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30 Seats and Restraints
Warning (Continued)
cause the seat heater to overheat. An
overheated seat heater may cause a burn
or may damage the seat.
If equipped, the heated seat controls are on
the infotainment display. To operate, the
vehicle must be on.
Touch
MorLto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion. Indicator lights on
the infotainment display show the current
setting with three level indicators for high,
medium, or low.
Touch the screen once for the highest
setting. With each touch of the screen, the
heated seat will change to the next lower
setting, and then to the off setting. The
lights indicate three for the highest setting
and one for the lowest. If the front heated seats are on high, the
level may automatically be lowered after
approximately 30 minutes. The passenger
seat may take longer to heat up.
Auto Heated Seats
When the vehicle is on, this feature will
automatically activate the heated seats at
the level required by the vehicle’s interior
temperature. In auto mode, the indicators
automatically show the level setting
required.
Use the manual heated seat buttons to turn
auto heated seats off. Once this feature is
turned off, the auto heated seats will be
activated the next time the vehicle is
started. In manual mode, the controls can
be accessed while the vehicle is on by
touchingMorL.
If the passenger seat is unoccupied, the auto
heated seats feature will not activate
that seat.
The auto heated seats feature can be
programmed to always be enabled when
the vehicle is on. See Vehicle Personalization
0 101.
Remote Start Heated Seats
When it is cold outside, the heated seats
can be turned on automatically during a
remote vehicle start.
The heated seats will be canceled when the
vehicle is started. If the auto heated seats
are enabled in vehicle personalization, the
seat heating level will automatically change
to the level required by the vehicle's interior
temperature when the vehicle is on.
The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced. This is
normal.
The heated seats will not turn on during a
remote start unless the heated seat feature
is enabled. See Vehicle Personalization 0101.
If equipped, the heated steering wheel will
turn on automatically during a remote start
if it is cold outside. The heated seat
indicators and heated steering wheel
indicator may not come on during this
operation.

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Select Off or On.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
This allows the Rear Cross Traffic Alert
feature to be turned on or off.
Select Off or On. SeeAssistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0171.
Lane Change Alert
This allows the Lane Change Alert feature to
be turned on or off.
Select Off or On. See Lane Change Alert
(LCA) 0178.
Lighting
Select and the following may display:
.Vehicle Locator Lights
.Exit Lighting
Vehicle Locator Lights
This feature will flash the exterior lamps and
allows some of the exterior lamps and most
of the interior lamps to turn on briefly
when
Kon the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is pressed to locate the vehicle.
Select Off or On. Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how long the
exterior lamps stay on when leaving the
vehicle when it is dark outside.
Select Off, 30 Seconds, 60 Seconds, or 120
Seconds.
Power Door Locks
Select and the following may display:
.Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
.Auto Door Unlock
.Delayed Door Lock
Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
When on, this feature will keep the driver
door from locking when the door is open.
If Off is selected, the Delayed Door Lock
menu will be available.
Select Off or On.
Auto Door Unlock
This allows selection of which of the doors
will automatically unlock when the vehicle is
shifted into P (Park).
Select Off, All Doors, or Driver Door. Delayed Door Lock
When on, this feature will delay the locking
of the doors. To override the delay, press
the power door lock switch on the door.
Select Off or On.
Remote Lock / Unlock / Start
Select and the following may display:
.Remote Unlock Light Feedback
.Remote Lock Feedback
.Remote Door Unlock
.Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
.Passive Door Unlock
.Passive Door Lock
.Remote Left in Vehicle Alert
Remote Unlock Light Feedback
When on, the exterior lamps will flash when
unlocking the vehicle with the RKE
transmitter.
Select Off or Flash Lights.
Remote Lock Feedback
This allows selection of what type of
feedback is given when locking the vehicle
with the RKE transmitter.
Select Off, Lights and Horn, Lights Only, or
Horn Only.

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 108
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . 108
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . 109
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 109
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . 110
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel IlluminationControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . 112
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the steering
column.
O: Turns the exterior lamps off and
deactivates the AUTO mode. Turn to
O
again to reactivate the AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will automatically
reactivate when the vehicle is shifted out of
P (Park).
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on and off
automatically depending on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps including
all lamps, except the headlamps. The
instrument panel lights also turn on.
5: Turns on the headlamps together with
the parking lamps and instrument panel
lights.
IntelliBeam System
If equipped, this system turns the vehicle's
high-beam headlamps on and off according
to surrounding traffic conditions.
The system turns the high-beam headlamps
on when it is dark enough and there is no
other traffic present.
This light comes on in the instrument
cluster when the IntelliBeam system is
enabled.

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Hazard Warning Flashers
The hazard warning flasher button is on the
center stack.
|:Press to make the front and rear turn
signal lamps flash on and off. This warns
others that you are having trouble. Press
the button again to turn the flashers off.
When the hazard warning flashers are on,
the turn signals will not work.
Turn and Lane-Change Signals
Move the lever all the way up or down to
signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster flashes
in the direction of the turn or lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the arrow
starts to flash to signal a lane change. Hold
it there until the lane change is completed.
If the lever is briefly pressed and released,
the turn signal flashes three times.
The turn and lane-change signal can be
turned off manually by moving the lever
back to its original position.
If after signaling a turn or lane change, the
arrow flashes rapidly or does not come on, a
signal bulb may be burned out. Replace any burned out bulbs. If a bulb is
not burned out, check the fuse. See
Underhood Compartment Fuse Block
0211.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control
This feature adjusts the brightness of all
illuminated controls. The instrument panel
illumination control is next to the exterior
lamp control.
Push the knob in all the way until it extends
out and then turn the knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to brighten or dim the
lights. Push the knob back in when finished.
The knob is functional at night, or when the
headlamps or parking lamps are ON.

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This feature can be changed. See“Vehicle
Locator Lights” underVehicle Personalization
0 101.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior lamps
come on at night, or in areas with limited
lighting, when the driver door is opened
after the ignition is turned off. The exterior
lamps and interior lamps remain on for a
set amount of time, then automatically
turn off.
The exterior lamps turn off immediately
by turning the exterior lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See Vehicle
Personalization 0101.
Battery Power Protection
The battery saver feature is designed to
protect the vehicle's 12-volt battery.
If some interior lamps and/or the headlamps
are left on and the vehicle is turned off, the
battery rundown protection system
automatically turns the lamp off after
some time.
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
The exterior lamps turn off about 10 minutes
after the ignition is turned off, if the parking
lamps or headlamps have been manually
left on. This protects against draining the
battery. To restart the 10-minute timer, turn
the exterior lamp control to the off position
and then back to the parking lamp or
headlamp position.
To keep the lamps on for more than
10 minutes, the ignition must be on.

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286 Index
HeatedRear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
High Voltage Battery Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . 210
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . .33
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 50
Information Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 113
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . 238
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 108
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . 112
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 63
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Index 287
Lights (cont'd)Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Vehicle Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
M
MaintenanceAir Conditioning Regular Operation . . . . 145
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Messages
Propulsion Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Mirror Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Modes Driver Selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
One-Pedal Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . 275
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Operation Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Options Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Underhood Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Owner Checks and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171