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Vehicle Care 311
The bright metal moldings on the
vehicle are aluminum, chrome or
stainless steel. To prevent damage
always follow these cleaning
instructions:
.Be sure the molding is cool to
the touch before applying any
cleaning solution.
. Use only approved cleaning
solutions for aluminum, chrome
or stainless steel. Some
cleaners are highly acidic or
contain alkaline substances and
can damage the moldings.
. Always dilute a concentrated
cleaner according to the
manufacturer ’s instructions.
. Do not use cleaners that are not
intended for automotive use.
. Use a nonabrasive wax on the
vehicle after washing to protect
and extend the molding finish.Front Air Deflector
With Tabs Shown, Without Tabs
Similar
1. Outer Air Deflector
2. Inner Air Deflector
3. Tab
4. Slot
The front air deflector directs the
airflow under the vehicle.
If the air deflector has tabs and they
become detached, insert the tab
into the slot. Repeat for the
other side.
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/
Lenses, Emblems, Decals, and
Stripes
Use only lukewarm or cold water, a
soft cloth, and a car washing soap
to clean exterior lamps, lenses
emblems, decals, and stripes.
Follow instructions under "Washing
the Vehicle" previously in this
section.
Lamp covers are made of plastic,
and some have a UV protective
coating. Do not clean or wipe them
while they are dry.
Do not use any of the following on
lamp covers:
.Abrasive or caustic agents.
. Washer fluids and other cleaning
agents in higher concentrations
than suggested by the
manufacturer.
. Solvents, alcohols, fuels,
or other harsh cleaners.
. Ice scrapers or other hard items.

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.Aftermarket appearance caps or
covers while the lamps are
illuminated, due to excessive
heat generated.
Caution
Failure to clean lamps properly
can cause damage to the lamp
cover that would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty.
Caution
Using wax on low gloss black
finish stripes can increase the
gloss level and create a
non-uniform finish. Clean low
gloss stripes with soap and
water only.
Air Intakes
Clear debris from the air intakes,
between the hood and windshield,
when washing the vehicle.
Shutter System
If equipped, the aero shutter system
is designed to help increase fuel
economy. Keep the front area of the
vehicle clean and free from ice,
snow, or debris for proper operation.
Wash with warm water to clear any
snow or ice buildup.
Windshield and Wiper Blades
Clean the outside of the windshield
with glass cleaner.
Clean rubber blades using lint-free
cloth or paper towel soaked with
windshield washer fluid or a mild
detergent. Wash the windshield thoroughly when cleaning the
blades. Bugs, road grime, sap, and
a buildup of vehicle wash/wax
treatments may cause wiper
streaking.
Replace the wiper blades if they are
worn or damaged. Damage can be
caused by extreme dusty
conditions, sand, salt, heat, sun,
snow, and ice.
Weatherstrips
Apply weatherstrip lubricant on
weatherstrips to make them last
longer, seal better, and not stick or
squeak. Lubricate weatherstrips at
least once a year. Hot, dry climates
may require more frequent
application. Black marks from
rubber material on painted surfaces
can be removed by rubbing with a
clean cloth. See
Recommended
Fluids and Lubricants 0329.
Tires
Use a stiff brush with tire cleaner to
clean the tires.

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364 Index
Driving for Better EnergyEfficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Electric Drive Unit Shift LockControl Function Check . . . . . . . 257
Electric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 183
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 117
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Electrical Requirements for Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 264
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Energy Efficiency
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 240
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cooling System . . . . . 246, 250, 251
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 180
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . 244
Engine Unavailable Out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 347
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Extended Range Mode . . . . . . . . . 174
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
F
Filter,Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 145
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Fluid Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 208
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 121
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

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Fuel (cont'd)Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Function Check
Electric Drive Unit ShiftLock Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 264
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
GaugesBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 319
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 145
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 122
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 144
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 122
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
High Voltage Battery Gauge . . . . 110
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 162
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hold Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Information
Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 345
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 49
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Maintenance Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 321
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 114
Messages Propulsion Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Mirrors
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 49
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Extended Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Modes
Driver Selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Mountain Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 118
N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 357
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 168
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 243
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 80
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 338 OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Out of Fuel/Engine Unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Parking
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 257
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 173
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 202
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 334
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 346
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Safety Signal Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 341
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 67
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Seats (cont'd)
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 55
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 55
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 93, 95
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 237
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 331
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 332
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 341
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Shifting (cont'd)
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 210
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Special Application Services . . . . 326
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Start Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Status Screens
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99