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If equipped, the following driver assistance
features should be turned off when towing
a trailer:
.Park Assist
.Automatic Parking Assist (APA)
.Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB)
If equipped, the following driver assistance
features should be turned to alert or off
when towing a trailer, unless equipped with
Super Cruise:
.Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
.Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
If equipped with Lane Change Alert (LCA),
the LCA detection zones that extend back
from the side of the vehicle do not move
further back when a trailer is towed. Use
caution while changing lanes when towing a
trailer.
If equipped with Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA), use caution while backing up when
towing a trailer, as the RCTA detection zones
that extend out from the back of the vehicle
do not move further back when a trailer is
towed.
{Warning
To prevent serious injury or death from
carbon monoxide (CO), when towing a
trailer:
.Do not drive with the liftgate, trunk/
hatch, or rear-most window open.
.Fully open the air outlets on or under
the instrument panel.
.Adjust the climate control system to a
setting that brings in only outside air.
See “Climate Control Systems” in the
Index.
For more information about carbon
monoxide, see Engine Exhaust 0230.
Towing a trailer requires experience. The
combination of the vehicle and trailer is
longer and not as responsive as the vehicle
itself. Get used to the handling and braking
of the combination by driving on a level
road surface before driving on public roads. The trailer structure, the tires, and the
brakes must all be rated to carry the
intended cargo. Inadequate trailer
equipment can cause the combination to
operate in an unexpected or unsafe manner.
Before driving, inspect all trailer hitch parts
and attachments, safety chains, electrical
connectors, lamps, tires, and mirrors. See
Towing Equipment
0317. If the trailer has
electric brakes, start the combination
moving and then manually apply the trailer
brake controller to check that the trailer
brakes work. During the trip, occasionally
check that the cargo and trailer are secure
and that the lamps and any trailer brakes
are working.
Towing with a Stability Control System
When towing, the stability control system
might be heard. The system reacts to
vehicle movement caused by the trailer,
which mainly occurs during cornering. This is
normal when towing heavier trailers.
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stability control, or All-Wheel Drive, the
performance of these systems can also be
affected.
{Warning
If different sized wheels are used, there
may not be an acceptable level of
performance and safety if tires not
recommended for those wheels are
selected. This increases the chance of a
crash and serious injury. Only use GM
specific wheel and tire systems developed
for the vehicle, and have them properly
installed by a GM certified technician.
See Buying New Tires 0391 and
Accessories and Modifications 0342.
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
The following information relates to the
system developed by the United States
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), which grades
tires by treadwear, traction, and
temperature performance. This applies
only to vehicles sold in the United
States. The grades are molded on the
sidewalls of most passenger car tires. The Uniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQG) system does not apply to deep
tread, winter tires, compact spare tires,
tires with nominal rim diameters of
10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm), or to some
limited-production tires.
While the tires available on General
Motors passenger cars and light trucks
may vary with respect to these grades,
they must also conform to federal
safety requirements and additional
General Motors Tire Performance
Criteria (TPC) standards.
Quality grades can be found where
applicable on the tire sidewall between
tread shoulder and maximum section
width. For example:Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
All Passenger Car Tires Must Conform to
Federal Safety Requirements In Addition
To These Grades.
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative
rating based on the wear rate of the
tire when tested under controlledconditions on a specified government
test course. For example, a tire graded
150 would wear one and one-half (1½)
times as well on the government course
as a tire graded 100. The relative
performance of tires depends upon the
actual conditions of their use, however,
and may depart significantly from the
norm due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences in road
characteristics and climate.
Traction
The traction grades, from highest to
lowest, are AA, A, B, and C. Those
grades represent the tire's ability to
stop on wet pavement as measured
under controlled conditions on specified
government test surfaces of asphalt and
concrete. A tire marked C may have
poor traction performance. Warning:
The traction grade assigned to this tire
is based on straight-ahead braking
traction tests, and does not include
acceleration, cornering, hydroplaning,
or peak traction characteristics.
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Center High-Mounted Stoplamp(CHMSL) and Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Check
Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 119
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 93, 95
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109, 110
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Traction and Electronic Stability . . . . . . . 247
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Controls Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Engine Temperature Warning Light . . . . 125
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196, 198
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . 447
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Cruise Control, Super . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Customer Information Publications Ordering Information . . . . . 449
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . 442
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Data Collection
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Differential, Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Door (cont'd)Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Driver Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . 128, 130
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . 309
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 370
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . 373, 375
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 119
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . 125
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Overheated ProtectionOperating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Engine (cont'd)
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . .154
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
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SeatsAdjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . .89, 93, 95
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 342
Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . 424
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 121 Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 187
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 228
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158 Steps
Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
System Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452