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collisions. Aftermarket parts are not
covered by the GM New Vehicle
Limited Warranty, and any vehicle
failure related to such parts is not
covered by that warranty.
Repair Facility
GM also recommends that you
choose a collision repair facility that
meets your needs before you ever
need collision repairs. Your dealer
may have a collision repair center
with GM-trained technicians and
state-of-the-art equipment, or be
able to recommend a collision repair
center that has GM-trained
technicians and comparable
equipment.
Insuring the Vehicle
Protect your investment in the GM
vehicle with comprehensive and
collision insurance coverage. There
are significant differences in the
quality of coverage afforded by
various insurance policy terms.
Many insurance policies provide
reduced protection to the GM
vehicle by limiting compensation for
damage repairs by usingaftermarket collision parts. Some
insurance companies will not
specify aftermarket collision parts.
When purchasing insurance, we
recommend that you ensure that the
vehicle will be repaired with GM
original equipment collision parts.
If such insurance coverage is not
available from your current
insurance carrier, consider switching
to another insurance carrier.
If the vehicle is leased, the leasing
company may require you to have
insurance that ensures repairs with
Genuine GM Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) parts or
Genuine Manufacturer replacement
parts. Read the lease carefully, as
you may be charged at the end of
the lease for poor quality repairs.If a Crash Occurs
If there has been an injury, call
emergency services for help. Do not
leave the scene of a crash until all
matters have been taken care of.
Move the vehicle only if its position
puts you in danger, or you are
instructed to move it by a police
officer.Give only the necessary information
to police and other parties involved
in the crash.
For emergency towing see
Roadside Assistance Program
0
316.
Gather the following information:
. Driver name, address, and
telephone number
. Driver license number
. Owner name, address, and
telephone number
. Vehicle license plate number
. Vehicle make, model, and
model year
. Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
. Insurance company and policy
number
. General description of the
damage to the other vehicle
Choose a reputable repair facility
that uses quality replacement parts.
See “Collision Parts” earlier in this
section.

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In a crash, the sensing system may
shut down the high voltage system.
SeeBattery - North America 0242
for important safety information.
If an airbag has inflated, see What
Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? 051.
If the vehicle is damaged from a
crash, flood, fire, or other event it
may be necessary to have the
vehicle inspected. SeeBattery -
North America 0242 for important
safety information.
Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends
that you take an active role in its
repair. If you have a pre-determined
repair facility of choice, take the
vehicle there, or have it towed there.
Specify to the facility that any
required replacement collision parts
be original equipment parts, either
new Genuine GM parts or recycled
original GM parts. Remember,
recycled parts will not be covered by
the GM vehicle warranty. Insurance pays the bill for the repair,
but you must live with the repair.
Depending on your policy limits,
your insurance company may
initially value the repair using
aftermarket parts. Discuss this with
the repair professional, and insist on
Genuine GM parts. Remember,
if the vehicle is leased, you may be
obligated to have the vehicle
repaired with Genuine GM parts,
even if your insurance coverage
does not pay the full cost.
If another party's insurance
company is paying for the repairs,
you are not obligated to accept a
repair valuation based on that
insurance company's collision policy
repair limits, as you have no
contractual limits with that company.
In such cases, you can have control
of the repair and parts choices as
long as the cost stays within
reasonable limits.
Publication Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service manuals have the diagnosis
and repair information on the
engine, transmission, axle,
suspension, brakes, electrical
system, steering system, body, etc.
Customer Literature
Owner
’s manuals are written
specifically for owners and are
intended to provide basic
operational information about the
vehicle. The owner ’s manual
includes the Maintenance Schedule
for all models.
Customer literature publications
available for purchase include
owner ’s manuals, warranty
manuals, infotainment manuals, and
portfolios. Portfolios include an
owner ’s manual, warranty manual,
infotainment manual, if applicable,
and zip lock bag or pouch.

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Current and Past Models
Service manuals and customer
literature are available for many
current and past model year GM
vehicles.
To order, call 1-800-551-4123
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
eastern time
For credit card orders only (VISA,
MasterCard, or Discover), see
Helm, Inc. at: www.helminc.com.
To order by mail, write to:
Helm, Incorporated
Attention: Customer Service
47911 Halyard Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Make checks payable in U.S. funds.
Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle has systems that
operate on a radio frequency that
complies with Part 15/Part 18 of the
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) rules and with
Innovation, Science and Economic
Development (ISED) Canada's
RSP-100 / ICES-GEN.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:1. The device may not cause harmful interference.
2. The device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation of the
device.
Changes or modifications to any of
these systems by other than an
authorized service facility could void
authorization to use this equipment.
Reporting Safety
Defects
Reporting Safety Defects
to the United States
Government
If you believe that your vehicle
has a defect which could cause
a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying
General Motors.
If NHTSA receives similar
complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that
a safety defect exists in a group
of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot
become involved in individual
problems between you, your
dealer, or General Motors.

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DriverTeen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 199
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . . . . 98
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Driver Selected Operating
Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 203
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 176
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 178
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 175
One-Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving for Better Energy
Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
E
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 192 Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 102
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Electrical Requirements for Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Electrical System Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 250
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Energy Efficiency Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 324
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 130
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
F
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 131
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
FluidBrakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 250
Instrument Panel FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Underhood Compartment . . . . . 251
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Gauges Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Lamps (cont'd)Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 209
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 211
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 103
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 132
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Lights (cont'd)
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 102
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 102
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 130
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . 102
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Vehicle Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Locks (cont'd)
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
M
MaintenanceAir Conditioning Regular
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 301
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Messages Propulsion Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Mirror Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mirrors
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Mirrors (cont'd)Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 25
Modes
Driver Selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 332
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 182
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 59
One-Pedal Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 315
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Operation
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 137
Options
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Underhood Compartment . . . . . 237
Owner Checks and Services . . . . 304
P
Park Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Parking Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 244
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 200
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 53
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 104
Pedestrian Safety Signal . . . . . . . . 86
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 234
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Phone Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Plug-In Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Indicator Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 184
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 44

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Seat Belts (cont'd)Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 44
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 76, 78
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 234
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 309
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 318
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 209
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Start
Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Status Screens
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Storage Areas
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cargo Management System . . . . 83
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 81
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
T
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 315
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 23 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257