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Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Vehicle
Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced.
There are parts of the air bag system in several places
around your vehicle. You don’t want the system to
inflate while someone
is working on your vehicle. Your
dealer and the service manual have information
about servicing your vehicle and the air bag system. To
purchase a service manual, see
Service Publications
Order’ Information
on page 7- 10.
E
For up to 1 minute after the il tiol :ey is
turned off and the battery is disconnected, an
air bag can
still inflate during improper
service. You can be injured if you are close to
an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid yellow
connectors. They are probably part of the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper service
procedures, and make sure the person performing work for you
is qualified to do so.
Adding Equipment to Your Air
Bag-Equipped Vehicle
Q: Is there anything I might add to the front or
sides of the vehicle that could keep the air
bags from working properly?
frame, bumper system, front end or side sheet
metal or height, they may keep the air bag system
from working properly. Also, the air bag system
may not work properly
if you relocate any of the air
bag sensors.
If you have any questions about
this, you should contact Customer Assistance
before you modify your vehicle. The phone numbers
and addresses for Customer Assistance are in
Step Two of the Customer Satisfaction Procedure
in this manual. See
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure
on page 7-2.
A: Yes. If you add things that change your vehicle’s
The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
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Onstar* Personal Calling
With Onstar@ Personal Calling, you have a safer way to
stay connected while driving. It’s a hands-free wireless
phone that’s integrated into your vehicle. You can place
calls nationwide using voice-activated dialing with no
contracts, no roaming charges and no access fees.
To
find out more about Onstar@ Personal Calling, refer
to the Onstar@ owner’s guide in your vehicle’s glove
box,
or call Onstar@ at 1-888-4-ONSTAR
(1 -888-466-7827).
Onstar* Virtual Advisor
With Onstar@ Virtual Advisor you can listen to your
favorite news, entertainment and information topics,
such as traffic and weather reports, stock quotes
and sports scores. You listen to your e-mail through
your vehicle’s speakers, and reply with your hands on
the wheel and your eyes on the road.
A completed Subscription Service Agreement is required
prior to delivery of Onstar@ services and prepaid
calling minutes are also required for Onstar@ Personal
Calling and Onstar@ Virtual Advisor use. Terms and
conditions of the Subscription Service Agreement can be
found at www.onstar.com.
Onstar* Steering Wheel Controls
: If your vehicle is
equipped with the steering
wheel control buttons
you can use them
to interact with the Onstar@
system.
See the Onstar@ manual provided with your vehicle for
more information.
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Dome Lamps
The dome lamps will come on when you open a door
and the dome override button is
in the out position.
You can also turn the dome lamps on by turning
the thumbwheel, located next to the exterior lamps
control, all the way up. In this position, the dome lamps
will remain on whether the doors are opened or
closed.
*: You can use the dome override button, located
below the exterior lamps control, to set the dome lamps
to come on automatically when the doors are opened,
or to remain
off. To turn the lamps off, press the button
to the
in position. With the button in this position, the
dome lamps will remain
off when the doors are open. To
return the lamps to automatic operation, press the
button again and return the button to the out position.
With the button
in this position, the dome lamps
will come on when you open a door.
Battery Run-Down Protection
This feature shuts off the dome, reading, glove box, and
underhood lamps
if they are left on for more than
10 minutes when the ignition is turned off. The cargo
lamp will shut
off after 20 minutes. This will keep
your battery from running down.
Accessory Power Outlets
With accessory power outlets you can plug in auxiliary
electrical equipment such as a cellular telephone or
other devices designed to operate with vehicle electrical
systems.
Your vehicle is equipped with several accessory power
outlets. The front outlet is located next to the floor
console. Lift up on the door to access the outlet.
The second outlet is located
in the center console. Press
the button on the side
of the console door to access
the outlet. See
Center Console Storage Area on
page 2-39 for more information.
There is also one accessory power outlet located on the
rear of the center console. Lift up on the doors to
access the outlets.
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Audio System@)
Notice: Before you add any sound equipment to
your vehicle
- like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio
- be sure you can
add what you want.
If you can, it’s very important to
do
it properly. Added sound equipment may
interfere with the operation
of your vehicle’s engine,
Delphi Electronics radio or other systems, and
even damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may
interfere with the operation of sound equipment that
has been added improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units.
Your audio system has been designed to operate easily
and to give years of listening pleasure. You will get
the most enjoyment out of it
if you acquaint yourself with
it first. Find out what your audio system can do and
how to operate all of its controls to be sure you’re getting
the most out of the advanced engineering that went
into it. Your vehicle
may have a feature called Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, you can play your
audio system even after the ignition is turned
off.
See “Retained Accessory Power (RAP)” under Ignition
Positions on page
2- 15.
Setting the Time
Press and hold the HR button until the correct hour
appears on the display. Press and hold the
MN button
until the correct minute appears on the display. The time
may be set with the ignition on or
off.
To synchronize the time with an FM station broadcasting
Radio Data System
(RDS) information, press and
hold the hour and minute buttons at the same time until
RDS TIME appears on the display. To accept this
time, press and hold the hour and minute buttons, at the
same time, for another
2 seconds. If the time is not
available from the station,
NO UPDAT will appear on the
display instead.
RDS time
is broadcast once a minute. Once you have
tuned to an RDS broadcast station,
it may take a
few minutes for your time to update.
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RDS and DAB Messages
ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies.
When an alert announcement comes on the current
radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will
hear the announcement, even
if the volume is muted
or a cassette tape or compact disc is playing. If the
cassette tape or compact disc player is playing, play will
stop during the announcement. You will not be able
to turn off alert announcements.
ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported by
all RDS stations.
INFO (Information): If the current station has a
message, the information symbol will appear on the
display. Press this button
to see the message. The
message may display the artist and song title, call in
phone numbers, etc. If the whole message is not displayed,
parts of it will
appear every three seconds. To scroll through the
message at your own speed, press the INFO button
repeatedly. A new group
of words will appear on
the display with each press. Once the complete
message has been displayed, the information symbol
will disappear from the display until another new
message is received. The old message can be displayed
by pressing the INFO button until a new message is
received or a different station is tuned to.
When a message is not available from a station, NO
INFO will be displayed.
TRAF (Traffic): Press this button
to receive traffic
announcements. If the current tuned station does not
broadcast traffic announcements, the radio will seek
to a
station that does. When the radio finds a station that
broadcasts traffic announcements, it will stop. TRAF will
appear on the display and when a traffic announcement
comes on you will hear it. If no station is found, NO
TRAF will appear on the display.
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Compact Disc Messages
If the disc comes out, it could be for one of the following
reasons:
You’re driving on a very rough road. When the road
It’s very hot. When the temperature returns to
becomes smoother the disc should play.
normal, the disc should play.
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason,
try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or
if an error can’t be
corrected, contact your dealer.
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to any
of the audio sources: radio, cassette tapes, CDs,
DVDs,
XM (if your vehicle is equipped with XMTM
Satellite Radio Service), or DAB (if your vehicle is
equipped with DAB) depending on your vehicles options.
However, the rear seat passengers can only control
the music sources that the front seat passengers are not
listening to. For example, rear seat passengers may
listen
to a cassette tape through headphones while the
driver listens
to the radio through the front speakers.
The rear seat passengers have control of the volume for
each set of headphones. The front seat audio controls
always override the
RSA controls.
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Rear Seat Audio Controls
The following functions are controlled by the RSA
system buttons:
(Power): Press this button to turn the rear seat
audio system on or off. The rear speakers will be muted
when the power is turned on unless your vehicle is
equipped with the
Base@ audio system. You may
operate the rear seat audio functions even when the
primary radio power is off. (Volume): Turn
the knob to increase or to decrease
volume. The left knob controls the left headphone and
the right knob controls the right headphone.
SRC (Source): Press this button to select an audio
source: radio, cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, XM
(if your
vehicle is equipped with XMTM Satellite Radio Service),
or DAB (if your vehicle is equipped with DAB)
depending on your vehicles options.
v SEEK A : While listening to AM, FM1 or FM2, XMI
or XM2, DAB1, or DAB2, press the up or the down
arrow to tune to the next or to the previous station and
stay there.
If the front radio is in use, you cannot
seek through different stations.
While listening to a cassette tape, press the up or the
down arrow to hear the next or the previous selection.
If
the cassette tape on the front radio is in use, you
cannot seek through different selections on a tape.
While listening to a CD, press the up arrow to hear the
next track
on the CD. Press the down arrow to go
back to the start of the current track
if more than eight
seconds have played.
If the CD player on the front radio
is in use, you cannot seek through different tracks.
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Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
Defensive Driving
The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive
defensively.
Please start with a very important safety device in your
vehicle: Buckle up. See
Safety Belts: They Are for
Everyone
on page 1-8.
Defensive driving really means “be ready for anything.”
On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means
“always expect the unexpected.”
Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to
be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what
they might do. Be ready for their mistakes.
Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of
accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following
distance. It’s the best defensive driving maneuver, in
both city and rural driving. You never know when
the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn
suddenly.
Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on
the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving
task
- such as concentrating on a cellular telephone call,
reading, or reaching for something on the floor
- makes proper defensive driving
more difficult and can even
cause
a collision, with resulting injury. Ask a passenger to
help do things like this, or pull off the road in a safe place
to do them yourself. These simple defensive driving
techniques could save your life.
Drunken Driving
Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is
a national tragedy. It’s the number one contributor to
the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims
every year.
Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive
a
vehicle:
Judgment
Muscular Coordination
Vision
Attentiveness.
Police records show that almost half of all motor
vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases,
these deaths are the result of someone who was
drinking and driving. In recent years, more than
16,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been
associated with the use of alcohol, with more than
300,000 people injured.
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Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can build up
under your tires that they can actually ride on the
water. This can happen
if the road is wet enough and
you’re going fast enough. When your vehicle is
hydroplaning, it has little or no contact with the road.
Hydroplaning doesn’t happen often. But it can
if
your tires do not have much tread or if the pressure in
one or more is low. It can happen
if a lot of water is
standing on the road. If you can see reflections
from trees, telephone poles or other vehicles, and
raindrops “dimple” the water’s surface, there could be
hydroplaning.
Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There
just isn’t a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning.
The best advice is to slow down when it is raining.
Driving Through Deep Standing Water
Notice: If you drive too quickly through deep
puddles or standing water, water can come in
through your engine’s air intake and badly damage your engine. Never drive through water that is
slightly lower than the underbody
of your vehicle. If
you can’t avoid deep puddles or standing water,
drive through them very slowly.
Driving Through Flowhg W=+er
--m
Flowing or rushing water creates strong forces.
If you try to drive through flowing water, as you
might at a low water crossing, your vehicle can
be carried away.
As little as six inches of
flowing water can carry away
a smaller vehicle.
If this happens, you and other vehicle
occupants could drown. Don’t ignore police
warning signs, and otherwise be very cautious
about trying to drive through flowing water.
Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
Turn on your low-beam headlamps - not just your
parking lamps
- to help make you more visible to
others.
Besides slowing down, allow some extra following
distance. And be especially careful when you
pass another vehicle. Allow yourself more clear
room ahead, and be prepared to have your
view restricted by road spray.
Have good tires with proper tread depth. See
Tires
on page 5-6 I.
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Section 7 Customer Assistance Information
Customer Assistance Information ...................... 7.2
Cirsioi-iier Satisfaction Frocedure ...................... 72
Online Owner Center ...................................... 7-3
(TTY) Users
............................................... 7-4
Customer Assistance
Off ices ............................ 7.4
Disabilities
.................................................. 7.5
Customer Assistance
for Text Telephone
GM Mobility Program for Persons with Roadside
Assistance Program
.......................... 7.5
Courtesy Transportatior! .................................. -7-7
Government ............................................... 7.9
Government
............................................... 7-9
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
....... 7-9
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian
Service Publications Ordering Information
......... 7.10
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