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Driving and Operating 165
{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
Avoid making hard stops for the first
322 km (200 mi). 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.
Following break-in, vehicle speed and load
can be gradually increased.
Power Button
The vehicle has an electronic pushbutton
start.
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter
must be in the vehicle for the system to
operate. If the vehicle will not start, place
the RKE transmitter in the transmitter
pocket, inside the center console.
STOPPING THE VEHICLE/OFF : To turn the
vehicle off, apply the brakes, press the
P (Park) switch on the center console and
press POWER
O.
Alternatively, apply the brakes and press
POWER
O. The electric drive unit will shift
to P (Park) then shut off automatically.
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272 Vehicle Care
.For solid soils, remove as much as
possible prior to vacuuming.
To clean: 1. Saturate a clean, lint-free colorfast cloth with water. Microfiber cloth is
recommended to prevent lint transfer to
the fabric or carpet.
2. Remove excess moisture by gently wringing until water does not drip from
the cleaning cloth.
3. Start on the outside edge of the soil and gently rub toward the center. Fold the
cleaning cloth to a clean area frequently
to prevent forcing the soil into the
fabric.
4. Continue gently rubbing the soiled area until there is no longer any color
transfer from the soil to the cleaning
cloth.
5. If the soil is not completely removed, use a mild soap solution followed only
by plain water.
If the soil is not completely removed, it may
be necessary to use a commercial upholstery
cleaner or spot lifter. Test a small hidden
area for colorfastness before using a commercial upholstery cleaner or spot lifter.
If ring formation occurs, clean the entire
fabric or carpet.
After cleaning, use a paper towel to blot
excess moisture.
Cleaning High Gloss Surfaces and Vehicle
Information and Radio Displays
Use a microfiber cloth on high gloss surfaces
or vehicle displays. First, use a soft bristle
brush to remove dirt that can scratch the
surface. Then gently clean by rubbing with a
microfiber cloth. Never use window cleaners
or solvents. Periodically hand wash the
microfiber cloth separately, using mild soap.
Do not use bleach or fabric softener. Rinse
thoroughly and air dry before next use.
Caution
Do not attach a device with a suction cup
to the display. This may cause damage
and would not be covered by the vehicle
warranty.
Instrument Panel, Leather, Vinyl, Other
Plastic Surfaces, Low Gloss Paint
Surfaces, and Natural Open Pore Wood
Surfaces
Use a soft bristle brush to remove dust from
knobs and crevices on the instrument
cluster. Use a soft microfiber cloth
dampened with water to remove dust and
loose dirt. For a more thorough cleaning,
use a soft microfiber cloth dampened with a
mild soap and water solution.
Caution
Soaking or saturating leather, especially
perforated leather, as well as other
interior surfaces, may cause permanent
damage. Wipe excess moisture from
these surfaces after cleaning and allow
them to dry naturally. Never use heat,
steam, or spot removers. Do not use
liquids that contain alcohol or solvents on
leather seats. Do not use cleaners that
contain silicone or wax-based products.
Cleaners containing these solvents can
permanently change the appearance and
feel of leather or soft trim, and are not
recommended.
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308 Index
E
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Electrical Requirements for BatteryCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Electrical System Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Energy Efficiency
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . 111
F
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Fluid
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . 192
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fuses Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Underhood Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Gauges
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Gauges (cont'd)
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 79
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 108
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Lights (cont'd)Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Vehicle Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
M
MaintenanceAir Conditioning Regular Operation . . . . 154
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Messages
Propulsion Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Mirrors Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mode Car Wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Modes Driver Selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
One-Pedal Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
One-Pedal Driving Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . 299
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Options Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Underhood Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Owner Checks and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 191
Parking Brake and P (Park) MechanismCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225