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2. Check the heater cord fordamage. If it is damaged, do
not use it. See your dealer for
a replacement. Inspect the
cord for damage yearly.
3. Plug the heater cord into the connector in the front bumper.
4. Plug the cord into a grounded 110-volt AC outlet that is
protected by a ground fault
detection function.
{Warning
Improper use of the heater cord
or an extension cord can damage
the cord and may result in
overheating and fire.
. Plug the cord into a
three-prong electrical utility
receptacle that is protected
by a ground fault detection
function. An ungrounded
outlet could cause an
electric shock.
. Use a weatherproof,
heavy-duty, 15 amp-rated
extension cord if needed.
Failure to use the
recommended extension
cord in good operating
condition, or using a
damaged heater or
extension cord, could make
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Warning (Continued)
it overheat and cause a fire,
property damage, electric
shock, and injury.
. Do not operate the vehicle
with the heater cord
permanently attached to the
vehicle. Possible heater
cord and thermostat
damage could occur.
. While in use, do not let the
heater cord touch vehicle
parts or sharp edges.
. Before starting the vehicle,
unplug the cord. Keep the
cord away from any moving
parts.
5. Before starting the engine, be sure to unplug and store the
cord as it was before to keep it
away from moving engine
parts. If you do not, it could be
damaged.
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184 Driving and Operating
The length of time the heater should
remain plugged in depends on
several factors. Ask a dealer in the
area where you will be parking the
vehicle for the best advice on this.
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
1. Hold the brake pedal down and
set the parking brake. See
Electric Parking Brake 0192.
2. Move the shift lever into P (Park) by holding in the
button on the shift lever and
pushing the shift lever all the
way toward the front of the
vehicle.
3. Turn the ignition off.
Leaving the Vehicle with the
Engine Running
{Warning
It can be dangerous to leave the
vehicle with the engine running.
It could overheat and catch fire.
It is 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. (Continued)
Warning (Continued)
Do not leave the vehicle when the
engine is running. 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,
always set the parking brake and
move the shift lever to P (Park).
SeeShifting Into Park 0184.
If you are towing a trailer, see
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips 0229.
If you have to leave the vehicle with
the engine running, be sure the
vehicle is in P (Park) and the
parking brake is set before you
leave it. After you have moved the
shift lever into P (Park), hold the
regular brake pedal down. Then,
see if you can move the shift lever
away from P (Park) without first
pressing the button.
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FusesUsage
F14 Left front heated seat
F15 –
F16 Sunroof
F17 –
F18 Instrument cluster
F19 Body control module 1
F20 Rear seat entertainment
F21 Body control module 4
F22 Infotainment USB data/Aux jack
F23 Body control module 2
F24 USB charger/ Wireless charging
F25 Park assist
F26 Communications integration module
F27 – Fuses
Usage
F28 Heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning/
Information
communication
system display
F29 Radio
F30 Steering wheel adjustment controls
F31 Electric brake control module
electric brake
booster
F32 DC AC inverter
F33 Driver power seat
F34 Passenger power seat
F35 Battery IEC 1 feed
F36 Electric power steering Fuses
Usage
F37 Rear seat entertainment/USB
charge/Wireless
charging module/
Auxiliary power
outlet/Lighter
F38 Body control module 8
F39 –
Circuit
Breakers Usage
F40 –
F41 –
F42 Auxiliary power outlet/Lighter
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340 Service and Maintenance
.Check engine coolant level. See
Cooling System 0259.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0265.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0291.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0298.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0327.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damage,
including cracks or tears in the
rubber boots, loose or missing
parts, or signs of wear at least
once a year. See Exterior Care
0 327.
. Inspect power steering for
proper electrical connections,
binding, cracks, chafing, etc.
. 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 058.
. 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 0327.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0269.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0269. .
Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 269.
. 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 ability is low, service the
gas strut. See Gas Strut(s)
0 271.
. Check tire sealant expiration
date, if equipped. See Tire
Sealant and Compressor Kit
0 307.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof037.
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386 Index
Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 354
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 366
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 361
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 59
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 47
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 43
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 42
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 85, 87
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Service (cont'd)
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 245
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 350
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 361
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Shopping Bag Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 221
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Special Application Services . . . . 344
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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StabiliTrakOFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cargo Management System . . . . 94
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 91
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . 257
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 368
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 358
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 29Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291, 293
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 294
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 293
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Terminology and Definitions . . 289
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 304
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 229
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 229
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 324