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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 272
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 185
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 286
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 193
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 66
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 62
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .119
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 238 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

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AudioBluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 151
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . 193
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Axle Locking Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Battery (cont'd)
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Battery - North America . . . . 295, 345
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 300
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 172, 174, 178
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 122
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 216
Bulb Replacement Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .275, 295, 345,
Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 104

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Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 120
Check
Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 299
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 74
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 99
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 191 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 112, 114 Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 389
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Connections OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . .117
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 193
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Customer Assistance (cont'd)
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Customer Information
Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 391
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 389
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 395
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 394
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Diagnostics
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Differential, Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . 245
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Door (cont'd)Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 381
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 131
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 207
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 209
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
E
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Electrical System (cont'd)
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 305
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 278
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 223
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 394 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 143
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 145
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 285
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 231, 296

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I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 112, 114
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 41
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jack
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 30
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 314 Lamps
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 144
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Lane Departure Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 122
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 143
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 124
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . .118
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . 245
Locking Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
LocksAutomatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 127
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 365 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 120 Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 159
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Messaging
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 41
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
N
Navigation OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 216
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 283
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 73
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 385
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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OrderingService Publications . . . . . . . . . . 391
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 300
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 223
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 66
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 276
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Phone
Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Phone (cont'd)
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 172, 174, 178
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 220
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 58
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 394
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 388
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .275, 295, 345, Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 392
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Radios (cont'd)
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 250
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 348
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 72

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Replacing LATCH SystemParts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 393
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Ride Control Systems Enhanced TractionSystem (ETS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 381
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 393
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 388
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 59
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 48
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 48
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 94, 99
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Security (cont'd)
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 191
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 276
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 377
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 378
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 388
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153