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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 13
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Passenger Sensing System . . . 13
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 16
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Features
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 18
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 18
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 21
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 21
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Battery and Efficiency
High Voltage Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driving for Better Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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1.Air Vents 0188.
2. Turn and Lane-Change Signals
0151.
3. Instrument Cluster 0111.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
0 133.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0106.
5. Charging Status Feedback
0236.
Automatic Headlamp System
0 150.
Indicator Light and Solar
Sensor (ILSS). See “Sensors”
under Automatic Climate
Control System 0184.
6. Infotainment System. See AM-FM Radio 0160.
Heated Front Seats 058 (If
Equipped).
7. Automatic Climate Control
System 0184. 8.
Storage Compartments 0100.
9. Shift Lever. See Electric Drive
Unit 0206.
10. Electric Parking Brake 0210.
11. Power Outlets 0109.
12. Hazard Warning Flashers
0151.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0213.
Driver Selected Operating
Modes 0205.
13. Power Button 0201.
14. Steering Wheel Controls 0104
(If Equipped).
15. Horn 0105.
16. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0104.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 0104
(If Equipped). 18. Regen on Demand®(Out of
View). See Regenerative
Braking 0212.
19. Cruise Control 0215.
Heated Steering Wheel 0105
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0222 (If Equipped).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0229
(If Equipped).
20. Instrument Panel Fuse Block
0268.
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Service
Vehicle Soon Light 0118.
22. Exterior Lamp Controls 0148.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0152.

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Windows
The window switches on the driver
door control all windows. Each
passenger door has a switch that
controls only that window.
Press the switch to lower the
window. Pull the front of the switch
to raise it.
Windows with an express-down
feature allow the window to be
lowered without holding the switch.
The driver, passenger, and rear
windows may also have an
express-up feature.See
Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) 0203 andPower Windows
0 52.
Seat Adjustment
Seat Position
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Pull the handle at the front of the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the
handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place. See
Seat Adjustment 056.
Seat Height Adjuster
Move the lever on the outboard side
of the seat up or down to manually
adjust the seat height.
See “Seat Height Adjuster” under
Seat Adjustment 056.

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passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System074 for
important information.
The passenger airbag status
indicator will be visible on the
overhead console when the vehicle
is started. See Passenger Airbag
Status Indicator 0117.
Mirror Adjustment
Power Mirrors
1. Press}or|to choose the
driver or passenger mirror. 2. Press the arrows on the control
pad to move each mirror in the
desired position.
3. Press
}or|again to
deselect the mirror.
See Power Mirrors 049.
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down. 3. Pull or push the steering wheel
closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The dome lamp controls are in the
overhead console above the front
seats.
*OFF : Press to turn the lamps
off, even when a door is open.

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head restraint after the button is
released to make sure it is locked in
place.
If installing a child restraint in the
rear seat, see“Securing a Child
Restraint Designed for the LATCH
System” underLower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 087.
Folding the Rear Head Restraint
The head restraint can be folded
rearward to allow for better visibility
when the rear seat is unoccupied.
To fold the head restraint, press the
button on the side of the head
restraint.
The head restraint will fold rearward
automatically.
When an occupant or child restraint
is in the seat, always return the
head restraint to the full upright
position. Pull head restraint up and
forward until it locks into place.
Push and pull on the head restraint
to make sure that it is locked.
Always adjust the head restraint so
that the top of the restraint is at the
same height as the top of the
occupant's head.
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
{Warning
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a driver
seat while the vehicle is moving.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
Seat Position

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3. Store the head restraint in asecure place.
4. When the child restraint is removed, reinstall the head
restraint before the seating
position is used.
{Warning
With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly,
there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/
spinal injury in a crash. Do not
drive until the head restraints for
all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly. To reinstall the head restraint:
1. Partially fold the seatback
forward. See Rear Seats060.
2. Insert the head restraint posts into the holes in the top of the
seatback. The notches on the
posts must face the driver side
of the vehicle.
3. Push the head restraint down. If necessary, press the height
adjustment release button to
further lower the head restraint.
See Head Restraints 055.
4. Return the head restraint to the
full upright position if folded.
Pull the head restraint up and
forward until it locks into place.
5. Try to move the head restraint in all directions to make sure
that it is locked in place.
Always adjust the head
restraint so that the top of the
restraint is at the same height
as the top of the occupant's
head. See Head Restraints
0 55.

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Index 353
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . . . 115
Driver InformationCenter (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Driver Selected Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 222
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 196
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 197
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driving for Better Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Electric Drive Unit Messages . . . 137
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 119
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Electrical Requirements for Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Electrical System
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Energy Efficiency
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Energy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 338
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 148
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 150
F
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 151
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Fluid Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 224
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fuses
Instrument Panel FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Underhood Compartment . . . . . 264
G
Gauges Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 310
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

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SeatsAdjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 95, 97
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Self-Sealing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 250
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 318
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 319
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 332
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 227
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Start Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Starting and Stopping the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Status Screens Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Steering (cont'd)
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 100
Store Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218