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242 Vehicle Care
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag
initiators, seat belt pretensioners,
and lithium batteries contained in
Remote Keyless Entry transmitters,
may contain perchlorate materials.
Special handling may be necessary.
For additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non-dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and
safety, including such things as
airbags, braking, stability, ride and
handling, emissions systems,
aerodynamics, durability, and
electronic systems like antilock
brakes, traction control, and stability
control. These accessories or
modifications could even cause
malfunction or damage not covered
by the vehicle warranty.Damage to suspension components
caused by modifying vehicle height
outside of factory settings will not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Damage to vehicle components
resulting from modifications or the
installation or use of non-GM
certified parts, including control
module or software modifications, is
not covered under the terms of the
vehicle warranty and may affect
remaining warranty coverage for
affected parts.
GM Accessories are designed to
complement and function with other
systems on the vehicle. See your
dealer to accessorize the vehicle
using genuine GM Accessories
installed by a dealer technician.
Also, see
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 090.
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work
{Warning
It can be dangerous to work on
your vehicle if you do not have
the proper knowledge, service
manual, tools, or parts. Always
follow owner ’s manual procedures
and consult the service manual
for your vehicle before doing any
service work.
If doing some of your own service
work, use the proper service
manual. It tells you much more
about how to service the vehicle
than this manual can. To order the
proper service manual, see Service
Publications Ordering Information
0 355.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own
service work, see Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 089.

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OnStar 367
Advanced Vehicle Diagnostics,
Remote Services, Roadside
Assistance, Turn-by-Turn
Navigation, and Hands-Free Calling
are available on most vehicles. Not
all OnStar services are available
everywhere or on all vehicles. For
more information, a full description
of OnStar services, system
limitations, and OnStar User Terms,
Privacy Statement, and Software
Terms:
.Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827).
. See www.onstar.com (U.S.).
. See www.onstar.ca (Canada).
. Call TTY 1-877-248-2080.
. Press
Qto speak with an
Advisor.
OnStar services cannot work unless
the vehicle is in a place where
OnStar has an agreement with a
wireless service provider for service
in that area. The wireless service
provider must also have coverage,
network capacity, reception, and
technology compatible with OnStar services. Service involving location
information about the vehicle cannot
work unless GPS signals are
available, unobstructed, and
compatible with the OnStar
hardware. OnStar services may not
work if the OnStar equipment is not
properly installed or it has not been
properly maintained. If equipment or
software is added, connected,
or modified, OnStar services may
not work. Other problems beyond
the control of OnStar
—such as
hills, tall buildings, tunnels, weather,
electrical system design and
architecture of the vehicle, damage
to the vehicle in a crash, or wireless
phone network congestion or
jamming —may prevent service.
See Radio Frequency Statement
0 356.
Services for People with
Disabilities
Advisors provide services to help
with physical disabilities and
medical conditions. Press
Qto help:
. Locate a gas station with an
attendant to pump gas.
. Find a hotel, restaurant, etc.,
that meets accessibility needs.
. Provide directions to the closest
hospital or pharmacy in urgent
situations.
TTY Users
OnStar has the ability to
communicate to deaf,
hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired
customers while in the vehicle. The
available dealer-installed TTY
system can provide in-vehicle
access to all OnStar services,
except Virtual Advisor and OnStar
Turn-by-Turn Navigation.
OnStar Personal Identification
Number (PIN)
A PIN is needed to access some
OnStar services. The PIN will need
to be changed the first time when
speaking with an Advisor. To

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Index 377
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 54
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 30
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 276
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 160
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Lamps (cont'd)
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 223
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 225
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 136
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lighting Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Lights
Adaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 135
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 135
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 138
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 139
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 160
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 130
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

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P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Parking
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 261
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 193
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 214
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 85
Pedestrian Protection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 242
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Power (cont'd)
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 191
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 77
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 358
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 352
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .241, 260, 315, Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 356
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 214
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 119
Rearview MirrorsAutomatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 318 Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 357
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Ride Control Systems Selective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

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380 Index
RoofSunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 345
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 357
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 352
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . 296, 302
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 78
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 77
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Seats (cont'd)
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 69
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 63
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 63
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seats and Restraints Pedestrian Protection
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 106
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 203
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 242
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 342
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 343
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Service (cont'd)
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 352
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 223
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Special Application Services . . . . 337
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

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382 Index
Traction (cont'd)Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . 203
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 291
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 155Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Vehicle (cont'd)
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 343
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Care Storing the TireSealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . 308, 309
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 225
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 292
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 97
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 262
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121