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ONSTAR 475
Add-on Electrical Equipment
The OnStar system is integrated into
the electrical architecture of the
vehicle. Do not add any electrical
equipment. SeeAdd-On Electrical
Equipment 0360. Added electrical
equipment may interfere with the
operation of the OnStar system and
cause it to not operate.
Vehicle Software Updates
OnStar or GM may remotely deliver
software updates or changes to the
vehicle without further notice or
consent. These updates or changes
may enhance or maintain safety,
security, or the operation of the
vehicle or the vehicle systems.
Software updates or changes may
affect or erase data or settings that
are stored in the vehicle, such as
saved navigation destinations or
pre-set radio stations. Neither OnStar
nor GM is responsible for any affected
or erased data or settings. These
updates or changes may also collect
personal information. Such collection
is described in the OnStar privacy
statement or separately disclosed at
the time of installation. These updates or changes may also cause a system to
automatically communicate with GM
servers to collect information about
vehicle system status, identify
whether updates or changes are
available, or deliver updates or
changes. An active OnStar agreement
constitutes consent to these software
updates or changes and agreement
that either OnStar or GM may
remotely deliver them to the vehicle.Privacy
The complete OnStar Privacy
Statement may be found at
www.onstar.com (U.S.),
or www.onstar.ca (Canada). We
recommend that you review it. If you
have any questions, call
1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) or
press
Qto speak with an Advisor.
Users of wireless communications are
cautioned that the privacy of any
information sent via wireless cellular
communications cannot be assured.
Third parties may unlawfully intercept
or access transmissions and private
communications without consent.
OnStar - Software
Acknowledgements
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period of three years after our last
shipment of this product. This offer is
valid to anyone in receipt of this
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480 INDEX
Appearance CareExterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 313
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 315
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . 263
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Battery - North America . . . . . .380, 425
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 382
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196, 197
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Brake Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 315
Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .363, 380, 425, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 455
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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FluidAutomatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 370
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Four Corner Air Suspension Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Four Corner Air Suspension System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256, 380
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Dynamic Management . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 230
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Fuel (cont'd)
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 130
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 385
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 389
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 117
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Transmission Temperature . . . . . . 118 Gauges (cont'd)
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 441
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Guidance
Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . 190
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 153
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
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Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
StrutsGas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
System Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 313
Four Corner Air Suspension . . . . . 268
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Night Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Rear Seat Infotainment (RSI) . . . . 173
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 460
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400, 401
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 403
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 402
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 397
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 410
Wheel Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 347
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Traction
Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 127
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Trailer Towing App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Trailering App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
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Transmission (cont'd)Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 153
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 410
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 145 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . 180
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatic Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 454
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Vehicle (cont'd)
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Vehicle Hold
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Vehicle Hold (AVH) Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Vehicle Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Vehicle Security
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Warning (cont'd)
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . 411
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . 407
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . 82
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 382
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111