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124 Instruments and Controls
Reprogramming a Single
Universal Remote System
Button
To reprogram any of the system
buttons:1. Press and hold any one of the buttons. Do not release the
button.
2. The indicator light will begin to flash after 20 seconds. Without
releasing the button, proceed
with Step 1 under
“Programming the Universal
Remote System.”
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Lighting 129
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The knob for this feature is on the
left side of the instrument panel.
Turn the knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to brighten or dim
all illuminated controls as well as
the feature status indicators. The
knob is functional at night.
Night Mode
At night, when the knob is turned all
the way to the off position, the
instrument cluster will show
minimum feature content (digital
speed, gear indication, coolanttemperature, and the fuel gauge)
with muted colors to reduce light
emission for better visibility. The
Infotainment System display and the
interior lighting are off.
Courtesy Lamps
The interior lamps will come on
when any door is opened,
Kon the
remote key is pressed, or when the
vehicle is turned to OFF.
The hatch/trunk lamps only come on
when the rear compartment is
opened.
Reading Lamps
The reading lamps are in the
overhead console. The lamps go on
when any door is opened, the
remote unlock key is pressed,
or when the ignition is switched off.
When the doors are closed, press
the lamp buttons to turn on
each lamp.
Engine
Compartment Lamp
If equipped, the engine
compartment lamp will turn on
briefly when:
.
Kis pressed on the key.
. Keyless Access is used to
unlock the door.
. Any door is opened.
. The engine compartment hatch
is opened.
The engine compartment lamp will
turn off when:
. All doors and the engine
compartment hatch are closed.
.
Qis pressed on the key.
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.The vehicle begins to move after
shifting out of P (Park).
. The ignition is turned on,
or turned from off to ACC/
ACCESSORY.
If any door or the engine
compartment hatch/trunk remains
open, while the vehicle is off, a timer
will turn the lamp off.Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps turn on briefly
at night, or in areas with limited
lighting, when
Kis pressed on the
remote key. After about 30 seconds
the exterior lamps turn off.
When any door is opened or remote
unlock pressed, all interior lights
turn on and then interior lamps dim
to off after approximately
20 seconds.
When the driver door is opened, all
interior lights, Driver Information
Center (DIC) lights, and door pocket
lights turn on and then the dome
and remaining interior lamps dim to
off. Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by turning the ignition to
on or ACC/ACCESSORY, or by
pressing
Qon the remote key.
The entry lighting feature for exterior
lighting can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization 0116.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps come on at
night, or in areas with limited
lighting, when the driver door is
opened after the ignition is turned
off. The dome lamp comes on after
the ignition is turned off. The
exterior lamps and dome lamp
remain on after the door is closed
for a set amount of time, then
automatically turn off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
The exit lighting feature for exterior
lighting can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization 0116.
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142 Climate Controls
Avoid using recirculation for long
periods of time in cold or damp
conditions. Using recirculation in
cold or damp conditions can result
in window fogging.
A/C :Press to turn the air
conditioning on or off. An indicator
light comes on to show that the air
conditioning is enabled. If the fan is
turned off, the air conditioner will not
run. The A/C light will stay on even
if the outside temperatures are
below freezing. If the A/C is turned
off, the air temperature coming
through the climate control system
may be warmer than the ambient
temperature. It is recommended to
use auto climate control to maintain
comfort.
Rear Window Defogger
1REAR : If equipped, press to
turn the rear window defogger on or
off. An indicator light on the button
comes on to show that the rear
window defogger is on. The rear window defogger only
works when the engine is running.
The defogger turns off if the ignition
is turned off or to ACC/
ACCESSORY.
If equipped with heated outside
mirrors, press
1REAR to turn
them on or off. See Heated Mirrors
0 31.
Caution
Using a razor blade or sharp
object to clear the inside rear
window can damage the rear
window defogger. Repairs would
not be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Do not clear the inside
rear window with sharp objects. Remote Start Climate Control
Operation :
If equipped with remote
start, the climate control system
may run when the vehicle is started
remotely. If equipped with heated or
ventilated seats or a heated steering
wheel, these features may come on
during a remote start. See Remote
Vehicle Start 015, Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 053, and
Heated Steering Wheel 087.
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Vehicle Care 241
FusesUsage
7 Front lift/Automatic level control
8 Shifter interface board module
9 –
10 Display IP cluster/ HVAC/Center stack
module
11 USB
12 –
13 –
14 Glove box
15 –
16 –
17 Remote function actuator
18 Front trunk release
19 Intelligent battery sensor
20 Exterior lighting module 1 Fuses
Usage
21 Exterior lighting module 3
22 Exterior lighting module 4
23 Body control module 2
24 Exterior lighting module 6
25 Amplifier
26 Automatic occupant sensing/Electric park
brake
27 Video processing module
28 Right headlamp
29 –
30 Sensing and diagnostic module/
Automatic occupant
sensing
31 Body control module 1
32 Column lock module Fuses
Usage
33 Data link connection/ Wireless charging
module
34 Telematics/Head up display
35 Horn
36 –
37 –
38 Front wash pump
39 Rear auxiliary power outlet
40 Performance data recorder/Center
stack module
41 –
42 Theft deterrent
43 Left headlamp
44 Exterior lighting module 2
45 Power steering column module
46 Body control module 3
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Index 329
GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . 99
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Transmission Temperature . . . . . . 99
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 284
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
H
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 128
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Headlamps (cont'd)
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 107
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 126
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 108
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 254
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 157
Hill Rollback Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . .311
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 32
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 9
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 249
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 126
Engine Compartment . . . . . . . . . 129
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 312
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 200
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 273
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 73
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 313
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ride Control Systems
Enhanced TractionSystem (ETS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Roof Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 301
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 313
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 308
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 62
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 53
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 49
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . 80
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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Service (cont'd)Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 213
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 297
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 308
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 202
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Special Application Services . . . . 292
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Steering (cont'd)
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 83
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . 224
Front Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 315
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 305
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 28 Theft-Deterrent Systems (cont'd)
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Lifting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253, 254
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 256
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 255
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Terminology and Definitions . . 251
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 265
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260