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Emergency Trunk Release HandleCaution
Do not use the emergency trunk release
handle as a tie-down or anchor point
when securing items in the trunk as it
could damage the handle.
There is a glow-in-the-dark emergency trunk
release handle on the trunk lid. This handle
will glow following exposure to light. Pull
the release handle to open the trunk from
the inside.
After pulling the emergency trunk release
handle, push the handle back into the bezel.
Emergency Trunk Release
(Convertible Only)
If the trunk lid cannot be opened using the
RKE transmitter or the trunk release button:
1. Locate the key extender in theglove box.
2. Locate the manual release beside therear seat cushion on the driver side.
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3. Push down on the upper rear seatcushion on the driver side until the
manual release is visible.
4. Remove the key from the RKE transmitter.
5. Remove any additional items attached to
the key —such as keys, rings, or tags —
then fully insert the key into the manual
release.
6. Place the key extender over the key head until the key extender stops.
7. Firmly turn the key clockwise to unlatch the trunk lid.
8. Remove the key.
9. Store the key extender in the glove box.
10. Return the key to the RKE transmitter.
Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent features;
however, they do not make the vehicle
impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm system.
The security light, on the instrument panel
near the windshield, indicates the status of
the system:
Off : Alarm system is disarmed.
On Solid : Vehicle is secured during the
delay to arm the system.
Fast Flash : Vehicle is unsecured. A door, the
hood, or the trunk is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle with one of the
following:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
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The front outboard passenger frontal airbag
is in the passenger side instrument panel.
The driver knee airbag is below the steering
column. The front outboard passenger knee
airbag is below the glove box.
Coupe Models, Driver Side Shown, PassengerSide Similar
On coupe models, the driver and front
outboard passenger seat-mounted side
impact airbags are in the sides of the
seatbacks closest to the door.
Convertible Models, Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
On convertible models, the driver and front
outboard passenger seat-mounted side
impact airbags are in the sides of the
seatbacks closest to the door.
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Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Additional Storage Features
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Storage Compartments{
Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp objects in
storage compartments. In a crash, these
objects may cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Glove Box
Open the glove box by lifting up on the
lever. Use the key to lock and unlock the
glove box.
Rear Storage
Rear Seat Trunk Access (Coupe)
If equipped, there is access to the trunk
from inside of the vehicle.
Pull the loop on the center of the rear seat
back. The rear seat back will fold down.
Rear Trunk Partition
If equipped with a convertible top, there is a
trunk partition to keep cargo from getting in
the way of the convertible top. The trunk
partition must be in place for the
convertible top to move. If the trunk
partition is not properly in place, a message
will display and a chime sounds.
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Electrical System (cont'd)Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 265
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 91
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . 113
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . 226
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 232
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Fuel (cont'd)
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 230
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 261
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 265
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
GaugesBoost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 81
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . 139
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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Seats (cont'd)Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 71
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 236
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . 303
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 93
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
System Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Theater Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285