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.Receive a Diagnostic check of the vehicle's
key operating systems.
.Receive Roadside Assistance.
.Manage Wi-Fi Settings, if equipped.
Press
Uto get a priority connection to an
OnStar Advisor available 24/7 to:
.Get help for an emergency.
.Be a Good Samaritan or respond to an
AMBER Alert.
.Get assistance in severe weather or other
crisis situations and find evacuation
routes.
OnStar Services
Emergency
Emergency Services require an active safety
and security plan. With Automatic Crash
Response, built-in sensors can automatically
alert a specially trained OnStar Advisor who
is immediately connected in to the vehicle
to help.
Press
Ufor a priority connection to an
OnStar Advisor who can contact emergency
service providers, direct them to your exact
location, and relay important information. With OnStar Crisis Assist, specially trained
Advisors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, to provide a central point of
contact, assistance, and information during a
crisis.
With Roadside Assistance, Advisors can
locate a nearby service provider to help with
a flat tire, a battery jump, or an empty
gas tank.
Security
If equipped, OnStar provides these services:
.With Stolen Vehicle Assistance, OnStar
Advisors can use GPS to pinpoint the
vehicle and help authorities quickly
recover it.
.With Remote Ignition Block, if equipped,
OnStar can block the engine from being
restarted.
.With Stolen Vehicle Slowdown,
if equipped, OnStar can work with law
enforcement to gradually slow the
vehicle down.
Theft Alarm Notification
If equipped, if the doors are locked and the
vehicle alarm sounds, a notification by text,
e-mail, or phone call will be sent. If the
vehicle is stolen, an OnStar Advisor can work
with authorities to recover the vehicle.
OnStar Additional
Information
In-Vehicle Audio Messages
Audio messages may play important
information at the following times:
.Prior to vehicle purchase. Press|to set
up an account.
.After change in ownership and at
90 days.
Transferring Service
Press|to request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor can
cancel or change account information.
Selling/Transferring the Vehicle
Call 1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827)
immediately to terminate your OnStar or
connected services if the vehicle is disposed
of, sold, transferred, or if the lease ends.
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IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Additional InformationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . 298
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Air Dam, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . 173
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . 55
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . 55
What Will You See after an AirbagInflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . 54
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the Vehicle . . . . . . . 60
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . 60
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Alarm
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Alert Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Antenna
Diversity System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . 151
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Recognition
Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . 301
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . .7
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . 194
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ride Control Systems Enhanced Traction System (ETS) . . . . . . . . 217
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Roof Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . 196
S
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . 46 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174 Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 231
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . 292
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 88
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
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Traction Control/Electronic StabilityControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . 162
Transmission Dual Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Dual Clutch Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Dual Clutch Fluid Life System . . . . . . . . . . 242
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . 313
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . 107
U
Underhood Compartment Overview . . . . . . 234
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . 317
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77