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Warning (Continued)
and wheel assembly with a
similar overall diameter as the
road tires and wheels, so it is
all right to drive on it. The
spare tire was developed for
use on this vehicle and will not
affect vehicle handling.
{Warning
Using bias-ply tires on the
vehicle may cause the wheel
rim flanges to develop cracks
after many miles of driving.
A tire and/or wheel could fail
suddenly and cause a crash.
Use only radial-ply tires with
the wheels on the vehicle.
Winter tires with the same speed
rating as the original equipment
tires may not be available for H,
V, W, Y and ZR speed rated tires. Never exceed the winter
tires’
maximum speed capability
when using winter tires with a
lower speed rating.
If the vehicle tires must be
replaced with a tire that does not
have a TPC Spec number, make
sure they are the same size,
load range, speed rating, and
construction (radial) as the
original tires.
Vehicles that have a tire
pressure monitoring system
could give an inaccurate
low-pressure warning if non-TPC
Spec rated tires are installed.
See Tire Pressure Monitor
System 0333.
The Tire and Loading
Information label indicates the
original equipment tires on the
vehicle. See Vehicle Load Limits
0 204 for the label location and
more information about the Tire
and Loading Information label.
Different Size Tires and
Wheels
If wheels or tires are installed that
are a different size than the original
equipment wheels and tires, vehicle
performance, including its braking,
ride and handling characteristics,
stability, and resistance to rollover
may be affected. If the vehicle has
electronic systems such as antilock
brakes, rollover airbags, traction
control, electronic stability control,
or All-Wheel Drive, the performance
of these systems can also be
affected.
{Warning
If different sized wheels are used,
there may not be an acceptable
level of performance and safety if
tires not recommended for those
wheels are selected. This
increases the chance of a crash
and serious injury. Only use GM
specific wheel and tire systems
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Warning (Continued)
developed for the vehicle, and
have them properly installed by a
GM certified technician.
See Buying New Tires 0340 and
Accessories and Modifications
0 282.
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading
The following information relates
to the system developed by the
United States National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), which grades tires by
treadwear, traction, and
temperature performance. This
applies only to vehicles sold in
the United States. The grades
are molded on the sidewalls of
most passenger car tires. The
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQG) system does not apply
to deep tread, winter tires, compact spare tires, tires with
nominal rim diameters of
10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm),
or to some limited-production
tires.
While the tires available on
General Motors passenger cars
and light trucks may vary with
respect to these grades, they
must also conform to federal
safety requirements and
additional General Motors Tire
Performance Criteria (TPC)
standards.
Quality grades can be found
where applicable on the tire
sidewall between tread shoulder
and maximum section width. For
example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA
Temperature A
All Passenger Car Tires Must
Conform to Federal Safety
Requirements In Addition To
These Grades.
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a
comparative rating based on the
wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified government test
course. For example, a tire
graded 150 would wear one and
one-half (1½) times as well on
the government course as a tire
graded 100. The relative
performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of
their use, however, and may
depart significantly from the
norm due to variations in driving
habits, service practices and
differences in road
characteristics and climate.
Traction
The traction grades, from
highest to lowest, are AA, A, B,
and C. Those grades represent
the tire's ability to stop on wet
pavement as measured under
controlled conditions on

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specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and
concrete. A tire marked C may
have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade
assigned to this tire is based on
straight-ahead braking traction
tests, and does not include
acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.
Temperature
The temperature grades are A
(the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire's resistance
to the generation of heat and its
ability to dissipate heat when
tested under controlled
conditions on a specified indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained
high temperature can cause the
material of the tire to degenerate
and reduce tire life, and
excessive temperature can lead
to sudden tire failure. The grade
C corresponds to a level ofperformance which all
passenger car tires must meet
under the Federal Motor Safety
Standard No. 109. Grades B and
A represent higher levels of
performance on the laboratory
test wheel than the minimum
required by law. Warning: The
temperature grade for this tire is
established for a tire that is
properly inflated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed,
underinflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in
combination, can cause heat
buildup and possible tire failure.
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance
The tires and wheels were aligned
and balanced at the factory to
provide the longest tire life and best
overall performance. Adjustments to
wheel alignment and tire balancing
are not necessary on a regular
basis. Consider an alignment check
if there is unusual tire wear or the vehicle is significantly pulling to one
side or the other. Some slight pull to
the left or right, depending on the
crown of the road and/or other road
surface variations such as troughs
or ruts, is normal. If the vehicle is
vibrating when driving on a smooth
road, the tires and wheels may need
to be rebalanced. See your dealer
for proper diagnosis.
Wheel Replacement
Replace any wheel that is bent,
cracked, or badly rusted or
corroded. If wheel nuts keep coming
loose, the wheel, wheel bolts, and
wheel nuts should be replaced.
If the wheel leaks air, replace it.
Some aluminum wheels can be
repaired. See your dealer if any of
these conditions exist.
Your dealer will know the kind of
wheel that is needed.
Each new wheel should have the
same load-carrying capacity,
diameter, width, offset, and be
mounted the same way as the one it
replaces.

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Replace wheels, wheel bolts, wheel
nuts, or Tire Pressure Monitor
System (TPMS) sensors with new
GM original equipment parts.
{Warning
Using the wrong replacement
wheels, wheel bolts, or wheel
nuts can be dangerous. It could
affect the braking and handling of
the vehicle. Tires can lose air,
and cause loss of control, causing
a crash. Always use the correct
wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel
nuts for replacement.
Caution
The wrong wheel can also cause
problems with bearing life, brake
cooling, speedometer or
odometer calibration, headlamp
aim, bumper height, vehicle
ground clearance, and tire or tire
chain clearance to the body and
chassis.
Used Replacement Wheels
{Warning
Replacing a wheel with a used
one is dangerous. How it has
been used or how far it has been
driven may be unknown. It could
fail suddenly and cause a crash.
When replacing wheels, use a
new GM original equipment
wheel.
Tire Chains
{Warning
If the vehicle has 265/65R18,
P265/65R18, P275/55R20,
or P285/45R22 size tires, do not
use tire chains. There is not
enough clearance. Tire chains
used on a vehicle without the
proper amount of clearance can
cause damage to the brakes,
suspension, or other vehicle(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
parts. The area damaged by the
tire chains could cause loss of
control and a crash.
Use another type of traction
device only if its manufacturer
recommends it for the vehicle's
tire size combination and road
conditions. Follow that
manufacturer's instructions. To
avoid vehicle damage, drive slow
and readjust or remove the
traction device if it is contacting
the vehicle. Do not spin the
wheels.
If traction devices are used, install
them on the rear tires.
Caution
If the vehicle has P255/70R17 or
P265/70R17 size tires, use tire
chains only where legal and only(Continued)

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420 Index
Check (cont'd)Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 307
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . 101
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . .115, 117, 118
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Child-View Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 399
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Connections
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Control (cont'd)
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 141
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 188
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 240
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Customer Information
Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 401
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 399
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 405
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 404
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Diagnostics
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 391
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 247
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 250
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

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Lights (cont'd)Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 151
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 176
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 143
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Locks (cont'd)
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 152
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 236
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 376 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 146
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Mirror Child-View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 57
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
N
NavigationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 305

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Tires (cont'd)Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331, 332
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 334
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 333
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Terminology and Definitions . . 328
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 343
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 263
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 263
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 360
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Towing (cont'd)
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 277
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Traction
Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 277
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . 290, 293
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 142
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 342
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 170Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Universal Remote System (cont'd)
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 388
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 150
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143