Windows
Keys and Door Locks
Remote Keyless Entry System
Automatic Transaxle
Parking Brake
Tilt Wheel
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
Windshield Wipers
Cruise Control (Option)
Exterior and Interior Lamps
Air Bag Systems
Restraint Systems for Children
Mirrors
Storage Compartments
Convenience Net (Option)
Accessory Power Outlets
OnStar® System (If Equipped)
HomeLink® Transmitter (Option)
Instrument Panel, Warning Lights and Gages
Driver Information Center (Option)
Rear Parking Assist (Option)
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Section
Section
Section
Table of Contents (cont'd)
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
3
Heating and Air Conditioning
Setting the Radio Clock
Radio/Cassette Player/CD Player
Your Driving and the Road
4
Defensive Driving
Drunken Driving
Control of a Vehicle
Braking
Steering
Problems on the Road
5
Hazard Warning Flashers
Jump Starting
Towing Your Vehicle
Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature
Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped)
Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions
Recreational Vehicle Towing
Loading Your Vehicle
Towing a Trailer
Engine Overheating
Changing a Flat Tire
If You're Stuck
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Section
Section
Table of Contents (cont'd)
Service and Appearance Care
6
Fuel
Checking Fluids and Lubricants
GM Oil Life System™
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
Passenger Compartment Air Filter
Brakes
Bulb Replacement
Maintenance Schedule
7
Scheduled Maintenance
Owners Checks and Services
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
Tires and Wheels
Appearance Care
Electrical System/Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Capacities and Specifications
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Maintenance Records
Warranty Information
Reporting Safety Defects on page 8-12
Service Publications
Index
9
In the Index you will find an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual.
You can use it to quickly find something you want to read.
Please refer to the last page of this manual for your
Service Station Guide
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How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you
do this, it will help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t do this” or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid
the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in
different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. Also see “Warning Lights and Gages” in the Index.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
CAUTION
POSSIBLE
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BATTERY
ACID COULD
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR
FLAME
COULD
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important for
you and your
passengers
whenever your
vehicle is driven:
CHILD
RESTRAINT
TOP STRAP
ANCHOR
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
AIR BAG
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
MASTER
LIGHTING
SWITCH
TURN
SIGNALS
PARKING
LAMPS
HAZARD
WARNING
FLASHER
DAYTIME
RUNNING
LAMPS
FOG LAMPS
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
WASHER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
REAR
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE
COOLANT
TEMP
BATTERY
CHARGING
SYSTEM
BRAKE
COOLANT
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
HORN
FUEL
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Service Station Guide
For
a More
Detailed Look at
What's Under the Hood
See Section 6
Engine Oil Dipstick
See Section 6
Oil Viscosity
Engine Oil
See Section 6
Battery
See Section 6
Secondary
Hood Release
See Section 6
Windshield Washer
Fluid
See Section 6
Fuel
Use unleaded only.
See Section 6
for octane ratings.
Cooling System
See Section 5
Tire Pressure
See Section 6
Hood Release
See Section 6
Spare Tire Pressure
See Section 5
Fuel
Use unleaded only.
See Section 6
for octane ratings.
Section 1Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts.
1
-2Seats and Seat Controls
1
-6Rear Seats
-27Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
1
1
-31Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
1
-32How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
1
-32Driver Position
-41Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
1
1
-42Right Front Passenger Position
-43Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS)
1
1
-50Safety Belt Pretensioners
1
-50Rear Seat Passengers
1-
-- and the Answers
1
-55Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
1-57Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
1
-59Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat)
-60Children
1
1
-64Built-in Child Restraint (Option)
1
-75Restraint Systems for Children
-96Older Children
1
1
-99Safety Belt Extender
-100Checking Your Restraint Systems
1
1
-100Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to
adjust them, take them out, put them back in, fold and
unfold them.
Driver’s 4-Way Manual Seat
Use the lever located on the
front left side of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or
rearward. Pull up the lever
to unlock the seat. Slide the
seat to where you want it
and release the lever.
T o make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move
the seat back and forth with your body.
T o raise the seat, pull up on
the lever located on the
front right side of the seat.
T o lower the seat, push the
lever down. Adjust the seat
and release the lever.
CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
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Manual Front Passenger Seats
6-Way Power Seat (Option)
T o move the seat, pull up
the lever located on the
front of the seat to unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever.
T o make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move
the seat back and forth with your body.
The six-way power seat
controls are located on the
outboard sides of both the
driver’s and the front
passenger’s seats.
D
Move the front of the control in the direction of the
arrows to adjust the front portion of the cushion up
or down.
D
Move the rear of the control in the direction of the
arrows to adjust the rear portion of the cushion up
or down.
D
Lift up or push down on both outer arrows at the
same time to move the entire seat up or down.
D
T o move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide
the control in the direction of the center arrows.
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Heated Front Seats (Option)
The heated seat switch is
located in the instrument
panel switchbank. This
feature will quickly heat the
lower cushions and lower
back of the driver’s and
front passenger’s seats for
added comfort.
The left switch is for the driver’s seat and the right
switch is for the front passenger’s seat. Press the bottom
of the switch to turn the heater on. The indicator light on
the switch will glow. Press the top of the switch to turn
the heater off. The heated seat switch will turn off when
the ignition is turned to OFF and will resume operation
when the ignition is turned to RUN, unless the switch is
manually turned off.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
All front seats recline.
T o adjust the seatback, pull up on the lever located on
the outboard sides of both the driver’s and the front
passenger’s seats. It is easier to recline the seat if you
lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
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Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Rear Seats
Seat Controls
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove and reinstall the seats. By using
the levers and straps, in the correct order, you can easily
remove the seats from your vehicle.
Floor Seat Pin Diagram
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When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be sure to
follow the label on the back of the seat for proper
location. Follow the previous diagram when the text in
this manual tells you what sets of floor cups to use for
each seat.
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
If your vehicle has a split bench seat in the second row,
use the clip on the safety belt to secure the belt after it is
disconnected from the mini
second row split bench seat, secure the loose end of the
safety belt in this clip. This will keep the safety belt
from dangling and possibly striking something.
Do not have the second row outside safety belt stored if
someone is sitting in the second row outside position.
-buckle. When removing the
Flip and Fold Feature
The rear seats in your vehicle, except the captain’s
chairs, can be folded forward. Use this feature for
exiting and entering third row seats.
1. If the seats have the adjustable head restraints, push
them fully down.
2. Fold the seatback flat on the seat, by either pulling
on the nylon strap on the rear of the seat or lifting
up on the lever located on the front of the seatback.
If the seat adjusts forward, slide it all the way back.
3. Release the rear set of hooks from the floor pins by
pulling the nylon strap located at the base of the seat;
hang on to the strap as the seat folds forward.
T o return the seat(s) to the normal position, do
the following:
1. Push the seat back and firmly push the rear hooks
onto the rear floor pins by pushing down on the rear
of the seat.
2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
3. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat and raise the seatback until it
locks upright.
4. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it
is locked.
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Split Bench Seats
If you have the split bench seat (50/50 or 40/60), the
seatbacks can be folded down individually and the
sections can be removed individually. The second row
(40/60) sections can also be adjusted forward or
rearward individually.
The second row (40/60) split bench may be equipped
with a built
Restraint” in the Index.
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
The seatbacks on each section of the split bench seat can
be either folded down or reclined. The following
explains how to use either the nylon strap or the lever to
fold or recline the seatbacks.
-in child restraint. See “Built-In Child
T o fold down the seatback,
pull this nylon strap on the
rear of the seat, while
pulling the seatback down
until it locks into place.
T o raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap while raising the
seatback until it locks upright.
T o fold down the seatback,
lift up on this lever located
on the front of the seatback.
Use the lever to raise or lower the seatback to the
desired position.
When raising a seatback to an upright position, push and
pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright.
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Adjusting the Split Bench Seats
There are two adjustment levers on each section of the
split bench seats to adjust the seat forward or rearward.
One is located below the center, in the front of each
section of the split bench.
The other lever is located on
the rear of the seat.
Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or
rearward. Release the lever. Push and pull on the seat to
make sure it is locked into place.
Removing the Split Bench Seat
Make sure the seatback is in the upright position.
1. For the second row split bench, with the seatback in
the upright position, unhook the side attachment for
the safety belt. This mini
right side of the seat.
-buckle is located on the
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2. Push the red center
of the buckle up with
a small pointed
object
-- like a key or a
-- to remove the
pen
seat belt, if needed.
3. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat to fold the seatback forward.
4. Slide the seat all the way back by lifting one of the
adjustment levers and sliding the seat fully rearward.
5. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at
the center of the base of the seat to release the rear
latches from the floor pins.
Do not let go of the strap until the seat is folded all
the way forward.
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6. T o unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled bar
toward the straight crossbar.
7. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward, then
toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.
Repeat these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat.
Replacing the Split Bench Sections
Make sure the seatback is in the upright position and the
safety belts are on the correct section of the seat.
Don’t put the sections of the bench seat in so they face
rearward because they won’t latch that way. If you want
more storage room behind the seat, adjust each section
by sliding it forward.
The split benches have seat position labels, located on
the back of each seat, showing where the seat must go.
Follow that diagram.
D
The left (40) section of the 40/60 split bench
uses the A and B sets of floor cups.
D
The right (60) section of the 40/60 split bench
uses the C and D sets of floor cups.
D
The left section of the 50/50 split bench uses
the G and H sets of floor cups.
D
The right section of the 50/50 split bench
uses the I and J sets of floor cups.
See “Rear Seats” in the beginning of this section for
more details. The seat must be placed in the proper
location for the legs to attach correctly.
Make sure the seat is in the full rear position before
beginning this procedure.
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1. Squeeze the angled bar toward the solid crossbar
while placing the front hooks of the bench seat onto
the front two floor pins.
2. Make sure the
bench seat is
angled so that the
front hooks clear
the floor pins.
If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins.
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If the front latches are not attaching correctly, check
that the seat is in the full rear position.
3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins
by pushing down on the rear of the seat.
4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
CAUTION:
A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can
move around in a collision or sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properly when installing it.
5. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat and raise the seatback until it
locks upright.
6. Push and pull on the seatback to check that
it is locked.
CAUTION:
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it
is locked.
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7. If you have the 40/60 seat, attach the mini-buckle so
that the safety belt is ready for use when a passenger
uses the seat.
The buckle reattaches by pushing the latch into the
buckle until the red center pops out again.
Repeat these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat.
CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted won’t provide the
protection needed in a crash. The person wearing
the belt could be seriously injured. After
installing the seat, always check to be sure that
the safety belts are properly routed and attached,
and are not twisted.
Bucket Seats
If you have the rear bucket seats, the seatbacks can be
folded down or reclined. The seats can also be adjusted
forward or rearward and removed.
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
The seatback on a bucket seat can be either folded down
or reclined. The following explains how to use either the
nylon strap or the lever to fold or recline the seatback.
T o fold down the seatback,
pull this nylon strap on the
rear of the seat.
T o raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap while raising the
seatback until it locks upright.
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T o fold down the seatback,
lift up on this lever located
on the front of the seatback.
Use the lever to raise or lower the seatback to the
desired position.
When raising a seatback to an upright position,
push and pull on the seatback to make sure that
it is locked upright.
Adjusting the Bucket Seats
There are two adjustment levers on each seat to adjust
the seat forward or rearward.
One is located below the center, in front of the
bucket seats.
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The other lever is located on
the rear of the bucket seat.
Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward
or rearward.
Release the lever . Push and pull on the seat to make sure
that it is locked into place.
Removing the Bucket Seats
Make sure the seatback is in the upright position.
The head restraints should be fully down.
1. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat to fold the seatback forward.
2. Slide the seat all the way back by lifting either one of
the adjuster levers and sliding the seat fully rearward.
3. From behind the seat, pull the nylon strap, located at
the base of the seat, to release the rear latches from
the floor pins.
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You can also lift the lever on the side of the seat to
release the rear latches from the floor pins.
Do not let go of the strap or the lever until the seat is
folded all the way forward.
4. T o unlatch the front latches, with the seat folded
forward, squeeze the angled bar toward the
straight crossbar.
5. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward, then
toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.
This should be done in one motion.
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Replacing the Bucket Seats
Don’t put the seats in so they face rearward because they
won’t latch that way. If you want more storage room
behind the seat, adjust the seat by sliding it forward.
The bucket seats have seat position labels, located on the
back of the seat, showing where the seat must go.
Follow that diagram. The seat must be placed in the
proper location for the legs to attach correctly. See “Rear
Seats” in the beginning of this section for more details.
The left bucket seat goes in the A and B sets of
floor pins.
The center bucket seat goes in the C and D sets of
floor pins.
The right bucket seat goes in the E and F sets of
floor pins.
Make sure the seat is in the full rear position before
beginning this procedure.
1. With the seat folded, squeeze the angled bar toward
the solid crossbar while placing the front hooks of
the bucket seat onto the front two floor pins.
2. Make sure the
bucket seat is
angled so that the
front hooks clear
the floor pins.
If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins.
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