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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better FuelEconomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 174
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 175
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 177
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 182
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 191
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 196
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 197
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . 205
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 213
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 215
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 225
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . 227
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 230
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 230
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 

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230 Driving and Operating
Recommended Fuel
Use regular unleaded gasoline
meeting ASTM specification D4814
with a posted octane rating of 87—
(R+M)/2 —or higher. Do not use
gasoline with a posted octane rating
of less than 87, as this may cause
engine knock and will lower fuel
economy.
Do not use any fuel labeled E85 or
FlexFuel. Do not use gasoline with
ethanol levels greater than 15% by
volume.
Prohibited Fuels
Caution
Do not use fuels with any of the
following conditions; doing so
may damage the vehicle and void
its warranty:
. For vehicles that are not
FlexFuel, fuel labeled
greater than 15% ethanol by
volume, such as mid-level
ethanol blends (16–50%
ethanol), E85, or FlexFuel.
. Fuel with any amount of
methanol, methylal,
ferrocene, and aniline.
These fuels can corrode
metal fuel system parts or
damage plastic and rubber
parts.
. Fuel containing metals such
as methylcyclopentadienyl
manganese tricarbonyl
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
(MMT), which can damage
the emissions control
system and spark plugs.
. Fuel with a posted octane
rating of less than the
recommended fuel. Using
this fuel will lower fuel
economy and performance,
and may decrease the life of
the emissions catalyst.
Fuels in Foreign
Countries
The U.S., Canada, and Mexico post
fuel octane ratings in anti-knock
index (AKI). For fuel not to use in a
foreign country, see Prohibited
Fuels 0230.
Fuel Additives
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is
highly recommended for use with
your vehicle. If your country does
not have TOP TIER Detergent
Gasoline, add ACDelco Fuel 

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374 Index
Front Pedestrian Braking(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 166
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Low Fuel Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 132
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 274
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 143Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 327
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 151
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Headlamps (cont'd)
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 132
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 149
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 133
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 161
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 291
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 175
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 197
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107