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4 Introduction
f:Electric Parking Brake
d: Electronic Stability
Control (ESC)
B: Engine Coolant Temperature
O:Exterior Lamps
y:Fault
g: First Responder
_:Flame/Fire Prohibited
.:Fuel Gauge
+: Fuses
3:Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
_: High Voltage
I: LATCH System Child
Restraints
[: Leaf
*:Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
O:Power
B:Remote Vehicle Start
>: Safety Belt Reminders
g:StabiliTrak®Disable
7:Tire Pressure Monitor
i:Traction Control System (TCS)
Disable
a: Under Pressure
Q:Vehicle Ready
M: Windshield Washer Fluid

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94 Instruments and Controls
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 95
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 95
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . 95
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 96
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Battery Gauge (High Voltage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . 105
Power Indicator Gauge . . . . . . . 106
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 106
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 107 Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging System Light (12-Volt Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 109
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Mountain Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 112
Hold Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . 113
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . . 113
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . 114
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 115
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . . 115 High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 115
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 116
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Information Displays
Center Stack Display . . . . . . . . . 116
Power Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Programmable Charging . . . . . . 118
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Battery and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Brake System Messages . . . . . 130
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cruise Control Messages . . . . . 131
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 131
Electric Drive Unit Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 132
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 132
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 133
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

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Caution (Continued)
by the vehicle warranty. Check
the oil level as soon as possible.
Add oil if required, but if the oil
level is within the operating range
and the oil pressure is still low,
have the vehicle serviced. Always
follow the maintenance schedule
for changing engine oil.
The oil pressure light should come
on briefly as the vehicle is started.
If it does not come on have the
vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the light comes on and stays on, it
means that oil is not flowing through
the engine properly. The vehicle
could be low on oil and might have
some other system problem. See
your dealer.
Low Fuel Warning Light
The low fuel warning light comes on
briefly when the vehicle is started.
This light also comes on when the
fuel level is low. When fuel is added,
the light should go off. If it does not,
have the vehicle serviced.
Security Light
The security light should come on
briefly as the engine is started. If it
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 stays on and the engine
does not start, there could be a
problem with the theft-deterrent
system. See
Immobilizer Operation
0 43.
Vehicle Ready Light
The vehicle ready light comes on
whenever the vehicle is ready to be
driven.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the
high-beam headlamps are in use.

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SeeHeadlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0147.
IntelliBeam®Light
This light comes on when the
IntelliBeam system, if equipped, is
enabled.
See Exterior Lamp Controls 0146.
Lamps On Reminder
This light comes on when the
exterior lamps are in use. See
Exterior Lamp Controls 0146.
Cruise Control Light
The cruise control light is white
when the cruise control is on and
ready, and turns green when the
cruise control is set and active.
The light goes out when the cruise
control is turned off. See Cruise
Control 0190.
Door Ajar Light
This light comes on when a door is
open or not securely latched.
Information Displays
Center Stack Display
The center stack screen displays
Charging, Power Flow, and Energy
Information. See the information that
follows.
Climate Control, Infotainment, and
Vehicle Personalization information
also displays in this screen. For
more information on these
systems, see:
.
Automatic Climate Control
System 0154.
. The infotainment manual.
. Vehicle Personalization 0138.
The center stack controls only need
a light touch to operate and work
best with bare hands. The controls
will work with most gloves although
they may take longer to respond.
Use the finger pad rather than the
finger tip to minimize response time.
If the controls are not responding,
remove the gloves.

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 146
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 149
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel IlluminationControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 152
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering column.
There are four positions.
O: Turns the exterior lamps off.
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on
and off automatically depending on
outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
IntelliBeam®System
If equipped, this system turns the
vehicle's high-beam headlamps on
and off according to surrounding
traffic conditions.
The system turns the high-beam
headlamps on when it is dark
enough and there is no other traffic
present.
This light
bcomes on in the
instrument cluster when the
IntelliBeam system is enabled.
Turning On and Enabling
IntelliBeam
To enable the IntelliBeam system,
press
bon the turn signal lever
when the exterior lamp control is in
the AUTO or
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high-beam on light appears on the
instrument cluster when the high
beams are on.
Driving with IntelliBeam
The system only activates the high
beams when driving over 40 km/h
(25 mph).
There is a sensor near the top
center of the windshield that
automatically controls the system.
Keep this area of the windshield
clear of debris to allow for best
system performance.
The high-beam headlamps remain
on, under the automatic control,
until one of the following situations
occurs:
.The system detects an
approaching vehicle's
headlamps.
. The system detects a preceding
vehicle's taillamps.
. The outside light is bright
enough that high-beam
headlamps are not required.
. The vehicle's speed drops below
20 km/h (12 mph). .
The IntelliBeam system is
disabled by the high/low-beam
changer or the flash-to-pass
feature. If this happens,
press
bon the turn signal
lever when the exterior lamp
control is in the AUTO or
5
position to reactivate the
IntelliBeam system. The
instrument cluster light will come
on to indicate the IntelliBeam
system is reactivated. See
Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0147 and
Flash-to-Pass 0148.
The high beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps
because of any of the following:
. The other vehicle's lamps are
missing, damaged, obstructed
from view, or otherwise
undetected.
. The other vehicle's lamps are
covered with dirt, snow, and/or
road spray. .
The other vehicle's lamps cannot
be detected due to dense
exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road
spray, mist, or other airborne
obstructions.
. The vehicle's windshield is dirty,
cracked, or obstructed by
something that blocks the view
of the light sensor.
. The vehicle is loaded such that
the front end points upward,
causing the light sensor to aim
high and not detect headlamps
and taillamps.
. The vehicle is being driven on
winding or hilly roads.
The IntelliBeam system may need to
be disabled if any of the above
conditions exist.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
2 3
: Push the turn signal lever
away from you and release, to turn
the high beams on. To return to low
beams, push the lever again or pull
it toward you and release.

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This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.
Flash-to-Pass
The flash-to-pass feature works with
the low beams or Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) on or off.
To flash the high beams, pull the
turn signal lever toward you
momentarily and then release it.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
The DRL system comes on in
daylight when the following
conditions are met:
.The vehicle is on.
. The exterior lamp control is in
the automatic position. .
The electric drive unit is not in
P (Park).
. The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
Fully functional DRL are required on
all vehicles first sold in Canada.
When the DRL are on, the taillamps,
sidemarker lamps, instrument panel
lights, and other lamps will not be
on. The instrument cluster will be lit.
When the exterior lamp control is
turned to the headlamp position, the
low-beam headlamps come on. The
other lamps that come on with the
headlamps will also come on.
When the vehicle is on and you are
stopped, the DRL can be turned off
by moving the shift lever to P (Park).
The DRL will stay off until the shift
lever is moved out of the P (Park)
position.
The regular headlamp system
should be turned on when needed.
Automatic Headlamp
System
When the exterior lamp control is
set to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps come on
automatically.
There is a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Do not cover the
sensor, otherwise the headlamps
will come on when they are not
needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.

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Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp aim has been preset and
should need no further adjustment.
If the vehicle is damaged in a crash,
the headlamp aim may be affected.
If adjustment to the headlamps is
necessary, see your dealer.
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement
bulbs, seeReplacement Bulbs
0 251.
For any bulb-changing procedure
not listed in this section, contact
your dealer.
Halogen Bulbs
{Warning
Halogen bulbs have pressurized
gas inside and can burst if you
drop or scratch the bulb. You or
others could be injured. Be sure
to read and follow the instructions
on the bulb package.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps.
For replacement of any LED lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
Headlamps
High-Beam Headlamps and Turn Signal Lamps
1. High-Beam Headlamp
2. Turn Signal Lamp
To replace a high-beam headlamp
or turn signal lamp:
1. Open the hood. See Hood
0 230.
2. Remove the cover from the back of the headlamp
assembly by turning it
counterclockwise.
3. Remove the bulb socket from the headlamp assembly by
turning it counterclockwise.
4. Remove the bulb from the socket.

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Index 359
G
GaugesBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 314
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 149
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Headlamps (cont'd)
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .115
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 147
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .116
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 154
High Voltage Battery Gauge . . . . 104
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 166
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hold Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Information Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 45
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 133
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 263
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 148
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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Lamps (cont'd)License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 109
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 201
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 203
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 112
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires . . . . . . . . 227
Light Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Ready Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Vehicle Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Lighting (cont'd)
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .110
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . 111
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . .114
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .114
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 147
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Mountain Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 106
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . .113 Lights (cont'd)
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 115
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Maintenance Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 315 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 109
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131