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Climate Controls
Climate Control Systems
Automatic Climate ControlSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Air Vents
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Maintenance
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Passenger Compartment AirFilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Air Conditioning Regular Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Climate Control
Systems
Automatic Climate
Control System
The climate control buttons on the
center stack and on the climate
control display are used to adjust
the heating, cooling, and ventilation.
Center Stack Climate Controls
1. Defrost/Defog
2. Air Delivery Mode Controls
3. Max Defrost
4. Manual Fan Control Buttons 5. Temperature Control Knob
6. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
7. Rear Window Defogger
Climate Control Display
1. Driver and Passenger Heated
Seats (If Equipped)
2. Climate On-Off
3. Recirculation
4. Heater Power
5. A/C (Air Conditioning) Power
6. Fan Speed and Temperature Status
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Maintenance
Air Intake
The air intake at the base of the
windshield under the hood must be
kept clear to allow the flow of air
into the vehicle. Clear away any ice,
snow, or leaves.
Passenger Compartment
Air Filter
The filter reduces the dust, pollen,
and other airborne irritants from
outside air that is pulled into the
vehicle.Replace the filter as part of routine
scheduled maintenance.
1. Open the glove box.
2. Pull the damper and push the
side wall to unlock the stopper.
3. Lower the glove box completely.
4. Hold the right side of the filtercover, and then pull and
remove it.
5. Install the new air filter.
6. Reinstall the filter cover.
7. Reconnect the glove box damper.
8. Reinstall the glove box.
See your dealer if additional
assistance is needed.
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Service and Maintenance 303
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Drain and fill vehicle coolant circuits. (2)@
Replace brake fluid. (3)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (4)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas
struts. (5)@ @
Replace air conditioning desiccant. (6)
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
passenger compartment air filter
replacement may be needed if
driving in areas with heavy traffic,
poor air quality, high dust levels,
or environmental allergens.
Passenger compartment air filter
replacement may also be needed if there is reduced airflow, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer
can help determine when to replace
the filter.
(2)
Or every five years, whichever
comes first. See Cooling System
0 238.
(3) Replace brake fluid every five
years. See Brake Fluid 0241. (4)
Or every 12 months, whichever
comes first. See Wiper Blade
Replacement 0244.
(5) Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. See Gas Strut(s)0246.
(6) Replace air conditioning
desiccant every seven years.
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Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 13508023 CF185
Wiper Blades Driver Side –68 cm (26.8 in) 42341754 —
Passenger Side –68 cm (26.8 in) 42341756 —
Rear –30 cm (11.8 in) 84215609 —
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 230
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 161
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Air Conditioning Regular Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 53
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 48
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 100
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 209
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 191 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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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