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Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Vehicle Care 309
Headlamp Wiring
An electrical overload may cause
the lamps to go on and off, or in
some cases to remain off. Have the
headlamp wiring checked right away
if the lamps go on and off or
remain off.
Windshield Wipers
If the wiper motor overheats due to
heavy snow or ice, the windshield
wipers will stop until the motor cools
and will then restart.
Although the circuit is protected
from electrical overload, overload
due to heavy snow or ice may
cause wiper linkage damage.
Always clear ice and heavy snow
from the windshield before using the
windshield wipers.
If the overload is caused by an
electrical problem and not snow or
ice, be sure to get it fixed.
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers
The wiring circuits in the vehicle are
protected from short circuits by a
combination of fuses and circuit
breakers. This greatly reduces the
chance of damage caused by
electrical problems.
{Danger
Fuses and circuit breakers are
marked with their ampere rating.
Do not exceed the
specified amperage rating when
replacing fuses and circuit
breakers. Use of an oversized
fuse or circuit breaker can result
in a vehicle fire. You and others
could be seriously injured or
killed.
To check a fuse, look at the
silver-colored band inside the fuse.
If the band is broken or melted,
replace the fuse. Be sure to replace
a bad fuse with a new one of the
identical size and rating. Fuses of the same amperage can
be temporarily borrowed from
another fuse location, if a fuse goes
out. Replace the fuse as soon as
possible.
There is a fuse puller in the engine
compartment fuse block. It can be
used to easily remove fuses from
the fuse block.
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block

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FusesUsage
F18 Body control module 7
F19 Exterior mirror
F20 Body control module 1
F21 Body control module 4
F22 Body control module 6
F23 Electric steering column lock
F24 Sensing and diagnostic module
F25 Occupancy sensor
F26 –
F27 Power seats
F28 Rear windows
F29 –
F30 Front heated seats switch
F31 Steering wheel controls Fuses
Usage
F32 Body control module 8
F33 Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
F34 Passive entry, passive start
F35 Liftgate latch
F36 Wireless charger module/USB
accessory
F37 Cigarette lighter
F38 OnStar
F39 Instrument panel USB
F40 Camera module/ Liftgate module
F41 Park assist module
F42 Radio
Relays Usage
K01 Deadbolt
K02 Retained accessory power Relays
Usage
K03 Liftgate
K04 –
K05 Logistics
Circuit
Breakers Usage
CB1 –
CB2 Auxiliary power outlet console
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block

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376 Service and Maintenance
Additional
Maintenance and Care
Your vehicle is an important
investment and caring for it properly
may help to avoid future costly
repairs. To maintain vehicle
performance, additional
maintenance services may be
required.
It is recommended that your dealer
perform these services—their
trained dealer technicians know
your vehicle best. Your dealer can
also perform a thorough
assessment with a multi-point
inspection to recommend when your
vehicle may need attention.
The following list is intended to
explain the services and conditions
to look for that may indicate
services are required. Battery
The 12-volt battery supplies power
to start the engine and operate any
additional electrical accessories.
.
To avoid break-down or failure to
start the vehicle, maintain a
battery with full cranking power.
. Trained dealer technicians have
the diagnostic equipment to test
the battery and ensure that the
connections and cables are
corrosion-free.
Belts
. Belts may need replacing if they
squeak or show signs of
cracking or splitting. .
Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the belts and
recommend adjustment or
replacement when necessary.
Brakes
Brakes stop the vehicle and are
crucial to safe driving.
. Signs of brake wear may include
chirping, grinding, or squealing
noises, or difficulty stopping.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the brakes and
recommend quality parts
engineered for the vehicle.

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414 Index
Assistance Systems forParking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 236
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Battery - North America . . . . 300, 351
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 302
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 134 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 244
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 194
Bulb Replacement Front Turn Signal and Fog
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305, 306
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 308
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .276, 300, 351,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 107
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 91
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Child Restraints (cont'd)Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 104
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 169 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 120, 124
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . 255
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 394
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 338
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 410 Control
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 129
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Covers
Rear Compartment/StoragePanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 224
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Customer Information
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 394
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 400
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 399
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 412
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . 28, 205
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . 204
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Door Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Door (cont'd)Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 386
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 214, 301
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 234
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 146
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 240
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 27
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 187
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 189
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 216
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 134
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 309
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 280
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Engine (cont'd)
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 204
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engines Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 399
Exhaust Fluid
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 160
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Replacement (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 163
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 290
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Diesel Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 242
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 255
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Fuel (cont'd)
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . 259, 261
Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 139
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 251
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . 252
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 309
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Gauges
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 368
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 163
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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N
NavigationConnected Services . . . . . . . . . . 409
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 194
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 289
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 89
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 390
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Parking
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 301
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 202
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 236
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 83
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 136
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 277
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Power (cont'd)
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 201
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 75
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 399
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 393
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .276, 300, 351, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
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Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 397
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Rear Compartment/StoragePanel Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 236
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 113
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51