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8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter may work up to
60 m (197 ft) away from the vehicle.
Press this button to remove the key.
The key can be used to open the
driver door.
K:Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors.
For vehicles with the manual
liftgate, press
Ktwice within
five seconds to unlock the liftgate.
Q: Press to lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized.
b: If equipped, press twice
quickly to open or close the liftgate.
Press and release once to stop the
liftgate from moving.
7: Press and release to initiate
vehicle locator. Press and hold for at
least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. Press
7again to
cancel the panic alarm.
/: Press and releaseQand then
immediately press and hold
/for at
least four seconds to start the
engine from outside the vehicle
using the RKE transmitter.
See Keys 025 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 026.

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Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . 32
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Doors
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . 41
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . 42
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . 44
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 44
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with
a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the RKE transmitter
in the vehicle, and children or
others could be caught in the path
of a closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with an RKE
transmitter.

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The following may be available:
Q(Lock) :Press to lock all doors.
The turn signal indicators may flash
and/or the horn may sound to
indicate locking. See Vehicle
Personalization 0146. If a
passenger door is open when
Qis
pressed, all doors lock. If the driver
door is open when
Qis pressed, all
doors lock except the driver door.
These settings can be modified.
See Vehicle Personalization 0146.
Pressing
Qmay also arm the alarm
system. See Vehicle Alarm
System 041.
K(Unlock) : Press to unlock the
driver door or all doors. See Vehicle
Personalization 0146. The turn
signal indicators may flash to
indicate unlocking has occurred.
See Vehicle Personalization 0146.
Pressing
Kmay also disarm the
alarm system. See Vehicle Alarm
System 041.
For vehicles with the manual
liftgate, press
Ktwice within
five seconds to unlock the liftgate.
b(Power Liftgate Control) :
If equipped, press twice quickly to
open or close the liftgate. Press and
release once to stop the liftgate
from moving.
7(Vehicle Locator/Panic
Alarm) : Press and release one
time to initiate vehicle locator. The
exterior lamps flash and the horn
chirps three times. Press and hold
7for at least three seconds to
sound the panic alarm. The horn
sounds and the turn signals flash
until
7is pressed again or the key
is placed in the ignition and turned
to ON/RUN.
/(Remote Start) : Press and
release
Qand then immediately
press and hold
/for at least
four seconds to start the engine
from outside the vehicle using the
RKE transmitter.
Keyless Access Operation
The Keyless Access system lets
you lock and unlock the doors and
access the liftgate without removing
the RKE transmitter from your
pocket, purse, briefcase, etc. The
RKE transmitter should be within
1 m (3 ft) of the door or liftgate being
opened. If equipped, there will be
buttons on the outside front door
handles.
Keyless Access can be
programmed to unlock all doors on
the first lock/unlock press from the
driver door. See Vehicle
Personalization 0146.
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
the Driver Door
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft)
of the driver door handle, pressing

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Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm
system.
The indicator light, on the
instrument panel near the
windshield, indicates the status of
the system:
Off :Alarm system is disarmed. On Solid :
Vehicle is secured
during the delay to arm the system.
Fast Flash : Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the hood, or the liftgate
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of three ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. Use the Keyless Access
system.
. With a door open, press the
inside
Q.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
Qon the RKE
transmitter a second time will
bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the alarm
system. The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The aIarm will also be activated if a
door, the hood, or the liftgate is
opened without first disarming the
system. When the alarm is
activated, the turn signals will flash
and the horn will sound for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.

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.Unlock the vehicle using the
Keyless Access system.
. Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
. Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have exited.
. Always unlock the vehicle with
the RKE transmitter, or use the
Keyless Access system.
Unlocking the driver door with the
key will not disarm the system or
turn off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed on the RKE
transmitter and the horn chirps and
the lights flash three times, an alarm
occurred previously while the alarm
system was armed.
If the alarm has been activated, a
message will appear on the DIC.
See Security Messages 0143.
Immobilizer
See Radio Frequency
Statement 0406.
Immobilizer Operation
This vehicle has a passive
theft-deterrent system.
The system does not have to be
manually armed or disarmed.
The vehicle is automatically
immobilized when the transmitter
leaves the vehicle.
The immobilization system is
disarmed when the ignition button is
pushed in and a valid transmitter is
found in the vehicle.
The security light in the instrument
cluster comes on when there is a
problem with arming or disarming
the theft-deterrent system.
The system has one or more
transmitters matched to an
immobilizer control unit in your
vehicle. Only a correctly matched
transmitter will start the vehicle.
If the transmitter is ever damaged,
you may not be able to start your
vehicle.
When trying to start the vehicle, the
security light comes on briefly when
the ignition is turned on.
If the engine does not start and the
security light stays on, there is a
problem with the system. Turn the
vehicle off and try again.
If the RKE transmitter appears to be
undamaged, try another transmitter.
Or, you may try placing the
transmitter in the transmitter pocket
in the front cupholder. See “Starting
the Vehicle with a Low Transmitter
Battery” underRemote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 026.

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Battery Voltage and
Charging Messages
BATTERY SAVER ACTIVE
This message displays when the
vehicle has detected that the battery
voltage is dropping beyond a
reasonable point. The battery saver
system starts reducing features of
the vehicle that may be noticed. At
the point that features are disabled,
this message displays. Turn off
unnecessary accessories to allow
the battery to recharge.
LOW BATTERY
This message is displayed when the
battery voltage is low. SeeBattery -
North America 0326.
SERVICE BATTERY
CHARGING SYSTEM
This message is displayed when
there is a fault in the battery
charging system. Take the vehicle to
your dealer for service.
TRANSPORT MODE ON
This message is displayed when the
vehicle is in transport mode. Some
features can be disabled while in
this mode, including Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE), remote start,
and the vehicle alarm system. Take
the vehicle to your dealer for service
to turn transport mode off.
Brake System Messages
BRAKE FLUID LOW
This message displays when the
brake fluid level is low. See Brake
Fluid 0325.
RELEASE PARKING BRAKE
This message displays if the Electric
Parking Brake is on while the
vehicle is in motion. Release it
before attempting to drive. See
Electric Parking Brake 0271.
SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST
This message displays when there
is a problem with the brake boost
system. When this message
displays, the brake pedal may be harder to push and the stopping
distance may be longer. See your
dealer for service.
SERVICE PARKING BRAKE
This message displays when there
is a problem with the Electric
Parking Brake. See your dealer for
service.
STEP ON BRAKE TO
RELEASE PARK BRAKE
This message displays when
attempting to release the Electric
Parking Brake without the brake
pedal applied. See
Electric Parking
Brake 0271.
Cruise Control Messages
ADAPTIVE CRUISE
DISENGAGING
This message displays when the
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is
disengaging.
This may occur when:
.
The radar is not clean. Keep the
radar sensors free of mud, dirt,
snow, ice, and slush. Clean the

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420 Index
IndexA
About Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 277
Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 308
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 229
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 318
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Airbag System (cont'd)
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 72
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 67
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .118
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Alarm
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 293
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 328
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 270

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Safety Belts (cont'd)Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 65
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 407
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 401
SD Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 52
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 52
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 92, 94
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Security (cont'd)
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Service Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . .311
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 392
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 393
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 401
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 293 Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Special Application Services . . . . 387
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Steering System Messages . . . . . 143
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 355
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 151Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Using the Navigation System . . . 187
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 393
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 123 Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 296
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Washer, Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 356
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 84
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Windows (cont'd)
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 329
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106