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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 131
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel IlluminationControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 134
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering column.
O: Turns the exterior lamps off and
deactivates the AUTO mode. Turn
to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on
and off automatically depending on
outside lighting.
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The instrument cluster light will
come on to indicate the
IntelliBeam system is
reactivated.
The high beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps
because of any of the following:
. The other vehicle’s lamps are
missing, damaged, obstructed
from view, or otherwise
undetected.
. The other vehicle‘s lamps are
covered with dirt, snow, and/or
road spray.
. The other vehicle’s lamps cannot
be detected due to dense
exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road
spray, mist, or other airborne
obstructions.
. The vehicle's windshield is dirty,
cracked, or obstructed by
something that blocks the view
of the light sensor. .
The vehicle is loaded such that
the front end points upward,
causing the light sensor to aim
high and not detect headlamps
and taillamps.
. Driving on winding or hilly roads.
The IntelliBeam system may need to
be disabled if any of the above
conditions exist.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened while the vehicle is
off and the exterior lamps are on.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
Push the turn signal lever away
from you and release, to turn the
high beams on. To return to low
beams, push the lever again or pull
it toward you and release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.
Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull the
turn signal lever toward you, and
release.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of your vehicle during
the day. Fully functional DRL are
required on all vehicles first sold in
Canada.
The DRL system comes on in
daylight when the following
conditions are met:
. The power button is on.
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Gauges (cont'd)Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 300
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 131
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Headlamps (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 106
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 130
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 106
Heated
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
High Voltage Battery Gauge . . . . . 98
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 176
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 193
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Indicator (cont'd)
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Information Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 321
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 25
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 135
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 259
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 130
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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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