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Vehicle Care 311
Caution
Towing the vehicle from the rear
could damage it. Also, repairs
would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Never have the
vehicle towed from the rear.
Do not tow the vehicle from the rear.
Appearance Care
Exterior Care
Locks
Locks are lubricated at the factory.
Use a de-icing agent only when
absolutely necessary, and have the
locks greased after using. See
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0330.
Washing the Vehicle
To preserve the vehicle's finish,
wash it often and out of direct
sunlight.
Caution
Do not use petroleum-based,
acidic, or abrasive cleaning
agents as they can damage the
vehicle's paint, metal, or plastic
parts. If damage occurs, it would
not be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Approved cleaning
products can be obtained from
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Caution (Continued)
your dealer. Follow all
manufacturer directions regarding
correct product usage, necessary
safety precautions, and
appropriate disposal of any
vehicle care product.
Caution
Avoid using high-pressure
washes closer than 30 cm (12 in)
to the surface of the vehicle. Use
of power washers exceeding
8,274 kPa (1,200 psi) can result
in damage or removal of paint
and decals.
Caution
Do not power wash any
component under the hood that
has this
esymbol.
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Service and Maintenance 321
The Tire Rotation and Required
Services are the responsibility of the
vehicle owner. It is recommended to
have your dealer perform these
services every 12 000 km/7,500 mi.
Proper vehicle maintenance helps to
keep the vehicle in good working
condition, improves fuel economy,
and reduces vehicle emissions.
Because of the way people use
vehicles, maintenance needs vary.
There may need to be more
frequent checks and services. The
Additional Required Services -
Normal are for vehicles that:
.Carry passengers and cargo
within recommended limits on
the Tire and Loading Information
label. See Vehicle Load
Limits 0199.
. Are driven on reasonable road
surfaces within legal driving
limits.
. Use the recommended fuel. See
Fuel 0233. Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Normal chart.
The Additional Required Services -
Severe are for vehicles that are:
.
Mainly driven in heavy city traffic
in hot weather.
. Mainly driven in hilly or
mountainous terrain.
. Frequently towing a trailer.
. Used for high speed or
competitive driving.
. Used for taxi, police, or delivery
service.
Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Severe chart.
{Warning
Performing maintenance work can
be dangerous and can cause
serious injury. Perform
maintenance work only if the
required information, proper tools,
and equipment are available. (Continued)
Warning (Continued)
If they are not, see your dealer to
have a trained technician do the
work. SeeDoing Your Own
Service Work 0240.
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342 Customer Information
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to limit
services or payment to an owner or
driver if they decide the claims are
made too often, or the same type of
claim is made many times.
Services Provided
.Emergency Fuel Delivery:
Delivery of enough fuel for the
vehicle to get to the nearest
service station.
. Lock-Out Service: Service to
unlock the vehicle if you are
locked out. A remote unlock may
be available if you have OnStar.
For security reasons, the driver
must present identification
before this service is given.
. Emergency Tow from a Public
Road or Highway: Tow to the
nearest Chevrolet dealer for
warranty service, or if the vehicle
was in a crash and cannot be
driven. Assistance is not given
when the vehicle is stuck in the
sand, mud, or snow. .
Flat Tire Change: Service to
change a flat tire with the spare
tire. The spare tire, if equipped,
must be in good condition and
properly inflated. It is the owner's
responsibility for the repair or
replacement of the tire if it is not
covered by the warranty.
. Battery Jump Start: Service to
jump start a dead battery.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: If your trip is
interrupted due to a warranty
event, incidental expenses may
be reimbursed within the
Powertrain warranty period.
Items considered are reasonable
and customary hotel, meals,
rental car, or a vehicle being
delivered back to the customer,
up to 805 km (500 mi).
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
. Impound towing caused by
violation of any laws.
. Legal fines. .
Mounting, dismounting,
or changing of snow tires,
chains, or other traction devices.
Service is not provided if a vehicle
is in an area that is not accessible
to the service vehicle or is not a
regularly traveled or maintained
public road, which includes ice and
winter roads. Off-road use is not
covered.
Services Specific to
Canadian-Purchased Vehicles
. Fuel Delivery: Reimbursement
is up to 7 liters. If available,
diesel fuel delivery may be
restricted. Propane and other
fuels are not provided through
this service.
. Lock-Out Service: Vehicle
registration is required.
. Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: Must be over
150 km from where your trip was
started to qualify.
Pre-authorization, original
detailed receipts, and a copy of
the repair orders are required.
Once authorization has been
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Customer Information 345
performance; however, the history of
these parts is not known. Such parts
are not covered by the GM New
Vehicle Limited Warranty, and any
related failures are not covered by
that warranty.
Aftermarket collision parts are also
available. These are made by
companies other than GM and may
not have been tested for the vehicle.
As a result, these parts may fit
poorly, exhibit premature durability/
corrosion problems, and may not
perform properly in subsequent
collisions. Aftermarket parts are not
covered by the GM New Vehicle
Limited Warranty, and any vehicle
failure related to such parts is not
covered by that warranty.
Repair Facility
GM also recommends that you
choose a collision repair facility that
meets your needs before you ever
need collision repairs. Your dealer
may have a collision repair center
with GM-trained technicians and
state-of-the-art equipment, or be
able to recommend a collision repaircenter that has GM-trained
technicians and comparable
equipment.
Insuring the Vehicle
Protect your investment in the GM
vehicle with comprehensive and
collision insurance coverage. There
are significant differences in the
quality of coverage afforded by
various insurance policy terms.
Many insurance policies provide
reduced protection to the GM
vehicle by limiting compensation for
damage repairs through the use of
aftermarket collision parts. Some
insurance companies will not
specify aftermarket collision parts.
When purchasing insurance, we
recommend that you ensure that the
vehicle will be repaired with GM
original equipment collision parts.
If such insurance coverage is not
available from your current
insurance carrier, consider switching
to another insurance carrier.
If the vehicle is leased, the leasing
company may require you to have
insurance that ensures repairs with
Genuine GM Original EquipmentManufacturer (OEM) parts or
Genuine Manufacturer replacement
parts. Read the lease carefully, as
you may be charged at the end of
the lease for poor quality repairs.If a Crash Occurs
If there has been an injury, call
emergency services for help. Do not
leave the scene of a crash until all
matters have been taken care of.
Move the vehicle only if its position
puts you in danger, or you are
instructed to move it by a police
officer.
Give only the necessary information
to police and other parties involved
in the crash.
For emergency towing see
Roadside Assistance
Program
0341.
Gather the following information:
. Driver name, address, and
telephone number.
. Driver license number.
. Owner name, address, and
telephone number.
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Index 365
Front SeatsAdjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 123
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 272
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
G
Gauges
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Gauges (cont'd)
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 320
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 148
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 124
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 146
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 124
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 197
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 220
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 203, 205
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Indicator
Owner Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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368 Index
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Operation Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 157
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 346
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Owner Manual Indicator . . . . . . . . 118
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 262
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 212
Ultrasonic Sensor Light . . . . . . . 120
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 74
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 239
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 171, 173, 177
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Reduced Engine Light . . . . . . . . 123
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 210
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power Steering Warning
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 66 Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 348
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 343
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .239, 260, 305
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 347
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 225
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 106
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 308
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . 123
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Index 371
Tires (cont'd)Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 297
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . 236
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 308
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Triangle, Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
U
Ultrasonic Parking SensorLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 295
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 333
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 130
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 136
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Vehicle (cont'd)
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 120
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 231
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warning Triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 297
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 85
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353