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On Solid :Vehicle is secured
during the delay to arm the system.
Fast Flash : Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the hood, or the hatch/trunk
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of three ways:
.Use the remote key.
. Use the Keyless Access
system.
. With a door open, press
Q
on the interior of the door.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
Qon the remote key
a second time will bypass the
30-second delay and
immediately arm the alarm
system. The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with the
mechanical key.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the remote key,
the horn will chirp and the lights will
flash to indicate pre-alarm. If the
vehicle is not started, or the door is
not unlocked by pressing
Kon the
remote key during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The alarm will also be activated if
the passenger door, the hatch/trunk,
or the hood is opened without first
disarming the system. When the
alarm is activated, the turn signals
flash and the horn sounds for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated,
do one of the following:
. Press
Kon the remote key. .
Unlock the vehicle using the
Keyless Access system.
. Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
. Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have left the vehicle
and both doors are closed.
. Always unlock a door with the
remote key or use the Keyless
Access system.
Unlocking the driver door with the
key will not disarm the system or
turn off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed on the remote key
and the horn chirps and the lights
flash three times, a previous alarm
occurred while the system was
armed.
If the alarm has been activated, a
message will appear on the DIC.
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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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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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Lamps (cont'd)Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires . . . . . . . . 211
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 129
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 104
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 104
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Lights (cont'd)
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 107
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Front Lift System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 126
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . 195
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 286 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 102
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Mirror Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 32