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Index

310
Index

About Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 187
Additional Information

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 302

Additional Maintenance

and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Adjustments

Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 198
Air Filter, Passenger

Compartment

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Airbag System

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
How Does an Airbag

Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Passenger Sensing System . . . .65
What Makes an Airbag

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

What Will You See after an

Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

When Should an Airbag

Airbag System (cont'd)

Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . .61

Airbags

Adding Equipment to the

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 105
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Servicing Airbag-Equipped

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Alarm

Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Alert

Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 179
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .167, 208
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 168
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Appearance Care

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Armrest

Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Assistance Program,

Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Automatic

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

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Automatic (cont'd)

Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Automatic Transmission

Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Shift Lock Control Function

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Battery

Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Voltage and Charging

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Battery - North America . . . .207, 248
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 209
Brake

System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 108
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 156
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Bulb Replacement (cont'd)

Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 213
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
California

Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

California

Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .189, 207, 248

Camera

Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Carbon Monoxide

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Cargo

Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Management System . . . . . . . . . . .91

Index

311

Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 91
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 106
Check

Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 208
Malfunction Indicator

Engine Light Child Restraints

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Infants and Young Children . . . . .72
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 85
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Cleaning

Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 135
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 286
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

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Compartments

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Connections

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Control

Traction and Electronic

Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Coolant

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 103
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Courtesy Transportation

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Cover

Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Text Telephone (TTY)

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Customer Information Service Publications

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 288

Customer Satisfaction

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 286
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 291
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Diagnostics

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Door

Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 278
Drive Systems

All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 167, 208
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Driving

Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . .23
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 149
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 151
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dual Automatic Climate

Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Electrical Equipment,

Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Electrical System

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 215
Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Rear Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

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OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Features

Engine

Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Check and Service Engine

Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 192
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Coolant Temperature

Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cooling System Messages . . . .117
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 164
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 291
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 127

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Filter,

Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 198
First Aid Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 129
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fluid

Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 198
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Fog Lamps

Front

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Forward Collision Alert

(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Frequency Statement

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Front Fog Lamp

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front Seats

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Index

313

Front Seats (cont'd)

Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .112
Requirements, California . . . . . 184
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Fuses

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 215
Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Rear Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Gauges

Engine Coolant

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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Gauges (cont'd)

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Warning Lights and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

General Information

Service and Maintenance . . . . . 262
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
GM Mobility Reimbursement

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 129
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Headlamps

Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .112
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 128
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .113

Heated

Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heater

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 135
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 149
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Indicator

Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Infants and Young Children,

Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Panel

Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 36
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Jump Starting - North

America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Keyless Entry

Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . .26
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 224
Lamps

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 128
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 106
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Lane Departure

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Lane Departure Warning

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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LATCH System

Replacing Parts after a

Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

LATCH, Lower Anchors and

Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lighting

Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Antilock Brake System

(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 108
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 128
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 109
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 104
StabiliTrak® OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Lights (cont'd)

Traction Control System

(TCS)/StabiliTrak® . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . 109

Locks

Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 112
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Maintenance

Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Maintenance and Care

Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 263

Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 106

Index

315

Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Messages

Battery Voltage and

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . .117
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Object Detection System . . . . . .118
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Mirrors

Automatic Dimming

Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 36

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Monitor System, Tire

Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Navigation

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Object Detection System

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Off-Road

Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Oil

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 197
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 71
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 282
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
OnStar® Additional

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297, 302
OnStar® Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 295
OnStar® Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
OnStar® Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

OnStar® Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
OnStar® Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
OnStar® Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Ordering

Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 288

Outlets

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Park

Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Parking

Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 209
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 163
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Passenger Airbag Status

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Passenger Compartment Air

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 65
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements, California . . . . . . 189

Personalization

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Power

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 161
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Power Steering Warning

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 57
Privacy

Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 290

Program

Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 285

Proposition

65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . .189, 207, 248

Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 289
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 174
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 97
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Recommended Fluids and

Ride Control Systems

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Records

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 251
Reimbursement Program,

GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Replacement Parts

Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 70
Replacing LATCH System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Replacing Safety Belt System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 290
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Restraints

Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Roads

Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Roadside Assistance

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Roof

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 278
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . .58
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . .57

Safety Defects Reporting

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 290
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Index

317

Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)

U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 285
Seats

Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . .44
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . .44
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 83, 85
Security

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Service

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 135
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 190
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 275

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Service (cont'd)

Maintenance, General

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
. . . . . 276

Parts Identification Label Publications Ordering

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 285

Services

Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shift Lock Control Function

Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Shifting

Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 179
Signals, Turn and

Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Spare Tire

Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Special Application Services . . . . 269
Specifications and

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

StabiliTrak

OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Power, Warning Lights . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Storage Areas

Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Cargo Management System . . . .91
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 89
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

System

Forward Collision

Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 292
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 281
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 34
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 232
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 231
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

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Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Terminology and Definitions . . 227
Uniform Tire Quality

Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Wheel Alignment and Tire

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 240
When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Towing

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 186
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 251
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Traction

Control System (TCS)/

StabiliTrak® Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Transmission

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Transportation Program,

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Triangle, Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Turn and Lane-Change

Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 238
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Vehicle

Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 276
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 110

Index

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Vehicle Care

Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Vehicle Data Recording and

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Warning

Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 181

Warning Lights, Gauges, and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Warning Triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Warnings

Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance . . 240
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
. . . . . . 76

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Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Windshield

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Winter

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 209
Wipers

Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 24
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 94
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 134
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 144
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 262
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 279
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 289
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

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Introduction

Introduction

The names, logos, emblems, slogans, vehicle model names, and vehicle body designs appearing in this manual including, but not limited to, GM, the GM logo, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and ENCORE are trademarks and/or service marks of General Motors LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Buick Motor Division wherever it appears in this manual.

This manual describes features that may or may not be on the vehicle because of optional equipment that was not purchased on the vehicle, model variants, country specifications, features/applications that may not be available in your region, or changes subsequent to the printing of this owner manual. Refer to the purchase documentation relating to your specific vehicle to confirm the features. Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.

Canadian Vehicle Owners

Propriétaires Canadiens A French language manual can be obtained from your dealer, at www.helminc.com, or from: On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès du concessionnaire ou à l'adresse suivante:

Helm, Incorporated Attention: Customer Service 47911 Halyard Drive Plymouth, MI 48170

Using this Manual To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found.

About Driving the Vehicle As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read the driving guidelines in this manual in the section called “Driving and Operating” and specifically Driver Behavior 0 145, Driving Environment 0 145, and Vehicle Design 0 145.

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Danger, Warning, and Caution Warning messages found on vehicle labels and in this manual describe hazards and what to do to avoid or reduce them.

{ Danger

Danger indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which will result in serious injury or death.

{ Warning

Warning indicates a hazard that could result in injury or death.

Caution

Caution indicates a hazard that could result in property or vehicle damage.

A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do not do this,” or “Do not let this happen.”

Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gauge, or indicator. M : Shown when the owner manual has additional instructions or information. * : Shown when the service manual has additional instructions or information. 0 : Shown when there is more information on another page — “see page.”

Introduction

Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the Index. 9 : Airbag Readiness Light # : Air Conditioning ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) % : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar® (if equipped) $ : Brake System Warning Light " : Charging System I : Cruise Control ` : Do Not Puncture ^ : Do Not Service B : Engine Coolant Temperature O : Exterior Lamps _ : Flame/Fire Prohibited # : Fog Lamps . : Fuel Gauge + : Fuses

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3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer j : LATCH System Child Restraints * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp : : Oil Pressure } : Power / : Remote Vehicle Start > : Safety Belt Reminders 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor d : Traction Control/StabiliTrak® a : Under Pressure M : Windshield Washer Fluid

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In Brief

Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Forward Collision Alert (FCA)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Lane Departure

Side Blind Zone

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 20
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Performance and Maintenance

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 22
Driving for Better Fuel

Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Roadside Assistance

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

In Brief

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Initial Drive Information

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Passenger Sensing System . . . 13
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Vehicle Features

Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19

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Instrument Panel

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1. Air Vents 0 142. 2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn

and Lane-Change Signals 0 130. Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer 0 128. Instrument Cluster 0 101.

3. 4. Driver Information Center (DIC) Display. See Driver Information Center (DIC) 0 113.

5. Windshield Wiper/Washer 0 95.

Rear Window Wiper/Washer 0 97.

6. Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control 0 169. Hazard Warning Flashers 0 129. Passenger Airbag Status Indicator. See Passenger Sensing System 0 65.

7. Light Sensor. See Automatic

Headlamp System 0 129. Infotainment 0 134. Instrument Panel Storage 0 89.

8. 9.

10. Shift Lever. See Automatic

21. Data Link Connector (DLC)

In Brief

(Out of View). See Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) 0 106.

22. Hood Release. See Hood

0 190.

23. Exterior Lamp Controls 0 127. Instrument Panel Illumination Control 0 131. Front Fog Lamps 0 130 (If Equipped).

Transmission 0 165.

11. Auxiliary Input Jack. See the

Infotainment Manual. 12. Power Outlets 0 98. 13. Parking Assist 0 176 (If

Equipped). Lane Departure Warning (LDW) 0 181 (If Equipped).

14. Climate Control Systems 0 135

or Dual Automatic Climate Control System 0 138 (If Equipped). Ignition Positions 0 156.

15. 16. Steering Wheel Controls 0 95. 17. Horn 0 95. 18. Steering Wheel Adjustment

0 95.

19. Cruise Control 0 171.

Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System 0 178 (If Equipped). Instrument Panel Storage 0 89.

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In Brief

Initial Drive Information

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System The RKE transmitter may work up to 30 m (98 ft) away from the vehicle.

Press the key release button to extend the key blade. The key can be used for the ignition and all locks.

K : Press to unlock the driver door, all doors, or, if equipped, the locking fuel door. The hazard warning flashers may flash. Q : Press to lock the doors, or, if equipped, the locking fuel door. Lock and unlock feedback can be personalized. See Vehicle Personalization 0 121. 7 : If equipped, press and hold briefly to initiate vehicle locator. Press and hold for at least three seconds to sound the panic alarm. Press again to cancel the panic alarm. See Keys 0 24 and Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 26.

Remote Vehicle Start If equipped, the engine can be started from outside of the vehicle. Starting the Vehicle 1. Press and release Q on the

RKE transmitter.

2.

Immediately press and hold / for at least four seconds or until the turn signal lamps flash.

3. Start the vehicle normally after

entering.

When the vehicle starts, the parking lamps will turn on. Remote start can be extended. Canceling a Remote Start To cancel a remote start, do one of the following: . Press and hold / until the

parking lamps turn off.

. Turn on the hazard warning

flashers.

. Turn the vehicle on and then off. See Remote Vehicle Start 0 28.

Door Locks To lock or unlock a door manually: . From the inside, to lock the door,

use the lock knob on the top of the door panel.

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. From the outside, turn the key toward the front or rear of the vehicle, or press K or Q on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.

Power Door Locks

Liftgate To lock or unlock the liftgate from inside, press Q or K on the power door locks. See Power Door Locks 0 30. To lock or unlock the liftgate from outside, press Q or K on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 26.

K : Press to unlock the doors. Q : Press to lock the doors. See Power Door Locks 0 30.

To open the liftgate, press the touch pad in the pull cup under the license plate and lift manually. See Liftgate 0 32.

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Windows

Press the switch to lower the window. Pull up on the front edge of the switch to raise it. See Power Windows 0 37. The switches work when the vehicle is in ON/RUN or ACC/ ACCESSORY, or when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP) 0 161.

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Seat Adjustment

Manual Seats

Power Seats

Lumbar Adjustment

To adjust a manual seat: 1. Pull the handle at the front of

the seat.

2. Slide the seat to the desired

position and release the handle.

3. Try to move the seat back and

forth to be sure it is locked in place.

See Seat Adjustment 0 43.

To adjust a power seat: . Move the seat forward or

rearward by sliding the control forward or rearward.

. Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the control up or down.

. Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the rear of the control up or down.

See Power Seat Adjustment 0 44.

If available, press the front or rear of the switch to increase or decrease lumbar support. Release the switch when the desired level of support is reached. See Lumbar Adjustment 0 44.

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Reclining Seatbacks

Manual Seat Shown, Power Seat

Similar

To recline the seatback: 1. Lift the lever.

If necessary, move the safety belt out of the way to access the lever.

2. Move the seatback to the

desired position, then release the lever to lock the seatback in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback

to make sure it is locked.

To return the seatback to an upright position: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback, and the seatback returns to the upright position. 2. Push and pull on the seatback

to make sure it is locked. See Reclining Seatbacks 0 44.

Memory Features

If available, the MEM, 1, and 2
buttons on the outboard side of the driver seat are used to manually store and recall the driver seat and

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outside mirror positions. These manually stored positions are referred to as Button Memory positions. The vehicle will also automatically store driver seat and outside mirror positions to the current driver Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter when the ignition is placed in OFF. These automatically stored positions are referred to as RKE Memory positions. See Memory Seats 0 45 and Vehicle Personalization 0 121.

Second Row Seats The rear seatbacks can be folded down to increase cargo space. See Rear Seats 0 49.

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Heated Seats

See Heated Front Seats 0 47.

Safety Belts

Head Restraint Adjustment Do not drive until the head restraints for all occupants are installed and adjusted properly. To achieve a comfortable seating position, change the seatback recline angle as little as necessary while keeping the seat and the head restraint height in the proper position. See Head Restraints 0 42 and Seat Adjustment 0 43.

Refer to the following sections for important information on how to use safety belts properly: . Safety Belts 0 53. . How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly 0 54.

. Lap-Shoulder Belt 0 55. . Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) 0 77.

If equipped, the controls are on the climate control panel. The engine must be running to operate the heated seats.

Press M or L to heat the driver or passenger seat cushion and seatback. Press the control once for the highest setting. With each press of the control, the heated seat will change to the next lower setting, and then the off setting. Three lights indicate the highest setting and one light the lowest.

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Passenger Sensing System

United States

The passenger airbag status indicator will be visible on the instrument panel when the vehicle is started. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator 0 105.

Mirror Adjustment

Exterior Mirrors

Canada and Mexico

The passenger sensing system turns off the front outboard passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag (if equipped) under certain conditions. No other airbag is affected by the passenger sensing system. See Passenger Sensing System 0 65 for important information.

To adjust the mirrors: 1. Turn the selector switch to L (Left) or R (Right) to choose the driver or passenger mirror. 2. Move the control to adjust the

mirror.

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3. Turn the selector switch to 9

to deselect the mirror.

Interior Mirror

Adjustment Hold the rearview mirror in the center and move it to view the area behind the vehicle.

Manual Rearview Mirror If equipped with a manual rearview mirror, push the tab forward for daytime use and pull it for nighttime use to avoid glare from the headlamps from behind. See Manual Rearview Mirror 0 36.

Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror If equipped with an automatic dimming rearview mirror, the mirror will automatically reduce the glare from the headlamps from behind. The dimming feature comes on when the vehicle is started. See Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror 0 37.

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Steering Wheel Adjustment

Interior Lighting

Front and Rear Dome Lamps

To adjust the steering wheel: 1. Pull the lever down. 2. Move the steering wheel up

or down.

3. Pull or push the steering wheel

closer or away from you.

4. Lift the lever up to lock the

steering wheel in place.

Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.

The front dome lamp controls are in the overhead console. ( : Press to turn the lamps off, even when a door is open. H : When the button is returned to the middle position, the lamps turn on automatically when a door is opened. ' : Press to turn on the dome lamps.

The rear dome lamp controls are in the headliner above the rear seats. 9 : Press to turn the lamps off, even when a door is open. H : When the button is returned to the middle position, the lamps turn on automatically when a door is opened. R : Press to turn on the dome lamps.

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Reading Lamps

Exterior Lighting

The front reading lamps are in the overhead console. # or $ : Press to turn each lamp on or off. For more information about interior lighting, see Instrument Panel Illumination Control 0 131 or Courtesy Lamps 0 131.

The exterior lamp control is to the left of the steering column on the instrument panel. There are four positions: O : Briefly turn to this position to turn the automatic lamp control off or on again. AUTO : Turns the headlamps on automatically at normal brightness, together with the parking lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, sidemarker lamps, and instrument panel lights. ; : Turns on the parking lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, sidemarker lamps, and instrument panel lights.

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5 : Turns on the headlamps, parking lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, sidemarker lamps, and instrument panel lights. A warning chime sounds if the driver door is opened when the ignition switch is off and the headlamps are on. # : If equipped with fog lamps, press to turn the lamps on or off. See: . Exterior Lamp Controls 0 127
. Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)

0 128

. Front Fog Lamps 0 130

Windshield Wiper/Washer

The windshield wiper/washer lever is on the right side of the steering column.

m= REAR : Push the windshield wiper lever forward to spray washer fluid on the rear window. The lever returns to its starting position when released. See Windshield Wiper/Washer 0 95
and Rear Window Wiper/Washer 0 97, if equipped.

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Move the lever to one of the following positions: HI : Use for fast wipes. LO : Use for slow wipes.

INT : Use this setting for intermittent wipes or Rainsense™, if equipped. For intermittent wipes, move the windshield wiper lever to INT. Turn the x INT band up for more frequent wipes or down for less frequent wipes. If equipped with Rainsense,move the windshield wiper lever to INT and turn the x INT band to adjust the sensitivity to moisture. . Turn the band up for more

sensitivity to moisture.

. Turn the band down for less

sensitivity to moisture.

. Move the windshield wiper lever

out of the INT position to deactivate Rainsense.

OFF : Use to turn the wipers off. 1X : For a single wipe, briefly move the wiper lever down. For several wipes, hold the wiper lever down. b : Pull the windshield wiper lever toward you to spray windshield washer fluid and activate the wipers.

Rear Window Wiper/Washer The rear wiper/washer controls are on the end of the windshield wiper lever. ON : Press the upper portion of the button for continuous rear window wipes. OFF : The rear wiper turns off when the button is returned to the middle position. INT : Press the lower portion of the button to set a delay between wipes.

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Climate Controls

The heating, cooling, defrosting, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with these systems.

Climate Control System

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1. Temperature Control 2. Air Delivery Modes 3. Fan Control 4. Defrost 5. Rear Window Defogger

6. Air Conditioning or Comfort/

Eco Air Conditioning

7. Recirculation See Climate Control Systems 0 135
(If Equipped).

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Dual Automatic Climate Control System

Transmission

Driver Shift Control (DSC)