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The security light should come on briefly as
the engine is started. If it does not come on,
have the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the system is working normally, the
indicator light turns off.
If the light stays on and the engine does
not start, there could be a problem with the
theft-deterrent system. SeeImmobilizer
Operation 015.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the high-beam
headlamps are in use.
See Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
0 102.
Front Fog Lamp Light
The fog lamp light comes on when the fog
lamps are in use.
The light goes out when the fog lamps are
turned off. See Fog Lamps0104 for more
information.
Lamps On Reminder
This light comes on when the exterior lamps
are in use, except when only the Daytime
Running Lamps (DRL) are active. See Exterior
Lamp Controls 0101.
Cruise Control Light
The cruise control light is white when the
cruise control is on and ready, and turns
green when the cruise control is set and
active.
The light goes out when the cruise control is
turned off. See Cruise Control0208.
Door Ajar Light (Uplevel Cluster)
This light comes on when a door is open or
not securely latched. Before driving, check
that all doors are properly closed.

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 102
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . 102
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 102
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 102
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . 103
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel IlluminationControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Battery Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the steering
wheel.
O: Turns off the automatic headlamps and
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL). Turn the
headlamp control to
Oagain to turn the
automatic headlamps or DRL back on.
For vehicles first sold in Canada, off will only
work when the vehicle is in P (Park).
AUTO : Automatically turns on the
headlamps at normal brightness, together
with the following:
.Parking Lamps
.Instrument Panel Lights
.Taillamps
.License Plate Lamps
.Front/Rear Sidemarker Lamps
When the vehicle is turned off and the
headlamps are in AUTO, the headlamps turn
off. When the key is removed, they
automatically turn on for a set time.
The time of the delay can be changed
using the DIC. See Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Base Level) 093 or
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel)
0 95.
;:Turns on the parking lamps including
all lamps, except the headlamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps together with
the parking lamps and instrument panel
lights.
When the headlamps are turned on while
the vehicle is on, the headlamps turn off
automatically 10 minutes after the ignition
is turned off. When the headlamps are
turned on while the vehicle is off, the
headlamps will stay on for 10 minutes
before turning off to prevent the battery
from being drained. Turn the headlamp
control off and then back to the headlamp
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for an additional 10 minutes. To keep the
lamps on for more than 10 minutes, the
ignition must be on or in ACC/ACCESSORY.
#:If equipped, this turns on the fog
lamps. See Fog Lamps0104.
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder
A reminder chime sounds when the
headlamps or parking lamps are manually
turned on, the ignition is off, and a door is
open. To disable the chime, turn the
lamps off.
Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
Push the turn signal lever away from you
and release to turn the high beams on.
To return to low beams, push the lever
again or pull it toward you and release.
When the high-beam headlamps are on, this
indicator light on the instrument cluster will
also be on.
Flash-to-Pass
This feature lets you use the high-beam
headlamps to signal a driver in front of you
that you want to pass. It works even if the
headlamps are in the automatic position.
To use it, pull the turn signal lever toward
you, then release it.
If the headlamps are in the automatic
position or on low beam, the high-beam
headlamps will turn on. They will stay on as
long as you hold the lever toward you. The
high-beam indicator on the instrument
cluster will come on. Release the lever to
return to normal operation.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
DRL can make it easier for others to see the
front of the vehicle during the day. Fully
functional DRL are required on all vehicles
first sold in Canada.
The DRL system comes on when the
following conditions are met:
.The ignition is on.
.The exterior lamp control is in AUTO.
.The parking brake is released or the
vehicle is not in P (Park).
.The light sensor determines it is daytime.
When the DRL system is on, only the DRL
are on. The taillamps, sidemarker lamps,
instrument panel lights, and other lamps
will not be on.
When it begins to get dark, the automatic
headlamp system switches from DRL to the
headlamps.
To turn off the DRL, turn the exterior lamp
control to
Oand then release. For vehicles
first sold in Canada, off will only work when
the vehicle is parked.
Automatic Headlamp System
When the exterior lamp control is set to
AUTO and it is dark enough outside, the
headlamps come on automatically.

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GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 80
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . 133
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . 331
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 102 Headlamps (cont'd)
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . 259
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163, 165
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . 28
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163, 165
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . 256
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 45
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 108
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . 296
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Exterior Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Lamps (cont'd)Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 102
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 107
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Taillamps, Stoplamps, and Back-up . . . . . 259
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . 216
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 63
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Lights (cont'd)
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Locking Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Locks (cont'd)
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98