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Example 3
1. Vehicle Capacity Weight forExample 3 = 453 kg
(1,000 lb)
2. Subtract Occupant Weight @ 91 kg (200 lb) × 5 =
453 kg (1,000 lb)
3. Available Cargo Weight = 0 kg (0 lb)
Refer to the Tire and Loading
Information label for specific
information about the vehicle's
capacity weight and seating
positions. The combined weight of the driver, passengers, and
cargo should never exceed the
vehicle's capacity weight.
Certification/Tire Label
A vehicle-specific Certification/
Tire label is label is attached to
the center pillar (B-pillar). The
label may show the size of the
vehicle's original tires and the
inflation pressures needed to
obtain the gross weight capacity
of the vehicle. This is called
Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR). The GVWRincludes the weight of the
vehicle, all occupants, fuel, and
cargo.
The Certification/Tire label also
may show the maximum weights
for the front and rear axles,
called Gross Axle Weight
Rating (GAWR). To determine
the actual loads on the front and
rear axles, weigh the vehicle at
a weigh station. Your dealer can
help with this. Be sure to spread
the load equally on both sides of
the centerline.
The Certification/Tire label also
contains important information
about the Front Axle Reserve
Capacity. See
Adding a Snow
Plow or Similar Equipment
0 323.
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Trailer Tires
Special Trailer (ST) tires differ from
vehicle tires. Trailer tires are
designed with stiff sidewalls to help
prevent sway and to support heavy
loads. These features can make it
difficult to determine if the trailer tire
pressures are low only based on a
visual inspection.
Always check all trailer tire
pressures before each trip when the
tires are cool. Low trailer tire
pressure is a leading cause of trailer
tire blow-outs.
If the vehicle is equipped with a
trailer tire pressure monitoring
system, see the trailer tire pressure
monitoring system description and
the trailering app.
Trailer tires deteriorate over time.
The trailer tire sidewall will show the
week and year the tire was
manufactured. Many trailer tire
manufacturers recommend
replacing tires more than six
years old.Overloading is another leading
cause of trailer tire blow-outs. Never
load your trailer with more weight
than the tires are designed to
support. The load rating is located
on the trailer tire sidewall.
Always know the maximum speed
rating for the trailer tires before
driving. This may be significantly
lower than the vehicle tire speed
rating. The speed rating may be on
the trailer tire sidewall. If the speed
rating is not shown, the default
trailer tire speed rating is 105 km/h
(65 mph).
Trailering App
Trailer Light App
If equipped, the Trailer Lights App is
on the Home Page of the
infotainment display.
Touch Start to cycle the trailer lamps
on and off to determine if they are
working. The test follows this
sequence:
1. The running lights turn on first
and remain on throughout the
sequence.
2. The brake lights turn on for about two seconds.
3. The left turn signal light flashes three times.
4. The right turn signal light flashes three times.
5. The reverse lights turn on for about two seconds.
6. Steps 2–5 repeat for approximately one minute and
45 seconds, or until the test
deactivates.
Touch Stop to stop the test. The test
will automatically end after
one minute and 45 seconds.
The sequence also deactivates
when any of the following occur:
. The ignition is turned off.
. The transmission is shifted out
of P (Park).
. The brake pedal is pressed.
. The turn signal is activated.
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.The hazard warning lights are
activated.
Trailering App
If equipped, the Trailering App is on
the Home Page of the infotainment
display.
If equipped this feature allows
profiles for connected trailers to be
created to view status, to store and
track trailer usage information, and
to set up towing assistance
features.
The Trailering App Preview will
appear when the Trailering App is
opened for the first time from the
Home Page. Touch GET STARTED
in the Trailering App to go into
the app.
When a trailer is electrically
connected, there will be an option to
create a profile, use a guest profile,
or cancel. After Cancel is selected a
third time, Don’t Remind Me will
display and touching that will turn off
the trailer detection pop-up. To turn
the Trailer Detection Alert on, select
ON in the Settings tab. When a trailer is electrically
connected and after a Trailer Profile
has been created, the trailer
detection pop-up will appear with a
list of all of the custom Trailer
Profiles made on the vehicle. To
load an existing Trailer Profile,
select one of the Trailer Profiles
listed, or load the Guest Trailer
Profile by selecting GUEST
TRAILER. Touching Cancel,
Accessory/No trailer, or shifting the
vehicle from P (Park), will select
Accessory/No trailer as the active
Trailer Profile and will dismiss the
pop- up.
Create a Trailer Profile
1. Touch Create Profile on the pop-up or touch + Add Trailer
in the Trailering App.
2. Create a name for the trailer.
3. Select the hitch type. A checklist profile will be
created based on the type
selected.
4. Select the trailer type. A pop-up will indicate the setup is
complete. Touch DONE to complete
the process or touch TRAILER
FEATURE SETUP to set up the
Tow/Haul Mode reminder, Trailer
Tire Pressure Monitoring System,
if equipped, maintenance reminders,
or towing assistance, if equipped.
Import a Trailer Profile
A trailer profile saved to an OnStar
account can be imported to the
vehicle.
1. Touch Import Profile on the pop-up.
2. Select a trailer profile from the list.
3. Touch IMPORT.
A pop-up will indicate the import
was successful. Touch OK to return
to the trailer list and select the trailer
profile. The Tow/Haul Mode
reminder, Brake Gain Setting and
Trailer Tire Pressure sensor
learning, if equipped, do not import.
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Trailer Feature Setup
Tow/Haul Mode Reminder
To turn the Tow/Haul Mode
Reminder setting on, touch Yes. To
turn it off, touch No.
Trailer Tire Pressure Setup
If the Trailer Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (TTPMS) is
detected, touch the Tire Pressure
Monitoring icon to set up tire
pressure monitoring.Touch Yes to
set up the sensors or touch No to
return to the previous screen.
A trailer must be electrically
connected to the vehicle before
starting the sensor-to-vehicle learn
process.
After selecting Start from the Learn
Sensors screen, use the Tool
Method or the Manual Method
(described below) to learn each tire
sensor, during which the current tire
number will be highlighted.
Each sensor has a minimum of
two minutes to learn, shown by a
timer. After a sensor is learned, a
checkmark appears next to the tire,the vehicle horn will sound, the
vehicle’s brake lamps will flash, and
all working trailer lamps will flash.
It then moves to the next sensor.
To cancel the process touch Stop.
The recommended tire pressure
must be entered for the trailer tires.
This allows the vehicle to alert when
the tire pressure is high or low.
TTPMS must learn the location of
the installed tire sensors to show
correct air pressure and
temperature for each tire. To set up,
use one of the following options or
see a tire or trailer dealer for
service. The learning process must
be repeated when the trailer tires
are rotated or replaced. See
“Editing
a Trailer Profile” later in this section
for tire pressure sensor relearn
information.
Tool Method: A TTPMS activation
tool can be purchased separately to
learn the sensor locations.
Manual Method: Without the tool,
the air pressure can be increased or
decreased in each tire for
10 seconds. Do not exceed the maximum inflation pressure found
on the tire sidewalls. Make sure to
re-adjust tire pressure to the
recommended level when the
process is complete.
Sensor Learning Steps
To complete the sensor-to-vehicle
learn process:
1. Touch Start on the Learn Sensors screen. The horn
chirps twice and the Learning
Active screen appears on the
infotainment display.
2. Start with the driver side front trailer tire.
3. Activate the tool near the valve stem or adjust the air pressure
of this tire until the horn chirps
and all working vehicle and
trailer lights flash.
The process stops without
saving the sensor locations if
this step takes more than
two minutes.
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Trailer
1. Trailer Tire Pressure/Temperature
2. Mileage of Trailer
Mileage
The mileage accumulated while this
Trailer Profile is active will display.
Touch mileage to edit.
Tire Pressure and Temperature
If the TTPMS sensor-to-vehicle
learn process was completed, the
status view will display the current
tire pressure and temperature of the
trailer tires related to the active Trailer Profile. If a tire’
s pressure is
low or high, the color of the
pressure value will be amber. If a
sensor malfunctions, the values are
dashed lines. If the screen displays
“Service Tire Pressure Monitoring
System”, the vehicle needs to be
taken to a dealer for service.
Maintenance
1. List of Maintenance
Reminders
2. Add a New Maintenance Reminder
The Maintenance Status view
displays reminders. Touch a
reminder to edit.
Touch + New Maintenance
Reminder to go to the Select New
Reminder view.
The progress bar turns yellow when
the maintenance item reaches 90%
complete.
The progress bar turns red when
the maintenance item reaches
100% complete.
Maintenance Notifications
.Touch Service Complete to reset
the maintenance reminder.
. Touch Remind Me Later to delay
the reminder.
. Touch X next to Upcoming Alerts
(90%) to dismiss the alert. It will
not appear again.
. Touch X next to Maintenance
Due (100%) to delay the alert to
the next ignition cycle.
Always follow all of the maintenance
instructions that came with your
trailer.
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associated with Custom Trailer
Profiles in addition to default
checklists.
Trailers View
Touch the Trailers tab to view,
activate, create, edit, or delete
Trailer Profiles.
If a trailer is connected, touch the
Trailer Profile name to activate a
Trailer Profile.
There can be up to five Custom
Trailer Profiles on the vehicle.
The Custom Trailer Profiles and
Guest Trailer are in order of the
most frequently used.
All personalization features are
based on the settings for each
driver in vehicle personalization.
The list of Trailer Profiles is based
on vehicle personalization settings.
Guest Trailer
If the Guest Trailer Profile is the
active Trailer Profile, trailer
detection, connections status, theft,
and the Tow/Haul reminder alerts
can be sent. The system will nottrack total mileage or fuel economy,
but the system will track trip mileage
and fuel economy if the Guest
Trailer Profile is active. The Trailer
Tire Pressure Monitoring System or
maintenance reminders cannot be
set up for a Guest Trailer Profile.
The Guest Trailer Profile cannot be
edited.
Touch
pto learn more about the
Guest Trailer option.
No Trailer Connected
When there is no trailer connected,
Trailer Profiles cannot be activated
but most options can be edited.
Trailer Brake Gain Memory
The system can memorize the brake
gain setting of a Trailer Profile or a
Guest Trailer Profile. When a Trailer
Profile or Guest Trailer Profile is
selected, and a brake gain setting is
set for that Trailer Profile, a quick
notice will appear to indicate that
the system has recalled that
profile’s brake gain setting. If a Trailer Profile is already active
and the brake gain setting had been
set for that Trailer Profile, the quick
notice will trigger whenever the
ignition is turned on.
If there was an error in setting the
brake gain for a Trailer Profile, there
will be a notification. This pop-up
will not appear if the Guest Trailer
Profile is active or if there is no
trailer connected.
Trailer brake gain should be set for
a specific trailering condition and
must be adjusted anytime vehicle
loading, trailer loading, or road
surface conditions change.
Editing a Trailer Profile
Trailer Profile View
Touch to edit any of the following
options in the Trailer Profile view:
.
Trailer Name
. Towing Assistance Setup
. Tire Pressure Setup
. Trailer Maintenance
. Mileage
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.Average Fuel Economy
. Reverse Lights Alert
. Electric Brakes Alert
Touch Save to save the new value
to the Trailer Profile. Touching Back
will still save the previously entered
information.
Trailer Name
Touch to edit the Trailer Profile’s
name. Use at least one character
and no spaces. Touch Save.
Towing Assistance Setup
A trailer should be connected to
complete this portion of profile
setup.
Touch to set up the Transparent
Trailer feature for the Trailer Profile.
See "Transparent Trailer Setup"
under "Towing Assistance" for
details on the setup.
Tire Pressure Setup
Touch to set up the Trailer Tire
Pressure Monitoring System
(TTPMS) for the Trailer Profile. See
“Trailer Tire Pressure Setup” previously in this section for details
on the setup. Also, touch Tire
Pressure Setup if the trailer tires
were rotated or if the tire pressure
sensors in the tires were replaced
for this Trailer Profile. The vehicle
will need to relearn the tire sensors
and their locations.
If TTPMS had been set up
previously, the Select Number of
Sensors screen will appear after
touching Tire Pressure Setup. If the
number of sensors has changed,
select the number and touch Next.
If a new number of sensors is
selected, the Relearn Sensors
pop-up will appear. Touch Cancel to
go back or touch Relearn to
overwrite the current sensors and
begin the relearning process. See
“Trailer Tire Pressure Setup”
previously in this section.
If number of sensors has not
changed, touch Next and the Learn
sensors screen will appear.
On the Learn Sensors screen.
Touch Relearn to overwrite the
current sensors and begin therelearning process. See
“Trailer Tire
Pressure Setup” previously in this
section.
On the Learn Sensors screen, touch
Next to go to the Edit
Recommended Tire Pressure
screen.
On the Edit Recommended Tire
Pressure screen, touch a number on
the keypad to change the
Recommended Tire Pressure for the
trailer ’s tires. This will change the
number at which the vehicle
displays alerts related to trailer tire
pressure. Touch Done to return to
the Trailer Profile view.
Trailer Maintenance
Touch to view a list of maintenance
reminders for the Trailer Profile.
Touch a reminder to view, reset,
delete, or edit it.
Reset Reminder
Touch Maintenance Complete in the
reminder view to reset the reminder.
On the pop-up, touch Reset to reset
the time and mileage values for the
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Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Tire Pressure for High-SpeedOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 403
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 418
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Recreational Vehicle
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Appearance Care
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
General Information
For service and parts needs, visit
your dealer. You will receive
genuine GM parts and GM-trained
and supported service people.
Genuine GM parts have one of
these marks: