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112 Instruments and Controls
Low Fuel Warning Light
(Base Level)
English Shown
This light comes on for a few
seconds when the ignition is turned
on as a check to indicate it is
working. If it does not come on,
have it fixed.
The low fuel warning light comes on
and a chime sounds when the
vehicle is low on fuel. The light turns
off when fuel is added to the
fuel tank.
Low Fuel Warning Light
(Uplevel)
This light is near the fuel gauge and
comes on briefly when the ignition is
turned on as a check to show it is
working.
It also comes on when the fuel tank
is low on fuel. The light turns off
when fuel is added. If it does not,
have the vehicle serviced.
Security Light
The security light should come on
briefly as the engine is started. If it
does not come on, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer. If the
system is working normally, the
indicator light turns off.
If the light stays on and the engine
does not start, there could be a
problem with the theft-deterrent
system. See Immobilizer Operation
0 20.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the
high-beam headlamps are in use.
See Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0125.
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124 Lighting
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 124
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 127
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . 128
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Battery Load Management . . . 130 Battery Power Protection . . . . . 131
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
O: Turns off the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp
control to
Oagain to turn the
automatic headlamps or DRL
back on.
For vehicles first sold in Canada, off
will only work when the vehicle is in
P (Park).
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AUTO :Automatically turns on the
headlamps at normal brightness,
together with the following:
. Parking Lamps
. Instrument Panel Lights
. Taillamps
. License Plate Lamps
. Front/Rear Sidemarker Lamps
When the vehicle is turned off and
the headlamps are in AUTO, the
headlamps turn off. When the key is
removed, they automatically turn on
for a set time. The time of the delay
can be changed using the DIC. See
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) 0114 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0116.
;:Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights. When the headlamps are turned on
while the vehicle is on, the
headlamps turn off automatically
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off. When the headlamps are
turned on while the vehicle is off,
the headlamps will stay on for
10 minutes before turning off to
prevent the battery from being
drained. Turn the headlamp control
off and then back to the headlamp
on position to make the headlamps
stay on for an additional 10 minutes.
To keep the lamps on for more than
10 minutes, the ignition must be on
or in ACC/ACCESSORY.
#:
If equipped, this turns on the fog
lamps. See Fog Lamps0128.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A reminder chime sounds when the
headlamps or parking lamps are
manually turned on, the ignition is
off, and a door is open. To disable
the chime, turn the lamps off.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
Push the turn signal lever toward
the instrument panel to change the
headlamps from low to high beam.
Pull the turn signal lever toward you
and release it to return to low-beam
headlamps.
When the high-beam headlamps are
on, this indicator light on the
instrument cluster will also be on.
Flash-to-Pass
This feature lets you use the
high-beam headlamps to signal a
driver in front of you that you want
to pass. It works even if the
headlamps are in the automatic
position.
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360 Index
Fuel (cont'd)Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .112
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 166
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 253
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
GaugesEngine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 313 General Information (cont'd)
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 127
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .112
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 125
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .113
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 135
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 150
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 185
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 109
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 135
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 342
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 99
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Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 23
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 12
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 263
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 126
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Exterior Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Lamps (cont'd)
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 108
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Lights (cont'd)
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 125
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 109
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 103
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . 186
Locking Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 112