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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS 139
Vehicle Messages
Messages displayed on the DIC
indicate the status of the vehicle or
some action that may be needed to
correct a condition. Multiple messages
may appear one after another.
The messages that do not require
immediate action can be
acknowledged and cleared by pressing
SEL. The messages that require
immediate action cannot be cleared
until that action is performed.
All messages should be taken
seriously; clearing the message does
not correct the problem.
If a SERVICE message appears, see
your dealer.
Follow the instructions given in the
messages. The system displays
messages regarding the following
topics:
.Service Messages
. Fluid Levels
. Vehicle Security
. Brakes .
Steering
. Ride Control Systems
. Driver Assistance Systems
. Cruise Control
. Lighting and Bulb Replacement
. Wiper/Washer Systems
. Doors and Windows
. Seat Belts
. Airbag Systems
. Engine and Transmission
. Tire Pressure
. Battery
Engine Power Messages
ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED
This message displays when the
vehicle's propulsion power is reduced.
A reduction in propulsion power can
affect the vehicle's ability to
accelerate. If this message is on, but
there is no observed reduction in
performance, proceed to your
destination. The performance may be
reduced the next time the vehicle is driven. The vehicle may be driven
while this message is on, but
maximum acceleration and speed may
be reduced. Anytime this message
stays on, or displays repeatedly, the
vehicle should be taken to your dealer
for service as soon as possible.
Under certain operating conditions,
propulsion will be disabled. Try
restarting after the vehicle has been
off for 30 seconds.
Vehicle Speed Messages
SPEED LIMITED TO XXX
KM/H (MPH)
This message shows that the vehicle
speed has been limited to the speed
displayed. The limited speed is a
protection for various propulsion and
vehicle systems, such as lubrication,
brakes, thermal, suspension, Teen
Driver if equipped, or tires.
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268 DRIVING AND OPERATING
Safety Chains
Always attach chains between the
vehicle and the trailer, and attach the
chains to the holes on the trailer hitch
platform. Instructions about safety
chains may be provided by the hitch
manufacturer or by the trailer
manufacturer.
Cross the safety chains under the
tongue of the trailer to help prevent
the tongue from contacting the road if
it becomes separated from the hitch.
Always leave just enough slack so the
combination can turn. Never allow
safety chains to drag on the ground.
Trailer Brakes
State or local regulations may require
trailers to have their own braking
system if the loaded weight of the
trailer exceeds certain minimums that
can vary from state to state. Read and
follow the instructions for the trailer
brakes so they are installed, adjusted,
and maintained properly. Never
attempt to tap into your vehicle's
hydraulic brake system. If you do,both the vehicle antilock brakes and
the trailer brakes may not function,
which could result in a crash.
Trailer Lamps
Always check all trailer lamps are
working at the beginning of each trip,
and periodically on longer trips.
Turn Signals When Towing a
Trailer
When properly connected, the trailer
turn signals will illuminate to indicate
the vehicle is turning, changing lanes,
or stopping. When towing a trailer,
the arrows on the instrument cluster
will illuminate even if the trailer is not
properly connected or the bulbs are
burned out.
Trailer Tires
Special Trailer (ST) tires differ from
vehicle tires. Trailer tires are designed
with stiff sidewalls to help prevent
sway and to support heavy loads.
These features can make it difficult to
determine if the trailer tire pressures
are low only based on a visual
inspection.Always check all trailer tire pressures
before each trip when the tires are
cool. Low trailer tire pressure is a
leading cause of trailer tire blowouts.
Trailer tires deteriorate over time. The
trailer tire sidewall will show the week
and year the tire was manufactured.
Many trailer tire manufacturers
recommend replacing tires more than
six years old.
Overloading is another leading cause
of trailer tire blowouts. Never load
your trailer with more weight than the
tires are designed to support. The load
rating is located on the trailer tire
sidewall.
Always know the maximum speed
rating for the trailer tires before
driving. This may be significantly
lower than the vehicle tire speed
rating. The speed rating may be on
the trailer tire sidewall. If the speed
rating is not shown, the default trailer
tire speed rating is 105 km/h
(65 mph).
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270 VEHICLE CARE
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . 281
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . 282
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . 292
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . 295
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . 295
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . 297
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . 298
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . 298
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 306
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Tire Pressure for High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . 324
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 333
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
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VEHICLE CARE 297
Liftgate
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp aim has been preset and
should need no further adjustment.
If the vehicle is damaged in a crash,
the headlamp aim may be affected.
If adjustment to the headlamps is
necessary, see your dealer.
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement
bulbs, or any bulb changing procedure
not listed in this section, contact your
dealer.
Caution
Do not replace incandescent bulbs
with aftermarket LED replacement
bulbs. This can cause damage to
the vehicle electrical system.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps.
For replacement of any LED lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
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INDEX 401
Assistance Systems for Parkingand Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . 158, 163
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 246
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . 202
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Battery - North America . . . . . .292, 343
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 295
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Brake Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Brake (cont'd)
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 246
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Bulb Replacement
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
California
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .271, 292, 343, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 373
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 79
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92, 94
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
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Fuel (cont'd)Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 130
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 298
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 306
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Gauges
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 119
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 118
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Gauges (cont'd)
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 357
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 152
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 151
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated and Ventilated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158, 163
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 58
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158, 163
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79