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Customer Information 477
.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 GMC 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. 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 kilometers 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
received, the Roadside
Assistance advisor will help to
make arrangements and explain
how to receive payment.
. Alternative Service: If
assistance cannot be provided
right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give
permission to get local
emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100,
after sending the original receipt
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496 Index
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . . . 285
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 349
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 240
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 370
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 80 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 74
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Light On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 139
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193, 195
Antenna Fixed Mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 300
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Antilock Brake System(ABS) (cont'd)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 309
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 185
Audio Players
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 367, 370
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Automatic Transmission (cont'd)
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Auxiliary
Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 180
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
B
Battery Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Battery - North America . . . . 382, 434
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 387
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . 218, 219, 223, 228
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Brake
Pedal and AdjustableThrottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 142
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Brakes (cont'd)
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 277
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 318
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Lamps (cont'd)Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 315
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 144
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Light Hill Decent Control . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 180
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Lights (cont'd)
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 142
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 176
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 144
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 137
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 146
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 146
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 454 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 141
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 154
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Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 471
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Safety Belts (cont'd)
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 71
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 69
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 483
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196, 197
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 478
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 61
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 58
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 58
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 108
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Security (cont'd)
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 248
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 357
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 466
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 467
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 478
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
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Signals, Turn andLane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Special Application Services . . . . 460
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Steering System Messages . . . . . 159
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Storage Areas
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Storage Areas (cont'd)
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 117
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switches
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 485
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 475
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 44 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 410
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 409
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Terminology and Definitions . . 405
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 421
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
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WheelsAlignment and Tire Balance . . 421
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 92
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshield
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 387
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Wiring, High Voltage Devices . . . 391