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242 Driving and Operating
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips
{Warning
You can lose control when towing a
trailer if the correct equipment is not
used or the vehicle is not driven properly.
For example, if the trailer is too heavy or
the trailer brakes are inadequate for the
load, the vehicle may not stop as
expected. You and others could be
seriously injured. The vehicle may also be
damaged, and the repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty. Pull a
trailer only if all the steps in this section
have been followed. Ask your dealer for
advice and information about towing a
trailer with the vehicle.
Driving with a Trailer
Trailering is different than just driving the
vehicle by itself. Trailering means changes in
handling, acceleration, braking, durability,
and fuel economy. Successful, safe trailering
takes correct equipment, and it has to be
used properly.The following information has many
time-tested, important trailering tips and
safety rules. Many of these are important
for your safety and that of your passengers.
Read this section carefully before pulling a
trailer.
When towing a trailer:
.Become familiar with and follow all state
and local laws that apply to trailer
towing. These requirements vary from
state to state.
.State laws may require the use of
extended side view mirrors. If your
visibility is limited or restricted while
towing, install extended side view mirrors,
even if not required.
.Do not tow a trailer during the first
800 km (500 mi) of vehicle use to prevent
damage to the engine, axle, or other
parts.
.GM recommends performing an oil
change to the vehicle before heavy
towing.
.Do not drive over 80 km/h (50 mph) and
do not make starts at full throttle during
the first 800 km (500 mi) of trailer
towing.
.Vehicles can tow in D (Drive). If the
transmission downshifts too often, a
lower gear may be selected using Manual
Mode. See
Manual Mode 0201.
If equipped, the following driver assistance
features should be turned off when towing
a trailer:
.Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
.Super Cruise Control
.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:
.Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
.Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA)
.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
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Vehicle Care 277
Fuses UsageF34 RUN/CRANK MISC 1 & 2–Shifter
Interface Board
Module/
Instrument Panel
Cluster/
Transmission
Control Module
(MISC 1)/Sensing
and Diagnostic
Module/Headlamp
Manual Leveling
Switch/Reflective
Light Auxiliary
Display (MISC 2)
F35 RUN CRANK ECM IGN–RUN/CRANK
Engine Control
Module Ignition
F36 EPB SWITCH/ SHIFTER INTERFACE
BOARD–Electric
Park Brake Switch/
Shifter Interface
Board Fuses Usage
F37 RADIO/CSM/ AUXILIARY JACK –
Radio/Center Stack
Module/
Auxiliary Jack
F38 –
F39 STR/WHL/CNTRLS SWS–SW
Controls –Cruise/
Fast Idle Switches
F40 Exterior Lighting Module 2
F41 Heated Steering Wheel Module
F42 Direct Current to Alternate Current
Inverter Module
CB1 –
CB2 APO CONSOLE –
Auxiliary Power
Outlet Console Relays Usage
K01 RAP/ACCY –Retained
Accessory Power
K02 Run/Crank
K03 –
K04 –
K05 –
Wheels and Tires
Tires
Every new GM vehicle has high-quality
tires made by a leading tire
manufacturer. See the warranty manual
for information regarding the tire
warranty and where to get service. For
additional information refer to the tire
manufacturer.
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IndexA
About Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
ActiveFuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Forward Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Additional
OnStar Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . 179
Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . 55
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . 55 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . 54
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Airbags Adding Equipment to the Vehicle . . . . . . . 60
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing System Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . 60
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Rear Cross Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 266 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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Child Restraints (cont'd)Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 76
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Child Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Connections
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Control
Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Traction and Electronic Stability . . . . . . . 204
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Controls Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Engine Temperature Warning Light . . . . 103
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172, 174
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . 328
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Customer Assistance Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Customer Information
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . 331
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . 323
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . 148
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Disabled Vehicle
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . 45
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172, 174
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
IndicatorPedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Indicators Warning Lights and Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 63
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Infotainment Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Inspection Multi-Point Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 125
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
LampsCourtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 124
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Malfunction Indicator (CheckEngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Lane
Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 73
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Lighting Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
All-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100