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{Warning
Using bias-ply tires on the
vehicle may cause the wheel
rim flanges to develop cracks
after many miles of driving.
A tire and/or wheel could fail
suddenly and cause a crash.
Use only radial-ply tires with
the wheels on the vehicle.
If the vehicle tires must be
replaced with a tire that does not
have a TPC Spec number, make
sure they are the same size,
load range, speed rating, and
construction (radial) as the
original tires.
Vehicles that have a tire
pressure monitoring system
could give an inaccurate
low-pressure warning if non-TPC
Spec rated tires are installed.
See Tire Pressure Monitor
System 0263. The Tire and Loading
Information label indicates the
original equipment tires on the
vehicle. See
Vehicle Load Limits
0 169.
Different Size Tires and
Wheels
If wheels or tires are installed that
are a different size than the original
equipment wheels and tires, vehicle
performance, including its braking,
ride and handling characteristics,
stability, and resistance to rollover
may be affected. If the vehicle has
electronic systems such as antilock
brakes, rollover airbags, traction
control, electronic stability control,
or All-Wheel Drive, the performance
of these systems can also be
affected.
{Warning
If different sized wheels are used,
there may not be an acceptable
level of performance and safety if
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
tires not recommended for those
wheels are selected. This
increases the chance of a crash
and serious injury. Only use GM
specific wheel and tire systems
developed for the vehicle, and
have them properly installed by a
GM certified technician.
See Buying New Tires 0270 and
Accessories and Modifications
0 215.
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading
The following information relates
to the system developed by the
United States National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), which grades tires by
treadwear, traction, and
temperature performance. This
applies only to vehicles sold in
the United States. The grades
are molded on the sidewalls of
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most passenger car tires. The
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQG) system does not apply
to deep tread, winter tires,
compact spare tires, tires with
nominal rim diameters of
10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm),
or to some limited-production
tires.
While the tires available on
General Motors passenger cars
and light trucks may vary with
respect to these grades, they
must also conform to federal
safety requirements and
additional General Motors Tire
Performance Criteria (TPC)
standards.
Quality grades can be found
where applicable on the tire
sidewall between tread shoulder
and maximum section width. For
example:Treadwear 200 Traction AA
Temperature A
All Passenger Car Tires Must
Conform to Federal Safety
Requirements In Addition To
These Grades.
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a
comparative rating based on the
wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified government test
course. For example, a tire
graded 150 would wear one and
one-half (1½) times as well on
the government course as a tire
graded 100. The relative
performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of
their use, however, and may
depart significantly from the
norm due to variations in driving
habits, service practices and
differences in road
characteristics and climate.Traction
The traction grades, from
highest to lowest, are AA, A, B,
and C. Those grades represent
the tire's ability to stop on wet
pavement as measured under
controlled conditions on
specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and
concrete. A tire marked C may
have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade
assigned to this tire is based on
straight-ahead braking traction
tests, and does not include
acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.
Temperature
The temperature grades are A
(the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire's resistance
to the generation of heat and its
ability to dissipate heat when
tested under controlled
conditions on a specified indoor
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Caution
The wrong wheel can also cause
problems with bearing life, brake
cooling, speedometer or
odometer calibration, headlamp
aim, bumper height, vehicle
ground clearance, and tire or tire
chain clearance to the body and
chassis.
Used Replacement Wheels
{Warning
Replacing a wheel with a used
one is dangerous. How it has
been used or how far it has been
driven may be unknown. It could
fail suddenly and cause a crash.
When replacing wheels, use a
new GM original equipment
wheel.
Tire Chains
{Warning
Do not use tire chains. There is
not enough clearance. Tire chains
used on a vehicle without the
proper amount of clearance can
cause damage to the brakes,
suspension, or other vehicle
parts. The area damaged by the
tire chains could cause loss of
control and a crash.
Use another type of traction
device only if its manufacturer
recommends it for the vehicle's
tire size combination and road
conditions. Follow that
manufacturer's instructions. To
avoid vehicle damage, drive slow
and readjust or remove the
traction device if it contacts the
vehicle. Do not spin the wheels.
If traction devices are used, install
them on the front tires.
If a Tire Goes Flat
It is unusual for a tire to blow out
while driving, especially if the tires
are maintained properly. SeeTires
0 255. If air goes out of a tire, it is
much more likely to leak out slowly.
But if there ever is a blowout, here
are a few tips about what to expect
and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire
creates a drag that pulls the vehicle
toward that side. Take your foot off
the accelerator pedal and grip the
steering wheel firmly. Steer to
maintain lane position, and then
gently brake to a stop, well off the
road, if possible.
A rear blowout, particularly on a
curve, acts much like a skid and
may require the same correction as
used in a skid. Stop pressing the
accelerator pedal and steer to
straighten the vehicle. It may be
very bumpy and noisy. Gently brake
to a stop, well off the road,
if possible.
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Compact Spare Tire
{Warning
Driving with more than one
compact spare tire at a time could
result in loss of braking and
handling. This could lead to a
crash and you or others could be
injured. Use only one compact
spare tire at a time.
If this vehicle has a compact spare
tire, it was fully inflated when new;
however, it can lose air over time.
Check the inflation pressure
regularly. It should be 420 kPa
(60 psi).
Stop as soon as possible and check
that the spare tire is correctly
inflated after being installed on the
vehicle. The compact spare tire is
designed for temporary use only.
The vehicle will perform differently
with the spare tire installed and it is
recommended that the vehicle
speed be limited to 80 km/h
(50 mph). To conserve the tread of
the spare tire, have the standard tire repaired or replaced as soon as
convenient and return the spare tire
to the storage area.
When using a compact spare tire,
the AWD (if equipped), ABS, and
Traction Control systems may
engage until the spare tire is
recognized by the vehicle,
especially on slippery roads. Adjust
driving to reduce possible
wheel slip.
Caution
When the compact spare is
installed, do not take the vehicle
through an automatic car wash
with guide rails. The compact
spare can get caught on the rails
which can damage the tire, wheel,
and other parts of the vehicle.
Do not use the compact spare on
other vehicles.
Do not mix the compact spare tire or
wheel with other wheels or tires.
They will not fit. Keep the spare tire
and its wheel together.
Caution
Tire chains will not fit the compact
spare. Using them can damage
the vehicle and the chains. Do not
use tire chains on the compact
spare.
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344 Index
CheckEngine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 237
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 68
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 155
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 324
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 340
Control
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coolant Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Customer Information
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 324
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 329
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 341
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 316
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Lights (cont'd)High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 123
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 106
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Operate Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . .110
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 100
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . 104
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor . . . . 107
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . 106
Lock Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 109 Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 300
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 102
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 137
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Mirrors Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Mirrors (cont'd)
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 30
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 339
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 173
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 223
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 67
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 320
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
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Tires (cont'd)When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . .211
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 286
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 108
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 245U
Ultrasonic Parking SensorLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 271
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 313
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 106 Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 206
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 273
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 72
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31