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184 Driving and Operating
1. View displayed by thecamera
1. View displayed by thecamera
2. Corners of the rear bumper
Displayed images may be further or
closer than they appear. The area
displayed is limited and objects that
are close to either corner of the
bumper or under the bumper do not
display.
When the System Does Not
Seem To Work Properly
The RVC system might not work
properly or display a clear image if:
. It is dark.
. The sun or the beam of
headlamps is shining directly
into the camera lens.
. Ice, snow, mud, or anything else
builds up on the camera lens.
Clean the lens, rinse it with
water, and wipe it with a soft
cloth.
. The back of the vehicle is in an
accident. The position and
mounting angle of the camera
can change or the camera can
be affected. Be sure to have the
camera and its position and
mounting angle checked at your
dealer. Troubleshooting
If the vehicle is in R (Reverse) and
a blue screen is displayed in the
mirror and then the display shuts
off, see your dealer for service.
Park Assist
If equipped, the Rear Park Assist
(RPA) system uses sensors on the
rear bumper to assist with parking
and avoiding objects while in
R (Reverse).
{Warning
The Park Assist system does not
detect children, pedestrians,
bicyclists, animals, or objects
below the bumper or that are too
close or too far from the vehicle.
It is not available at speeds
greater than 8 km/h (5 mph). To
prevent injury, death, or vehicle
damage, even with Park Assist,
always check the area around the
vehicle and check all mirrors
before backing.
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Trailer Wiring Harness
Basic Trailer Wiring
If the vehicle is not equipped with a
trailer connector on the rear bumper,
a seven-wire trailering harness is
tied to the vehicle’s frame. The
harness requires the installation of a
trailer connector, which is available
through your dealer.
Use only a round, seven-wire
connector with flat blade terminals
meeting SAE J2863 specifications
for proper electrical connectivity.
The seven-wire harness contains
the following trailer circuits:Stop/Turn
Signal Left* Yellow
Stop/Turn
Signal Right* Dark Green
Tail/Parking
Lamps** Brown
Reverse
Lamps** Light Green
Battery Feed Red/Black
Ground White Electric Trailer
Brake
Dark Blue
*If the vehicle is a cutaway with
trailer provisions, a 15 amp fuse
will be shared for both left/stop
trailer turn and right/stop trailer
turn signals. However, the
cutaway lighting connector will
have a 10 amp fuse for each
signal.
**If the vehicle is a cutaway with
trailer provisions, a 15 amp fuse
will be shared for trailer park
lamps and cutaway rear lighting
connector park lamps. Also, a
10 amp fuse will be shared for
trailer back-up lamps and cutaway
rear lighting connector back-up
lamps.
Heavy-Duty Trailer Wiring Harness
Package
lf equipped, the trailer wiring
harness, with a seven-pin connector
is mounted on the trailer hitch.
1. Left Turn/Brake
2. Taillamps
3. Reverse Lamps
4. Battery Feed
5. Right Turn/Brake
6. Electric Brakes
7. Ground
Electric Brake Control Wiring
Provisions
If the vehicle is not equipped with
an integrated trailer brake controller,
and the trailer has electric brakes, a
trailer brake controller needs to be
installed on the vehicle. The brake
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controller should be installed by
your dealer or a qualified service
center.
If equipped, wiring provisions for an
aftermarket electric trailer brake
controller are included with the
vehicle as part of the trailer wiring
package. The harness contains the
following circuits:Electric Trailer
Brakes Dark Blue
Battery Feed Red/White
Brake Apply
Signal Light Blue
Ground Black
There are four blunt cut wires under
the floor carpeting in front of the
brake pedal. It will be necessary to
have a technician connect the
12-volt power to the engine
compartment fuse block.
Refer to the aftermarket electric
trailer brake controller owner's
manual to determine wire color
coding of the electric trailer brake controller. The wire colors on the
brake controller may be different
from the vehicle.
Trailer Lamps
Always check all trailer lamps are
working at the beginning of each
trip, and periodically on longer trips.
Turn Signals When Towing a
Trailer
When properly connected, the trailer
turn signals will illuminate to indicate
the vehicle is turning, changing
lanes, or stopping. When towing a
trailer, the arrows on the instrument
cluster will illuminate even if the
trailer is not properly connected or
the bulbs are burned out.
Tow/Haul Mode
Tow/Haul assists when pulling a
heavy trailer or a large or heavy
load. For instructions on how to
enter Tow/Haul mode, see
Tow/Haul
Mode 0174.
Tow/Haul Mode is designed to be
most effective when the vehicle and
trailer combined weight is at least 75% of the vehicle's Gross
Combined Weight Rating (GCWR).
See
“Trailer Weight ”under Trailer
Towing 0200.
Tow/Haul Mode is most useful when
towing a heavy trailer or carrying a
large or heavy load:
. through rolling terrain
. in stop-and-go traffic
. in busy parking lots
Operating the vehicle in Tow/Haul
Mode when lightly loaded or not
towing will not cause damage;
however, it is not recommended and
may result in unpleasant engine and
transmission driving characteristics
and reduced fuel economy.
Trailer Sway
Control (TSC)
Vehicles with StabiliTrak/Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) have a
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) feature.
Trailer sway is unintended
side-to-side motion of a trailer while
towing. If the vehicle is towing a
trailer and the TSC detects that
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332 Customer Information
Cybersecurity
GM collects information about the
use of your vehicle including
operational and safety related
information. We collect this
information to provide, evaluate,
improve, and troubleshoot our
products and services and to
develop new products and services.
The protection of vehicle electronics
systems and customer data from
unauthorized outside electronic
access or control is important to
GM. GM maintains appropriate
security standards, practices,
guidelines and controls aimed at
defending the vehicle and the
vehicle service ecosystem against
unauthorized electronic access,
detecting possible malicious activity
in related networks, and responding
to suspected cybersecurity incidents
in a timely, coordinated and effective
manner. Security incidents could
impact your safety or compromise
your private data. To minimize
security risks, please do not connect
your vehicle electronic systems to
unauthorized devices or connect
your vehicle to any unknown oruntrusted networks (such as
Bluetooth, WIFI or similar
technology). In the event you
suspect any security incident
impacting your data or the safe
operation of your vehicle, please
stop operating your vehicle and
contact your dealer.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air
bag deployment or hitting a road
obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s
systems performed. The EDR is
designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety
systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The
EDR in this vehicle is designed to
record such data as:
.
How various systems in your
vehicle were operating; .
Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
. How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/
or brake pedal; and,
. How fast the vehicle was
traveling.
These data can help provide a
better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and
injuries occur.
Note
EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivial crash
situation occurs; no data are
recorded by the EDR under normal
driving conditions and no personal
data (e.g., name, gender, age, and
crash location) are recorded.
However, other parties, such as law
enforcement, could combine the
EDR data with the type of
personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash
investigation.
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334 OnStar
OnStar
OnStar Overview
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar Services
Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
OnStar Additional Information
OnStar AdditionalInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
OnStar Overview
=Voice Command Button
QBlue OnStar Button
>Red Emergency Button
This vehicle may be equipped with a
comprehensive, in-vehicle system
that can connect to an OnStar
Advisor for Emergency, Security,
Navigation, Connections, and
Diagnostics Services. OnStar
services may require a paid service
plan and data plan. OnStar requires
the vehicle battery and electrical
system, cellular service, and GPS
satellite signals to be available and
operating. OnStar acts as a link to
existing emergency service providers. OnStar may collect
information about you and your
vehicle, including location
information. See OnStar User
Terms, Privacy Statement, and
Software Terms for more details
including system limitations at
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
The OnStar system status light is
next to the OnStar buttons. If the
status light is:
.
Solid Green: System is ready.
. Flashing Green: On a call.
. Red: Indicates a problem.
. Off: System is off. Press
Qtwice
to speak with an OnStar Advisor.
Press
Qor call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) to speak to an
Advisor.
Functionality of the Voice Command
button may vary by vehicle and
region.
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344 Index
AutomaticDoor Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 224, 227
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Battery - North America . . . . 239, 286
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 243
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 94
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Brakes (cont'd)
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 161
Bulb Replacement Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . . . 246
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 247
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .214, 239, 286,
Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . 92
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 242
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 57
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Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 304 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . 92
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 125
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Mirrors Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Mirrors (cont'd)
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 22
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 340
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 240
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 223
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . 88
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 55
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 323
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Operation
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 120
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 119 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
Park
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 242
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 169
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 215
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136