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sure they are the same size, load
range, speed rating, and
construction (radial) as the
original tires.
Vehicles that have a tire pressure
monitoring system could give an
inaccurate low-pressure warning if
non-TPC Spec rated tires are
installed. SeeTire Pressure Monitor
System 0281.
The Tire and Loading Information
label indicates the original
equipment tires on the vehicle.
See Vehicle Load Limits 0168.
Different Size Tires and
Wheels
If wheels or tires are installed that are
a different size than the original
equipment wheels and tires, vehicle
performance, including its braking,
ride and handling characteristics,
stability, and resistance to rollover
may be affected. If the vehicle has
electronic systems such as antilock
brakes, rollover airbags, traction control, electronic stability control,
or All-Wheel Drive, the performance
of these systems can also be affected.
{Warning
If different sized wheels are used,
there may not be an acceptable
level of performance and safety if
tires not recommended for those
wheels are selected. This increases
the chance of a crash and serious
injury. Only use GM specific wheel
and tire systems developed for the
vehicle, and have them properly
installed by a GM certified
technician.
See Buying New Tires 0287 and
Accessories and Modifications 0243.
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading
The following information relates
to the system developed by the
United States National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which grades tires by
treadwear, traction, and
temperature performance. This
applies only to vehicles sold in the
United States. The grades are
molded on the sidewalls of most
passenger car tires. The Uniform
Tire Quality Grading (UTQG)
system does not apply to deep
tread, winter tires, compact spare
tires, tires with nominal rim
diameters of 10 to 12 inches
(25 to 30 cm), or to some
limited-production tires.
While the tires available on
General Motors passenger cars
and light trucks may vary with
respect to these grades, they must
also conform to federal safety
requirements and additional
General Motors Tire Performance
Criteria (TPC) standards.
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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 leaksair, replace it. Some aluminum wheels
can be repaired. See your dealer if any
of these conditions exist.
Your dealer will know the kind of
wheel that is needed.
Each new wheel should have the same
load-carrying capacity, diameter,
width, offset, and be mounted the
same way as the one it replaces.
Replace wheels, wheel bolts, wheel
nuts, or Tire Pressure Monitor System
(TPMS) sensors with new GM original
equipment parts.
{Warning
Using the wrong replacement
wheels, wheel bolts, or wheel nuts
can be dangerous. It could affect
the braking and handling of the
vehicle. Tires can lose air, and
cause loss of control, causing a
crash. Always use the correct wheel,
wheel bolts, and wheel nuts for
replacement.
Caution
The wrong wheel can also cause
problems with bearing life, brake
cooling, speedometer or odometer
calibration, headlamp aim, bumper
height, vehicle ground clearance,
and tire or tire chain clearance to
the body and chassis.
Used Replacement Wheels
{Warning
Replacing a wheel with a used one
is dangerous. How it has been used
or how far it has been driven may
be unknown. It could fail suddenly
and cause a crash. When replacing
wheels, use a new GM original
equipment wheel.
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1. Discharged Remote BatteryPositive Terminal
2. Discharged Remote Battery Negative Ground Terminal
3. Good Battery Negative Terminal
4. Good Battery Positive Terminal
The jump start remote positive
terminal (1) and the remote negative
ground terminal (2) for the discharged
battery are on the driver side of the
vehicle. The jump start negative terminal (3)
and positive terminal (4) are on the
battery of the vehicle providing the
jump start.
The positive jump start connection for
the discharged battery is under a
cover. Remove the cover to expose the
terminal.
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt battery with a
negative ground system.
Caution
If the other vehicle does not have a
12-volt system with a negative
ground, both vehicles can be
damaged. Only use a vehicle that
has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump starting.
2. Position the two vehicles so that they are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly and put the transmission in P (Park).
See Shifting Into Park 0177.
Caution
If any accessories are left on or
plugged in during the jump starting
procedure, they could be damaged.
The repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Whenever
possible, turn off or unplug all
accessories on either vehicle when
jump starting.
4. Turn the ignition off. Turn off all lights and accessories in both
vehicles, except the hazard
warning flashers if needed.
{Warning
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running and
can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing, and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
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{Warning
Using a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode. People
have been hurt doing this, and
some have been blinded. Use a
flashlight if you need more light.
Battery fluid contains acid that can
burn you. Do not get it on you.
If you accidentally get it in your
eyes or on your skin, flush the place
with water and get medical help
immediately.
{Warning
Fans or other moving engine parts
can injure you badly. Keep your
hands away from moving parts
once the engine is running.
5. Connect one end of the red positive (+) cable to the remote
positive (+) terminal on the
discharged battery. 6. Connect the other end of the red
positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal of the good
battery.
7. Connect one end of the black negative (–) cable to the
negative (–) terminal of the good
battery.
8. Connect the other end of the black negative (–) cable to the
remote negative (–) ground
terminal on the driver side shock
tower for the discharged battery.
9. Start the engine in the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine at idle speed for at
least four minutes.
10. Try to start the vehicle that had the dead battery. If it will not
start after a few tries, it probably
needs service.
Caution
If the jumper cables are connected
or removed in the wrong order,
electrical shorting may occur and
damage the vehicle. The repairs
would not be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Always connect and
remove the jumper cables in the
correct order, making sure that the
cables do not touch each other or
other metal.
Jumper Cable Removal
Reverse the sequence exactly when
removing the jumper cables.
After starting the disabled vehicle and
removing the jumper cables, allow it
to idle for several minutes.
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IndexA
About Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 243
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 239
Additional InformationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 251
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Air Filter
Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . 64
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . 66
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . 64
What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . 114
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 221
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188, 260 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . 188 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 215
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Assistance Systems for Parkingand Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 218
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
B
BatteryExterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Battery - North America . . . . . .259, 306
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 261
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188, 257 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 218
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Bulb Replacement Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . 264
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
California
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .242, 259, 306, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 333
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Cargo (cont'd)
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 73
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86, 88
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
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CompartmentsStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . . . . . 293
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Control
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 112
Engine Temperature WarningLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Cruise Control (cont'd)
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 338
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 3
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 142
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 335
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 260
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 206
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . 121
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 165
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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Driving (cont'd)Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 117
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 239
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 265
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 269
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 246
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 112
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine (cont'd)
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . 250
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 142
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 146
F
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 143
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 250
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 157
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 122
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226