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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-48
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-47
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-77
Understanding Radio Reception.....................3-78
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-79
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-20
B
Battery..........................................................5-41
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Battery Warning Light......................................3-29
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-34
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-28
System Warning Light..................................3-30
Brakes..........................................................5-37
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-15
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-48
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)........5-51
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-50
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-48
Headlamps.................................................5-49
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-52
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-51
Buying New Tires...........................................5-64
C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-108
Carbon Monoxide.....................2-9, 2-32, 4-38, 4-56
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-96
Your CD Player...........................................3-79
Your CDs ...................................................3-78
Center Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts....1-27
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-51
Chains, Tire...................................................5-70
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Check
Engine Light...............................................3-32
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-100
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-40
Infants and Young Children...........................1-37
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-46
Older Children.............................................1-34
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................1-56
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position...................................1-58
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-59
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-44
Chime Level Adjustment..................................3-79
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-19
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-98
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-97
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-95
Finish Care.................................................5-97
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-93
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-96
Leather......................................................5-95
Tires..........................................................5-99Cleaning (cont.)
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-99
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-97
Weatherstrips..............................................5-96
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-98
Climate Control System...................................3-19
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-21
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-24
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-31
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-13
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-32
Heater, Engine............................................2-19
Cooling System..............................................5-30
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cruise Control Light........................................3-37
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-40
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-8
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-6
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the United
States Government...................................7-14
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-15
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light.............3-38
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-17
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-17
Door
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-8
Rear Doors.................................................. 2-9
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-18
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-39
DIC Controls and Displays............................3-39
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-42Driving
At Night.....................................................4-28
City...........................................................4-32
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-33
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-36
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-29
Off-Road....................................................4-15
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-43
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-42
Winter........................................................4-38
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-101
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-103
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-102
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-102
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-102
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Battery.......................................................5-41
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-32
Coolant......................................................5-25
Coolant Heater............................................2-19
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Engine (cont.)
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-32
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-32
Fan Noise..................................................5-35
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheating................................................5-28
Starting......................................................2-17
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................7-10
Exit Lighting...................................................3-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-34
Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-17
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage...............................................5-99
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-79
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-71
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-72Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-88
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-19
Manual Transmission....................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-35
Windshield Washer......................................5-36
Fog Lamps....................................................3-16
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-24, 5-46
Front Armrest Storage Area..............................2-40
Front Axle......................................................5-47
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-38
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-103
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-102
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-102
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G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-32
Fuel..........................................................3-38
Speedometer..............................................3-24
Tachometer.................................................3-24
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-40
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-6
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-8
Headlamps....................................................5-49
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-15
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-48
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-50
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-48
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-15Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-19
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-37
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-35
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-36
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-18
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-24
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-16
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-37
Ination – Tire Pressure...................................5-61
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-17
Cluster.......................................................3-23
Interior Lamps................................................3-17
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J
Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-56
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-18
Dome........................................................3-17
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-17
Exterior......................................................3-14
Exterior Cargo.............................................3-17
Fog ...........................................................3-16
Interior.......................................................3-17
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-46
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-9
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-26
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-31Light (cont.)
Battery Warning..........................................3-29
Brake System Warning.................................3-30
Cruise Control.............................................3-37
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator..................3-38
Highbeam On.............................................3-37
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-32
Oil Pressure...............................................3-36
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-27
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-25
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-25
Security.....................................................3-37
Up-Shift.....................................................3-30
Lighting
Exit...........................................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-44
Lockout Protection............................................ 2-9
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection......................................... 2-9
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-8
Loss of Control...............................................4-14
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
Power Controls............................................. 1-4
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M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-15
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-32
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-22
Operation...................................................2-22
Manual Windows............................................2-11
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-42Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-35
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-34
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-34
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-38
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-37
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-37
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-15
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-15
O
Odometer......................................................3-24
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-24
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-15
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-36
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S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-25
Pretensioners..............................................1-33
Reminder Light............................................3-25
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-96
Center Front Passenger Position....................1-27
Driver Position............................................1-18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-18
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-17
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-31
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-28
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-26
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-34
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-26
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-13
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-25
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-9Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-8
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation............................1-10, 1-12
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-9
Secondary Latch System.................................5-84
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-58
Rear Seat Position......................................1-56
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-59
Security Light.................................................3-37
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
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Service (cont.)
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-32
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-77
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-48
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-47
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-99
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-29
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-30
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-25
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Sliding Rear Windows.....................................2-13
Spare Tire.....................................................5-92
Installing....................................................5-77
Removing...................................................5-73
Storing.......................................................5-88
Specications, Capacities...............................5-108
Speedometer..................................................3-24
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-17
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7Storage Areas
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-40
Front Armrest Storage Area...........................2-40
Glove Box..................................................2-40
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-41
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-13
T
Tachometer....................................................3-24
Tailgate........................................................... 2-9
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-51
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-77
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-13
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-13
Passlock
®...................................................2-15
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tires.............................................................5-55
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-98
Buying New Tires........................................5-64
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Tires (cont.)
Chains.......................................................5-70
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-72
Cleaning....................................................5-99
Different Size..............................................5-66
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-71
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-61
Inspection and Rotation................................5-62
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-77
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-73
Secondary Latch System..............................5-84
Spare Tire..................................................5-92
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-88
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-56
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-58
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-66
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-68
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-68
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-64
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-50
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-56
Your Vehicle...............................................4-50Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-9
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-68
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-19
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-22
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-30
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-20
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-22
Trip Odometer................................................3-24
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-49
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-78
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-66
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-30
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