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2. Adjust all available memoryfeatures to the desired driving
position.
3. Press and release SET; a beep will sound.
4. Immediately press and hold the 1 or 2 memory button matching
the above DIC welcome
message until two beeps
sound.
If too much time passes
between releasing SET and
pressing 1, the memory
position will not be saved and
two beeps will not sound.
Repeat Steps 3 and 4.
1 or 2 corresponds to the driver
number. See “Identifying Driver
Number” previously in this
section.
5. Repeat Steps 1–4 for a second driver using 1 or 2.
To save the position for
Band
easy exit features, repeat Steps 1–4
using
B. This saves the position
for getting out of the vehicle. Save preferred memory feature
positions to both 1 and 2 if you are
the only driver.
Manually Recalling Memory
Positions
Press and hold 1, 2, or
Bto recall
the previously saved memory
positions.
To stop Manual Memory Recall
movement, release 1, 2, or
Bor
press any of the following controls:
. Power seat
. Memory SET
. Power mirror, with the driver or
passenger side mirror selected
. Power steering wheel,
if equipped
Auto Memory Recall
The vehicle identifies the number of
the current driver ’s RKE transmitter
(1–8). See Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation 036. If the
RKE transmitter is 1 or 2, and Auto
Memory Recall is programmed on in
vehicle personalization, the positions saved to the same
memory button number 1 or 2 are
automatically recalled when the
ignition is turned on, or turned from
off to ACC/ACCESSORY. RKE
transmitters 3–8 will not provide
automatic memory recalls.
To turn Auto Memory Recall on or
off, see "Vehicle Personalization
Settings" previously in this section
and
Vehicle Personalization 0160.
The shift lever must be in P (Park)
to start Auto Memory Recall. Auto
Memory Recall will complete if the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park)
prior to reaching the saved memory
position.
To stop Auto Memory Recall
movement, turn the ignition off or
press any of the following controls:
. Power seat
. Memory SET, 1, 2, or
B
.Power mirror, with the driver or
passenger side mirror selected
. Power steering wheel,
if equipped

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If the saved memory seat position
does not automatically recall or
recalls to the wrong positions, the
driver’s RKE transmitter number (1
or 2) may not match the memory
button number that positions were
saved to. Try saving the position to
the other memory button or try the
other RKE transmitter.
Easy Exit Recall
Easy Exit Recall is not linked to an
RKE transmitter. The position saved
to
Bis used for all drivers. To turn
Easy Exit Recall on or off, see
"Vehicle Personalization Settings"
previously in this section and
Vehicle Personalization 0160.
If turned on, the position saved to
Bis automatically recalled when
one of the following occurs:
. The vehicle is turned off and the
driver door is opened within a
short time.
. The vehicle is turned off with the
driver door open. To stop Easy Exit Recall movement,
press any of the following memory
controls:
.
Power seat
. Memory SET, 1, 2, or
B
.Power mirror, with the driver or
passenger side mirror selected
. Power steering wheel,
if equipped
Obstructions
If something has blocked the driver
seat and/or power steering wheel
while recalling a memory position,
the recall may stop. Remove the
obstruction and try the recall again.
If the memory position still does not
recall, see your dealer for service.
Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats
{Warning
If temperature change or pain to
the skin cannot be felt, the seat
heater may cause burns. To
reduce the risk of burns, use care
when using the seat heater,
especially for long periods of
time. Do not place anything on
the seat that insulates against
heat, such as a blanket, cushion,
cover, or similar item. This may
cause the seat heater to
overheat. An overheated seat
heater may cause a burn or may
damage the seat.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 127
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 127
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 128
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 128
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 143
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 143
Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 146
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . 146
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 150
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 150
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 150
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light (2500/3500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 151
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 151
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 153
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 153 Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 154
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 154
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 159
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 159
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 160
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 167
Universal Remote SystemProgramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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Vehicle Messages
Messages displayed on the DIC
indicate the status of the vehicle or
some action that may be needed to
correct a condition. Multiple
messages may appear one after
another.
The messages that do not require
immediate action can be
acknowledged and cleared by
pressing
V. The messages that
require immediate action cannot be
cleared until that action is
performed.
All messages should be taken
seriously; clearing the message
does not correct the problem.
If a SERVICE message appears,
see your dealer.
Follow the instructions given in the
messages. The system displays
messages regarding the following
topics:
. Service Messages
. Fluid Levels
. Vehicle Security .
Brakes
. Steering
. Ride Control Systems
. Driver Assistance Systems
. Cruise Control
. Lighting and Bulb Replacement
. Wiper/Washer Systems
. Doors and Windows
. Seat Belts
. Airbag Systems
. Engine and Transmission
. Tire Pressure
. Battery
Engine Power Messages
ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED
This message displays when the
vehicle's propulsion power is
reduced. Reduced propulsion power
can affect the vehicle's ability to
accelerate. If this message is on,
but there is no observed reduction
in performance, proceed to your
destination. The performance may be reduced the next time the vehicle
is driven. The vehicle may be driven
while this message is on, but
maximum acceleration and speed
may be reduced. Anytime this
message stays on, or displays
repeatedly, the vehicle should be
taken to your dealer for service as
soon as possible.
Vehicle Speed Messages
SPEED LIMITED TO
XXX KM/H (MPH)
This message shows that the
vehicle speed has been limited to
the speed displayed. The limited
speed is a protection for various
propulsion and vehicle systems,
such as lubrication, thermal,
suspension, Teen Driver if
equipped, or tires.

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 171
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 175
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Auxiliary Roof-Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . 176
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . 177
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Battery Load Management . . . 179
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 180
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
O: Turns off the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp
control to
Oagain to turn the
automatic headlamps or DRL
back on.
For vehicles first sold in Canada, off
will only work when the vehicle is in
P (Park).

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Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
This feature controls the brightness
of the steering wheel and instrument
panel lights. The instrument panel
illumination control is next to the
exterior lamp control.
D:Move the thumbwheel up or
down to brighten or dim the lights.
Dome Lamps
There are dome lamps in the
overhead console and the headliner,
if equipped.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press the following:
OFF : Turns the lamps off, even
when a door is open.
DOOR : The lamps come on
automatically when a door is
opened.
ON : Turns all dome lamps on.
Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps in the
overhead console and the headliner,
if equipped. To operate, the ignition
must be on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY, or using Retained
Accessory Power (RAP).

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functions when driving. These
functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
operation, center stack controls,
and infotainment display
controls.
. Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
. Set up phone numbers in
advance so they can be called
easily by pressing a single
control or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving 0227.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0251. Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)
If equipped, ANC reduces engine
noise in the vehicle’s interior. ANC
requires the factory-installed audio
system, radio, speakers, amplifier (if
equipped), induction system, and
exhaust system to work properly.
Deactivation is required by your
dealer if related aftermarket
equipment is installed.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
TheftLock is designed to discourage
theft of the vehicle's radio by
learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN). The
radio does not operate if it is stolen
or moved to a different vehicle.

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device to start playing. When the
vehicle is not moving, use the
phone to begin playback.
All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth Audio as
a source, the radio may show as
paused on the screen. Press play
on the device or press
rto begin
playback.
Some phones support sending
Bluetooth music information to
display on the radio. When the radio
receives this information, it will
check to see if any is available and
display it. For more information
about supported Bluetooth features,
see www.gm.com/bluetooth for U.S.
and Canada only.
Voice Recognition
If equipped, voice recognition allows
for hands-free operation within the
audio and phone applications. This
feature can be started by pressing
either the
gbutton on the steering
wheel or by selecting the
gon the
screen display.
However, not all features within
these areas are supported by voice
commands. Generally, only complex
tasks that require multiple manual
interactions to complete are
supported by voice commands.
For example, tasks that take more
than one or two button presses such
as selecting a song or artist to play
from a media device would be
supported by voice commands.
Other tasks, like adjusting the
volume or seeking up or down are
audio features that are easily
performed by pressing one or two
buttons, and are not supported by
voice commands. In general there are flexible ways to
speak commands for completing the
tasks. Most of them, except
destination entry and voice keypad,
can be completed in a single
command. If the task takes more
than one command to complete, the
first command would be to indicate
the kind of task that is to be
performed. The system replies with
prompts that lead through a dialog
to enter the necessary information.
Voice recognition can be used when
the ignition is on or when Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) is active.
See
Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) 0251.
Using Voice Recognition
Voice recognition becomes available
once the system has been
initialized. This begins when the
ignition is turned on. Initialization
may take a few moments.

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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 234
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 235
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 237
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Truck-Camper LoadingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 246
Adjustable Throttle and BrakePedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 251
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Active Fuel Management . . . . . 254
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 256
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 272
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 275
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 279
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 280
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . 285
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) (2500/3500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 290
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 290
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

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{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.
Refer to the infotainment section
and/or infotainment manual on using
that system and the navigation
system, if equipped, including
pairing and using a cell phone.
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means “always
expect the unexpected.” The first
step in driving defensively is to wear
the seat belt. See Seat Belts067.
. Assume that other road users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and
other drivers) are going to be
careless and make mistakes.
Anticipate what they might do
and be ready.
. Allow enough following distance
between you and the driver in
front of you. .
Focus on the task of driving.
Drunk Driving
Death and injury associated with
drinking and driving is a global
tragedy.
{Warning
Drinking and then driving is very
dangerous. Your reflexes,
perceptions, attentiveness, and
judgment can be affected by even
a small amount of alcohol. You
can have a serious —or even
fatal —collision if you drive after
drinking.
Do not drink and drive or ride with
a driver who has been drinking.
Ride home in a cab; or if you are
with a group, designate a driver
who will not drink.
Control of a Vehicle
Braking, steering, and accelerating
are important factors in helping to
control a vehicle while driving.
Braking
Braking action involves perception
time and reaction time. Deciding to
push the brake pedal is perception
time. Actually doing it is
reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is
about three-quarters of a second. In
that time, a vehicle moving at
100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20 m
(66 ft), which could be a lot of
distance in an emergency.
Helpful braking tips to keep in mind
include:
. Keep enough distance between
you and the vehicle in front
of you.
. Avoid needless heavy braking.
. Keep pace with traffic.
If the engine ever stops while the
vehicle is being driven, brake
normally but do not pump the
brakes. Doing so could make the
pedal harder to push down. If the
engine stops, there will be some
power brake assist but it will be
used when the brake is applied.