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vehicle will perform differently with the
spare tire installed and it is recommended
that the vehicle speed be limited to 80 km/h
(50 mph). To conserve the tread of the spare
tire, have the standard tire repaired or
replaced as soon as convenient and return
the spare tire to the storage area.
When using a compact spare tire, the AWD
(if equipped), ABS, and Traction Control
systems may engage until the spare tire is
recognized by the vehicle, especially on
slippery roads. Adjust driving to reduce
possible wheel slip.
Caution
When the compact spare is installed, do
not take the vehicle through an
automatic car wash with guide rails. The
compact spare can get caught on the rails
which can damage the tire, wheel, and
other parts of the vehicle.
Do not use the compact spare on other
vehicles.
Do not mix the compact spare tire or wheel
with other wheels or tires. They will not fit.
Keep the spare tire and its wheel together.
Caution
Tire chains will not fit the compact spare.
Using them can damage the vehicle and
the chains. Do not use tire chains on the
compact spare.
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America
For more information about the vehicle
battery, see Battery - North America 0288.
If the battery has run down, try to use
another vehicle and some jumper cables to
start your vehicle. Be sure to use the
following steps to do it safely.
{Warning
WARNING: Battery posts, terminals, and
related accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Batteries also contain other chemicals
known to the State of California to cause
cancer. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
For more information go to
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/
passenger-vehicle.
See California Proposition 65 Warning 0268
and the back cover.
{Warning
Batteries can hurt you. They can be
dangerous because:
.They contain acid that can burn you.
.They contain gas that can explode or
ignite.
.They contain enough electricity to
burn you.
If you do not follow these steps exactly,
some or all of these things can hurt you.
Caution
Ignoring these steps could result in costly
damage to the vehicle that would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty. Trying
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Index 385
Climate Control SystemsDual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 100
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Connections
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Traction and Electronic Stability . . . . . . . 226
Control Light
Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Controls Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine Temperature Warning Light . . . . . 112
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192, 196
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . 368
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Customer Information Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . 371
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . 363
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . 163 Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224, 289
Driver Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . 115, 117
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . 256
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
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Spare TireCompact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cargo Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
System Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 308
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 316
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 318
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . 314
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224