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88 Seats and Restraints
When using the lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child restraint in this
position, follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint and the
following instructions:1. Move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint.
Move the seat upward or the
seatback to an upright position,
if needed, to get a tight
installation of the child
restraint.
When the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger frontal
airbag, the OFF indicator on
the passenger airbag status
indicator should light and stay
lit when you start the vehicle.
See Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0114.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat. 3. Pick up the latch plate, and run
the lap and shoulder portions
of the vehicle seat belt through
or around the restraint. The
child restraint instructions will
show you how.
Tilt the latch plate to adjust the
belt if needed.
4. Push the latch plate into the
buckle until it clicks.
Position the release button on
the buckle, away from the child
restraint, so that the seat belt
could be quickly unbuckled if
necessary.
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5. Pull the shoulder belt all theway out of the retractor to set
the lock. When the retractor
lock is set, the belt can be
tightened but not pulled out of
the retractor.6. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child
restraint, it may be helpful to
use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you
tighten the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 6. 7. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the seat belt path and
attempt to move it side to side
and back and forth. When the
child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.
If the airbag is off, the OFF indicator
in the passenger airbag status
indicator will come on and stay on
when the vehicle is started.
If a child restraint has been installed
and the ON indicator is lit, see “If
the On Indicator Is Lit for a Child
Restraint” underPassenger Sensing
System 064.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle seat belt and
let it return to the stowed position.
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164 Driving and Operating
regarding driver distraction. Become
familiar with the local laws in
your area.
To avoid distracted driving, keep
your eyes on the road, keep your
hands on the steering wheel, and
focus your attention on driving.
.Do not use a phone in
demanding driving situations.
Use a hands-free method to
place or receive necessary
phone calls.
. Watch the road. Do not read,
take notes, or look up
information on phones or other
electronic devices.
. Designate a front seat
passenger to handle potential
distractions.
. Become familiar with vehicle
features before driving, such as
programming favorite radio
stations and adjusting climate
control and seat settings.
Program all trip information into
any navigation device prior to
driving. .
Wait until the vehicle is parked
to retrieve items that have fallen
to the floor.
. Stop or park the vehicle to tend
to children.
. Keep pets in an appropriate
carrier or restraint.
. Avoid stressful conversations
while driving, whether with a
passenger or on a cell phone.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.
Refer to the infotainment manual for
more information on using that
system and the navigation system,
if equipped, including pairing and
using a cell phone.
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means “always
expect the unexpected.” The first
step in driving defensively is to wear
the seat belt. See Seat Belts050.
. Assume that other road users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and
other drivers) are going to be
careless and make mistakes.
Anticipate what they may do and
be ready.
. Allow enough following distance
between you and the driver in
front of you.
. Focus on the task of driving.
Drunk Driving
Death and injury associated with
drinking and driving is a global
tragedy.
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Warning (Continued)
.Never stack heavier
things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that
some of them are above
the tops of the seats.
.Do not leave an
unsecured child restraint
in the vehicle.
.Secure loose items in the
vehicle.
.Do not leave a seat
folded down unless
needed.
Starting and
Operating
New Vehicle Break-In
Caution
The vehicle does not need an
elaborate break-in. But it will
perform better in the long run if
you follow these guidelines:. Do not drive at any one
constant speed, fast or slow,
for the first 800 km (500 mi).
Do not make full-throttle
starts. Avoid downshifting to
brake or slow the vehicle.
. Avoid making hard stops for
the first 300 km (200 mi) or
so. During this time the new
brake linings are not yet
broken in. Hard stops with
new linings can mean
premature wear and earlier
replacement. Follow this
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
breaking-in guideline every
time you get new brake
linings.
Following break-in, engine speed
and load can be gradually
increased.
Ignition Positions
The vehicle has an electronic
keyless ignition with pushbutton
start.
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412 Index
CheckEngine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 72
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 153 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 103, 107
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . 252
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 392
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 336 Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 408
Control
Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Control Light
Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . .112
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 155
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Covers
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 219
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Customer Information
Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 392
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 398
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 397
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 409
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 147
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 123
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 146
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 155
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 172
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 213 Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 119
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 209
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 155
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 394
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 103, 107
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 31
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 316
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 146
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 243
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 245
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 119
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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Monitor System, TirePressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 407
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 179
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 287
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 70
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 388
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Overview Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
ParkShifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 300
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 190
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 231
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 64
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 120
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 275
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 187
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 56
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 397
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 391
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .274, 298, 349,
Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 395
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 231
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 97
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Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 249
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 353
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 70
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 396
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 384
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 396
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 391
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 58
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 44
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 40
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 39
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 85, 87
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159