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GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program
This program, available to qualied applicants, can
reimburse you up to $1,000 of the cost of eligible
aftermarket adaptive equipment required for your
vehicle, such as hand controls or a wheelchair/scooter lift.
The offer is available for a very limited period of time
from the date of vehicle purchase/lease. For more
details, or to determine your vehicle’s eligibility, visit
gmmobility.com or call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text telephone (TTY) users,
call 1-800-833-9935.
General Motors of Canada also has a Mobility Program.
Call 1-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483) for details.
TTY users call 1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance Program
For U.S. purchased vehicles, call1-800-252-1112;
(Text Telephone (TTY): 1-888-889-2438).
For Canadian purchased vehicles, call1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside Assistance, have the following
information ready:
Your name, home address, and home telephone
number
Telephone number of your location
Location of the vehicle
Model, year, color, and license plate number of the
vehicle
Odometer reading, Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN), and delivery date of the vehicle
Description of the problem
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Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-42
Fuel..........................................................3-48
Speedometer..............................................3-34
Tachometer.................................................3-34
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-50
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-6
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-57
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-51
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-54
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-16
Exterior Lamps............................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-54
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Wiper Activated...........................................3-16Heated Seats............................................1-6, 1-7
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-21
Engine Coolant...........................................2-24
Heater...........................................................3-24
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-47
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-13
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-14
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-12
Release.....................................................5-13
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-18
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-21
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver.......................3-19
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-38
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-66
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-17
Cluster.......................................................3-33
Overview..................................................... 3-4
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N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual.................................3-93
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-20
O
Odometer......................................................3-34
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-34
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-17
Pressure Light.............................................3-46
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-20
Older Children, Restraints................................1-35
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-46
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-50
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-30
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-20
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-36
Convex Mirror.............................................2-37
Heated Mirrors............................................2-37
Power Mirrors.............................................2-36Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode....5-37
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-99
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-28
Shifting Out of............................................2-31
Park Aid........................................................2-38
Park Brake....................................................2-27
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-37
Parking
Assist........................................................2-38
Over Things That Burn.................................2-31
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-37
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-30
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-67
Passing.........................................................4-10
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-18
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-19
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Perimeter Lighting...........................................3-18
Phone
Bluetooth
®..................................................3-93
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S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-35
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-95
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-18
Lap Belt.....................................................1-33
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-27
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-34
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-33
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-12
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Center Seat................................................1-12
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-6
Memory, Mirrors............................................ 1-8
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-5
Power Seats................................................. 1-5
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-9
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-54
Rear Seat Position......................................1-51
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-54
Security Light.................................................3-46
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5Service (cont.)
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-43
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-72
Setting the Clock............................................3-76
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-99
Shifting Into Park............................................2-28
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-31
Side Blind Zone Alert......................................2-40
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-91
Installing
....................................................5-84
Removing...................................................5-83
Storing.......................................................5-89
Specications, Capacities...............................5-109
Speedometer..................................................3-34
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-41
Stabilitrak®System........................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-22
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-104
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and
Telescopic Steering Column............................ 3-7
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Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-24
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-25
Your Vehicle...............................................4-23
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-7
Control System Warning Light.......................3-40
Stabilitrak
®System........................................ 4-6
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-23
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)...............2-38
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-76
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-50
Operation...................................................2-50
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Loading......................................................4-18
Running While Parked..................................2-33
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-66
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-17
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-100
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-100
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-8
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-30
Visors...........................................................2-17
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