Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Seats and Restraint Systems
- Front Seats
- Rear Seats
- Safety Belts
- Child Restraints
- Older Children
- Infants and Young Children
- Child Restraint Systems
- Where to Put the Restraint
- Top Strap
- Top Strap Anchor Location
- Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
- Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System
- Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
- Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
- Air Bag Systems
- Restraint System Check
- Features and Controls
- Keys
- Doors and Locks
- Windows
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
- New Vehicle Break-In
- Ignition Positions
- Starting Your Engine
- Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal
- Engine Coolant Heater
- Automatic Transmission Operation
- All-Wheel Drive
- Parking Brake
- Shifting Into Park (P)
- Shifting Out of Park (P)
- Parking Over Things That Burn
- Engine Exhaust
- Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
- Mirrors
- OnStar System
- HomeLink Transmitter
- Storage Areas
- Sunroof
- Vehicle Personalization
- Instrument Panel
- Instrument Panel Overview
- Climate Controls
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
- Instrument Panel Cluster
- Speedometer and Odometer
- Tachometer
- Safety Belt Reminder Light
- Air Bag Readiness Light
- Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator
- Charging System Light
- Voltmeter Gage
- Brake System Warning Light
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
- Traction Off Light
- Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
- Transmission Temperature Gage
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp
- Oil Pressure Gage
- Cruise Control Light
- Tow/Haul Mode Light
- Fuel Gage
- Low Fuel Warning Light
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
- Audio System(s)
- Setting the Time
- Radio with Cassette and CD
- Rear Seat Entertainment System
- Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
- CD Changer
- Theft-Deterrent Feature
- Audio Steering Wheel Controls
- DVD Distortion
- Understanding Radio Reception
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
- Care of Your CDs and DVDs
- Care of Your CD Changer
- Care of Your CD and DVD Player
- Cleaning the Video Screen
- Fixed Mast Antenna
- XM Satellite Radio Antenna System
- DAB Radio Antenna System
- Driving Your Vehicle
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
- Defensive Driving
- Drunken Driving
- Control of a Vehicle
- Braking
- Road Sensing Suspension
- Stabilitrak System
- Steering
- Off-Road Recovery
- Passing
- Loss of Control
- Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off Paved Roads
- Driving at Night
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
- City Driving
- Freeway Driving
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
- Highway Hypnosis
- Hill and Mountain Roads
- Winter Driving
- If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
- Towing
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
- Service and Appearance Care
- Maintenance Schedule
- Maintenance Schedule
- Introduction
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
- Maintenance Requirements
- How This Section is Organized
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
- Scheduled Maintenance
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
- At Each Fuel Fill
- At Least Once a Month
- At Least Twice a Year
- At Least Once a Year
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
- Steering and Suspension Inspection
- Exhaust System Inspection
- Fuel System Inspection
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
- Transfer Case and Front Axle (All-Wheel Drive) Inspection
- Brake System Inspection
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
- Part E: Maintenance Record
- Maintenance Schedule
- Customer Assistance Information
- Supplement
- Index
Stabilitrak@ and part of the
traction control system can
be turned off or back on
by pressing the
Stabilitrak@ button located
on the instrument panel.
When the system is turned off, the traction off light will
illuminate, and the STABILITY SYS DISABLED
message will appear on the DIC
to
warn the driver that
both the stability system and part of the traction
control system are disabled. Your vehicle will still have
brake-traction control when Stabilitrak@ is off, but
will not be able
to
use the engine speed management
system. See “Traction Control Operation’’ next for
more information.
When the Stabilitrak@ system has been turned
off
you
may still hear system noises as a result
of
the
brake-traction control coming on.
It
is recommended
to
leave the system on for normal
driving conditions, but it may be necessary
to
turn
the system
off
if
your vehicle is stuck in sand, mud, ice
or snow, and you want
to
“rock your vehicle
to
attempt
to
free it.
It
may also be necessary
to
turn off the
system when driving in extreme off-road conditions
where high wheel spin is required. See If
You
Are Stuck:
In Sand, Mud, Ice or
Snow
on
page
4-44.
Traction Control Operation
The traction control system is part of the
Stabilitrak@ system. Traction control limits wheel spin
by reducing engine power
to
the wheels (engine
speed management) and by applying brakes
to
each
individual wheel (brake-traction control) as necessary.
The traction control system is enabled automatically
when you start your vehicle, and it will activate and
display the TRACTION ACTIVE message
in
the Driver
Information Center (DIC)
if
it senses that any of the
wheels are spinning or beginning
to
lose traction while
driving. If you turn off Stabilitrak@
,
only the brake-traction
control portion of traction control will work. The engine
speed management will be disabled. In this state, engine
power is not reduced automatically and the driven wheels
can spin more freely. This can cause the brake-traction
control
to
activate constantly. For more information on the
traction active message, see Driver Information Center
(DIC) on page
3-46.
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