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Seats and Restpaint Systems ........................... ? -1
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2
Safety Belts
.............................................. 1-7
Child Restraints
....................................... 1-29
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) ......... 1-51
Restraint System Check
............................ 1-58
Keys
........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks
....................................... 2-8
Windows
................................................. 2-1 3
Theft-Deterrent Systems
............................ 2-1 5
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
........... 2-19
Mirrors
.................................................... 2-33
Onstar@ System
...................................... 2-38
Storage Areas
......................................... 2-40
Sunroof
.................................................. 2-42
Vehicle Personalization
............................. 2-43
Instrument Panel Overview
.......................... 3-2
Climate Controls
...................................... 3-20
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
......... 3-23
Driver Information Center (DIC)
.................. 3-38
Trip Computer
......................................... 3-40
Audio System(s)
....................................... 3-44
Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1
Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1
~rivingi yoerr Vehicle ....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
..... 4-2
Towing
................................................... 4-33
Service
..................................................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood
............... 5-10
Headlamp Aiming
..................................... 5-59
Bulb Replacement
.................................... 5-60
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
......... 5-67
Tires
...................................................... 5-68
Appearance Care
..................................... 5-88
Vehicle Identification
................................. 5-96
Electrical System
...................................... 5-97
Capacities and Specifications
................... 5-1 02
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts .... 5-1 04
Maintenance Schedule ........................... ,6-1 ..
Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information
.................. 7-2
Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1
Reporting Safety Defects
......................... 7-9
Index ........................................ ..... 1

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats ...................................................... 1.2
Manual Seats
................................................ 1.2
Six-Way Power Driver Seat .............................. 1-3
Power Lumbar
............................................... 1-3
Heated Seats
................................................. 1-4
Head Restraints
............................................. 1-6
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
................. 1-7
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
...... 1.11
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
................. 1.12
Driver Position
.............................................. 1.1 2
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
.................. 1-20
Reclining
Seatbacks
........................................ 1-4
Safety Belts ..................................................... 1-7
Right Front Passenger Position
....................... 1-20
Center Passenger Position
............................. 1-21
Rear Seat Passengers .................................. 1-22
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
....................................... 1.26
Safety Belt Extender
..................................... 1-28
Child Restraints ............................................. 1.29
Older Children
.............................................. 1-29
Infants and Young Children
............................ 1.32
Child Restraint Systems
................................. 1-35
Where to Put the Restraint
............................. 1-38 Top
Strap
.................................................... 1.39
Top Strap Anchor Location
............................. 1.40
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)
........................... 1.41
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System
......................................... 1-43
Securing a Child Restraint in
a Rear Outside
Seat Position
............................................ 1.43
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear
Seat Position
............................................ 1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position
............................................ 1.48
Supplemental Restraint
System (SRS)
............................................. 1-51
Where Are the Air Bags?
............................... 1-53
When Should an Air Bag Inflate?
.................... 1-55
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate?
..................... 1-55
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?
..................... 1-55
What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates?
....... 1.56
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
......... 1-57
Checking Your Restraint Systems ................... 1.58
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
........................................ 1-58
Restraint System Check .................................. 1-58

Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
accident
- even one that isn’t your fault - you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
home, why should I wear safety belts?
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things
to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different
rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page
1-29
or Infants and Young Children on page 1-32. Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat
so you can sit up straight.
To see how, see “Seats’’ in the Index.
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults Here’s how to install a comfort guide and use the
safety belt:
Your vehicle may have this feature already. If it doesn’t,
you can get it from any
GM dealer.
Rear shoulder belt comfort guides will provide added
safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown
booster seats and for small adults. When installed on
a shoulder belt, the comfort guide better positions
the belt away from the neck and head.
There is one guide available for each outside passenger
position in the rear seat. To provide added safety belt
comfort for children who have outgrown child restraints
and booster seats and for smaller adults, the
comfort guides may be installed on the shoulder belts.
1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of
the seatback and the interior body to remove the
guide from its storage clip.
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Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a
window
so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
Q: What is the proper way to wear safety belts?
A: If possible, an older child should wear a
lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a
shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder
belt
should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt
should fit snugly below the hips, just touching the
top of the thighs. It should never be worn over
the abdomen, which could cause severe or even
fatal internal injuries in a crash.
Accident statistics show that children are safer
if they
are restrained in the rear seat.
In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike
other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown
out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety
belts properly.
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Never do this.
Here two children are wearing the same belt.
The belt can’t properly spread the impact
forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured.
A belt
must be used by only one person at a time.
Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,
but the child
is so small that the shoulder belt
is very close to the child’s face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child’s
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child’s upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide. If the
child is sitting in a rear seat outside position, see
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and
Small Adults on page 7-26. If the child is so small
that the shoulder belt is still very close to the child’s
face
or neck, you might want to place the child in the
center seat position, the one that has only
a lap belt.
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Never do this.
Here a child
is sitting in a seat that has a
lap-shoulder belt,
but the shoulder part is
behind the child. If the child wears the belt in
this way, in a crash the child might slide under
the belt. The belt’s force would then be applied right on the child’s abdomen. That could cause
serious or fatal injuries.
Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt
should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching
the child’s thighs. This applies belt force to the child’s
pelvic bones in a crash.
1-31

Q: What are the different types of add-on child restraints?
A: Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by the
vehicle’s owner, are available in four basic types.
Selection of a particular restraint should take
into consideration not only the child’s weight, height,
and age but also whether or not the restraint will
be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will
be used.
For most basic types of child restraints, there are
many different models available. When purchasing a
child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used
in a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a
label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle
safety standards.
The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come
with the restraint state the weight and height
limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition,
there are many kinds of restraints available for
children with special needs. Newborn infants
need complete support,
including support for the head and neck. This
is
necessary because a newborn infant’s neck is
weak and its head weighs
so much compared
with the rest of its body.
In a crash, an infant in a
rear-facing seat settles into the restraint,
so the
crash forces can be distributed across the
~ strongest part of an infant’s body, the back and
shoulders. Infants always should be secured in
appropriate infant restraints.
1-34

A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the
seating surface against the back of the infant. The
harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash,
acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint. A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint for
the child's body with the harness and also sometimes
with surfaces such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields.
1-36