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.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 section 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 Belts040.
.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.
Impaired Driving
Death and injury associated with
impaired driving is a global tragedy.
{Warning
Drinking alcohol or taking drugs
and then driving is very dangerous.
Your reflexes, perceptions,
attentiveness, and judgment can be
affected by even a small amount of
alcohol or drugs. You can have a
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
serious—or even fatal —collision
if you drive after drinking or taking
drugs.
Do not drive while under the
influence of alcohol or drugs,
or ride with a driver who has been
drinking or is impaired by drugs.
Find alternate transportation home;
or if you are with a group, designate
a driver who will remain sober.
Control of a Vehicle
Braking, steering, and accelerating are
important factors in helping to control
a vehicle while driving.
Braking
Braking action involves perception
time and reaction time. Deciding to
push the brake pedal is perception
time. Actually doing it is
reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is about
three-quarters of a second. In that
time, a vehicle moving at 100 km/h
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Example 3
1.Vehicle Capacity Weight for
Example 3 = 453 kg
(1,000 lbs).
2.Subtract Occupant Weight @
91 kg (200 lbs) × 5 = 453 kg
(1,000 lbs).
3.Available Cargo Weight =
0 kg (0 lbs).
Refer to the vehicle's Tire and
Loading Information label for
specific information about the
vehicle's capacity weight and
seating positions. The combined weight of the driver, passengers,
and cargo should never exceed the
vehicle's capacity weight.
Certification Label
Label Example
A vehicle-specific Certification
label is attached to the vehicle's
center pillar (B-pillar). The label
may show the gross weight
capacity of the vehicle, called the
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR). The GVWR includes the
weight of the vehicle, all
occupants, fuel, and cargo.
{Warning
Things inside the vehicle can
strike and injure people in a
sudden stop or turn, or in a
crash.
.Put things in the cargo area
of the vehicle. In the cargo
area, put them as far forward
as possible. Try to spread the
weight evenly.
.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.
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INDEX 423
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
ChargingWireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . 60
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 90
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . 246
Composite Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . . . . . 360
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Controls
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . 94, 95
Engine Temperature Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Cruise Control, Super . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 402
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 128
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Differential, Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . 248
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Headlamps (cont'd)High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 128
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 212
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 42
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . 163
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 90
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 134
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 366
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Lamps
Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 128
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 128
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Lamps (cont'd)
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . 72
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Light Performance Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Automatic Vehicle Hold . . . . . . . . . . 101
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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N
NavigationConnected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
OnStar Additional Information . . . . 414
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149, 160
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 224
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 102
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . 306
Performance Shifting Light . . . . . . . . 101
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Phone
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 170
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Positioning
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 223
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . 46
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 410
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . 162
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . 405
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305, 326, 366,
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SeatsHead Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . 37
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . 32
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 72, 74
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 405
Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 224
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 289
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 129
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 388
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 396
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Storage Areas Cargo Management System . . . . . . . 80
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
System Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 283
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 402
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22