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Storage 4-1
Storage
Storage Compartments
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Center Console Storage . . . . . . 4-1
Top-Box Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Luggage/Load Locations
Cargo Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Additional Storage Features
Cargo Cover Panels . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Roof Rack System
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Storage
Compartments
Glove Box
Lift up on the glove box lever to
open it.
Cupholders
For vehicles with cupholders for
front and rear passengers, the
cupholders are located in the center
console and on the back of the
center console.
Press down and release the access
door to open and use the front
cupholders.
Pull down on the door located on
the back of the console to use the
rear cupholders. Push on the door
to close it.
Push down and then back to
remove the front cupholder for
cleaning.For vehicles with a rear armrest/
cupholder, pull up and out on the
tab on the top center of the armrest.
Pull the armrest down to access the
cupholder.
Overhead Console
For vehicles with an overhead
console, it contains reading lights
and a small storage area.
Press the button next to each light
to turn it on and off.
Armrest Storage
Vehicles may have a center armrest
storage compartment in front of the
bench seat. Open it by folding the
armrest down and pressing the
handle on the front.
Center Console Storage
For vehicles with a console
compartment, cupholders are
located between the bucket seats.
Press the button and lift the console
cover to open.

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INDEX i-5
Fog LampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25, 9-34, 9-39
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-55
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-23
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-56
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38 Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-77
Fuses
Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-52Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Gasoline
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-5
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-3
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

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INDEX i-7
Lights (cont'd)Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
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
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-23
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluidsand Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . 9-34, 9-39
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-17
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-36
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38 Messages (cont'd)
Object Detection System . . . . . 5-39
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Midgate
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52