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8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner’s manual.
Stop/Start System
If equipped, the Stop/Start system
will shut off the engine to help
conserve fuel. It has components
designed for the increased number
of starts.
When the brakes are applied and
the vehicle is at a complete stop,
the engine may turn off. When
stopped, the tachometer displays
AUTO STOP. SeeTachometer
0 127. When the brake pedal is
released or the accelerator pedal is
pressed, the engine will restart. See
Stop/Start System 0198 in Driving
and Operating.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter may work up to
60 m (197 ft) away from the vehicle.
With Power Liftgate Shown
Press the button on the side of the
RKE transmitter to remove the key.
Never pull the key out without
pressing the button. The key can be
used for all locks.
K: Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors depending on vehicle
personalization settings. For vehicles with the manual
liftgate, unlocking all doors will also
unlock the liftgate.
Q:
Press to lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization 0151.
b:If equipped with the power
liftgate, press twice quickly to open
or close the liftgate.
7: Press and release to initiate
vehicle locator. Press and hold for at
least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. Press
7again to
cancel the panic alarm.
/: PressQand release and then
immediately press and hold
/for at
least four seconds to start the
engine from outside the vehicle.
See Remote Vehicle Start 036.
See Keys 029 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 030.
Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 29
Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . 36
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . 41
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Doors
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . 47
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . 49
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . 51
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 51
Manual Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . 51
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with
a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the RKE transmitter
in the vehicle, and children or
others could be caught in the path
of a closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with an RKE
transmitter.
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With Remote Start and PowerLiftgate Shown
The following may be available:
Q: Press to lock all doors. The turn
signal indicators may flash and/or
the horn may sound on the second
press to indicate locking. See
Vehicle Personalization 0151. If the
driver door is open when
Qis
pressed and Open Door
Anti-Lockout is enabled, all doors
will lock and then the driver door will
immediately unlock. See Vehicle
Personalization 0151. If a
passenger door is open when
Qis
pressed, all doors lock. Pressing
Qmay also arm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 047.
K:Press to unlock the driver door.
Press
Kagain within five seconds
to unlock all doors. The RKE
transmitter can be programmed to
unlock all doors on the first button
press. See Vehicle Personalization
0 151. The turn signal indicators
may flash to indicate unlocking has
occurred. See Vehicle
Personalization 0151. Pressing
K
may also disarm the theft-deterrent
system. See Vehicle Alarm System
0 47.
If equipped with the manual liftgate,
unlocking all doors will also unlock
the liftgate.
Press and hold
Kuntil the windows
fully open. Windows will not operate
unless remote window operation is
enabled. See Vehicle
Personalization 0151.
b:Press twice quickly to open or
close the power liftgate, if equipped.
Press again to stop the power
liftgate.
7: Press and release one time to
initiate vehicle locator. The exterior
lamps flash and the horn chirps
three times. Press and hold
7for at
least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. The horn sounds and
the turn signals flash for 30 seconds
or until
7is pressed again or the
vehicle is started.
/: If equipped, first press and
release
Qthen immediately press
and hold
/for at least
four seconds to start the engine
from outside the vehicle using the
RKE transmitter. See Remote
Vehicle Start 036.
Keyless Access Operation
With the Keyless Access system,
you can lock and unlock the doors
and access the liftgate without
removing the RKE transmitter from
your pocket, purse, briefcase, etc.
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Length of Kick Zone
To operate, kick your foot straight up
in one swift motion under the rear
bumper between the left exhaust
pipe and the license plate, then pull
it back.
Caution
Splashing water may cause the
liftgate to open. Keep the RKE
transmitter away from the rear
bumper detection area or turn the
liftgate mode to OFF when (Continued)
Caution (Continued)
cleaning or working near the rear
bumper to avoid accidental
opening.
. Do not sweep your foot side
to side.
. Do not keep your foot under the
bumper; the liftgate will not
activate.
. Do not touch the liftgate until it
has stopped moving.
. This feature may be temporarily
disabled under some conditions.
If the liftgate does not respond to
the kick, open or close the
liftgate by another method or
start the vehicle. The feature will
be re-enabled.
When closing the liftgate using this
feature, there will be a short delay.
The taillamps will flash and a chime
will sound. Step away from the
liftgate before it starts moving.
Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm
system.
The indicator light, on the
instrument panel near the
windshield, indicates the status of
the system:
Off : Alarm system is disarmed.
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On Solid :Vehicle is secured
during the delay to arm the system.
Fast Flash : Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the hood, or the liftgate
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of three ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. With a door open, press the
interior
Q.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
Qon the RKE
transmitter a second time will
bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the alarm
system. The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
If a door, the hood, or the liftgate is
opened without first disarming the
system, the turn signals will flash
and the horn will sound for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.
. Start the vehicle. To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
.
Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have left the vehicle
and all doors are closed.
. Always unlock a door with the
RKE transmitter.
Unlocking the driver door with the
key will not disarm the system or
turn off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed on the RKE
transmitter and the horn chirps and
the lights flash three times, an alarm
occurred previously while the alarm
system was armed.
If the alarm has been activated, a
message will appear on the DIC.
Immobilizer
See Radio Frequency Statement
0 397.
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Security
If equipped, OnStar provides these
services:
.With Stolen Vehicle Assistance,
OnStar Advisors can use GPS to
pinpoint the vehicle and help
authorities quickly recover it.
. With Remote Ignition Block,
if equipped, OnStar can block
the engine from being restarted.
. With Stolen Vehicle Slowdown,
if equipped, OnStar can work
with law enforcement to
gradually slow the vehicle down.
Theft Alarm Notification
If equipped, if the doors are locked
and the vehicle alarm sounds, a
notification by text, e-mail, or phone
call will be sent. If the vehicle is
stolen, an OnStar Advisor can work
with authorities to recover the
vehicle.
OnStar Additional
Information
In-Vehicle Audio Messages
Audio messages may play important
information at the following times:
.Prior to vehicle purchase.
Press
Qto set up an account.
. After change in ownership and
at 90 days.
Transferring Service
PressQto request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can cancel or change account
information.
Selling/Transferring the
Vehicle
Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) immediately to
terminate your OnStar or connected
services if the vehicle is disposed
of, sold, transferred, or if the
lease ends.
Reactivation for Subsequent
Owners
PressQand follow the prompts to
speak to an Advisor as soon as
possible. The Advisor will update
vehicle records and explain OnStar
or connected service options.
How OnStar Service Works
Automatic Crash Response,
Emergency Services, Crisis Assist,
Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote
Services, Roadside Assistance, and
Hands-Free Calling are available on
most vehicles. Not all OnStar
services are available everywhere
or on all vehicles. For more
information, a full description of
OnStar services, system limitations,
and OnStar User Terms, Privacy
Statement, and Software Terms:
. Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827).
. See www.onstar.com (U.S.).
. See www.onstar.ca (Canada).
. Call TTY 1-877-248-2080.
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IndexA
About Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 3
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 224
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 273
Additional Information
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 290
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 83
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 79
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 130
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 246
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 214, 301
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 215
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
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Rearview Mirrors (cont'd)Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 355
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 398
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 386
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 398
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 393
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 76
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 75
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 64
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 60
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 59
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 104
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
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Tires (cont'd)Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 326
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 325
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Terminology and Definitions . . 321
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 336
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 251
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 264 Towing (cont'd)
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 264
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 355
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 137
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 334
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 156Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Universal Remote System (cont'd)
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 383
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 345
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54