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496 Customer Information
Genuine GM parts. Remember,
if the vehicle is leased, you
may be obligated to have the
vehicle repaired with Genuine
GM parts, even if your
insurance coverage does not
pay the full cost.
If another party's insurance
company is paying for the
repairs, you are not obligated
to accept a repair valuation
based on that insurance
company's collision policy
repair limits, as you have no
contractual limits with that
company. In such cases, you
can have control of the repair
and parts choices as long as
the cost stays within
reasonable limits.
Publication Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service manuals have the
diagnosis and repair
information on the engine/
propulsion, transmission, axle,suspension, brakes, electrical
system, steering system,
body, etc.
Customer Literature
Owner’s manuals are written
specifically for owners and are
intended to provide basic
operational information about
the vehicle. The owner’s
manual includes the
Maintenance Schedule for all
models.
Customer literature
publications available for
purchase include owner’s
manuals, warranty manuals,
and portfolios. Portfolios
include an owner’s manual,
warranty manual, if applicable,
and zip lock bag or pouch.
Current and Past Models
Service manuals and customer
literature are available for
many current and past model
year GM vehicles.
To order, call 1-800-551-4123
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–
6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
For credit card orders only
(VISA, MasterCard,
or Discover), see Helm, Inc. at:
www.helminc.com.
To order by mail, write to:
Helm, Incorporated
Attention: Customer Service
47911 Halyard Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Make checks payable in U.S.
funds.
Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle uses
license-exempt transmitters /
receivers / systems that
operate on a radio frequency
that complies with Part 15/
Part 18 of the Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) rules and with
Innovation, Science and
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vehicle is operated, such as
rate of fuel consumption or
average speed. These
modules may retain personal
preferences, such as radio
presets, seat positions, and
temperature settings.
Cybersecurity
GM collects information about
the use of your vehicle
including operational and
safety related information. We
collect this information to
provide, evaluate, improve, and
troubleshoot our products and
services and to develop new
products and services. The
protection of vehicle
electronics systems and
customer data from
unauthorized outside
electronic access or control is
important to GM. GM
maintains appropriate security
standards, practices,
guidelines and controls aimed
at defending the vehicle and
the vehicle service ecosystem
against unauthorizedelectronic access, detecting
possible malicious activity in
related networks, and
responding to suspected
cybersecurity incidents in a
timely, coordinated and
effective manner. Security
incidents could impact your
safety or compromise your
private data. To minimize
security risks, please do not
connect your vehicle
electronic systems to
unauthorized devices or
connect your vehicle to any
unknown or untrusted
networks (such as Bluetooth,
WIFI or similar technology). In
the event you suspect any
security incident impacting
your data or the safe
operation of your vehicle,
please stop operating your
vehicle and contact your
dealer.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with
an Event Data Recorder (EDR).
The main purpose of an EDR isto record, in certain crash or
near crash-like situations, such
as an air bag deployment or
hitting a road obstacle, data
that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s
systems performed. The EDR
is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics
and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically
30 seconds or less. The EDR in
this vehicle is designed to
record such data as:
.How various systems in your
vehicle were operating;
.Whether or not the driver
and passenger safety belts
were buckled/fastened;
.How far (if at all) the driver
was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake
pedal; and,
.How fast the vehicle was
traveling.
These data can help provide a
better understanding of the
circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur.
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vehicles. For more information,
a full description of OnStar
services, system limitations,
and OnStar User Terms,
Privacy Statement, and
Software Terms:
.Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827).
.See www.onstar.com (U.S.).
.See www.onstar.ca (Canada).
.Call TTY 1-877-248-2080.
.PressQto speak with an
Advisor.
OnStar or connected services
cannot work unless the vehicle
is in a place where OnStar has
an agreement with a wireless
service provider for service in
that area. The wireless service
provider must also have
coverage, network capacity,
reception, and technology
compatible with OnStar or
connected services. Service
involving location information
about the vehicle cannot work
unless GPS signals are
available, unobstructed, and
compatible with the OnStar hardware. OnStar or
connected services may not
work if the OnStar equipment
is not properly installed or it
has not been properly
maintained. If equipment or
software is added, connected,
or modified, OnStar or
connected services may not
work. Other problems beyond
the control of OnStar
—such
as hills, tall buildings, tunnels,
weather, electrical system
design and architecture of the
vehicle, damage to the vehicle
in a crash, or wireless phone
network congestion or
jamming —may prevent
service.
See Radio Frequency
Statement 0496.
Services for People with
Disabilities
Advisors provide services to
help with physical disabilities
and medical conditions. Press
Qto help:
.Locate a gas station with an
attendant to pump gas.
.Find a hotel, restaurant, etc.,
that meets accessibility
needs.
.Provide directions to the
closest hospital or pharmacy
in urgent situations.
TTY Users
OnStar has the ability to
communicate to deaf,
hard-of-hearing,
or speech-impaired customers
while in the vehicle. The
available dealer-installed TTY
system can provide in-vehicle
access to all OnStar services,
except Virtual Advisor and
OnStar Turn-by-Turn
Navigation.
If equipped, TTY mode can be
turned on or off through
Settings > Apps > Phone.
When TTY mode is on, phone
calls can be made or received
with OnStar using the
infotainment display.
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Unable to Connect to
OnStar Message
If there is limited cellular
coverage or the cellular
network has reached
maximum capacity, this
message may come on. Press
Qto try the call again or try
again after driving a few miles
into another cellular area.
Vehicle and Power Issues
OnStar services require a
vehicle electrical system,
wireless service, and GPS
satellite technologies to be
available and operating for
features to function properly.
These systems may not
operate if the battery is
discharged or disconnected.
Add-on Electrical
Equipment
The OnStar system is
integrated into the electrical
architecture of the vehicle. Do
not add any electrical equipment. See Add-On
Electrical Equipment
0372.
Added electrical equipment
may interfere with the
operation of the OnStar
system and cause it to not
operate.
Vehicle Software Updates
OnStar or GM may remotely
deliver software updates or
changes to the vehicle without
further notice or consent.
These updates or changes
may enhance or maintain
safety, security, or the
operation of the vehicle or the
vehicle systems. Software
updates or changes may
affect or erase data or
settings that are stored in the
vehicle, such as saved
navigation destinations or
pre-set radio stations. Neither
OnStar nor GM is responsible
for any affected or erased
data or settings. These
updates or changes may also
collect personal information.
Such collection is described in the OnStar privacy statement
or separately disclosed at the
time of installation. These
updates or changes may also
cause a system to
automatically communicate
with GM servers to collect
information about vehicle
system status, identify
whether updates or changes
are available, or deliver
updates or changes. An active
OnStar agreement constitutes
consent to these software
updates or changes and
agreement that either OnStar
or GM may remotely deliver
them to the vehicle.
Privacy
The complete OnStar Privacy
Statement may be found at
www.onstar.com (U.S.),
or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
We recommend that you
review it. If you have any
questions, call
1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) or press
Q
to speak with an Advisor.
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512 INDEX
Alert (cont'd)Rear Cross Traffic . . . . . . . . 346
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Side Blind
Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . 287, 406
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Assistance Systems
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Parking and Backing . . . . . . 336
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Automatic (cont'd)
Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled Light . . . . . 130
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 155
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . 341
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . 388
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . 129
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
B
Battery
Exterior LightingBattery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Load Management . . . . . . . . . 159
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . 160
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405, 452
Blade Replacement,
Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Bluetooth
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 403
System Warning Light . . . . 127
Brake Pad Life System . . . . 403
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . 287
Electric Parking Brake . . . 288
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . 349
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . 343
Braking System FrontPedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . 351
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . 265
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Bulb Replacement
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 409
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
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E
ElectricBrake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 128
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . 372
System Overload . . . . . . . . . . 409
Electrical System Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . 389
Air Filter Life System . . . . . 389
Check Light(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant
Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 122
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . 484
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 134
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Running While Parked . . . . 276
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . 371
Event Data Recorders . . . . . 499
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 154
Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
F
FilterEngine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . 389
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
Fluid Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Forward
Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Front Heated and VentilatedSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Economy, Driving forBetter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
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Fuel (cont'd)Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . 361
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Management, Active . . . . . . . 275
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Recommended . . . . . . . 360, 361
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Fuses Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . 148
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Gauges
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . 121, 122
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General Information
Service andMaintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Global Positioning
System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Guidance Problems with theRoute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
H
Hazard WarningFlashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . 171
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . 143
Headlamps Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . 135
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . 135
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . 51
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 135
High-Speed Operation . . . . . 429
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
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Performance (cont'd)Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . 160
Retained
Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . 273
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Privacy Vehicle DataRecording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Program
Courtesy
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Proposition 65 Warning California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Proposition
65 Warning, California . . . 452
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
R
Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
RadioAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . 172
Frequency Statement . . . . 496
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . 171
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Rear
Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Cross Traffic Alert(RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 336 Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . 35
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360, 361
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Recorder Surround Video . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Reimbursement
Program, GM Mobility . . . . 489
Remote Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Key Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Replacing
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
LATCH System PartsAfter a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93