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OnStar 14-5
Diagnostics
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics will
perform a vehicle check every
month. It will check the engine,
transmission, antilock brakes, and
major vehicle systems. It also
checks the tire pressures, if the
vehicle is equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System. If an
On-Demand Diagnostics check is
needed between e-mails, press
Q,
and an Advisor can run a check.
OnStar Additional
Information
Transferring Service
PressQto request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can assist in canceling or removing
account information. If OnStar
receives information that vehicle
ownership has changed, OnStar
may send a voice message to the
vehicle, requesting updated account
information.
Reactivation for Subsequent
Owners
PressQand follow the prompts to
speak to an Advisor as soon as
possible after acquiring the vehicle.
The Advisor will update vehicle
records and will explain the OnStar
service offers and options available.
How OnStar Service Works
Automatic Crash Response,
Emergency Services, Crisis Assist,
Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Vehicle
Diagnostics, Remote Door Unlock,
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 terms and
conditions:
.In the U.S. see www.onstar.com
(U.S.) or call 1-888-4-ONSTAR.
(1-888-466-7827).
.In Canada see www.onstar.ca
(Canada) or call
1-888-4.ONSTAR.
(1-888-466-7827).
.TTY 1–877–248–2080.
.PressQto speak with an
Advisor.

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14-8 OnStar
Vehicle and Power Issues
OnStar services require a vehicle
electrical system, wireless service,
and GPS satellite technologies to be
available and operating for features
to function properly. These systems
may not operate if the battery is
discharged or disconnected.
Add-on Electrical Equipment
The OnStar system is integrated
into the electrical architecture of the
vehicle. Do not add any electrical
equipment. SeeAdd-On Electrical
Equipment on page 9-65. Added
electrical equipment may interfere
with the operation of the OnStar
system and cause it to not operate.
Privacy
The complete OnStar Privacy
Statement may be found at
www.onstar.com (U.S.),
or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Privacy-sensitive 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.

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . . 9-27
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-12
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-26
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-13
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . 10-24, 9-33
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Antenna Rear Side Window . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18 Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-92
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Audio Players CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Audio System Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Rear Seat (RSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-3
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Shift Lock Control
Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25

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i-2 INDEX
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-28
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-100
Brake
Pedal and AdjustableThrottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-17
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 9-20 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . 10-31
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-54
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Camera, Rear Vision . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 Cautions, Danger, and
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
CD/DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 4-2
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-14
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
IgnitionTransmission Lock . . . . . . . . 10-27
Child Restraints
Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Securing . . . . . . . . . . 3-52, 3-55
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-92
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

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i-4 INDEX
Driving (cont'd)Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
DVD Rear SeatEntertainment
System . . . . . . . . . . 7-30, 7-49
DVD/CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Electrical System Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Emergency
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-5
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-28
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Overheated Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-28
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-4
F
Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-7
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-60
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-96
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 10-9
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

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i-6 INDEX
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 9-11
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . 5-30
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 2-2
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . 10-41
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . 6-5
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30 Level Control
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Liftgate Carbon Monoxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 5-17
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-5
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-12
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

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INDEX i-7
Lights (cont'd)Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15 Maintenance Schedule
Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-15
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-97
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Menu Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-28
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Object Detection System . . . . . 5-31
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33 Messages (cont'd)
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26

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i-10 INDEX
RestraintsWhere to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Road Sensing Suspension . . . 9-38
Road Sensing Suspension . . . . 9-38
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Roadside Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 12-3
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 Safety Belts (cont'd)
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . 3-23
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 3-22
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-13
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . 13-7
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Seats
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . 3-6
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 3-3
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 3-3
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Secondary Latch System . . . . . 10-78
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52, 3-55 Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 10-3
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Maintenance Records . . . . . . .11-15
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 12-1
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-11
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 13-7
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Side Blind Zone Alert . . . . . . . . . . 9-44

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Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
TowingDriving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 9-53
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . 10-86
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 9-65
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-86
Traction
Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Road Sensing Suspension . . . 9-38 Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
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Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . . . 9-42
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57
Universal Remote System . . . . . 5-44 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-97
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii