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{Warning
Do not touch heater or radiator
hoses, or other engine parts.
They can be very hot and can
burn you. Do not run the engine if
there is a leak; all coolant could
leak out. That could cause an
engine fire and can burn you. Fix
any leak before driving the
vehicle.
Engine Coolant
The cooling system in the vehicle is
filled with DEX-COOL engine
coolant. This coolant needs to be
checked and replaced at
appropriate intervals. See
Maintenance Schedule0339.
The following explains the cooling
system and how to check and add
coolant when it is low. If there is a
problem with engine overheating,
see Engine Overheating 0264.
What to Use
{Warning
Do not touch heater or radiator
hoses, or other engine parts.
They can be very hot and can
burn you. Do not run the engine if
there is a leak; all coolant could
leak out. That could cause an
engine fire and can burn you. Fix
any leak before driving the
vehicle.
Use a 50/50 mixture of clean,
drinkable water and DEX-COOL
coolant. This mixture:
. Gives freezing protection down
to−37 °C (−34 °F), outside
temperature.
. Gives boiling protection up to
129 °C (265 °F), engine
temperature.
. Protects against rust and
corrosion.
. Will not damage aluminum parts. .
Helps keep the proper engine
temperature.Caution
Do not use anything other than a
mix of DEX-COOL coolant that
meets GM Standard
GMW3420 and clean, drinkable
water. Anything else can cause
damage to the engine cooling
system and the vehicle, which
would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty.
Never dispose of engine coolant by
putting it in the trash, or by pouring
it on the ground or into sewers,
streams, or bodies of water. Have
the coolant changed by an
authorized service center, familiar
with legal requirements regarding
used coolant disposal. This will help
protect the environment and your
health.
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To activate the fill and air removal
process:1. With a cold system, add coolant to the indicated mark
on the surge tank.
2. Replace the cap on the surge tank.
3. Connect the vehicle to a battery charger.
4. Turn the ignition to Service Mode. See Ignition Positions
0 178.
5. Turn off the air conditioning.
6. Set the parking brake.
7. At the same time, press the accelerator and the brake for
two seconds, then release.
At the end of the cycle, check the
coolant level in the surge tank and
add coolant if it is low. Turn off the
vehicle, allow the Electronic Control
Module (ECM) to go to sleep, about
two minutes, and repeat Steps 4–7.
Listen for pump activation and
movement of the control valves
while watching the level of the coolant in the surge tank. If the tank
empties, turn the ignition off,
carefully remove the surge tank cap,
refill to the indicated mark, and
repeat Steps 4–7. The fill and air
removal process will run for
approximately 10 minutes.
Engine Overheating
The vehicle has several indicators
to warn of the engine overheating.
There is an engine coolant
temperature gauge on the
instrument cluster. See
Engine
Coolant Temperature Gauge 0116.
The vehicle may also display a
message on the Driver Information
Center (DIC).
If the decision is made not to lift the
hood when this warning appears,
get service help right away. See
Roadside Assistance Program
0 359.
If the decision is made to lift the
hood, make sure the vehicle is
parked on a level surface. Then
check to see if the engine cooling
fan is running. If the engine is overheating, the fan should be
running. If it is not, do not continue
to run the engine. Have the vehicle
serviced.
Caution
Do not run the engine if there is a
leak in the engine cooling system.
This can cause a loss of all
coolant and can damage the
system and vehicle. Have any
leaks fixed right away.
If Steam Is Coming from the
Engine Compartment
{Warning
Steam and scalding liquids from a
hot cooling system are under
pressure. Turning the pressure
cap, even a little, can cause them
to come out at high speed and
you could be burned. Never turn
the cap when the cooling system,
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including the pressure cap, is hot.
Wait for the cooling system and
pressure cap to cool.
If No Steam Is Coming from
the Engine Compartment
If an engine overheat warning is
displayed but no steam can be seen
or heard, the problem may not be
too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get a little too hot when the
vehicle:
.Climbs a long hill on a hot day.
. Stops after high-speed driving.
. Idles for long periods in traffic.
If the overheat warning is displayed
with no sign of steam: 1. Turn the air conditioning off.
2. Turn the heater on to the highest temperature and to the
highest fan speed. Open the
windows as necessary. 3. When it is safe to do so, pull off
the road, shift to P (Park) or
N (Neutral), and let the
engine idle.
If the engine coolant temperature
gauge is no longer in the
overheated area, the vehicle can be
driven. Continue to drive the vehicle
slowly for about 10 minutes. Keep a
safe distance from the vehicle in
front. If the warning does not come
back on, continue to drive normally
and have the cooling system
checked for proper fill and function.
If the warning continues, pull over,
stop, and park the vehicle
right away.
If there is no sign of steam, idle the
engine for three minutes while
parked. If the warning is still
displayed, turn off the engine until it
cools down.
Washer Fluid
What to Use
When windshield washer fluid is
needed, be sure to read the
manufacturer's instructions before use. If operating the vehicle in an
area where the temperature may fall
below freezing, use a fluid that has
sufficient protection against
freezing.
Adding Washer Fluid
Open the cap with the washer
symbol on it. Add washer fluid until
the tank is full. See
Engine
Compartment Overview 0248 for
reservoir location.
Caution
. Do not use washer fluid that
contains any type of water
repellent coating. This can
cause the wiper blades to
chatter or skip.
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380 Index
Child Restraints (cont'd)Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 108, 112
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 362
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 307
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 376
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . .116
Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 200
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 362
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 368 Data Collection (cont'd)
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 367
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 377
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 354
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 191, 269
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 209
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 133
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 215
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 162
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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Driving (cont'd)Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 171
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 173
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 123
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 275
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Electrical System (cont'd)
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 248
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 187
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . 257
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . .116
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 367
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 145
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 147
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
F
Filter,Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 149
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 256
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
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382 Index
Front Pedestrian Braking(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 162
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 127
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 185
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 275
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 141Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . .116
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 337
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 149
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 128
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 147
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 128
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 293
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 171
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 194
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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HooksShopping Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 364
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 108, 112
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 31
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 286
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 147
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 221
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 223
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 124
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 150
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 122
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 123
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 126
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 127
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 147
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 127