press the accelerator pedal, if it is
safe to do so.
Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA)
IBA may activate when the brake
pedal is applied quickly by providing a
boost to braking based on the speed
of approach and distance to a vehicle
ahead.Minor brake pedal pulsations or pedal
movement during this time is normal
and the brake pedal should continue
to be applied as needed. IBA will
automatically disengage only when
the brake pedal is released.
{Warning
IBA may increase vehicle braking in
situations when it may not be
necessary. You could block the flow
of traffic. If this occurs, take your
foot off the brake pedal and then
apply the brakes as needed.
AEB and IBA can be disabled through
vehicle personalization. See “Collision/
Detection Systems” underVehicle
Personalization 0140.
{Warning
Using AEB or IBA while towing a
trailer could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle and crash.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
Turn the system to Alert, or if the
vehicle has ACC to Off, when
towing a trailer.
A system unavailable message may
display if:
. The front of the vehicle or
windshield is not clean.
. Heavy rain or snow is interfering
with object detection.
. There is a problem with the
StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) system.
The AEB system does not need
service.
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System
If equipped, the FPB system may help
avoid or reduce the harm caused by
front-end crashes with nearby
pedestrians when driving in a forward
gear. FPB displays an amber indicator,
~, when a nearby pedestrian is
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INDEX 405
InformationPublication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . .110, 113
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 343
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 151
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 151 Lamps (cont'd)
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . 91
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic Vehicle Hold . . . . . . . . . . 127
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Lights (cont'd)
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 151
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 126
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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RoadsDriving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 375
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 382
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Seats
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . 51
Heated and Ventilated, Rear . . . . . . . 56
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 46
Lumbar Adjustment, Rear . . . . . . . . . . 55
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 92, 94
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 382
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 252
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 153
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 364
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 373
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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Storage Areas (cont'd)Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sunshade Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 244
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 389
Night Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 378
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 47
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322, 324
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 325
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 324
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 320
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 333
Wheel Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Tires (cont'd)
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Track Events and Competitive
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 128
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382