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Hazard Warning Flashers
The hazard warning flasher button
is on the center stack.
|:Press to make the front and
rear turn signal lamps flash on and
off. This warns others that you are
having trouble. Press the button
again to turn the flashers off.
When the hazard warning flashers
are on, the turn signals will
not work.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or
down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed.
If the lever is moved momentarily to
the lane change position, the arrow
will flash three times.
The lever returns to its starting
position whenever it is released. If after signaling a turn or a lane
change the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the
fuse. See
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers 0226.
Fog Lamps
If equipped with front fog lamps, the
button is on the outboard side of the
instrument panel.
#:Press to turn the front fog
lamps on or off. An indicator light on
the instrument cluster comes on
when the fog lamps are on.
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Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 197
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . 198
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 204
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Manual Transmission Fluid . . . 206
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 207
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 211
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Battery - North America . . . . . . 215
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 216
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 217
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 218
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 219
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 224
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 225
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 226
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 233
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Tire Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Wheel Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
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Vehicle Care 221
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting
{Warning
The High Intensity Discharge
(HID) lighting system operates at
a very high voltage. If you try to
service any of the system
components, you could be
seriously injured. Have your
dealer or a qualified technician
service them.
After an HID headlamp bulb has
been replaced, the beam might be a
slightly different shade than it was
originally. This is normal.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps.
For replacement of any LED lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps
Standard Headlamp
1. Sidemarker Lamp
2. Low/High-Beam Headlamp
3. Turn Signal Lamps
High/Low-Beam Headlamp
To replace a headlamp bulb: 1. Open the hood. See Hood
0 199.
2. Remove the washer funnel by
turning it counterclockwise and
pulling it straight out.
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3. Remove the headlamp bulbsocket.
4. Turn the bulb counterclockwise and pull straight back.
5. Disconnect the wiring harness connector from the bulb.
6. Install the new bulb in the headlamp assembly by turning
clockwise.
7. Reconnect the wiring harness connector.
8. Install the bulb socket into the headlamp assembly by turning
clockwise.
Sidemarker Lamps
To replace a sidemarker bulb:
1. Open the hood. See Hood
0 199.
2. Remove the sidemarker lamp
bulb socket from the headlamp
assembly by turning
counterclockwise.
3. Remove the bulb from the bulb socket by pulling it straight out.
4. Install the new bulb in the bulb socket.
5. Install the bulb socket into the headlamp assembly by turning
clockwise.
Front Turn Signal/Parking
Lamps
To replace a front turn signal bulb:
1. Open the hood. See Hood
0 199.
2. Remove the turn signal lamp
bulb socket from the headlamp
assembly by turning
counterclockwise.
3. Remove the bulb from the bulb socket by pulling it straight out.
4. Install the new bulb into the socket by pressing it in.
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318 Index
Assistance Program,Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . 188
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Battery - North America . . . . 215, 257
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 218
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 131
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 91
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 160
Bulb Replacement
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 224
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 California
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .197, 215, 257, Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . 89
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 217
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 57
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Fuel (cont'd)Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 96
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 226
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
GaugesFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 273
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 112
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . .110
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 153
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Hood Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 160, 162
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Indicator
Owner Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 300
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 25
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 116