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414 Connected Services
Ensuring Security
.Change the default passwords for the
Wi-Fi hotspot and myGMC mobile
application. Make these passwords
different from each other and use a
combination of letters and numbers to
increase the security.
.Change the default name of the SSID
(Service Set Identifier). This is your
network’s name that is visible to other
wireless devices. Choose a unique name
and avoid family names or vehicle
descriptions.
Wi-Fi Hotspot (If Equipped)
The vehicle may have a built-in Wi-Fi
hotspot that provides access to the Internet
and web content at 4G LTE speed. Up to
seven mobile devices can be connected.
A data plan is required. Use the in-vehicle
controls only when it is safe to do so. 1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot information, press
=to open the OnStar app on the
infotainment display, then select Wi-Fi
Hotspot. On some vehicles, touch Wi-Fi
or Wi-Fi Settings on the screen.
2. The Wi-Fi settings will display the Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID), password, and on
some vehicles, the connection type (no Internet connection, 3G, 4G, 4G LTE), and
signal quality (poor, good, excellent). The
LTE icon shows connection to Wi-Fi. It is
possible that the icon may not illuminate
even though the vehicle has an active
connection.
3. To change the SSID or password, press
Qor call 1-888-4ONSTAR to connect
with an Advisor. On some vehicles, the
SSID and password can be changed in
the Wi-Fi Hotspot menu.
After initial set-up, your vehicle’s Wi-Fi
hotspot will connect automatically to your
mobile devices. Manage data usage by
turning Wi-Fi on or off on your mobile
device, using the myGMC mobile app, or by
contacting an OnStar Advisor. On some
vehicles, Wi-Fi can also be managed from
the Wi-Fi Hotspot menu.
MyGMC Mobile App (If Available)
Download the myGMC mobile app to
compatible Apple and Android smartphones.
GMC users can access the following services
from a smartphone:
.Remotely start/stop the vehicle,
if factory-equipped.
.Lock/unlock doors, if equipped with
automatic locks.
.Activate the horn and lamps.
.Check the vehicle’s fuel level, oil life,
or tire pressure, if factory-equipped with
the Tire Pressure Monitor System.
.Send destinations to the vehicle.
.Locate the vehicle on a map
(U.S. market only).
.Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot on/off,
manage settings, and monitor data
consumption, if equipped.
.Locate a dealer and schedule service.
.Request Roadside Assistance.
.Set a parking reminder with pin drop,
take a photo, make a note, and set a
timer.
.Connect with GMC on social media.
Features are subject to change. For myGMC
mobile app information and compatibility,
see my.gmc.com.
An active OnStar or connected service plan
may be required. A compatible device,
factory-installed remote start, and power
locks are required. Data rates apply. See
www.onstar.com for details and system
limitations.

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DoorAjar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Drive Systems Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 130
Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . 268
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Distracted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Driving (cont'd)
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . 197
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
ElectricParking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 329
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . 333, 334
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 120
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . 125 Engine (cont'd)
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Overheated Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Extended Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Exterior
Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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422 Index
Lamps (cont'd)Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 92
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Lights (cont'd)
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Gauges and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Control System
(TCS)/Electronic Stability Control
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Lock
Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Index 423
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
MediaAvoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . . . . . . 41
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mode Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Multi-Point Vehicle Inspection (MPVI) . . . . 387N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Online Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Operating Mode
Overheated Engine Protection . . . . . . . . . 315
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5P
ParkAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 256
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Parking Brake and P (Park) Mechanism
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302