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ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 21
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 92
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 126
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 216
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 330
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 346
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 356
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Passenger Sensing System . . . 12
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 13
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 14
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Vehicle Features
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 16
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 17
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Convertible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 19
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 19
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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6 In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview

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1.Air Vents 0214.
2. Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0120.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change
Signals 0122.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0110.
3. Cruise Control 0241.
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0245 (If Equipped).
4. Instrument Cluster 098.
5. Driver Information Center
(DIC) 0110.
6. Steering Wheel Controls 093.
7. Windshield Wiper/Washer 094.
8. Central Locking Switch. See Power Door Locks 028.
Hazard Warning
Flashers 0122.
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0101
9. Infotainment. See Overview 0127. 10. Anti-Theft Alarm System
Indicator. See Vehicle Alarm
System 031.
11. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0239.
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0247.
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0243.
12. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0212.
Heated Front Seats 049 (If
Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 094 (If
Equipped).
13. USB 0158.
Input Jack. See Auxiliary
Devices 0164.
14. Convertible Top 037 (If
Equipped).
Central Power Window Switch.
See Power Windows 034.
15. Electric Parking Brake. See Parking Brake 0236 16. Shift Lever. See
Automatic
Transmission 0233.
17. Power Outlets 096.
18. Ignition Switch. See Ignition
Positions 0227.
19. Horn 094.
20. Steering Wheel
Adjustment 093.
21. Instrument Panel Storage 089.
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block 0285.
22. Hood Release. See Hood 0257.
23. Exterior Lamp Controls 0119.
Fog Lamps 0122.
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0123.
24. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0102.

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':Press to turn on the dome
lamps.
Reading Lamps
The front reading lamps are in the
overhead console.
#or$: Press the button near
each lamp to turn it on or off.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is to the
left of the steering column on the
instrument panel.
O: Briefly turn to this position to
turn the automatic lamp control off
or on again.
AUTO : Turns the headlamps on
automatically at normal brightness,
together with the parking lamps,
taillamps, license plate lamps,
instrument panel lights, and
sidemarker lamps.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights. A warning
chime sounds if the driver door is
opened when the ignition switch is
off and the headlamps are on.
#: If equipped with fog lamps,
press to turn the lamps on or off.
See:
. Exterior Lamp Controls 0119
. Fog Lamps 0122
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY, ON/RUN, or START,
move the lever to select the wiper
speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.

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Vehicle Features
Steering Wheel Controls
Depending on the vehicle options,
some audio functions can be
controlled through the steering
wheel controls.
b/g:Press to interact with
Bluetooth or voice recognition. See
Bluetooth 0197 orVoice
Recognition 0191.
$/i:Press to decline an
incoming call, or to end a current
call. Press to silence the vehicle
speakers while using the infotainment system. Press again to
turn the sound on. Press to cancel
voice recognition.
_SRC^:
Press to select an audio
source.
Use the thumbwheel to select the
next or previous favorite radio
station, CD, MP3 track, USB, and
Bluetooth Audio.
Use
_SRC to skip to the next song
or show using Pandora or Stitcher.
See Pandora Internet Radio 0146
or Stitcher Internet Radio 0150.
+
x− :Press + to increase the
volume. Press −to decrease.
See Steering Wheel Controls 093.
Cruise Control
1:Press to turn the cruise control
system on or off. A white indicator
comes on in the instrument cluster
when cruise is turned on.
RES/+ : If there is a set speed in
memory, move the thumbwheel up
briefly to resume to that speed or
hold upward to accelerate. If cruise
control is already active, use to
increase vehicle speed.

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SET/−:Move the thumbwheel down
briefly to set the speed and activate
cruise control. If cruise control is
already active, use to decrease
speed.
*: Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
See Cruise Control 0241.
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the center of
the instrument cluster. It shows the
status of many vehicle systems. The
controls for the DIC are on the turn
signal lever.
1. SET/CLR: Press to set,
or press and hold to clear, the
menu item displayed. 2.
w/x:
Use the band to
scroll through the items in
each menu.
3. MENU: Press to display the
DIC menus. This button is also
used to return to or exit the last
screen displayed on the DIC.
See Driver Information Center
(DIC) 0110.
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System
If equipped, FCA may help avoid or
reduce the harm caused by
front-end crashes. FCA provides a
green indicator,
V, when a vehicle
is detected ahead. When
approaching a vehicle ahead too
quickly, FCA provides a visual alert
and rapidly beeps.
See Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0245.
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW)
If equipped, LDW may help avoid
unintentional lane departures at
speeds of 56 km/h (35 mph) or
greater. LDW uses a camera sensor
to detect the lane markings. The
LDW light,
@, is green if a lane
marking is detected. If the vehicle
departs the lane without using a turn
signal in that direction, the light will
change to amber and flash. In
addition, beeps will sound.
See Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0247.
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC)
If equipped, RVC displays a view of
the area behind the vehicle on the
infotainment display when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse) to
aid with parking and low-speed
backing maneuvers.
See Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing 0243.

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Parking Assist
If equipped, Rear Parking Assist
(RPA) uses sensors on the rear
bumper to assist with parking and
avoiding objects while in
R (Reverse). It operates at speeds
less than 8 km/h (5 mph). RPA may
display a warning triangle on the
RVC screen and a graphic on the
instrument cluster to provide the
object distance. In addition, multiple
beeps may occur if very close to an
object.
The vehicle may also have the Front
Parking Assist system.
SeeAssistance Systems for Parking
or Backing 0243.
Power Outlets
The accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or MP3 player.
There is one accessory power outlet
on the center stack below the
climate controls and one on the rear
of the center floor console. These
outlets are powered when the key is
in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY,
or until the driver door is opened
within 10 minutes of turning off the
vehicle. See Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) 0230.
See Power Outlets 096.
Convertible
The convertible top can be
automatically opened and closed.
For step-by-step instructions, see
Convertible Top 037.
Performance and
Maintenance
Traction Control/
Electronic Stability
Control
The Traction Control System (TCS)
limits wheel spin. The system is on
when the vehicle is started.
The StabiliTrak system assists with
directional control of the vehicle in
difficult driving conditions. The
system is on when the vehicle is
started.
.
To turn off TCS, press and
release
gon the center stack.
The appropriate DIC message is
displayed.
. Press and release
gagain to
turn TCS back on. The
appropriate DIC message is
displayed.
. To turn off both TCS and
StabiliTrak, press and hold
g
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instrument cluster and the
appropriate DIC message is
displayed.
. Press
gagain to turn on both
systems. The appropriate DIC
message is displayed.
See Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0239.
Tire Pressure Monitor
This vehicle may have a Tire
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS).
The low tire pressure warning light
alerts to a significant loss in
pressure of one of the vehicle's
tires. If the warning light comes on,
stop as soon as possible and inflate
the tires to the recommended
pressure shown on the Tire and Loading Information label. See
Vehicle Load Limits
0223. The
warning light will remain on until the
tire pressure is corrected.
The low tire pressure warning light
may come on in cool weather when
the vehicle is first started, and then
turn off as the vehicle is driven. This
may be an early indicator that the
tire pressures are getting low and
the tires need to be inflated to the
proper pressure.
The TPMS does not replace normal
monthly tire maintenance. Maintain
the correct tire pressures.
See Tire Pressure Monitor
System 0296.
Engine Oil Life System
The engine oil life system calculates
engine oil life based on vehicle use
and displays the CHANGE ENGINE
OIL SOON message when it is time
to change the engine oil and filter.
The oil life system should be reset
to 100% only following an oil
change. Resetting the Oil Life System
1. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN with the engine off.
2. Press the DIC MENU button on the turn signal lever to enter
the Vehicle Information Menu.
Use the thumbwheel to scroll
through the menu items until
you reach REMAINING
OIL LIFE.
3. Press SET/CLR to reset the oil life at 100%.
4. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
See Engine Oil Life System 0262.
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy
Driving habits can affect fuel
mileage. Here are some driving tips
to get the best fuel economy
possible.
.
Avoid fast starts and accelerate
smoothly.
. Brake gradually and avoid
abrupt stops.

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.Shift the transmission into
P (Park).
Automatic door locking cannot be
disabled. Automatic door unlocking
can be programmed. See Vehicle
Personalization 0113.
Lockout Protection
When locking is requested with the
driver door open and the key in the
ignition, all the doors will lock and
then the driver door will unlock. This
can be manually overridden by
pressing and holding
Qon the
power door lock switch.
If Open Door Anti-Lockout is turned
on, the vehicle is off with the driver
door open, and door locking is
requested, all the doors will lock and
only the driver door will unlock. The
Open Door Anti-Lockout feature can
be turned on or off. See Vehicle
Personalization 0113.
Doors
Trunk
{Warning
Exhaust gases can enter the
vehicle if it is driven with the
liftgate or trunk/hatch open,
or with any objects that pass
through the seal between the
body and the trunk/hatch or
liftgate. Engine exhaust contains
carbon monoxide (CO) which
cannot be seen or smelled. It can
cause unconsciousness and even
death.
If the vehicle must be driven with
the liftgate or trunk/hatch open:
. Close all of the windows.
. Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Adjust the climate control
system to a setting that
brings in only outside air
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
and set the fan speed to the
highest setting. See
“Climate Control Systems”
in the Index.
. If the vehicle is equipped
with a power liftgate, disable
the power liftgate function.
See Engine Exhaust 0232.
Trunk Release
To open the trunk, the vehicle must
be off or the shift lever must be in
P (Park).