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1.Air Vents 0188.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0128.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0131.
3. Instrument Cluster (Base Level and
Midlevel) 096 or
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel) 099.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer 090.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer 091.
5. Light Sensor. See Automatic Headlamp
System 0130.
6. Infotainment. See Overview0136.
7. Dual Automatic Climate Control System
0183.
8. USB Port 0144 (If Equipped).
9. Wireless Charging 093 (If Equipped).
10. Heated and Ventilated Front Seats 042
(If Equipped).
11.
|Hazard Warning Flashers 0131.
gTraction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0218.
XPark Assist Switch. See Assistance
Systems for Parking or Backing 0232 (If
Equipped).
12. Driver Mode Control 0220. 13.
ALane Keep Assist (LKA)
0244 (If
Equipped).
5Hill Descent Control (HDC) 0219 (If
Equipped).
14.
hAuto Stop Disable Button. See Stop/
Start System 0206 (If Equipped).
15. Power Outlets 092.
16. Shift Switches. See Automatic
Transmission 0211.
17. ENGINE START/STOP Button. See Starting
the Engine 0205.
18. Steering Wheel Controls 0137 (If
Equipped).
Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons.
See Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base
Level) 0114 orDriver Information Center
(DIC) (Midlevel) 0116 orDriver
Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0119.
19. Horn 090.
20. Steering Wheel Adjustment 089.
21. Cruise Control 0221.
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced) 0223
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0 237 (If Equipped). Heated Steering Wheel
089 (If
Equipped).
22. Hood Release. See Hood0263.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination Control
0132 (Out of View).
Head-Up Display (HUD) 0121 (If
Equipped).
24. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). SeeMalfunction Indicator Lamp (Check
Engine Light) 0106.
25. Electric Parking Brake 0216.
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ventilated seats off. If the passenger seat is
unoccupied, the auto heated or ventilated
seats feature will not activate that seat. To
enable or disable auto heated or ventilated
seats, select Settings > Vehicle > Climate
and Air Quality > Auto Cooled or Auto
Heated Seats > ON or OFF. If equipped with
a heated steering wheel, the auto heated
steering wheel activation will follow the
heated seat auto activation and the heated
wheel indicator will follow the state of the
steering wheel heat.
Remote Start Heated and Ventilated Seats
During a remote start, the heated or
ventilated seats, if equipped, can be turned
on automatically. When it is cold outside,
the heated seats will turn on followed by
the heated steering wheel, if equipped.
When it is hot outside, the ventilated seats
turn on. The heated or ventilated seats are
canceled when the ignition is turned on.
Press the heated or ventilated seat button
to use the heated or ventilated seats after
the vehicle is started.
The heated or ventilated seat indicator lights
do not turn on during a remote start.
The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced. This is
normal.To enable or disable remote start heated or
ventilated seats, select Settings > Vehicle >
Remote Lock, Unlock, and Start > Remote
Start Auto Heat Seats or Remote Start Auto
Cool Seats > ON or OFF. See
Remote Vehicle
Start 014.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Reminder
If equipped, the message REAR SEAT
REMINDER LOOK IN REAR SEAT displays
under certain conditions indicating there
may be an item or passenger in the rear
seat. Check before exiting the vehicle.
This feature will activate when a second row
door is opened while the vehicle is on or up
to 10 minutes before the vehicle is turned
on. There will be an alert when the vehicle
is turned off. The alert does not directly
detect objects in the rear seat; instead,
under certain conditions, it detects when a
rear door is opened and closed, indicating
that there may be something in the
rear seat.
The feature is active only once each time
the vehicle is turned on and off, and will
require reactivation by opening and closing
the second row doors. There may be an alert even when there is nothing in the rear
seat; for example, if a child entered the
vehicle through the rear door and left the
vehicle without the vehicle being shut off.
The feature can be turned on or off. Select
Settings > Rear Seat Reminder > ON or OFF.
Rear Seat Adjustment
The second row seats slide forward for
more room.
To adjust the seat position:
1. Remove objects on the floor in front of or on the second row seat, or in the seat
tracks on the floor.
2. Lift the lever below the seat cushion and slide the seat forward or backward.
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Instruments and Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instrument Cluster (Base Level and Midlevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge (Uplevel only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . 103
Voltmeter Gauge (Uplevel only) . . . . . . . 103
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . 105
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check
Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 107
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Service Electric Parking Brake Light
(Uplevel and Midlevel
Cluster Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base
Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Midlevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Universal Remote System Operation . . . 127
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Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving. Power Tilt and Telescoping Steering Wheel
To adjust the power tilt and telescoping
steering wheel, if equipped:
Press the control to move the steering
wheel up and down or forward and
rearward.
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving.
Heated Steering Wheel
(:
If equipped, press to turn it on or off.
An indicator light next to the button
displays when the feature is turned on.
The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to start heating.
Automatic Heated Steering Wheel
If equipped with remote start, the heated
steering wheel will turn on automatically
during a remote start along with the heated
seats when it is cold outside. The heated
steering wheel indicator light may not
come on.
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FusesUsage
F17 Body Control Module 1
F18 Instrument Cluster/ Heads-Up Display
F19 –
F20 Rear Seat Entertainment F21 Body Control Module 4
F22 Infotainment USB Data/ Aux Jack
F23 Body Control Module 2
F24 USB Charger/Wireless Charging
F25 Park Aid/Electronic Transmission Range
System
F26 Communication Integration Module
F27 Video/Night Vision Module
F28 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
Display
F29 Radio Fuses
Usage
F30 Steering Wheel Adjustment Controls
F31 Electronic Brake Control Module Electric Brake
Booster
F32 DC AC Inverter
F33 Driver Power Seat
F34 Passenger Power Seat F35 Battery IEC 1 Feed
F36 Electric Power Steering F37 Rear Seat Entertainment/USB
Charge/Wireless
Charging Module
F38 Body Control Module 8
F39 –
Circuit Breakers/ Minifuse Usage
F40 –
F41 –
F42 Auxiliary Power Outlet (CB)/Lighter (Minifuse)Rear Compartment Fuse Block
The rear compartment fuse block is behind a
trim panel on the driver side of the rear
storage compartment.
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FrontHeated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . 241
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 249
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 285
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 290
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Gauges
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 95
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . 157
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 130
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 187
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Descent Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . 48
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 187
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Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
ShiftingInto Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Storage Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Storage (cont'd)
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Storage Areas Cargo Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
System Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Rear Cross Traffic Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299, 300
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294