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378 Vehicle Care
Caution (Continued)
warranty. Whenever possible, turn off or
unplug all accessories on either vehicle
when jump starting.
4. Turn the ignition off on both vehicles. Unplug unnecessary accessories plugged
into the accessory power outlets. Turn
off the radio and all the lamps that are
not needed. This will avoid sparks and
help save both batteries. And it could
save the radio!
5. Open the hood on the other vehicle and locate the positive (+) and negative (−)
terminal locations on that vehicle.
{Warning
An electric fan can start up even when
the engine is not running and can injure
you. Keep hands, clothing, and tools
away from any underhood electric fan.
{Warning
Using a match near a battery can cause
battery gas to explode. People have been
hurt doing this, and some have been
blinded. Use a flashlight if you need
more light.
Battery fluid contains acid that can burn
you. Do not get it on you. If you
accidentally get it in your eyes or on
your skin, flush the place with water and
get medical help immediately.
{Warning
Fans or other moving engine parts can
injure you badly. Keep your hands away
from moving parts once the engine is
running.
6. Check that the jumper cables do not have loose or missing insulation. If they
do, you could get a shock. The vehicles
could be damaged too.
Before you connect the cables, here are
some basic things you should know.
Positive (+) will go to positive (+) or to a
remote positive (+) terminal if the vehicle has one. Negative (–) will go to a
heavy, unpainted metal engine part or to
a remote negative (–) terminal if the
vehicle has one.
Do not connect positive (+) to negative
(–) or you will get a short that would
damage the battery and maybe other
parts too. And do not connect the
negative (–) cable to the negative (–)
terminal on the dead battery because
this can cause sparks.
7. Connect one end of the red positive (+) cable to the discharged battery
positive (+) terminal.
8. Do not let the other end touch metal. Connect it to the good battery
positive (+) terminal. Use a remote
positive (+) terminal if the vehicle
has one.
9. Connect one end of the black negative (–) cable to the good battery negative
(–) terminal. Use a remote negative (–)
terminal if the vehicle has one.
Do not let the other end touch anything
until the next step.
10. Connect the other end of the negative (–) cable to the discharged battery
negative (–) grounding point.
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432 Index
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Massage Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . . . . . . 38
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Mirrors (cont'd)
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Mode Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Multi-Point Vehicle Inspection (MPVI) . . . . 396
N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Online Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Operating Mode
Overheated Engine Protection . . . . . . . . . 323
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 155 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5P
Park
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253, 262
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
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ParkingBrake and P (Park) Mechanism
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Phone Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171, 174
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab . . . . . . . . 308
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Power (cont'd)
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . 168
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Proposition 65 Warning California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . 376
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . .413
R
Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Radio AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 161
Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Rear
Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Locking Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rearview Mirror Truck Bed Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . 398
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Reimbursement Program, GM
Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Remote Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Key Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21