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Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-26
Operation...................................................2-20
B
Backglass Antenna..........................................3-92
Battery..........................................................5-48
Run-Down Protection...................................3-20
Battery Warning Message................................3-44
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-22
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Low Fluid Warning Message.........................3-49
Parking......................................................2-23
System Warning Light..................................3-34
Brakes..........................................................5-45
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-16
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-54
Back-Up Lamps...........................................5-57
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-54
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-54
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps..................................5-55Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-57
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps...................................5-56
Buying New Tires...........................................5-70C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-103
Carbon Monoxide...................2-10, 2-26, 4-25, 4-38
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-91
Your Cassette Tape Player............................3-90
Your CD Player...........................................3-91
Your CDs ...................................................3-91
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-36
Chains, Tire...................................................5-74
Change Engine Oil Message............................3-46
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-37
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-94
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-33
Infants and Young Children...........................1-29
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Child Restraints (cont.)
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-39
Older Children.............................................1-27
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-44
Top Strap...................................................1-37
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-38
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-36
Chime Level Adjustment..................................3-93
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-21
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-93
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-92
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-90
Finish Care.................................................5-92
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-88
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-91
Leather......................................................5-90
Tires..........................................................5-94
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-94
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-91
Weatherstrips..............................................5-91Cleaning (cont.)
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-93
Climate Control System
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-25
Dual..........................................................3-22
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-25
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-24
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-87
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-14
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Convenience Net............................................2-37
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-36
Heater, Engine............................................2-19
Hot Temperature Warning Message................3-44
Cooling System..............................................5-34
Courtesy Lamps.............................................3-18
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-41
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-11
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the United
States Government...................................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11
D
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System......................................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Entry Lighting.....................................3-19
Delayed Exit Lighting.......................................3-19
Delayed Headlamps........................................3-14
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-18
Door
Ajar Warning Message.................................3-47
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-15
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-51
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-16
City...........................................................4-20Driving (cont.)
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-21
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-23
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-17
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-31
Winter........................................................4-25
Dual Climate Control System............................3-22E
Easy Entry Seat............................................... 1-7
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-97
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-97
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-97
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-98
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-97
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-101
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-97
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-24
Battery.......................................................5-48
Change Oil Message...................................3-46
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-37
Coolant......................................................5-28
Coolant Heater............................................2-19
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-36
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Engine (cont.)
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-26
Low Oil Level Message................................3-45
Oil .............................................................5-18
Oil Life System...........................................5-21
Oil Pressure Gage.......................................3-40
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-33
Overheating................................................5-31
Starting......................................................2-17
Supercharger Oil.........................................5-23
Entry Lighting.................................................3-18
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-26
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-13
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-24
Finish Damage...............................................5-94
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-75
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-76
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-85
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-26
Power Steering...........................................5-43
Windshield Washer......................................5-44Fluid (cont.)
Fog Lamps....................................................3-15
Folding Rear Seat............................................ 1-8
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-42
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Message.................................3-49
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-97
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-98
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-101
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-97
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-36
Engine Oil Pressure.....................................3-40
Fuel..........................................................3-42
Speedometer..............................................3-31
Tachometer.................................................3-31
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-33
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-32
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Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-36
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-6
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-54
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-97
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-54
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System....................................3-14
Delayed.....................................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-54
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps..................................5-55
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-22Highbeam On Light.........................................3-41
Highbeam Out Warning Message......................3-50
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-23
HomeLink
®Wireless Control System.................2-32
HomeLink®Wireless Control System Operation . . . 2-33
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
Hot Coolant Temperature Warning Message........3-44
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-14
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-16
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-29
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-65
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-18
Cluster.......................................................3-28
Interior Lamps................................................3-16
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J
Jump Starting.................................................5-49
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-60
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-20
Courtesy....................................................3-18
Dome........................................................3-18
Exterior......................................................3-13
Fog ...........................................................3-15
Interior.......................................................3-16
Reading.....................................................3-19
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-39
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-41
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-6Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-32
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-35
Brake System Warning.................................3-34
Cruise Control.............................................3-41
Highbeam On.............................................3-41
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-37
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-32
TCS Warning Light......................................3-35
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-35
Lighting
Delayed Entry.............................................3-19
Delayed Exit...............................................3-19
Entry.........................................................3-18
Parade Dimming..........................................3-19
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-31
Lockout Protection..........................................2-10
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-10
Power Door.................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Loss of Control...............................................4-15
Low Brake Fluid Warning Message....................3-49
Low Engine Oil Level Message.........................3-45
Low Fuel Warning Message.............................3-49
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Low Oil Pressure Message...............................3-45
Low Tire Message..........................................3-46
Low Washer Fluid Warning Message.................3-48
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-37
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2Message
Battery Warning..........................................3-44
Center.......................................................3-42
Change Engine Oil......................................3-46
Door Ajar Warning.......................................3-47
Highbeam Out Warning................................3-50
Hot Coolant Temperature Warning..................3-44
Low Brake Fluid Warning..............................3-49
Low Engine Oil Level...................................3-45
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-49
Low Oil Pressure.........................................3-45
Low Tire .....................................................3-46
Low Washer Fluid Warning...........................3-48
Security.....................................................3-48
Service Traction System Warning...................3-43
Service Vehicle Soon...................................3-50
Traction Active............................................3-43
Trunk Ajar Warning......................................3-47
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-28
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®.....2-29
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-28
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-28
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-30
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-30
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-29
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-31
Radios..........................................................3-54
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player................3-90
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-91
Care of Your CDs........................................3-91
Radio with Cassette.....................................3-55
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-76
Radio with CD............................................3-66
Setting the Time..........................................3-54
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-88
Understanding Reception..............................3-90
Reading Lamps..............................................3-19
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-24
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-21
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-36
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-28
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®.....................................................2-29
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®...........................2-28
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-28
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-36
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-79Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-77
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-57
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-55
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash.....................................................1-56
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-17
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-21
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-31
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-27
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-32
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-91
Driver Position............................................1-15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-14
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-13
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-24
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-21
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-21
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-21
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-9
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-6
Seats
Easy Entry Seat............................................ 1-7
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-6
Six-Way Power Seats.................................... 1-3
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-8
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-41
Rear Seat Position......................................1-41
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-44
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-37
Message....................................................3-48
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Traction System Warning Message.................3-43
Vehicle Soon Message.................................3-50
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-55
Setting the Time.............................................3-54
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-94
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-24
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-25
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-87
Installing....................................................5-79
Removing...................................................5-77
Storing.......................................................5-85
Specications, Capacities...............................5-103
Speedometer..................................................3-31
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-8
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-17
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-89
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
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Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-36
Convenience Net.........................................2-37
Glove Box..................................................2-36
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-36
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-30
Sun Visors.....................................................2-13
Sunroof.........................................................2-37
T
Tachometer....................................................3-31
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Sidemarker
Lamps....................................................5-56
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-35
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-88
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-13
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-14
Passlock
®...................................................2-15
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tire
Low Message.............................................3-46
Tires.............................................................5-59
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-93
Buying New Tires........................................5-70Tires (cont.)
Chains.......................................................5-74
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-76
Cleaning....................................................5-94
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-87
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-75
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-65
Inspection and Rotation................................5-68
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-79
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-66
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-79
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-77
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-85
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-60
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-62
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-71
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-72
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-69
Top Strap......................................................1-37
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-38
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-36
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-38
Your Vehicle...............................................4-36
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