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188 DRIVING AND OPERATING
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP)
When the ignition is turned from on
to off, the following features (if
equipped) will continue to function
for up to 10 minutes, or until the
driver door is opened. These features
will also work when the ignition is in
RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY:
.Infotainment System
. Power Windows (during RAP this
functionality will be lost when any
door is opened)
. Sunroof (during RAP this
functionality will be lost when any
door is opened)
. Auxiliary Power Outlet
. Audio System
. OnStar System
Shifting Into Park
{Warning
It can be dangerous to get out of
the vehicle if the shift lever is not
fully in P (Park) with the parking
brake firmly set. The vehicle can
roll. If you have left the engine
running, the vehicle can move
suddenly. You or others could be
injured. To be sure the vehicle will
not move, even when you are on
fairly level ground, use the steps
that follow. If the vehicle has a
four-wheel-drive transfer case with
an N (Neutral) position, and the
transfer case is in N (Neutral), the
vehicle will be free to roll, even if
the shift lever is in P (Park). Be sure
the transfer case is in a drive gear.
If towing a trailer, see Driving
Characteristics and Towing Tips
0 237. 1. Hold the brake pedal down, then
set the parking brake. See
Parking Brake 0200 or
Electric Parking Brake 0201.
2. Move the shift lever into the P (Park) position by pulling the
shift lever toward you and
moving it up as far as it will go.
3. Be sure the transfer case is in a drive gear –not in N (Neutral).
4. Turn the ignition off.
Leaving the Vehicle with the
Engine Running
{Warning
It can be dangerous to leave the
vehicle with the engine running.
The vehicle could move suddenly if
the shift lever is not fully in
P (Park) with the parking brake
firmly set.
If you have four-wheel drive and
the transfer case is in N (Neutral),
the vehicle will be free to roll, even (Continued)

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VEHICLE CARE 287
FusesUsage
20 Rear seat entertainment
21 Sunroof
22 –
23 –
24 –
25 –
26 Infotainment/Airbag
27 –/RF window switch/
Rain sensor
28 Obstacle detection/USB
29 Radio
30 –
31 –
32 –
33 –
34 –
35 –
36 Special equipment option B2 Fuses
Usage
37 Special equipment option
38 Body control module 2
39 DC to AC inverter
40 –
41 –
42 –
43 –
44 Right door window motor
45 Front blower
46 Body control module 6
47 Body control module 7
48 Amplifier
49 Right front seat
50 Accessory power outlet 3
51 –
53 –
54 –
55 – Fuses
Usage
56 –
Relays Usage
52 Retained accessory power
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block (Left)
The left instrument panel fuse block
access door is on the driver side edge
of the instrument panel.
Pull off the cover to access the fuse
block.

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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 341
.Visually inspect halfshafts and
drive shafts for excessive wear,
lubricant leaks, and/or damage
including: tube dents or cracks,
constant velocity joint or universal
joint looseness, cracked or missing
boots, loose or missing boot
clamps, center bearing excessive
looseness, loose or missing
fasteners, and axle seal leaks.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 066.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for loose
or damaged parts. .
Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0329.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0275.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check 0276.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for signs
of wear, cracks, or other damage.
Check the hold open ability of the
strut. If the hold open is low,
service the gas strut. See Gas
Strut(s) 0277. .
Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof038.
. Verify spare tire key lock operation
and lubricate as needed. See Tire
Changing 0312.
. Visually inspect the spare tire to
ensure that it is tightly stowed
under the vehicle. Push, pull, and
try to turn the tire. If the spare
tire moves, tighten as necessary.
See Tire Changing 0312.

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INDEX 387
PersonalizationVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 188
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . 65
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 367
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . 362
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256, 273, 322, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . 366
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Rear Axle (cont'd)
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . 162
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . 219
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . 107
Rearview Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . 326
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Replacement Parts (cont'd)
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 355
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

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388 INDEX
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 361
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 43
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 94, 96
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 361
Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 230
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 152 Special Application Services . . . . . . . 345
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 353
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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StrutsGas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 226
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 369
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 358
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Tires (cont'd)
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 299
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 300
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 299
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 295
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 308
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Towing (cont'd)
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 251
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 126
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 152
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 308
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 145 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147