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Index

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Index

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 194
Additional Information

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Additional Maintenance

Airbags

Adding Equipment to the

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 102
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Servicing Airbag-Equipped

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

and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Alarm

Adjustments

Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 206
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Air Filter, Passenger

Compartment

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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

Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . .61

Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Alert

Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 180
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .168, 217
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 168
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Appearance Care

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Assistance Program,

Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Automatic

Climate Control System . . . . . . . 137
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 206

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Automatic Transmission

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

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Battery

Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Voltage and Charging

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Battery - North America . . . .216, 256
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 218
Brake

System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 105
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 157
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 222

Bulb Replacement (cont'd)

Taillamps, Turn Signal,

Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and Backup Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 220
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
California

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

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

California

Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .196, 216, 256

Camera

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

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Carbon Monoxide

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Cargo

Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 89

Index

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Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 103
Check

Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 217
Malfunction Indicator

Engine Light Child Restraints

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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

for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 86
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Cleaning

Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 135
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 295
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Compartments

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

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Connections

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Control

Customer Information Service Publications

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 297

Traction and Electronic

Customer Satisfaction

Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Coolant

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 100
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Courtesy Transportation

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Cover

Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Text Telephone (TTY)

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 295
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 300
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Diagnostics

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Door

Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 287
Drive Systems

All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 168, 217

Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Driving

Characteristics and

Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . .22
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 151
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 153
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
ECO Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Economy Mode

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Electrical Equipment,

Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Electrical System

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

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Emergency

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Features

Engine

Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Check and Service Engine

Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 199
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Coolant Temperature

Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cooling System Messages . . . .115
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 164
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 300
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 129

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

Filter,

Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 131
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

FlexFuel

E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fluid

Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 206
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Forward Collision Alert

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

Forward Collision Alert (FCA) Warning Light Frequency Statement

. . . . . . . . . . 106

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Front Seats

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Index

315

Fuel (cont'd)

Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Economy Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 109
Requirements, California . . . . . 184
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Gauges

Engine Coolant

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

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Gauges (cont'd)

Warning Lights and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

General Information

Service and Maintenance . . . . . 272
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
GM Mobility Reimbursement

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 131
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Headlamps

Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Daytime Running

Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .110
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 129
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .110
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heater

Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Heating and Air

Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135, 137
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 151
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 170
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Indicator

Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Infants and Young Children,

Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 39
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Jump Starting - North

America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 116
Keyless Entry

Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . .26
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 231
Lamps

Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 130
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 103
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Lane Departure

Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Lane Departure Warning

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
LATCH System

Replacing Parts after a

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

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LATCH, Lower Anchors and

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

Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Antilock Brake System

(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 105
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 108
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 129
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 106
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 101
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
StabiliTrak® OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Traction Control System

(TCS)/StabiliTrak® . . . . . . . . . . 107
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Locks

Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 109
Lower Anchors and Tethers

for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Maintenance

Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Maintenance and Care

Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 273

Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 103
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Messages

Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Index

317

Messages (cont'd)

Battery Voltage and

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . .115
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Object Detection System . . . . . .116
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . .117
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Mirrors

Automatic Dimming

Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 39

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Monitor System, Tire

Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Navigation

OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Object Detection System

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Oil

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 205
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 71
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 291
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
OnStar® Additional

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
OnStar® Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 304
OnStar® Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
OnStar® Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

OnStar® Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
OnStar® Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
OnStar® Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Ordering

Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 297

Outlets

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Park

Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Parking

Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 218
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 163
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Passenger Airbag Status

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Passenger Compartment Air

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 65
Perchlorate Materials

Requirements, California . . . . . . 196

Personalization

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Power

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 160
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 58
Privacy

Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 299

Program

Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 294

Proposition

65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . .196, 216, 256

Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 298
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 174
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 94
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

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Records

Roads

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 259
Reimbursement Program,

Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Roadside Assistance

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Roof

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Replacement Parts

Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 70
Replacing LATCH System

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

Replacing Safety Belt System

Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 299
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Restraints

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

Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Ride Control Systems

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 287
Running the Vehicle While

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

Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . .59
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . .58

Safety Defects Reporting

Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 299
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 294

Index

319

Seats

Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . .46
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . .45
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 83, 86
Security

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Service

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 135
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 197
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 284
Maintenance, General

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
. . . . . 285

Parts Identification Label Publications Ordering

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

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Service (cont'd)

Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 294
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Services

Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shift Lock Control Function

Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Shifting

Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 180
Sidemarker

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Signals, Turn and

Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Spare Tire

Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Special Application Services . . . . 279
Specifications and

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
StabiliTrak

OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Storage Areas

Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 89
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System

Forward Collision

Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 301
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Taillamps

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 290
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 37
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 238
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 237
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Terminology and Definitions . . 234
Uniform Tire Quality

Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

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Tires (cont'd)

Transportation Program,

Vehicle Care

Wheel Alignment and Tire

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 247
When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Towing

Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 188
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 188
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 259
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 193
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Traction

Control System (TCS)/

StabiliTrak® Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Trailer

Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 193
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Transmission

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Turn and Lane-Change

Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Turn Signal

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 245
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 126
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Vehicle

Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 285
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . .119
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 107

Vehicle Data Recording and

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Warning

Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 182

Warning Light

Forward Collision

Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Warning Lights, Gauges, and

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Warnings

Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance . . 247
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

When It Is Time for New

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 76
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

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Index

Windshield

Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Winter

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 218
Wipers

Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 24
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 92
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 134
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 142
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 272
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 288
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 298
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

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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, GMC, the GMC Truck Emblem, TERRAIN, and DENALI 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 GMC 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 Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 23462385 A First Printing

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 savant:

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.

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.

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{ 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.”

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) $ : Brake System Warning Light " : Charging System I : Cruise Control

Introduction

` : Do Not Puncture ^ : Do Not Service B : Engine Coolant Temperature O : Exterior Lamps _ : Flame/Fire Prohibited # : Fog Lamps . : Fuel Gauge + : Fuses 3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer j : LATCH System Child Restraints * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp : : Oil Pressure Q : OnStar® } : Power / : Remote Vehicle Start > : Safety Belt Reminders % : Steering Wheel Controls 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor d : Traction Control/StabiliTrak® a : Under Pressure M : Windshield Washer Fluid

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Introduction

2 NOTES

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In Brief

In Brief

Instrument Panel

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

Initial Drive Information

Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Vehicle Features

Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 18
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driver Information

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

Forward Collision Alert (FCA)

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Universal Remote System . . . . . 21
Performance and Maintenance

Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 21
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 22
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Driving for Better Fuel

Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Roadside Assistance

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

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Instrument Panel

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1. Air Vents 0 139. 2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn

and Lane-Change Signals 0 131. Exterior Lamp Controls 0 129. Instrument Cluster 0 98.

3. 4. Windshield Wiper/Washer 0 93.

Rear Window Wiper/Washer 0 94.

13. Climate Control Systems 0 135

(If Equipped). Automatic Climate Control System 0 137 (If Equipped). Ignition Positions 0 158.

14. 15. Steering Wheel Controls 0 93. 16. Horn 0 93. 17. Steering Wheel Adjustment

0 93.

5. Light Sensor. See Automatic

18. Cruise Control 0 172.

Headlamp System 0 130. Infotainment 0 134.

6. 7. Hazard Warning Flashers

0 131.

8. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons. See Driver Information Center (DIC) 0 110. 9. Power Outlets 0 96. 10. Traction Control/Electronic

Stability Control 0 170.

11. eco Button (If Equipped). See

Fuel Economy Mode 0 167. 12. Shift Lever. See Automatic

Transmission 0 165.

Forward Collision Alert (FCA) Button (If Equipped). See Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System 0 178. Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Button (If Equipped). See Lane Departure Warning (LDW) 0 182. Instrument Panel Illumination Control 0 132.

19.

20. Hood Release (Out of View).

See Hood 0 197.

21. Data Link Connector (DLC)

(Out of View). See Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) 0 103.

In Brief

Initial Drive Information This section provides a brief overview about some of the important features that may or may not be on your specific vehicle. For more detailed information, refer to each of the features which can be found later in this owner manual.

Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System The RKE transmitter may work up to 60 m (197 ft) away from the vehicle.

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In Brief

Y : If equipped with the power liftgate, press and hold until the liftgate begins to move. 7 : Press and release to initiate vehicle locator. Press and hold for at least three seconds to sound the panic alarm. Press 7 again to cancel the panic alarm. / : Press Q and release and then immediately press and hold / for at least four seconds to start the engine from outside the vehicle. 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

2.

RKE transmitter. 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 the vehicle from the outside, press Q or K on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.

With Remote Start and Power

Liftgate Shown

Press this button to extend the key. The key can be used for the ignition and all locks. K : Press to unlock the driver door or all doors. For vehicles with the manual liftgate, press K twice within five seconds to unlock the liftgate. Q : Press to lock all doors. Lock and unlock feedback can be personalized.

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To open the liftgate, press the touch pad under the liftgate handle and lift up. Do not press the touch pad while closing the liftgate. This may cause the liftgate to be unlatched. Power Liftgate Operation

Choose the power liftgate mode by turning the dial on the switch to either the 3/4 or MAX position. Press 8 to open or close the liftgate. See Liftgate 0 32.

Windows

Q : Press to lock the doors. K : Press to unlock the doors. See Door Locks 0 29. To manually unlock a door from inside the vehicle, pull once on the door handle to unlock it, and a second time to open it.

Liftgate

Manual Liftgate Operation Unlock the vehicle before opening the liftgate.

On vehicles with a power liftgate, the vehicle must be in P (Park) to use the power feature. The taillamps flash when the power liftgate moves.

Press the front of the switch to lower the window. Pull the switch up to raise it. See Power Windows 0 40.

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Seat Adjustment

Four-Way Power Seat

Eight-Way Power Seat

Lumbar Adjustment

1. Seat Position Handle 2. Height Adjustment Control

To adjust the seat, if equipped: . Move the seat forward or

rearward using the handle under the front of the seat cushion (1). See Seat Adjustment 0 45.

. Raise or lower the entire seat by

moving the control (2) up or down.

See Power Seat Adjustment 0 45.

To adjust a power seat, if equipped: . 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 45.

Eight-Way Power Seat Shown,

Four-Way Similar

If available, press and hold the front or rear of the switch to increase or decrease lumbar support. Release the switch when the seatback reaches the desired level of lumbar support. See Lumbar Adjustment 0 46.

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Reclining Seatbacks

Manual Reclining Seatbacks

1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback, and the seatback will return to the upright position.

2. Push and pull on the seatback

to make sure it is locked.

Power Reclining Seatbacks

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Memory Features

To recline a manual seatback: 1. Lift the lever. 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, and 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 the upright position:

To adjust a power seatback, if available: . Tilt the top of the control

rearward to recline.

. Tilt the top of the control forward

to raise.

See Reclining Seatbacks 0 47.

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

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In Brief

turned off. These automatically stored positions are referred to as RKE Memory positions. See Memory Seats 0 48 and Vehicle Personalization 0 120.

Heated Seats

Uplevel Climate Control System

Shown, Base Similar

If available, the buttons are near the climate controls. To operate, the ignition must be in ON/RUN. Press z or J to heat the driver or passenger seat cushion and seatback.

Indicator lights on the button show the temperature setting. See Heated Front Seats 0 50.

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 44 and Seat Adjustment 0 45.

Safety Belts

Refer to the following sections for important information on how to use safety belts properly: . Safety Belts 0 52. . How to Wear Safety Belts

Properly 0 53.

. Lap-Shoulder Belt 0 54. . Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) 0 77.

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Passenger Sensing System

The passenger airbag status indicator will be visible on the overhead console when the vehicle is started. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator 0 102.

3. Return the selector switch to

the middle position. See Power Mirrors 0 38. Interior

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Mirror Adjustment

Exterior

United States

Canada and Mexico

The passenger sensing system will turn off the front outboard passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions. No other airbag is affected by the passenger sensing system. See Passenger Sensing System 0 65.

To adjust the mirrors: 1. Move the selector switch to L (Left) or R (Right) to choose the driver or passenger mirror. 2. Press the arrows on the control pad to move each mirror in the desired direction.

Adjustment Adjust the rearview mirror to clearly view the area behind the vehicle.

Manual Rearview Mirror For vehicles with a manual rearview mirror, push the tab forward for daytime use and pull it rearward for nighttime use to avoid the glare of the headlamps from behind. See Manual Rearview Mirror 0 39.

Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror Vehicles with an automatic dimming inside rearview mirror automatically reduce the glare of the headlamps from behind. The dimming feature comes on when the vehicle is started. See Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror 0 39.

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Steering Wheel Adjustment

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. Pull the lever up to lock the

steering wheel in place.

Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.

Interior Lighting

Reading Lamps These lamps are located on the overhead console. These lamps come on automatically when any door is opened. For manual operation, press the button next to each lamp to turn it on or off.

Dome Lamps There are front and rear dome lamps. The dome lamp controls are located in the overhead console. To change the settings, press the following: * : Turns the lamp off, even when a door is open. 1 : The lamps come on automatically when a door is opened. + : Turns the dome lamps on. The dome lamps can also be turned on and off by pressing the buttons next to the lamps.

For more information on interior lighting, See Instrument Panel Illumination Control 0 132.

Exterior Lighting

The exterior lamp control is on the turn signal lever. O : Turn to operate the exterior lamps. O : Briefly turn to this position to turn the automatic light control off or on again. AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on and off automatically depending on the exterior light. ; : Turns on the parking lamps including all lamps, except the headlamps. 5 : Turns on the headlamps, together with the parking lamps and instrument panel lights.

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See: . Exterior Lamp Controls 0 129
. Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)

0 130

Windshield Wiper/Washer

INT : Move the lever up to INT for intermittent wipes, then turn the 3 INT band up for more frequent wipes or down for less frequent wipes.

The windshield wiper/washer lever is located on the right side of the steering column. With the ignition in ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/ START, move the windshield wiper lever to select the wiper speed. HI : Use for fast wipes. LO : Use for slow wipes.

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. n L FRONT : Pull the windshield wiper lever toward you to spray windshield washer fluid and activate the wipers. Rear Window Wiper/Washer The rear wiper controls are on the end of the windshield wiper lever.

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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. a : Push the windshield wiper lever forward to spray washer fluid on the rear window. The lever automatically returns to its original position when released. See Windshield Wiper/Washer 0 93
and Rear Window Wiper/Washer 0 94.

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Climate Controls

The vehicle's heating, cooling, defrosting, and ventilation can be controlled with these systems.

Climate Control System

1. Fan Control 2. Air Delivery Mode Controls 3. Temperature Control 4. A/C (Air Conditioning)

5. Recirculation 6. Rear Window Defogger 7. Front Defrost 8. Outside Air

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Automatic Climate Control System

1. Fan Control 2. AUTO (Automatic Operation) 3. Air Delivery Mode Controls 4. Front Defrost 5. Recirculation 6. Temperature Control 7. A/C (Air Conditioning)

8. Driver and Passenger Heated

Seats

9. Rear Window Defogger 10. Power See Climate Control Systems 0 135
(If Equipped) or Automatic Climate Control System 0 137 (If Equipped).

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Transmission

Electronic Range Select (ERS) Mode ERS or manual mode allows for the selection of the range of gear positions. Use this mode when driving downhill or towing a trailer to limit the top gear and vehicle speed. To use this feature: 1. Move the shift lever to

M (Manual Mode).

2. Press the plus/minus button on

the shift lever to increase or decrease the gear range available.

See Manual Mode 0 166. Fuel Economy Mode Vehicles with a 2.4L engine have a Fuel Economy Mode. When engaged, Fuel Economy Mode can improve the vehicle's fuel economy.

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Parking Brake

Vehicle Features

Infotainment System See the infotainment manual for information on the radio, audio players, phone, navigation system, and voice or speech recognition. It also includes information on settings.

Steering Wheel Controls The infotainment system can be operated by using the steering wheel controls. See "Steering Wheel Controls" in the infotainment manual.

Press the eco (economy) button to turn this feature on or off. The eco light in the instrument cluster will come on when engaged, and a Driver Information Center (DIC) message displays. See Fuel Economy Mode 0 167.

To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down, then push the parking brake pedal down. If the ignition is on, the brake system warning light will come on. See Brake System Warning Light 0 105. To release the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down, then push down momentarily on the parking brake pedal until you feel the pedal release. Slowly pull your foot up off the parking brake pedal. See Parking Brake 0 169.

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Cruise Control