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4 Introduction
R:Fuse Block Cover Lock
Location
+: Fuses
j:ISOFIX/LATCH System Child
Restraints
Q: Keep Fuse Block Covers
Properly Installed
|: Lane Change Alert
@:Lane Departure Warning
A:Lane Keep Assist
*: Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
X:Park Assist
~:Pedestrian Ahead Indicator
O:Power
7:Rear Cross Traffic Alert
I:Registered Technician
/:Remote Vehicle Start
>:Seat Belt Reminders
I: Side Blind Zone Alert
h:Stop/Start
7:Tire Pressure Monitor
d:Traction Control/StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
a: Under Pressure
V:Vehicle Ahead Indicator
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6 Introduction
1.Air Vents 0157.
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 125.
Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0123.
3. Instrument Cluster 097.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer 093.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer
0 94.
5. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0124.
6. Introduction 0129.
7. Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0206 (If Equipped).
8. Hazard Warning Flashers
0124.
9. Passenger Seat Belt Reminder Light. See Seat Belt Reminders
0 100.
10. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0186 or
Manual Transmission 0189.
11. Parking Brake 0192.
12. USB Port 0137. 13.
Climate Control Systems
0155.
14. Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control Button. See
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0194.
15. Ignition Positions (Key Access)
0174 or
Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) 0176.
16. Steering Wheel Controls 092.
17. Horn 092.
18. Steering Wheel Adjustment
092.
19. Cruise Control 0196 (If
Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0203 (If Equipped).
20. Instrument Panel Storage 087
(If Equipped).
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0102.
22. Hood Release. See Hood
0 216. 23.
Exterior Lamp Controls 0122.
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0125.
Front Fog Lamps 0125 (If
Equipped).
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Instruments and Controls 91
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 92
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 92
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 93
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . 94
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 100
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 101
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 102 Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 102
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . 104
Owner Manual Indicator . . . . . . 104
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . 106
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Power Steering Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 106
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 107
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 109
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 109
Immobilizer Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 110 Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 110
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages(Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Vehicle Messages (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 118
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 118
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 118
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If equipped, this indicator will
display green when a vehicle is
detected ahead and amber when
you are following a vehicle ahead
much too closely.
SeeForward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0203.
Ultrasonic Parking
Sensor Light
If equipped, this light comes on
briefly while starting the vehicle. If it
does not come on, have the vehicle
serviced.
This light indicates a malfunction in
the system. See your dealer for
service.
See Park Assist 0201.
Traction Off Light
If equipped, this light comes on
briefly while starting the engine. If it
does not, have the vehicle serviced
by your dealer. If the system is
working normally, the indicator light
then turns off.
The traction off light comes on when
the Traction Control System (TCS)
has been turned off by pressing and
releasing the TCS/StabiliTrak/ESC
button.
This light and the StabiliTrak/ESC
OFF light come on when StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is
turned off.
If the TCS is off, wheel spin is not
limited. Adjust driving accordingly.
See Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0194.
StabiliTrak OFF Light
If equipped, this light comes on
briefly while starting the engine. If it
does not, have the vehicle serviced
by your dealer.
This light comes on when the
StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) system is turned off.
If StabiliTrak/ESC is off, the Traction
Control System (TCS) is also off.
If the TCS is off, the system does
not assist in controlling the vehicle.
Turn on the TCS and the
StabiliTrak/ESC systems and the
warning light turns off.
See Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0194.
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Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light
If equipped, the StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control or TCS
indicator/warning light comes on
briefly when the engine is started.
If the light does not come on, have
the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the system is working normally,
the indicator light turns off.
If the light is on and not flashing, the
TCS, and potentially the StabiliTrak/
ESC system have been disabled.
A DIC message may display. Check
the DIC messages to determine
which feature is not functioning and
whether the vehicle requires
service.If the indicator/warning light is on
and flashing, the TCS and/or the
StabiliTrak/ESC system is actively
working.
See
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0194.
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning
Light
This light comes on briefly while
starting the vehicle.
If it does not, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer. If the
system is working normally the
indicator light goes off.
Caution
The engine coolant temperature
warning light indicates that the
vehicle has overheated. Driving
with this light on can damage the
engine and it may not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. See
Engine Overheating 0231.
The engine coolant temperature
warning light comes on when the
engine has overheated.
If this happens, pull over and turn
off the engine as soon as possible.
See Engine Overheating 0231.
Tire Pressure Light
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Infotainment System 129
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 136
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . 143
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the Phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Settings
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Introduction
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
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.
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Phone
Bluetooth (Overview)
The Bluetooth-capable system can
interact with many cell phones,
allowing:
.Placement and receipt of calls in
a hands-free mode.
. Sharing of the cell phone’s
address book or contact list with
the vehicle.
To minimize driver distraction,
before driving, and with the vehicle
parked:
. Become familiar with the
features of the cell phone.
Organize the phone book and
contact lists clearly and delete
duplicate or rarely used entries.
If possible, program speed dial
or other shortcuts.
. Review the controls and
operation of the infotainment
system. .
Pair cell phone(s) to the vehicle.
The system may not work with
all cell phones. See “Pairing”
later in this section.
Vehicles with a Bluetooth system
can use a Bluetooth-capable cell
phone with a Hands-Free Profile to
make and receive phone calls. The
infotainment system and voice
recognition are used to control the
system. The system can be used
while the ignition is on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY. The range of the
Bluetooth system can be up to 9.1 m
(30 ft). Not all phones support all
functions and not all phones work
with the Bluetooth system. See
www.my.chevrolet.com for more
information about compatible
phones.
Controls
Use the buttons on the infotainment
system and the steering wheel to
operate the Bluetooth system.
Steering Wheel Controls
See Steering Wheel Controls 092. Infotainment System Controls
For information about how to
navigate the menu system using the
infotainment controls, see
Introduction
0129.
PHONE : Touch the PHONE icon on
the Home Page to enter the phone
main menu.
Audio System
When using the Bluetooth phone
system, sound comes through the
vehicle's front audio system
speakers and overrides the audio
system. The volume level while on a
phone call can be adjusted by
pressing the steering wheel controls
or touching the volume control on
the center stack. The adjusted
volume level remains in memory for
later calls. The volume cannot be
lowered beyond a certain level.
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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driving Environment . . . . . . . . . . 161
Vehicle Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driving for Better FuelEconomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 166
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 167
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 169
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 173
Ignition Positions (Key Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Parking (Manual Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Extended Parking (Keyless Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 186
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 189
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 193
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 198
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 199
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 208
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 209
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
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Safe driver behavior and
understanding of the environment
can help avoid a rollover crash in
any type of vehicle, including utility
vehicles.
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy
Driving habits can affect fuel
mileage. Here are some driving tips
to get the best fuel economy
possible:
.Set the climate controls to the
desired temperature after the
engine is started, or turn them
off when not required.
. Avoid fast starts and accelerate
smoothly.
. Brake gradually and avoid
abrupt stops.
. Avoid idling the engine for long
periods of time.
. When road and weather
conditions are appropriate, use
cruise control. .
Always follow posted speed
limits or drive more slowly when
conditions require.
. Keep vehicle tires properly
inflated.
. Combine several trips into a
single trip.
. Replace the vehicle's tires with
the same TPC Spec number
molded into the tire's sidewall
near the size.
. Follow recommended scheduled
maintenance.
Distracted Driving
Distraction comes in many forms
and can take your focus from the
task of driving. Exercise good
judgment and do not let other
activities divert your attention away
from the road. Many local
governments have enacted laws
regarding driver distraction. Become
familiar with the local laws in
your area. To avoid distracted driving, keep
your eyes on the road, keep your
hands on the steering wheel, and
focus your attention on driving.
.
Do not use a phone in
demanding driving situations.
Use a hands-free method to
place or receive necessary
phone calls.
. Watch the road. Do not read,
take notes, or look up
information on phones or other
electronic devices.
. Designate a front seat
passenger to handle potential
distractions.
. Become familiar with vehicle
features before driving, such as
programming favorite radio
stations and adjusting climate
control and seat settings.
Program all trip information into
any navigation device prior to
driving.
. Wait until the vehicle is parked
to retrieve items that have fallen
to the floor.
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3. Turn the steering wheel to gostraight down the roadway.
Loss of Control
Skidding
There are three types of skids that
correspond to the vehicle's three
control systems:
.Braking Skid —wheels are not
rolling.
. Steering or Cornering Skid —
too much speed or steering in a
curve causes tires to slip and
lose cornering force.
. Acceleration Skid —too much
throttle causes the driving
wheels to spin.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids
by taking reasonable care suited to
existing conditions, and by not
overdriving those conditions. But
skids are always possible.
If the vehicle starts to slide, follow
these suggestions: .
Ease your foot off the
accelerator pedal and steer the
way you want the vehicle to go.
The vehicle may straighten out.
Be ready for a second skid if it
occurs.
. Slow down and adjust your
driving according to weather
conditions. Stopping distance
can be longer and vehicle
control can be affected when
traction is reduced by water,
snow, ice, gravel, or other
material on the road. Learn to
recognize warning clues —such
as enough water, ice, or packed
snow on the road to make a
mirrored surface —and slow
down when you have any doubt.
. Try to avoid sudden steering,
acceleration, or braking,
including reducing vehicle speed
by shifting to a lower gear. Any
sudden changes could cause
the tires to slide.
Remember: Antilock brakes help
avoid only the braking skid.
Driving on Wet Roads
Rain and wet roads can reduce
vehicle traction and affect your
ability to stop and accelerate.
Always drive slower in these types
of driving conditions and avoid
driving through large puddles and
deep-standing or flowing water.
{Warning
Wet brakes can cause crashes.
They might not work as well in a
quick stop and could cause
pulling to one side. You could
lose control of the vehicle.
After driving through a large
puddle of water or a car/vehicle
wash, lightly apply the brake
pedal until the brakes work
normally.
Flowing or rushing water creates
strong forces. Driving through
flowing water could cause the
vehicle to be carried away. If this
happens, you and other vehicle (Continued)