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Driving and Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Vehicle Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 178
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . 196Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . 197
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . 198
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Adaptive Cruise Control (Camera) . . . . . 209
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Assistance Systems for Parking orBacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . 224
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . 227
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 238
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detected lane marking.Ais amber when
assisting. It may also provide a Lane
Departure Warning (LDW) alert by flashing
Aamber if the vehicle crosses a
detected lane marking. Additionally, there
may be three beeps, or the driver seat may
pulse three times, on the right or left,
depending on the lane departure direction.
Take Steering
The LKA system does not continuously steer
the vehicle. If LKA does not detect active
driver steering, an alert and chime may be
provided. Steer the vehicle to dismiss. LKA
may become temporarily unavailable after
repeated take steering alerts.
When the System Does Not Seem to
Work Properly
The system performance may be
affected by:
.Close vehicles ahead.
.Sudden lighting changes, such as when
driving through tunnels.
.Banked roads.
.Roads with poor lane markings, such as
two-lane roads. If the LKA system is not functioning
properly when lane markings are clearly
visible, cleaning the windshield may help.
A camera blocked message may display if
the camera is blocked. Some driver
assistance systems may have reduced
performance or not work at all. An LKA or
LDW unavailable message may display if the
systems are temporarily unavailable. This
message could be due to a blocked camera.
The LKA system does not need service. Clean
the outside of the windshield behind the
rearview mirror.
LKA assistance and/or LDW alerts may occur
due to tar marks, shadows, cracks in the
road, temporary or construction lane
markings, or other road imperfections. This
is normal system operation; the vehicle does
not need service. Turn LKA off if these
conditions continue.
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel
GM recommends the use of TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline to keep the engine clean,
reduce engine deposits, and maintain
optimal vehicle performance. Look for the TOP TIER Logo or see www.toptiergas.com
for a list of TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline
marketers and applicable countries.
Recommended Fuel
Regular unleaded gasoline meeting ASTM
specification D4814 with a posted octane
rating (R+M)/2 of 87 or greater is
recommended. Do not use gasoline with a
posted octane rating of less than 87, as this
will result in reduced performance and
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driveability. If heavy knocking is heard when
using gasoline rated at 87 or greater, the
engine needs service.
Do not use any fuel labeled E85 or FlexFuel.
Do not use gasoline with ethanol levels
greater than 15% by volume.
Prohibited Fuels
Caution
Do not use fuels with any of the
following conditions; doing so may
damage the vehicle and void its
warranty:
.For vehicles that are not FlexFuel, fuel
labeled greater than 15% ethanol by
volume, such as mid-level ethanol
blends (16–50% ethanol), E85,
or FlexFuel.
.Fuel with any amount of methanol,
methylal, ferrocene, and aniline. These
fuels can corrode metal fuel system
parts or damage plastic and rubber
parts.
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Caution (Continued)
.Fuel containing metals such as
methylcyclopentadienyl manganese
tricarbonyl (MMT), which can damage
the emissions control system and
spark plugs.
.Fuel with a posted octane rating of
less than the recommended fuel. Using
this fuel will lower fuel economy and
performance, and may decrease the
life of the emissions catalyst.
Fuels in Foreign Countries
The U.S., Canada, and Mexico post fuel
octane ratings in anti-knock index (AKI). For
fuel not to use in a foreign country, see
Prohibited Fuels0236.
Fuel Additives
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is highly
recommended for use with your vehicle.
If your country does not have TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline, add ACDelco Fuel
System Treatment Plus−Gasoline to the
vehicle’s gasoline fuel tank at every oil
change or 15 000 km (9,000 mi), whichever
occurs first. TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline and
ACDelco Fuel System Treatment Plus −Gasoline will help keep your vehicle’s
engine fuel deposit free and performing
optimally.
Filling the Tank
An arrow on the fuel gauge indicates which
side of the vehicle the fuel door is on. See
Fuel Gauge
092.
{Warning
Fuel vapors and fuel fires burn violently
and can cause injury or death.
Follow these guidelines to help avoid
injuries to you and others:
.Read and follow all the instructions on
the fuel pump island.
.Turn off the engine when refueling.
.Keep sparks, flames, and smoking
materials away from fuel.
.Do not leave the fuel pump
unattended.
.Avoid using electronic devices while
refueling.
.Do not re-enter the vehicle while
pumping fuel.
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Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
ForwardCollision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Front
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . 230
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 238
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . 271
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 275G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 86
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . .143
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Headlamps (cont'd)
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 116
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Heated
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . 42
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171
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Spare TireCompact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Storage Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Rear Compartment/Storage PanelCover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
System Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Rear Cross Traffic Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 290
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 292
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . 288
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244