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Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
and Trim
The vehicle may have either aluminum or chrome-plated
wheels.
Keep the wheels clean using a soft clean cloth with mild
soap and water. Rinse with clean water. After rinsing
thoroughly, dry with a soft clean towel. A wax may then
be applied.
Notice:Chrome wheels and other chrome trim may
be damaged if the vehicle is not washed after
driving on roads that have been sprayed with
magnesium, calcium or sodium chloride. These
chlorides are used on roads for conditions such as
ice and dust. Always wash the vehicle’s chrome
with soap and water after exposure.
Notice: Using strong soaps, chemicals, abrasive
polishes, cleaners, brushes, or cleaners that contain
acid on aluminum or chrome-plated wheels, could
damage the surface of the wheel(s). The repairs
would not be covered by the vehicle warranty.
Use only approved cleaners on aluminum or
chrome-plated wheels. The surface of these wheels is similar to the painted
surface of the vehicle. Do not use strong soaps,
chemicals, abrasive polishes, abrasive cleaners,
cleaners with acid, or abrasive cleaning brushes on
them because they could damage the surface. Do not
use chrome polish on aluminum wheels.
Notice:
Using chrome polish on aluminum wheels
could damage the wheels. The repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle warranty. Use chrome
polish on chrome wheels only.
Use chrome polish only on chrome-plated wheels, but
avoid any painted surface of the wheel, and buff off
immediately after application.
Notice: Driving the vehicle through an automatic
car wash that has silicone carbide tire cleaning
brushes, could damage the aluminum or
chrome-plated wheels. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty. Never drive
a vehicle that has aluminum or chrome-plated
wheels through an automatic car wash that uses
silicone carbide tire cleaning brushes.
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FusesUsage
18 Empty
19 Electric Power Steering, Steering
Wheel Control
20 Sunroof
21 Spare
22 Empty
23 Audio System
24 XM Radio™, OnStar™
25 Engine Control Module,
Transmission Control Module
26 Door Locks
27 Interior Lights
28 Steering Wheel Control Illumination
29 Power WindowsRelays Usage
30 Climate Control System
31 Empty
32 Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
Engine Compartment Fuse Block
The engine compartment fuse block is located on the
driver side of the vehicle. Lift off the cover to check the
fuses. See Engine Compartment Overview on
page 6-12 for more information on location.
Notice: Spilling liquid on any electrical components
on the vehicle may damage it. Always keep the
covers on any electrical component.
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ApplicationCapacities
English Metric
Transmission Fluid (Drain and Refill) Transmission, Automatic 7.0 qt6.6 L
Transmission, Manual 1.7 qt1.6 L
Wheel Nut Torque 100 lb ft140Y
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual.
Engine Specications
Engine VIN Code Transmission Spark Plug Gap
2.2L L4 Engine 5Automatic
Manual 0.040 in (1.01 mm)
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Ignition Transmission Lock Check
While parked, and with the parking brake set, try to turn
the ignition to LOCK/OFF in each shift lever position.
•For automatic transmission vehicles, the ignition
should turn to LOCK/OFF only when the shift
lever is in P (Park). The ignition key should come
out only in LOCK/OFF.
•For manual transmission vehicles, the ignition key
should come out only in LOCK/OFF.
Turn the steering wheel to the left and to the right. It
should only lock when turned to the right.
Contact your dealer/retailer if service is required.
Parking Brake and Automatic
Transmission P (Park) Mechanism
Check
{WARNING:
When you are doing this check, the vehicle could
begin to move. You or others could be injured and
property could be damaged. Make sure there is
room in front of the vehicle in case it begins to roll.
Be ready to apply the regular brake at once should
the vehicle begin to move.
Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake, set the
parking brake.
•To check the parking brake’s holding ability: With the
engine running and the transmission in N (Neutral),
slowly remove foot pressure from the regular brake
pedal. Do this until the vehicle is held by the parking
brake only.
•To check the P (Park) mechanism’s holding ability:
With the engine running, shift to P (Park). Then
release the parking brake followed by the regular
brake.
Contact your dealer/retailer if service is required.
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GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program
This program, available to qualified applicants, can
reimburse you up to $1,000 of the cost of eligible
aftermarket adaptive equipment required for your vehicle,
such as hand controls or a wheelchair/scooter lift.
The offer is available for a very limited period of time
from the date of vehicle purchase/lease. For more
details, or to determine your vehicle’s eligibility, visit
gmmobility.com or call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text telephone (TTY) users,
call 1-800-833-9935.
General Motors of Canada also has a Mobility Program.
Call 1-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483) for details. TTY
users call 1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance Program
For U.S. purchased vehicles, call1-800-ROADSIDE
(762-3743); (Text telephone (TTY): 1-888-889-2438) .
For Canadian purchased vehicles, call 1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside Assistance, have the following
information ready:
•Your name, home address, and home telephone
number
•Telephone number of your location
•Location of the vehicle
•Model, year, color, and license plate number of the
vehicle
•Odometer reading, Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN), and delivery date of the vehicle
•Description of the problem
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A
Accessories and Modifications............................ 6-3
Accessory Power ............................................ 3-22
Accessory Power Outlets .................................4-13
Additives, Fuel ................................................. 6-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment ...........................6-102
Adjustments Headlamp Range .......................................... 2-7
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine .................................6-18
Air Conditioning .............................................. 4-14
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment ....................4-18
Airbag Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-EquippedVehicle ................................................... 2-70
Airbag System How Does an Airbag Restrain? ......................2-61
Passenger Sensing System ...........................2-64
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ..........2-69
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ......................2-61
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? ....2-62
When Should an Airbag Inflate? ....................2-60
Where Are the Airbags? ...............................2-58
Airbags Passenger Status Indicator ...........................4-24
Readiness Light .......................................... 4-23
System Check ............................................. 2-55Antenna
Fixed Mast ................................................. 4-84
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System .....4-84
Antilock Brake System (ABS) ............................. 5-4
Warning Light ............................................. 4-27
Appearance Care Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels ..............6-99
Care of Safety Belts .................................... 6-96
Chemical Paint Spotting ..............................6-100
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses ....................6-97
Fabric/Carpet .............................................. 6-95
Finish Care ................................................. 6-98
Finish Damage .......................................... 6-100
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces ................................................. 6-96
Interior Cleaning .......................................... 6-94
Leather ...................................................... 6-96
Sheet

Metal Damage .................................. 6-100
Tires ........................................................ 6-100
Underbody Maintenance .............................6-100
Washing Your Vehicle ................................... 6-97
Weatherstrips .............................................. 6-97
Windshield and Wiper Blades ........................6-98
Ashtray ......................................................... 4-14
Assistance Program, Roadside ........................... 8-7
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Audio System................................................. 4-49
Audio Steering Wheel Controls ......................4-82
Radio Reception .......................................... 4-83
Setting the Clock ......................................... 4-50
Theft-Deterrent Feature ................................4-81
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ............4-84
Audio System(s) ............................................. 4-51
Automatic Door Lock ......................................... 3-9
Automatic Transmission Fluid .......................................................... 6-19
Operation ................................................... 3-24
B
Back-Up Lamps - Ambulance Body
Bulb Replacement ....................................... 6-45
Battery .......................................................... 6-33
Electric Power Management ..........................4-12
Run-Down Protection ................................... 4-13
Belt Routing, Engine ....................................... 7-13
Bluetooth
®..................................................... 4-71
Brake Emergencies ................................................ 5-5
Brakes .......................................................... 6-29
Antilock ....................................................... 5-4
Parking ...................................................... 3-29
System Warning Light .................................. 4-26Braking
........................................................... 5-3
Braking in Emergencies ..................................... 5-5
Break-In, New Vehicle ..................................... 3-19
Bulb Replacement ........................................... 6-47
Back-Up Lamps - Ambulance Body ................6-45
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) ........6-43
Fog Lamps ................................................. 4-11
Halogen Bulbs ............................................ 6-41
Headlamp Aiming ........................................ 6-38
Headlamps ................................................. 6-41
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps .................................. 6-42
License Plate Lamps .................................... 6-46
Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps ..................6-44
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ........................................ 6-44
Buying New Tires ........................................... 6-64
C
California
Perchlorate Materials Requirements ................. 6-4
Warning ....................................................... 6-4
California Fuel .................................................. 6-6
Canadian Owners ............................................... iii
Capacities and Specifications ..........................6-109
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Carbon MonoxideEngine Exhaust ........................................... 3-33
Trunk ......................................................... 3-11
Winter Driving ............................................. 5-21
Care of Safety Belts ................................................ 6-96
CD, MP3 ....................................................... 4-63
Center Console Storage ................................... 3-36
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) ...........6-43
Chains, Tire ................................................... 6-70
Charging System Light .................................... 4-25
Check Engine Lamp .............................................. 4-30
Checking Things Under the Hood ......................6-10
Chemical Paint Spotting .................................6-100
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children ...........................2-35
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children ..........2-43
Older Children ............................................. 2-32
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position .................................................. 2-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ........................................... 2-52
Systems ..................................................... 2-39
Where to Put the Restraint ...........................2-41
Cigarette Lighter ............................................. 4-14
Circuit Breakers ............................................ 6-103Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels ..............6-99
Exterior Lamps/Lenses ................................. 6-97
Fabric/Carpet .............................................. 6-95
Finish Care ................................................. 6-98
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces ................................................. 6-96
Interior ....................................................... 6-94
Leather ...................................................... 6-96
Tires ........................................................ 6-100
Underbody Maintenance .............................6-100
Washing Your Vehicle ................................... 6-97
Weatherstrips .............................................. 6-97
Windshield

and Wiper Blades ........................6-98
Climate Control System ................................... 4-14
Outlet Adjustment ........................................ 4-17
Climate Controls ............................................. 1-14
Clock, Setting ................................................. 4-50
Clutch, Hydraulic ............................................. 6-19
Collision Damage Repair .................................. 8-11
Compact Spare Tire ........................................ 6-93
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant ............................6-72
Content Theft-Deterrent .................................... 3-15
Control of a Vehicle .......................................... 5-3
Convenience Net ............................................ 3-36
Coolant Engine ....................................................... 6-24
Engine Temperature Warning Light .................4-29
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Specifications and Capacities..........................6-109
Speedometer .................................................. 4-21
Split Folding Rear Seat ..................................... 2-9
Start Vehicle, Remote ....................................... 3-6
Starting the Engine ......................................... 3-22
Steering ........................................................ 5-13
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio .........................4-82
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 4-3
Storage Areas Center Console ........................................... 3-36
Convenience Net ......................................... 3-36
Cupholders ................................................. 3-36
Driver Storage Compartment .........................3-36
Glove Box .................................................. 3-36
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit ......6-79
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow .....................5-23
Sun Visors ..................................................... 3-15
Sunroof ......................................................... 3-37
T
Tachometer.................................................... 4-21
Taillamps Turn Signal Lamps ...................................... 6-44
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ....6-44
Text Telephone (TTY) Users ............................... 8-6
Theft-Deterrent Feature .................................... 4-81Theft-Deterrent Systems
................................... 3-15
Content Theft-Deterrent ................................3-15
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer ............3-17
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation ................................................ 3-17
Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 4-3
Time, Setting .................................................. 4-50
Tires ............................................................. 6-48
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels, Cleaning ................................................. 6-99
Buying New Tires ........................................ 6-64
Chains ....................................................... 6-70
Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 6-80
Cleaning ................................................... 6-100
Compact Spare ........................................... 6-93
Different Size .............................................. 6-66
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 6-70
Inflation - Tire Pressure ................................6-55
Inspection and Rotation ................................6-62
Installing the Spare Tire ................................6-86
Pressure Light ............................................. 4-29
Pressure Monitor Operation ...........................6-58
Pressure Monitor System ..............................6-56
Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 6-86
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ...............6-81
Sealant and Compressor Kit .................6-72, 6-79
Sidewall Labeling ......................................... 6-49
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Tires (cont.)Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............6-90
Terminology and Definitions ...........................6-52
Uniform Tire Quality Grading .........................6-67
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance .................6-68
Wheel Replacement ..................................... 6-68
When It Is Time for New Tires ......................6-64
Towing Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 5-30
Towing a Trailer .................................. 5-33, 5-39
Your Vehicle ............................................... 5-30
Traction Control System (TCS) .................................... 5-8
Traction System Enhanced ................................................... 4-27
Transmission Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 6-19
Transmission Operation, Automatic ....................3-24
Transmission Operation, Manual ........................3-27
Transportation Program, Courtesy ......................8-10
Trunk ............................................................ 3-11
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 4-4
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 4-4U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................6-67
Up-Shift Light ................................................. 4-25
V
Vehicle
Control ........................................................ 5-3
Loading ...................................................... 5-24
Parking Your ............................................... 3-32
Remote Start ................................................ 3-6
Running While Parked .................................. 3-34
Symbols ......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ..................8-16
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ............................................ 6-101
Service Parts Identification Label ..................6-101
Vehicle Personalization DIC ........................................................... 4-43
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 4-17
Visors ........................................................... 3-15
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