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It also comes on when the fuel
gauge indicator nears empty.
The light turns off when fuel is
added. If it does not, have the
vehicle serviced.
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 Operation035.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the
high-beam headlamps are in
use. See Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer 0153.
IntelliBeam Light
This light comes on when the
IntelliBeam system,
if equipped, is enabled. See
Exterior Lamp Controls 0151.
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 0151.
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 0275.
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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . 151
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Headlamp High/ Low-Beam Changer . . . . . 153
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 155
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . 156
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Exterior 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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instrument cluster light will
come on to indicate the
IntelliBeam 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.
The dedicated DRL will come
on when all of the following
conditions are met:
.The ignition is on.
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472 INDEX
Fuel (cont'd)Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Fuses Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . 147
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 General Information
Service and
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Guidance Problems with theRoute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
H
Hazard WarningFlashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . 142
Headlamps Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . 365
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . 138 Headlamps (cont'd)
High/Low Beam
Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . 138
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Ventilated Front Seats . . . . 54
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 229
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 138
High-Speed Operation . . . . . 386
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 271
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 229
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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IndicatorPedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Indicators Warning Lights andGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Infants and Young
Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . 83
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . 452
Infotainment
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . 163
Infotainment System . . . . . . . 456
Inspection Multi-Point Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 431
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Instrument Panel
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . 39
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 159
J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Keys (cont'd)
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . 378
Lamps
Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
DaytimeRunning (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High/Low Beam
Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . 313
Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . 315
Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . 156
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . 127
All-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Brake System Warning . . . 131
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . 138
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . 136
Electric Parking Brake . . . . 132