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Vehicle Care 427
Warning (Continued)
negative battery cable and cover
the negative battery post and
cable with a non-conductive
material. If the battery is left
connected or the battery cable
contacts the post, the Electric
Parking Brake may activate
during towing, which could cause
a crash.
8. Disconnect the negative (–) battery cable. See “Negative
Battery Cable Disconnection”
in Battery - North America
0 358.
9. Shift the transmission to P (Park).
Caution
If the steering column is locked,
vehicle damage may occur. 10. Move the steering wheel to
make sure the steering column
is unlocked.
11. If the vehicle has an ignition key, keep it in the towed
vehicle in ACC/ACCESSORY
to prevent the steering column
from locking. If the vehicle is
equipped with Keyless Access,
keep the RKE transmitter
outside of the vehicle and
manually lock the doors.
Access the vehicle by using
the key in the door lock. See
Door Locks 025.
Disconnecting the Towed Vehicle
Before disconnecting from the tow
vehicle: 1. Park on a level surface. Secure the vehicle with wheel blocks.
2. Re-connect the negative (–) battery. See Battery - North
America 0358.
3. Turn on the ignition with the engine off. For vehicles with a
key, turn the ignition to ON/
RUN with the engine off. If the vehicle is equipped with
Keyless Access, with your foot
off the brake pedal, press and
hold ENGINE START/STOP for
five seconds until the green
light comes on in the button.
See
Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) 0208 or
Ignition Positions (Key Access)
0 210.
4. Set the parking brake. See Electric Parking Brake 0233.
5. Disconnect from the tow vehicle.
6. Shift the transmission to N (Neutral).
7. Shift the transfer case to 2
m
(Two-Wheel Drive High). When
the shift to 2
m(Two-Wheel
Drive High) is complete, the
light in the instrument cluster
will stop flashing and stay lit.
See Four-Wheel-Drive Light
0 141.
8. Start the engine. Check that the vehicle is in 2
m
(Two-Wheel Drive High) by

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Index 491
General Information (cont'd)Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 169
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 146
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 167
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 147
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Heated (cont'd)
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 389
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 197
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 237
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 142
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 235
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 208, 210
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 470
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 13, 15
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 12
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 381
Lamps Auxiliary RoofMounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 168
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exterior Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

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494 Index
ParkingBrake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 363
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 219
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 257
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 78
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 143
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 329
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 216
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 70
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 473
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 467
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .329, 358, 419, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 471
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 257
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 424
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 15
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 472
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91