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292 Vehicle Care
FusesUsage
EVEN COILS Even Injector Coils FAN 1 Cooling Fan 1
FAN 2 Cooling Fan 2
FPM Fuel Pump Power Module
HORN Horn
HTD MIR Heated Outside Rearview Mirror
HTD
STR WHL Heated Steering
Wheel
HUMIDITY/ MAF Humidity Sensor/
MAF Sensor
HVAC BLWR Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning
Blower
LT HI BEAM Left High-Beam Headlamp
LT LO BEAM Left Low-Beam Headlamp
LT PRK Left Parking Lamp Fuses
Usage
LT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Left
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal
ODD COILS Odd Injector Coils
PWR L/GATE Power Liftgate
PWR
OUTLET Power Outlet
RR APO Rear Accessory Power Outlet
RR DEFOG Rear Defogger RR HVAC Rear Climate Control System
RT HI BEAM Right High-Beam Headlamp
RT LO BEAM Right Low-Beam Headlamp
RT PRK Right Parking Lamp
RT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Right
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal
RVC SNSR Regulated Voltage Control Sensor Fuses
Usage
S/ROOF/
SUNSHADE Sunroof
SERVICE Service Repair SPARE Spare
STOP LAMP Stoplamps
STRTR StarterTCM Transmission Control Module
TRANS Transmission
TRLR
BCK/UP Trailer Back-up
Lamps
TRLR BRK Trailer Brake TRLR
PRK LAMP Trailer Parking
Lamps
TRLR PWR Trailer Power WPR/WSW Windshield Wiper/ Washer
Relays Usage
A/C
CMPRSR
CLTCH Air Conditioning
Compressor Clutch
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FusesUsage
OBS
DET/URS Rear Park Assist/
Side Blind Zone
Alert/Forward
Collision Alert/
Universal Remote
System
PDM Power Mirrors, Liftgate Release
PWR MODE Power Mode
PWR MIR Power Mirrors RDO Radio
REAR WPR Rear Wiper
RT TRN SIG Passenger Side Turn Signal
STR WHL ILLUM Steering Wheel
Illumination
USB CHRG USB Charging
Relay Side Relays Usage
LT/
PWR/SEAT Driver Side Power
Seat Relay
RT/
PWR/SEAT Passenger Side
Power Seat Relay
PWR/WNDW Power Windows Relay
PWR/
COLUMN Power Steering
Column Relay
L/GATE Liftgate Relay
LCK Power Lock Relay
REAR/WSW Rear Window Washer Relay
UNLCK Power Unlock Relay
DRL/
LO BEAM Daytime Running
Lamps Relay/
Low-Beam
Headlamps Relay
LT/UNLCK Driver Side Unlock Relay
DRL/
LO BEAM Daytime Running
Lamps Relay (If
Equipped)
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Index 383
CleaningExterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 204 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 212
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 364
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Engine Temperature Gauge . . .119
Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 366
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 364
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 369
Daytime Running Lamps/
Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Delayed Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . 161
Delayed Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Delayed Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Devices
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 356
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 237, 284
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 134
Driving Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 29
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 220
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Driving (cont'd)If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 222
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 289
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 268
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Cooling System Messages . . . 138
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Overheated Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 233
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 369
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 156
F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 158
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 273
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Fuel (cont'd)Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Requirements, California . . . . . 253
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 289
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 341
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 158
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 128
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 156
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 204 High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 220
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 239
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Messages (cont'd)Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 138
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Object Detection System . . . . . 140
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 142
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Mirrors Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Mirrors (cont'd)
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 46
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 190
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 226
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 272
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 83
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 360
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 373
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Operating Mode Overheated Engine
Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Operation Infotainment System . . . . . 167, 169
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 366
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . 280
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 167
P
Parade Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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ParkingBrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 285
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 232
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 77
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 265
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 230
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 69 Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 368
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 363
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .265, 283, 325
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 367
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . 172, 173
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 179
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 212
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 243
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 111
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 328
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 82
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 368
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219