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security, or the operation of the
vehicle or the vehicle systems.
Software updates or changes may
affect or erase data or settings that
are stored in the vehicle, such as
OnStar Hands-Free Calling name
tags, saved navigation destinations,
or pre-set radio stations. Neither
OnStar nor GM is responsible for
any affected or erased data or
settings. These updates or changes
may also collect personal
information. Such collection is
described in the OnStar privacy
statement or separately disclosed at
the time of installation. These
updates or changes may also cause
a system to automatically
communicate with GM servers to
collect information about vehicle
system status, identify whether
updates or changes are available,
or deliver updates or changes. An
active OnStar agreement constitutes
consent to these software updates
or changes and agreement that
either OnStar or GM may remotely
deliver them to the vehicle.Privacy
The complete OnStar Privacy
Statement may be found at
www.onstar.com (U.S.),
or www.onstar.ca (Canada). We
recommend that you review it. If you
have any questions, call
1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827)
or press
Qto speak with an
Advisor. Users of wireless
communications are cautioned that
the privacy of any information sent
via wireless cellular communications
cannot be assured. Third parties
may unlawfully intercept or access
transmissions and private
communications without consent.
OnStar - Software
Acknowledgements
Certain OnStar components include
libcurl and unzip software and other
third party software. Below are the
notices and licenses associated with
libcurl and unzip and for other third
party software please see http://
opensource.lge.com/index
www.onstar.com/us/en/ libcurl:
COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION
NOTICE
Copyright (c) 1996 - 2010, Daniel
Stenberg, .
All rights reserved.
Permission to use, copy, modify,
and distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is
hereby granted, provided that the
above copyright notice and this
permission notice appear in all
copies.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
“AS IS,”
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF
THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
CONTRACT, TORT OR

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2. Say“Repeat.” System
responds with the last direction
given, then responds with
“OnStar ready,” then a tone.
Get My Destination
1. Press
=. System responds:
“OnStar ready,” then a tone.
2. Say “Get my destination.”
System responds with the
address and distance to the
destination, then responds with
“OnStar ready,” then a tone.
Send Destination to Vehicle
Directions can be sent to the
vehicle’s navigation screen,
if equipped.
Press
Q, then ask the Advisor to
download directions to the vehicle’s
navigation system, if equipped. After
the call ends, the navigation screen
will provide prompts to begin driving
directions. Routes that are sent to
the navigation screen can only be
canceled through the navigation
system. See www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Connections
The following services help with
staying connected.
For coverage maps, see
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Ensuring Security
.
Change the default passwords
for the Wi-Fi hotspot and
myBuick mobile application.
Make these passwords different
from each other and use a
combination of letters, numbers,
and symbols 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).
3. To change the SSID or password, press
Qor call
1-888-4ONSTAR to connect
with an Advisor. On some

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IndexA
About Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 200
Additional Information
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 213
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 149
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 74
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 70
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .117
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Alert Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 192
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 223
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 179 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Armrest Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

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Maintenance and CareAdditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 281 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 118
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 42
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 317
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 167
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . .211
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 80
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 298
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 223
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 174
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 74
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 203
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 172
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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SeatsAdjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 50
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 50
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 94, 96
Security OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 147
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 203
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 291
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 292
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 301
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 192
Sidemarker Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Special Application Services . . . . 286
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 100
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 308
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

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T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 298
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 40
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 248
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 247
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Terminology and Definitions . . 243
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Tires (cont'd)
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 257
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . 199
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 268
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 122
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
U
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 255
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 136Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 292
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152