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Once the destination is reached:1. Shift the vehicle to P (Park).
2. Reinstall the shift lever boot by inserting the front edge and
pressing the rear of the trim
plate until it snaps into place.
3. Start the engine and let it idle for more than three minutes
before driving the vehicle.
Caution
Too much or too little fluid can
damage the transmission. Be
sure that the transmission fluid is
at the proper level before towing
with all four wheels on the
ground.
Caution
Do not tow a vehicle with the front
drive wheels on the ground if one
of the front tires is a compact
spare tire. Towing with two
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
different tire sizes on the front of
the vehicle can cause severe
damage to the transmission.
Dolly Towing
To tow a vehicle from the front with
the rear wheels on the ground:
1. Put the front wheels on a dolly.
2. Move the shift lever to P (Park). See Shifting Into Park 0188.
3. Set the parking brake. 4. Secure the vehicle to the dolly.
5. Follow the dolly manufacturer's
instructions for preparing the
vehicle and dolly for towing.
6. Release the parking brake.
7. Turn off the vehicle.
Towing the Vehicle from
the Rear
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372 Index
Child Restraints (cont'd)Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 96
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 115, 118
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 352
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 368 Control
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 122
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 161
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 205
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 352
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 358
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 357
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 369
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 344
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 194, 267
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 213
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
StabiliTrakOFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Storage Areas Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 100
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . 257 System (cont'd)
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 358
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 348
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 30Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290, 291
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 292 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 291
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Terminology and Definitions . . 287
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 302
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 233
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 233
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 315
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 244
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 130
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129