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Customer Information 345
If the vehicle is leased, the leasing company
may require you to have insurance that
ensures repairs with Genuine GM Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts or
Genuine Manufacturer replacement parts.
Read the lease carefully, as you may be
charged at the end of the lease for poor
quality repairs.
If a Crash Occurs
If there has been an injury, call emergency
services for help. Do not leave the scene of
a crash until all matters have been taken
care of. Move the vehicle only if its position
puts you in danger, or you are instructed to
move it by a police officer.
Give only the necessary information to
police and other parties involved in the
crash.
For emergency towing seeRoadside
Assistance Program 0341.
Gather the following information:
.Driver name, address, and telephone
number
.Driver license number
.Owner name, address, and telephone
number
.Vehicle license plate number
.Vehicle make, model, and model year
.Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
.Insurance company and policy number
.General description of the damage to the
other vehicle
Choose a reputable repair facility that uses
quality replacement parts. See “Collision
Parts” earlier in this section.
If the airbag has inflated, see What Will You
See after an Airbag Inflates? 044.
Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair
Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends that you
take an active role in its repair. If you have
a pre-determined repair facility of choice,
take the vehicle there, or have it towed
there. Specify to the facility that any
required replacement collision parts be
original equipment parts, either new
Genuine GM parts or recycled original GM
parts. Remember, recycled parts will not be
covered by the GM vehicle warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair, but
you must live with the repair. Depending on
your policy limits, your insurance company
may initially value the repair using aftermarket parts. Discuss this with the
repair professional, and insist on 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.

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Customer Information 347
To contact NHTSA, you may call the
Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go
to
https://www.safercar.gov;or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590
You can also obtain other information
about motor vehicle safety from
https://www.safercar.gov.
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government
If you live in Canada, and you believe
that the vehicle has a safety defect,
notify Transport Canada immediately,
and notify General Motors of Canada
Company. Call Transport Canada at
1-800-333-0510; go to:
www.tc.gc.ca/recalls (English)
www.tc.gc.ca/rappels (French) or write to:
Transport Canada
Motor Vehicle Safety Directorate
Defect Investigations and Recalls
Division
80 Noel Street
Gatineau
,QC J8Z 0A1
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport
Canada) in a situation like this, notify
General Motors.
In the U.S., call 1-800-462-8782, or write:
GMC Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 33172
Detroit, MI 48232-5172
In Canada, call 1-800-263-3777 (English) or
1-800-263-7854 (French), or write:
Customer Care Centre
General Motors of Canada Company
500 Wentworth Street W
Oshawa, ON L1J 0C5In Mexico, call 800-466-0812 or
800-466-0801.
In other Central America and Caribbean
Countries, call 52-555-901-2369.
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
The vehicle has a number of computers that
record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven or used.
For example, the vehicle uses computer
modules to monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to monitor the
conditions for airbag deployment and
deploy them in a crash, and, if equipped, to
provide antilock braking to help the driver
control the vehicle. These modules may
store data to help the dealer technician
service the vehicle or to help GM improve
safety or features. Some modules may also
store data about how the 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.

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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. SeeAdd-On
Electrical Equipment 0251. 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
Qto speak with
an Advisor. Users of wireless
communications are cautioned that the
privacy of any information sent via wireless
cellular communications cannot be assured.
Third parties may unlawfully intercept or
access transmissions and private
communications without consent.
OnStar –Software Acknowledgements
To obtain the source code under GPL, LGPL,
MPL, and other open source licenses, that is
contained in this product, please visit
www.opensourceautomotive.com/an/GM. In
addition to the source code, all referred
license terms, warranty disclaimers, and
copyright notices are available for download.
This offer is valid for a period of three years
after our last shipment of this product. This
offer is valid to anyone in receipt of this
information.
*Provided through Continental Automotive
Systems, Inc., who is solely responsible for
provisions of related OSS compliance.

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AppsOff-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Assistance Systems Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Audio
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Auto Stop Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Emergency Braking (AEB) DisabledLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . 123
Axle
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Locking Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271B
BatteryExterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . 115
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . .269, 312
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Blind Zone Steering Assist (BZSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Bluetooth
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 130
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
(CHMSL) and Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
C
Calibration Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 253
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 1, 312
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
and Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

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F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Filter Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fog Lamp Light Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179, 270
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Front (cont'd)
Locking Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . 218
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 227
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 277
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 281
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Gauges (cont'd)
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Transmission Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 79
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . 126
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 300
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 301
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . 297
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Towing App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Towing (cont'd)
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Traction Control System (TCS)/Electronic
Stability Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . 185
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . 140
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Towing App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Transfer Case Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . 343
Transporting a Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Items That Can Catch Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . . . . 167 TTY Users
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
UpdatesSoftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Using Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleAhead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18