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6 INTRODUCTION
1.Air Vents 0163.
2. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0132 (If
Equipped).
3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0152.
Windshield Wiper/Washer 0105.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer
0 107.
4. Hazard Warning Flashers 0152.
5. Instrument Cluster 0115.
6. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0191.
Tow/Haul Mode Selector Button.
See Tow/Haul Mode 0195.
Range Selection Mode Buttons (If
Equipped). See Manual Mode
0 194.
7. Magnetic Ride Control Button. See Magnetic Ride Control 0206.
Pedal Adjust Switch (If
Equipped). See Adjustable Throttle
and Brake Pedal 0183.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0203. 8. Light Sensor. See
Automatic
Headlamp System 0151.
9. Infotainment 0156.
10. Glove Box Button. See Glove Box
0 100.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0232 (If
Equipped).
Park Assist Button. See
Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing 0219.
11. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0157.
Instrument Panel Storage 0100.
12. CD Player. See the infotainment manual.
13. ENGINE START/STOP Button. SeeIgnition Positions 0184.
14. Steering Wheel Controls 0105.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0130.
15. Horn 0105.
16. Steering Wheel Adjustment 0105.
17. Hood Release. See Hood0258. 18.
Cruise Control 0207 (If
Equipped).
Adaptive Cruise Control 0210 (If
Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0226 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0105 (If
Equipped).
Phone Button. See the
infotainment manual.
19. Automatic Transfer Case Knob (If Equipped). See Four-Wheel Drive
0 196.
20. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0121.
21. Electric Parking Brake 0201 (If
Equipped).
22. Exterior Lamp Controls 0148.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0153.
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104 INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . 105
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . 105
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . 105
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . 105
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . 107
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . 120
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Brake System Warning Light . . . . 123
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . 124
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Winter Driving Mode Light . . . . . . 125
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . 125
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . 128
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 128
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . 136
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . 145
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS 105
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment
To adjust the power tilt and
telescoping steering wheel:
Press the control to move the steering
wheel up and down or forward and
rearward.
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering wheel
controls. See“Steering Wheel
Controls ”in the infotainment manual.
Heated Steering Wheel
(:If equipped, press to turn the
heated steering wheel on or off. An
indicator next to the button is lit
when the feature is turned on.
The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to start heating.
Horn
To sound the horn, pressaon the
steering wheel.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper control is on the
turn signal lever.
The windshield wipers are controlled
by turning the band with
zFRONT
on it.
1: Fast wipes.
w: Slow wipes.
3INT : If Rainsense is turned off,
turn the
zFRONT band up for
more frequent wipes or down for less
frequent wipes. If Rainsense is turned
on, see “Rainsense ”later in this
section.
OFF : Turns the windshield wipers off.
8:For a single wipe, turn the band
down, then release. For several wipes,
hold the band down.
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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