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272 Driving and Operating
{Warning
IBA may increase vehicle braking
in situations when it may not be
necessary. You could block the
flow of traffic. If this occurs, take
your foot off the brake pedal and
then apply the brakes as needed.
AEB and IBA can be disabled. See
“Collision/Detection Systems” under
Vehicle Personalization 0157.
{Warning
Using AEB or IBA while towing a
trailer could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle and crash.
Turn the system to Alert or Off
when towing a trailer.
A system unavailable message may
display if:
. The front of the vehicle or
windshield is not clean.
. Heavy rain or snow is interfering
with object detection. .
There is a problem with the
StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) system.
The AEB system does not need
service.
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System (1500
Series)
If equipped, the FPB system may
help avoid or reduce the harm
caused by front-end crashes with
nearby pedestrians when driving in
a forward gear. FPB displays an
amber indicator,
~, when a nearby
pedestrian is detected ahead. When
approaching a detected pedestrian
too quickly, FPB provides a red
flashing alert on the windshield and
rapidly beeps or pulses the driver
seat. FPB can provide a boost to
braking or automatically brake the
vehicle. This system includes
Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA), and
the Automatic Emergency Braking
(AEB) system may also respond to
pedestrians. See Automatic
Emergency Braking (AEB) 0270. The FPB system can detect and
alert to pedestrians in a forward
gear at speeds between 8 km/h
(5 mph) and 80 km/h (50 mph).
During daytime driving, the system
detects pedestrians up to a distance
of approximately 40 m (131 ft).
During nighttime driving, system
performance is very limited.
{Warning
FPB does not provide an alert or
automatically brake the vehicle,
unless it detects a pedestrian.
FPB may not detect pedestrians,
including children:
. When the pedestrian is not
directly ahead, fully visible,
or standing upright, or when
part of a group.
. Due to poor visibility,
including nighttime
conditions, fog, rain,
or snow.
. If the FPB sensor is blocked
by dirt, snow, or ice.
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Driving and Operating 285
Filling the Tank (Chassis
Cab Model)
If the vehicle has a diesel engine,
see the Duramax diesel
supplement.
An arrow on the fuel gauge
indicates which side of the vehicle
the fuel door is on. SeeFuel Gauge
0 132.
{Warning
Fuel vapors and fuel fires burn
violently and can cause injury or
death.
Follow these guidelines to help
avoid injuries to you and others:
. Read and follow all the
instructions on the fuel
pump island.
. Turn off the engine when
refueling.
. Keep sparks, flames, and
smoking materials away
from fuel.
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Warning (Continued)
.Do not leave the fuel pump
unattended.
. Avoid using electronic
devices while refueling.
. Do not re-enter the vehicle
while pumping fuel.
. Keep children away from
the fuel pump and never let
children pump fuel.
. Before touching the fill
nozzle, touch a metallic
object to discharge static
electricity from your body.
. Fuel can spray out if the fuel
cap is opened too quickly.
This spray can happen if the
tank is nearly full, and is
more likely in hot weather.
Open the fuel cap slowly
and wait for any hiss noise
to stop, then unscrew the
cap all the way. Turn the fuel cap counterclockwise
to remove. Fully insert and latch the
fill nozzle, begin fueling. If the
vehicle is a dual fuel tank chassis
cab model, and it runs out of fuel,
refuel the front fuel tank first to
ensure a quick restart.
{Warning
Overfilling the fuel tank by more
than three clicks of a standard fill
nozzle may cause:
. Vehicle performance issues,
including engine stalling and
damage to the fuel system.
. Fuel spills.
. Under certain conditions,
fuel fires.
Be careful not to spill fuel. Wait
five seconds after you have finished
pumping before removing the fill
nozzle. Clean fuel from painted
surfaces as soon as possible. See
Exterior Care 0429. Reinstall the
cap by turning it clockwise until it
clicks.
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490 Index
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 114
Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 138
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 363
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 87
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 108, 109
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 177 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Climate Control Systems (cont'd)
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 470
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 486
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 134
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 245
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 466 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Customer Information
Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 470
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 476
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 475
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
GM Mobility ReimbursementProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 169
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 147
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 167
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 147
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 389
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 197
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 237
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 142
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 235
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 208, 210
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 472
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 13, 15
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 12
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 381
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 168
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Exterior Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
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Lamps (cont'd)On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 274
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 278
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 143
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 172
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 140 Lights (cont'd)
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 145
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 141
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 145
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 146
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 167
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 142
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 142
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 136
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Lights (cont'd)
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . 242
Lock Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 146
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 442
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Roadside AssistanceProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 462
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 473
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 468
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 72
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Seats (cont'd)
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 61
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 57
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 56
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . .105, 108, 109
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 177
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 330
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 457
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 468 Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 274
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Special Application Services . . . . 449
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120