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DRIVING AND OPERATING 239
If equipped with Lane Change Alert
(LCA), the LCA detection zones that
extend back from the side of the
vehicle do not move further back
when a trailer is towed. Use caution
while changing lanes when towing a
trailer.
If equipped with Rear Cross Traffic
Alert (RCTA), use caution while
backing up when towing a trailer, as
the RCTA detection zones that extend
out from the back of the vehicle do
not move further back when a trailer
is towed.
{Warning
When towing a trailer, exhaust
gases may collect at the rear of the
vehicle and enter if the liftgate,
trunk/hatch, or rear-most window
is open.
When towing a trailer:. Do not drive with the liftgate,
trunk/hatch, or rear-most
window open.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
.Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Also adjust the climate
control system to a setting
that brings in only outside air.
See “Climate Control Systems ”
in the Index.
For more information about carbon
monoxide, see Engine Exhaust
0 190.
Towing a trailer requires experience.
The combination of the vehicle and
trailer is longer and not as responsive
as the vehicle itself. Get used to the
handling and braking of the
combination by driving on a level road
surface before driving on public roads.
The trailer structure, the tires, and the
brakes must be all be rated to carry
the intended cargo. Inadequate trailer
equipment can cause the combination
to operate in an unexpected or unsafe
manner. Before driving, inspect all trailer hitch parts and attachments,
safety chains, electrical connectors,
lamps, tires, and mirrors. See
Towing
Equipment 0247. If the trailer has
electric brakes, start the combination
moving and then manually apply the
trailer brake controller to check the
trailer brakes work. During the trip,
occasionally check that the cargo and
trailer are secure and that the lamps
and any trailer brakes are working.
Towing with a Stability Control
System
When towing, the stability control
system might be heard. The system
reacts to vehicle movement caused by
the trailer, which mainly occurs
during cornering. This is normal when
towing heavier trailers.
Following Distance
Stay at least twice as far behind the
vehicle ahead as you would when
driving without a trailer. This can help
to avoid heavy braking and sudden
turns.
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VEHICLE CARE 309
due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences
in road characteristics and
climate.
Traction
The traction grades, from highest
to lowest, are AA, A, B, and C.
Those grades represent the tire's
ability to stop on wet pavement as
measured under controlled
conditions on specified
government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction
performance. Warning: The
traction grade assigned to this tire
is based on straight-ahead braking
traction tests, and does not
include acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.
Temperature
The temperature grades are A (the
highest), B, and C, representing
the tire's resistance to thegeneration of heat and its ability
to dissipate heat when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified indoor laboratory test
wheel. Sustained high temperature
can cause the material of the tire
to degenerate and reduce tire life,
and excessive temperature can
lead to sudden tire failure. The
grade C corresponds to a level of
performance which all passenger
car tires must meet under the
Federal Motor Safety Standard
No. 109. Grades B and A represent
higher levels of performance on
the laboratory test wheel than the
minimum required by law.
Warning: The temperature grade
for this tire is established for a tire
that is properly inflated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed,
underinflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in
combination, can cause heat
buildup and possible tire failure.Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance
The tires and wheels were aligned and
balanced at the factory to provide the
longest tire life and best overall
performance. Adjustments to wheel
alignment and tire balancing are not
necessary on a regular basis. Consider
an alignment check if there is unusual
tire wear or the vehicle is significantly
pulling to one side or the other. Some
slight pull to the left or right,
depending on the crown of the road
and/or other road surface variations
such as troughs or ruts, is normal.
If the vehicle is vibrating when driving
on a smooth road, the tires and
wheels may need to be rebalanced.
See your dealer for proper diagnosis.
Wheel Replacement
Replace any wheel that is bent,
cracked, or badly rusted or corroded.
If wheel nuts keep coming loose, the
wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel nuts
should be replaced. If the wheel leaks
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INDEX 381
AutomaticDoor Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 228
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
B
Battery Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery - North America . . . . . .273, 322
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 276
Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Pedal and Adjustable Throttle . . . 183
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Brakes (cont'd)
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 228
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .256, 273, 322, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 353
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 81
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94, 96
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Child-View Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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382 INDEX
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 363
CompartmentsStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 118
Engine Temperature WarningLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157, 162
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 358
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 150
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Door (cont'd)
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 355
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 218
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Driving
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 176
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Winter Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
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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