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H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints..............................................1-10
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-53
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-56
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-16
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-56
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Wiper Activated...........................................3-15
Heated Seats............................................1-4, 1-5
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-21
Heater...........................................................3-24
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-47
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-13
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-14
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-17
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-21
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver.......................3-19
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-36
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-67
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-17
Cluster.......................................................3-33
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-48
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
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L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-61
Lamps
Cornering...................................................3-17
Courtesy....................................................3-17
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-17
Front Reading.............................................3-18
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver....................3-19
Lane Departure Warning..................................2-44
Lane Departure Warning Light..........................3-42
Lap Belt........................................................1-31
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-25
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-43
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-58
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-35
Antilock Brake System Warning.....................3-40
Brake System Warning.................................3-39
Charging System.........................................3-38
Cruise Control.............................................3-47
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-42
Fog Lamp..................................................3-47
Highbeam On.............................................3-47
Lane Departure Warning...............................3-42
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-44
Oil Pressure...............................................3-46
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-36
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-34Light (cont.)
Security.....................................................3-47
StabiliTrak®Indicator....................................3-41
TCS Warning Light......................................3-40
Tire Pressure..............................................3-43
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-40
Lighting
Delayed Entry.............................................3-18
Delayed Exit...............................................3-18
Entry.........................................................3-18
Perimeter...................................................3-18
Theater Dimming.........................................3-18
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-19
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-11
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door................................................2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-10
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
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M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-44
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual, Using.................................................... iii
Memory Seat and Mirrors.................................. 1-6
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-56Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass....2-36
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®
and Compass..........................................2-34
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature............................................1-11
Outside Automatic Dimming Heated Mirror......2-38
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-38
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-37
Park Tilt.....................................................2-38
MP3 .............................................................3-89
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-19
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual.................................3-94
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-20
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
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O
Odometer......................................................3-34
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-34
Off-Road Recovery........................................... 4-9
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-46
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-33
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-19
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-46
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-50
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-30
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-20
Outside
Automatic Dimming Heated Mirror..................2-38
Convex Mirror.............................................2-38
Power Mirrors.............................................2-37
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-30
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-102
Panic Brake Assist............................................ 4-7
Park Aid........................................................2-39
Park Brake....................................................2-27
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-28
Shifting Out of............................................2-31
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-38
Parking
Assist........................................................2-39
Over Things That Burn.................................2-32
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-36
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-30
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-67
Passing........................................................... 4-9
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-18
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-19
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Perimeter Lighting...........................................3-18
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-10
Electrical System.......................................5-105
Inadvertent Battery Saver.............................3-19
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
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S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-97
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-17
Lap Belt.....................................................1-31
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-25
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-31
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-12
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Center Seat................................................1-11
Head Restraints..........................................1-10
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-5
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Memory, Mirrors............................................ 1-6
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-7
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-53
Rear Seat Position......................................1-50
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-54
Security Light.................................................3-47Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Pershlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-44
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-72
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-101
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-28
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-31
Side Blind Zone Alert......................................2-41
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change
.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-94
Installing....................................................5-86
Removing...................................................5-85
Storing.......................................................5-92
Specications, Capacities...............................5-113
Speedometer..................................................3-34
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-6
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light................................3-41
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-22
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Steering.......................................................... 4-7
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-95
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and Telescopic
Steering Column........................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-56
Center Flex Storage Unit..............................2-57
Convenience Net.........................................2-57
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-56
Front Storage Area......................................2-56
Glove Box..................................................2-56
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-57
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-18
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-58
T
Tachometer....................................................3-34
Taillamps
Back-Up Lamps...........................................5-57
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps...................................5-56
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-40
Telescopic Steering Column, Power Tilt Wheel...... 3-7
Theater Dimming............................................3-18
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-94Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-17
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-18
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-19
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-76
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-43
Tires.............................................................5-60
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-100
Buying New Tires........................................5-76
Chains.......................................................5-82
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-84
Cleaning...................................................5-101
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-94
Different Size..............................................5-78
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-83
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-67
Inspection and Rotation................................5-74
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-86
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-70
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-69
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-86
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-85
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-92
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-61
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-64
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-78
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Tires (cont.)
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-80
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-80
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-75
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-25
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-26
Your Vehicle...............................................4-25
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-5
Control System Warning Light.......................3-40
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-6
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-25
Trip Odometer................................................3-34
Trunk............................................................2-13
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-8
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-39
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-78
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-49
Operation...................................................2-50
Using this Manual............................................... iii
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-19
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-66
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-17
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-104
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-104
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-8
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-30
Visors...........................................................2-17
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W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-32
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-56
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-80
Different Size..............................................5-78
Replacement...............................................5-80
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-42
Windows.......................................................2-15
Power........................................................2-16Windshield
Rainsense™ II Wipers..................................3-10
Washer......................................................3-11
Washer Fluid..............................................5-41
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-59
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-100
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-15
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-15
X
XM Radio Messages.......................................3-93
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-97
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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