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4 Introduction
g:First Responder
[:Forward Collision Alert
R: Fuse Block Cover Lock
Location
+: Fuses
_:High Voltage
j: ISOFIX/LATCH System Child
Restraints
Q: Keep Fuse Block Covers
Properly Installed
|: Lane Change Alert
@:Lane Departure Warning
A:Lane Keep Assist
X:Park Assist
~:Pedestrian Ahead Indicator
O:Power
/:Remote Vehicle Start
7: Rear Cross Traffic Alert
I:Registered Technician
>: Seat Belt Reminders
Z:Service Vehicle Soon
I:Side Blind Zone Alert
7:Tire Pressure Monitor
d:Traction Control/StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
a: Under Pressure
V:Vehicle Ahead Indicator
]:Vehicle Ready

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Passenger Sensing System . . . 13
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Battery and Efficiency
High Voltage Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 29 Driving for Better Energy
Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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In Brief 7
1.Air Vents 0192.
2. Turn and Lane-Change Signals
0156.
IntelliBeam System Button (If
Equipped). See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0152.
3. Instrument Cluster 0119.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
0 143.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0112.
5. Charging Status Feedback
0241.
Automatic Headlamp System
0 155.
Indicator Light and Solar
Sensor (ILSS). See “Sensors”
under Automatic Climate
Control System 0188.
6. Infotainment System. See AM-FM Radio 0164.
Heated Front Seats 060 (If
Equipped). 7.
Automatic Climate Control
System 0188.
8. Storage Compartments 0106.
9. Shift Lever. See Electric Drive
Unit 0210.
10. Electric Parking Brake 0215.
11. Power Outlets 0115.
12. Hazard Warning Flashers
0155.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0218.
Driver Selected Operating
Modes 0210.
13. Power Button 0205.
14. Steering Wheel Controls 0110
(If Equipped).
15. Horn 0111.
16. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0110 (Out of View).
17. Steering Wheel Controls 0110
(If Equipped).
18. Regen on Demand (Out of View). See Regenerative
Braking 0217. 19.
Cruise Control 0220.
Heated Steering Wheel 0111
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0227 (If Equipped).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0234
(If Equipped).
20. Instrument Panel Fuse Block
0277.
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Service
Vehicle Soon Light 0127.
22. Exterior Lamp Controls 0152.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0156.

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Service
{Warning
Never try to do your own service
on high voltage components. You
can be injured and the vehicle
can be damaged if you try to do
your own service work. Service
and repair of these high voltage
components should only be
performed by a trained service
technician with the proper
knowledge and tools. SeeDoing
Your Own Service Work 0257.
Performance and
Maintenance
Traction Control/
Electronic Stability
Control
The Traction Control System (TCS)
limits wheel spin. The system turns
on automatically every time the
vehicle is powered up.
The StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) assists with
directional control of the vehicle in
difficult driving conditions. The
system turns on automatically every
time the vehicle is on.
.
To turn off TCS, press and
release
g, on the center stack.
iilluminates.
. To turn off both TCS and
StabiliTrak/ESC, press and hold
g, untiliandgcome on and
stay on in the instrument cluster.
. Press and release
gto turn on
both systems. See
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0218.
Tire Pressure Monitor
This vehicle may have a Tire
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS).
The low tire pressure warning light
alerts to a significant loss in
pressure of one of the vehicle's
tires. If the warning light comes on,
stop as soon as possible and inflate
the tires to the recommended
pressure shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. See
Vehicle Load Limits 0201. The
warning light will remain on until the
tire pressure is corrected.
The low tire pressure warning light
may come on in cool weather when
the vehicle is first started, and then
turn off as the vehicle is driven. This
may be an early indicator that the

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 110
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 110
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 111
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pedestrian Safety Signal . . . . . . 111
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 112
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Battery Gauge (High Voltage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . 123 Power Indicator Gauge . . . . . . . 124
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 124
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 125
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Charging System Light (12-Volt Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . 127
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 129
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . 129
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 129
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . . 131
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 131 Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 131
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Information Displays
Power Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Programmable Charging . . . . . . 132
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Charging Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Propulsion PowerMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 145
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 146

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This light is green if LKA is available
to assist.
LKA may assist by gently turning
the steering wheel if the vehicle
approaches a detected lane marking
without using the turn signal in that
direction. The LKA light will turn
amber.
This light is amber and flashes as a
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
alert, to indicate that the lane
marking has been crossed.
Vehicle Ahead Indicator
If equipped, this indicator will
display green when a vehicle is
detected ahead and amber when
you are following a vehicle ahead
much too closely.
Pedestrian Ahead
Indicator
If equipped, this indicator will
display amber when a nearby
pedestrian is detected directly in
front of the vehicle.
SeeFront Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System 0230.
Traction Off Light
This light comes on briefly while
starting the vehicle. If it does not,
have the vehicle serviced by your dealer. If the system is working
normally, the indicator light then
turns off.
The traction off light comes on when
the Traction Control System (TCS)
has been turned off by pressing and
releasing the TCS/StabiliTrak
button.
This light and the StabiliTrak OFF
light come on when StabiliTrak is
turned off.
If the TCS is off, wheel spin is not
limited. Adjust driving accordingly.
StabiliTrak OFF Light
This light comes on briefly while
starting the vehicle. If it does not,
have the vehicle serviced by your
dealer.

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This light comes on when the
StabiliTrak system is turned off.
If StabiliTrak is off, the Traction
Control System (TCS) is also off.
If StabiliTrak and TCS are off, the
system does not assist in controlling
the vehicle. Turn on the TCS and
the StabiliTrak systems, and the
warning light turns off.
SeeTraction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0218.
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light
This light comes on briefly when the
vehicle is started.
If the light does not come on, have
the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the system is working normally,
the indicator light turns off. If the light is on and not flashing, the
TCS, and potentially the StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control system
have been disabled.
If the indicator/warning light is on
and flashing, the TCS and/or the
StabiliTrak/ESC system is actively
working.
Tire Pressure Light
For vehicles with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS), this light
comes on briefly when the vehicle is
started. It provides information
about tire pressures and the TPMS.
When the Light is On Steady
This indicates that one or more of
the tires are significantly
underinflated.
A message in the Driver Information
Center (DIC) may also display. Stop
as soon as possible, and inflate the
tires to the pressure value shown on
the Tire and Loading Information
label.
When the Light Flashes First and
Then Is On Steady
This indicates that there may be a
problem with the TPMS. The light
flashes for about one minute and
stays on steady until the vehicle is
off. This sequence repeats each
time the vehicle is started.
Security Light
The security light should come on
briefly as the vehicle is started. If it
does not come on, have the vehicle

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Infotainment System 159
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 160
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 167
Audio Players
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Settings
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Introduction
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
functions when driving. These
functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.

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Infotainment System 185
Report Card
The vehicle owner must secure the
driver’s consent to record certain
vehicle data when the vehicle is
driven with a registered Teen Driver
key. There is one Report Card per
vehicle. Data is not recorded when
Teen Driver is not active.
The Report Card data is collected
from the time Teen Driver is
activated or the last time the Report
Card was reset. The following items
may be recorded:
. Distance Driven –the total
distance driven.
. Maximum Speed –the maximum
vehicle speed recorded.
. Overspeed Warnings –the
number of times the speed
warning setting was exceeded.
. Forward Collision Alerts –the
number of times the driver was
notified when approaching a
vehicle ahead too quickly and at
potential risk for a crash. .
Forward Collision Avoidance
Braking –the number of times
the vehicle detected that a
forward collision was imminent
and applied the brakes. Also
referred to as Forward Automatic
Braking.
. Stability Control –the number of
events which required the use of
electronic stability control.
. ABS Active –the number of
Antilock Brake System
activations.
. Tailgating Alerts –the number of
times the driver was alerted for
following the vehicle ahead too
closely.
. Traction Control –the number of
times the Traction Control
System activated to reduce
wheel spin or loss of traction.
. Wide Open Throttle –the
number of times the accelerator
pedal was pressed nearly all the
way down. Delete Report Card Data
Data is saved for all trips until the
data is deleted using the PIN or until
the maximum count is exceeded.
Each item will report a maximum of
1,000 counts. The distance driven
will report a maximum of 64,374 km
(40,000 mi).
To delete Report Card data, do one
of the following:
.
From the Report Card display,
select Reset.
. Select Clear All Teen Keys/PIN
from the Teen Driver menu. This
will also unregister any Teen
Driver keys and delete the PIN.
Forgotten PIN
See your dealer to reset the PIN.

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Driving and Operating 195
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 199
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 200
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 201
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 205
Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Starting and Stopping theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Electric Vehicle Operating
Modes
Driver Selected Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electric Drive Unit
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 215
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 217
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . 217
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 222
Assistance Systems forParking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 224
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Forward Automatic
Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 232
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . 234
Charging
When to Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Plug-In Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Delayed Charging Override . . . 241
Charging Status Feedback . . . 241
Charge Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Utility Interruption of Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Electrical Requirements for Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Trailer Towing
General TowingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On ElectricalEquipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254