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SEAT RECALL: ON REMOTE:The driver’s
memory seat, mirrors, and adjustable pedals
position you saved will be recalled when
you unlock the vehicle with the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter.
Choose one of the available options and press the
customization button while it is displayed on the
DIC to select it and move on to the next feature. For
more information on the memory seat feature, see
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 11.
Curb View
Press the customization button until CURB VIEW:
OFF appears in the display. To select your
preference for curb view, press the select button
while CURB VIEW: OFF is displayed on the
DIC. Pressing the select button will scroll through
the following choices:
CURB VIEW: OFF (default):The passenger’s
outside mirror will not be tilted down when
the vehicle is shifted into REVERSE (R).
CURB VIEW: PASSENGER:The passenger’s
outside mirror will be tilted down when the vehicle
is shifted into REVERSE (R).When the vehicle is placed in PARK (P) or in any
forward gear, the mirror will return to the normal
driving position, following a short delay.
Choose one of the available options and press the
customization button while it is displayed on the
DIC to select it and move on to the next feature.
For more information on tilt mirror in reverse,
seeOutside Curb View Assist Mirror on page 124.
Alarm Warning
Press the customization button until ALARM
WARNING: BOTH appears in the display. To
select your preference for alarm warning, press the
select button while ALARM WARNING: BOTH is
displayed on the DIC. Pressing the select
button will scroll through the following choices:
ALARM WARNING: BOTH (default):The
headlamps will ash and the horn will chirp when
the alarm is active.
ALARM WARNING: HORN:The horn will chirp
when the alarm is active.
ALARM WARNING: LAMPS:The headlamps will
ash when the alarm is active.
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Watch for traffic signs, pavement markings, and
lines. If you can see a sign up ahead that might
indicate a turn or an intersection, delay your
pass. A broken center line usually indicates it is
all right to pass, providing the road ahead is
clear. Never cross a solid line on your side of
the lane or a double solid line, even if the road
seems empty of approaching traffic.
Do not get too close to the vehicle you want to
pass while you are awaiting an opportunity. For
one thing, following too closely reduces your
area of vision, especially if you are following a
larger vehicle. Also, you will not have adequate
space if the vehicle ahead suddenly slows or
stops. Keep back a reasonable distance.
When it looks like a chance to pass is coming
up, start to accelerate but stay in the right lane
and do not get too close. Time your move so
you will be increasing speed as the time comes
to move into the other lane. If the way is clear to
pass, you will have a running start that more
than makes up for the distance you would lose
by dropping back. And if something happens to
cause you to cancel your pass, you need only
slow down and drop back again and wait for
another opportunity.
If other vehicles are lined up to pass a slow
vehicle, wait your turn. But take care that
someone is not trying to pass you as you pull
out to pass the slow vehicle. Remember to
glance over your shoulder and check the
blind spot.
Check your vehicle’s mirrors, glance over your
shoulder, and start your left lane change signal
before moving out of the right lane to pass.
When you are far enough ahead of the passed
vehicle to see its front in your vehicle’s inside
mirror, activate the right lane change signal and
move back into the right lane. Remember that
your vehicle’s passenger side outside mirror is
convex. The vehicle you just passed may seem
to be farther away from you than it really is.
Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time
on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing
the next vehicle.
Do not overtake a slowly moving vehicle too
rapidly. Even though the brake lamps are not
ashing, it may be slowing down or starting
to turn.
If you are being passed, make it easy for the
following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps
you can ease a little to the right.
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Loss of Control
Let us review what driving experts say about what
happens when the three control systems — brakes,
steering, and acceleration — do not have enough
friction where the tires meet the road to do what the
driver has asked.
In any emergency, do not give up. Keep trying to
steer and constantly seek an escape route or
area of less danger.
Skidding
In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking
reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and
by not overdriving those conditions. But skids
are always possible.
The three types of skids correspond to your
vehicle’s three control systems. In the braking skid,
your wheels are not rolling. In the steering or
cornering skid, too much speed or steering in a
curve causes tires to slip and lose cornering force.
And in the acceleration skid, too much throttle
causes the driving wheels to spin.A cornering skid is best handled by easing your
foot off the accelerator pedal.
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you
want the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly
enough, your vehicle may straighten out. Always be
ready for a second skid if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow,
ice, gravel, or other material is on the road.
For safety, you will want to slow down and adjust
your driving to these conditions. It is important
to slow down on slippery surfaces because
stopping distance will be longer and vehicle control
more limited.
While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration,
or braking, including reducing vehicle speed by
shifting to a lower gear. Any sudden changes could
cause the tires to slide. You may not realize the
surface is slippery until your vehicle is skidding.
Learn to recognize warning clues — such as
enough water, ice, or packed snow on the road to
make a mirrored surface — and slow down when
you have any doubt.
Remember: Any Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
helps avoid only the braking skid.
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Off-Road Driving
Your vehicle does not have features like added
ground clearance, special underbody shielding, and
a transfer case low gear range, things that are
necessary for extended or severe off-road service.
You should not drive off-road unless you are on a
level, solid surface.
Driving at Night
Night driving is more dangerous than day driving.
One reason is that some drivers are likely to
be impaired — by alcohol or drugs, with night
vision problems, or by fatigue.
Here are some tips on night driving.
Drive defensively.
Do not drink and drive.
Adjust the inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.
Since you cannot see as well, you may need
to slow down and keep more space between
you and other vehicles.
Slow down, especially on higher speed roads.
Your vehicle’s headlamps can light up only so
much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you are tired, pull off the road in a safe
place and rest.
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime.
But as we get older these differences increase.
A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice as
much light to see the same thing at night as a
20-year-old.
What you do in the daytime can also affect your
night vision. For example, if you spend the
day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear
sunglasses. Your eyes will have less trouble
adjusting to night. But if you are driving, do not
wear sunglasses at night. They may cut down on
glare from headlamps, but they also make a
lot of things invisible.
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Freeway Driving
Mile for mile, freeways — also called thruways,
parkways, expressways, turnpikes, or
superhighways — are the safest of all roads.
But they have their own special rules.The most important advice on freeway driving is:
Keep up with traffic and keep to the right.
Drive at the same speed most of the other drivers
are driving. Too-fast or too-slow driving breaks
a smooth traffic ow. Treat the left lane on
a freeway as a passing lane.
At the entrance, there is usually a ramp that leads
to the freeway. If you have a clear view of the
freeway as you drive along the entrance ramp, you
should begin to check traffic. Try to determine
where you expect to blend with the ow. Try to
merge into the gap at close to the prevailing speed.
Switch on your turn signal, check your mirrors, and
glance over your shoulder as often as necessary.
Try to blend smoothly with the traffic ow.
Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed
to the posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it
is slower. Stay in the right lane unless you want
to pass.
Before changing lanes, check your mirrors.
Then use your turn signal.
Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly
over your shoulder to make sure there is not
another vehicle in your blind spot.
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Highway Hypnosis
Is there actually such a condition as highway
hypnosis? Or is it just plain falling asleep at the
wheel? Call it highway hypnosis, lack of
awareness, or whatever.
There is something about an easy stretch of road
with the same scenery, along with the hum of the
tires on the road, the drone of the engine, and the
rush of the wind against the vehicle that can make
you sleepy. Do not let it happen to you! If it does,
your vehicle can leave the road in less than a
second, and you could crash and be injured.
What can you do about highway hypnosis?
First, be aware that it can happen.
Then here are some tips:
Make sure your vehicle is well ventilated,
with a comfortably cool interior.
Keep your eyes moving. Scan the road ahead
and to the sides. Check your mirrors and your
instruments frequently.
If you get sleepy, pull off the road into a
rest, service, or parking area and take a nap,
get some exercise, or both. For safety, treat
drowsiness on the highway as an emergency.
Hill and Mountain Roads
Driving on steep hills or mountains is different
from driving in at or rolling terrain.
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Before you start, check all trailer hitch parts and
attachments, safety chains, electrical connection,
lamps, tires and mirror adjustment. If the trailer
has electric brakes, start your vehicle and
trailer moving and then apply the trailer brake
controller by hand to be sure the brakes are
working. This lets you check your electrical
connection at the same time.
During your trip, check occasionally to be sure
that the load is secure, and that the lamps and any
trailer brakes are still working.
Following Distance
Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead
as you would when driving your vehicle without
a trailer. This can help you avoid situations
that require heavy braking and sudden turns.
Passing
You’ll need more passing distance up ahead when
you’re towing a trailer. And, because you’re a
good deal longer, you’ll need to go much farther
beyond the passed vehicle before you can
return to your lane.
Backing Up
Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one
hand. Then, to move the trailer to the left,
just move that hand to the left. To move the trailer
to the right, move your hand to the right. Always
back up slowly and, if possible, have someone
guide you.
Making Turns
Notice:Making very sharp turns while
trailering could cause the trailer to come in
contact with the vehicle. Your vehicle could be
damaged. Avoid making very sharp turns
while trailering.
When you’re turning with a trailer, make wider
turns than normal. Do this so your trailer
won’t strike soft shoulders, curbs, road signs,
trees or other objects. Avoid jerky or sudden
maneuvers. Signal well in advance.
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Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals................ 11
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 199
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview
with Compass....................................... 123
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
OnStar
®and Compass......................... 121
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 124
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror............... 124
Outside Heated Mirrors............................ 124
Outside Power Mirror............................... 123
Moonroof..................................................... 144
MP3 ............................................................ 233
MyGMLink.com............................................ 467
N
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual............................. 243
New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 106
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts..... 460
O
Odometer.................................................... 176
Odometer, Trip............................................ 176
Off-Road Driving.......................................... 281
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 278
Oil
Engine..................................................... 334
Pressure Gage......................................... 190
Oil, Engine Oil Life System ......................... 337
Older Children, Restraints............................. 38
Online Owner Center................................... 467
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 125
Other Warning Devices................................ 150
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 172
Outlet(s), Accessory Power.......................... 166
Outside
Convex Mirror.......................................... 124
Curb View Assist Mirror........................... 124
Heated Mirrors......................................... 124
Power Mirror............................................ 123
Overhead Console....................................... 140
Owner Checks and Services....................... 455
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
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Reading Lamps........................................... 164
Rear Axle.................................................... 369
Limited-Slip.............................................. 271
Rear Climate Control System...................... 173
Rear Door Security Locks............................. 97
Rear Floor Storage Lid................................ 142
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides.................. 35
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)............................... 257
Rear Seat Entertainment System................. 243
Rear Seat Operation..................................... 16
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts.............. 32
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.................... 155
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with Compass.......................................... 123
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with OnStar
®and Compass..................... 121
Reclining Seatbacks, Power.......................... 13
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......... 458
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 302
Reduced Engine Power Light...................... 191
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System............ 89
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation................................................... 90Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.......................................... 410
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools............ 408
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 376
Replacement, Windshield............................. 377
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 479
Saab........................................................ 480
United States Government....................... 479
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 82
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 83
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................ 108
Right Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 32
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 469
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 296
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 461
Running the Engine While Parked............... 120
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Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 177
Pretensioners............................................. 37
Reminder Light........................................ 177
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 427
Driver Position........................................... 24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 23
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 22
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides............... 35
Rear Seat Passengers............................... 32
Right Front Passenger Position.................. 32
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 37
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 31
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 18
Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 450
Seats
Head Restraints......................................... 15
Heated Seats............................................. 10
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals...................... 11
Power Lumbar............................................. 9Seats (cont.)
Power Reclining Seatbacks........................ 13
Power Seats................................................ 9
Rear Seat Operation.................................. 16
Secondary Latch System............................. 416
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Rear Seat Position......................... 59
Rear Outside Seat Position........................ 57
Right Front Seat Position........................... 60
Security Light.............................................. 191
Service........................................................ 322
Accessories and Modications.................. 322
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle..................................... 323
All-Wheel-Drive Light................................ 192
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 322
Doing Your Own Work............................. 323
Engine Soon Light................................... 187
Publications Ordering Information............. 480
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 80
Setting the Time.......................................... 213
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 430
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 117
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 118
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 152
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