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Seats and Restraints 53
Warning (Continued)
Occupants should not lean on or
sleep against the door or side
windows in seating positions with
seat-mounted side impact airbags
and/or roof-rail airbags.
{Warning
Children who are up against,
or very close to, any airbag when
it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. Always secure children
properly in the vehicle. To read
how, seeOlder Children 064 or
Infants and Young Children 065.
There is an airbag readiness light
on the instrument cluster, which
shows the airbag symbol. The
system checks the airbag electrical
system for malfunctions. The light
tells you if there is an electrical
problem. See Airbag Readiness
Light 0101.
Where Are the Airbags?
The driver frontal airbag is in the
center of the steering wheel.
The front outboard passenger
frontal airbag is in the passenger
side instrument panel.
The driver knee airbag is below the
steering column. The front outboard
passenger knee airbag is below the
glove box.
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84 Storage
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 84
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . . . 84
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . 85
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Additional Storage Features
Cargo Management System . . . 86
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Storage
Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Instrument Panel Storage
If equipped with storage behind the
fuse box cover, push on the cover
and release to open.
If equipped with storage behind the
radio, press
Pand hold to open.
There is a USB port inside. See
“USB Port” in the infotainment
manual.
Press
Pand hold again to close.
Caution
To avoid damage, do not
manually force the display
to move.
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Storage 85
Keep the storage area closed when
not in use.
The storage area cannot be
operated with
Pwhen valet mode
is enabled. See “Valet Mode”under
“Setting Radio Preferences” in the
infotainment manual.
Glove Box
Pull the handle up to open.
Cupholders
Pull the rear seat armrest down to
access.
If equipped, press the button to
release the cupholders. Push back
in to stow.
Center Console Storage
Push the cover down and release to
access. To close, push the cover
again and release. If equipped,
there will be a wireless charger
inside. See Wireless Charging 092.
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Technical Data 287
Technical Data
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Service Parts Identification . . . 287
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . . 289
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
This legal identifier is in the front
corner of the instrument panel, on
the driver side of the vehicle. It can
be seen through the windshield from
outside. The Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) also appears on the
Vehicle Certification and Service
Parts labels and certificates of title
and registration.
Engine Identification
The eighth character in the VIN is
the engine code. This code
identifies the vehicle's engine,
specifications, and replacement parts. See
“Engine Specifications”
under Capacities and Specifications
0 288 for the vehicle's engine code.
Service Parts
Identification
There may be a large barcode on
the certification label on the center
pillar that you can scan for the
following information:
.
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
. Model designation
. Paint information
. Production options
If there is not a large barcode on
this label, then you will find this
same information on a label inside
of the glove box or trunk.
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320 Index
Fuel (cont'd)Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 108
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 226
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 121Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 274
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 127
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 109
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 126
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 109 Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 240
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 145
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 163
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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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