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Vehicle Symbol Chart
Here are some additional symbols that may
be found on the vehicle and what they
mean. See the features in this manual for
information.
u:Air Conditioning System
G:Air Conditioning Refrigerant Oil
9:Airbag Readiness Light
!:Antilock Brake System (ABS)
$:Brake System Warning Light
9:Dispose of Used Components Properly
P:Do Not Apply High Pressure Water
B:Engine Coolant Temperature
_:Flame/Fire Prohibited
H: Flammable
[:Forward Collision Alert
R:Fuse Block Cover Lock Location
+:Fuses
j:ISOFIX/LATCH System Child Restraints
Q:Keep Fuse Block Covers Properly
Installed
|: Lane Change Alert
@:Lane Departure Warning
A:Lane Keep Assist
*: Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
X:Park Assist
~:Pedestrian Ahead Indicator
O:Power
7:Rear Cross Traffic Alert
I:Registered Technician
/:Remote Vehicle Start
h:Risk of Electrical Fire
>:Seat Belt Reminders
I:Side Blind Zone Alert
h:Stop/Start
7:Tire Pressure Monitor
d:Traction Control/StabiliTrak/Electronic
Stability Control (ESC)
a: Under Pressure
V: Vehicle Ahead Indicator

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1.Electric Parking Brake 0240.
2.
gTraction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0242.
hStop/Start Button (If Equipped). See
Stop/Start System 0229
XPark Assist Button (If Equipped). See
Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing
0 262.
ALane Keep Assist (LKA) 0275 (If
Equipped).
5Hill Descent Control (HDC) 0244 (If
Equipped).
-110V Power Outlet Enable (If
Equipped). See Power Outlets098.
3. Air Vents 0208 4. Turn Signal Lever. See
Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0137.
Windshield Wiper/Washer 095.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer 096.
5. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0121 (If
Equipped).
6. Favorite Switches (Out of View). See Steering Wheel Controls 0144.
Volume Switches (Out of View). See
Steering Wheel Controls 0144.
7. Instrument Cluster 0102.
8. Shift Buttons. See Automatic
Transmission 0232.
Electronic Range Select (ERS). See Manual
Mode 0235. 9. Light Sensor. See
Automatic Headlamp
System 0135.
10. Infotainment. See Introduction0141.
11. Instrument Panel Storage 088 (If
Equipped).
12. Hazard Warning Flashers 0136.
13. Infotainment. See Overview0142.
14. Dual Automatic Climate Control System
0204.
15. Heated and Ventilated Front Seats 043
(If Equipped).
16. Power Outlet (12V Direct Current) (If Equipped). See Power Outlets098.
17. Rear Climate Control Buttons. See Rear
Climate Control System 0207.
18. USB Port 0152.

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Instruments and Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . 107
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . 109
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check
Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . 112
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Traction Control System (TCS)/Electronic Stability Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Four Corner Air Suspension Light . . . . . . 116
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine Oil Pressure Light (Uplevel Cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . 119
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Universal Remote System Operation . . . 131

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If equipped, this indicator will display green
when a vehicle is detected ahead and amber
when you are following a vehicle ahead
much too closely.
SeeForward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0 267.
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator
If equipped, this indicator will display amber
when a nearby pedestrian is detected in
front of the vehicle.
See Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System
0 270.
Traction Off Light
This light comes on briefly while starting
the engine. If it does not, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer. If the system is
working normally, the indicator light then
turns off.
The traction off light comes on when the
Traction Control System (TCS) has been
turned off by pressing and releasing the
TCS/StabiliTrak/ESC button.
This light and the StabiliTrak/ESC OFF light
come on when StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) is turned off.
If the TCS is off, wheel spin is not limited.
Adjust driving accordingly.
See Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0242.
Traction Control System (TCS)/
Electronic Stability Control Light
If equipped, the Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) or TCS indicator/warning light comes
on briefly when the engine is started.
If the light 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 is on and not flashing, the TCS,
and potentially the ESC system have been
disabled.
If the indicator/warning light is on and
flashing, the TCS and/or the ESC system is
actively working.
See Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0242.
Trailer Sway Control Light (Uplevel
Cluster)
This light will flash when Trailer Sway
Control is active. See Trailer Sway Control
(TSC) 0295.

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Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
Off Light
This light comes on briefly while starting
the engine. If it does not, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer.
This light comes on when the ESC system is
turned off. If ESC is off, the Traction Control
System (TCS) is also off.
If the ESC and TCS are off, the system does
not assist in controlling the vehicle. Turn on
the TCS and the ESC systems and the
warning light turns off.
SeeTraction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0242.
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning Light
This light comes on briefly while starting
the vehicle.
If it does not, have the vehicle serviced by
your dealer. If the system is working
normally the indicator light goes off.
Caution
The engine coolant temperature warning
light indicates that the vehicle has
overheated. Driving with this light on can
damage the engine and it may not be
covered by the vehicle warranty. See
Engine Overheating 0322.
The engine coolant temperature warning
light comes on when the engine has
overheated. If this happens, pull over and turn off the
engine as soon as possible. See
Engine
Overheating 0322.
Driver Mode Control Light
This light comes on when Sport Mode is
selected.
This light comes on when Snow Mode is
selected.

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Infotainment System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . 151
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Rear Seat Infotainment
Rear Seat Infotainment (RSI)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Navigation
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . 164 Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . 174
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . 175
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . 176
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using a
Phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . 185
Settings
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Trademarks and License Agreements
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Introduction
Read the following pages to become familiar
with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for too
long or too often while using any
infotainment feature can cause a crash.
You or others could be injured or killed.
Do not give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving. Limit
your glances at the vehicle displays and
focus your attention on driving. Use voice
commands whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid distraction
by disabling some features when driving.
These features may gray out when they are
unavailable. Many infotainment features are
also available through the instrument cluster
and steering wheel controls.
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the operation,
center stack controls, steering wheel
controls, and infotainment display.

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4. Choose the desired waypoint and touchAdd to Trip or replace the current
destination by touching New Destination.
Route options are not available for
waypoints.
Arriving at a Waypoint
When approaching a waypoint, the system
will display a Destination Arrival view. To
continue on to the next destination touch
the Drive to message on the infotainment
display.
If the vehicle passes the waypoint or gets
out of the current route, the system will
automatically reroute back to this waypoint.
At the same time, it will show a Drive to
icon along with the next waypoint address
so the current waypoint can be skipped and
guidance can resume to the next waypoint
or destination.
Editing a Waypoint
When waypoints are added during active
guidance, the system allows a stop to be
deleted or the order to be changed. To edit
a waypoint:
1. Touch
A. 2. Touch Edit Destinations.
.Modify destination order by touching
and holding the arrow until it is
highlighted. Drag to move the
waypoint up or down the list.
.Delete a waypoint by touchingY.
A pop-up will appear to confirm
waypoint removal. Once the request
is confirmed, the system will remove
the address from the destinations list.
Touch
zon the top right corner so
the system can recalculate the route.
If there is only one address in the
destinations list, the system will
disable the move and delete
functions. The system will not allow
the final destination to be deleted.
Map Information
Road network attributes are contained in the
map database for map information.
Attributes include information such as street
names, street addresses, and turn
restrictions. A detailed area includes all
major highways, service roads, and
residential roads. The detailed areas include
Places of Interest (POIs) such as restaurants, airports, banks, hospitals, police stations, gas
stations, tourist attractions, and historical
monuments.
If the vehicle does not have an applicable
service plan, the map database may not
include data for newly constructed areas or
map database corrections that are
completed after production. The navigation
system provides full route guidance in the
detailed map areas.
Zoom Control
The zoom control display is shown on the
map view. A few ways to zoom in or
out are:
.Touch + or
–to zoom in or out on
the map.
.Double tap with one finger to zoom in or
single tap with two fingers to zoom out
on the map.
.Use the index finger and thumb to zoom
out by pinching and then zoom in by
spreading those two fingers on the map.
Map Gestures and Map Scale
Use the following gestures on the
infotainment display to adjust the map scale
and display options.
.Pinch to zoom in or out.

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“Call At Home,” “At Work,” “On
Mobile,”or“On Other” :Initiate a call to a
stored contact and location at home, at
work, on mobile device, or on another
phone.
“Call ” :Initiate a call
to a cell phone number of seven digits, 10
digits, or three digit emergency numbers.
“Pair Phone” :Begin the Bluetooth pairing
process. Follow the instructions on the
infotainment display.
“Redial” :Initiate a call to the last dialed
number.
“Switch Phone” :Select a different
connected cell phone for outgoing calls.
“Voice Keypad” :Begin a dialog to enter
special numbers like international numbers.
The numbers can be entered in groups of
digits with each group of digits being
repeated back by the system. If the group
of digits is not correct, the command
“Delete” will remove the last group of digits
and allow them to be re-entered. Once the
entire number has been entered, the
command “Call”will start dialing the
number.Phone Assistant Voice Recognition
Press and holdgon the steering wheel
controls to pass through and launch Google
phone assistant or Siri.
For the low radio, whether connected by
Bluetooth or phone projection, the only
available voice recognition is either Siri
(iPhone) or the Google Assistant (Android).
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview)
The Bluetooth-capable system can interact
with many mobile devices, allowing:
.Placement and receipt of calls in a
hands-free mode.
.Sharing of the device’s address book or
contact list with the vehicle.
To minimize driver distraction, before
driving, and with the vehicle parked:
.Become familiar with the features of the
mobile device. Organize the phone book
and contact lists clearly and delete
duplicate or rarely used entries.
If possible, program speed dial or other
shortcuts.
.Review the controls and operation of the
infotainment system.
.Pair mobile device(s) to the vehicle. The
system may not work with all mobile
devices. See “Pairing”later in this section.
Vehicles with a Bluetooth system can use a
Bluetooth-capable mobile device with a
Hands-Free Profile to make and receive
phone calls. The infotainment system and
voice recognition are used to control the
system. The system can be used while the
ignition is on or in ACC/ACCESSORY. The
range of the Bluetooth system can be up to
9.1 m (30 ft). Not all mobile devices support
all functions and not all mobile devices work
with the Bluetooth system. See
my.chevrolet.com for more information
about compatible mobile devices.
Controls
Use the controls on the center stack and the
steering wheel to operate the Bluetooth
system.
Steering Wheel Controls
g: Press to answer incoming calls and start
voice recognition on your connected
Bluetooth mobile device.