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Memory Seat ................................................. 2-47
Message


DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-56


Mirrors


Automatic Dimming Rearview ........................ 2-33
Automatic Dimming Rearview with


Compass ................................................ 2-33
Manual Rearview Mirror ................................ 2-33
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass


and Temperature ...................................... 1-10
Memory ..................................................... 2-47
Outside Automatic Dimming Heated Mirror ...... 2-37
Outside Convex Mirror ................................. 2-37
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror .................... 2-36
Outside Power Mirrors .................................. 2-36
MyGMLink.com ................................................ 7-3


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Navigation/Radio System,


see Navigation Manual ................................. 3-98
New Vehicle Break-In ...................................... 2-21
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ............ 6-13


Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ..... 5-28
Owner Checks and Services .............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian ............................................... ii


Odometer ...................................................... 3-35
Odometer, Trip ............................................... 3-35
Off-Road Recovery .......................................... 4-13
Oil


Engine ....................................................... 5-15
Pressure Light ............................................. 3-47
Oil, Engine Oil Life System .............................. 5-18
Older Children, Restraints ................................ 1-30
Online Owner Center ........................................ 7-3
OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ............... 2-38
Other Warning Devices ...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment ............................................ 3-31
Outlet(s), Accessory Power ............................... 3-21
Outside


Automatic Dimming Heated Mirror .................. 2-37
Convex Mirror ............................................. 2-37
Curb View Assist Mirror ................................ 2-36
Power Mirrors ............................................. 2-36


Paint, Damage ............................................... 5-89
Panic Brake Assist .......................................... 4-10
Park Aid ........................................................ 3-18
Park (P)


Shifting Into ................................................ 2-29
Shifting Out of ............................................ 2-30


Parking


Assist ........................................................ 3-18
Brake ........................................................ 2-28
Over Things That Burn ................................. 2-31
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ..................... 3-37
Passenger Compartment Air Filter ..................... 3-31
Passenger Sensing System .............................. 1-63
Passing ......................................................... 4-13
PASS-Key® III+ .............................................. 2-19
PASS-Key® III+ Operation ................................ 2-20
Perimeter Lighting ........................................... 3-17
Power


Accessory Outlet(s) ...................................... 3-21
Door Locks ................................................. 2-11
Electrical System ......................................... 5-93


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Inadvertent Battery Saver ............................. 3-18
Lumbar Controls ........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP) ............................ 2-22
Seat ............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid ............................................. 5-38
Windows .................................................... 2-17
Pretensioners, Safety Belt ................................ 1-29
Programmable Automatic Door Locks ................. 2-13


Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......... 1-15


Radiator Pressure Cap .................................... 5-27
Radios .......................................................... 3-74
Care of Your CD Player .............................. 3-101
Care of Your CDs ...................................... 3-100
Navigation/Radio System,


see Navigation Manual .............................. 3-98
Radio with CD .................................... 3-77, 3-82
Setting the Time .................................. 3-75, 3-76
Theft-Deterrent ............................................ 3-98
Understanding Reception ............................ 3-100
Rainsense™ II Wipers ....................................... 3-9


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Rear Door Security Locks ................................ 2-13
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ...................... 1-27
Rear Seat Armrest .......................................... 2-46
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts .................. 1-25
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming .................. 2-33
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with


Compass .................................................... 2-33


Rearview Mirror with Compass and


Temperature ............................................... 1-10
Rearview Mirrors ............................................. 2-33
Reclining Seatbacks .......................................... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ................. 6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................. 4-34
Remote Keyless Entry System ............................ 2-5
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation ............ 2-6
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the


Spare Tire .................................................. 5-75
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ................... 5-74
Replacement Bulbs ......................................... 5-55
Reporting Safety Defects


Canadian Government .................................. 7-14
General Motors ........................................... 7-14
United States Government ............................ 7-13


Restraint System Check


Checking the Restraint Systems .................... 1-69
Replacing Restraint System Parts


After a Crash .......................................... 1-70


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Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-22
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ...... 1-23
Roadside


Assistance Program ....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-28
Running the Engine While Parked ..................... 2-32


Safety Belt


Safety Belts


Passenger Reminder Light ............................ 3-36
Pretensioners .............................................. 1-29
Reminder Light ............................................ 3-35


Care of ...................................................... 5-86
Center Front Passenger Position .................... 1-24
Driver Position ............................................ 1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-16
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ..... 1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................... 1-27
Rear Seat Passengers ................................. 1-25
Right Front Passenger Position ...................... 1-23
Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-23
Safety Belts Are for Everyone ....................... 1-10
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................ 1-22
Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii


Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4
Seats


Center Seat ................................................ 1-10
Head Restraints ............................................ 1-9
Heated and Cooled Seats .............................. 1-5
Heated Seats ............................................... 1-4
Manual Passenger ......................................... 1-2
Memory ..................................................... 2-47
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-3
Power Seats ................................................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 1-6


Securing a Child Restraint


Center Front Seat Position ............................ 1-48
Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-46
Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-49
Security Light ................................................. 3-48
Service ........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications ......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of


Your Vehicle .............................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning .................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-44
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-67
Setting the Time ..................................... 3-75, 3-76
Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-89


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Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-29
Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-30
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................... 1-22
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-7
Spare Tire


Compact .................................................... 5-82
Installing .................................................... 5-75
Removing ................................................... 5-74
Storing ....................................................... 5-81
Specifications, Capacities ............................... 5-101
Speedometer .................................................. 3-35
StabiliTrak® System ......................................... 4-10
StabiliTrak® Indicator Light ................................ 3-42
Starting Your Engine ....................................... 2-23
Steering ........................................................ 4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ......................... 3-99
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6
Storage Areas


Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-45
Center Flex Storage Unit .............................. 2-45
Convenience Net ......................................... 2-46
Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-44
Front Storage Area ...................................... 2-44
Glove Box .................................................. 2-44
Rear Seat Armrest ....................................... 2-46
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... 4-28
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-18
Sunroof ......................................................... 2-46


Tachometer .................................................... 3-35
Taillamps


Back-Up Lamps ........................................... 5-54
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Sidemarker


Lamps .................................................... 5-52
TCS Warning Light .......................................... 3-41
Theater Dimming ............................................ 3-17
Theft-Deterrent, Radio ..................................... 3-98
Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-18
PASS-Key® III+ ........................................... 2-19
PASS-Key® III+ Operation ............................. 2-20
Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6
Tire


Pressure Light ............................................. 3-44
Tires ............................................................. 5-56


Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,


Cleaning ................................................. 5-88
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-66
Chains ....................................................... 5-71
Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-72
Check Tire Pressure System ......................... 5-63
Cleaning .................................................... 5-89
Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-82
Different Size .............................................. 5-68
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-72


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Tires (cont.)


Inflation - Tire Pressure ................................ 5-62
Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-65
Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-75
Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-75
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-74
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-81
Tire Sidewall Labeling .................................. 5-57
Tire Terminology and Definitions .................... 5-59
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-68
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-70
Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-70
When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-66


Towing


Traction


Transaxle


Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-34
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-36
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-34


Control System (TCS) .................................... 4-9
Control System Warning Light ....................... 3-41
StabiliTrak® System ..................................... 4-10


Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-21
Transaxle Operation, Automatic ......................... 2-25
Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-35
Trunk ............................................................ 2-14
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7


Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA) ............... 3-18
Understanding Radio Reception ....................... 3-100
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-68
Universal Home Remote System ....................... 2-40
Operation ................................................... 2-41


Vehicle


Control ........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Loading ...................................................... 4-29
Symbols ......................................................... iv Vehicle Customization, DIC .............................. 3-65
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data


Recorders .................................................... 7-9


Vehicle Identification


Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-92
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-92
Vehicle Personalization .................................... 2-46
Memory Seat and Mirrors ............................. 2-47
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-31
Visors ........................................................... 2-18


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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-33
Warnings


DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-56
Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv


Wheels


Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-70
Different Size .............................................. 5-68
Replacement ............................................... 5-70
Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-40
Windows ....................................................... 2-16
Power ........................................................ 2-17


Windshield


Rainsense™ II Wipers ................................... 3-9
Washer ...................................................... 3-10
Washer Fluid .............................................. 5-39
Wiper Blade Replacement ............................. 5-55
Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-88
Wipers ......................................................... 3-8
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-24
Wiper Activated Headlamps .............................. 3-15


XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System .............. 3-101


Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2


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