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DRIVING AND OPERATING 211
.Become familiar with vehicle
features before driving, such as
programming favorite radio stations
and adjusting climate control and
seat settings. Program all trip
information into any navigation
device prior to driving.
.Wait until the vehicle is parked to
retrieve items that have fallen to
the floor.
.Stop or park the vehicle to tend to
children.
.Keep pets in an appropriate carrier
or restraint.
.Avoid stressful conversations while
driving, whether with a passenger or
on a cell phone.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.
Refer to the infotainment section for
more information on using that
system and the navigation system,
if equipped, including pairing and
using a cell phone.
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means “always
expect the unexpected.” The first step
in driving defensively is to wear the
seat belt. See Seat Belts050.
.Assume that other road users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and other
drivers) are going to be careless and
make mistakes. Anticipate what
they may do and be ready.
.Allow enough following distance
between you and the driver in front
of you.
.Focus on the task of driving.
Impaired Driving
Death and injury associated with
impaired driving is a global tragedy.
{Warning
Drinking alcohol or taking drugs
and then driving is very dangerous.
Your reflexes, perceptions,
attentiveness, and judgment can be
affected by even a small amount of
alcohol or drugs. You can have a
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
serious—or even fatal —collision
if you drive after drinking or taking
drugs.
Do not drive while under the
influence of alcohol or drugs,
or ride with a driver who has been
drinking or is impaired by drugs.
Find alternate transportation home;
or if you are with a group, designate
a driver who will remain sober.
Control of a Vehicle
Braking, steering, and accelerating are
important factors in helping to control
a vehicle while driving.
Braking
Braking action involves perception
time and reaction time. Deciding to
push the brake pedal is perception
time. Actually doing it is
reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is about
three-quarters of a second. In that
time, a vehicle moving at 100 km/h

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{Warning
Things inside the vehicle can
strike and injure people in a
sudden stop or turn, or in a
crash.
.Put things in the cargo area
of the vehicle. In the cargo
area, put them as far forward
as possible. Try to spread the
weight evenly.
.Never stack heavier things,
like suitcases, inside the
vehicle so that some of them
are above the tops of the
seats.
.Do not leave an unsecured
child restraint in the vehicle.
.Secure loose items in the
vehicle.
.Do not leave a seat folded
down unless needed.
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In
Caution
The vehicle does not need an
elaborate break-in. But it will
perform better in the long run if
you follow these guidelines:
.Do not drive at any one constant
speed, fast or slow, for the first
800 km (500 mi). Do not make
full-throttle starts. Avoid
downshifting to brake or slow the
vehicle.
.Avoid making hard stops for the
first 300 km (200 mi) or so.
During this time the new brake
linings are not yet broken in.
Hard stops with new linings can
mean premature wear and earlier
replacement. Follow this
breaking-in guideline every time
you get new brake linings. (Continued)
Caution (Continued)
.Do not tow a trailer during
break-in. SeeTrailer Towing 0286
for the trailer towing capabilities
of the vehicle and more
information.
Following break-in, engine speed
and load can be gradually
increased.
On new vehicles, the various
mechanical and electrical systems
experience a “break-in”period during
the first 6 400 km (4,000 mi) of
routine driving. As the vehicle is
driven, the mechanical systems adjust
to provide optimal fuel economy and
transmission shift performance.
Electrical systems will adapt and
calibrate during the break-in period.
A one-time occurrence of clicks and
similar vehicle noises is normal during
this process.
Normal driving charges the vehicle’s
battery to achieve the best operation
of the vehicle, including fuel economy
and the Stop/Start System. See Stop/
Start System 0227.

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INDEX 421
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
ChargingWireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . 70
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . . . . . 352
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Controls
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 108
Engine Temperature WarningLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201, 206
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 399
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Database Coverage
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 136
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

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Headlamps (cont'd)High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 136
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201, 206
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 218
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . 51
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201, 206
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . 168
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 141
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . 364
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Lamps
Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 136
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Lamps (cont'd)
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . 82
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Light Performance Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Night Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar Additional Information . . . . 412
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257, 260
Parking
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking Assist Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 63
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 115
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . 297
Performance Shifting Light . . . . . . . . 114
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Phone (cont'd)
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 175
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 230
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . 56
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 408
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . 168
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . 403
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316, 364, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

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Seat Belts (cont'd)Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . 46
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . 43
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 82, 84
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 402 Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 275
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 137
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 386
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 394
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cargo Management System . . . . . . . 92
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
System Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306