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Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-20
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-95
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-93
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-90
Finish Care.................................................5-94
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-92
Interior.......................................................5-88
Leather......................................................5-91
Tires..........................................................5-96
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-96
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-93
Weatherstrips..............................................5-92
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-94
Climate Control System...................................3-20
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-24
Clock............................................................3-68
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-12
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-88
Compass.......................................................3-49
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-18
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-4
Convenience Net............................................2-48
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-35
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-35
Heater, Engine............................................2-23Cooling System..............................................5-27
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cruise Control Light........................................3-41
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-43
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-5
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-5
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-6
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-16
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-16
Reporting Safety Defects to the United
States Government...................................7-15
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-7
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-16
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking.............................................2-12
DIC Compass.................................................3-49
Disc, MP3.............................................3-90, 3-95
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-17
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Liftgate
Carbon Monoxide........................................2-13
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-29
All-Wheel Drive Disabled..............................3-42
Antilock Brake System Warning.....................3-34
Brake System Warning.................................3-33
Change Engine Oil......................................3-40
Charging System.........................................3-32
Cruise Control.............................................3-41
Door Ajar...................................................3-43
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-35
Fog Lamp..................................................3-40
Gate Ajar...................................................3-42
Highbeam On.............................................3-41
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-44
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-36
Oil Pressure...............................................3-39
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-30
Reduced Engine Power................................3-41
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-28
Security.....................................................3-40
Service All-Wheel-Drive................................3-42
Service Vehicle Soon...................................3-43
TCS Warning Light......................................3-34
Tire Pressure..............................................3-36
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-34Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-17
Lights............................................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-22
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Door..........................................................2-11
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-12
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-12
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-44
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-43
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-4
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
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Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-50
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-52
Security Light.................................................3-40
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
All-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-42
California Pershlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-36
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-43
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-69
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-96
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-33
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-35
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-88
Installing....................................................5-79
Removing...................................................5-78
Storing.......................................................5-86Specications, Capacities...............................5-105
Speedometer..................................................3-28
Split Folding Rear Seat....................................1-10
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-7
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-22
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-110
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-43
Convenience Net.........................................2-48
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-43
Glove Box..................................................2-43
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-43
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover.........2-45
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-46
Table.........................................................2-47
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-21
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-48
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T
Table............................................................2-47
Tachometer....................................................3-28
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-49
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-34
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-110
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-18
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-19
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Time, Setting..................................................3-68
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-36
Tires.............................................................5-52
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-95
Buying New Tires........................................5-70
Chains.......................................................5-75
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-76
Cleaning....................................................5-96
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-88
Different Size..............................................5-72
High-Speed Operation..................................5-61
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-76
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-59Tires (cont.)
Inspection and Rotation................................5-67
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-79
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-63
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-62
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-79
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-78
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-86
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-72
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-74
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-74
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-69
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-27
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-32
Your Vehicle...............................................4-27
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-6
Control System Warning Light.......................3-34
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-7
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-22
Transmission Operation, Automatic............2-25, 2-28
Trip Odometer................................................3-28
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
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U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-72
Using this Manual............................................... iii
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-4
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-22
Service Soon Light......................................3-43
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-17
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-98
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-98
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-60
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-8
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-24
Visors...........................................................2-17
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-26
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-52
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-74
Different Size..............................................5-72
Replacement...............................................5-74
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-40
Windows.......................................................2-15
Power........................................................2-16
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