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Customer Assistance and Information...............7-2
Customer Satisfaction Procedure......................7-2
Online Owner Center......................................7-5
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users................................7-6
Customer Assistance Offices............................7-6
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program................7-7
Roadside Assistance Program..........................7-7
Scheduling Service Appointments....................7-10
Courtesy Transportation.................................7-10
Collision Damage Repair................................7-11Reporting Safety Defects................................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government..........................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government................................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors.....7-15
Service Publications Ordering Information.........7-15
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy................7-16
Event Data Recorders...................................7-17
OnStar
®......................................................7-18
Navigation System........................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID)..............7-18
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information
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OnStar®
If your vehicle has OnStar and you subscribe to the
OnStar services, please refer to the OnStar Terms and
Conditions for information on data collection and use.
See alsoOnStar
®System on page 2-37in this manual
for more information.
Navigation System
If your vehicle has a navigation system, use of the
system may result in the storage of destinations,
addresses, telephone numbers, and other trip
information. Refer to the navigation system operating
manual for information on stored data and for deletion
instructions.
Radio Frequency
Identication (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some vehicles for functions
such as tire pressure monitoring and ignition system
security, as well as in connection with conveniences
such as key fobs for remote door locking/unlocking and
starting, and in-vehicle transmitters for garage door
openers. RFID technology in GM vehicles does not use
or record personal information or link with any other
GM system containing personal information.
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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-17
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-72
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-97
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-18
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-28
Readiness Light..........................................3-27
Airbag System................................................1-58
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-72
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-65
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-67
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-72
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-65
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-66
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-63
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-61
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-42
All-Wheel Drive Disabled Light..........................3-39
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System........................... 4-8
All-Wheel-Drive Service Light............................3-39
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-5Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-30
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-94
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-91
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-95
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-92
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-89
Finish Care.................................................5-93
Finish Damage............................................5-95
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-91
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-88
Leather
......................................................5-90
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-95
Tires..........................................................5-94
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-95
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-92
Weatherstrips..............................................5-91
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-93
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-10
Ashtray.........................................................3-17
Audio System.................................................3-64
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-116
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual..............................3-97
Radio Reception........................................3-117
Setting the Clock.........................................3-64
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-116
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Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Map Lamps ....................................................3-15
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-49
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-36
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-36
Outside Convex Mirrors................................2-37
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-36
MP3 .....................................................3-86, 3-91
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
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Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual.................................3-97
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-19
O
Odometer......................................................3-25
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-25
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-11Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-36
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-36
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-32
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-37
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-21
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-17
Outside
Convex Mirrors............................................2-37
Power Mirrors.............................................2-36
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-30
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-95
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-32
Shifting Out of............................................2-33
Park Brake....................................................2-31
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Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-28
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-22
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-67
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-17
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-18
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California..................................................... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®..................................................3-97
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-10
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-38
Retained Accessory.....................................2-21
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-31
Windows....................................................2-15
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar .......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy......................................................7-18
Radio(s)........................................................3-67
Radios
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual..............................3-97
Reception.................................................3-117
Setting the Clock.........................................3-64
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-116
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover............2-44
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-11
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-46
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-107
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper........................... 3-9
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-36
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-36
Reclining Seatbacks, Manual.............................. 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-11
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-26
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-38
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7
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