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1.Air Vents 0143.
2. Turn and Lane-Change Signals 0110.
IntelliBeam System Button (If Equipped).
See Exterior Lamp Controls 0107.
3. Instrument Cluster 079.
Driver Information Center (DIC) 099.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer 074.
5. Charging Status Feedback 0186.
Automatic Headlamp System 0109.
Indicator Light and Solar Sensor (ILSS).
See “Sensors” underAutomatic Climate
Control System 0140.
6. Infotainment System. See AM-FM Radio
0 117.
Heated Front Seats 029 (If Equipped).
7. Automatic Climate Control System 0140.
8. Storage Compartments 069.
9. Shift Lever. See Electric Drive Unit0160.
10. Electric Parking Brake 0164.
11. Power Outlets 076.
12. Hazard Warning Flashers 0110.
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0166.
Driver Selected Operating Modes 0159.
13. Power Button 0156. 14.
Steering Wheel Controls 072 (If
Equipped).
15. Horn 073.
16. Steering Wheel Adjustment 072 (Out
of View).
17. Steering Wheel Controls 072 (If
Equipped).
18. Regen on Demand (Out of View). See Regenerative Braking 0165.
19. Cruise Control 0167.
Heated Steering Wheel 073 (If
Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0 174 (If Equipped).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0179 (If
Equipped).
20. Instrument Panel Fuse Block 0214.
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). SeeService Vehicle Soon Light 085.
22. Exterior Lamp Controls 0107.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination Control
0110.
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Instruments and Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Pedestrian Safety Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Battery Gauge (High Voltage) . . . . . . . . . . 82
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Power Indicator Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . 84
Charging System Light (12-Volt Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . 86
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Information Displays
Power Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Programmable Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Charging Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . 99
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Propulsion Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped, some audio controls can be
adjusted at the steering wheel.
g: If equipped with OnStar or a Bluetooth
system, press to interact with those
systems. See OnStar Overview 0274 or
Bluetooth 0127.
c:Press to decline an incoming call or
end a current call. Press to mute or unmute
the infotainment system when not on a call.
worx: Press to go to the previous or
next selection.
oorp: Press to move between the
interactive display zones in the cluster.
@: Press to select a highlighted menu
option.
yFAV or FAVz: Press to display a list of
favorites and select the next or previous
favorite when listening to the radio.
The volume switches are on the right rear
side of the steering wheel. Press to increase
or decrease the volume.
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RequirementsElectrical Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . .158
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
S
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety Signal Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . 33
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 66
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 197
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . 252
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 86
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Start Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . 157
Status Screens Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cargo Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69