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{Warning
Changing a tire can be
dangerous. The vehicle can slip
off the jack and roll over or fall
causing injury or death. Find a
level place to change the tire. To
help prevent the vehicle from
moving:1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put an automatictransmission in P (Park) or a
manual transmission in
1 (First) or R (Reverse).
3. Turn off the engine and do not restart while the vehicle
is raised.
4. Do not allow passengers to remain in the vehicle.
5. Place wheel blocks, if equipped, on both sides of
the tire at the opposite
corner of the tire being
changed. When the vehicle has a flat tire (2),
use the following example as a
guide to assist in the placement of
the wheel blocks (1), if equipped.
1. Wheel Block (If Equipped)
2. Flat Tire
The following information explains
how to repair or change a tire.
Tire Changing
Removing the Spare Tire and
Tools
1. Screwdriver (If Equipped)
2. Wrench
3. Tow Hook (If Equipped)
4. Fastener (If Equipped)
5. Jack
6. Trim Removal (If Equipped)
To access the spare tire and tools:
1. Open the trunk.
2. Remove the spare tire cover.
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3. Turn the retainer nutcounterclockwise and remove
the spare tire. Place the spare
tire next to the tire being
changed.
4. The jack and tools are stored below the spare tire. Remove
them from their container and
place them near the tire being
changed.
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
1. Do a safety check beforeproceeding. See If a Tire Goes
Flat 0252. 2. Turn the wheel wrench
counterclockwise to loosen and
remove the wheel nut caps.
Do not try to remove plastic
caps from the cover or
center cap.
3. Pull the cover or center cap away from the wheel. Store the
wheel cover in the cargo area
until you have the flat tire
repaired or replaced.4. Turn the wheel wrenchcounterclockwise to loosen all
the wheel nuts, but do not
remove them yet. 5. Place the jack near the flat tire.
6. Put the compact spare tire
near you.
{Warning
Getting under a vehicle when it is
lifted on a jack is dangerous.
If the vehicle slips off the jack,
you could be badly injured or
killed. Never get under a vehicle
when it is supported only by
a jack.
{Warning
Raising the vehicle with the jack
improperly positioned can
damage the vehicle and even
make the vehicle fall. To help
avoid personal injury and vehicle
damage, be sure to fit the jack lift
head into the proper location
before raising the vehicle.
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11. Remove all of the wheel nuts.
12. Remove the flat tire.
{Warning
Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the
parts to which it is fastened, can
make wheel nuts become loose
after time. The wheel could come
off and cause a crash. When
changing a wheel, remove any
rust or dirt from places where the
wheel attaches to the vehicle. In
an emergency, a cloth or a paper(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
towel can be used; however, use
a scraper or wire brush later to
remove all rust or dirt.
13. Remove any rust or dirt fromthe wheel bolts, mounting
surfaces, and spare wheel.
14. Place the compact spare tire on the wheel-mounting surface.
{Warning
Never use oil or grease on bolts
or nuts because the nuts might
come loose. The vehicle's wheel
could fall off, causing a crash.
15. Reinstall the wheel nuts. Tighten each nut by hand until
the wheel is held against
the hub.
16. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle
counterclockwise.
{Warning
Wheel nuts that are improperly or
incorrectly tightened can cause
the wheels to become loose or
come off. The wheel nuts should
be tightened with a torque wrench
to the proper torque specification
after replacing. Follow the torque
specification supplied by the
aftermarket manufacturer when
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Warning (Continued)
using accessory locking wheel
nuts. SeeCapacities and
Specifications 0288 for original
equipment wheel nut torque
specifications.
Caution
Improperly tightened wheel nuts
can lead to brake pulsation and
rotor damage. To avoid expensive
brake repairs, evenly tighten the
wheel nuts in the proper
sequence and to the proper
torque specification. See
Capacities and Specifications
0 288 for the wheel nut torque
specification.17. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a crisscross sequence, as
shown.
18. Lower the jack all the way and remove the jack from under the
vehicle.
19. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly with the wheel wrench.
When reinstalling the wheel cover or
center cap on the full-size tire,
tighten all five plastic caps hand
snug, then tighten them with the
wheel wrench an additional
one-quarter turn.
Caution
Wheel covers will not fit on the
vehicle's compact spare. If you try
to put a wheel cover on the
compact spare, the cover or the
spare could be damaged.
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire
and Tools
{Warning
Storing a jack, a tire, or other
equipment in the passenger
compartment of the vehicle could
cause injury. In a sudden stop or
collision, loose equipment could
strike someone. Store all these in
the proper place.
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1. Turn the wrenchcounterclockwise to remove the
fastener.
2. Replace the fastener with the one provided in the foam.
3. Turn the wrench clockwise to tighten the fastener.
4. Replace the foam, jack and tools, and the tire.
5. Turn the retainer nut clockwise to secure the tire.
6. Place the floor cover on the wheel.
To store the compact spare tire, use
the shorter mounting bolt. The compact spare is for temporary
use only. Replace the compact
spare tire with a full-size tire as
soon as you can.
Compact Spare Tire
{Warning
Driving with more than one
compact spare tire at a time could
result in loss of braking and
handling. This could lead to a
crash and you or others could be
injured. Use only one compact
spare tire at a time.
If this vehicle has a compact spare
tire, it was fully inflated when new;
however, it can lose air over time.
Check the inflation pressure
regularly. It should be 420 kPa
(60 psi).
Stop as soon as possible and check
that the spare tire is correctly
inflated after being installed on the
vehicle. The compact spare tire is
designed for temporary use only. The vehicle will perform differently
with the spare tire installed and it is
recommended that the vehicle
speed be limited to 80 km/h
(50 mph). To conserve the tread of
the spare tire, have the standard tire
repaired or replaced as soon as
convenient and return the spare tire
to the storage area.
When using a compact spare tire,
the AWD (if equipped), ABS, and
Traction Control systems may
engage until the spare tire is
recognized by the vehicle,
especially on slippery roads. Adjust
driving to reduce possible
wheel slip.
Caution
When the compact spare is
installed, do not take the vehicle
through an automatic car wash
with guide rails. The compact
spare can get caught on the rails
which can damage the tire, wheel,
and other parts of the vehicle.
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Do not use the compact spare on
other vehicles.
Do not mix the compact spare tire or
wheel with other wheels or tires.
They will not fit. Keep the spare tire
and its wheel together.
Caution
Tire chains will not fit the compact
spare. Using them can damage
the vehicle and the chains. Do not
use tire chains on the compact
spare.
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North
America
For more information about the
vehicle battery, seeBattery - North
America 0216.
If the battery has run down, try to
use another vehicle and some
jumper cables to start your vehicle.
Be sure to use the following steps to
do it safely.
{Warning
WARNING: Battery posts,
terminals, and related
accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Batteries also
contain other chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer. WASH HANDS AFTER
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
HANDLING.For more information
go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/
passenger-vehicle.
See California Proposition
65 Warning 0199 and the back
cover.
{Warning
Batteries can hurt you. They can
be dangerous because:
. They contain acid that can
burn you.
. They contain gas that can
explode or ignite.
. They contain enough
electricity to burn you.
If you do not follow these steps
exactly, some or all of these
things can hurt you.
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324 Index
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 301
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 296
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 51
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 49
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 40
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 36
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 35
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Seats (cont'd)
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 78, 80
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 200
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 286
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 296
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 181
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Special Application Services . . . . 281
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Storage Areas Cargo Management System . . . . 86
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 84
StrutsGas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 304
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 293
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 22 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Tires (cont'd)
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239, 240
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 242
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 241
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Terminology and Definitions . . 237
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 251
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 189
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 189
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 262 Towing (cont'd)
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Traction
Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 107
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
U
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 249
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 121Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123