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Instruments and Controls 135
Security Light
The security light should come
on briefly as the engine is
started. If it 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 stays on and the
engine does not start, there
could be a problem with the
theft-deterrent system. See
Immobilizer Operation031.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the
high-beam headlamps are in
use. See Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer 0154.
IntelliBeam Light
This light comes on when the
IntelliBeam system,
if equipped, is enabled. See
Exterior Lamp Controls 0152.
Lamps On Reminder
This light comes on when the
exterior lamps are in use,
except when only the Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) are
active. See Exterior Lamp
Controls
0152.
Cruise Control Light
The cruise control light is
white when the cruise control
is on and ready, and turns
green when the cruise control
is set and active.
See Cruise Control 0302.
Adaptive Cruise Control
Light
Base LevelUplevel
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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior LampControls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Headlamp High/ Low-Beam Changer . . . . . 154
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 156
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . 157
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Battery Power
Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp
Controls
The exterior lamp control is on
the turn signal lever.
Turn the control to the
following positions:
O:Turns the exterior lamps
off and deactivates the AUTO
mode. Turn to
Oagain to
reactivate the AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate when
the vehicle is shifted out of
P (Park).
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the AUTO or2position to
reactivate the IntelliBeam
system. The instrument
cluster light will come on to
indicate the IntelliBeam
system is reactivated.
The high beams may not turn
off automatically if the system
cannot detect another
vehicle's lamps because of any
of the following:
.The other vehicle's lamps
are missing, damaged,
obstructed from view,
or otherwise undetected.
.The other vehicle's lamps
are covered with dirt, snow,
and/or road spray.
.The other vehicle's lamps
cannot be detected due to
dense exhaust, smoke, fog,
snow, road spray, mist,
or other airborne
obstructions.
.The vehicle's windshield is
dirty, cracked, or obstructed
by something that blocks the
view of the light sensor.
.The vehicle is loaded such
that the front end points
upward, causing the light
sensor to aim high and not
detect headlamps and
taillamps.
.The vehicle is being driven
on winding or hilly roads.
The automatic high-beam
headlamps may need to be
disabled if any of the above
conditions exist.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A warning chime sounds if the
driver door is opened while
the ignition is off and the
exterior lamps are on.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
3: Push the turn signal lever
away from you and release, to
turn the high beams on. To
return to low beams, push the
lever again or pull it toward
you and release.
This indicator light turns on in
the instrument cluster when
the high-beam headlamps
are on.
Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull
the turn signal lever toward
you, and release.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
DRL can make it easier for
others to see the front of your
vehicle during the day. Fully
functional DRL are required on
all vehicles first sold in
Canada.
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516 INDEX
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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Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . 289
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . 130
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Indicators
Warning Lights andGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . 81
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . 496
Infotainment Using the System . . . . . . . . . . 165
Infotainment System . . . . . . . 500
Inspection
Multi-Point Vehicle . . . . . . . . 474 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . 113, 115
Instrument Panel
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . 35
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 162
J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . 422
LampsCornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
DaytimeRunning (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exterior Lighting
Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Lamps (cont'd)
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
High/Low Beam
Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 353
Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . 356
Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . 157
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . 123