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C
Calibration.............................2-56, 2-58, 2-60, 2-62
California Fuel.................................................. 5-7
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Speci cations..........................5-134
Carbon Monoxide...................2-14, 2-54, 4-42, 4-67
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-119
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-128
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-130
Your CDs and DVDs ..................................3-129
Cargo Lamp...................................................3-18
Cargo Lamp Light...........................................3-49
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-76
Center Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts....1-26
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
and Cargo Lamp.........................................5-67
Chains, Tire...................................................5-92
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-45
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-123
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-38
Infants and Young Children...........................1-34
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-44
Older Children.............................................1-32
Securing a Child Restraint in
a Rear Seat Position................................1-55Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in
the Center Front Seat Position...................1-57
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position (Crew Cab).........1-58
Securing a Child Restraint in
the Right Front Seat Position
(Regular and Extended Cab).............1-60, 1-66
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-42
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-130
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-19
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-121
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-120
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-118
Finish Care...............................................5-120
Inside of Your Vehicle.................................5-116
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces.............................5-119
Leather....................................................5-118
Tires........................................................5-122
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-122
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-120
Weatherstrips............................................5-119
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-121
Climate Control System...................................3-20
Dual ..........................................................3-21
Dual Automatic............................................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-29
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Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-34
Coinholder(s)..................................................2-75
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-30
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-18
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-43
Heater, Engine............................................2-23
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-37
Cooling System..............................................5-40
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-48
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-75
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....7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to
the Canadian Government.........................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to
the United States Government...................7-13
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-14D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-14
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-5
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-17
Dome Lamps .................................................3-17
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Rear Doors.................................................2-13
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-18
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-51
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-52
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-64
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-33
City ...........................................................4-37
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-38
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-40
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-34
Off-Road ....................................................4-17
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Driving (cont.)
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-47
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-46
Winter........................................................4-42
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-24
Dual Climate Control System............................3-21
Dual Tire Operation.........................................5-83
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System..................3-114
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-125
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-128
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-126
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-126
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-126
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-129
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-125Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-25
Battery.......................................................5-51
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-45
Coolant......................................................5-35
Coolant Heater............................................2-23
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-43
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-19
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-54
Fan Noise..................................................5-45
Oil .............................................................5-20
Oil Life System...........................................5-23
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-40
Overheating................................................5-37
Starting......................................................2-22
Entry Lighting.................................................3-18
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-31
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F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-25
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-130
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-93
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-94
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................5-112
Fluid
Automatic Transmission........................5-27, 5-30
Manual Transmission....................................5-32
Power Steering...........................................5-46
Windshield Washer......................................5-47
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-16
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-36, 5-58
Four-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-49
Front Axle......................................................5-60
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-18
Front Storage Area.........................................2-76
Fuel............................................................... 5-6
Additives...................................................... 5-7
California Fuel.............................................. 5-7
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-12
Filling Your Tank..........................................5-10
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-9
Gage .........................................................3-50Fuel (cont.)
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-6
Gasoline Speci cations.................................. 5-6
Low Warning Light.......................................3-50
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-128
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-126
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-126
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-129
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-125
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-43
Fuel..........................................................3-50
Oil Pressure...............................................3-47
Speedometer..............................................3-32
Tachometer.................................................3-32
Transmission Temperature.............................3-43
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-39
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-71
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-6
Speci cations............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-75
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
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O
Odometer......................................................3-32
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-32
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-17
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-20
Pressure Gage............................................3-47
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-23
Older Children, Restraints................................1-32
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-69
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-29
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-18
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-68
Camper-Type Mirrors....................................2-65
Convex Mirror.............................................2-68
Curb View Assist Mirrors..............................2-68
Heated Mirrors............................................2-68
Manual Mirrors............................................2-64
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-67
Power Mirrors.............................................2-66
West Coast-Type Mirrors..............................2-66
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-40
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-11
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-50
Shifting Out of............................................2-52
Parking
Brake........................................................2-49
Over Things That Burn.................................2-53
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-53
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-36
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-80
Passing.........................................................4-15
Passlock
®......................................................2-19
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-61
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-18
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.......................................5-126
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Seat............................................................ 1-4
Steering Fluid.............................................5-46
Windows....................................................2-16
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
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Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-26
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-46
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-19
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-54
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-33
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-119
Center Front Passenger Position....................1-26
Driver Position............................................1-18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-18
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-17
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-30
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-27
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-26
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-25
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-13
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-9
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Manual........................................................ 1-3
Memory .....................................................2-79
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-4
Rear Seat Operation............................1-10, 1-11
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-9
Secondary Latch System................................5-109
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-57
Rear Seat Position......................................1-55
Right Front Seat Position (Crew Cab).............1-58
Right Front Seat Position
(Regular and Extended Cab).............1-60, 1-66
Security Light.................................................3-48
Service........................................................... 5-4
Accessories and Modi cations......................... 5-4
Adding Equipment to the
Outside of Your Vehicle.............................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-5
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-45
Publications Ordering Information...................7-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-86
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Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-71
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-71
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-122
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-50
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-52
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Sliding Rear Windows.....................................2-17
Snow Plow....................................................4-54
Spare Tire....................................................5-116
Installing....................................................5-99
Removing...................................................5-95
Storing.....................................................5-112
Speci cations, Capacities...............................5-134
Speedometer..................................................3-32
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-22
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-127
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-76
Coinholder(s)..............................................2-75
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-75
Front Storage Area......................................2-76
Glove Box..................................................2-75
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-46
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-78
Swing-Out Windows........................................2-17T
Tachometer....................................................3-32
Tailgate.........................................................2-14
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-69
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-126
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
Passlock
®...................................................2-19
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-74
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated
Wheels, Cleaning...................................5-121
Buying New Tires........................................5-87
Chains.......................................................5-92
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-94
Cleaning...................................................5-122
Different Size..............................................5-88
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-83
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-93
In ation - Tire Pressure................................5-81
Inspection and Rotation................................5-83
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-99
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-99
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-95
Secondary Latch System............................5-109
Spare Tire................................................5-116
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-112
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